The Matt McNeil Show

Patti Vasquez stops by to join Matt; the death of the news by Republicans; three Wisconsin fake electors charged; Brett and Matt talk sports betting; Patrick Coolican makes his Tuesday visit; Mary Moriarty’s comments about Gov. Walz.

Patrick Coolican is editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. He joins Brett every Tuesday around 4:15 to discuss the Reformer’s latest stories.

Patti Vasquez is a Chicago comedian, writer, actor, talk show host, consultant, advocate, and policy advisor. After achieving a degree in history from the University of Illinois, she set out to share her hilarious observations about how people behave, and stories about her second-generation Irish dad and Mexican immigrant mom. Patti has headlined in comedy clubs and colleges all over the U.S., Canada, and Europe, has appeared on tv and radio:  Nickelodeon, TBS, WGN, ABC, and The Oprah network. When her son Declan was born with a rare neurological disorder, Patti decided to take her communication and performance experience to launch her company “With Kind Words” in which she helps medical professionals and educators communicate with compassion. For six years, Patti was the first Latina to host her own talk show on WGN radio. She is currently working with film producers on a project scheduled to start shooting in 2022. In addition to her work as a performer and consultant, Patti began advocating for children and families throughout Illinois and helped restore funding for vital support services after massive cuts were made by former Governor Bruce Rauner. In 2020 she ran to be the State Representative of the 19th District.  She is now the healthcare and human services liaison and assistant policy advisor for Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza.  On August 2nd, 2021, Patti joined WCPT 820 AM with a talk show devoted to covering the news of the day and connecting listeners with local leaders. Patti lives with her family on the Northwest side of Chicago and continues to advocate for her community.

Aaron Rupar joins Matt for more coverage on Trump’s conviction and more; 2000 Mules producers disavow film; Texas murder pardon; Republicans still don’t know what to do about abortion; Justin Jefferson extended; Wisconsin police ask for help finding brisket bandit; Feeding our Future defendants bribe juror with cash bag; charges dropped in Ricky Cobb case.

Aaron Rupar is an independent journalist covering US politics and media, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter. He was a pioneer of using SnapStream to post real-time video tweet threads of political events. Before going independent, Rupar covered the Trump administration for Vox.

https://substack.com/@aaronrupar

Jack Rice joins Matt to discuss the aftermath of Trump’s conviction; Republican reactions from yesterday; trolls; Republican hypocrisy of supporting Trump; Royce White and Amy Klobuchar; German songs.

Jack is a nationally recognized and award winning criminal defense lawyer, awarded Among the Best Criminal Defense Lawyer of 2024, Minnesota Super Lawyer for 2023, Among the Best Lawyers of 2022, winner of the Minnesota Attorney of the Year Award for 2021 and founder of Jack Rice Defense. He was awarded the Professional Excellence Award from the MSBA for 2020, and is an MSBA Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist. He is also a former Prosecutor and a former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Officer. This St. Paul Criminal Defense Lawyer has decades of experience successfully representing thousands of clients facing everything from Sex Crimes, Child Pornography, Domestic Assault to DWI to Murder to other serious criminal charges.

https://www.jackricelaw.com/

Blues Brothers and Chicago-themed films; avian flu; Trump tape of racial slur comes to light; Trump trial reaches a verdict; Trump found guilty of hush money payment case; Cliff Schecter joins for immediate analysis on Trump’s conviction; DFL leaders call on Nicole Mitchell to resign.

Cliff Schecter is the President of Libertas LLC, a public relations and political strategy firm. He is the author of the 2008 bestselling book The Real McCain, a syndicated columnist, and co-owner of We Act Radio, AM 1480 in Washington DC. He also sits on the Board on the Ohio Innocence Project. You can follow him on Twitter @cliffschecter.

On today’s show:

– How society treats rapists better than transgender people.

– Updates on the WhatsApp group chat of a Mississippi Police Department that condoned (and encouraged) racism and police brutality.

– Our weekly Jeff Stein visit.

– Timberwolves update.

– The balancing act of too much vs. too little discipline in schools.

– The MNGOP filiburger during the end of the most recent session.

– Pro Publica reports how 3M executives convinced a scientist the forever chemicals she found in human blood were safe.