The Matt McNeil Show

It’s our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about jury deliberations in Trump’s trial, Samuel Alito flying Christian Nationalist flags at his home and more.

Memorial Day yesterday; Republicans finding out life isn’t so much better in red states; Trump trial closing arguments begin; Brett has his Tuesday visits with Matt and Patrick Coolican; shortage of school counselors in Minnesota; Minnesota sends disaster assistance to Iowa tornado sites.

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.

Cliff Schecter joins the show for the first half hour; the modern GOP; decline of local newspapers; federal lawsuit filed against Live Nation; Memorial Day; Rochester removes problematic councillor from meeting; State Trooper involved in fatal car accident; George Floyd was four years ago this weekend.

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:

– Aaron Rodgers on why he turned down RFK Jr.’s offer to be his running mate.

– Why Florida’s healthcare system is a mess.

– How Trump’s Truth Social account posting a Nazi Reich meme was not a “mistake.”

– Our weekly Wednesday visit with Jeff Stein.

– Minneapolis has one of the best park systems in the country.

– Why did the DFL fail to pass the ERA amendment this session?

– Education bills that were passed by the DFL

– Dr. Joe Eastman joins to talk Timberwolves!

Dr. Joe Eastman joins to not talk infectious diseases, but to preview Timberwolves vs. Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals.

It’s our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about questionable trial strategies from Trump’s attorneys, Trump “accidentally” posting Nazi imagery on his Truth Social account and more.

Internet group battles; Trump social media bleeds money; classified documents found at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago bedroom; Trump trial updates; Brett speaks to Patrick Coolican to recap the end of session; Robert Downey Jr. visits Minneapolis; Derek Chauvin accused of another prior excessive force case.

Patrick Coolican is Editor-in-Chief of Minnesota Reformer. Previously, he was a Capitol reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for five years, after a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan and time at the Las Vegas Sun, Seattle Times and a few other stops along the way. He lives in St. Paul with his wife and two young children.