The Michele Tafoya Podcast

She wants to continue fighting for Minnesota.

In February 2025, Lisa Demuth made history as the first Black lawmaker and first Republican woman to serve as Speaker of the House. Now she's running for Governor of Minnesota, looking to unseat Tim Walz. She shares her vision with Michele. Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator. Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter. Learn More about “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya [https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya] Subscribe to “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://apple.co/3nPW221 [https://apple.co/3nPW221] Follow Michele on twitter: https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya [https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya] Follow Michele on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/ [https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/] Learn more about the Salem Podcast network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Confronting reality is a really smart thing to do.

A fifteen-year-old girl gets raped in the U.K. Minnesota taxpayers get fleeced by a valuable voting bloc. And Randi Weingarten is at it again. It's Wildcard Wednesday. Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator. Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter. Learn More about “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya [https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya] Subscribe to “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://apple.co/3nPW221 [https://apple.co/3nPW221] Follow Michele on twitter: https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya [https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya] Follow Michele on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/ [https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/] Learn more about the Salem Podcast network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Fraud in Minnesota has Tim Walz facing a blizzard of opposition.

"Minnesota is in real trouble. The next governor needs to be battle-tested and solutions-oriented," writes Jeff Johnson. He joins Michele to explain why he thinks he is the candidate to unseat Tim Walz. Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator. Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter. Learn More about “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya [https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya] Subscribe to “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://apple.co/3nPW221 [https://apple.co/3nPW221] Follow Michele on twitter: https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya [https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya] Follow Michele on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/ [https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/] Learn more about the Salem Podcast network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Again, It's the economy, stupid.

Ned Ryun, CEO of American Majority, assesses why democrats won last November. But he also sees room for Republicans to make strides in the midterms. Plus, he has the ear of the President. What kind of advice does he give to Donald Trump? Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator. Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter. Learn More about “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya [https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya] Subscribe to “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://apple.co/3nPW221 [https://apple.co/3nPW221] Follow Michele on twitter: https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya [https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya] Follow Michele on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/ [https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/] Learn more about the Salem Podcast network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Who says billionaires are bad people?

Do you remember what then President Obama said about illegal immigration? Could be be elected today? And just how scary is Tim Walz? Also, why does the left hate billionaires? Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator. Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter. Learn More about “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya [https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya] Subscribe to “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://apple.co/3nPW221 [https://apple.co/3nPW221] Follow Michele on twitter: https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya [https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya] Follow Michele on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/ [https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/] Learn more about the Salem Podcast network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.