Wedge LIVE!
A show about Minneapolis politics from the maker of Wedge LIVE, the award winning local news website.
Episodes
The Minneapolis City Council is in the middle of their annual, charter-mandated tradition: amending the mayor's recommended budget. I ask Budget Committee Chair Aisha Chughtai what a "budget" even means if one department (MPD) can overspend their budget by $20 million. We talk about Mayor Frey calling council members "mean-spirited" for proposing cuts to his office staff. Chughtai says adjusting the size of ...
We react to last week's election results in Minneapolis. Taylor Dahlin and Josh Martin join me to talk about Jacob Frey's victory, the prospect of a closely divided city council, downballot success that flipped the Park Board to the progressive side, Mike Norton winning "worst pundit of 2025," and so much more. Plus a conversation with a candidate (and cherished friend) who ran a heroic campaign for Park Board whi...
We're talking about I-94 as a public health emergency that the Minnesota Department of Transportation feels no urgency to do anything about. With guest Mateo Frumholtz, public health researcher and PhD student at the University of Minnesota.
Rally against this public health catastrophe this upcoming Thursday, Nov 6. There will be delivery of a community petition to MnDOT asking that they restore the boulevard replacement option ...
We're breaking down the race for Minneapolis City Council in Ward 8 between Soren Stevenson and Josh Bassais. Joining me for analysis are a couple of Ward 8 icons: Andrea Riehl and Dan Suitor, lawyer to the stars.
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A conversation with Amber Frederick, candidate for one of three at-large seats on the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board.
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A conversation with Adam Schneider, candidate for one of three at-large seats on the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board.
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We're breaking down the race for Minneapolis City Council in Ward 10 between Council Member Aisha Chughtai and challenger Lydia Millard. Joining me for analysis is Natasha Dockter (not a real doctor).
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A conversation with Adam Dullinger, who argues he's more than just a single-issue candidate for mayor of St Paul.
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For years, a small but vociferous online community of ranked choice voting truthers have held firm to the belief that there's a way to game the system. Some say if we rank our ballots, not according to our preference, but in a way that communicates the correct password to the ancient aliens who run our elections, we can gain an advantage for our desired candidates. On today's episode I challenge my guests, Todd Schuman and ...
A bike ride conversation with Elliott Payne, President of the Minneapolis City Council. We talk about issues at stake in the 2025 city election as he leads me through the heart of Northeast, across the river, into downtown, and finishing at City Hall.
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A conversation with Mariam Demello, candidate for Minneapolis City Council in Ward 11.
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We're talking about St. Paul's fight to implement something that most of the civilized world has already adopted to enforce society's rules and regulations. City question #1, on the ballot in 2025, attempts to convert St. Paul's system of government from "Mad Max Style Libertarian Free For All" to one that allows for administrative citations. Matt Privratsky joins me to talk about that and other pressing e...
Aisha Chughtai, VP of the Minneapolis City Council, sits in the cargo container as we navigate Open Streets on Hennepin Avenue and talk about the issues at stake in the 2025 city election.
Cargo bike provided by the Minneapolis Cargo Bike Library: https://mplscargobikelibrary.com/
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We're breaking down the pivotal race for Minneapolis City Council in Ward 7 between Council Member Katie Cashman and challenger Elizabeth Shaffer. Joining me for the analysis are Heather Silsbee and Taylor Dahlin.
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A bike ride conversation with Omar Fateh, candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis.
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A conversation with Jamison Whiting, candidate for Minneapolis City Council in Ward 11. In the first ever competition-based episode of Wedge LIVE, only one can emerge victorious. And it was your host, John Edwards.
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My bike ride conversation with Rep. Kaohly Her, who is running for mayor of Saint Paul.
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My bike ride conversation with Eric Harris Bernstein, candidate for Minneapolis Board of Estimate & Taxation.
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A bike ride conversation with DeWayne Davis, candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis.
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John is joined by Taylor Dahlin and Josh Martin for a rundown and reaction to the state party overturning the Minneapolis DFL convention's endorsement of Omar Fateh for mayor.
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