American Experiment Podcast

Episode 131 - STATE IN CRISIS: Medicaid, Defunding, and Deleted History

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2226809/fan_mail/new] Should Minnesota students continue learning about D-Day?! Check out the American Experiment Podcast [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz1z23cVlKYPY43JU7rp7T1krrd_pzX1L&si=AqY0W6EERgPpJ-My] Did you know Minnesota students are no longer required to learn about D-Day? Why is our state’s Medicaid spending going completely off the deep end? And what happened after Minneapolis disbanded its Shoot Team during the “defund the police” fervor? We get into it all on this week’s episode of the American Experiment Podcast. On the back half, John Phelan discusses his brand-new book, “Star of the North: Essays in Minnesota History” (available here!) [https://www.amazon.com/Star-North-Essays-Minnesota-History/dp/B0H3FYQXRM/] QOTW: What makes you proud to be an American and/or Minnesotan? Remember to LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode of the American Experiment Podcast. We’ll see you next Tuesday afternoon! Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts including: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-experiment-podcast/id1701435657], and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4pmS1e3R0Agwc4f9N5wp3P?si=067843316c4d4236]! Check out our NEW legal podcast: The rationally Based Podcast  [https://www.youtube.com/@rationallybasedpodcast] Follow The American Experiment on: Twitter/X [https://x.com/MNThinkTank], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mnthinktank/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanExperiment], and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@mnthinktank?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #minneapolis #governorwalz #walz #minnesota #legislature #capitol #mn #republicans #democrats #politics #gop #dfl #stpaul #culture #politics #fraud #corruption #hearing #taxes #schools #education

Episode 130 - The TRUTH About Minnesota’s Election “SECURITY”

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2226809/fan_mail/new] Are Minnesota's elections really as "secure" as Steve Simon would have us believe? Check out the American Experiment Podcast [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz1z23cVlKYPY43JU7rp7T1krrd_pzX1L&si=AqY0W6EERgPpJ-My] Harvard is capping the number of A grades students can receive, an illegal immigrant was deported after driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.364, and school choice was finally added to the Minnesota GOP platform (and it’s an older concept than you might think). Bill Walsh joins the show to walk us through the state’s voting system and point out some concerning vulnerabilities. QOTW: What’s the highest BAC you’ve heard of? Remember to LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode of the American Experiment Podcast. We’ll see you next Tuesday afternoon! Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts including: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-experiment-podcast/id1701435657], and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4pmS1e3R0Agwc4f9N5wp3P?si=067843316c4d4236]! Check out our NEW legal podcast: The rationally Based Podcast  [https://www.youtube.com/@rationallybasedpodcast] Follow The American Experiment on: Twitter/X [https://x.com/MNThinkTank], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mnthinktank/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanExperiment], and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@mnthinktank?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #minneapolis #governorwalz #walz #minnesota #legislature #capitol #mn #republicans #democrats #politics #gop #dfl #stpaul #culture #politics #fraud #corruption #hearing #taxes #schools #education

Episode 129 - Minnesota KILLER Gets $4.5M From TAXPAYERS

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2226809/fan_mail/new] A convicted murderer walks away with $4.5 MILLION from taxpayers... Check out the American Experiment Podcast [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz1z23cVlKYPY43JU7rp7T1krrd_pzX1L&si=AqY0W6EERgPpJ-My] What was in the Feds’ latest Minnesota fraud update (and does it validate Nick Shirley)? What do Minnesotans think of the state of the state as we head into midterm elections? And why is the Minneapolis Public School district building a brand-new $105 million school while facing a $50 million deficit? We unpack it all this week. On the back half, David Zimmer shares a jaw-dropping story of the multiple levels of government failure that led to a murderer walking free and now, inexplicably, receiving $4.5 million from the state. QOTW: What did you do to honor Memorial Day? Remember to LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode of the American Experiment Podcast. We’ll see you next Tuesday afternoon! Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts including: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-experiment-podcast/id1701435657], and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4pmS1e3R0Agwc4f9N5wp3P?si=067843316c4d4236]! Check out our NEW legal podcast: The rationally Based Podcast  [https://www.youtube.com/@rationallybasedpodcast] Follow The American Experiment on: Twitter/X [https://x.com/MNThinkTank], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mnthinktank/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanExperiment], and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@mnthinktank?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #minneapolis #governorwalz #walz #minnesota #legislature #capitol #mn #republicans #democrats #politics #gop #dfl #stpaul #culture #politics #fraud #corruption #hearing #taxes #schools #education

Episode 128 - THE INSIDE STORY: MN Legislative Session Unfiltered

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2226809/fan_mail/new] A behind-the-scenes look at how Minnesota's legislative session finished Check out the American Experiment Podcast [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz1z23cVlKYPY43JU7rp7T1krrd_pzX1L&si=AqY0W6EERgPpJ-My] Join us as we unpack the biggest wins and losses of the newly wrapped 2025-26 Minnesota legislative session with special guest Bill Walsh (QOTD: Will you go surfing on the Rum River?). Later, Rep. Harry Niska gives us a look at how the session unfolded (and ended) from the inside, from shouting matches on the House floor to attacking the culture of fraud in our state government. Remember to LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode of the American Experiment Podcast. We’ll see you next Tuesday afternoon! Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts including: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-experiment-podcast/id1701435657], and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4pmS1e3R0Agwc4f9N5wp3P?si=067843316c4d4236]! Check out our NEW legal podcast: The rationally Based Podcast  [https://www.youtube.com/@rationallybasedpodcast] Follow The American Experiment on: Twitter/X [https://x.com/MNThinkTank], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mnthinktank/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanExperiment], and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@mnthinktank?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #minneapolis #governorwalz #walz #minnesota #legislature #capitol #mn #republicans #democrats #politics #gop #dfl #stpaul #culture #politics #fraud #corruption #hearing #taxes #schools #education

Episode 127 - STAUBER'S WIN: Fact-Checking the Anti-Mining LIES

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2226809/fan_mail/new] Debunking the myths about mining "in the Boundary Waters"... Check out the American Experiment Podcast [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz1z23cVlKYPY43JU7rp7T1krrd_pzX1L&si=AqY0W6EERgPpJ-My] Minnesota’s hard-fought Office of Inspector General bill is headed to Governor Walz’s desk (which means DFL legislators are rebranding themselves as anti-fraud), legacy media outlets are asking for $500,000 in taxpayer dollars, and crime is going down in Minnesota everywhere but Hennepin County. On the back half, we get the inside story from Congressman Pete Stauber of his pro-mining wins in DC. Remember to LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode of the American Experiment Podcast. We’ll see you next Tuesday afternoon! Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts including: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-experiment-podcast/id1701435657], and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4pmS1e3R0Agwc4f9N5wp3P?si=067843316c4d4236]! Check out our NEW legal podcast: The rationally Based Podcast  [https://www.youtube.com/@rationallybasedpodcast] Follow The American Experiment on: Twitter/X [https://x.com/MNThinkTank], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mnthinktank/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanExperiment], and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@mnthinktank?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #minneapolis #governorwalz #walz #minnesota #legislature #capitol #mn #republicans #democrats #politics #gop #dfl #stpaul #culture #politics #fraud #corruption #hearing #taxes #schools #education