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Paul Niland with Matt – July 1, 2024

Paul is a businessman, writer, and political commentator. His passion for Ukraine stems from his involvement in the revolutions of 2004/5 and 2013/4, and his writings about Ukraine are often focused on helping the international community better understand the reasons for and background behind the ongoing war in the Donbas, as well as Ukraine in…

Ann Johnson Stewart with Matt – June 27, 2024

Former State Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart is returning to politics to run in the special election for State Senate District 45 in November, with the primary in August.

Jeff Stein with Matt – June 26, 2924

Catch Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo with Matt every Wednesday at 3:30.

Patrick Coolican with Brett – June 25, 2024

Matt Robison with Matt – June 25, 2024

Matt Robison is a writer, podcast host, and political analyst who focuses on trends in demographics, psychology, policy, and economics that are shaping American politics. His work has been featured extensively on Newsweek, AlterNet, and Raw Story. He is the co-host of the Beyond Politics podcast with former Congressman Paul Hodes, broadcast on WKXL in…

Chris Knopf with Brett – June 20, 2024

Chris has had a lifelong passion for environmental conservation, stemming from his childhood experiences of playing in lakes and streams and fishing. This interest led to a legal career where he practiced environmental law. His background in law combined with his love for the environment has shaped his career dedicated to preserving natural resources and…

Niko Lemieux with Brett – 6/18/24

Niko LeMieux is a Twin Cities based tech entrepreneur, and co-founder and COO of the payments startup Easy Labs.

Patrick Coolican with Brett 6-18-24

Patrick Coolican is editor in chief of the Minnesota Reformer, and joins Brett every Tuesday afternoon for analysis on the Reformer’s latest stories.

Paul Peterson of Hopkins Pride with Matt – June 14, 2024

Hopkins Pride is from 11-7 on Saturday, June 15 in downtown Hopkins. https://www.hopkinspride.org/

Robert Baril with Matt – June 13, 2024

Robert Baril will be at Comedy Corner Underground in Minneapolis this Friday and Saturday. https://comedycornerunderground.com/shows-list/-2024-7e3zy-snjct-2k7lz-5ffky-7zda7-grlb6-fmffr

Cliff Schecter with Matt – June 13, 2024

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…

Dr. Joe Eastman with Matt McNeil – June 12, 2024

We’re joined by our COVID-19 infectious disease expert Dr. Joe Eastman. They talk about some new COVID variants, avian flu and more.

Max Nesterak with Brett – June 11, 2024

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.

Deena Winter with Matt – June 7, 2024

Deena Winter has covered local and state government in four states over the past three decades, with stints at the Bismarck Tribune in North Dakota, as a correspondent for the Denver Post, city hall reporter in Lincoln, Nebraska, and regional editor for Southwest News in the western Minneapolis suburbs.

Anne Kim with Matt – June 7, 2024

  Anne Kim is a writer, lawyer, and public policy expert with a long career in Washington, DC–based think tanks working in and around Capitol Hill. She is also a contributing editor at Washington Monthly, where she was a senior writer. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Governing, TheAtlantic.com, the Wall Street Journal, Democracy, and numerous other publications.…

Matt McNeil with Jeff Stein (6/5/24)

It’s our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about Trump’s conviction last week, how Trump will be sentenced, and more.

Patrick Coolican with Brett – 6-4-24

Patrick Coolican is editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. He joins Brett every Tuesday around 4:15 to discuss the Reformer’s latest stories.

Patti Vasquez with Matt – June 4, 2024

Patti Vasquez is a Chicago comedian, writer, actor, talk show host, consultant, advocate, and policy advisor. After achieving a degree in history from the University of Illinois, she set out to share her hilarious observations about how people behave, and stories about her second-generation Irish dad and Mexican immigrant mom. Patti has headlined in comedy…

Aaron Rupar with Matt – June 3, 2024

Aaron Rupar is an independent journalist covering US politics and media, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter. He was a pioneer of using SnapStream to post real-time video tweet threads of political events. Before going independent, Rupar covered the Trump administration for Vox. https://substack.com/@aaronrupar

Jack Rice with Matt – May 30, 2024

Jack is a nationally recognized and award winning criminal defense lawyer, awarded Among the Best Criminal Defense Lawyer of 2024, Minnesota Super Lawyer for 2023, Among the Best Lawyers of 2022, winner of the Minnesota Attorney of the Year Award for 2021 and founder of Jack Rice Defense. He was awarded the Professional Excellence Award…

Cliff Schecter with Matt – May 30, 2024

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…

Matt McNeil with Jeff Stein (5/29/24)

It’s our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about jury deliberations in Trump’s trial, Samuel Alito flying Christian Nationalist flags at his home and more.

