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Matt is joined by Minnesota music legend Paul Metsa! They talk about his his 70th birthday that’s also a special benefit show for AM950. It takes place Sunday, November 2 at 7 PM at the Aster House in Minneapolis. Find tickets and details at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/83991706/songs-of-resistance-and-respectpaul-metsa-70th-birthday-and-cd-release-partybenefit-for-am-950-minneapolis-aster-house

Joining Robert Pilot: Robert Lilligren President and CEO of the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI), Robert is enrolled in the White Earth Ojibwe Nation. Wendy Pilot with our Sacred Animals Report.

On today’s show:

— What actually happened with Trump’s meeting with Xi?

— We’re actually in a recession that’s not being reported.

— Greg Bakun previews the Halloween GhostBox Radio broadcast tomorrow from 7-11 PM!

— Matt was joined by Varajita Singh of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. They talked about the museum’s new special exhibit, “Royal Bronzes: Cambodian Art of the Divine.”

— Why Minnesota is a great place for employment, despite what right wingers say.

— Problems when AI data centers force Minnesota cities into secrecy when being built.

— Stories about filling the gap as SNAP funding runs out.

Matt was joined by Varajita Singh, the Chief Diversity Officer at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. They talked about the museum’s new special exhibit, “Royal Bronzes: Cambodian Art of the Divine.” They discuss the massive international collaboration required to bring over 200 bronze masterpieces, many from the 11th century, from Cambodia and Paris to the United States for the first time. A highlight of the exhibit is a monumental 7-foot-long reclining Vishnu, a restored Cambodian national treasure that will return to its home country permanently after this rare showing. Learn more and get tickets at: https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/royal-bronzes-cambodian-art-of-the-divine

Greg Bakun previews the Halloween GhostBox Radio broadcast tomorrow from 7-11 PM! He is going live from the haunted Pillsbury Club in Minneapolis, home of the Minneapolis Trolley Tours! Greg will be joined by Adam, Refined Divine, Char Savoie, and other guests for a real paranormal investigation inside the Pillsbury Club—filled with spirits, stories, and maybe… a few surprises!

Before we get into how Dan Savage ruined his life (in a good way), author Bill Hulseman returns to unpack for us how we can use queer identities as a tool of self-empowerment (and not limiting ourselves by them). He also shares how to create a practice of reflection. Plus we gush about our enduring love of Designing Women.

Buy Bill’s new book Six To Carry The Casket And One To Say The Mass here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781598493771

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). Follow us on Bluesky: @thegailyshow.org

Joining Robeet Pilot: Arvina Martin of Emerge Wisconsin

Halloween candy prices soar; numerous mass layoffs in corporate America; charges in Illinois anti-ICE protests; Jeff Stein makes his Wednesday visit; man charged in St. Paul vandalism targeting LGBT and anti-Trump sentiments; right-wingers cannibalizing each other; comedian Patrick Strait discusses his new book and the history of standup in Minneapolis; more economy news.

Patrick Strait has been writing about comedy for more than 15 years in Minnesota, and has been featured in City Pages, The Growler, Thrillist, Bring Me the News and others. His first book, “Funny Thing About Minnesota…” is available now through the Minnesota Historical Society Press. He himself is not very funny.