The Matt McNeil Show

Contributing Editor @ Blue Amp Media, child-wrangler, sometimes-filmmaker, Missoulian dropped on my head in NYC. Wandering Agent-lessly Signal:

Statement released by Good’s family; a complete breakdown of all of the available angles of the Good shooting; the lack of screening of ICE officer applications; Jeff Stein joins the show for his Wednesday visit; Trump suspends visa applications for over 70 countries; Native American detained by ICE; lawsuit against ICE declined for now; gubernatorial…

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

Matt introduces himself to our new Substack viewers; majority believes criminal chargers should be filed in Good’s murder; mass resignations of US attorneys in Minnesota; Cliff Schecter calls in on Matt’s first day on Blue Amp; more on the mass resignation of US attorneys locally; Patrick Coolican returns to the show this week; today’s ICE…

Patrick Coolican, the editor in chief of the Minnesota Reformer, returns for his weekly Tuesday visit. Today we talk all about ICE activity in Minnesota and how the Reformer is covering the latest developments. Find all the stories we talked about at: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/13/in-the-car-with-minneapolis-community-patrols/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/12/minnesota-twin-citi...

A Democratic strategist and activist, best-selling author, podcaster, pundit and media advisor to candidates and causes, Cliff has impacted dozens of campaigns across the nation in a life that’s taken him from New York to DC to Cincinnati, were he rallies the resistance in purple America.

More on the ongoing federal occupation of the Twin Cities.

More updates in ICE activity in Minnesota; Alpha News unsuccessfully tries changing the narrative; why are Republicans calling ICE “law enforcement”; legacy media not doing their jobs; bad jobs numbers; the Rev. Dr. Trish Sullivan Vanni; keeping watch for right wing agitators.

Matt is joined by Rev. Dr. Trish Sullivan Vanni as they discuss how to process all of the dark news that took place this week.

Noem encourages people to support ICE after they murder an innocent citizen; Minnesota BCA removed from investigation; details about Renee; the Nazi probllem in the GOP; Elon’s AI creating sexual images; UHG refusing to turn over documents; Michael Brodkorb discusses the end to the Vikings season.

Michael Brodkorb is the Matt McNeil Show’s Vikings expert as well as a noted author and political analyst.

ICE kills a woman in Minneapolis; David Shuster of Blue Amp joins the show today; where this country has gone is beyond belief.

David Shuster is an Emmy award winning broadcast journalist who is best known for his work at NBC News and MSNBC and his ongoing YouTube videos on “Rebel HQ.”

Fight at Disneyland; January 6 commemoration; middle class affordability issues; US has no idea what’s going on in Venezuela; Trump repeats Tylenol claims as US reduces vaccines; Max Nesterak joins Brett this week; Amy Klobuchar teases gubernatorial run; Matt takes on the Star Tribune for double standards; state GOP eager to attack Hortman for personal…

The attack on Venezuela and the decision by Tim Walz not to run for a third term as governor are the focal points of today’s show.

Brittlestar (Stewart Reynolds) has built a global following by combining sharp wit, family-friendly humour, and razor-clear observations about the absurdities of modern life. With more than 650 million views across platforms and hundreds of thousands tuning in weekly, his videos make people laugh, think… and occasionally wonder if he’s spying on their family group chat.

The son of a local energy and refinery project manager, Chris grew up in a middle-class family in Orange County. He attended public school from kindergarten through college in Southern California, developing a fearless sense of leadership both in the classroom and on the football field. As he continued his football career at UCLA, where…

Cliff Schecter didn’t just discover the GOP’s bad, find our voices & switch sides. We’ve been at it for 25 yrs. Cliff wrote the ads that helped Biden beat Trump in ’20. David exposed GOP corruption as an Emmy-winning anchor at MSNBC & CNN. https://www.blueamp.co/subscribe

Dr. Joe Eastman is an expert disease modeler who frequently discusses COVID, flu, measles, and more on the Matt McNeil Show.

Drew Ross is a writer, editor, and researcher. For his writing on local history, he won the 2024 Solon J. Buck Award from the Minnesota Historical Society. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Bill Lindeke is an urban geographer and writer who focuses on how our environments shape our lives. He is the author of St. Paul:…

The Gaily Show is the only daily LGBTQ radio news and talk show in the US. GLAAD Media Award nominees John Parker and Jim Pounds host an unapologetic hour with legislators, authors, journalists, organizers, researchers, and more. We feature the following contributors (see graphic below for schedule): • Tammye Nash, Dallas Voice • Jake Wittich,…

Greg Bakun is the host of Ghost Box Radio, airing every weeknight on AM950 at 10 PM.

Kat Abughazaleh is running for Congress in Illinois’ Ninth District because Democrats need to do more to stop Trump and fight for working people.

Larry Millett, a native of Minneapolis, is a graduate of St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota (BA, English, 1969) and the University of Chicago (MA, English, 1970). He spent much of his career as a writer, reporter, and editor for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, joining the newspaper in 1972. In 1984, he won a Knight Fellowship…

Mary Lucia is a media broadcast personality, writer, actor, and voiceover artist. She worked at The Current from 2005 to 2022 and was well known for her unconventional style and expansive music knowledge. She hosted the local music show Popular Creeps, twice a Minnesota Music Award winner for Best Locally Produced Show, and she was voted best…