Patrick Coolican with Brett 5-28-24

Patrick Coolican is editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. He joins Brett every Tuesday around 4:15 to discuss the Reformer’s latest stories.

Cliff Schecter with Matt – May 23, 2024

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…

Dr. Joe Eastman with Matt McNeil – May 22, 2024

Dr. Joe Eastman joins to not talk infectious diseases, but to preview Timberwolves vs. Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals.

Matt McNeil with Jeff Stein (5/22/24)

It’s our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about questionable trial strategies from Trump’s attorneys, Trump “accidentally” posting Nazi imagery on his Truth Social account and more.

Patrick Coolican with Brett 5-21-24

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 wife…

Michael Brodkorb with Matt – May 20, 2024

Michael Brodkorb is the author of “The Girls are Gone” and Republican political analyst who frequently provides analysis from the GOP side on the Matt McNeil Show.

Anna Becker with Matt – May 17, 2024

Anna Becker is the Executive Director, Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).

Dr. Joe Eastman with Matt – May 17, 2024

Dr. Joe Eastman regularly provides analysis of modeling for COIVD and other diseases on the Matt McNeil Show.

Cliff Schecter with Matt – May 16, 2024

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…

Matt McNeil with Jeff Stein (5/15/24)

It’s our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about Trump’s support slipping among GOP voters in state primaries, speculating about what a Trump conviction would mean electorally and more.

Patrick Coolican with Brett – 5/14/24

Bill Corbett with Matt – May 10, 2024

Bill Corbett is an alum of MST3K and a co-founder of RiffTrax.

Peter Brosius with Matt – May 10, 2024

Peter C. Brosius joined the Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) on July 1, 1997. Under his artistic leadership, CTC has received the 2003 Regional Tony Award and advanced a production to Broadway. His accomplishments at CTC also include the development of Threshold, CTC’s new play development program and in 2005 he completed a $30 million campaign…

Eric Harris Bernstein with Matt – May 8, 2024

Eric Bernstein is a policy analyst focused on state tax and budgetary policy. Since the summer of 2020, he has been policy director for We Make Minnesota — a coalition of labor and community groups organizing to raise state revenue for investment in health care, education, racial equity, sustainable environmental stewardship and other public priorities.

Jeff Stein with Matt – May 8, 2024

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins Matt to discuss national politics every Wednesday at 3:30.

Brett Johnson with Patrick Coolican (5/7/24)

Brett is joined for his weekly visit with Patrick Coolican, editor in chief of the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talk about the end of the MN legislative session, ethics hearing against Nicole Mitchell, a possible Uber/Lyft agreement in Minneapolis and the emerging monopoly that is United Health Group.

Matt McNeil with Jeff Stein (5/1/24)

It’s our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about Kristi Noem’s “checkered” history with animals, how Trump has now turned on RFK, did Mike Johnson cut a deal with Democrats and more.

Patrick Coolican with Brett 4/30/24

Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer joins Brett every Tuesday at 4:15 to discuss local politics.

Michael Brodkorb with Matt – April 29, 2024

Michael Brodkorb is the author of The Girls are Gone as well as a regular contributor and analyst of Republican politics in Minnesota.

Matt McNeil with Michael Brodkorb (4/26/24)

Michael Brodkorb joins Matt to talk about the Vikings draft weekend!

Matt McNeil with Dr. Joe Eastman (4/26/24)

We’re joined by our COVID-19 infectious disease expert Dr. Joe Eastman.

Reed Sigmund with Brett – April 25, 2024

Reed Sigmund is the actor who plays Toad in Children’s Theatre Company’s production of A Year with Frog and Toad, playing now until June. https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/frog-toad/?utm_source=google-ads&utm_campaign=&utm_agid=&utm_term=&creative=&device=c&placement=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_qexBhCoARIsAFgBleug2SZC3ojIaiWQvr3f1pT41_EfqnnLiOCQq9EvwjPYg7ZiueNEiTgaAh6NEALw_wcB

Patti Vasquez with Matt – April 25, 2024

Patti Vasquez is the host of Driving It Home on WCPT 820 Chicago, which can also be heard every weeknight at 9 on AM950.

Maria Eggemeyer with Matt – April 24, 2024

Maria Eggemeyer is the co-chair of Art in Bloom at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Jeff Stein with Matt – April 24, 2024

Catch Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo with Matt every Wednesday at 3:30.

Patrick Coolican with Brett – April 23, 2024

Dr. Joe Eastman with Matt – April 19, 2024

Dr. Andrew Wu and Lee Ann Hertzog-Donovan with Matt – April 19, 2024

Dr. Andrew Wu and Lee Ann Hertzog-Donovan joined Matt today to discuss their upcoming efforts to help with the establishment of a pediatric ICU in Rwanda. Home GlobalPermNW.org