The Mike McFeely Mess

Minnesota fishing expert Tony Mariotti from Detroit Lakes joins podcast host Mike McFeely to talk ice fishing. The lakes are fairly quiet, but as March approaches the panfish bite is improving rapidly. Some lakes are crazy good right now and there's no reason to believe the action will slow down.

Scholar Clay Jenkinson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss Thomas Jefferson, Clay's standup routine in Virginia, President Trump's response to the coronavirus and N.D. superintendent of public instruction Kirsten Baesler. Oh, and Lawrence Welk's buttocks. That's a topic, too.

Bismarck, N.D., resident Clay Jenkinson, well-known author/historian/educator/radio host, tries to explain the outrage in the capital city over a proposed mural of climate activist Greta Thunberg. 

Minnesota angling expert Tony Mariotti of Detroit Lakes joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss the Department of Natural Resources' new initiative to put special regulations on some lakes in hopes of growing bigger bluegills. 

Edgewood Golf Course pro Greg McCullough joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss the USGA's and R&A's report on distance in golf. The governing bodies want to slow down how far golf balls are going to protect the future of the game. But does it matter for anybody but the most elite players?

Detroit Lakes, Minn., angler Tony Mariotti joins podcast host Mike McFeely to get you ready for ice fishing this weekend. With colder temperatures this week, things are firming up on the lakes and that's good news for accessibility. 

Minnesota state Rep. Paul Marquart of Dilworth, representing District 4B in the western part of the state, joins podcast host Mike McFeely to preview the upcoming legislative session and discuss the change in DFL leadership in the state senate.

Humanities scholar, author, educator, historian, radio host Clay Jenkinson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to talk about Clay's impending humor show in Virginia. Mike compares his gags with Henny Youngman and Rodney Dangerfield and the result is, well, give it a listen.

Minnesota fishing expert Tony Mariotti joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss ice fishing in lakes country and a trip Tony took recently to Devils Lake to target walleyes and perch. 

After a football-, holiday-, vacation-induced absense, the podcast returns with host Mike McFeely welcoming old friend Clay Jenkinson into a discussion about a host of items ... including what the heck is wrong with this country in this time of Trump.

Bozeman Chronicle sports editor Colton Pool joins podcast host Mike McFeely to break down Montana State head coach Jeff Choate's comments about North Dakota State this week and to look at the game. The Bison host the Bobcats in an FCS semifinal game Saturday in a playoff rematch of last year.

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to break down North Dakota State's FCS playoff semifinal against Montana State. The biggest question about the Bison is whether their offense can get back on track after a tough second half in a narrow victory over the Redbirds.

Minnesota fishing expert Tony Mariotti of Detroit Lakes joins podcast host Mike McFeely to talk about ice fishing, which is taking off in the lakes area. Cold temperatures have grown ice thickness and the walleye and panfish bites have picked up.

Randy Reinhardt, who covers Illinois State football for The Pantagraph newspaper, joins podcast host Mike McFeely to talk about the Redbirds' FCS quarterfinal playoff game against North Dakota State this Saturday. Reinhardt says he doesn't sense fatigue in Reinhardt or the Redbirds despite a grueling last few weeks.

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to break down North Dakota State's FCS playoff quarterfinal game against Illinois State this week. They look at Redbirds' running back James Robinson, NDSU's defense and Trey Lance being named a Payton Award finalist.

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to break down the North Dakota State vs. Nicholls State FCS playoff game Saturday, Dec. 7. They also take a look at other FCS games.

HoumaToday.com beat writer Mike Gegenheimer, who covers the Nicholls football program, joins podcast host Mike McFeely to chat about the Colonels, who are coming to Fargo this Saturday to play North Dakota State in a second round game in the FCS playoffs. Gegenheimer talks about the program's rise under head coach Tim Rebowe, quarterback Chase Fourcade and other key players.

Minnesota fishing guru Tony Mariotti of Detroit Lakes, Minn., says that while some anglers are venturing onto smaller lakes, ice fishing is pretty limited right now. And, to boot, it hasn't been all that hot.  Also, some discussion of Vexilars and underwater cameras.  Podcast host Mike McFeely joins the discussion.

Detroit Lakes, Minn., angler Tony Mariotti joins podcast host Mike McFeely to chat about ice fishing, which is just around the corner with recent cold temperatures. Also, they cover the youth deer hunt in Minnesota and the upcoming general deer opener. 

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss North Dakota State's upcoming game with Western Illinois. Given the Bison are favored by 43 points, talk centers mostly on Monmouth, the likely Big South Conference champion, and the FCS playoff picture with three regular-season weeks left.

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to recap North Dakota State's 23-16 victory at South Dakota State for the Dakota Marker and look ahead to the Bison's upcoming game at Youngstown State.

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss the North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State football game and all it entails, from ESPN GameDay to Xs and Ox. The full gamut, right here in one spot.

Minnesota fishing expert Tony Mariotti of Detroit Lakes, Minn., has been catching walleyes in shallow water in the last few days, but had an incident with some other anglers that left a bad taste in his mouth. He tells podcast host Mike McFeely all about it, and shares tips about where and how to catch walleyes until ice-up.

Andrew Chesnut, a professor of religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, joins podcast host Mike McFeely to delve deeper into the Christian Zionist movement, of which Republican U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer is a part. Christian Zionists and organizations like Christians United for Israel view the existence of the Jewish state through a biblical lens, that the gathering of Jews at the lan...

After writing a column taking North Dakota Republican U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer to task for speaking to a group named Christians United for Israel, The Forum's Mike McFeely received a voicemail that was just too good to not share.