The Matt McNeil Show

Brett is joined for his weekly visit with Patrick Coolican, editor in chief of the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talk about the end of the MN legislative session, ethics hearing against Nicole Mitchell, a possible Uber/Lyft agreement in Minneapolis and the emerging monopoly that is United Health Group.

Kristi Noem’s bad week continues; Trump trial updates; Trump to headline fundraiser dinner; Uber/Lyft reject state-brokered agreement on rideshare.

Chess camp vibes at Micro Center; Hope Hicks testifies at Trump trial; vaccine scaremongering; Trump Media accounting firm charged with fraud; Kristi Noem claimed she met King Jong Un in story debunked by her own staff; more Twins injuries; NY Times visits Minneapolis; pizza delivery driver shot; gun laws at the state legislature; Convention Grill in Edina reopens; Duluth vandalism; lawsuit over Minnesota’s ban on captive audiences at work.

Classic movies; Kristi Noem keeps digging; Trump hush money trial continues; Trump interview with Time Magazine; Nicole Mitchell; Feeding our Future trials.

On today’s show:

– Why you should try a new skill or activity.

– How the Catholic Church is changing and becoming more conservative.

– Our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein.

– A new and more affordable rail option between the Twin Cities and Chicago.

– How Pete Stauber is hurting the environment in northern Minnesota.

– How the Republican party of Minnesota is imploding by endorsing extreme candidates in legislative races.

It’s our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about Kristi Noem’s “checkered” history with animals, how Trump has now turned on RFK, did Mike Johnson cut a deal with Democrats and more.

Trump trial updates; day care crisis; people’s opposition to making life better for others; Twins’ rally sausage; Patrick Coolican joins Brett; Israel/Gaza developments; gun control bills at the state legislature.

Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer joins Brett every Tuesday at 4:15 to discuss local politics.

Severe weather slams the Midwest this weekend; Jerry Seinfeld’s opinion on current comedy; Kristi Noem’s bad weekend; Michael Brodkorb discusses the Nicole Mitchell situation; Fischbach not endorsed; Feeding Our Future trials begin.

Michael Brodkorb is the author of The Girls are Gone as well as a regular contributor and analyst of Republican politics in Minnesota.