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Why are so many Minnesota high school graduates unable to read or do math at grade level? Does Tim Walz actually think he's going to be the next president of the United States? And why does he keep swearing so much? These are the kinds of hard-hitting questions we get into every week on the American Experiment Podcast, where we unpack the week's biggest stories, interview Minnesota's movers and shakers, and "stop the tape" on clips of our state's most ridiculous elected officials. New episodes drop every Tuesday afternoon and are available on every major podcasting platform.
Episode 134 - Minnesota's $130 MILLION SNAP Penalty
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Minnesota taxpayers forced to foot the bill for Walz's fraud failures
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A new social media law hits Minnesota users soon, taxpayers may face a $130 million penalty over the state’s high SNAP error rate, and St. Paul’s budget deal has serious implications for teachers (PLUS: who’s making those decisions anyway?). On the back half, we hear from Bill Glahn about his show stopping fraud pre...
Episode 133 - Bathhouses, Dog Parks, and CHAOS: Inside Minneapolis' BROKEN Priorities
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What happens when the "No Dog is Illegal" crowd battles the "Stolen Land" crowd?? Grab your popcorn...
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Minneapolis is struggling while leaders focus on bathhouses and dog parks, the state’s Clemency Review Commission seems a little too eager to let convicted killers walk free, and the Social Security fund is finally about to run out of money (here’s how Minnesotans will be affected). Later, economist Martha Njolomole shares how our state’s policymakers could actually address the affordability crisis in housing and ch...
Episode 132 - THE WALZ-ELLISON REPORT: What they KNEW and WHEN
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WHAT Walz and Ellison knew about the FRAUD and WHEN they knew it....
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A damning report from the U.S. House says Walz and Ellison knew about the fraud and did nothing, Minnesota’s national education ranking fell even further (somehow), and a murder in Mankato points to bigger problems with our justice system. On the back half, we unpack some breaking fraud news with Minnesota House Fraud Committee Chair Kristin Robbins.
QOTW: Do you think Walz and Ellison will ever fac...
Episode 131 - STATE IN CRISIS: Medicaid, Defunding, and Deleted History
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Should Minnesota students continue learning about D-Day?!
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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!)
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Episode 130 - The TRUTH About Minnesota’s Election “SECURITY”
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Are Minnesota's elections really as "secure" as Steve Simon would have us believe?
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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 hi...
Episode 129 - Minnesota KILLER Gets $4.5M From TAXPAYERS
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A convicted murderer walks away with $4.5 MILLION from taxpayers...
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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...
Episode 128 - THE INSIDE STORY: MN Legislative Session Unfiltered
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A behind-the-scenes look at how Minnesota's legislative session finished
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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.
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Episode 127 - STAUBER'S WIN: Fact-Checking the Anti-Mining LIES
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Debunking the myths about mining "in the Boundary Waters"...
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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.
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Episode 126 - Anti-Fraud Plan: Too Little Too Late
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Is Minnesota approaching doomsday like the DFL claims?!
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Amy Klobuchar announced her anti-fraud plan, DFL senators are predicting doomsday scenarios if we end the “temporary” COVID rules expanding taxpayer-funded healthcare, and Keith Ellison is getting sued by the Department of Justice for trying to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. On the back half, we talk with retired judge Eric Lipman about his fight to reform Minnesota’s utility system (and get us ratepayers a better deal).
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Episode 125 - Kimmel CRINGE: Walz's late night LIES
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Is Walz more focused on Minnesota or his national brand?
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Fresh off a book deal and PAC launch, Governor Walz joined Jimmy Kimmel to downplay the fraud scandal and rip President Trump (what else is new?), which warrants an edition of STOP THE TAPE. The Minneapolis Public School district is facing a self-inflicted $75 million budget deficit and somehow, the story keeps getting more absurd. Finally, House DFLers are trying to stop cities from flying the old Minnesota flag. Will they succeed? On the...
Episode 124 - Adios, Walz! The Governor Takes MN's RADICAL Policies Worldwide
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Is Walz trying to be Bernie 2.0?!
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Governor Walz flew to Spain to address an international conference of “progressives” (socialists). Is he trying to be the next Bernie Sanders? Good news back home, as U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber secures a major victory and brings Minnesota one step closer to critical mineral mining (which no, will not destroy — or even touch — the Boundary Waters). And lastly, Hennepin and Ramsey county officials are setting a dangerous precedent by breaking protocol and going after federal ICE agents i...
Episode 123 - STOP THE TAPE: The left’s radical plan to TAX Minnesotans EVEN MORE
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We stop the tape on the DFL's wealth tax, Ellison's donor fraud, and the MPLS City Council chaos!
