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Joining Robert Pilot: Franky Jackson, Tribal Historic Compliance Officer of Prairie Island and Wendy Pilot

This episode originally aired April 13, 2025:

What does it really mean to be wealthy? In this episode, we challenge traditional ideas of success and explore why being “rich” doesn’t always equal true wealth.

“Patriot Games” announced; Biden vs. Trump price check; Iowa US Senate candidate; Trump speech last night; man arrested for quoting Trump’s own words regarding mass shooting; Lake City shooting; pregnant woman dragged across ground; updates on fraud.

Legendary Iron Range band Cats Under the Stars are re-releasing their 45 RPM single “Louie, Louie” / “Blue Ghosts” from 1982 (recorded at the Children’s Theater studio) along with a previously unreleased rap song written by Cats guitarist Jack Pasternacki that Paul and Jack recorded in 1984 called “Under Grey Skies in the Buffalo Zone.” This release coincides with the band’s 50th Anniversary taking place at the Parkway Theater on Sunday, December 28, 2025. The Cats studied and played most styles of American music and were one of the first bands in the Twin Cities to play reggae and New Orleans music, along with swing jazz, blues, folk, and deep space improvisation. They played everywhere from the West Bank, Moby Dick’s, the Union Bar, and the Cabooze to the A Prairie Home Companion radio show. They opened up for Ry Cooder at the Guthrie Theater and shared stages with Flora Purim and Airto, Robert Hunter, Mose Allison, John Hammond, Riders in the Sky, and Willie and the Bumblebees. They are also considered to be the first “jam band” in the Twin Cities before there was such a thing. The players include leader Paul Metsa (8 MN Music Awards), Tim O’Keefe (The Rose Ensemble), Jack Pasternacki (The Ranchtones), Joe Luoma (Alex Chilton and Del Shannon), Al Oikari (The Big Wu) and Jimmy Anton (Jonny Lang, Paul Westerberg.) They will be joined by Tom Lieberman, Sonny Earl, and the Tilt Town Titanettes. Going as long and strong as the Rolling Stones, The Cats were featured in the 1984 movie Wild Rose, filmed on the Iron Range about the first women miners. They are also one of the few bands with at least one portage together into the BWCA. See below for more info on the original press materials attached below.

Tickets and more information about this special December 28 reunion concert at

Dale Stark is the Director of Marketing and Communications at Hennepin Arts.

Dale has worked on over 250 national broadway tours, which includes launching many of those tours, over 400 hundred events at venues across the US, and we’re talking events that were concerts, theatre, and stand-up comedians.

According to the website, Hennepin Arts, “provides meaningful arts and cultural experiences to the more than 600,000 people we bring to the Hennepin Theatre District annually.”

The Gaily Show is the only daily LGBTQ radio news and talk show in the U.S. Watch us on YouTube daily at 2pm. Catch us on the radio at 2pm CST on AM950 Radio (Minneapolis) or at 5am CST on WCPT 820 (Chicago). We cover news, politics, books, theatre, movies, and more in Minnesota, Chicago, Washington DC, Texas, and beyond! Follow us on Bluesky: @thegailyshow.org #thegailyshow

Joining Robert Pilot: Barb Fabre of Little Moments Count and Arvina Martin of Emerge Wisconsin

Trump’s still their guy; Jack Smith alleges there was clear proof Trump committed crimes; Jeff Stein makes his Wednesday visit; Trump gestapo having hard impact on local businesses; Carnahan refusing to resign as Nissaw mayor; Hillman Township pettiness; fraud-related lawsuits.

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

The Democrats (+4 Republicans) have forced a vote to keep your healthcare insurance premiums affordable. Kentucky special election results. PLUS Windy City Times Managing Editor Jake Wittich Reports:

Gay couple wins $104M in I-90 crash case

‘Dining Out’ traces a century of queer restaurants—starting in Chicago

The Equality for Every Family Act signed by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

T-shirt fundraiser launches to support drag icon Joan Jett Blakk

Windy City Times has been the voice of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community since 1985. This year marks the news outlet’s 40th anniversary of uplifting queer stories, reporting with Pride and chronicling LGBTQ+ history. Visit WindyCityTimes.com/newsletters to sign up for the publication’s weekly LGBTQ+ news updates.

Local News:

Rural Ohio trans candidate nearly drops out of race after being targeted online, wins seat in Republican stronghold https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/12/15/amy-heutmaker-transgender-elected-official/

No, late director Rob Reiner’s son Nick is not transgender https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/17/no-late-director-rob-reiners-son-nick-is-not-transgender/

Florida city sets up rainbow bike racks after being forced to remove Pride crossings https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/17/st-petersburg-florida-pride-bike-racks-rainbow-crossings/

The Gaily Show is the only daily LGBTQ radio news and talk show in the U.S. Watch us on YouTube daily at 2pm. Catch us on the radio at 2pm CST on AM950 Radio (Minneapolis) or at 5am CST on WCPT 820 (Chicago). We cover news, politics, books, theatre, movies, and more in Minnesota, Chicago, Washington DC, Texas, and beyond! Follow us on Bluesky: @thegailyshow.org #thegailyshow