The Matt McNeil Show

Matt McNeil was joined by Jeanne Hendricks, DFL candidate in the 6th Congressional District against incumbent Republican Tom Emmer.

On today’s show:

– Don’t over complicate pumpkin carving!

– The right wing troll Twitter account, Black Insurrectionist, turns out to be run by a white guy.

– Data that shows this election could be a lopsided win for Kamala Harris.

– Matt was joined by Leesa Kelly, author of the book, “Art and Artifact: Murals from the Minneapolis Uprising.”

– Thoughts on another tough Vikings loss.

– Amtrak’s Borealis train ridership reaches 100K riders in the first five months.

– Contrary to what right wingers say, data shows Minnesota is a safe place to live.

– The Minnesota Reformer reports an insurance trade group has called on Attorney General Ellison to investigate alleged HOA malfeasance.

– Dancing!

Matt was joined by Leesa Kelly, author of the book, “Art and Artifact: Murals from the Minneapolis Uprising.” Order now at: https://nextchapterbooksellers.com/book/9781517918989

More about the book:

It would be difficult to overstate the local, national, and international impact of the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police on May 25, 2020, and the Minneapolis uprising that followed. This book shows the reverberations of these events through the prolific and spontaneous appearance of murals in Minneapolis and St. Paul during the subsequent months.

An exhibition companion and collaboration between the Katherine E. Nash Gallery and the grassroots organization Memorialize the Movement (MTM), Art and Artifact features 100 color images of murals that were created in the Twin Cities in 2020. The contributors provide historical and interpretive context for the art, situating the efforts of MTM to collect, save, and display the Twin Cities murals as part of a larger preservation effort that simultaneously occurred nationwide.

Halloween creativity expansion; Trump dangers; Arizona attacks on Democratic office and ballot box; Plymouth drunk driving accident; graffiti on the Minnesota Governor’s Mansion; Walter Hudson; Michael Brodkorb previews tonight’s Vikings gamr.

Matt has a couple pieces of advice for Democrats; another damning piece against Trump from The Atlantic; Jeff Stein makes his weekly visit; Gov. Walz and family cast their votes; make sure to research your ballot’s judicial races; Owatonna schools.

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins Matt to discuss national politics every Wednesday at 3:30.

How Trump gets bad news off the front page; some Trump supporters open to violence according to study; Brett Johnson introduces this week’s Patrick Coolican visit; Walter Hudson apparently supports overthrowing the government; Harris outraises Trump in Minnesota by 10 times as much in September.

Patrick Coolican is the Editor-In-Chief of the Minnesota Reformer. He joins Brett every Tuesday at 4:15 to discuss local and national news and politics.

“Locker room talk”; Trump “works” a shift at McDonald’s; Dr. Joe Eastman talks diseases; WNBA Finals controversy; “Matthew Metro” fake allegations; charter school on verge of collapse.