J. Patrick Coolican is Editor-in-Chief of Minnesota Reformer. Previously, he was a Capitol reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for five years, after a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan and time at the Las Vegas Sun, Seattle Times and a few other stops along the way. He lives in St. Paul with his…

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Mike Griffin is a Minneapolis resident who was the recent victim of a racist and homophobic tirade which was picked up on social media in an attempt to identify the person who verbally abused him.

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Michael is a longtime Minnesota GOP political expert who joins Matt to talk politics as well as analyze the weekend’s Vikings and other sports action.

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Katy Tessman soars to new heights with her eagerly awaited second album, “Fly,” marking her return to songwriting and performing after a twenty-year hiatus. The album weaves a tapestry of uplifting melodies and heartfelt ballads, resonating with themes of self-discovery and resilience.

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Matt is joined by our national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about beer gardens, moderate-turned-extremist Nancy Mace, the mess that is the Republican House Speaker race, the attack by Hamas on Israel and more.

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Max Nesterak is the deputy editor of the Reformer and reports on labor and housing. Previously, he was an associate producer for Minnesota Public Radio after a stint at NPR. He also co-founded the Behavioral Scientist and was a Fulbright Scholar to Berlin, Germany.

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J.P. is the host of the podcast This Queer Book Saved My Life. J.P. has spoken throughout the Midwest on a variety of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion topics: how to develop intercultural competency skills, LGBTQ health equity, racial equity, implicit biases, and culturally responsive organizations. His recent essays are featured in The Sun Isn’t Out…

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I’m Michael Brodkorb. I’m a husband and a father. I work in communications, media, and research. I ran a marathon. I rescued ducklings from a sewer. I also wrote an award-winning true-crime book. Overall, I’ve done some bad – I’ve done some good. If you follow my website for updates, you’ll learn about both.

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Cliff Schecter is the President of Libertas LLC, a public relations and political strategy firm. He is the author of the 2008 bestselling book The Real McCain, a syndicated columnist, and co-owner of We Act Radio, AM 1480 in Washington DC. He also sits on the Board on the Ohio Innocence Project. You can follow him on…

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