The Matt McNeil Show

The Matt McNeil Show

Matt McNeil is a proud Minnesotan, on live weekdays from 3pm to 5pm. Matt has been living most of his life in the state of his birth. He’s a husband, a father of three, a veteran, and a broadcaster. He’s worked in radio for over 25 years, starting with Armed Forces Radio in Nuremberg, Germany. He currently lives in Hopkins. On his show Matt talks politics from a Democrat/Progressive perspective, but he’ll also venture into parenting, religion, entertainment, sports, gardening, business, cooking, and many other subjects. He interviews politicians, political insiders, authors, pundits, entertainers, and artists, and loves talking to the listeners. Besides being on air, you can read his thoughts at the ‘Progressive Citizen X’ blog.

Episodes

August 8, 2025 89 mins
On today’s show: – Matt becomes an empty nester in a couple weeks. – Crypto currency rears its ugly head with stunts throwing sex toys at WNBA games. – Could Trump invade Mexico to distract from Epstein? – Pete Hegseth attended a church with a Christian nationalist pastor who doesn’t think women should vote and…
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Michael Brodkorb joins Matt to look at the Vikings preseason plus some thoughts on recent MN political news.
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August 8, 2025 24 mins
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.
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August 7, 2025 88 mins
Kelly Clarkson cancels residency after ex-husband’s passing; Democrats struggling; prices being driven further upward; Minnesota wins best state fair from readers; assassin likely won’t go to trial for a year; Sen. Hoffman’s statement; Mary Moriarty will not seek re-election; Wisconsin measles report; motorcyclist keeps going after his sister was thrown off.
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August 6, 2025 88 mins
You don’t find out what kind of person you are when things are easy; Jeff Stein makes his Wednesday appearance; local lawmaker pleads for protesters to not protest at private homes.
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August 6, 2025 22 mins
Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30.
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August 5, 2025 90 mins
Republican power grab; agriculture secretary floats dumb ideas for saving ag sector; people carrying more and more personal debt; overzealous policing; Matthew Blake of MinnPost talks with Brett; mineral surveying flights; law enforcement recruitment funding controversy.
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Matthew Blake covers state government for MinnPost. He is unmistakably from the Midwest.
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August 4, 2025 91 mins
Philip Anthony fills in for Matt today. He and his co-hosts talk about the top news of the day, plus Ellie Krug joins to discuss her new book Being Ellen.
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Ellie Krug is the host of The Illegal Trans Woman, airing Saturdays at 4 PM on AM950.
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August 1, 2025 88 mins
Greg Bakun from GhostBox Radio with Greg Bakun fills in for Matt McNeil for today’s show. Greg welcomes Butch Patrick from the Munster’s TV series The Summer Scream Series hosted by Butch Patrick coming to Illinois and Indiana Drive ins. John from 300 Clifton and the Minneapolis Trolly Tours is a guest for today’s show…
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Radioactive wasps in South Carolina; Democrats sabotaging each other; video analysis from the night of Epstein’s death; Dr. Joe joins the show; Twins selling off assets; Minnesota Orchestra’s Manny Laureano retiring; private security officer arrested for impsersonating a police officer; Republican voters don’t really seem to grasp what’s being done to them; Walz endorses Jacob…
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Dr. Joe Eastman is an expert disease modeler who frequently provides updates on COVID, avian flu, and other diseases.
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Immigration authorities use Thomas Kinkade paintings in propaganda; Powell declines to change interest rates; Jeff Stein makes his weekly appearance; bad air quality; best scenic overlooks in Minnesota; Democrats can’t get themselves on the same page; Albert Lea denies cannabis shop license; Democrats need to fight.
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Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30.
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Oklahoma state superintendent caught watching porn; Texas senator’s long-term extramartital affair; Israel starving Gaza to death; right-wingers feel increasingly emboldened to go further and further; Matt outlines what all Democrats need to be for; Patrick Coolican joins the show; Park Tavern drunk driver sentenced; St. Paul cyberattack.
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Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer joins Brett every Tuesday at 4:15.
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Weekend recap; Trump’s trip to Scotland; some red states roll back child labor laws; Matt sees Cabaret and realizes the trouble we’re in is deeper than he thought; Gen Z baby names; naked man found inside State Capitol; devastating financial effect on rural hospitals; state denies DOJ access to voter rools.
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On today’s show: – Bear attack training at Japanese police departments! – Is Trump trying to cut a deal with Ghislaine Maxwell? – The Guardian reports ICE agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ – ICE moves to shackle nearly 200,000 immigrants with GPS ankle monitors – A band that was supposed…
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Jack Rice joins the show; Trump and Vance not on the same page right now as the administration struggles to deal with Epstein; Chuck Mangione and Hulk Hogan pass away; Mike Lindell will not have to pay out to man who disproved him; Derrick Thompson sentenced to 59 years for quintuple car crash deaths; the…
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