Best Max Heather Podcasts (2026)

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Matt McNeil with Rev. Dr. Trish Sullivan Vanni (1/9/26) 26:18

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Matt is joined by Rev. Dr. Trish Sullivan Vanni as they discuss how to process all of the dark news that took place this week.By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Friday Flight - Return Rabbits, Double Majoring, and Nihilistic Renters #1086 39:41

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Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s best financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with your money. In this episode we explain some relevant and…

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Michael Brodkorb with Matt – January 9, 2025 19:39

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Michael Brodkorb is the Matt McNeil Show’s Vikings expert as well as a noted author and political analyst.By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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David Shuster with Matt – January 7, 2026 30:22

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David Shuster is an Emmy award winning broadcast journalist who is best known for his work at NBC News and MSNBC and his ongoing YouTube videos on “Rebel HQ.”By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Lift King & California Datsun 34:53

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Stacey has a couple guests in the shop for this episode. First up are L.J. and MUNCH from LIFT KING. They discuss how they design & develop all their products and what they love about the automotive lifestyle, from their favorite rides to MUNCH's passion for painting. After that, Al Allen from CALIFORNIA DATSUN is in to talk about all things Z-CAR …

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Spending Life Wisely: Vicki Robin on Money, Meaning, and Time #1085 58:33

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“The quality of your life pretty much exists outside of the realm of money.” That’s a quote from today’s guest and we’re going to spend a good amount of time talking about everything BUT money! Personal finance and handling your money effectively is important of course, but don’t confuse the means to the end, with the end itself. Money is simply a …

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Episode 233: How Brett Johnson Made $160,000 a Week 51:59

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Former cybercrime kingpin Brett Johnson didn’t just break the law; he built the tools still used by criminals today. He's back for another episode to check in and unpack why cybercrime works, how defenses fail, and the way life itself is often the ultimate "in" for an attacker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Brittlestar – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 22:49

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Brittlestar (Stewart Reynolds) has built a global following by combining sharp wit, family-friendly humour, and razor-clear observations about the absurdities of modern life. With more than 650 million views across platforms and hundreds of thousands tuning in weekly, his videos make people laugh, think… and occasionally wonder if he’s spying on th…

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Chris Kluwe – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 21:48

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The son of a local energy and refinery project manager, Chris grew up in a middle-class family in Orange County. He attended public school from kindergarten through college in Southern California, developing a fearless sense of leadership both in the classroom and on the football field. As he continued his football career at UCLA, where he graduate…

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Cliff Schecter – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 44:43

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Cliff Schecter didn’t just discover the GOP’s bad, find our voices & switch sides. We’ve been at it for 25 yrs. Cliff wrote the ads that helped Biden beat Trump in ’20. David exposed GOP corruption as an Emmy-winning anchor at MSNBC & CNN. https://www.blueamp.co/subscribeBy Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Dr. Joe Eastman – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 22:48

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Dr. Joe Eastman is an expert disease modeler who frequently discusses COVID, flu, measles, and more on the Matt McNeil Show.By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Drew Ross – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 21:23

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Drew Ross is a writer, editor, and researcher. For his writing on local history, he won the 2024 Solon J. Buck Award from the Minnesota Historical Society. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Bill Lindeke is an urban geographer and writer who focuses on how our environments shape our lives. He is the author of St. Paul: an Urban Biography and Closing …

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John Parker of The Gaily Show – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 22:01

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The Gaily Show is the only daily LGBTQ radio news and talk show in the US. GLAAD Media Award nominees John Parker and Jim Pounds host an unapologetic hour with legislators, authors, journalists, organizers, researchers, and more. We feature the following contributors (see graphic below for schedule): • Tammye Nash, Dallas Voice • Jake Wittich, Wind…

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Greg Bakun – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 19:35

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Greg Bakun is the host of Ghost Box Radio, airing every weeknight on AM950 at 10 PM.By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Kat Abughazaleh – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 21:50

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Kat Abughazaleh is running for Congress in Illinois’ Ninth District because Democrats need to do more to stop Trump and fight for working people.By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Larry Millett – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 44:37

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Larry Millett, a native of Minneapolis, is a graduate of St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota (BA, English, 1969) and the University of Chicago (MA, English, 1970). He spent much of his career as a writer, reporter, and editor for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, joining the newspaper in 1972. In 1984, he won a Knight Fellowship to the Univers…

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Mary Lucia – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 19:27

