3/6 Kristin Noem spent $240 million on an ad campaign that featured..............herself

Summary

Garage Logic (Gamut Podcast Network)

Episode Date: March 6, 2026
Episode Title: Kristin Noem spent $240 million on an ad campaign that featured... Herself
Host: Joe Soucheray (The Mayor), with Chris Reivers, Kenny Olson, John Height, Gabe, and Patrick

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Episode Overview

This episode of Garage Logic tackles the controversy surrounding Kristi Noem’s $240 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign, the troubling connections underneath the contracts involved, and broader issues of political fraud and accountability. The hosts also explore related topics such as government spending, legislative ineffectiveness, and oddities in public policy, all with the show's trademark blend of skepticism, common sense, and sardonic Midwest humor.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Minnesota’s 'Fraud Isn't Free Act': Legislative Reaction and Confusion

[02:25 - 10:17]

• The crew discusses new anti-fraud legislation at the state level, highlighting Rep. Dave Pinto’s odd remarks during committee about possibly considering “the benefit of shoplifting” as a matter of policy.
• The hosts call out what they see as rambling, impractical, and soft-on-crime attitudes in the legislative process, expressing deep frustration regarding accountability in Minnesota government.
• Quote [05:18] (Gabe):

  "The bill is about holding people accountable that tried to cover up the fraud."

• Memorable Moment:
  The hosts replay and parse Dave Pinto’s comments, semi-jokingly wondering if Minnesota lawmakers are about to “license” shoplifters.
• Quote [09:54] (Gabe):

  "Compassion for the needy is a virtue, but compassion for fraudsters, for car vandals on the clock, for managers who fabricate documents is a betrayal of every taxpayer in our state. Fraud isn't free. It's time for the people in charge to start paying for it."

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2. Kristi Noem Ad Campaign Scandal: $240 Million for Self-Promoting Ads

[11:07 - 27:24]

• Main segment: Joe Soucheray outlines the details of Kristi Noem’s ad campaign, the huge sums involved, questionable "emergency" no-bid contracts, and connections to political allies and spouses of staffers.

• Discussion of a jaw-dropping $220 million ad blitz featuring Noem herself—wearing cowboy hats, riding horses at Mount Rushmore, and generally amping up her own profile.

• Allegations of corruption: contracts were awarded to companies that did not exist two weeks prior, which then subcontracted work to firms run by campaign insiders.

• Quote [13:22] (Joe Soucheray):

  "Here's the problem. That's $220 million of our money. And the money seems unable to be tracked for its legality."

• Criticism from both Republican and Democratic Senators in Congress, with Senator Kennedy and Senator Welch calling for investigations and expressing disbelief at the lack of competitive bidding and apparent self-dealing.

• Joe's “deep thought”: Contemporary politicians no longer “sacrifice” for public service, but parlay their position for personal gain.

  [18:56] Joe Soucheray:
  "What it’s become is a third rail club that when they get on it, they parlay… into the incredible scams they get away with and justify it under the delusion that they deserve it because of the sacrifice they’re making... The day of elected officials making a sacrifice is long gone. Long gone."

• Skepticism about agencies’ claims of "savings," the morality of politicians, and disbelief at how self-serving and disconnected the contemporary political class has become.

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3. Political Tribalism & Accountability

[27:24 - 38:52]

• The crew laments that each “side” of the political aisle only cares about ethics when the opposition is at fault—rarely holding their own accountable.
• Quote [35:00] (Joe Soucheray):

  “Why are people in parties so, so, so hesitant to call out wrong within their own party?”

• Belief that most voters remain oblivious to the scale of misdeeds unless it directly affects their chosen party’s interests.
• Jokes about “America’s guest” politicians, outsized government pensions, and how many simply coast for perks after decades in office.

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4. Federal Grant Oddities: ‘Gaying Up the Maps’

[39:42 - 47:45]

• Segment on odd federal expenditures: the Biden administration’s funding of a project to make official maps more “genderqueer inclusive.”
• Amusement and incredulity as the hosts explore the "Queering the Map" website, pointing out the proliferation of pins marking queer spaces and stories.
• Quote [42:00] (John Height):

  "Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Sarah B. Rogers apologizing to Slovakia and Chechia for a Biden administration program to make their maps more gay during a House Foreign Relations affair committee..."

• Comic relief as the crew "reviews" various queer map entries and shares light-hearted banter about the project’s necessity and cost.

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5. Downshifting to Minnesota Life & Odd News

[53:01 - 73:10]

• Local crime report: Three unrelated shootings occur in a span of 20 minutes in Minneapolis.
• The city of St. Paul spent over $2.5 million to address last year's cyberattack.
• New use of drones by Minnetonka Police to respond to 911 calls—drones resolve 20% of calls without an officer, raising privacy questions.
• Stock market, gas woes, and the jump in unemployment.
• Bizarre news: a tourist tries to steal a live flamingo in Las Vegas; extended laughter and disbelief ensue.
• Sports-talk interlude: high school and college hockey, local coaching gossip, and banter about durability of their own old cars.

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• [13:10] (Chris Reivers): “I did watch all of those videos maybe 60 different times...”
• [23:13] (Joe Soucheray): (Mocking hypothetical Noem internal monologue) "Nobody will even notice... so I'll take the $240 million and... let her [Noem's ally] put together a company that didn't exist 11 days previous."
• [26:08] (Joe Soucheray): “You're telling me that this scam that Noem engineered is the most money ever spent on an ad campaign in this country?”
• [24:31] (Gabe): “The most insulting part about all of this is the fact that they think... they think that we believe this. That we just sit out here shoveling this in, going, ‘Yep, turnips.’”
• [35:00] (Joe Soucheray): "Why are people in parties so, so, so hesitant to call out wrong within their own party?"

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Introduction Ads/Announcements: 00:00-01:59
• Fraud Isn't Free Act & Shoplifting Policy Debate: 02:25-10:17
• Kristi Noem Ad Campaign Scandal In-Depth: 11:07-27:24
• Political Tribalism and Voter Blindness: 27:24-38:52
• Federal "Gaying Up the Maps" Expenditure: 39:42-47:45
• Minnesota Local News (shootings, police tech, flamingo theft, sports banter): 53:01-73:10
• Miscellaneous Closing Banter/GL Community News: 78:55-end

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Original Tone & Style

Retaining the Garage Logic blend of skeptical common sense, offbeat humor, exasperated civic pride, sidewise sarcasm, and raucous banter between Midwesterners, the episode is heartfelt, indignant, occasionally profane, but always conversational and accessible.

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Quick-Reference Highlights

• Biggest U.S. ad campaign ever? Noem’s $220+ million self-promoting "public service" spots outspent even BlackBerry’s infamous anti-iPhone blitz.
• In-group versus out-group tolerance: Both parties’ voters are described as “willing to cut a wide swath” for their own, while ignoring massive ethical lapses.
• “Queering the map” segment: Both informative and comic; hosts are bemused by government money going to archiving LGBTQIA+ stories via pins on an online map.
• Recurring Theme: The perception that honesty and ethics are for "the regular people," while those in government and political “clubs” help themselves with impunity.

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Conclusion

This episode of Garage Logic provides a thorough roasting of government overspending, political self-dealing, and the erosion of public accountability, using the Kristi Noem scandal as Exhibit A. The hosts leaven their outrage with Midwestern wit, focus on local oddities, and reminders to keep a sense of humor—even as they challenge listeners not to take government corruption lying down.

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For listeners wanting a blend of detailed scandal analysis, sharp local critique, and good-natured but pointed humor about American politics, bureaucracy, and everyday hassles, this is classic Garage Logic.

Transcript

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[Chris Reivers]

Hail the flashlight king.

[Joe Soucheray]

And now, from the mayor's office above the boathouse on the east shore of Spoon Lake, it's Garage Logic with Chris Reavers manning technology corner, Kenny Olson from the crabby coffee shop, John Height in the newsroom, and of course, the rookie here Is your flashlight king, fireworks commissioner, and the keeper of common sense, your mayor, Joe Sush. There's a bill right now proposed in the state legislature. You get that ready there, Reivers? Ready, brah. Called the Fraud Isn't Free Act. And there were committee meetings yesterday or two days ago when they're wrestling with this, and considering all of its nuances, it's a House file. 3395 Fraud isn't free act established corrective action plans, enrollment freezes, agency budget reductions and employee dismissal required when fraud is committed against a program administered by the state. And other fraud prevention provisions established. The status of the bill as it's currently in the House.

[Chris Reivers]

It was yesterday morning, by the way.

[Joe Soucheray]

I thought it was the third or the fourth.

[Chris Reivers]

I have the fifth as the date for this particular clip.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's fine.

[Chris Reivers]

Okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

Wrestling with it. And in the committee is a legislator named Dave Pinto, who, as luck would have it, represents me. Yep. 64B in St. Paul. He's a DFLer. As far as I know, he's one of the least distinguished legislators in the House. By that, I mean I can find nothing he's ever done. I looked him up. I know he gets elected routinely because he's got the DFL in front of his name. I see his signs and yards. Do you know him, rook?

[Kenny Olson]

I don't know him, but I know I'm familiar with his signs in the.

[Joe Soucheray]

I've never even seen the guy.

[John Height]

No, he did author 21 bills the last two years.

[Joe Soucheray]

How many got passed, I wonder?

[John Height]

That's a good question. I'm trying to see last action taken here.

[Chris Reivers]

Is that a lot in two years, authoring 21 bills?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, if they're. If they're of the type you're about to hear, they're fairly meaningless. But he's a Ramsey county attorney, went to Harvard, grew up in Falcon Heights. All I know is what's on the wiki. I don't know a lot about him. So they're talking yesterday about it. Sounds to me like the legislators are making efforts to pounce on fraud earlier and more seriously.

[Gabe]

The bill is about holding people accountable that tried to cover up the fraud.

[Joe Soucheray]

Right.

[Gabe]

The same way they do in the real world at businesses.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, then Mr. Pinnell pipes up, want to hear that? Several of us are on the Public Safety Committee, and yesterday there was a presentation of a group seeking to change how we address organized retail theft. And it actually had not occurred to me to ask. It probably would have been good to make sure that they would study sort of the benefit of shoplifting and of retail, the theft, and because perhaps people are relying on that and sort of using that. Maybe it's, you know, assisting them in some way. I mean, this. These folks were describing people violating the law. But it. I suppose it could be useful to look into that.

[John Height]

But ultimately it's a policy question.

[Joe Soucheray]

Right. We do want to make sure when we have a law in place where we're enforcing it. So now we called him. Unlikely he'll return our call, but he seems to be suggesting that there are times when shoplifting might be useful for people. Isn't that how you would interpret what

[Kenny Olson]

he just said there, pro shoplifting? If you really relied on that, yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, couldn't we all rely on it

[Kenny Olson]

be a lot easier and a lot less expensive?

[Joe Soucheray]

Does he intend to license them in some way?

[Gabe]

Well, he wasn't very clear. I mean, so we have to read into what he's saying. I mean, we each have to come to our own determination on what he's saying. To me, what he was saying was the maybe these people were lying to save their jobs. That's how it could be interpreted. I mean, the discussion is about the people that covered up or falsely dated documents that would have proven fraud. That's what the bill is about.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, this seemed to be an aside to that. He's on the Public Safety Commission. Play it again. And he was saying. Reeves, play it again. He was saying that in the Public Safety Commission meeting. Something like this came up.

[Chris Reivers]

Just give me one quick second. I didn't know you were going to want this queued up again. Cue the talent.

