The Matt McNeil Show

Philip Anthony is the host of the new radio version of his show Downright Upright every Saturday at 5 PM.

Groundhog Day; Carl Weathers has died; Alabama prison abuse; US conducts airstrikes in the Middle East; Trump trial updates from DC and from Georgia; climate change lack of seriousness; State Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic will step away; fires at conservative organization offices; woman describes being married to a man eventually arrested for murdering his previous wife.

The beginning of Black History Month; Dean Phillips’ adventure continues; Dr. Joe Eastman discusses the latest disease modeling; Max Nesterak joins the show to discuss Ilhan Omar’s translated comments; grisly body trafficking; winter event issues; Cowles Cener will close.

Max Nesterak is the deputy editor of the Reformer and reports on labor and housing. Previously, he was an associate producer for Minnesota Public Radio after a stint at NPR. He also co-founded the Behavioral Scientist and was a Fulbright Scholar to Berlin, Germany.

Dr. Joe Eastman regularly joins the Matt McNeil Show to discuss COVID and other disease trends.

On today’s show:

– Rural hospitals struggle to deliver basic services to their residents, especially when providing services for mothers giving birth.

– Jeff Stein’s weekly Wednesday visit.

– Our extremely warm weather might feel nice, but it’s bad for the environment.

– Tom Emmer and other Republicans misinterpret remarks from Ilhan Omar about Somalia.

– Hometown source reports that a BCA search warrant targets an Edina vehicle of interest in a hut and run of a doctor near Lake Mille Lacs.

– Some police blotter stories to close the show!

Matt is joined by our national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about red state politicians playing politics with the border.

Taking down Christmas lights; Republicans taking credi for bills they voted against; Republicans don’t want to pass an immigration bill; Patrick Coolican joins Brett; Amy Klobuchar gets a new GOP opponent; thieves stealing EV chargers.

Brett Johnson was joined by editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, Patrick Coolican. They talk about Dean Phillip’s New Hampshire campaign and the DFL modifying the school resource officers bill.