10 most popular dog breeds; man vanzalizes Seattle museum; Fed keeps rates stable; Israel attacks Iranian oil infrastructure; Jeff Stein returns this week; CVS torn down in St. Paul; shrimp troubles; school threats; Markwayne Mullin nomination hearingsl Walz releases supplemental budget proposal; Rogers basketball team alleged sexual assaults in hazing; Paige Bueckers makes big donation to Hopkins.

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

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Brett has our weekly conversation with Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talk about the Minnesota legislature looking to ban online prediction markets and follow the case of a Minnesota woman with no criminal record and a serious medical condition being held at an ICE facility in Texas. Read more about what they talked about at:

https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/17/people-are-betting-1-2m-on-whether-federal-agents-in-minneapolis-shootings-will-be-charged/

https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/16/i-feel-desperate-minnesota-woman-suffering-medical-emergency-stuck-in-texas-detention/

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Dermot Flanagan makes his annual St. Patrick’s Day appearance; Trump makes up his own realities; Patrick Coolican is back this week; national counterterrorism head quits over Iran war; who duped Trump into going into Iran?; Sgt. Amor laid to rest at Fort Snelling; woman dies in Bloomington jail; measles outbreak in North Dakota; Allina Health will be sold.

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A personal friend of Matt’s, Dermot Flanagan makes his annual St. Patrick’s Day visit to discuss Ireland and Irish perspectives on world events.

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Cliff Schecter joins the show to talk politics and preview Wednesday’s Substack-a-Palooza; Trump being outsmarted on Iran War and the strait; markets up today; Meta rumored to be planning large layoffs; Oscars recap; RFK’s vaccine guidelines struck down in court; more stupidity from the 8th Congressional District rep; administration pursuing voter data; last uncovered area by Google Streetview is in Minnesota.

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Cliff Schecter didn’t just discover the GOP’s bad, find our voices & switch sides. We’ve been at it for 25 yrs. Cliff wrote the ads that helped Biden beat Trump in ’20. David exposed GOP corruption as an Emmy-winning anchor at MSNBC & CNN.

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Oscars preview; Trump admin. dishonoring fallen Capitol police officers; Pete Hegseth makes a fool of himself; marines being sent to Iran; the farm bill is a big handout to rich people; get your colonoscopy; someone tried that in a small town; the tarantula thrower is back; thoughts on continuing the Target boycott; Ex-DOJ attorney who complained about ICE will primary Ilhan Omar; clean water; MN Republicans refuse to help people impacted by ICE.

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Attacks on Michigan synagogue and Old Dominion University in Virginia; sad loss of another soldier; Iran War updates; Dr. Joe Eastman makes his return to the show; MRI day; bill to integrate discredited reproductive health; expedited asylum hearings; Champlin city councilor resigns; Joy Dolo also returns to discuss theater and movies.

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Joy Dolo is an Theater Artist based in Minnesota. She has worked on stages all over the Twin Cities and beyond for over a decade. She is a co-founder of Blackout Improv, the first all black improv group in MN. She Hosts American Public Media’s podcast “Forever Ago”, a history show for kids! She is a writer/performer for APM’s Smash! Boom! Best! She is recognized through City Pages as 2018 Artist of the Year, an Ivey Award, and a MN Theater Award. Forever Ago received an Ambi nomination and was awarded silver medal through Signal Awards. She really hates mayonnaise. Like a whole lot.

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