[Joe Soucheray]

There's nothing in there that I'm aware of about people trying to save their job,

[Chris Reivers]

about interpretation, Joe.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, you're taking a great leap there to interpret that. You would think the shoplifters might not even have a job.

[Gabe]

Hold on. I think he's playing it.

[Joe Soucheray]

Several of us are on the Public Safety committee, and yesterday there was a presentation of a group seeking to change how we address organized retail theft. And it actually had not occurred to me to ask. It probably would have been good to make sure that they would study sort of the benefit of shoplifting and of retail theft, because perhaps people are relying on that and sort of using that. Maybe it's assisting them in some way. I mean, these folks were describing people violating the law, but I suppose it could be useful to look into that. But ultimately it's a policy question. Right. We do want to make sure when we have a law in place, we're enforcing it.

[Gabe]

So you're right, Joe, but why is he talking about this during the Fraud Isn't Free Act?

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't know. It sounds to me like he was in a public safety meeting where they might have entertained an activist group who

[Gabe]

put this forward, and it makes no sense to bring it up in this.

[Chris Reivers]

I think I can help, Ken. The subhead on that is the House Workforce, Labor, Econ Development, Financial and Political Committee Misclassification of Workers Presentations. That was.

[Gabe]

Where did you find this cut?

[Chris Reivers]

It's from the Minnesota House feed.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, well, here, maybe he. This would be helpful if our representatives were ever responsive to the public and called us back and helped us understand.

[Chris Reivers]

Hold on, hold on, on, hold on.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, good one. Maybe he's talking about state employees who shoplift. No, seriously, hold up, hold up. The whole.

[Gabe]

You know, it could be anything to

[Joe Soucheray]

be the whole bill. The whole bill is trying to tighten up our ability to fire someone if they are letting fraud get by them. Right, okay. And so he introduces this idea that, hey, we had a group come in and they were wondering about shoplifting and, you know, and whether it could be useful to some people at some times. Well, it can't be. There is no such thing. So I don't even know how you go down that road, but until he calls us back, let's drop it.

[Gabe]

Niska had a nice quote. Compassion for the needy is a virtue, but compassion for fraudsters, for car vandals on the clock, for managers who fabricate documents is a betrayal of every taxpayer in our state. Fraud isn't free. It's time for the people in charge to start paying for it. Niska, that was an excellent.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, to that I would say amen, brother.

[Gabe]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Joe Soucheray]

And this. This fellow, he might. He might very well be on board with that. I. I don't know what the hell he's talking about. You can tell?

[Kenny Olson]

Well, who would be foolish enough to say it's okay to shoplift if you really need it?

[Gabe]

That is a whole different discussion. And I swear I remember that when they were doing all the looting after the George Floyd riots. Didn't you guys. Do you guys remember that or is that just me?

[Joe Soucheray]

No, there were a few comments from.

[Gabe]

Apologizing. Yeah, apologists.

[Joe Soucheray]

They're taking what they need. Yeah, they need a 48 inch TV, right?

[Gabe]

Every carton of cigarettes in the store.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, come on, Dave Pinto, call us back. You can't be that. Well, you can.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, especially in that district.

[Joe Soucheray]

Kristi Gnome got fired. I only want to touch on that. For reassigned.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, she's not fired.

[Joe Soucheray]

She's still around.

[Kenny Olson]

ABC News.

[Joe Soucheray]

Now, that's one of the things I wanted to mention. She got reassigned to a completely made up job that God bless America. That Trump dreamed up. And it's called.

[Chris Reivers]

Yep. Whatever she wants to do.

[John Height]

Calm.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, I'm getting there.

[Gabe]

Shield of the Americas. That pregnant paws in, though. Joe, you have to go. Shield.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm seeing a lot of gold filigree and gold designs. Keep talking. And maybe she has to wear a gold cape. Cape. Like a cle.

[Kenny Olson]

A Wonder Woman outfit.

[Gabe]

A desk that's about 10ft long. Right.

[Joe Soucheray]

And there's a sub clause in her contract that she still gets to wear the 10 gallon hat.

[Chris Reivers]

Oh, boy.

[Joe Soucheray]

This is ridiculous. Noam won't be leaving the administration entirely. Instead, instead of heading up dhs, she will now become Trump's special envoy.

[Chris Reivers]

I bet.

[Joe Soucheray]

Right. For the Shield of the Americas. A new cold.

[Kenny Olson]

You don't like America, then you can

[Joe Soucheray]

get it a new coalition of countries in Latin America. Is this. Can you hold, please?

[Kenny Olson]

Get our Chilean mind.

[Joe Soucheray]

Wait a minute here. Wait a minute.

[Chris Reivers]

Oh, yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Wait a minute.

[Chris Reivers]

Here we go.

[Joe Soucheray]

This administration is not prudent in the money they spend. The money is just. Yeah, she spent. This is the other thing I wanted to bring up.200mil. She spent $220 million on ads featuring her. One of them being the one that apparently has Reaver so excited. That's her in her cowboy shirt and her 10 gallon hat on a horse in front of the. What do you call that thing in

[Chris Reivers]

South Dakar in an effort to do massive research for the show. I did watch all of those videos maybe 60 different times.

[Joe Soucheray]

But here's the problem.

[Chris Reivers]

Check it out.

[Joe Soucheray]

Here's the problem. That's $220 million of our money. And the money seems unable to be tracked for its legality.

[Chris Reivers]

Sure.

[Joe Soucheray]

Republican Senator John Kennedy from Louisiana pushed the secretary during the hearing on the fiscal responsibility and wisdom of spending taxpayer money on ads that greatly enhanced her name recognition. And here's one of her on horseback at Mount Rushmore. Noem testified that the campaign is meant to tell undocumented immigrants to leave the country or face deportation. Well, that's utter nonsense. That's just bs. It was signed off on by Trump. But Kennedy said it was hard for him to believe that Trump or those at the Office of Management and Budget would have agreed to this kind of campaign. Well, when it comes to Nome and Trump, it wouldn't be hard for me to believe that Trump signed off on it. Trump, I'm sorry, Noem asserted that the contracts were bid out to multiple companies. My research shows you did not bid them out, said Kennedy, who then outlined how One of the two recipients, Safe America Media, was formed 11 days before being awarded $143 million. I'm smelling a rat.

[Chris Reivers]

You ready?

[Joe Soucheray]

Most. I don't know what you're gonna play the ad? Well, go ahead. Why do I love these wide open spaces?

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They remind me of why our forefathers came here.

[Joe Soucheray]

Not just for its beauty, but for

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the freedom only America provides.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm Kristi Noem.

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From the cowboys who tamed the west

[Joe Soucheray]

to the titans who built our cities,

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to the dreamers who chased the impossible,

[Joe Soucheray]

the frauds who stole this money from this ad. Vision and grit, our greatness calls people to us for a chance to prosper, to live how they choose to become part of something special. That's enough. I can't. Anyone who searches for free just watch

[Chris Reivers]

the rest of it silently.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, they do. Slow. Let's continue here, please.

[John Height]

You saw who the money went to?

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm getting there, John.

[John Height]

Okay, good. Okay, good.

[Joe Soucheray]

She ordered $143 million to a company that was not in business 11 days previously. Most of the money, according to Kennedy, was then subcontracted to the Strategy Group, a company whose CEO is married to Nome's former spokesperson, Tricia McLaughlin.

[Kenny Olson]

Why are they stupid?

[Joe Soucheray]

The company led by Ben Yoho. That's kind of a funny name.

[Kenny Olson]

I would like Ben Yoho.

[Joe Soucheray]

The company led by Ben Yoho also played a large part in Nome's 2022 North Dakota gubernatorial campaign. Publica. This says North Dakota, but you're right, it's South Dakota. Which reported on the contracts last November. And nothing really came of that, did it?

[Chris Reivers]

My name is Chris Reivers and I approve of this message.

[Joe Soucheray]

It troubles me, Kennedy said, that a fifth of a quarter billion dollars of taxpayer money when we're scratching for every penny and we're fighting over rescission packages. I just can't agree with this. Later in the hearing, Democratic Senator Peter Welsh from Vermont called for investigation in the multi million dollar ad campaign and question gnome. I don't want to question what the purpose was, but how was the how the award was made? Said Welch, who pointed to a document from the DHS used to justify the no bid contracts made to Save America Media, which didn't exist 11 days prior to receiving the money. And the second recipient, People who Think. That's a new one now. That group's called People who Think. According to the government's official spending data, Website. Each of these contracts listed urgency as the rationale other than full and open competition, and listed Office of Public affairs as the funding office, an office that was until recently led by McLaughlin, who was her spokesperson.

[Kenny Olson]

You get to the Ilhan Omar part

[Joe Soucheray]

as an administrator who has fiscal responsibility over a huge budget, Welch said. Do you realistically think that a company that was created 11 days before they got 143 million is in a position to execute that contract? Throughout her testimony, Noem repeatedly denied her involvement in the selection of the contract recipients, despite telling Kennedy that she evaluates and looks at any contracts made over 5 million. Well, which is it, Christy? And said she does not have the legal authority to look into subcontractors. Noem also touted her agency saving the taxpayers over 13.2 billion by evaluating and negotiating contracts, canceling ones that aren't necessary to our duties. I don't believe that for a moment. Clearly the depth of ties between Noem, McLaughlin and Strategy Group has not gone unnoticed. And the decision to circumvent an open bidding process meant to ensure accountability, prevent corruption and protect taxpayer money is highly suspect. I had a deep thought this morning. One of the things the American public has been sold over the years is the idea that people who run for office are making great sacrifices. You often hear that. And we're supposed to have some sympathy for the idea they laid down the sledgehammer and marched to the state capitol to do the work of the people. What it's become is a third rail club that when they get on it, they parlay the idea that they're there and they're making a sacrifice and they parlay that into the incredible scams they get away with and justify it under the delusion that they deserve it because of the sacrifice they're making. That's a conclusion I came to this morning. I don't even know if I'm on the right track. The point being they're not. The day of elected officials making a sacrifice is long gone. Long gone.

[Gabe]

At least on the federal level.

[Joe Soucheray]

How about the state? You got legislators that have been there 40 years. They're gonna retire with more pension and vacation than you can ever dream of. A better health plan than you'll ever have in your entire life. And they've been there forever. Walz is going to leave office with at least three or four pensions from his various activities in the public service. Great. He earned them. Let him have them.

[Gabe]

Yeah, I think you could make that argument for, you know, quite a bit of them. Sure, Absolutely.

[Joe Soucheray]

So. So they get in there and. And the best third rail to be on is the one in Washington, D.C. because there's just more money to play

[Chris Reivers]

with a good rail.

[Joe Soucheray]

There's just more money to play with top shelf rail. So here comes this farm girl from South Dakota.

[Chris Reivers]

Yeah, Ranch.

[Joe Soucheray]

Ranch, whatever the hell she was. And she's. She. She attracts Trump's eye and apparently shot off fireworks for him or something on the 4th of July 1 year. And so he picks her as the Department of Homeland Security chief, and which all she did was instantly get into third rail mode and use it to promote herself. The theory being that she has some delusionary idea that she'd be a candidate for something in 2028. So she's building up her own resume using $240 million of our money, which is bad enough, and then she's funneling it to the people she's connected to. This. She ought to be in jail.

[Gabe]

I. I think it's cute how outraged you are because everybody does this.

[Joe Soucheray]

What if I just got done saying,

[Gabe]

look what Ilhand has done. I mean, we could go down a list, I think, and make these accusations for every single idiot there.

[John Height]

Well, good. Let's do that, I guess.

[Joe Soucheray]

Segment.

[John Height]

Start with the administration.

