Matt talks about his weekend in Chicago; China is not placing orders for US soybeans; Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan joins the show to discuss her Senate run; groyper movement that Charlie Kirk’s killer allegedly belonged to; restauranteur Ann Kim under fire; hypocrisy of Rep. Van Orden; Michael Brodkorb discusses last night’s game.…

Michael Brodkorb is a noted author, former GOP political strategist, and football expert.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Peggy Flanagan is Minnesota’s 50th Lieutenant Governor, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, and currently the country’s highest ranking Native woman elected to executive office. At the center of all her work is making progress for children, working families, communities of color and Indigenous communities, and Minnesotans who have historica…

Bruce was joined by MinnPost writer Matthew Blake to talk about prospects of a special session based on his recent reporting: https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2025/09/walzs-urgency-to-act-on-gun-violence-runs-into-political-reality-in-divided-legislature/על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Bruce Klopfleisch was joined by Greta Bedekovics, associate director of Democracy at the Center for American Progress. They talk about how CAP has changed their guidance for states with independent redistricting commissions in response to Republican gerrymandering.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Bruce was joined by Mother Jones writer Pema Levy as they talk about some of her recent articles on Republican gerrymandering: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/republican-racial-gerrymandering/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-2/על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Maggiy Emery is an experienced nonprofit and political strategist with a background in communications, organizing, and development in such issue areas as gun violence prevention, food justice, animal welfare, immigrant and refugee rights, and more. She has a deep passion for sustainable agriculture and the revitalization of rural spaces, and she is…

He’s been murdered on CSI, interviewed 2 Beatles on separate continents in the same week, and famously once got Mitt Romney’s advisor to call Governor Romney an ‘etch a sketch’ on CNN. Actor, comedian & broadcaster John Fugelsang hosts ‘Tell Me Everything” weekdays on SiriusXM Insight #121. He recently performed in ‘The Bill of Rights Concert” alon…

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Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30/על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Patrick Coolican returns for his weekly Tuesday visit. This week Brett and Patrick talk about Zack Stephenson being named DFL house leader, Gov. Walz calling a special session on guns, and Gov. Walz issuing an executive order on vaccine access in Minnesota.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Michael Brodkorb is a noted author, former GOP political strategist, and football expert.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Julie Blaha is the State Auditor of Minnesota.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Cliff Schecter/David Shuster didn’t just discover the GOP’s bad, find our voices & switch sides. We’ve been at it for 25 yrs. Cliff wrote the ads that helped Biden beat Trump in ’20. David exposed GOP corruption as an Emmy-winning anchor at MSNBC & CNN. https://www.blueamp.co/subscribeעל ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Brett was joined by the Minnesota Reformer’s Max Nesterak. Today they talked about Gov. Tim Walz possibly calling a special session to address gun safety as well as some labor stats about Minnesota.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Dr. Joe Eastman is an expert disease modeler who frequently provides updates on COVID, avian flu, and other diseases. Today Matt and Joe talk about how RFK is messing up data tracking for many diseases. Plus updates on Avian flu, new COVID variants and more.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Matt was joined by the host of the Illegal Trans Woman, Ellie Krug. In light of the Minneapolis mass shooter being identified as a transgender woman, Ellie talks about how hate merchants might use this shooting as justification to further marginalize transgender people.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

It’s a more somber visit with Jeff Stein this week as Matt and Jeff react to the mass shooting at a Minneapolis school/church. They also talk about Democrats continuing to over perform in special elections.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Brett was joined by Max Nesterak, the deputy editor of the Minnesota Reformer who reports on labor and housing. Today’s topics included the DNC meetings in Minneapolis, minimum wage raises and a labor dispute with University of Minnesota service workers. Find more at: https://minnesotareformer.com/על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Kat Abughazaleh is a journalist and candidate for Illinois’s 9th congressional district.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Elizabeth Glidden is Deputy Director of the Minnesota Housing Partnership.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Mary Hartnett has served as the Executive Director of three different nonprofits, the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans. She has also worked as a lobbyist and consultant to nonprofits and state agencies. She has decades of experience working on voter education, voter engagement and voting rights. She has organized and mo…

Nekima Levy Armstrong is an award-winning civil rights lawyer, scholar-activist, and past president of the Minneapolis NAACP. She is a frequent speaker on national and international news outlets about racial justice advocacy and public policy, most notably including an interview with Oprah. Nekima is also a best-selling author, entrepreneur, and po…

John Parker and Jim Pounds host the Gaily Show every weekday at 2 PM on AM950, plus the podcast This Queer Book Saved My Life. Robert Pilot hosts Native Roots Radio weeknights at 5 PM, and Greg Bakun does GhostBox Radio every weeknight at 10 PM.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Brett is joined by Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talk about a Ramsey Co. court ruling that could have massive impacts on the legislature, Keith Ellison suing Tik Tok and why right wing media outlets are giving a platform to Vance Boelter, the killer of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.…

Ellie Krug is the host of The Illegal Trans Woman, airing at 4 PM Saturdays on AM950 and also a noted author having just released her new memoir Being Ellen: A Second Chance at Lifw.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Caleb McEwen is Artistic Director at The Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Matt is joined by national political expert Jeff Stein for his weekly Wednesday visit. They talked about Trump’s military takeover of DC, distractions from Epstein, economic warning signs and more.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer joins Brett every Tuesday at 4:15.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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 …

Michael Brodkorb joins Matt to look at the Vikings preseason plus some thoughts on recent MN political news.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Matt was joined in studio by former MN State Senate candidate Anita Gaul. They talk about political and cultural issues in rural Minnesota in the age of Trump II.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Matthew Blake covers state government for MinnPost. He is unmistakably from the Midwest.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Ellie Krug is the host of The Illegal Trans Woman, airing Saturdays at 4 PM on AM950.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer joins Brett every Tuesday at 4:15.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Jack is a nationally recognized and award winning criminal defense lawyer, awarded Among the Best Criminal Defense Lawyer of 2024, Minnesota Super Lawyer for 2023, Among the Best Lawyers of 2022, winner of the Minnesota Attorney of the Year Award for 2021 and founder of Jack Rice Defense. He was awarded the Professional Excellence Award from the MS…

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer joins Brett every Tuesday at 4:15.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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.…

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins the Matt McNeil Show every Wednesday at 3:30.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer joins Brett every Tuesday at 4:15.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer joins Brett every Tuesday at 4:15.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Chris Kluwe is a former NFL player and current progressive advocate.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:35.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Patrick Coolican is Editor-in-Chief of the Minnesota Reformer. He joins Brett every Tuesday at 4:15.על ידי Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota