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Wedge LIVE!
A show about Minneapolis politics from the maker of Wedge LIVE, the award winning local news website.
Episodes
Wedge LIVE!Buses off Nicollet Mall?
Mayor Frey's administration has a plan to add "vibrancy" to Nicollet Mall by adding additional programming and events, but that means removing the buses. The…
Wedge LIVE!A different kind of true crime podcast with Celisia Stanton
Celisia Stanton is the Minneapolis-based host of a podcast called Truer Crime (season 2 out now). We talk about how she came to podcasting, her unique approach…
Wedge LIVE!Kyle got pepper sprayed while using the 311 app
It was a few days before Christmas and Kyle Jones was trying to report an Amazon delivery driver for the dual infraction of parking in a bike lane and blocking…
Wedge LIVE!Taxation Sensation Steve Brandt
We're talking property taxes with Steve Brandt, who is running for reelection to the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation. We talk about what's behind…
Wedge LIVE!Peter Wagenius - candidate for MN Senate, district 60
There's a special primary election coming up on January 14th, which will effectively decide which DFL candidate fills the open seat in Minnesota Senate…
Wedge LIVE!Doron Clark - candidate for MN Senate, district 60
There's a special primary election coming up on January 14th, which will effectively decide which DFL candidate fills the open seat in Minnesota Senate…
Wedge LIVE!Monica Meyer - candidate for MN Senate, district 60
There's a special primary election coming up on January 14th, which will effectively decide which DFL candidate fills the open seat in Minnesota Senate…
Wedge LIVE!Jake got fired in the newspaper
Jake Ameca Luna recounts the harrowing experience of having his boss -- Brenda Short, candidate for mayor of Minneapolis -- announce his firing in the…
Wedge LIVE!MnDOT: Stop Imagining a World Without Urban Interstates
John is joined by Yasmin Hirsi and Alex Burns of Our Streets Minnesota for a conversation in reaction to the Minnesota Department of Transportation announcing…
Wedge LIVE!Holiday Special 2024 - Pt. 2
John is joined by Melody Hoffmann from southwestvoices.news for a rundown of 2024's top local stories. Part 2 of 2. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join…
Wedge LIVE!Holiday Special 2024 - Pt. 1
John is joined by Melody Hoffmann from southwestvoices.news for a rundown of 2024's top local stories. Part 1 of 2. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join…
Wedge LIVE!Becka, Budget Vetoes, & Vetaw Horseplay: An Emergency Episode
Because way too much local news is happening all at once, John is joined by Josh Martin for an Emergency Episode. We take up urgent issues like the Minneapolis…
Wedge LIVE!Omar Fateh is running for Mayor of Minneapolis
Sen. Omar Fateh is running for mayor of Minneapolis. We talk about his record in the state legislature, the state rideshare law he helped pass, public safety…
Wedge LIVE!Racket x Wedge LIVE! crossover episode
We're covering some of 2024's biggest Minneapolis stories in a special crossover episode hosted by Jay Boller and Em Cassel of the Racket Cast podcast. John…
Wedge LIVE!Thanksgiving Special: Just Grateful to Be Online During This Difficult Time
John is joined by Taylor Dahlin and Ryan Brown for an uncomfortable Thanksgiving conversation about the state of the online world. John and Taylor have been…
Wedge LIVE!Garrison McMurtrey, candidate for Ramsey County Board in district 3
Because our broadcast signal does occasionally bleed across the river, John is joined by Garrison McMurtrey, a candidate for a seat on the Ramsey County Board…
Wedge LIVE!Biking the E Line with Linea Palmisano
Council Member Linea Palmisano takes me on a bike tour of the future E Line bus rapid transit route through Ward 13 (about a quarter of the total route). We…
Wedge LIVE!Affordable Housing in Breathtaking 4d
My conversation with Cody Fischer - whose company Footprint Development builds small-scale, sustainable, multi-family housing - about imminent changes to the…
Wedge LIVE!Election recovery episode with Robin Wonsley
Robin Wonsley, who represents Ward 2 on the Minneapolis City Council, is here to help me recover from the devastating results of the presidential election. We…
Wedge LIVE!DeWayne Davis gets early start on 2025 campaign for Minneapolis mayor
With the 2024 election and the fate of the nation still hanging precariously in the balance, the 2025 city election season has already begun. This is my…
Wedge LIVE!Kim Ellison, candidate for Minneapolis School Board at-large
Kim Ellison is running for re-election to an at-large seat on the Minneapolis School Board, which means every voter in the city will have her on their ballot…
Wedge LIVE!Shayla Owodunni, candidate for Minneapolis School Board at-large
Shayla Owodunni is running for an at-large seat on the Minneapolis School Board, which means every voter in the city will have her on their ballot There are…
Wedge LIVE!Greta Callahan, candidate for Minneapolis School Board District 6
Greta Callahan is running for Minneapolis School Board in district 6, located in southwest Minneapolis. There are two competitive school board races this year…
Wedge LIVE!Lara Bergman, candidate for Minneapolis School Board District 6
Lara Bergman is running for Minneapolis School Board in district 6, located in southwest Minneapolis. There are two competitive school board races this year…
Wedge LIVE!Toya López, candidate for MN House District 61A
The race to fill Frank Hornstein's shoes in MN House District 61A comes down to the final two. This episode features my conversation with Toya López, the Green…
Wedge LIVE!Election Analysis & Gossip with Taylor & Josh Martin
We kick things off with results and analysis of Don Samuels vs Ilhan Omar in the 5th congressional district primary. Josh breaks out his google docs. We list…
Wedge LIVE!Hot Dog Flavored DFL Primary Preview - VOTE by AUG 13!