[Joe Soucheray]

Trump's making more money for himself.

[Gabe]

No, I think we should go Democrat. Republican, Democrat.

[John Height]

There you go.

[Gabe]

To, you know, each party right down

[Chris Reivers]

the line like it's a batting.

[Gabe]

Oh, my God.

[Joe Soucheray]

It would be fun. You're repeating what I just said.

[Gabe]

I know, but I'm not doing it. Yelling and screaming.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, I'll say it calmly.

[John Height]

Can I. Joel, will you calm down, please?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, sure. Cool your judgment. So this good looking chick comes off a ranch in South Dakota and she gets the attention of the President who appoints her. Huh?

[Gabe]

I like this version.

[Joe Soucheray]

Who appoints her? There being no reason to. She has no law enforcement experience. Appoints her to the head of Department of Homeland Security.

[Chris Reivers]

I like the calm version. I'm gonna give you some undertones here.

[Joe Soucheray]

And. And she showed up wearing a cowboy. Ha. Her jeans. And boy, she. She fit the bill. And she liked to stand around with a rifle in her hand. And we're gonna make things tough. In the meantime, she's thinking, I can get away with. I can everything. I can get away with whatever I want to get away with. These people are crazy, and I'm crazy, so I might as well see if I can get away with it, right? Way better version. So I'm gonna. I got an idea. I'm gonna pick a number. I'm just Gonna pick arbitrarily.

[Gabe]

Dare me not.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm going to talk it over with my friend Corey. He's one of my personal assistants, I think.

[John Height]

And then some.

[Joe Soucheray]

Let's see, 240 million he gets to

[Chris Reivers]

come on the day.

[Joe Soucheray]

Nah, you can't do that. Watch me. Watch me. I can use 240 million.

[Chris Reivers]

Nobody will even know, by the way.

[Joe Soucheray]

Nobody will even notice. Nobody will even notice. So I'll take the 240 million and. Oh, Patricia McLaughlin was pretty good to me. She's helped me along the way. I might as well cut her a taste. Let her put together a company that didn't exist 11 days previous. Obviously, let's send her 143. Bill.

[Kenny Olson]

Got it.

[Joe Soucheray]

And put together some really great videos of me on my horse and my 10 gallon hat.

[Kenny Olson]

Slow motion.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. And these things will sit in the minds of the American public and they'll remember me when I make a big announcement that I want to run for president. And I'll already have all that groundwork laid because I took $240 million of taxpayer money because I'm here and I'm making a sacrifice to be. Should be able to do this because of the sacrifice I'm making.

[Gabe]

The most insulting part about all of this is the fact that they think, and I'm calling on all of them, like you said. They think that we believe this.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Gabe]

That we just sit out here shoveling this in and going, yep, turnips.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yep. Yep.

[Gabe]

Hold on, let me get another turn

[Joe Soucheray]

up while you're on my wavelength because there's one other fact that I'll do calmly.

[Chris Reivers]

I like the calm joke.

[Gabe]

That was way better.

[Joe Soucheray]

That was part of my deep thought. Those of us who are honest and pay our taxes and follow the rules, we're allowed to have as much money as we can possibly amass, but only if we do it ethically and honestly and follow the rules and pay our taxes.

[John Height]

That's sweet.

[Joe Soucheray]

What?

[Gabe]

That's their main complaint.

[Joe Soucheray]

They're allowed to get as much money as they want unethically without following the rules and not paying taxes.

[Gabe]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's the difference between the third rail and all of the rest of us and who supply the means for them to act that way.

[Gabe]

Add on to that, Joe, that they're pissing our money away on all of these stupid programs of which we have no say in the matter.

[Chris Reivers]

Yeah. This might get you back from being calm, Joe.

[Gabe]

Don't agree to that. You're not a humanitarian and you hate people.

[Chris Reivers]

Yesterday, Mike Fratelloni Brought up the top five ad campaigns of all time. Do you know that this particular campaign beats number two by almost $50 million? BlackBerry spent close to $200 million to combat the iPhone years ago. That's the second highest ad campaign.

[Gabe]

Oh, I remember those ads in history.

[Chris Reivers]

This was number one.

[Joe Soucheray]

So you're telling me. Wait a minute. You're telling me, telling me, you're telling me that this scam that gnome engineered is the most money ever spent on an ad campaign in this country?

[Chris Reivers]

America.

[Joe Soucheray]

America. Okay, stop.

[Gabe]

Was that on south park or something?

[Chris Reivers]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, but listen. How much money.

[Chris Reivers]

Oh, God.

[Joe Soucheray]

How much money will be spent to slide her over into something called a special envoy to the Shield of the Americas? And again, I'm seeing a lot of gold. A lot of gold plaques, picturing outfits, a lot of gold curtains and gold shields.

[Kenny Olson]

Golden lasso.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, and this is utter nonsense. That's just made up out of whole clothes. And we'll be paying for it. And we're going to be paying for it. And what are we? We're the people who can. We can get as wealthy as we want. And many people get wealthy. It's still the best country in the world to try to get wealthy. And we can do it. And you can amass great, great fortunes, but you better do it honestly and ethically and with morality. And you better pay your taxes and you better pay them on time. Forget what they do. They're in it. They have a different way of going through life.

[John Height]

Two things, if I may.

[Chris Reivers]

2. Mike Fredaloni. Great job. We got him.

[John Height]

I did see, and I chuckled heartily, somebody online saying the an acronym for Shield of America should be sham.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yes, that's very good.

[Chris Reivers]

Oh, that's a good line.

[John Height]

And the other thing Kenny's point about they think we don't know. The problem, to me is another problem we talked about. We know. It's just that if it's on the Democratic side, the leftists don't care. If it's on the Republican side, they don't care. They can do whatever they want because they're my guy or gal.

[Joe Soucheray]

Let's bring it back home. Because you're correct. Let's bring it back home. We've done as much as we possibly can to identify fraud in Minnesota, which I just soon stopped talking about. We've done as much as we can to identify the players. And five will get you 10. It's never going to be resolved. It's never going to be resolved. In the meantime, though, you better pay your taxes. You better not be one day late putting on your license tape overtake in your house. You better not be one day late buying your fishing license. You better not be one day late paying your property taxes. The days of people running for office because they were good at heart and they wanted to contribute and be helpful. Gone. It's gone. They're really painting a great picture for

[John Height]

the it's coming up on the ride then. Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yikes.

[Chris Reivers]

Gonna watch this video on loop for

[Joe Soucheray]

the next hour or so.

[Gabe]

Is it a fun Friday or Kind of doesn't seem like it.

[Joe Soucheray]

It isn't if you get in a fender bend or if you get hurt.

[Kenny Olson]

A master of the segue.

[Joe Soucheray]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Gabe]

It's the end of the world as

[Joe Soucheray]

we know it and he feels fine. Joe Sucere.

[Chris Reivers]

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[Joe Soucheray]

Joe Reivers I will tell you, much to your great disappointment that Noam is so corrupt that she's not attractive. You can get corrupt enough. Where the hell with how you.

[Chris Reivers]

I think though it's, it's the element of danger.

[Kenny Olson]

I think Chris got over that already.

[Chris Reivers]

Ratchets it up.

[Joe Soucheray]

She's the ultimate no go zone. Because the next thing you know, you'll be wrapped up in a 250 million dollar fraud.

[Chris Reivers]

Oh, stop. Yeah. Are we going to jail again?

[Kenny Olson]

I think you're turning him on even more, Joe.

[Gabe]

I didn't know what he was gonna say.

[Joe Soucheray]

Wrapped up in a. I know, right?

[Chris Reivers]

Didn't matter.

[Gabe]

I mean, for a while there sounded fun. Yeah.

[Chris Reivers]

Are we getting on the plane today?

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Gabe]

Is she gonna chain me to the bed?

[Joe Soucheray]

And let's repeat what John said.

[Gabe]

Probably shouldn't go.

[Joe Soucheray]

If it's your guy, you're on board. If it's not your guy, you fight against it.

[Chris Reivers]

Is it on board or more tolerant?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I don't know who could tolerate.

[Gabe]

Why are people in parties so, so, so hesitant to call out Wrong.

[Chris Reivers]

Sure.

[Gabe]

Within their own party.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, let's.

[Gabe]

What is that phenomena?

[Joe Soucheray]

They're on the rail, they're in the club. No, I don't want to blow their chances.

[Gabe]

I mean everyday voters with jobs and careers.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, we do.

[Gabe]

Well, not us. I'm talking about the general population, right?

[John Height]

Yep.

[Kenny Olson]

Do you mean about when they say that they, they flew on a plane to, to go play golf or that kind of money?

[Gabe]

No, I'm talking about Republicans that will cut this Kristi Noem thing a wide swath. The same as Democrats that thought Biden was the guy when obviously he wasn't even a little bit awake, but they kept cutting him slack. What is that? Why don't people just call it for what it is?

[Joe Soucheray]

Because they,

[Gabe]

they really that desperate to

[Joe Soucheray]

take your party in there? They're that desperate. Desperate for the power that that club must be so overwhelmingly enticing. And the life you lead must be so vastly separated from the rest of the.

[Gabe]

So I'm talking about the, the mythical guy in south Minneapolis that works on airplanes. Member of the union. He's been there 30 years. Why was he so willing to cut Biden a wide swath? And the same could be said on Republicans side.

[Joe Soucheray]

You know, so willing to cut Trump such a swat. Well, I'm going to try to answer that.

[Gabe]

Or Christie for this matter.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm going to try to answer that. It would be my suspicion that most people will remain unaware of her theft of $250 million. I just doubt if people are going

[Gabe]

to well, you're the only one calling it a theft. But I do understand your point.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's a theft.

[Gabe]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

The other thing I noticed. Let's go back to this Dave Pinto, whose signs I see on one of my walking routes. Right. And I just.

[Chris Reivers]

One of my walk.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, okay.

[Kenny Olson]

Gotta change him up a little bit in case somebody's following them.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay. On that route. I've told you this story before. There was a house I passed where clothesline rope had been tied around a tree and then secured to maybe a railing on the front steps. And a little sign there, wasps. Wasps. In other words, we're not going to. Boy, this is. I'm really reaching here. But the Euphorian who lived there would not have sprayed the wasps. So rather than spray them, she put a rope around the area so you would walk around it and not get stoned.

[Chris Reivers]

Oh, I was wondering what role the. Okay, gotcha.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, now that's really a reach on my part. But what it tells me is you're nuts, lady. Yeah. Go to the hardware store and buy some wasps.

[Chris Reivers]

Go to Fraterloni's and get some spray.

[Joe Soucheray]

You know, the world won't end if you get rid of a few wasps there. I got stung, by the way.

[Chris Reivers]

Plus, don't the wasps kill the bees?

[John Height]

Yes, wasps are evil.

[Chris Reivers]

Yeah, they're a bastard.

[Kenny Olson]

How did you get 23, 23, 23, 23. He had to go touch the. Poke his finger in the wasp thing.

[Joe Soucheray]

Get. Okay, I think I'm going somewhere. What that tells me is I don't think that was person is really gives a damn one way or the other about very much, you know. And what do you mean Pinto's got a DFL under his name? Well, that's who I'll vote for. You know, I don't think that a lot of thought goes into these.

[Kenny Olson]

I would agree with process party lines.

[Joe Soucheray]

And. And neither party is what they once were. Neither party.

[Chris Reivers]

Where do you stand on the rock band W.A.S.P.

[Kenny Olson]

along the lines of the parties coming together. I did see.

[Joe Soucheray]

When are they coming together?

