The Matt McNeil Show

Matt reflects on today; Deloris Pringle, formerly of the Penn Center, returns to the show; why Democrats are floundering; Sarah Fornace joins the show to preview her show at Children’s Theatre.

Sarah Fornace is a founding co-Artistic Director of Manual Cinema. She has worked as a director, performer, choreographer, writer, and story artist on numerous theatre, immersive, museum, and film projects for Manual Cinema. Her shows with Manual Cinema have toured to every continent except Antarctica. She won an Emmy with Manual Cinema for her work on The Forger with The New York Times.

https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/leonardo/

Deloris Pringle is the former chair of the Board of Trustees at the Penn Center in South Carolina.

On today’s show:

– Trump moves his inauguration indoors due to cold weather.

– The SCOTUS won’t block a new law that bans Tik Tok.

– The 5 lies of the Republicans on mining.

– A new report from the Department of Agriculture details the unsanitary conditions at Boar’s Head plants.

– How the City of Minneapolis and the police might respond to Trump’s immigration deportations.

– Michael Brodkorb talks #MNLeg and the Vikings.

– Dancing to OK Go – A Stone Only Rolls Downhill.

Michael Brodkorb joins Matt to talk about the standoff at the Minnesota House of Representatives. Plus his thoughts on the end of the Minnesota Vikings season.

Bob Uecker and David Lynch pass away; unserious Republican land movement proposals; wealth is wasted on the wealthy; Republicans continue to not understand what they voted for; Jackie Craig returns to the show to preview the Peoples’ March; state house updates.

The People’s March is January 18, 2025 in St. Paul.

On today’s show:

– Matt struggles to open a bottle of shampoo

– Iowa wants to annex 9 southern Minnesota counties?!

– How Trump will likely fumble his attempts to buy Greenland.

– Our weekly visit with Jeff Stein

– Rep. Brad Tabke joins Matt

– DFLers condemn the GOP for hiring Rep. Harry Niska’s employer as outside House counsel.

– How will the State Supreme Court rule on the Republicans power grab in the Minnesota House?

Matt McNeil is joined by state Rep. Brad Tabke from district 54A which includes Shakopee and surrounding areas. Tabke narrowly won reelection last fall, a decision that was just affirmed by the courts. But Republicans are refusing to seat him, leading to DFLers boycotting the House.

It’s our weekly Wednesday visit with Jeff Stein! Today Matt and Jeff talk about an Iowa proposal that would allow them to annex 9 southern Minnesota counties, Pete Hegseth hearings, Pam Bondi hearings and more!