The Matt McNeil Show

Willa Hammitt Brown first had her picture taken with Paul Bunyan when she was four years old in Akeley, Minnesota, and she grew up spending summers on Deer Lake in Itasca County in the heart of the Northwoods Vacationland. She is a writer and historian specializing in American cultural, gender, and environmental history and holds a PhD in history from the University of Virginia. She has taught history, gender studies, and expository writing at the University of Virginia, Harvard University, and onboard the MV Explorer for Semester at Sea. Her writing has been published in The Atlantic, American Jewish History, Western Historical Quarterly, and Environmental History. She lives in Minneapolis.

On today’s show:

– Top Easter candy.

– How moderates are out of touch in their criticism of David Hogg.

– The Florida State shooter is reported to have expressed extreme right wing views.

– A lawsuit claims that Tesla speeds up odometers to avoid warranty repairs.

– Problems with online apps like Roblox and Discord.

– A Minneapolis hotel employee was fired after filming a woman in the restroom.

– The lack of compassion for homeless people in Brainerd.

Possible indicator of life on a distant planet; mass shooting at Florida State; fake moderate Democrats; Mike Lindell pleads being broke; Roblox; DFL candidate Denise Slipy joins the show; UHG takes a big hit in the stock market; International Falls city council meetings; no consequences for real crimes.

Denise Slipy is the DFL-endorsed candidate for the Senate District 6 special election on April 29.

On today’s show:

– A colossal squid was filmed by scientists for first time.

– A protestor at a Marjorie Taylor Green rally was tased.

– Should we feel sorry for MAGA voters who are being impacted by DOGE cuts and immigration raids?

– Jeff Stein’s back for his Wednesday visit with Matt after a week off.

– Matt was joined by author John Owens. He has a new wordless picture book based in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area called  “One Spring Up North.”

– Feeding Our Future Connections to DFLers per-scandal? Is the media taking the bait from far right Republicans?

– CD7 Republicans have quite the character as their new chair!

Matt was joined by author John Owens. He has a new wordless picture book based in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area called  “One Spring Up North.” Learn more and order at: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517919252/one-spring-up-north/

Jeff’s back for his Wednesday visit with Matt after a week off. Today they talk about tariffs, how the AG economy will be impacted by them, whether farmers could eventually turn against Trump, prison camps in El Salvador and more.

Ireland issues travel warning for students looking at the US; Kristi Noem’s publicity stunts; Indiana woman arrested for threatening LGBT teacher; people trying to be the hero of their own story; Republican tax plan released, with most savings going to the wealthy; Patrick Coolican joins the show; Minneapolis will stop making scanner audio public; Moorhead man arrested for murder; Angie Craig tries to defend Medicare.

Trump’s annual physical; attack on Pennsylvania governor Shapiro; important electronics exempted from China tariffs; El Salvador president visits Trump; Penn and Teller return to the Renaissance Festival; person arrested at UHG campus; Emily Koski exits Minneapolis mayoral race; sports report; Senate district 6 candidate has some wild political views; podcaster faces sentencing for sending nude photos.