[Kenny Olson]

Well, my wife pointed out on Facebook, I think it was, there were two lawmakers, Republican and Democrat, that took advantage of the Sweeney deal.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, really?

[Kenny Olson]

Yes. Their name escapes me, but she pointed out that these two went and had lunch together.

[Joe Soucheray]

Two of the. They were the two cheapest legislators.

[Chris Reivers]

America's guest.

[Kenny Olson]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

They were able to put aside their differences for a birth of child.

[Gabe]

Pocket that per diem. Then that's what happened.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, then it could pocket their food money. No, that's A neat deal Sweetie's got going.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Chris Reivers]

You were mentioning inexcusable spending. I forgot about this. Thank you so much, Tricia, for sending this to me. The House Foreign Affairs Committee majority was meeting the other day. Day, Joe. Okay. You with me so far?

[Kenny Olson]

I think he's with you.

[Chris Reivers]

Check this out. I completely forgot about this. We had to spend tax dollars under the Biden administration on this particular topic. Can you tell me what is queering the map?

[Progressive Insurance Announcer]

Well, so I think we were trying to make the maps more gay.

[Chris Reivers]

Literally. How do you make a map more gay?

[Progressive Insurance Announcer]

I mean, especially, you know, since the age of cartography, we've had pretty good map maps, but maybe they weren't gay enough, so. I know. Also, I took Critical Theory in college. I think sometimes people use queer as a verb. I do understand that the maps that we were trying to make gay were. I think of Czechia and Slovakia. So maybe those countries asked for it. I doubt it, but I don't know.

[Chris Reivers]

We do have real things to work on.

[Gabe]

So. Where the gay people live?

[Joe Soucheray]

Wait a minute. Check it out.

[Gabe]

What lakes are heavy?

[Joe Soucheray]

First of all, set this up for us again. Who was this?

[Chris Reivers]

This is the honorable John. You're gonna have to look her up for me. I didn't have time. I just. The honorable Sarah B. Rogers. And she was being pressed. I believe she worked under the Biden administration and one of her tasks was to make our maps more genderqueer inclusive for the Biden administration.

[Joe Soucheray]

Who is grilling her? That would be.

[Chris Reivers]

Give me just a second. His name. Joe, I'm glad you asked. Is mast. Is it Charlie, isn't it? The chairman Mast.

[Joe Soucheray]

And this was what, years ago?

[Chris Reivers]

No, this is. Is this. This just happened.

[Joe Soucheray]

She's a current sitting legislator.

[Chris Reivers]

That's why I was asking for everything.

[Gabe]

There's a website querying the map dot com.

[Kenny Olson]

How'd you get through the filter?

[Chris Reivers]

I got you, Joe.

[Joe Soucheray]

I. I got.

[Patrick]

Hold on, hold on.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't.

[Gabe]

Querying the map is a computer, a community generated counter mapping platform for digitally archiving LGBTQ2 IA experience. Did you say over into phys case? What?

[Joe Soucheray]

What?

[Gabe]

What?

[Joe Soucheray]

What's her name again?

[Gabe]

What?

[John Height]

Sarah B. Rogers.

[Joe Soucheray]

Did you find her, John?

[John Height]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Who does she represent?

[John Height]

I found this story here that Chris was talking about. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Sarah B. Rogers apologizing to Slovakia and Chechia for a Biden administration program to make their maps more gay during a House Foreign Relations affairs committee on Thursday. Yesterday,

[Gabe]

I found something on NBC News. Everywhere is queer. New worldwide map Highlights. LGBTQ owned businesses.

[Joe Soucheray]

Do they do it by colors or.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh, there's Minneapolis. So cute. Put it in purple.

[Gabe]

Yeah, they do.

[Joe Soucheray]

So if I look at a map. Map of Bulgaria.

[Chris Reivers]

Hey, be careful.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Is it. Do I see what? The gate?

[Gabe]

Yeah. Most of the icons are in the United States and I believe it's showing gay owned businesses.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm being shown it now by our person here. Oh, querying the map. And every one of those pins is a gay business. Is that it? Huh? There's a lot of gay hardware stores, I'll tell you that.

[Chris Reivers]

That's a big pin.

[Kenny Olson]

Aisle four.

[Joe Soucheray]

It looks like you're able to set a pin somewhere. Right. So I would click on the map and I would add my location of the pin. So those are individual people, those pins.

[Patrick]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

And then I would say, what's my story in this box? Some of them are kind of. And we're spending money to do that. We're. We're creating these maps.

[Gabe]

Gabe markgl. As being super queer.

[Joe Soucheray]

You couldn't find it on the map.

[Gabe]

Super gay.

[Kenny Olson]

People think it's. People think it's gay. Love Gl.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, it is.

[Gabe]

That's what it stands for.

[Kenny Olson]

You know what Jason called it?

[Joe Soucheray]

That's what Lewis.

[Chris Reivers]

You know, that reminds me, one of our favorite bits in G. O.

[John Height]

Please enter your current listening location.

[Chris Reivers]

Yeah. Remember we had the push pin?

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, then we could bring it back for this.

[Chris Reivers]

What was the other. What was the other one there? L said pushpin activated.

[Kenny Olson]

I didn't do it. Push pin activated.

[Joe Soucheray]

Looking at businesses around Hubbard Broadcasting, we have one where my husband and I enjoyed a good cup of coffee as a gay couple here. Thank you, Tina, for creating a welcoming and supportive cafe and bakery. Wonderful. I met a queer cutie in this coffee shop.

[Gabe]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

He also broke up with me near here. The life cycle of a relationship.

[Gabe]

Jeez, Gabe, am I mentioned at all? I mean, I look kind of.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, right?

[Gabe]

I look a bit like a lesbian.

[Joe Soucheray]

How you doing, pal?

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, he came in with overalls.

[Chris Reivers]

You want to hear the. The remaining 50 seconds of this?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yes, I do.

[Chris Reivers]

Here we go. This is what we're paying for, people.

[Joe Soucheray]

The honorable Sara Rogers trying to make gay were.

[Progressive Insurance Announcer]

I think of Czechia and Slovakia. So maybe those countries asked for it. I doubt it, but I don't know.

[Chris Reivers]

We do have real things to work on in Congress, like what's going on with the imminent threat of Iran. And it is embarrassing that we have to talk about the fact that things like this were funded non binary and trans Francophones linguistic Attitudes and ideologies towards inclusive French in Montreal, Canada. These things. I'm going to give you a list. My time is expired. I'm going to give you a list of these and any of these that you can provide me the receipt for the Facebook link to where they wanted to take photos of how they were doing a DEIA flash mob in Korega. Stan, you know, whatever documentation they have of all of these things, we would love to see that and would absolutely love to know the individual specific specifically that were busy writing these grants because they have no business receiving another paycheck from the people of the United States of America. In that I will recognize, Representative Schneider, that is Chairman Mast.

[Kenny Olson]

I yield the balance of my time.

[Chris Reivers]

You know, you've been on the air a long time. Did you ever think that you would talk about the United States government gaying up maps? You like maps, Joey?

[Joe Soucheray]

I like maps.

[Kenny Olson]

It's the gayest map you've seen. You like, you seem.

[Joe Soucheray]

You're.

[Kenny Olson]

You're the guy with the most.

[Joe Soucheray]

Most map history. I do have a lot of map history, yeah.

[Kenny Olson]

Have you ever seen any gay things on a map? Maybe like the Horn of Saul or

[Joe Soucheray]

something like that or.

[Kenny Olson]

What is it the horn of. Not in Africa.

[Gabe]

I found. I. I found an icon close by me here.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, up there.

[Gabe]

Up your way and let me. I clicked on it here. Lost my virginity here to a girl who afterwards told a bunch of people that I broke her heart when I broke up with her because I found out she was pregnant. That was a lot to take in right there.

[Joe Soucheray]

Wow.

[Gabe]

Number one, we're lesbians. Number two, we were never dating in the first place, but okay. Is that what the map is, Gabe? It's just stories.

[Joe Soucheray]

Tell your story stories. Like a personal.

[Kenny Olson]

Like a Twin Cities reader thing.

[Joe Soucheray]

Is your story special? We found a church where we could go as a couple. We'd hold hands and we'd pray with our queer deacon and we would joke around with us. Yeah, we could love each other and love God. We did not have to hide ourselves.

[Gabe]

I've just found one.

[Kenny Olson]

What did the deacon say about that?

[Joe Soucheray]

And clearly the U of M boys have found this and have placed at TCF Bank. This is just a place for straights.

[Kenny Olson]

This is just the place for straights.

[Gabe]

I found one here. I found one in garage Lock Logic. Saw a couple gay men at the makeup counter in the knack hardware and made me feel less alone. For the first time in this homophobic Yee Yee town.

[John Height]

Please enter your current listening location.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh my God.

[Chris Reivers]

Hey, look at anyone out there.

[Joe Soucheray]

Joey, you know the charts that McSorley had on the fits? That was 1975.

[Kenny Olson]

Okay, there's a segue.

[Joe Soucheray]

They were updated in 1973, so they were considered current, but they were US issued. And the US used Canadian data to create the map. And the Canadian data still relied on charts drawn in 1916.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh, my Lord.

[Chris Reivers]

How gay were the maps?

[Joe Soucheray]

They were really gay. And the thought is that he might have gotten way too dangerously close to the Six Mile Shoal in Caribou Island. But they'll never know because those charts are not now gone.

[Chris Reivers]

They're in the bottom of the lake.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Chris Reivers]

All right, fellas, we're gonna go this way.

[Gabe]

You know, I'm just gonna tell you, you have completely lost me for the rest of the show. This Queer Map thing is. This is fun.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yep. Me, too. Kenny?

[Gabe]

Yeah? Is there a place, Gabe, we could go together to look at the Queer Map?

[Joe Soucheray]

Hey, now. Whoa.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Chris Reivers]

It's called the Salud.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Kenny Olson]

Got us.

[Joe Soucheray]

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[Joe Soucheray]

Here's a man who spends hours in hardware stores sifting through the nuts and bolts of life. Joe Sushere.

[Chris Reivers]

All right, dummies, Listen up. It's March 6th. Get on the schedule with Linda Keller and Keller Tax Service before you run out of time and also before she runs out of spots to take care of you. You don't want that to happen, so this is your warning. You're just over a month away from tax filing deadline, so get online kellertaxservice.com and book your appointment. You can also see all sorts of different updated tax information because she's on top of everything. In fact, once you go with Linda Keller and Keller Tax Service, she's going to be on top of your crap more than you are. I can tell you firsthand that that's the case. But you can also call her directly. 320-352-0013. The absolute best in the business. And she wants to help you. You and your family and your business keep more of your money. And you know what? Even if you don't live in the state of Minnesota, Linda Keller can help you out. And she's been preparing my taxes for a number of years now. She takes care of about three fifths of the GL podcast and so many GL ers. And that's the other thing she wanted me to mention. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you g lers that have reached out to her and Keller Tax Service for your tax preparation needs Once again, again, KellertaxService.com, book that appointment and make sure that you mention that you heard about her here on the Garage Logic podcast.

[Joe Soucheray]

Here's John Height.

[John Height]

Thanks, Joe. This news brought to you by North American Banking Co. A public service announcement for the day. Don't forget time change this weekend we spring forward.

[Joe Soucheray]

Kidding already.

[John Height]

2 o' clock in the morning.

[Joe Soucheray]

Cheese.

[Gabe]

Cheese Louise.

[Joe Soucheray]

Sure.

[Chris Reivers]

It's always the worst too. When you when you worked at a bar.

[Joe Soucheray]

Is this me we get to stay for?

[Chris Reivers]

No, dumbass. Take your drunk ass and go home.