Jason Garcia, aka Hot Dog Larry Jacobs, joins us to do podcast punditry while attempting to eat 12 hot dogs for charity. Josh Martin makes sure the…
Wedge LIVE!Wedge Save America: MPD Raises, BET Expansion, Taylor Dahlin Visits a Vacant Burger King
On this episode of Wedge Save America: After their department earned an unprecedented double consent decree, the Minneapolis police union earns a historically…
Wedge LIVE!Minneapolis: Happiest City in the USA with Mike Norton
For this episode, Mike Norton and host John Edwards welcome your angry replies to their bike ride through Uptown, around the lakes, and back again. We discuss…
Wedge LIVE!People's Pride with Luna Zeidner (This Bike Ride Has No Corporate Sponsors)
We're biking from downtown Minneapolis to Powderhorn Park to talk about People's Pride — the local, laid back, non-corporate alternative to Twin Cities Pride…
Wedge LIVE!The 2040 Plan wins (again) and lessons on MN statewide zoning reform
What have we learned from the big push for ambitious statewide zoning reforms during the 2024 Minnesota legislative session? From parking reform to fourplex…
Wedge LIVE!North Minneapolis to Robbinsdale, MN with Eric Moran
DJ and transportation activist Eric Moran takes John on a bicycle tour of North Minneapolis. We talk about the status of Northside streets and transit…
Wedge LIVE!The Minneapolis Reckoning with Michelle Phelps
A conversation with Michelle Phelps, author of The Minneapolis Reckoning, a book that puts the murder of George Floyd in the context of generations of…
Wedge LIVE!Check-in with Aurin Chowdhury - Minneapolis City Council, Ward 12
A conversation with Aurin Chowdhury, who represents Ward 12 on the Minneapolis City Council. We talk about MPD's continued use of coaching as a way to hide…
Wedge LIVE!Bring Ya Parliamentary Morass with Dan Thomas-Commins
A conversation about the chaotic end to the 2024 Minnesota state legislative session with Dan Thomas-Commins, the self-styled parliamentary rules nerd who you…
Wedge LIVE!Downtown Scooter Patrol with Taylor Dahlin
It's the world's first half bike/half scooter mobile podcast episode, with Taylor Dahlin. We are patrolling the streets of Loring Park and downtown Minneapolis…
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Even Year Minneapolis Elections, 2040 Plan Lawsuit, and Ilhan v Samuels
John is joined by Josh Martin to talk about three proposals to amend the Minneapolis City Charter, including a plan to move from odd to even year city…
Wedge LIVE!Uptown's the Mall: Parkland vs. Parking Lot
There's a linear park in Uptown called "the Mall" that functions more like a parking lot. In 2020, after two years of community engagement, the Minneapolis…
Wedge LIVE!A Harrowing DFL Convention Experience
Today, we're talking about people who think Roberts Rules is an acceptable form of bullying. It turns out, shouting "Point of order! Point of order!" over and…
Wedge LIVE!Anquam Mahamoud, candidate for MN House District 62B
This is part of a series of conversations with 2024 candidates for MN House district 62B to be published ahead of the DFL Convention on Sunday, April 14. This…
Wedge LIVE!Londel French, candidate for MN House District 62B
This is part of a series of conversations with 2024 candidates for MN House district 62B to be published ahead of the DFL Convention on Sunday, April 14. This…
Wedge LIVE!Bill Emory, candidate for MN House District 62B
This is part of a series of conversations with 2024 candidates for MN House district 62B to be published ahead of the DFL Convention on Sunday, April 14. This…
Wedge LIVE!Stopping MN Environmental Laws From Being Weaponized Against Environmentalists
John is joined by PeggySue Imihy Bean (President of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Planning Association) and Alex Schieferdecker (also a planner). We're…
