The Matt McNeil Show

Philip Anthony and Austin fill in for Matt. Trump plans address on “election security”; Matt from Downright Upright calls into the show; fallout from Lindsey Graham’s death; E. Jean Carroll receives money from Trump judgment; wildfire smoke; stomach bug.

Trump approval continues to be competely nonexistent; Dr. Joe Eastman updates on disease modeling; Rochester woman arrested again; Mike Lindell endorsed; wildfire; GOP auditor primary race; Daylight Savings Time legilsation again.

Dr. Joe Eastman is an expert disease modeler who provides updates on COVID, flu, and other outbreaks on the Matt McNeil Show.

Democratic responses to Graham’s death; E. Jean Carroll receives the $6 million judgement against Trump; war updates; Reflecting Pool update; Trump will start his all-out war on the midterms soon; ICE kills a man in Maine; stomach-bug bacteria; Patrick Coolican’s Tueaday visit; the future of St. Anthony Falls; possible arrests after fireworks aimed at Sen.…

Brett has our weekly interview with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talked about Patrick’s column on Judge Patrick Schiltz not bending the knee to the Trump administration, the feds turning over evidence in the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and Kendall Qualls’s campaign having a photoshop issues. Read more…

War updates; death of Lindsey Graham; author Daniel Squadron joins the show; heat wave; the US Senate race and rural Minnesota; DHS habds over Good and Pretti materials to the state; road rage shooting.

Daniel Squadron is a former aide to Senator Chuck Schumer, former New York State Senator, and co-founder of The States Project. Next Chapter Bookr is proud to present, in partnership with AM950, a reading with Daniel Squadron, author of The Fourth Branch! Monday, July 20, 2026 at 5 PM! 38 Snelling Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105.

All the new State Fair foods; war updates in Iran and the 2022 gas price scam; Republican lawmakers manufacture outrage over the WNBA; Trump’s plot to cancel the 2026 election; the suspicious death of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells; Republicans trying to sound like Dems behind closed doors; Flanagan vs. Craig endorsements;

White knight Republicans go after the WNBA; war updates; MN Secretary of State Steve Simon; all the new State Fair foods; Ms. Rachel counters Trump’s racist attack on local kindergartners; MAGA is just racism.

Steve Simon is Minnesota’s 22nd Secretary of State. He was sworn into office on January 5, 2015, and as Minnesota’s chief elections administrator pledged in his inaugural address to “work with anyone, of any political affiliation, from any part of our state” to protect, defend, and strengthen the right to vote in Minnesota.

Trump ordered to pay Carroll; what a mess this administration is; MAGA woman chargwd with murdering her children after she blamed vaccines for their deaths; Jeff Stein’s weekly visit; MAGA voters don’t realize there are consequences for their actions; feds show little interest in Minnesota election security; agriculture.

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

US quietly sent packing at World Cup; New York City building at risk of collapse; Republicans even more pessimistic on their chances; Mitch McConnell’s status continues to be hidden; today’s war updates; the schism between MAGA and the rest of society; Rochester woman arrested for vandalism; Michelle Griffith is this week’s Reformer guest; local news…

Brett was joined by Minnesota Reformer writer Michelle Griffith to talk about some of her latest stories, including property tax issues for Mike Lindell and the feds bringing charges against 14 anti-ICE protestors. Read more about what they talked about at: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/06/records-show-mike-lindell-owes-48000-in-property-taxes-he-says-he-paid-up/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/01/14-minnesota-anti-ice-protesters-plead-not-guilty-to-federal-charges/

Shady restaurant; soccer controversy; Great American State Fair was a cluster; moderate Democrats flail at success of Democratic Socialists; some reports indicating McConnell is brain dead; war updaes; boy hospitalized after going under at Minnehaha Falls; Demuth’s biggest campaign benefactor; what voting Republican gets you; gun homicides down but suicides up.

Matt is tired of moderate Democrats; war updates; Jeff Stein’s weekly visit; 4th of July activity ideas; state court will hear arguments over swimming pool regulations; affirmation of transgender sports ban; Fosston tries to regain control of its hospital; Monsanto immunity.

Voyageurs National Park; today’s Supreme Court rulings on the 14th Amendment, transgender athletes, and campaign finance limits; war updates; Brett has Jay Boller from Racket MN for this week’s interview; Northfield Pride event; media inconsistency.