[Joe Soucheray]

I wish we would just have one time all year long. No, that's all I want.

[Chris Reivers]

Arizona, right? Don't we do it?

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't know, Chris. No.

[Kenny Olson]

I want the I like the time.

[Chris Reivers]

It's something to look forward to, isn't it Matthew?

[John Height]

Yeah, but you're losing that little sleep, Brooke. Come on.

[Joe Soucheray]

So this is you spring ahead?

[Chris Reivers]

Yes, sir.

[John Height]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

So you lose an hour.

[Chris Reivers]

So a week from now it will be be sunset at about 7:15.

[Kenny Olson]

So when I go in on Sunday morning.

[Chris Reivers]

Oh, that's going to be a rough

[Joe Soucheray]

6am Might be light out.

[Kenny Olson]

No, it'll be darker up in the morning.

[John Height]

Dark later anyway. In new Minneapolis, Police are investigating three shootings within less than 20 minutes of each other last night. Law enforcement reported each shooting has one victim, two with non life threatening injuries, one with serious injuries and that could be life threatening. Police say the three shootings are not related. The shooting reports came in at the following times and locations. 6:29pm and the 400 block of Taylor Street Northeast. 6:36pm the 2000 block of West River Road north. And at 6:46pm the 800 block of Franklin Avenue East. Minneapolis police shared more information on the shootings this morning. The first shooting on Taylor Street Northeast occurred, according to police, when a fight between two men escalated to one man being shot inside a residence. No suspects in that case have yet been arrested. On West River Road, a man was reportedly walking outside when gunfire occurred. He was hit multiple times. His injuries are not life threatening. Police said three male suspects, ages 18, 21 and 22 were arrested about 250 this morning in connection with that incident. The shooting on Franklin Avenue resulted in one woman being injured with a non life threatening gunshot wound wound. The woman who's outside when shots were fired. No arrests made in that shooting. After repeated questions to city leaders with no response, our friends down at Eyewitness News filed a public records request to see how much St. Paul spent on fighting that cyber attack they faced last year. The total $2.5 million. The City of St. Paul says it's dealing with unplanned response costs after the breach and that the total reflects costs associated with overtime, consulting, support and equipment purchases. Services made up the largest portion totaling more than $2 million.

[Joe Soucheray]

I wonder what services means.

[John Height]

Means having companies come and try and fix it.

[Chris Reivers]

Did it take them about nine and a half years to fix this issue?

[John Height]

It's still not done basically is what they're saying with this.

[Gabe]

Can't they do what I do, just shoot it and then start over, plug

[Joe Soucheray]

it and unplug it?

[Chris Reivers]

I was just gonna say restart it.

[Gabe]

Did they get a 12 gauge? Shoot it. Go buy a new one. Start over, Get a new phone number. New Contacts. It's wonderful. Nobody can get a hold of you.

[John Height]

A man is in custody after allegedly pointing a long gun at a school bus in Faribault yesterday. Faribault Police Department said officers responded to the 200 block of 8th Street Northwest about 7:42 in the morning after school bus aide reported a man had walked up to the school bus and pointed what looked like a long gun. The bus was on its way to Roosevelt Early Learning Center. Several students, a bus aide and the bus driver were on board at the time of the incident, according to Faribault police. School bus staff told police the man had come out of his home at 228 Eighth St. Northwest, which law enforcement then surrounded while trying to get in contact with the suspect and obtain a search warrant for the home. Just after 9 in the morning, the 38 year old suspect came out of the house, tried to walk away. He was taken into custody without incident, according to police. They add he may face charges of felony terroristic threats. The Pharaoh School District and Discovery School were placed on soft lockdown with the incident, according to police. The incident still under investigation.

[Chris Reivers]

Hey, John.

[John Height]

Yes, sir.

[Chris Reivers]

Vested interest in this particular story as it's my hometown. We got a name on the suspect?

[John Height]

No name on the suspect because he has not been charged.

[Joe Soucheray]

What do you think? It's your brother.

[Kenny Olson]

Could be a Reaver.

[Joe Soucheray]

Another Reavers.

[Kenny Olson]

A lot of Reavers running around down there.

[Gabe]

Do you guys? Is there anything in your life you can set your watch by? Our school bus goes by my place every day at 3:12.

[Chris Reivers]

Get out of my head.

[Gabe]

3:12? It was 3:15 last year. It's 3:12 this year.

[Chris Reivers]

Dennis.

[Gabe]

I want to go into town and find out why the. How'd you cut off three minutes, Kenny?

[Chris Reivers]

I'm going to tell you right now. Dennis is our school bus driver. He's a farmer. I think he has a military background. That GD bus is going to be here at 7:40.

[Gabe]

How does that happen?

[Chris Reivers]

Not 7:39, not 7:41. It's 7:40. And if your ass isn't on that bus, Dennis is leaving. He's the best. That guy's awesome.

[Gabe]

Even if they see the kid running down the driveway, he just honks and waves.

[Chris Reivers]

See ya.

[Gabe]

Bad kid. You're 15 seconds too late.

[Chris Reivers]

Your Bob's giving you a ride today, Bud.

[John Height]

Minnetonka police have been using drones for 911 calls for the past six months. And they say the technology. Technology is exceeding expectations. They've deployed drones for over 400 calls since August. Minnetonka among the first in the state to adopt the technology, anticipating other departments would follow. Gareth Shirk is the crime analyst with the Minnesota Police. Minnetake, excuse me, police department. He said we're able to now just kind of keep tabs on the scene from an aerial perspective. Deputy Chief Jason Tate explained the program's efficiency, saying if a 911 call comes in, we can launch that drone and get it on the scene within a very short period of time before officer gets there. Since its launch, the drone as first responder program has been used for 423 calls. Data from the department shows drones resolve 20% of calls without officer interventions, with drones arriving first 65% of the time. Privacy concerns have been raised about the program and Tate says he totally understands that. He emphasized strict state statutes on drone use by law enforcement, noting any captured video is deleted within three days. He says state statute even says the law enforcement drone video has to be deleted within seven. We've taken that a step further and said we don't want to hold on to it any longer than we need to. So ours goes after three days.

[Gabe]

John, how does that, how in depth did the story get? Do they have specific employees that all they do is run drop drones and would they be 24 hour a day employees?

[John Height]

It did not say. But you would think so, right? Or perhaps, I don't know. Yeah.

[Gabe]

What a fun gig.

[John Height]

Yeah. Yeah. Why don't we take a quick break here. We'll have some national international news after, after we hear from Cupcake.

[Gabe]

Thank you very much, John. My new nickname. I appreciate you acknowledging that deep creep is the topic here. It's always, always the answer, even when it's not. Never give up. Don't stop fighting. I know I sound like a hockey coach. Listen up team. We know that deep creep is great. There's, you know, regular maintenance items keeping things moving freely and. But if you're trying to break a rusty bond, something that's rusted down really hard, and deep creep doesn't immediately work, don't give up. Give it some heat. Hold that, hold that propane torch on it until she starts smoking, then blast it with deep, Deep creep and then do that process all over again. Do it two or three times. Try it with the big wrench and if it still doesn't work, start over. Eventually the combination of heat and deep creep will get deep into those threads and eventually you'll be a happy camper with a freshly freed up nut and bolt. It creeps deeper than any other product on the shelf. Make sure you have a can or two on your shelf home. It's available where all fine shop chemicals are sold. Another fantastic product from our friends at Seafoam.

[John Height]

Thanks, Kenny. In other news, some unexpected bad economic news today. The U.S. economy lost more jobs than expected in February as the unemployment rate went up, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting after earlier data pointed to a turnaround for the declining labor market. The US shed 92,000 non farm jobs in February with the unemployment rate rising to 4.4%, according to the Bureau of Lab Statistics. Expert experts had anticipated not a drop in jobs but a gain of 60,000. That didn't happen. The unemployment rate was also expected to settle at 4.3, but instead show the losses in jobs according to the numbers.

[Joe Soucheray]

How's the market looking today? I don't have my phone.

[Chris Reivers]

Do not panic. You will hear about it later today. Joe, don't make an unexpected bad decision, all right.

[John Height]

Gas prices in the US jumped 7 cents on average to this morning to $3.32 a year. Gallon latest in a series of price increases in the week since the start of the conflict led by the US And Israel against Iran. That was the highest since September of 2024, according to AAA. Could become a political problem for the president, who's frequently talked about how gasoline prices have fallen during his second term. After the recent gains, prices are now higher than when he took office. The price of gas has risen by 34 cents, or about 11% percent over the past week. Meanwhile, Qatar's energy minister has warned the price of a barrel of oil could almost double and surge to more than $150. That, he said, could have some problems for global economies. Saeed Al Qabi says the Middle east conflict could result in what he called a new energy crisis. He said if the war continues for a few weeks, GDP growth around the world will be impacted. Story you talked about earlier, Joe. We just touched on it briefly yesterday and talked a lot about today. Kristi Noem fired yesterday, marking the first cabinet secretary to depart during President Trump's second term. The decision followed a congressional hearing in which senators from both parties urged Noem to resign, lawmakers criticizing her leadership during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown, her delay in distributing disaster funds and her management of federal funds, including the allocation of roughly $220 million to an advertising campaign. That money going to a company run

[Joe Soucheray]

by an acquaintance of Nome, the shield of America's thing. I can't get an Egyptian thing out of my mind. I've seen her with those Cleopatra, those gold bands around her arms and bracelets. Bracelets and a crown. Some sort of crown.

[Gabe]

Now I'm hearing jewel right up.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Gabe]

Walk like an Egyptian.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I see the whole thing. She can have a throne and behind and then there'll be a large gold curtain. And if you have an audience, whether they draw back the gold curtain.

[Kenny Olson]

I saw some mosquito netting too, like a white mosquito net.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's when she sleeps in the royal.

[Chris Reivers]

God.

[Kenny Olson]

Okay, yeah.

[John Height]

President Trump threw Tucker Carlson out of Vega yesterday in interview when he said his once vocal supporter has lost his way. Trump told ABC News Jonathan Carl. I knew that a long time ago. And he's not maga. MAGA is saving our country and making our country great again.

[Joe Soucheray]

Mega's first show me how

[John Height]

MAGA is America first. And Tucker is none of those things he said. And Tucker's really not smart enough to understand that. All these comments follow Carlson blasting Trump's administration over the recent strikes on a Iran. Carlson called it absolutely disgusting and evil. He's also been vocal in criticizing Trump's administration on other issues like the Epstein files, Ukraine and more.

[Gabe]

Does anybody here tried watching Tucker recently?

[Joe Soucheray]

I have not.

[Kenny Olson]

I have not ever. I don't think.

[Gabe]

I don't think the President's wrong. He's. He's out there.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yes. He has some tangents.

[Kenny Olson]

He does. Is Tucker worried about the 250 million that was was spent by Christine Ohm?

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't know.

[Chris Reivers]

There is a great viral video if you guys have not seen it yet, where there's a gentleman probably in his late 60s watches Tucker or when Tucker was still on TV, watched Tucker every night and his kids would take turn calling him on.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's my friends. I told you this. My friends did this. Yes.

[Chris Reivers]

These are St. Paul people.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yes.

[Gabe]

You got a background. Me, I don't know what you're talking about.

[Joe Soucheray]

I have a buddy who lived for watching Tucker Carlson and his kids knew that and they would always call him when Tucker was on and it drove him crazy. He'd say, how you doing? Great. Great. I gotta go. No, tell us more. What'd you shoot today?

[Chris Reivers]

Jimmy scored six points in the basketball.

[John Height]

I gotta go.

