The Matt McNeil Show

Matt is back today! On the show:

Recapping Matt’s trip to western US and national parks; a summary of trump’s corruption over the last 10 days; updates on Operation Cluster; how Republicans have turned rural America into a wasteland; the ever increasing cost of groceries; Lisa Demuth’s stance on guns; the Feeding Our Future ringleader gets sentenced

Bruce Klopfleisch fills in for Matt today and talks about Trump’s slush fund, the corrupt SCOTUS, food stamp cuts, bad polling numbers for Republicans and more!

Bruce Klopfleisch fills in for Matt today. On the show:

Ian Millhiser of VOX on Virginia redistricting; how not voting empowers fascists; Democrats fighting back against Republican gerrymandering; Patrick Coolican joins; Amy Klobuchar’s “moderate” streak; Trump’s collapsing poll numbers; Hawaii attempts to overturn Citizens United

Brett has our weekly conversation with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, as they recap the end of the legislative session. Read more about what they talked about at:

Takeaways from the 2026 Minnesota legislative session

Bruce was joined by Ian Millhiser, senior correspondent for VOX. They talk about the Virginia Supreme Court overturning a vote to allow Democratic redistricting. Read more about what they talked about at:

https://www.vox.com/politics/488176/virginia-supreme-court-gerrymandering-decision-republicans-win

Laurie Fitz is joined by Phil Adams, past DFL Platform Committee Co-Chair and currently serving on the Environmental Caucus and Karl Bunday DFL Organizing Unit Vice Chair for Senate District 45. Highlighted in the discussion were issues about Data Centers,  navigating a 67-67 deadlocked State House, managing the fallout of the gun reform package and learning more background on the criminal issues that took advantage of of the Covid funding.

Ellie Krug fills in for Matt today. On the show:

Trump’s treasury slush fund; the trump administration draining our military’s munitions; Aly Gibbs from Assigned Media; Remembering former NBA player Jason Collins who came out as gay 13 years ago; Roots being banned in a Tennessee town; Ana Radelat of MinnPost; egg expiration dates; new federal rules to make it harder for transgender people to get guns; how transgender people can have fear when going to medical appointments

Greg Bakun gust hosts today’s Matt McNeil Show:

Antonia Carlotta decendent of the old Universal Studios join Greg for a discussion about old Universal monsters and films.

The Phantom of the Opera set has been taken down

The faily aspect of being in the movie business

Carl Laemmle family ties

Nicholas Harper of The Rogue Buddha Gallery joins Greg to talk about his art and Art A Whirl that begins this upcoming weekend.

Old St. Michaels and Church adventures

The art of Nicholas Harper of his ” magical Realists” style and his Nocternal landscapes paintings.

Harper’s Art a Whirl studio is talked about

Greg Bakun sets in for Matt on today’s show

Matt Schmidt joins Greg for a look at Quantum Healing and what is it and who can do it?