“Freedom 250” cluster; Matt shares a heartbreaking update; Supreme Court rulings released today’s war updates; extreme heat today and this week; Matt’s cabin time and some people waking up to what mining means to the BWCA; GOP lieutenant governor candidate was involvwd in 1/6; Dominion ends lawsuit against Lindell; Lavender Magazine folds.

The Matt McNeil Show Live from Pride With Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota Peggy Flanagan and State Senator John Marty (DFL 40) 6.28

Patti Vasquez fills in for Matt today. Rep. Tom Emmer goes full nuclear racism; Rob Held talks about ICE activity; Patti reflects about Pride and shares some of her own personal stories; John Fugelsang.

Brett Johnson fills in for Matt today. On the show: The future of your retirement and why it’s on the ballot this fall; the looming 2034 Social Security deadline; new AI gatekeepers in Medicare healthcare; upcoming massive overhauls to the federal student loan system; the predatory nature of student debt crushing older borrowers; a federal…

Philip Anthony fills in for Matt today.Trump does a 180 on affordable housing, demanding the SAVE Act first; Refkecting Pool boondoggle; Mayor Mamdani; Pete Hegseth; Gordie Howe bridge; keeping Social Security solvent.

Philip Anthony is in for Matt today. Philip welcomes Zach Randles-Friedman for a conversation to start the show; former California Governor Jerry Brown’s canoe theory; comparing the MOU to JCPOA deal; baseball talk; government attacks on perceived left-leaning media; SAVE Act and ICE at polls; America’s 250th birthday.

Bruce Klopfleish fills in for Matt today. Social Security “reform”; Oklahoma rejects minimum wage increases at the ballot box; more corruption updates from the Trump administration; a look at the Republican side of the governor’s race; health insurance costs increasing; state charges against ICE agent who flashed gun in Richfield;

Bruce Klopfleisch fills in for Matt today. On the show: Juneteenth and Obama Center opening; flawed Iran deal; gerrymandering updates; extreme wealth inequality and a millionaire Congress; Medicare for All backlash; Appleton private prison reopening and industry horrors; 15 people charged by the regime; feds try flimsy charges vs. MN ICE protestors;

Obama’s Presidential Center opens in Chicago; Trump looks very unwell at G7; war updates; baseball and pride nights; California wealth tax reaches needed signature threshold; DFL Chair Richard Carlbom returns for a quick hit; Grandma’s Marathon; what are the media obligations to report on facts; DOJ’s flimsy charges against protestors; proposed oil pipeline near Pipestone;…

Oklahoma votes down minimum wage increase; “agreement” to end the war; Jeff Stein returns today; new flag poll; Klobuchar declining to endorse in Craig/Flanagan race.

Chick-fil-A falls from top spot of fast food chain rankings; algae blooms in Trump’s refurbished reflecting pool; the war’s effects on the ag sector; Operation Cluster; a tale of two different stories; Patrick Coolican returns to the studio today; federal charges afainst ICE protestors.

Brett was joined by the editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, Patrick Coolican, for their weekly Tuesday conversation. They talked about where people detained by ICE ended up during Operation Metro Surge, the feds charging anti-ICE activists and thoughts on the one year anniversary of the assassination of Melissa Hortman. Read more about what they talked…

UFC fight at the White House and the Armageddon principle; war updates; transit ridership up and Highway 65 construction begins; Special Olympics comes to town; Minnesota DNR issues; chargers dismissed against anti-ICE protestor.

Mass shooting in west Texas; Operation Cluster; Elon Musk becomes a trillionaire; DFL chair Richard Carlbom talks about the memory and legacy of Speaker Melissa Hortman; aftermath of the guilty plea of the assassin; Williams Arena naming rights sold; drunk driver spared prison for killing pedestrian; Trump goes on another racist rant.

Richard has spent 20 years organizing, raising resources, and crafting authentic messages that connect with voters, from managing tough elections to leading the historic Vote No campaign for marriage equality. Together, we will continue building a party that unites and inspires Minnesotans—and wins!

Today’s war insanity; 2025 secret meeting of White House staffers over Epstein files; World Cup and sports roundup; Boelter pleads guilty and Matt’s thought on the DOJ’s decision to abandon the death penalty; update on ICE agent charged in Richfield; Wisconsin resturant gets flack for claiming it prefers male employees.