[Joe Soucheray]

I gotta go.

[Chris Reivers]

But you know those people.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I know people who've done that. This probably is not them on the video. You see.

[Chris Reivers]

Okay.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Gabe]

It sounds like the baba buoy thing.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Chris Reivers]

Oh, yeah.

[Gabe]

What I like about Tucker is he. His studio is in his barn on his farm. That's something I can get behind.

[Joe Soucheray]

So is yours, essentially.

[Gabe]

There you go.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Chris Reivers]

John, any thoughts?

[Kenny Olson]

You got a Barn.

[Joe Soucheray]

I can, I've got three, buddy.

[Kenny Olson]

I don't, I don't know why you have three.

[Gabe]

I have two silos.

[Chris Reivers]

Is there three bunk houses for the monkeys?

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, that's where the monkeys.

[John Height]

A Florida handyman who was sentenced Thursday life in prison for molesting two kids had been convicted of storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021, but later pardoned by President Trump. 45 year old Andrew Paul Johnson among several January 6 defendants charged with new crimes since the sweeping act of clemency for Capitol rioters. Johnson convicted last month of two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child and one count of electronically transmitting material harmful to a minor, according to prosecutors.

[Joe Soucheray]

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Trump pardoned that idiot? Yes.

[John Height]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

And then subsequently he's been arrested for this molestation? Yes, correct.

[Chris Reivers]

And if you read the details, they are quite disturbing.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, they're very disturbing.

[John Height]

A follow up to a story we had yesterday. U.S. representative Tony Gonzalez announced last night he will not run again. Days after the Texas Republican acknowledged an affair with a member of his staff who killed him self, he said after deep reflection and with the support of my loving family, I've decided not to seek reelection while serving out the rest of this Congress with the same commitment I've always had to my district. The 45 year old Gonzalez faced a House Ethics Committee inquiry over the scandal and in a primary election on Tuesday, he was forced into a runoff with challenger Brandon Herrero. Earlier yesterday, Speaker Mike Johnson and other party leaders had urged Gonzalez to drop out of the race, given what they called called the very serious allegations. The former staffer Regina Santos Aviles died last year a day after setting herself on fire. The San Antonio Express News and other news organizations reported on their relationship. In a message to another staffer, Santos Aviles, who was also married, wrote that she, quote, had an affair with our boss.

[Joe Soucheray]

There's how strong the allure is for the third rail this guy ran. This guy served for a year after she set herself on fire. It was going to run again until somebody got to him between yesterday and today. And he's not. That's how difficult it is for them to leave that scam.

[John Height]

Chinese automaker BYD yesterday released a new electric vehicle battery that can be fully charged in nine minutes. What they're trying to do is address slowing demand and falling market share in the world's largest automotive market. Byd, the world's biggest maker of electric vehicles, said that with the new battery and new charging stations, users could charge their EV batteries to 97% of capacity. From 10% in nine minutes. The battery can get to 70% of capacity. From 10 in five minutes. It represents the second generation of what BYD calls its blade battery. A lighter product that has a blade like shape and takes up less space than other batteries.

[Chris Reivers]

Have you guys ever owned a hybrid vehicle?

[Joe Soucheray]

Nope.

[Chris Reivers]

Nobody. I was just curious. I test drove one yesterday and I was just curious if.

[Gabe]

If.

[Chris Reivers]

If they are as great as they sound.

[Joe Soucheray]

Shopping for a car, are you?

[Chris Reivers]

Well, I was just curious and I. I happened to be killing some time.

[Kenny Olson]

I got a 2009 Jetta with 150,000 miles on it.

[Chris Reivers]

Did you get a good deal?

[Kenny Olson]

I got aft. I got screwed over on it.

[Gabe]

I don't own a vehicle with less than 100,000 on it.

[Chris Reivers]

God, Royce, I gotta trade this one. And it's got 60,000. He broke it. Now I gotta get rid of her. I said, pat, I put 60,000 miles on last year.

[Gabe]

As a matter of fact, I only own one vehicle that has less than 200,000 on it.

[Joe Soucheray]

Wow. I've never achieved that mileage.

[John Height]

Hey, 100.

[Chris Reivers]

Time to get some new goals.

[Joe Soucheray]

Never gotten to a hundred thousand.

[Chris Reivers]

Never a hundred.

[John Height]

Never to a hundred.

[Kenny Olson]

Hey, buy my condo in Florida. Comes with a car.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't want to drive it back.

[Chris Reivers]

I don't want paperwork.

[John Height]

Yes, my vehicle now has 103. And I had a Ford Explorer that went to 230.

[Gabe]

That is unusual for a Ford Explorer.

[John Height]

Yeah, I remember you telling me that

[Gabe]

was something to hang your hat on.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, yeah.

[John Height]

Not sure what the deal is here. This story. A tourist facing charges after Las Vegas police said he stole a flamingo. It's a live flamingo.

[Joe Soucheray]

What?

[John Height]

From the Flamingo Hotel. Took the bird back to his room.

[Chris Reivers]

Wait, isn't that. Kenny, isn't the flamingo the international sign for it's about to go down?

[Gabe]

I thought that was the upside down pineapple. Pineapple?

[John Height]

Oh, I thought a flamingo swapping also it's.

[Gabe]

Oh, is it?

[Chris Reivers]

Yeah. I thought it had a role in that same name.

[Joe Soucheray]

God's name. Are you talking.

[Chris Reivers]

You want a flamingo?

[Joe Soucheray]

No, I don't.

[Chris Reivers]

Maybe she does.

[Joe Soucheray]

No.

[John Height]

33 year old Mitchell Fairborn Barn, Fair Barn of Ontario, Canada faces four counts of felony animal abuse. On Tuesday, March 3, Metro Police in Vegas received a call from the hotel about a man later identified as Fair Barn, who allegedly broke into the property's flamingo habitat and injured several birds. Police reviewed surveillance footage which they said showed Fairbairn entering the bird habitat around five in morning.

[Joe Soucheray]

The.

[Chris Reivers]

The morning.

[John Height]

And grabbing a bird named Peachy. Fair Barn. Fairborn had allegedly injured other animals in the process, including pinning down a second bird, not letting it away.

[Gabe]

Bully.

[John Height]

The video then shows Fair Barn. Fair Barn returning to a hotel room with the animal.

[Joe Soucheray]

Why would you take a bird to your room?

[Gabe]

Well, Joe, when a man loves a flamingo. I don't.

[John Height]

I don't think that was the case or. It sounds like he just wanted to. Wanted to hurt something.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's not good.

[Kenny Olson]

Unfortunately.

[Gabe]

That's.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's terrible.

[Chris Reivers]

Thank you.

[John Height]

Fairbairn allegedly admitted to police he trespassed into the bird habitat after seeing what he called a flamingo in distress. He told police he popped the bird's wing into place.

[Gabe]

But I didn't think you were going to say that.

[John Height]

Oh, but he actually popped the wing out of place.

[Joe Soucheray]

Do you know that a female ostrich will fall in love with the owner of the farm? It will bow before the owner and spread the wings and make noises and everything, trying to get the guy's attention. Did you know that?

[Kenny Olson]

I did not know that.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Gabe]

I have a final.

[Chris Reivers]

He's waiting for a punchline.

[John Height]

Yeah, I know.

[Chris Reivers]

Me too.

[Gabe]

The book. The Hibbing Iron Rangers beat the Monamidi Meatheads 4 to 2.

[Joe Soucheray]

They're the Z Zephyrs. The Zephyrs fight on. You Zephyrs.

[John Height]

Fairborden's phone, by the way, had him pictures of him torturing.

[Chris Reivers]

The end.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, he's not a good person.

[Gabe]

What did he pop again?

[John Height]

The wing. He popped the wing out. We can pop a wing out. Just like a dislocation. It sounds like from what I couldn't

[Joe Soucheray]

figure out from the ostrich. You know, the ostrich will get the attention of the owner.

[Chris Reivers]

Are you going? Tim Conway.

[John Height]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't know what that is. Is.

[John Height]

Yeah. There was also video of this fella. By the way, he's not wearing shoes and a shirt, just jeans.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[John Height]

As he's stealing the flamingo.

[Gabe]

Is he one of my people, John?

[John Height]

I don't think he was thinking straight. Let's put it down.

[Chris Reivers]

The elephant took in a lover and,

[Joe Soucheray]

yeah, they're buried together in a big, big grave. Thanks, John.

[Gabe]

How are you?

[Joe Soucheray]

What's the deal with Patrick?

[Chris Reivers]

I haven't heard back.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's all right.

[Chris Reivers]

But I'd to love to hear about our friends at EcoFun Motorsports.

[Joe Soucheray]

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[Chris Reivers]

Oh, what am I doing?

[Kenny Olson]

Come on. What is going on here? There it is. Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. The wild play tonight, by any chance? I don't have a paper in front of me. I believe I need you to find out. I need you to find that out without any belief leaving.

[Kenny Olson]

I need 90%.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's not good enough either.

[Kenny Olson]

Minnesota Wild at Las Vegas at 9:00pm okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

All right. I think Patrick's joining us at.

[Chris Reivers]

Are you at the Grand Casino Arena?

[Joe Soucheray]

Are you at the state tournament?

[Patrick]

I am at the Grand Casino Arena. Delano just dismissed your Monomida High zeppers. Four to two. Yeah, you did get. You pulled the goalie. You were down three to one. Then they scored. And then you got one more to make it four to two.

[Gabe]

No, it was Hibbing, wasn't it?

[Chris Reivers]

Hibbing, Patrick.

[Patrick]

Heavy. And excuse me, I got Delano on my mind. They play the next game.

[Chris Reivers]

Did you see, by the way, Pat, speaking of Delano, what they did with the jerseys? The world famous chicken he makes the best roasted chicken is on the high school hockey jersey. Because he's been one of the biggest Delano sports supporters ever. I think that's fantastic.

[Kenny Olson]

Really.

[Patrick]

So I first went out there to Watch Hockey in 2017 because I was shy. I didn't even know they played hockey. And then I saw they were rated third in the state. So I went out there, there, and one of the big hockey boosters was a fellow named Tom Emmer. And so I talked to him. We had a nice conversation. But anyone who doesn't think there's going to be an ice joke in this column is wrong, I'll tell you that.

[Joe Soucheray]

Where is Delano? Straight west?

[Patrick]

Yes, straight west. It's from my place. You go down, you take a right on 394 and you're there in about 20, 20 minutes. The peppermint twist, drive in and the ballpark are two of the greatest things in history.

[Kenny Olson]

Home security train, too.

[Chris Reivers]

That's right.

[Joe Soucheray]

Do you see Billy Guerin wandering around there? No. No?

[Patrick]

Are they home or they on the road?

[Joe Soucheray]

No, they're in Vegas. Hey, Pat. They're going for it this year. We're not going to say the word, but they're going for it. He just signed Jeff Petrie. He's 38. You're renting him.

[Patrick]

Filona's brother, Felig, know his brother? They just got today, he's 38.

[Joe Soucheray]

And they got. Who else they get? They got the other guy. The other guy, you know, Chapman.

[Patrick]

They've gotten like four wily old veterans that. Yeah, there's something going on. He didn't get his. Nobody got that pro check, though, right? Nobody. There wasn't a trade for him.

[Joe Soucheray]

He got Michael McCarron from Nashville and Robin is he.

[Patrick]

McCarron is 6 foot 6 and he wins Face off, so.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay. And he got Robbie February from the St. Louis Blues.

[Patrick]

Never heard of him.

[John Height]

Bobby Brink from Philadelphia.

