The Matt McNeil Show

Pickling; AI; war updates; conservative misrepresentation of the city and state; harvest season begins with record diesel prices and animal diseases; Rep. Tom Tiffany involved in plane crash.

Revisiting 9/11; can we get back to the unity of after 9/11; Dozing Don strikes again; Jack Rice joins to talk about defending Spider Man; oil prices keep spiking; another dry Minnesota summer; vandalism at the Alex Pretti memorial; Lisa Demuth’s campaign not going well; Michael Brodkorb joins to talk Vikings vs. Packers week 1

Matt is joined by our resident Vikings expert, Michael Brodkorb. They preview week 1’s border battle of Vikings vs. Packers. Plus a few political thoughts on Lisa Demuth’s campaign.

Matt was joined by defense attorney Jack Rice to talk about how he is defending the man who dressed up as Spider Man and punched Jake Lang when Lang and his cronies invaded Minnesota.

Trump bribes voters with $5,000 proposal; today’s Middle East updates; famed comedian Paula Poundstone joins the show to discuss her upcoming show; man found not guilty by reason of mental impairment in cashier killing; Minneapolis apartment shooting; how the northern counties are handling lack of cross-border tourism; bullying and teen suicides.

Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend.  She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, and is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me. She also voiced the character ‘Forgetter Paula’ in the feature films Inside Out and I...

AI danger; Iran attacks US bases and ships; Jeff Stein’s Wednesday visit; Jay Boller of Racket discusses the 5th anniversary of the outlet; wrapping the State Fair.

Jay Boller is a Racket co-founder/editor.

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

Michigan football ending controversy; retaliatory tariffs come into effect; Bill Corbett returns to the show; Max Nesterak of the Minnesota Reformer speaks with Brett this week; looking at Minnesota candidates’ financial numbers; youth hockey costs likely to surge even more.

Brett Johnson was joined by Max Nexterak, the deputy editor of the Minnesota Reformer. They talked about finance numbers for Michele Tafoya and Peggy Flanagan and how third party candidates used the State Fair to build their political brands. Read more about what they talked about at: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/03/gop-senate-candidate-michele-tafoya-reports-assets-totaling-10-7m-to-37-9...

Bill Corbett is a former writer for MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and also a performer on the show, providing the voice of the robot Crow (v.2.0) and playing various other strange characters — including the all-powerful but clueless alien The Observer (a.k.a. “Brain Guy”). Corbett is also a screenwriter and playwright. Corbett’s screenplay STARSHIP DAVE,…

Dolly’s star vandalized; Maria Bartalomo fired from FOX News; Carney takes jab at the US; war updates; Rick Smith previews his new show starting Monday morning on AM950; Matt talks grocery prices; Alpha News targets Forest Lake school board member; Alpha News targets punk-rock school board candidate; Matt breaks down concealed carry permits; Vance Boelter…

Rick Smith previews his brand new show The Daily Jolt, premiering Monday at 5 AM on AM950.

War updates; Jeff Stein makes his Wednesday visit; the not-so-great things going on at the fair; Wild moving toward Amazon Prime as its broadcast partner; Appleton ICE prison.

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

Cross-border dispute continues; more on Iowa’s governor race; war and economy updates; Alyssa Chen is in from the Minnesota Reformer to talk to Brett this week; why the DFL should be on the attack much more than they have been.

Brett Johnson was joined by data reporter for the Minnesota Reformer, Alyssa Chen. They talked about her recent article talking about how the feds are impacting Minnesota’s Medicaid funding shortfall. Read more at: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/08/31/minnesota-medicaid-spending-is-accelerating-projected-to-reach-29b-in-2029/

PBR theft; Iowa governor’s race; why Trump is targeting our neighbors; war updates; more on finding the stolen Suni Lee statue; media continues to stump for the GOP; release of ICE agent who shot man through a door; state fair attendance and crop art; ag sector finances.

Live from the Minnesota State Fair! On the show: Politics Chicks discuss independent media; Doug Chapin challenges Tom Emmer; a double scoop of pineapple lime sorbet; the trade war on Canada; DeSantis misappropriates Medicaid funds; battling big ag monopolies and corporate consolidation; saving pollinators from neonicotinoids; Rep. Rick Hansen talks rural development and land costs

Matt was live at the State Fair where he was joined by State Rep. Rick Hansen from district 53B.

Matt was joined by Christy Branham and Monica Healy, who host The Politics Chicks, a progressive politics podcast and independent news publication featuring investigative journalism, original political reporting, in-depth interviews, and fact-based analysis of U.S. politics, democracy, elections, and public policy.

Matt was joined live at the State Fair by Doug Chapin, who is the DFL nominee is the 6th Congressional district against Republican Tom Emmer.

Matt is live from the Minnesota State Fair today. Trump posts “mission accomplished” message about the Iran War; today’s war updates; Sec. Steve Simon joins the show; flooding in the Himilayas; power outages in Indiana; DFL State Auditor Zack Filipovich; more on the DOH pursing charges against the church protestors.

Zack Filipovich is the DFL candidate for State Auditor.