The Sunday Take

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The Sunday Take episodes

October 13, 2024 The Most Competitive Congressional District in Minnesota
Blois has called Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District the "most competitive district in the state" for a while now. That will all come to a head three weeks from Tuesday. Before election day, you get another chance to hear from the candidates. Our host speaks with incumbent Congresswoman Angie Craig and challenger Joe Teirab ahead of the counting of the ballots on November 5th.
38 min
October 06, 2024 Evan Ramstad of the Minnesota Star Tribune on policy polls in Minnesota!
Today we chatted about different policies tied to the election and where many Minnesotans sit based on recent polling - we talked to Evan Ramstad, columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune about these results and also how it reflects in other states from immigration to reproductive rights, many are making their voices heard. We also talked about the economy as well as the labor force. Then, we try to lighten the mood with a recap of SNL and hope it inspires you to be more neighborly this election season with 30 days left!
33 min
September 29, 2024 Mary Lahammer on Walz perception, St. Cloud and today’s take!
Last night the world watched as Jim Gaffigan debuted as Minnesota Governor and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz on NBC’s Saturday Night Live! Blois touched on that briefly, and we talked to Mary Lahammer, political anchor, host and producer for TPT Twin Cities about a variety of topics including Walz representation and perception in the media, such as SNL, and also discussed recent conversations with leaders in Saint Cloud.
35 min
September 22, 2024 Is There Still Power in the Polls?
In this episode, Blois digs further into the latest Presidential polling from MinnPost. Reporter Peter Callaghan takes us through the numbers and whether they truly mean what they used to when it comes to deciding an election. Plus, it's another big week for Minnesota Governor and Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz.
35 min
September 15, 2024 The Seat That Could Shift the Politics of Minnesota: Part 2
Last week, we heard from the DFL candidate for the MN State Senate District 45 race. This week, Blois speaks with GOP nominee Kathleen Fowke about the issues and why she believes she can the election. Plus, our host offers his thoughts on the latest MinnPost poll.
34 min
September 08, 2024 The Seat That Could Shift the Politics of Minnesota
While many races have gained more attention during this election cycle, perhaps the most important one to Minnesota is the campaign for the vacated seat in District 45 of the State Senate. Blois talks DFL nominee (and former State Senator) Ann Johnson Stewart about her stances on the issues.
35 min
September 01, 2024A Shifting Tide in Politics and (By Extension) Education
On the State Fair Porch, Blois looks at the past and gazes into the near future. Along with his take on Gov. Walz visiting the Fair, he welcomes the following guests:

TPT's "Almanac" co-host and former WCCO-AM news anchor Eric Eskola give his thoughts on the Presidential election.

Cook County High School science teacher Chad Benesh discusses changes in the education system as school gets back in session.
33 min
August 25, 2024Outreach from Our MN State Fair Porch
Susie Jones is in this week for Blois, and she welcomes several political figures to our Fair booth porch to chat on a warm Sunday morning. The guests include:

MN State Senator Mary Kunesh-Podein

MN House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth

Republican strategist Amy Koch

Democratic strategist Ryan Winkler
35 min
August 18, 2024 John McCormick and Steve Grove join the Sunday Take
Today we started things off with John McCormick, he is a national political reporter for the Wall Street Journal who lives in Chicago. He joins to talk Tim Walz becoming nationally known, Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Kamala Harris and much more as this next week approaches! Then we jump to the Star Tribune -there are changes coming to the Star Tribune and it brings a more local, personal touch to the Star Tribune now being renamed the ‘Minnesota Star Tribune’ - Steve Grove joined us to talk about some of the new looks and new additions to the newspaper and more digital evolutions as well and bringing the more enjoyable pieces to the media! Finally we chat briefly with Susie Jones before she heads to Chicago for the DNC!

35 min
August 11, 2024 Gathering Info Ahead of Primary Tuesday
On this special edition of the program, Blois moderates a debate between GOP Senatorial candidates Royce White and Joe Fraser. It will be one of the final opportunities to hear from the two men who hope to win Tuesday's primary and potentially unseat Sen. Amy Klobuchar in November.
37 min

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