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A Minneapolis legislator is pushing hard for a so-called “wealth tax,” which warrants a STOP THE TAPE with Bill Walsh. One of Keith Ellison’s campaign donors just pled guilty to fraud. And the Minneapolis City Council is devolving into catfights over gay bathhouses, legalizing drug paraphernalia, and other issues crucial to the city...
Episode 122 - WALZ'S Education GRIFT: Grad Rates UP, Test Scores DOWN
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💭Did Walz improve Minnesota schools as Governor, or only make them worse? Comment below💭
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Minnesota’s boasting a record-high graduation rate, but there’s more to this story than meets the eye, so Bill Walsh joins the show to shed light on Walz's talking point (ft. STOP THE TAPE!). A convicted fraudster is sharing a crucial conversation she had with Keith Ellison that may shed light on what our Attorney General knew (and when). F...
Episode 121 - Ellison SCRAMBLES to Return Fraudsters Money
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Attorney General Keith Ellison is scrambling to return donations he received from fraudsters...
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This week, we discuss whether Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison lied to Congress about his connection to the Feeding Our Future fraudsters, the snail-like pace of the Minnesota legislature this session (and is it a good or bad thing?), and the absurd highlights from last weekend’s “No Kings” rally. On the back half, we welcome to the show U.S. Sen...
Episode 120 - Walz's FINAL Budget Pitch
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Governor Walz's new budget backtracks on his past ideas??
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This week we’re breaking down Governor Walz’s supplemental budget proposal, the truth behind Steve Simon’s voter registration claims, and a new lawsuit challenging Paid Family Leave. On the back half, we talk with Catrin Wigfall about two education initiatives that could help turn our schools around.
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Episode 119 - Minnesota's AOC WANNABE
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Minnesota has its own AOC wannabe...
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Bill Walsh takes the reins while Grace and Kathryn are off on special assignment, with Isaac making an appearance on the producer cam.
The episode kicks off with a bill passed in the Minnesota Senate that would spend $40 million on rent assistance. The catch? Illegal immigrants would also be eligible for the program.
Then Bill breaks down Minnesota’s very own AOC wann...
Episode 118 - UNCOVERED: The Origin Story of Fraud in Minnesota
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We unmask where all the fraud in Minnesota started...
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This week, Kathryn and Bill kick things off with the DFL’s new proposal to tax ICE agents who worked in Minnesota. One Republican asked whether that tax would also apply to paid protesters, something the DFL didn’t seem to appreciate, despite their well-known love of higher taxes.
Next, after years of Governor Walz taking advantage of earmarks that sent hu...
Episode 117 - Feds HALT Minnesota Medicaid Payments
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The Feds HALT Minnesota's medicaid payments until it can get its fraud problem figured out....
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Our hosts dig into why the Trump administration is halting $260 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota. Is it really about stopping fraud, or just “political retribution,” as Gov. Walz claims?
Later, they examine another unintended consequence of Minnesota’s fraud fallout: a state budget forecast that (at least at first glance) gives us a surplus, not a def...
Episode 116 - STOP THE TAPE: the DFL vs the TRUTH
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We Stop The Tape on the DFL's absurd fixation on ICE and determination to allow protesting at public officials’ homes
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Just a few days into the 2026 Minnesota legislative session, the American Experiment Podcast team is so overwhelmed with content that we are bringing you a SPECIAL full-length STOP THE TAPE episode featuring Bill Walsh! Grace, Kathryn, and Bill tackle the DFL’s absurd fixation on ICE, plus the drama surrounding the anti-fr...
Episode 115 - Walz's $10 MILLION Anti-ICE Handout
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Governor Walz purposes a $10 million handout right on the heals of MASSIVE state fraud...
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Grace and Kathryn dig into Governor Walz’s $10 million “relief package” proposal to bail out businesses negatively impacted by the ICE surge. How can we trust this administration to hand out more money without losing it to fraud? Speaking of which, the Department of Human Services (a.k.a. fraud central) put out a fraud fact-checking website t...
Episode 114 - Minneapolis Yoga Karens Have an Anti-ICE MELTDOWN
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Minneapolis Yoga Karens throw HUGE meltdown, berating employees, caught on camera...
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Grace and Kathryn break down the insane footage from inside a Minneapolis CorePower yoga studio, where a pack of wild Karens berated two employees over the company’s stance on ICE. (Yes, it’s as crazy as it sounds.)
Then, they investigate Minnesota’s new Paid Family Leave program, which Governor Walz loves to brag about but is already spending...
Episode 113 - Dr. Oz Pulls Back the Curtain on MN FRAUD!
