The Downright Upright Show with Philip Anthony

Host Philip Anthony is joined by volunteer board member of Golden Valley Pride, Matt Amundson. For more information about Golden Valley Pride go to goldenvalleypride.com where you can get involved and/or volunteer.

Host Philip Anthony is joined by Veda Kanitz, DFL Senate District 57 Chair and member of the State Executive Committee and Chair Emeritus of the DFL Environmental Caucus. For information about Veda Kanitz and how you can become active in SD57 go to chair@dfl57.org or dflcd2.org

Host Philip Anthony rants about current news.

Host Philip Anthony is joined by Brett Johnson and Kelly Wagner. We interview attendees of Twin Cities Pride 2023

Host Philip Anthony is joined by Dr. Kevin Schwandt, professor of musicology and ethnomusicology, transnational perspectives on gender, race, sexuality and class as well as queer theory, writing and a myriad of other areas of study. You can contact Dr. Schwandt by visiting his website at calamuswriting.com and kevinschwandt.substack.com

Host Philip Anthony is joined by Minnesota State Senator Scott Dibble. You can contact Senator Dibble by calling his office at (651) 296-4191 or emailing him at sdibble@senate.mn

Host Philip Anthony is joined by the account executive for AM950, Jennifer Ogren. You can email Jennifer at Jennifer@am950radio.com if you are interested in sponsoring or advertising on AM950.

Host Philip Anthony is joined by producer/director of the award winning film “How Love Won, The Fight for Marriage Equality,” Mike McIntee. You can purchase tickets at mspfilm.org or howlovewon.com. If you miss the June 7th showing, the film is also available on indieflix.com

Host Philip Anthony is reunited with past guests Adam Nicolai, Sue Ann Rawlins, Grace Kelly and Austin for the One-Year Anniversary of The Downright Upright Show.

Host Philip Anthony is joined by the head of New Business Development and host of Food Freedom Radio on AM950, Laura Hedlund. For more information about Laura you can follow her on LinkedIn at Laura Hedlund.

Host Philip Anthony is joined by the DFL Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District Chair, Austin.

Host Philip Anthony is joined by Founder and Artistic Director of the Chamber Choir Exultate, Tom Rossin. For more information about Tom Rossin and Exultate go to exultate.org

Host Philip Anthony is joined by DFL Senate District 52 Chair, Lisa Nemer Noah. For more information about Lisa and upcoming events go to DFL52.org

Host Philip Anthony is joined by play-by-play sportscaster and on-air producer, engineer and announcer for AM950, Patrick Lilja. You can follow Patrick on Twitter @highwayman3561

Host Philip Anthony is joined by popular radio host of the AM950 talk show Ellie 2.0 Radio, Ellie Krug. She is also an LGBTQ+ advocate, writer, and author of the book “Getting to Ellen: A Memoir About Love, Honesty and Gender Change” which is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon or wherever fine books are…

Host Philip Anthony is joined by LGBTQ+ advocate, the founder and curator of the Queer Armenian Library, and the host of the podcast This Queer Book Saved My Life, J.P. Der Boghossian.  For more about J.P. Der Boghossian you can go to queerarmenianlibrary.com, thisqueerbook.com and follow him on Twitter @jpderboghossian

Host Philip Anthony is joined by peace activist, blogger, campaign strategist and author of “Practical Political Campaigns for Progressive Candidates”, Grace Kelly. For more about Grace Kelly you can follow her at practicalcampaigns.com or on Facebook at Grace Kelly.

Host Philip Anthony is joined by Angela Woosley, mortician and educator featured on the PBS documentary “Remembering Place: A Cemetery Story” and the CW Twin Cities program “Twin Cities Voices: Angela Woosley and the Mortuary Science Program at the U of M”; owner and founder of “Inspired Journeys”, focusing on natural options at the end…

Host Philip Anthony is joined by Keith Johnson, multi-talented singer/songwriter for the popular Minneapolis band “The Knolls” (formerly The Grassy Knolls), wearer of many hats in the entertainment industry, and interviewer of rock legends on WDGY radio. You can follow Keith Johnson at newvictoriaproductions.com and The Knolls Music on Facebook.

Host Philip Anthony is joined by Dr. Patrick Scudder, author of Victory for the Poorly Educated and Please Read Before Burning. To purchase these two books you can find them on goodreads.com or amazon.com.

Important Note: Throughout the show I referred to “Tim Ryan” as “Paul Ryan”.  I apologize for the error.

For more about Rep. Liz Reyer you can follow her on Facebook @LReyer52A and Twitter @reyerforhouse and on her website lizreyer.com

For more about Eagan City Council Member Mike Supina, you can follow him on Facebook and on Twitter @supina4eagan

Host Philip Anthony is joined by Dr. Patricia Kent who holds a DMA in voice from the University of Minnesota and is known locally as an extremely talented soprano.