Wedge LIVE!Melody Investigates: Special Delivery: A Cold Turkey Mystery
Melody Hoffman (southwestvoices.news) joins us for a conversation about serious allegations made against a US mail carrier in southwest Minneapolis. Witnesses…
Wedge LIVE!Katie Jones, candidate for MN House District 61A
Rep. Frank Hornstein is retiring after 20 years representing District 61A in the Minnesota House. So far there are four publicly announced candidates seeking…
Wedge LIVE!Isabel Rolfes, candidate for MN House District 61A
Rep. Frank Hornstein is retiring after 20 years representing District 61A in the Minnesota House. So far there are four publicly announced candidates seeking…
Wedge LIVE!Dylan McMahon, candidate for MN House District 61A
Rep. Frank Hornstein is retiring after 20 years representing District 61A in the Minnesota House. So far there are four publicly announced candidates seeking…
Wedge LIVE!Will Stancil, candidate for MN House District 61A
Rep. Frank Hornstein is retiring after 20 years representing District 61A in the Minnesota House. So far there are four publicly announced candidates seeking…
Wedge LIVE!Soo Line Garden vs the ADA Greenway Ramp
Can a community garden an ADA-compliant access ramp to the Midtown Greenway coexist? This week's guest is Jordan Leick, who has looked into Hennepin County's…
Wedge LIVE!Lyndale Ave Reconstruction is Once in a Lifetime Chance
John is joined by Julie Johnson and Katie Jones to talk about the "Livable Lyndale" campaign to fix a terrible, no good, super fast, dangerous, hostile to…
Wedge LIVE!Housing & Zoning Reforms at the MN Legislature's 2024 Session
I'm joined by Chris Meyer, legislative assistant for Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh, to talk about a slew of ambitious zoning reforms to be considered during…
Wedge LIVE!"Imagine" Better Streets in Minneapolis with José Antonio Zayas Cabán
A conversation with José Antonio Zayas Cabán about Our Streets Minneapolis' new 2024 event series "Imagine," block parties that ask residents to envision…
Wedge LIVE!The Minneapolis Mayoral Power Grab is Back for 2024
The restructuring of of power at Minneapolis City Hall in 2021 turned out to be a bigger deal than people realized at the time. Now the unelected (judicially…
Wedge LIVE!Countdown: 2023's Top 10 Minneapolis Stories with Melody Hoffmann
Sinkholes, parking lot puddles, and urban cougars may have dominated headlines of traditional Minneapolis outlets this year, but edgy alternative newspersons…
Wedge LIVE!Camp Nenookaasi and the Minneapolis Homelessness Crisis
John and co-host Jason Garcia speak with Nicole Mason and Christin Crabtree, who are helping to organize a homeless encampment on city owned land, made up…
Wedge LIVE!St. Paul's Transformational 2023 Election with Matt Privratsky
This week we're talking about the earth-shaking results of St. Paul's 2023 election with "longtime political insider" Matt Privratsky. It's a progressive…
Wedge LIVE!The 2023 Campaign that Changed Everything - with Chaz Mayo
In an episode recorded the week before Thanksgiving, we look deeper on a topic that will never get old: Katie Cashman's amazing, unbelievable…
Wedge LIVE!Thanksgiving Cooking Segment
It's Thanksgiving week on the Wedge LIVE podcast and that can mean only one thing: a cooking segment featuring Minneapolis Ward 7 Council Member Lisa Goodman's…
Wedge LIVE!Camera Enforcement + MN Transportation Policy with Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura
Legalizing red light/speed camera enforcement, light rail turnstiles and safety, moderately spicy sambusas, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduction, transpo…
Wedge LIVE!Rich, old white guys fail to buy another Minneapolis election
It's "morning in Minneapolis" and we're celebrating the results of election 2023. A progressive majority is empowered, but it's not veto-proof. The city's only…