AM950 Best of Interviews

AM950 Best of Interviews

Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota
Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Matt McNeil with Jeff Stein (4/6/22)

It’s our usual Wednesday visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. This week Matt and Jeff talk about Democrats possibly changing their primary/caucus calendar which could impact Iowa’s first in the nation status, why far right wingers like Marjorie Taylor Greene are causing problems for the GOP and more.

Brett Johnson Speaks with Anna Granias of Wilder Research

Brett Johnson recently spoke with Anna Granias of Wilder Research. She was part of the team at Wilder that was contracted to review the state’s response to protests that took place after George Floyd was killed by police. They talked about some of the flaws of law enforcement and elected officials with how they responded…

Robert Cozzolino with Matt – April 5, 2022

Robert Cozzolino is the Patrick and Aimee Butler Curator of Paintings at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia).

Matt McNeil Interviews Dr. Joe Eastman (4/4/22)

We’re joined by Dr. Joe Eastman who tells us about a new Omicron sub-variant found in South Africa that is already causing problems.

Matt McNeil with Jeff Stein (3/30/22)

It’s our usual Wednesday visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. This week Matt and Jeff talk about AOC’s editorial in New York Magazine predicting doom and gloom for Democrats, the 7 hour gap in Trump’s phone records from January 6, 2021, a federal judge ruling that Donald Trump “more likely than not” attempted to…

Brett Johnson speaks with Peter Callaghan of MinnPost

Brett Johnson recently spoke with Peter Callaghan of MinnPost. They discussed funding and construction delays of the the Southwest Lightrail line and how a bill at the state legislature could impact healthcare premiums for Minnesotans.

Matt McNeil Interviews Rep. Rob Ecklund (3A)

Our Democrat of the Day is Rep. Rob Ecklund from district 3A, which includes a large area of northeastern Minnesota and the arrowhead region. Matt and Rep. Ecklund primarily talk about chronic wasting disease being detected in a wild deer in Grand Rapids and what that could mean for wildlife and outdoor recreation in the…

Matt McNeil with Jeff Stein (3/23/22)

Matt is joined by our national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about Republican treatment of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson at this week’s confirmation hearings, Utah Republican Governor Spencer Cox vetoing a transgender youth sports ban bill and more.

Brett Johnson with Patrick Coolican (3/15/22)

Brett Johnson spoke with editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, Patrick Coolican. They discussed Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey’s attempt to ban no knock warrants, large workers comp settlements for ex-Minneapolis police officers and new candidates running in the now open first Congressional district.

Matt McNeil Interviews Dr. Joe Eastman (3/21/21)

We’re joined by Dr. Joe Eastman who updates us on what kind of case spike we could see from Omicron BA2, loosening of COVID restrictions and more.