The Mike McFeely Mess

Detroit Lakes, Minn., angling expert Tony Mariotti says the crappie bite is already on in Minnesota lakes country. The ice went off most lakes this week and fishermen are already catching crappies in shallow water. Mariotti joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss crappies, the upcoming walleye season and other angling topics.

Former U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat from North Dakota, joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss the new project she's launching with former Indiana Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly. One Country is meant to re-establish a bond between rural communities and Democrats. Also, Mike asks Heidi about a column he wrote promoting her for the president's job at the University of North Dakota. Heitkamp doesn't rule out thinking about the job.

North Dakota State political science professor Thomas Ambrosio joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss the oddball presidential election in Ukraine, where a comedian who played the president in a TV show was actually elected president. Also, the Sri Lankan terrorist bombings and Ambrosio's thoughts on Joe Biden announcing his presidential candidacy.

Vox.com writer Aaron Rupar has a unique niche -- he watches every speech President Donald Trump gives and live tweets them with video clips. How does he keep his sanity seeing the same thing over and over and over? Rupar explains to podcast host Mike McFeely, offering that while he knows it has taken a toll it's also a part of history.

Lincoln, N.D., angler Tom Volk, who caught a state record walleye on Easter Sunday, joins podcast host Mike McFeely to talk about the catch and give all the details. Volk said he was so excited after he caught the fish he couldn't breathe and had to stop to catch his breath.