Keeping Democrats from screwing this up; today’s war updates; Jeff Stein; McLeoud County sheriff’s deputy charged in bar fight; previewing the Gaily Show’s conversation with Sec. Steve Simon; Forest Service cuts; Republicans doing an about face on fraud; Republicans target roadless rule.

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

Trump’s appearance at the Knicks game; war updates; California elections; standoff in Minneapolis; Patrick Coolican is back with Brett this week; updating a hostage situation in south Minneapolis; Alpha News tried to buy the Star Tribune; DOJ tries to increase pressure on Minnesota politicians over fraud.

The changes to our AM950 music, plus a special Matt track; Scott Pelley details his final days at CBS; war updates; MAGA candidate falls out of LA Mayor race; events happening across town this weekend; University of Minnesota issues; no death penalty option for Hortman and Hoffman assassin; Appleton, MN prison; “Rocco” files to run.

The Chicago Bears possibly moving to NW Indiana; updates on operation Cluster; trump’s deteriorating health; investigative reporter Andy Mannix from Pro Publica joins; Edina bears!; Elliott Engen drops bid for auditor; MN Republican Governor candidates LOVE trump; could Appleton get an ICE facility

Matt was joined by investigative reporter Andy Mannix from Pro Publica. They talk about his recent report titled, “In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations.” Read it at: https://www.propublica.org/article/old-apostolic-lutheran-church-generational-sexual-abuse

Matt debunks false Republican claims that separation of state and religion is a myth;Operation Cluster; Jacob Morrison of Valley Labor Report is live in studio; Rich Eberwein of Heartland Signal also stops by; Minneapolis continues to lack leadership on Floyd Square; Michael Brodkorb joins to talk politics.

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.

Rich Eberwein is a multimedia journalist for Heartland Signal. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois before joining Heartland Signal in 2022. In addition to politics, Rich writes about baseball and entertainment for Fansided. Read Richard’s reporting

Jacob Morrison is President of the North Alabama Labor Council and host of the Valley Labor Report. The Valley Labor Report is a weekly talk radio show from Huntsville Alabama hosted by Jacob Morrison and Adam Keller. We focus on organized labor, worker, civil and human rights. Learn more at: https://tvlr.fm/ You can hear the Valley…

CBS News fires Scott Pelley; war updates; Jeff Stein makes his return today; grocery stores; Orono man given work release for drunk driving deaths he caused; Demuth’s decision to remain in the governor’s race; Engen files to run for his state house seat; continued coverage of the GOP’s honoring Chauvin; thinning numbers in volunteer fire…

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

New coordinated right-wing social media push; today’s war updates; Pride Month and celebrating our LGBT veterans; red states try to resist Pride Month; Delaney Hall in New Jersey; Patrick Coolican returns for a new conversation with Brett; Demuth will continue to primary election; the GOP’s sham moment of silence.

Brett has our weekly conversation with the editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, Patrick Coolican. They talked about last weekend’s DFL and Republican State conventions. Read more about what they talked about at: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/01/listen-to-the-moment-of-silence-mn-gop-delegates-held-for-derek-chauvin/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/30/klobuchar-fights-off-challenge-from-left-wins-dfl-convention-nod-in-bid-for-governor/ https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/sources-sen-amy-klobuchar-threatened-to-leave-dfl-convention-during-challenge-from-left/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/30/kendall-qualls-wins-gop-endorsement-for-governor/ https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/lisa-demuth-to-run-in-gop-primary-for-governor-setting-up-three-way-election-in-august/

Pride Month; MN GOP holds moment of silence for George Floyd’s murderer; Operation Cluster continues; agriculture update; Twin Cities awarded JFK Profile in Courage award; recapping both the DFL and GOP conventions.

How our National Parks have been screwed up by trump; negotiations with Iran not going well; the delusion of MAGA; how trump validates racism; why moderate Dems are clueless when campaigning; UFO’s with Greg Bakun; Amy Klobuchar picks a running mate; will Klobuchar cater too much towards moderates and Republicans

Matt is joined by Greg Bakun, the host of GhostBox Radio weeknights 10-11 on AM950. They talk about UFO sightings that have been reported around the north metro.