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Grace and Kathryn sit down to catch you up on all the latest legal drama here in Minnesota. First, a judge orders the release of an illegal immigrant, and his 5-year-old son, after the man abandoned the child while fleeing from ICE. And, Keith Ellison suffers a loss in court as he attempts to block Operation Metro Surge.
After that, they dig into a story from the Star Tribune: an Ecuadorian family of illegal immigrants living in Minnesota decides to self-deport.
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BONUS | Rationally Based: Episode 1- Swarm of Harpies
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Welcome to a bonus episode of our new show, rationally BASED! Hosted by Ilan Wurman, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, along with our very own Grace Keating and Kathryn Johnson.
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Episode 112 - Elected Dems Help Direct Anti-ICE CHAOS
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This week, Grace and Kathryn kick things off with a chilling new update from the FBI on the protesters who stormed Cities Church in Minneapolis, and it’s even worse than what the videos showed.
Next, a shocking revelation: elected Democrat leaders here in Minnesota were actively involved in directing the anti-ICE chaos through group chats on the app Signal.
After that, stop us if you’ve heard this one before...the Minnesota Teachers’ Union is once again pushing radical politi...
Episode 111 - Anti-ICE Chaos STORMS Minnesota Church
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Grace and Kathryn break down the latest anti-ICE chaos from over the weekend, including protesters storming Cities Church in St. Paul in the middle of a service.
Next, they take on the left’s “young men are radically right-wing” narrative. Turns out men have largely stayed the same politically, while a new study shows young women moving sharply to the left.
Then, they turn to Minnesota’s education crisis. Test scores are at all-time lows, with nearly half of students unable t...
Episode 110 - What ICE is Really Doing in Minnesota
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The year is already off to a fast and furious start, and today’s episode takes on one of the biggest misinformation campaigns hitting Minnesota right now: ICE.
Grace and Kathryn break down and debunk the fake news claims spreading through the media and activist circles, including the myths that ICE agents are “making Minnesota less safe,” that ICE “stormed a Minnesota school,” and that the recent anti-ICE protests are "organic and representative" of everyday Minnesotans.
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Episode 109 - The Walz Came Tumbling Down!
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The Walz came tumbling down yesterday. Grace and Kathryn are joined by Bill to discuss Governor Walz’s decision not to run for reelection amid his $10 billion fraud mismanagement scandal.
Then, a brand-new opportunity for fraudsters to steal your tax dollars just dropped. That’s right, the new paid family leave program officially launched in Minnesota at the start of the new year.
After that, Grace and Kathryn break down the ballooning autism clinic scandal in Minnesota, which continues to get wor...
Episode 108 - More FRAUD?! Shirley, you can't be SERIOUS!
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This week, it’s the Bill and Bill show. (Don’t worry, Grace and Kathryn will be back next week.) But in the meantime, you may have heard some CRAZY news coming out of Minnesota.
Over the weekend, Nick Shirley’s video exposing Minnesota’s daycare fraud went viral, finally confirming what we’ve been reporting for years: Minnesota is at the center of a massive fraud epidemic.
Bill Walsh sits down with Bill Glahn to break down everything you need to know...
Episode 107 - The Joe Thompson Press Conference
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Merry Christmas to all of our listeners! This week in lieu of our usual episode we bring you the shocking, must-watch Joe Thompson press conference.
Lead federal prosecutor Joe Thompson held a 35-minute press conference late last week to discuss the scope of the fraud, and to announce six more indictments and a new FBI raid. Thompson and his team have been looking into 14 Medicaid programs run by the state Department of Human Services (DHS) that DHS has labeled as high risk. Th...
Episode 106 - Walz's Fraud CZAR: A Day Late & A BILLION Short
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Grace and Kathryn break down the latest Minnesota news, including Governor Walz appointing a so-called “fraud czar” but is it a day late and a billion dollars short?
They’re then joined by Bill Walsh, who Stops the Tape on Walz’s latest press conference. When asked to take responsibility for the fraud, Walz instead takes credit for planes running on time at MSP…
After that, Grace and Kathryn dive into Minneapolis Public Schools’ shocking policy proposal: if layoffs are ever needed, wh...
Episode 105 - Omar & Ellison Fight Fraud CONNECTIONS
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This week, Minnesota’s fraud epidemic continues to dominate the national news, with Ilhan Omar and Keith Ellison at the center of the storm. Grace and Kathryn break down the connections linking them to the fraud they’re desperately trying to deny.
Next, you may have seen (or smelled) Minneapolis’ latest crisis: public defecation. The city council is pushing for more public bathrooms, but local businesses say these facilities often get used for everything except their intended purpose.
After that, Grace...
