The Matt McNeil Show

Patti Vasquez joins Matt to start the show; oil prices spiking; Trump lying about negotiations with Iran; a good day for Minnesota sports fans; Mike Lindell’s platform for Governor; a MN legislature bill to ban AI nudification technology had one Republican vote against it; bad social media behavior from Republicans

Matt was joined by Patti Vasquez, who hosts Driving it Home with Patti Vasquez weeknights from 9-10. They talk about how to deal with all the negative news from Trump II, will Republicans abandon Trump if his approval ratings keep falling and more.

Iran war updates; Supreme Court erodes Voting Rights Act; Dr. Joe Eastman talks health news; crazy sports night ahead; oil prices are all over the place; Moorhead restaurant owner charged with fraud; charges for alleged assault of conservative reporter; Minnesota moves to regulate e-bikes; Minnesota unemployment remains high.business owners plan Cinco De Mayo celebrations.

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

Trump friends saying he believes he is the most powerful person ever; oil prices continue to surge; war updates; Jeff Stein makes his weekly appearance; Wisconsin Republican will retire after investigation into sexual misconduct; Roundup maker had meetings with the EPA to try to stop lawsuits; state flag; Walz’s final state of the state address.

In the wake of AOC exposing Lee Zeldin’s collusion with Bayer to help them escape lawsuits related to cancer caused by Roundup products, Matt has a message for our farmers.

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

King Charles addresses Congress; polling continues to be poor on war and economy; DOJ indicts Comey again; Iran war updates; Renee Good’s killer is still working for ICE in a different assignment; Patrick Coolican returns with Brett; state flag.

Brett has our weekly conversation with Patrick Coolica, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. They talked about the feds conducting more raids related to medicaid fraud, data center construction in Minnesota and what kind of Governor would Amy Klobuchar be should she win this fall. Find more about what they talked about at: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/04/28/feds-serve-22-search-warrant...

Trump assassination attempt; Iran war updates; North Dakota lawmaker killed in plane crash in MSP; central Minnesota Catholic parish consolidations; more state flag discourse.

The new Michael Jackson movie; Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will negotiate with the Iranians; Matt’s new segment called drunk, hungry and broke; sports gambling is a major problem in the US; Senate candidate Royce White is in legal trouble; things going sideways in Champlin; Right wingers are still fixated on MN’s new flag; Michael…

Matt McNeil and Michael Brodkorb analyze the Vikings draft picks from yesterday and the rest of the weekend.

Pedophilia accepted in Republican party; Iran war updates; national redistricting fight; Republicans push bill to bar fossil fuel companies from being held liable for climate change; Meta makes mass layoffs; Microsoft offering buyouts; sports update; Matt talks about parenting; plumbing screw job in Little Canada; KARE 11 misses the lede; we should cut tax money…

Indian student fools MAGA into giving him huge donations with AI creation; today’s war updates; Jeff Stein makes his Wednesday visit; Amanda Luke and Liz Short discuss Art In Bloom at MIA; Sen. John Hoffman’s proposal; costs of the federal invasion; rural Minnesota’s stick up its rear.

Celebrate spring with the Friends of the Institute and Mia with a month of Art in Bloom in April! Presented by the Friends, this year’s floral festival is blooming with more family events, hands-on workshops, public tours, and Mall of America floral demonstrations and coloring contests. Starting in April, kids can have fun at Art…

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

Late starts for playoff games; Madonna offers reward for missing outfit; today’s war updates; new Fed Chair nominee interview; CIA agents killed in Mexico; Anita Gaul is in studio with Matt; Patrick Coolican makes his Tuesday visit; ceasefire extended; racist old state flag.

Brett Johnson has our weekly conversation with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. They talked about the Reformer’s new report about how Minnesota’s Medicaid spending doubled across 14 programs at ‘high risk’ of fraud in past 5 years and White Christian Nationalism in Minnesota. Read more about what they talked about at: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/04/21...

Anita Talsma Gaul is a community college instructor from southwest Minnesota.

Actor passes away; this weekend’s war updates; economic discussion with greedy corporations and tariff refunds; mass shootings over the weekend; AIPAC; US labor secretary resigns; push for stricter gun reforms at the state level; China plans to reduce imports of agriculture.

Dems fighting other Dems; Trump tries taking credit for Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz; more details about the deal the MAGA friendly media won’t tell you about; the US military in Iran is facing food shortages; the Minnesota Wild want arena upgrades; delays in the Vance Boelter legal proceedings; Minneapolis Schools withheld money from…

How Trump is trying to soothe his Jesus controversy; RFK Jr. grilled; war updates; Australia will offer free solar power; China rapidly expanding solar; bad news for northern Minnesota; ICE officer charged for pointing gun at motorists in February; new expose about what agents were thinking while they were here.

Right-wing influencer having a bad time; war updates; large numbers of farmers unable to afford fertilizer; Jeff Stein talks the agricultural crisis and Iran issues; Wayzata school referendum passes; Republicans will desperately be trying to soften their losses; Klobuchar outrasiing competitors by a massive margin; Greg Bakun is in studio; Minnesota Reformer’s detailed dive on…

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