[Patrick]

Oh, yeah. Bobby Brink's local, right? Isn't he from here someplace?

[Joe Soucheray]

What's that got to do with Robbie for Brie, huh?

[John Height]

But they got Bobby Brink also.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Patrick]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, anyway, my point is. My point is they're going for. For it this year, period.

[Patrick]

Well, yes, they are.

[Joe Soucheray]

He's.

[Patrick]

I. I know, but this, this collection. Now, he gave up a good, you know, good prospect. Prospect for the. The original guy that he brought in a couple days ago. But I think these guys are all six seventh rounders now.

[Joe Soucheray]

They gave up a seventh rounder for Petri.

[Patrick]

Okay, how about Felino?

[Joe Soucheray]

That, I don't know.

[Patrick]

He just. They just got him.

[Joe Soucheray]

I think Foligno has happened today. Day.

[Patrick]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's enough to know. It's enough to know they're going for it right now. Okay.

[Kenny Olson]

That was the reason for.

[Patrick]

Thank you.

[Joe Soucheray]

Thank you.

[John Height]

Future considerations for Felina. Yep.

[Patrick]

Oh, the good old future considerations. I like those, by the way. You know what I did today, just because I wanted to make a joke about the twins and the St. Paul saints, not you, I added up how many different pitchers that they used last year, not counting position players and you know, you didn't count as you pitch for both. You know, if you pitch for one or the other. Between the two teams, the Millers and the Twins and the Saints, 57 pitchers.

[Joe Soucheray]

Holy cow. Oh, my God.

[Patrick]

57 unique pitchers. That's got to be a world record.

[Chris Reivers]

So you're saying we've got a record to break this year? Path.

[Patrick]

Yes.

[Chris Reivers]

Right.

[Patrick]

How can, like, how can it be

[Joe Soucheray]

that it's so quiet where you are? It just.

[Patrick]

I walked back. Well, we just finished the game, A and B. I walked back into the. The room where they take. Make copies of when they actually used to give you printouts and lineups and stuff like that. You know, way back in the old, old days.

[Joe Soucheray]

Who's Delano play?

[Patrick]

Delano play? Oh, you're asking me question. He needs a printo somebody. Somebody from up north. Right?

[Joe Soucheray]

War Road.

[Patrick]

Yeah, War Road.

[Joe Soucheray]

All right.

[Patrick]

We're going for an old time all northern championship. Living in War Road, man, that would be great.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, that would be fun. Yeah. And tonight are the double A semis, I think.

[Patrick]

Yes, tonight's.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm making my debut tonight, Pat, at the new Lee and Penny Anders Arena.

[Patrick]

Oh, really? Who's playing?

[Joe Soucheray]

Lake Superior State, I think, you know.

[Patrick]

Oh, okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

And your Tommy's and the Tommy Show.

[Patrick]

And the Tommy. Is that the start of the playoffs or. That's the start of the playoffs.

[Chris Reivers]

Yeah. This is the. What, the conference NC I. Whatever that. That conference tournament starts tonight.

[Gabe]

Yep.

[Patrick]

Yeah, but they. I think like all the other goofy conferences, conferences, you played two out of three in the first round, not the Big Ten, but you play two out of three in the first round and then a single elimination semis in the final. I never figured that out, but.

[Joe Soucheray]

So I'm seeing a playoff game. Oh, yeah, What a deal.

[Patrick]

Lake Superior State. That's a long way up there. I think that's.

[Joe Soucheray]

Are they in the up.

[Patrick]

Oh, God, yes. They're. They're. They're not on the U. They're away down there on the P, I think at it from left to right. They're a long way up there. They were, you know, they. I think they wanted one year back in the day. They were pretty good back in the day.

[Chris Reivers]

Pat, I need to verify because Joe asked this yesterday.

[Joe Soucheray]

Saint.

[Chris Reivers]

Saint Thomas would be eligible to be in the tournament, correct? Yes, that's my thought.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay.

[Patrick]

Yeah, they're. They were. They. They have one prime problem. They don't score goals. That's, you know, they. They might beat you 2 to 1, but that's about it. They don't they play. They must play quite the defensive style. I don't know, but you're. Everybody kind of thinks that's a better hockey arena than any basketball arena, Joe. And their crowds have been a little better for hockey, too.

[Joe Soucheray]

I can't wait to see.

[Chris Reivers]

I. I've only been there for basketball. I. I might. I might join you tonight. That'd be a fun. That'd be fun. I want to see.

[Patrick]

I think we should. I think, you know, I think we should get a garage lodging suite in that place. What do you think?

[Chris Reivers]

I like that idea.

[Joe Soucheray]

I think it would cost us a fortune.

[Chris Reivers]

The rookie here for you guys.

[Kenny Olson]

Go ahead. Let me know when you got it. I'll stop by. I'll swing by America's Gun.

[Patrick]

You know, they're on our station, man. They're on espn. We're their home of the time.

[Joe Soucheray]

Does their play by play for us.

[Chris Reivers]

It was terror, wasn't it?

[Patrick]

No, no, no, no. He did soccer.

[Chris Reivers]

Oh, that's right. I'm sorry.

[Patrick]

He does soccer.

[Joe Soucheray]

Pat, will I see you Monday?

[Patrick]

Oh, yes, heavens, yes. You'll see me Monday.

[Joe Soucheray]

All right, I'll talk to you then.

[Patrick]

By the way, you know, this game was 4 to 2, the game of flaws. Last night I got beat much worse than.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, Pat.

[Patrick]

Pat was roaring shutout Pat.

[Joe Soucheray]

I got beat worse than I've ever been. Been beaten. I got defeated 10 to nothing. What happened, Pat?

[Patrick]

I don't. I opened up a package.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh.

[Patrick]

And I. That somebody had sent me. Well, it was Ed Murphy, Abby's father. You know, the Gopher hockey player. She said, he sent me two pucks from Milan. Milan and stocking ad for more.

[John Height]

Wow.

[Patrick]

But of course, not knowing where it came from, I said, what are we doing with two hockey pucks and a hat down here at about 10:30? And she came down and read the label and then told me what a moron I was for not knowing who sent it to me. And I said, well, I don't have a glass. I can't read it. And before it was over, I was walking downstairs with my head hanging down, knowing I had been soundly, had my ass kicked.

[John Height]

You were doing the Charlie Brown.

[Gabe]

I might agree with her on this one.

[Patrick]

Pat pulled out and I fell on my ass.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, well, you recover and I'll see you Monday.

[Chris Reivers]

How was your game? Since you brought it up. No, I don't even want to.

[Joe Soucheray]

It was a shutout.

[Chris Reivers]

You had to take shower early.

[Joe Soucheray]

Really?

[Kenny Olson]

Looks like a gentleman named Brian Sweeney is the announcer guy for University of St. Thomas.

[Chris Reivers]

Wonderful.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm going to say hello to him.

[Kenny Olson]

Tell Brian he said hello.

[Joe Soucheray]

I will. Yeah.

[Chris Reivers]

Greet Brian.

[Joe Soucheray]

All right, Pat. Thank you. Yes, I want to do that.

[John Height]

Don't you?

[Joe Soucheray]

Hang on.

[Kenny Olson]

I got one more thing.

[Joe Soucheray]

He's in the bathroom.

[Kenny Olson]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Tell you about

[Chris Reivers]

Reavers here once again for my guy, Mr. Money Talk. Josh Arnold. Does thinking about retirement make you uncomfortable? Well, sometimes the anxiety from wondering if you've saved enough can be overwhelming. But what if I told you that you could ease those tensions in just 48 minutes? Well, Mr. MoneyTalk is going to be able to sit down with you and get you on the right track for your financial future. Josh has navigated it all when it comes to uncertain market and economic conditions. And he'll always provide straight talk, never sugarcoated advice on how to reach the finish line with your retirement goals. Don't let your financial worries give you an ulcer or keep you from calling Josh right now. His 48 minute, no obligation consultation could be just what you need to feel better about your future. Call Josh today at 952-92-556 and set up your free. Yes, free 48 minute, no obligation consultation. That's 952-925-5608.

[Joe Soucheray]

Investment services offered by Josh Arnold Investment Consultant, LLC. A security investment advisor.

[Chris Reivers]

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All investments involve risk. All comments and opinions are Josh Arnold's

[Joe Soucheray]

and do not constitute investment advice. Chris Reivers is a paid endorser.

[Chris Reivers]

COW and scramble time. BR.

[Joe Soucheray]

Finally, thank God. Today is Friday. Tgti Friday.

[Chris Reivers]

It's the scramble off air. On the air. You have to go back spring break season. Aren't the cameras going to be everywhere right now on a Friday?

[Kenny Olson]

No, they would be there in the morning. Nothing happens in the afternoon.

[Chris Reivers]

Oh, okay. So you got to do the point, the rookie point.

[Kenny Olson]

See? What do we have in the afternoon? Yeah, it's not too busy. Okay, Terminal one and terminal two, you'll slide right in.

[Joe Soucheray]

Take it that way. Only because they come to us all the way from the traveling Lymans over there in Tasmania.

[Kenny Olson]

I haven't seen them at the airport yet.

[Joe Soucheray]

On this day, Joe.

[Chris Reivers]

Today is Friday, March 6th.

[Joe Soucheray]

In 1852, Hennepin county was formed. Named for Lewis Henry Hennepin, the Franciscan missionary who saw and named the Falls of St. Anthony in 1680. Wow. On this day, March 6th in 1857, the U.S. supreme Court delivered the Dred Scott decision, in which the justices declared that enslaved Missouri man, Dred Scott, not being a citizen, had no right to bring stuff. Suit Scott had lived in Fort Snelling and in other free areas with his owner, Dr. John Emerson, and he claimed that residents in free states and territories made him a free man. While living at Fort Snelling from 1836 to 1838, Scott married Harriet Robinson, an enslaved woman owned by Indian English agent Lawrence Talia Farrow. Jeez, things are a little different then.

[Kenny Olson]

I'll say they were.

[Joe Soucheray]

On this day, Joe, today is March 6, 1862. Hey, just a minute. Calhoun. A better name for Calhoun would have been Scott. Scott Lake Dred Scott.

[Kenny Olson]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

He was living in.

[Kenny Olson]

Fortunately, he wouldn't leave.

[Joe Soucheray]

He was America's guest on this day, March 6, in 1860. In 1962, Henry B. Whipple, the Episcopal bishop of Minnesota, wrote a letter to President Abraham Lincoln on behalf of the Dakota people describing corruption among agents of the U.S. bureau of Indian affairs and asking for justice for a wronged and neglected race. The U.S. dakota War of 1862 began later that year.

[Chris Reivers]

I have audio of that interaction. Action. She's a babe.

[Joe Soucheray]

She's a robo babe. If she were a president, she'd be Babraham Lincoln. You have a photo. You have a audio of what? Chris? That was a bit about Henry Whipple.

[Chris Reivers]

You said President Lincoln

[Joe Soucheray]

on this day, March 6th.

[John Height]

You're fired, boy.

[Joe Soucheray]

Is Kenny frozen?

[Chris Reivers]

No, Kenny is.

[Joe Soucheray]

I sent you a message, Chris.

[Chris Reivers]

Yeah, I got. Got it.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yep. All right. On this day, March 6, 1868, Grant Line and Wilkin counties were formed out of Lucky Parle county, which ceased to exist. Well, it's back in business now, the Lake that Speaks. And they named him after some people.

[Gabe]

A lot of geese down there.