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Mary Lucia is a media broadcast personality, writer, actor, and voiceover artist. She worked at The Current from 2005 to 2022 and was well known for her unconventional style and expansive music knowledge. She hosted the local music show Popular Creeps, twice a Minnesota Music Award winner for Best Locally Produced Show, and she was voted best FM ra…

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Patti Vasquez – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 21:51

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“Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez” is a progressive talk show with heart and humor. Patti engages guests and listeners in discussions about the issues that matter most to them, shining a spotlight on local and national stories, never steering her audience astray. The show is also broadcast on AM 950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota KTNF and Alt…

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Paul Metsa – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 42:08

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Paul Metsa is a legendary musician and songwriter from Minnesota. Born on the Iron Range, he has been based in Minneapolis since 1978. He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia. He lives in Northeast Minneapolis with his faithful dog, Blackie; a dozen or so guit…

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Paul Niland – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 44:41

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Paul Niland is an Irish journalist based in Ukraine. He is the founder of the country’s national suicide prevention hotline, Lifeline UkraineBy Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Peter Geye – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 21:18

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Peter Geye is the author of the award-winning novels Safe from the Sea, The Lighthouse Road, and Wintering, winner of the Minnesota Book Award, Northernmost, The Ski Jumpers, and A Lesser Light. Geye received his MFA from the University of New Orleans and his PhD from Western Michigan University, where he was editor of Third Coast. Born and raised …

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Richard Carlbom – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 42:33

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Richard Carlbom is the head of the Minnesota DFL.By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Robert Pilot – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 43:58

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Robert Pilot/Wakaja Hari is the host of Native Roots Radio, heard 5 nights a week on AM950.By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Sasha Davis – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 22:09

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Sasha Davis is an activist and professor in the Department of Environmental and Sustainability Studies at Keene State College in New Hampshire. He is author of Islands and Oceans: Reimagining Sovereignty and Social Change and The Empires’ Edge: Militarization, Resistance, and Transcending Hegemony in the Pacific.…

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Trace Beaulieu – Matt McNeil Holiday Interviews 2025 23:48

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TRACE BEAULIEU is a comic actor, writer, and performer. He was a founding member of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning, cult hit show, Mystery Science Theater 3000. In addition to writing, occasionally directing, designing and building sets and props, Trace performed the puppet character Crow T. Robot, and mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester…

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Your Smart Money Guide for 2026 #1084 57:03

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New year, new outlook, and a fresh strategy for your wallet. Welcome to 2026! In this episode, we’re setting the table for the year ahead. After the unique challenges and "did that really just happen?" moments of 2025, it’s time to stop reacting and start orchestrating your own financial future. We’re stripping away the jargon to talk about what ac…

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The High Cost of Crappy Credit (Bestie Ep) #1083 51:56

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Think back to the last time you lost power at your place. I’m sure it was an inconvenience- it was likely annoying to find yourself walking into a room and reflexively reaching for the light switch, even though the power was out. But the real problem with an outage are the downstream effects it has: food in the fridge spoils, traffic is a nightmare…

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Time > Money w/ Ben Miller (Bestie Ep) #1082 51:33

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Time is easily our most precious resource, but rarely do we pay much attention to what it is that we’re going to spend our minutes and hours, which inevitably turn into weeks and years. And if you completely fail to do this, you end up as the proverbial careerist, looking back at the wasted decades, wishing you would’ve done something differently. …

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The Matt McNeil Show – December 30, 2025 44:38

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It’s Matt’s annual year-in-review hour with Jeff Stein today!By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Episode 232: The Very Private Digital New Year Episode 35:47

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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy DeleteMe

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Ask HTM - Work Provided Life Insurance, Compounding Returns with a 401k True-Up, & Selling a Home to an iBuyer (Bestie Ep) #1081 58:35

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We’re kicking off the week by answering your listener questions! And if you have a question that you’d like for us to answer on the show, we’d love for you to submit your own via HowToMoney.com/ask , send us your voice memo. Regardless of how random or bizarre you might think it is, we want to hear it! 1 - Home sale: should I sell my house to an iB…

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Holiday Special: 2025 Lessons, Risky Bets, and an Alaska Surprise (BONUS EP) 1:28:27

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A big thanks to our friend Joe Saul-Sehy for inviting us to join an episode of Stacking Benjamins – we had a blast, and we think you'll enjoy this convo as well! – It's the most wonderful time of the year in the basement, and we're kicking off the holiday season with our biggest, most packed episode yet. Joe Saul-Sehy, OG, and Neighbor Doug welcome…

