The Matt McNeil Show

MAREN WARD is a Twin Cities performer, director and community-based theater maker – named Best Theater Performer of 2018 in MN Monthly Magazine. Maren has been zAmya’s creative director since it started in 2004. She has been awarded a McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship (2007) and has attended the Cornerstone Institute for Community Based Theater and the Sojourn Theater/Center for Performance and Civic Practice Institute.

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo and the Iowa Politics Report joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30.

Mar-a-Lago look; Veterans’ Day; Mike Johnson can’t keep the House adjourned much longer; Epstein files much worse than reported; Patrick Coolican makes his Tuesday visit; Michael Brodkorb elaborates on a restraining order filed against a GOP guberantorial candidate; possible hemp ban in Congress could devastate local industries.

Brett has our weekly conversation with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talked about how the deal to reopen the federal government could hurt Minnesota’s hemp industry, Lisa Demuth picking a running mate, Bernie Sanders endorsing Peggy Flanagan and thoughts on last week’s elections. Find more about what they talked about at:

https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/hemp-growers-retailers-targeted-in-section-of-government-shutdown-legislation/

https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/house-speaker-lisa-demuth-picks-ryan-wilson-as-running-mate-in-campaign-for-governor/

https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/sen-bernie-sanders-endorses-lt-gov-peggy-flanagan-for-senate/

https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/04/rep-kaohly-her-wins-stunning-upset-in-st-paul-mayoral-race-making-history/

Matt’s colonoscopy; Senate Democrats break to end shutdown; Cliff Schecter talks about the disgraceful ending of the shutdown; SNAP’ gay marriage ruling won’t be revisited by the Supreme Court; Primary Trust at the Guthrie; 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Fitzgerald; Demuth has a running mate; strike averted with Minneapolis teachers; Michael Brodkorb recaps yesterday’s game.

Michael Brodkorb joins weekly during football season to preview and review this week’s Vikings games.

Cliff Schecter/David Shuster didn’t just discover the GOP’s bad, find our voices & switch sides. We’ve been at it for 25 yrs. Cliff wrote the ads that helped Biden beat Trump in ’20. David exposed GOP corruption as an Emmy-winning anchor at MSNBC & CNN.

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On today’s show:

— Winter weather is coming!

— Will Dems cave on the gov’t shutdown?

— Yesterday’s bizarre Oval Office scene.

— Elon Musk’s ridiculous payday from Tesla.

— Trump bails out Argentina but won’t fund SNAP benefits.

— Calling out Trump supporters who receive SNAP benefits.

— The White House explanation for RKF’s bizarre behavior yesterday.

— Rural healthcare getting decimated.

— Is grade inflation a problem?

— Previewing Ravens vs. Vikings

Matt and Brett fill in for Matt and preview this week’s Vikings vs. Ravens game!

Matt addresses his criticism of double standards covering perceived political leans of races; “sandwich guy” found not guilty; Trump falsely claims Thanksgiving prices are lower; US hoping China will buy products; Matt reviews his predictions of what Trump said he would do vs. what has been done now; labor market begins downward slide; FIFA establishes a peace prize; state lawmaker assassin now divorced; Rev. Trish Vanni, the show’s spiritual advisor, returns; Mike Lindell sued again over unpaid loan.