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Joining Robert Pilot: New Native Theatre and Bob Blake Solar Bear with the Solar News and Sports #followers #highlights

Trump approval ratings; Coast Guard delists hate symbols; unemployment highest in years; Trump’s chief of staff goes on the record; Minnesota man targeted in crypto scam; meth seized; Patrick Coolican is back with Brett this week; the adventures of Jennifer Carnahan; arrest in south metro bomb threats; executive orders on gun violence.

Patrick Coolican returns for our weekly conversation with Brett about what’s happening in the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talk about ICE raids impacting immigrant businesses, a Trump administration investigation of Minnesota’s unemployment insurance program and a new Republican Party MN Governor poll. Find more about what they talked about at:

https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/16/karmel-mall-once-a-bustling-center-of-community-falls-silent/

https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/trump-admin-announces-target-review-of-minnesotas-unemployment-insurance-program/

https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/14/perennial-candidate-kendall-qualls-wins-minnesota-gop-gubernatorial-straw-poll/

Speedskater Conor McDermott Mostowy, who won bronze and silver medals at the US championships this fall, has his sights on the 2026 Olympics. He is our guest to talk about his recent medals, being an out athlete in speedskating, and his road to the 2026 Olympics. Support him here: http://www.gofundme.com/f/be-a-part-of-my-milan-2026-journey

AND, Joseph Lezza joins us to talk about the best holiday rom-coms, as well potential nominees for the hall of shame.

Joseph Lezza is a Pushcart-nominated writer who was once described as a “mid twink” by the Matt Bomer Twitter army. He is the author of the memoir I’m Never Fine: Scenes and Spasms on Loss (Vine Leaves Press), a finalist for the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award and the 2021 Prize Americana in Prose. His work has been featured in, among others, Slate, Longreads, & The Massachusetts Review. https://www.josephlezza.com

Plus, we share about a new episode of our podcast This Queer Book Saved My Life that dropped today.

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: Arvina Martin of Emerge WI and Wendy Pilot

Awful news weekend; Rob Reiner and wife murdered, and Trump’s disgusting response; Australia shooting; Brown University shooting, with no suspects in custody; sports roundup with Trump’s embarrassing 1980 US hockey team ceremony; protesters camp outside Edina hotel where ICE members stayed; history of Jingle Bells; fraud fallout.

US Navy veteran, freelance writer & investigative columnist, philosopher & community builder. Ally. Advocate. Armed with truth and a keyboard.

The 6W Project has attempted to prove the Texas Women’s Privacy Act is unenforceable in a stage protest this month. But they didn’t go far enough. Based on how the law is written, protestors can inflict maximum damage and force MAGA to repeal it. We discuss how.

Zoé Henrot Artistic Director & Founder of Ballet Co.Laboratory joins us to discuss their production of The Snow Queen. It features a score by Ethel Smyth who was a queer 19th-century British composer. Zoé tells us all about it. Get your tickets here: https://www.balletcolaboratory.org/the-snow-queen

We discuss headlines and features from news organizations across America:

Finally, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee thinks 2026 elections could “fundamentally shift the state legislative balance of power” in the US. We take a look at how they’re assessing that.

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