The Mike McFeely Mess

970 WDAY radio host Jay Thomas talked with Darren Troseth, the Minnesota angler who caught a 120-pound sturgeon through the ice on the St. Croix River. Troseth said the Minnesota DNR has confirmed his fish is a record and said that life has been hectic since landing the whopper.

Humanities scholar, author and radio host Clay Jenkinson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss the current atmosphere of politics in the U.S., fueled by President Trump, while lamenting the folly of it all. McFeely offers this opinion: That politicians on both sides, and Trump, fuel the fires for political gain. Problem is, they are all in on the joke (as is the media) but the voters aren't.

Minnesota fishing expert Tony Mariotti and North Dakota guide Jerad Newgard agree there are fish to be caught on area lakes, but getting motivated to go out in frigid, snowy weather is a deterrent. Also, some lakes are tough to get around with so much snow.

KSTP-TV's chief political reporter Tom Hauser joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar's imminent bid for the Democratic nomination for president. Hauser addresses recent reports from ex-staffers saying Klobuchar is difficult to work for, what Klobuchar's top issues are and, frankly, whether she has a shot to be the Democratic nominee.

The Forum's North Dakota State beat writer Jeff Kolpack joins podcast host Mike McFeely to break down the Bison's National Signing Day activity. New head coach Matt Entz added 17 high school recruits, including six scholarship players and 11 recruited walk-ons. Georgia and Texas were two areas where NDSU nabbed athletes, a somewhat new phenomenon for the school.