The Mike McFeely Mess

Forum reporter Tasha Carvell joins host Mike McFeely to touch on a number of topics including the vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, the flurry of North Dakota political polls and the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Kevin Cramer and Democratic challenger Katrina Christiansen.

Forum sports writer Jeff Kolpack and WDAY-TV producer Mike Kapel join host Mike McFeely on the plane flight back to Fargo from Normal, Ill., where North Dakota State's football team walloped Illinois State on Saturday, Sept. 29.

The Bison defense looked inspired and improved while the offense just kept humming along behind quarterback Cam Miller.

Former Forum editorial page editor Jack Zaleski joins host Mike McFeely to discuss a number of topics, including the absence of Trump yard signs in very red areas, the new makeup of Fargo's city commission and the issue of homelessness in downtown Fargo.

Forum sportswriter Jeff Kolpack and WDAY-TV director Stacey Anderson join host Mike McFeely on the plane flight from Johnson City, Tennessee, to Fargo to recap North Dakota State's wild 38-35 victory Saturday over East Tennessee State.

The game will go down as one of the most remarkable comebacks in the Bison's history in Division I, yet it left a bad taste because NDSU was a 27-point favorite and struggled much of the game against the Buccaneers. That's the challenge with this game: Do you celebrate a remarkable victory or lament the performance in a game the Bison probably should've lost?

North Dakota historian and scholar Clay Jenkinson joins host Mike McFeely to talk about the presidential debate between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump that occurred September 10, 2024. 

Clay and Mike don't agree on whether Harris was right or wrong to mostly shy away from the questions asked her in order to bait Trump into looking like a crazed old man.

Clay also says Mike is having a "hissy fit" at one point of their discussion, to which Mike responds well.

Forum reporter Jeff Kolpack and WDAY-TV's Sam Goetzinger join host Mike McFeely on the flight back to Fargo from Boulder, Colo., to break down North Dakota State's 31-26 loss to Colorado in college football Thursday night. 

Humming along at 25,000 feet or so, the guys look at the positives, the negatives and the atmosphere about the game. 

And what's ahead for the Bison as they begin their FCS schedule?

Football writer Brian Howell of the Boulder Daily Camera joins host Mike McFeely to break down Thursday's game between North Dakota State and Colorado. Brian has covered Colorado for many years and says this might be the team's most talented roster since 2016, when the Buffaloes won 10 games. He says if everything goes right, he could see head coach Deion Sanders' team challenging for the Big 12 title. 

Radio host Joel Heitkamp of KFGO and the "News and Views" radio network is attending the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He joins podcast host Mike McFeely for an update after a raucous night when Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hit a home run with his acceptance speech as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate.

Joel has been in the United Center for three nights, so he has the pulse on what's happening. 

He, like many Americans, was moved when Walz's son Gus showed so much emotion during the governor's speech.

Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler joins host Mike McFeely of The Forum to discuss what it's like to be the target of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders' ire and what to expect from the Buffaloes next week when North Dakota State visits Boulder for their college football season opener.

Keeler became part of a national story when he tried to ask Sanders a question at a press conference and the coach shut him down because Keeler has been one of the few critics of Sanders and the Buffaloes.

Keeler expects Colorado to be much like it was a year ago, with lots of speed, skill and flash but lacking in other areas. 

The Bison and the Buffs play Thursday, Aug. 29, in a game that can be seen nationally on ESPN.

Forum columnist Jim Shaw joins podcast host Mike McFeely to talk about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz being chosen as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. Shaw wrote a column supporting the move, so he comments on that and other political talk.