[Joe Soucheray]

On this day, March 6th, in 1871. Well, here you go. The name Locky Parl was given to a new county. The name is French for lake that talks, likely referring to echoes among the bluffs surrounding the lake of the same name and comes from the Dakota place named Medei Laden. Small lake that speaks, that predates it. A yellow medicine county was also formed. Was also formed and named for the root of the moon seed called Pajuda Z. Yellow medicine by Dakota people and used as a medicinal herb.

[Chris Reivers]

On this day, March 6th, Joe.

[Joe Soucheray]

In the year 2000, Duluth became the first city in the nation to ban the sale of mercury thermometers to prevent the element from polluting the environment.

[John Height]

Environment.

[Joe Soucheray]

Minnesota had prohibited use of mercury thermometers in hospitals in 1992.

[Kenny Olson]

Why? You know the history of thermometers? I don't know. Why did somebody feel the need to. I Think this temp in the mouth, the oral thermometer would have been enough?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that was the problem.

[Kenny Olson]

Why did we need to do the other one?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, the mercury thermometer went under your tongue.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, but I'm talking about the other one where you needed more accuracy. Why not just.

[Gabe]

Yeah, but Matt. Matthew, what got me was it was the same thermometer.

[Kenny Olson]

Yes. Used in the same.

[Gabe]

Yeah.

[Chris Reivers]

Bend over and I'll show you.

[Kenny Olson]

Checked it every day.

[Gabe]

Check me before I go to school.

[Kenny Olson]

Going to get my driver's license.

[Gabe]

And then after school. Hey, mom, Steve came home with me.

[Chris Reivers]

I think I might have Covid.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, he might be sick. Let's check.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's just.

[Kenny Olson]

That's a bad. That was a bad.

[Joe Soucheray]

Childish. That's just childish.

[Kenny Olson]

But that was a bad way to. You know what?

[Joe Soucheray]

That's just trial.

[Chris Reivers]

Just put it under my tongue.

[Kenny Olson]

That'll be enough. You don't have to.

[Chris Reivers]

Here's what I love about this show.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, there's nothing to love. There's nothing.

[Chris Reivers]

You mentioned the history of Mercury Beef Band.

[Gabe]

It was the first thing I thought of.

[Joe Soucheray]

Matthew.

[Chris Reivers]

Matthew.

[Gabe]

Thank you.

[Kenny Olson]

Yes.

[Gabe]

You brought up what I was thinking about.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, now, as long as you're Oscar the humiliation. Yes.

[Progressive Insurance Announcer]

We done yet?

[Kenny Olson]

We're up to 98.5. Hang on, kid.

[Gabe]

And then my mom would take a

[Joe Soucheray]

picture of it and then show everybody during Christmas. You know, you talk about humiliation. One time when I was a little kid.

[John Height]

Here we go.

[Chris Reivers]

Let us enjoy.

[Joe Soucheray]

I got the deal caught in my zipper like on. And I was screaming out in pain.

[Chris Reivers]

Yeah, something about Mary.

[Joe Soucheray]

My mother freaked, but the fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Johansson happened to be visiting and Mrs. Johansson unfreed me.

[John Height]

God.

[Gabe]

Did you later end up married?

[Joe Soucheray]

I was. Oh no. I mean, I think I was scarred by that.

[Kenny Olson]

We got a bleeder. I think I was.

[Joe Soucheray]

I think I was scarred by that.

[Chris Reivers]

Did she do the countdown too? She goes. All right, Joey, this will hurt.

[Kenny Olson]

3, 2, 4th grade. What were you in such a hurry?

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't know. I think back then even I was in a hurry.

[Gabe]

How many do you suppose she had done in her career? Was she. The local expert called her in.

[Kenny Olson]

I got there. Get out of the way.

[Chris Reivers]

Mary Helen.

[Kenny Olson]

I got this.

[John Height]

Thank you.

[Joe Soucheray]

She never looked at me.

[Chris Reivers]

No, actually that's where I was going. I. I have a question. A follow up question, your honor. So this happened on.

[Joe Soucheray]

She took my temperature.

[Chris Reivers]

This happened on a weekend. Was this a weekend or without a thermometer? Later in the day was this.

[Joe Soucheray]

It was a broad daylight, Chris.

[Chris Reivers]

But it Was at home.

[Joe Soucheray]

It was at my house, where I lived.

[Chris Reivers]

So the next day at school, I don't know what did you.

[Gabe]

Did you give her the show and tell?

[Joe Soucheray]

I would have walked. Show and tell.

[Kenny Olson]

I would have walked the other way. Around the school, the long way.

[Joe Soucheray]

Joe, did you come hopping in into

[Gabe]

the kitchen or were you running?

[Joe Soucheray]

No, I yelled from upstairs.

[Chris Reivers]

My mama told me to tell you

[Joe Soucheray]

it's about to go down.

[John Height]

Yikes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Back to the thermometer. Okay.

[Kenny Olson]

I swallowed a penny once.

[Joe Soucheray]

Did you?

[Kenny Olson]

Yep.

[Joe Soucheray]

That come out.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, we had to check.

[Gabe]

Gabe drank tiki oil.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Chris Reivers]

It's true.

[Joe Soucheray]

Can I tell you something?

[Chris Reivers]

Please.

[Kenny Olson]

Does this show everyone?

[Joe Soucheray]

What is the current way of taking. Taking a temperature?

[Chris Reivers]

Well, most of them have the ear deal now.

[Gabe]

Ear thing.

[John Height]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

But is it electric?

[Chris Reivers]

Yeah, it's a battery powered.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, you thought. You would have thought they could have come up with that a long time.

[Chris Reivers]

We've kept with the Mikulski tradition. If Leland's not feeling all right, buddy, bend over.

[Kenny Olson]

I'm gonna stick this. Yeah. Kids are never sick. They never complain about being sick again.

[Joe Soucheray]

We don't have a thermometer. I couldn't find one.

[Gabe]

I just used.

[Kenny Olson]

My finger was pretty good. Yeah, that was one of the funniest Martin Lawrence episodes. When he wanted her to take his temperature and she refused to do it that way.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. Thank you, G elerson.

[John Height]

Wait a minute.

[Joe Soucheray]

Don't we have a G eler of the week? Who is it? Who's getting some Maples moments?

[Kenny Olson]

Maple's Masters the December 5th.

[Chris Reivers]

No, I'm kidding. The March 6th gler of the Week is Melissa Bandell, a town council member since December of 2023.

[Joe Soucheray]

Where's she at?

[Chris Reivers]

That's a great question, Melissa.

[Gabe]

Oh, sorry, Melissa.

[Chris Reivers]

Melissa's a neighbor of mine. She lives in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. Thank you, Melissa.

[Joe Soucheray]

Hello, Melissa.

[Chris Reivers]

You will get the Masters Maples Prize Pack. And if you would like to become a G O of the week, by the way, I would like to.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'd like to get the pack.

[Chris Reivers]

I used my Master's Maples this weekend on Bacon. It's fantastic. It's so good. Anyway, congratulations to Melissa Bandell. You are the G L or L the Week. What?

[Kenny Olson]

He doesn't like bacon, this guy.

[Chris Reivers]

Okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

I like chewy bacon.

[Chris Reivers]

Yes, I do.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't like crispy bacon.

[Chris Reivers]

How about you?

[John Height]

Crispy bacon.

[Chris Reivers]

Oh, I know this is crispy bacon. Well, no, he's the author of that book, the Gales of November.

[Joe Soucheray]

His name is John Bacon, but his

[Chris Reivers]

dad's Name is Chris P. Bacon.

[Kenny Olson]

How is that book going? Do we get to the point fits yet?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yes. Did we? We're in the.

[Kenny Olson]

I don't need an update. I just wanted to.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's just feeding you.

[Chris Reivers]

You again.

[Kenny Olson]

He thought it was false. He thought I was really concerned and really wanted an update at that point, didn't he?

[Joe Soucheray]

We're in the home stretch.

[Kenny Olson]

Home stretch.

[Joe Soucheray]

We have reached the faithful.

[Chris Reivers]

What do you think?

[Kenny Olson]

I think the Gales of November win every time. Captain McSorley.

[Joe Soucheray]

I've lost respect for him.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh, seriously?

[Joe Soucheray]

I had a great deal of respect for him until November 9th and 10th. Oh no.

[Chris Reivers]

He aired in judgment?

[Joe Soucheray]

I believe so.

[Chris Reivers]

Oh boy.

[Kenny Olson]

Listen, that little controversy will be discussed on Monday's show. Tune in.

[Joe Soucheray]

We're trying to reach Bacon. We don't know why he won't get back to us. Chris or John sell you a few books in Minnesota.

[Chris Reivers]

It is time once again that we check in with our guy, Mr. Money Talk. Josh Arnold is with us once again right here in Garage Logic. And now is the time for you to do the same. So do not delay. Do exactly what I did and pick up that phone and dial 952-925-5608. That number once again is 952-925-5608. When you call that number, you're going to get Josh and he is there for you for that. Free. Yep, I use the word free. 48 minute financial consultation with absolutely zero obligation and he will always give you the straight talk, he will never give you the sugar coated advice and he is on the line with us right here in garagelogic. And boy, Josh, we're heading into another weekend and there's a lot of fear going on right now, isn't there?

[Josh Arnold]

Plenty of fear, Chris. Plenty of fear. Nobody knows what's going to be happening over the weekend. Nobody knows what's going to be happening over the weekend. Well, you could probably make a few predictions but even the predictions market may not help help you out with that. They nobody knows what's going to happen in the weekend. Well, you might have some social plans. You might be watching the week World Baseball Championship. Those are some of the plans. But in the investment world nobody knows what's happening and a lot of money is moving to the sidelines as the price of oil increased over comment made by the Qatari energy minister about Qatar and refineries in the region going off. Not to mention of course there is fear about oil tankers moving in and out of the Straits of Hormuz despite assurances from the President that they will be protected one way or another. And with price of oil moving up significant, we'll say 10% today, a significant move up this week. You have an add added to that the jobs number coming out a little bit weaker than expected. Unemployment salaries are also members of the Federal Reserve Reserve have come out. This presents them with a conundrum, particularly if oil stays high and oil is a big component in the inflationary picture. So if oil prices stay high and I really don't believe they're going to stay high for any significant period of time but with oil prices high, that is going to filter through the economy and create a little bit of a conundrum or a again the Fed. So the chance of interest rate falling short term with oil prices high, even though unemployment is up, you know, might minimize and with oil inflation bond prices down, bonds are not giving you any bit of safety in this current environment. Cash will, cash will give you some safety. You want to have a little bit extra yield. Take a look at an igov which is a very short term treasury fund. So that might give you a little more yield than the money market account. That said, I remain with my with my asset allocation keeping up to 30% in cash. So that cash, my case and my client's case has been coming down as plenty of opportunities have presented themselves with high quality companies. I'm not going to say something selling at bargain prices, but down significantly from recent hops. So I'd still be an investor because as they say, this too shall pass.

[Chris Reivers]

Excellent advice as always, Mr. Money Talk. You heard him jailers. Now is the time for you to pick up the phone and make the call for that free, yes, free 48 minute financial consultation again with zero obligation. And you do that just like I did by dialing 952-925-5608 where you always get straight talk and never ever sugarcoated advice. Josh, as always, thank you much for the time and the chat and the information. Have a fantastic day and an incredible weekend and we will talk to you again next week.

[Josh Arnold]

Okay, Chris.

[Joe Soucheray]

Investment services offered by Josh Arnold Investment Consultant, llc. A security investment advisor.

[Chris Reivers]

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All investments involve risk. All comments and opinions are Josh Arnold's

[Joe Soucheray]

and do not constitute investment advice. Chris Reivers is a paid endorser.