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Who Wants to Literally Be a Millionaire? (Bestie Ep) #1080 52:39

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Sherlock Holmes is a literary character we’re all familiar with who has the uncanny ability to solve any mystery he comes across. And one of the things that sets the British detective apart from others is his use of inductive reasoning to solve his cases. He begins with observations which then propel him in his search for the truth. Deductive reaso…

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Families Fly Free w/ Lyn Mettler (Bestie Ep) #1079 56:39

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Traveling for free sounds like a lofty goal for most folks. Sure if you’re single or if you’re a DINK couple- but there’s no way you can pull that off with an entire family in tow! Well, it’s actually easier than you think and our guest, Lyn Mettler, is here to explain how. Lyn is a long-time travel journalist who has been featured on the Today Sho…

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Episode 231: WTH 2025: Laptop Farms, Campus Cults, and the End of Anonymity 46:30

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From AI regulation fights and North Korean laptop farms to Nigerian campus cults, the human toll of online crime, and the death of online anonymity it's time to review the year in cyber stories—the good, the bad, the unimaginable, and what to do when "they" come for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Michael Brodkorb with Matt – December 22, 2025 19:40

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Matt and Michael preview this week’s game against the Lions on Christmas Day.By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Ask HTM - Caring for Parents, Dreaming of Partial Retirement, and Paying Extra on the Mortgage #1078 52:58

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Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you …

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Matt McNeil with Michael Brodkorb (12/19/25) 17:58

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Michael Brodkorbb joins Matt to talk Vikings vs. Giants and the big Bears-Packers game this weekend!By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Friday Flight - Deceptive Dollar Stores, Frustrated Flippers, & Betting Your Credit Card Balance #1077 35:36

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Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s best financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with your money. In this episode we explain some relevant and…

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Paul Metsa with Matt – December 18, 2025 18:45

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Legendary Iron Range band Cats Under the Stars are re-releasing their 45 RPM single “Louie, Louie” / “Blue Ghosts” from 1982 (recorded at the Children’s Theater studio) along with a previously unreleased rap song written by Cats guitarist Jack Pasternacki that Paul and Jack recorded in 1984 called “Under Grey Skies in the Buffalo Zone.” This releas…

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Jeff Stein with Matt – December 17, 2025 22:51

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Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo and the Iowa Politics Report joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30.By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Becoming a Rational Investor w/ Ben Felix #1076 54:35

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Tall fellas UNITE! Joel has to contend with talking with someone who is taller than him for a change, but that’s mostly besides the point (unless tall guys actually invest differently than the rest of the population!?). We’re joined by Ben Felix – one of the clearest voices in finance and investing who is co-host of the Rational Reminder podcast an…

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Brett Johnson with Patrick Coolican (12/16/25) 18:27

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Patrick Coolican returns for our weekly conversation with Brett about what’s happening in the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talk about ICE raids impacting immigrant businesses, a Trump administration investigation of Minnesota’s unemployment insurance program and a new Republican Party MN Governor poll. Find more about what they talked about at: h…

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Episode 230: The Cursor Moved at 2 A.M. 52:56

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A deadbolt clicks. This email, that voice--they sound all right. Then things go sideways. This week, 911 Cyber CEO Marc Raphael joins the pod to explore how AI makes scams faster, smoother, and harder to spot, and what you can do to stay hard to hit in the new threatscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Ep 93 "Where the Black People?" With Tina Fahnbulleh of Gold Coast Ghal Kitchen and Jeanny Rhee of Made in House 54:32

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12/25 Christmas Night! "It's Always Christmas at Last Call" An "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Themed pop up Food by Syd and Demond. Drinks by Last Call. Tattoos by G302. Secret Santa at 9pm.

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Melissa Corrigan with Matt – December 15, 2025 22:49

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US Navy veteran, freelance writer & investigative columnist, philosopher & community builder. Ally. Advocate. Armed with truth and a keyboard.By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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Ask HTM – Double Dipping Expense Ratios, Wealth Building with High Deductibles, and when 50 Year Mortgages Make Sense #1075 49:40

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Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you …

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Matt McNeil with Michael Brodkorb (12/12/25) 19:06

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Matt and Michael have our weekly Vikings update as they react to a much needed Vikings win and talk about Sunday’s game vs. the Dallas Cowboys.By Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota