Podcasts

The State of Our State is a State of Panic

How does one hold out hope in a pandemic when you can’t get Potato Olés?

Guests: Frank Pafko and Matt Bilski

New Set of Goobers

Brad Carlson is in, so naturally we talk about Miss America and the Minnesota Twins.

Guest: Brad Carlson

I Get Very Passionate About Maps

Ben has a bold, new strategy for Amy Klobuchar.

Guest: Nancy LaRoche

Much Good Lies

The DHS shitshow doesn’t care what time we record.

Guest: Barbara Thomas Smith

Lake Elmo’s Fire

Ilhan Omar holds a presser at the State Capitol and Elizabeth Warren held a rally at Macalester College.

Guest: Andy Aplikowski

Thou Shalt Not Theft By Swindle

More DHS employees whistleblowing over wrongdoing and retaliation inside the entrenched bureaucracy.

Guest: Nancy LaRoche

Six-One-Two Money

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charges a “national celebrity”.

Guest: Andy Aplikowski

Whither Ethos?

The DHS s***show is leaking into the rest of the News Bag!

Guest: Mike Carpenter‚ Ph.D.

Do a Barrel Roll

Ben gets bullied by some five-year-old kids at a birthday party.

Guest: Matt Bilski

Budgeting Tornado Siren

Elected officials love taxes where the burden of the tax falls on people who aren’t eligible to vote.

Guests: John Spry‚ Ph.D. and Melissa Sauser

Brain Snacks

John Spry gives National Public Radio a piece of his mind.

Guests: John Spry‚ Ph.D. and Paul Jacob

Lettuce Spray

The dwindling number of public companies in Minnesota.

Guest: Howard Root