Episode 104 - Walz's Minnesota: The FRAUD Capital of the US
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Minnesota is back in the national spotlight, again, for all the wrong reasons. Even the national media is now saying what we at American Experiment have been saying for years: under Tim Walz, Minnesota has a fraud EPIDEMIC.
Grace and Kathryn kick things off by stopping the tape on Governor Walz’s embarrassing response after getting called out on NBC.
Next, the U.S. Department of Transportation gives Governor Walz an ultimatum: revoke the driver’s licenses issued to illegal immigrants or lose all federal highway funding, totaling $300 million!
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Episode 103 - Minnesota Taxpayers Fund Terror Abroad
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This week, Grace and Kathryn take a behind-the-scenes look at the breaking news of the week: Minnesota taxpayers have been funding terrorism abroad.
Then, because of that shocking discovery, President Trump decides to end Somalia’s TPS (Temporary Protected Status)....and Representative Ilhan Omar is NOT happy about it.
Next, ICE has been busy here in Minnesota, with recent raids in St. Paul and Northfield.
After that, Rachel Paulose is back! She joins Grace and Kathryn in the st...
Episode 102 - Walz's Texas-Sized LIES
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This week Bill Walsh joins Grace and Kathryn to stop the tape on Governor Walz’s latest trip down to Texas. In an event with the Texas Tribune, Governor Walz claims, the old state flag was “racist”, and it doesn’t matter who’s “using the urinal next to you”.
After that, John Phelan joins the show to discuss the new paid family leave program that Governor Walz is touting, but is really hurting Minnesota businesses.
Then, the three of them discuss Min...
Episode 101 - Mismanagement and Waste PLAGUE Walz’s Minnesota
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Today, Grace and Kathryn kick things off by discussing Minnesota’s explosive growth of SNAP benefits under Governor Walz (the largest increase of any state in the country since 2018.)
Next, the Hennepin County Mental Health Center was cited for 90 (yes, 9-0!!) health violationsacross more than two dozen different statutes.
After that, MNDOT’s latest attempt to gather public opinion and promote the Blue line involves…a dancing puppet and a robot?!?
Then, Bill Walsh joins us to talk about this...
Episode 100 - TOP 10 MINNESOTA FAILS
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This week, Grace and Kathryn are celebrating our 100th episode!
To mark the occasion, they’re joined by Bill Walsh as they count down Minnesota’s Top 10 Fails since the very first episode, from plummeting reading scores to vice presidential debates gone wrong.
Then, a special guest joins the show: the one and only Jon Justice! Jon, Grace, and Kathryn break down what the upcoming Election Day results could mean for Minnesota and how they might shape the state’s future...
Episode 99 - OH SNAP! Walz & Dems Lying AGAIN...
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This week, Grace and Kathryn are back to dive into the latest Minnesota news, starting with Kristi Noem and ICE visiting Minneapolis.
Next, they break down some of the most common lies Democrats are spreading about the government shutdown.
Then, Walz now opposes the very policy he supported in Congress in 2010?? Here’s how he and others are misleading the public about Obamacare subsidies.
Finally, Jennifer Benson, our executive director of American Experiment North Dakota, joins the show!
Episode 98 - NO Kings, ONLY Crooks
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Welcome back to the American Experiment Podcast! This week, producer Isaac fills in for Grace alongside Kathryn as they cover the latest news.
First, the “No Kings” protests took place this past weekend — but one key fact seemed to slip through the media coverage: the Communist Party USA was a sponsor of the event.
Next, Minnesota’s teachers’ union is upping its PAC contributions to fund politics at the expense of teachers.
After that, Bill Walsh joins us to Stop the Tape! Governor Walz sat down with KSTP to di...
Episode 97 - Walz's WILDEST Conspiracies Yet! Featuring Speaker Lisa Demuth
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This week, Grace and Kathryn are joined by Bill to stop the tape on Governor Walz’s wildest conspiracy theories yet!
First, Walz sits down with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (who just happens to be the Minnesota DFL’s biggest donor) as they swap WILD conspiracy theories about Trump.
Then, Walz touts his solutions to Minnesota’s current high housing, energy, and childcare prices (yes, unironically)…and we celebrate Columbus Day!
Finally, a very special guest joins Grace and Kath...
Episode 96 - Trump SUES Minnesota for letting BOYS in GIRLS SPORTS
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This week, Grace and Kathryn break down the latest out of Minnesota: First, a new DHS study reveals that half of Minnesota’s immigrants are committing some form of fraud, a number that should shock every taxpayer.
Next, President Trump sues Minnesota over Title IX violations taking aim at the state’s policy allowing boys to compete in girls’ sports.
Then, Kathryn’s Culture Corner dives into an unexpected headline: conservative men winning big at....the Paris Fashion Show?
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