The Matt McNeil Show

It’s our weekly conversation with Jeff! Today Matt and Jeff talk about Trump trying to acquire foreign territories, immigration round ups, Trump’s sentencing in New York and more!

Matt delves more into his immigration conversation from yesterday; Trump goes completely off the rails; Americans’ misconceptions about immigrants and jobs; Patrick Coolican joins Brett for the first time in 2025; cops battle over Alpha News documentary.

J. Patrick Coolican is Editor-in-Chief of Minnesota Reformer. Previously, he was a Capitol reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for five years, after a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan and time at the Las Vegas Sun, Seattle Times and a few other stops along the way. He lives in St. Paul with his wife and two young children

Nebraska senator’s husband snubs Harris; the ongoing Trump administration circus; Trump keeps on insulting our northern neighbor; Matt recaps his holiday break; Minnesota House updates.

Aaron Zimmerman (he/him) is a career fundraiser and non-profit manager. He has served as PFund Foundation’s Director of Development, as a Major and Planned Giving Officer at Twin Cities PBS (TPT), and as the Director of Development and Communications at Domestic Abuse Project, a Minneapolis-based domestic violence therapy and advocacy program.

Patti airs weeknights at 9 here on AM950!

Comedian, WCPT 820 AM Host “Driving it Home with Patti Vasquez” 5-7 pm cst Mon-Fri, Keynote speaker, comedian, advocate for individuals with disabilities.

Cliff Schecter is a bestselling author (The Real McCain), nationally syndicated columnist, co-founder/owner of We Act Radio–Washington DC’s independent progressive radio station–and founder/President of Libertas LLC, a progressive public relations/direct mail firm. As a political consultant, Schecter helped re-elect President Bill Clinton in 1996 and many others since. His firm has worked with Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the American Association for Justice, the Alliance for Climate Protection and many others. As a regular pundit Schecter’s ideas have been quoted in The New York Times, on The Daily Show and in other various media. Schecter likes cats, his kids, people who don’t like Donald Trump and Graeters Ice Cream. Rush Limbaugh claims to have “never heard of him,” and John McCain once called him “trash.” He always wanted to bat .400.

Larry Millett, a native of Minneapolis, is a graduate of St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota (BA, English, 1969) and the University of Chicago (MA, English, 1970). He spent much of his career as a writer, reporter, and editor for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, joining the newspaper in 1972. In 1984, he won a Knight Fellowship to the University of Michigan to study architectural history and theory. When he returned to St. Paul in 1985, Millett became the newspaper’s first architecture critic. He held that post until his retirement from the Pioneer Press in June of 2002. While at the Pioneer Press, Millett and fellow reporter Don Boxmeyer also served for several years as clue writers for the annual Winter Carnival medallion hunt.

Greg Bakun is the host of GhostBox Radio every weeknight on AM950 at 10 PM.

J. Patrick Coolican is Editor-in-Chief of Minnesota Reformer. Previously, he was a Capitol reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for five years, after a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan and time at the Las Vegas Sun, Seattle Times and a few other stops along the way. He lives in St. Paul with his wife and two young children