The Matt McNeil Show

Brett Johnson has our weekly Minnesota Reformer update with their editor-in-chief, Patrick Coolican. They talk about Madison McVan’s article that follows up on Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano, who was pulled out of his car during Operation Metro Surge. Plus a column on Minnesota’s most aggressive drug prosecutor and Patrick has thoughts on Michigan primaries tonight.…

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.

RFK Jr.’s unhinged TV appearance; war updates; Capital One closed Trump accounts after finding evidence of money laundering; anti-weaponization fund; Trump and Pirro clash over Reflecting Pool case drop; Lynx vs. Fever game, with Caitlin Clark apologists and transphobia; Hennepin County demands extradaition of ICE agent; Uptown.

Far-right media continues to expand; Trump defends Iran over Americans in cyberattack accusations; Ohio MAGA senator looks the other way at MAGA rep son-in-law physically assaulting his daughter and granddaughter; war updates; Elon Musk denied injunction to block Minnesota nudification law; Indiana Fever controversies; Mayor Her situation gets worse; Michael Brodkorb returns to the show.

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.

Todd Blanche nomination; war updates; Paul Metsa joins to talk about landing on Rolling Stone’s protest songs list; Kirk Bangstad’s brewery has its license revoked; singer Olivia Dean plays Minneapolis; Mayor Her allegations; Todd County auditor charged; Robert Baril returns; Trump cuts funds to states that didn’t vote for him.

Hailed by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as “the sharpest political commentator on the Twin Cities comedy scene”, Robert Baril mines the news of the day to fuel his informed, biting style of comedy.  With three albums out now (Sex and Politics, TMI, 2020) and in clubs across the country, Baril tackles all the hot button…

Paul Metsa is a legendary musician and songwriter from Minnesota. Born on the Iron Range, he has been based in Minneapolis since 1978. He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia.

Ending Medicare Part D subsidies; DOJ acting as Trump’s personal lawyer in the E. Jean Carroll case; floating a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell; Dr. Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment; Secret Service illegally surveilling James Comey; Jeff Stein joins; MN ranked third best state to live in; Messy Dem primaries; Elon Musk suing Minnesota over its…

Matt and Jeff have their weekly conversation about national politics. Today they talk about the Fauci hearings, the Iran war debacle, can Dems flip the Senate and more!

Wisconsin tornado; airline proselytizing; war updates; Beshear demands proof of life for McConnell; reflecting pool damage; Patrick Coolican is back this week; agriculture update; Paul Metsa lands on a Rolling Stone protest song list.

Brett is back with our weekly conversation with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. With primary day approaching, they cover the Craig vs. Flanagan race, more mishaps from the Kendall Qualls campaign and the best of Mike Lindell in the Reformer over the years. Read more about what they talked about at: https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/takeaways-from-the-latest-debate-b...

Seattle mass shooting; Mitch McConnell allegedly reappears; AI; how hard it will be for the left to break through ingrained right-wing racism; today’s war updates; Matt’s weekend downtown; Angie Craig vs. Peggy Flanagan primary race.

Studio pen thieves; Trump defending Google and corporate accountability; Madison police shooting of Corey Ruse; Red Sea shipping crisis and oil markets; Patty Vasquez joins to talk about Chicago museums and state fairs; Shiloh Hendrix verdict; Republicans screwing over farmers

Matt McNeil and Patti Vasquez discuss the financial complexities, political friction, and public controversies surrounding the Chicago Bears’ potential relocation from Soldier Field to a new stadium. They also talk State fairs and other political news.

Republican hypocrisy about the deficit; war updates; Andy Mannix returns to talk about the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church; state lawmaker assassin sentenced; news media failures; Hendrix trial.

I have spent nearly two decades uncovering stories about abuse and exploitation in Minnesota. Before joining ProPublica, I worked for 10 years at The Minnesota Star Tribune, where I covered cops, courts and prisons, and later joined the newspaper’s investigations team. In 2020, I was part of a team of reporters that covered the killing…

Trump downplays human toll of Iran war; Jeff Stein’s Wednesday appearance; how money has perverted youth sports; racist Rochester incident goes to trial; gas prices; agriculture.

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

Mitch McConnell; foodborne illness; Brian Lemek of Defend the Vote; reflecting pool saga; Brett and Matt talk about Peggy Flanagan’s rally; Patrick Coolican is back this week; Rochester woman in court over racist verbal attack on a child; youth sports issues; Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate drops out.

Brett was joined by the editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, Patrick Coolican. They talked about the Bernie Sanders-Peggy Flanagan rally at First Av, reaction to trump endorsing Mike Lindell and Patrick’s column on combating election interference from the feds. Read more about what they talked about at: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/15/mike-lindell-was-elated-after-president-tr...

Brian is the President and Executive Director of Defend The Vote and Defend the Vote Action Fund. At both DTV and DTV Action Fund, Brian draws on his long-standing relationships on Capitol Hill and State Houses across the United States to serve as a top convener, hosting briefings on legislation, facilitating conversations with key groups…

Matt goes to see Rush in Chciago; World Cup final; war updates; Jessica Denson of Remove the Regime joins to discuss the personal sacrifices of Air Force Maj. Jason Watson; Andy Burnham is the new UK prime minister; Ely cancels blueberry festival amid wildfire tragedies; Tom Homan denies mistakes were made by ICE; Mike Lindell;…

Erin Murphy assumed office in the Minnesota State Senate on January 5, 2021. She previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019. She was a 2018 Democratic candidate for governor of Minnesota, but lost in the primary. Murphy was born March 13, 1960. She received a Bachelor of Science in nursing…

Jessica Denson is the founder of the Removal Coalition, a grassroots movement empowering activists to be explicit about demanding impeachment and removal of the illegal Trump administration.  As one of the earliest Trump whistleblowers, her years of legal activism led to the invalidation of all 2016 Trump campaign NDAs.  Over the past year and a half…