The Matt McNeil Show

Actress Jennifer Runyon passes away; today’s Iran War update; deficit out of control; rich people aren’t piling money for your sake; New Hampshire special election flips Republican seat; State Fair artifacts up for bid; uninsured rate jumps; state GOP pushes for school vouchers; Target makes concessions to try to end boycott.

Chappell Roan vs. the paparazzi; MAGA tourists claim hostile reception in Ireland; Iran war; Dana DuBois talks AI; Patrick Coolican’s weekly visit; tourism taking a hit; Alex Rodriguez meets with Trump.

Brett has our weekly conversation with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talk about the Trump administration making wire transfers harder for Somali immigrants, a possible Allina doctors strike and AI regulation at the state legislature. Find more about what they talked about at: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/10/feds-making-it-harder-for-immigrants-to-...

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Weekend recap; more questions about how we got to such a low point; accusation of Yrimp rape released; Trump can’t be bothered to be respectful to the fallen soldiers returning; identity of solder who died released; US linked to school bombing; oil price surge; right-wing outlet advertising on Wild games; the warning of NASCAR’s fall;…

More sexual assault allegations against Trump; bad economic signs; Tim Whitaker joins; Trump doesn’t understand what he’s doing in Iran; the daylight saving time debate is lazy populism; more evidence of abuses by ICE; Mayo Clinic is very profitable; the Trump admin. ignoring troops killed in Iran

Matt was joined by Tim Whitaker, a former Christian fundamentalist and founder of The New Evangelicals. Now he exposes Christian Nationalism. Find his Substack at: https://timwhitakerspeaks.substack.com/

Kristi Noem fired as DHS secretary; Iranian warship incident; were the talks even meant to succeed or was it a ruse; stocks again take a strange rebound after early tumble; “exciting” opportunity to work in DC; Lou Holtz dies; man arrested for pointing gun at school bus; news media hasn’t put fraud in perspective.

Mark Hamill follows Matt on social media; Iran war; Texas primaries; Jeff Stein joins the show; debunking Trump’s claims about Iran war; identities of the soldiers killed begin to be released; Wisconsin radio host calls for execution of Tim Walz; state GOP unmoved by gun violence whatsoever; DFL proposals on ICE.

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo and the Iowa Politics Report joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30 to cover national politics.

TizzyEnt banned; Noem faces hard questions in Senate hearing; war in the Middle East; looking at today’s events in the markets; primary election day in some places; Patrick Coolican joins the show; more on the Noem hearings plus Hennepin County exploring prosecutions of DHS personnel; St. Paul asking for help renovating arena.

Brett has our weekly conversation with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talk about Angie Craig reversing her support of the Laken Riley Act, Pete Stauber inviting right wing troll Nick Shirley to the State of the Union, and Hennepin Co. Attorney Mary Moriarty seeking evidence to prosecute federal agents like Greg…

Walter Rhein starts off the show today; going into the fallout of the attack on Iran; media and algoritm manipulation; Walz demands answers from DHS about detained children; platforming the worst people to large audiences; Angie Craig reverses on the Laken Riley Act.

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Grocery store parking lot scams; Trump using the US Men’s hockey team; Paramount buys WBD; mindfulness coach Teri Leigh joins; an example of fraud Republicans don’t care about; how main stream media went MAGA; right wing biased reporting on the MN state flag controversy

Matt was joined by mindfullness coach Teri Leigh to talk about navigating difficult times in Minnesota. Find more of her writing at: https://substack.com/@terileigh

Hillary Clinton testimony about Epstein; contents of an Epstein storage locker released; Ahmed Baba of AhmedBaba News joins Matt; grocery shopping day; stricter gun measures don’t advance out of committee; feds try to cut more Medicaid funding; more from stupid YouTuber.

Ahmed Baba is the founder of the bestselling Substack newsletter AhmedBaba. News and a columnist at The Independent. He documented every day of Trump’s first term and was among the first to cover Project 2025. He makes frequent appearances on MSNBC, and his work has been cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, CBS…

The controvery surrounding wildly different treatment of the men’s and women’s hockey teams; Dems hold serve in special elections in Maine and Pennsylvania; Jeff Stein’s weekly appearance; Champlin decides to display the old state flag; major trouble for construction because of immigration enforecement; agricultural sector turmoil; issues with mobile home parks.

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo and the Iowa Politics Report joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30 to cover national politics.

Tonight’s State of the Union; government’s sedition cases against some Democratic lawmakers has been dropped; Trump adminsitration pushes for FCC rules revamp; more horrific allegations against Trump; moronic ambassadorship; Bill Guerin invited Kash Patel into the psotgame at the Olympics; Patrick Coolican returns to the show; Fleet Farm settles its lawsuit with the state over…

Brett was joined by editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, Patrick Coolican. This week they talked about gun safety measures being proposed at the legislature and how the groundwork for fraud in Minnesota human services goes back 50 years. Find more about what they talked about at: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/24/minnesota-democrats-renew-push-for-new-gun-control-measures/ https://min...

Olympics wrap up; Kash Patel takes government plane to the hockey final; another high-profile arrest in the UK for Epstein ties; fight over tariffs continues; BAFTA incident; Wallethub ranks Minnesota as the 2nd best to raise a family; GOP auditor candidate makes wild claims about donor list; former ICE trainer whistleblower; changes in enforcement activity;…

Matt’s going to see Guys and Dolls tonight; SCOTUS smacks down Trump on tariffs; MN Lt. Gov. and US Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan joins; “moderate” Dems not winning elections; MN State Rep. Greg Davids defends ICE; the economic impact of ICE in the Twin Cities; Republicans hate the needy

Matt is joined by Minnesota Lt. Governor and US Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan. They discuss the ICE occupation of Minnesota, Trump tariffs, rebuilding the AG economy and more.