4/7 Drugs, Sleeping in your car, drug paraphernalia, and bath houses. See what the Mpls city council is up to.

Summary

Garage Logic Podcast | April 7, 2026
Episode Theme: Drugs, Sleeping in Your Car, Drug Paraphernalia, and Bath Houses—A Satirical Audit of the Minneapolis City Council’s Latest Ideas

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Episode Overview

In this signature episode of Garage Logic, host Joe Soucheray (“The Mayor”) and the team humorously dissect recent proposals and policies coming out of the Minneapolis City Council. They wade into controversies over decriminalizing drug paraphernalia, legalizing adult bath houses and sex venues, allowing sanctioned overnight car camping for the homeless, and the consideration of a “wealth tax” on Minnesotans. The crew’s signature blend of sarcasm, nostalgia, and common sense forms a biting critique on urban governance and American political trends, while weaving in classic Garage Logic banter, local storytelling, and listener mail.

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Key Discussion Points

1. Minneapolis City Council’s Latest Endeavors (02:10–17:00)

• Decriminalization of Drug Paraphernalia

• The council is considering an ordinance to further decriminalize drug paraphernalia.
  • Joe Soucheray: “Much of it, I think, has already been decriminalized. But the always on top of things, Jason Chavez, another one of the Marxists, has authored an ordinance…” (17:58)
  • Intended as a move towards treating drug use as a health issue, not criminal.
  • Local business owner Andrea Corbin voices concern about the impact on businesses and safety. (18:46)

• Sanctioned Overnight Parking for Homeless People (Sleeping in Cars)

• Proposal to allow designated overnight parking lots for people living in vehicles.
  • Chris Reavers: “They’re gonna create parking lots that are gonna be essentially mobile home parks for people in their Volvo.” (09:44)
  • Councilmember Erin Chowdhury: "I have a neighbor...that lives in their car. So having them having a safe space..." (09:43)
• Debate among crew: Is this compassion, enabling, or lack of real solutions?
  • Joe Soucheray: “I have disappointment that the city council thinks this is an answer. The city council has no imagination. They don’t know what to do.”
  • Matthew Fratelloni: "If anything, the city council is just muddying the waters... if you want to do something, get rid of the fine." (13:36)

• Legalizing Adult Bath Houses & Sex Venues

• Council looking to amend regulations around adult sex venues to increase inclusiveness, decrease “stigmatizing” language, and formally permit more bath houses.
  • Matthew Fratelloni: “Now this is like…instead of prostitution, this is just free sex. Come on in and start banging away.” (16:21)
  • Team recalls the history of bath house regulation due to AIDS prevention.

“We are governed by people who have no expectations for people. They look at who they’re governing and they go to the lowest common denominator…” – Joe Soucheray (16:10)

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2. Satirizing the Current Political/Economic Climate (27:24–45:01)

• The “Wealth Tax” Proposal in Minnesota (27:24–36:00)

• House File 4616: Would impose a 1% annual tax on net worth above $10 million.
  • John Haidt: “So House File 4616 imposes a 1% tax annually on fortunes above $10 million…a different kind of tax base than we have in Minnesota.” (28:13)
  • Authored by 14 DFL legislators, with Lee Finke named among them (31:09)
  • Crew lampoons the idea, predicting a "slippery slope" to middle-class asset seizures and exodus of the wealthy, referencing New York’s experience.
  • Soucheray: “These people will take your last nickel because they believe that’s what they should be doing.” (34:04)

• National Politics: Election Outlook & Party Troubles (37:10–45:00)

• Pessimistic outlook for both parties; critiques of Trump-era GOP and the lack of Democratic alternatives.
  • “It’s going to take a remarkable Republican candidate…any human being will be okay compared to Trump, because they’ll be a human being...” – Joe Soucheray (37:10)
• Team contemplates if either party can “move to the center” or reform themselves.

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3. Satirical “Optimism” About the State of the City & Country (03:00–05:15)

• Joe Soucheray opens the show with heavy sarcasm about how “smoothly” things are running in Minneapolis and America.
  • “I’m just in a great mood. I think everything’s wonderful. And I just think it’s time that we should be just a little more grateful for just how smooth things run in this area and in the country.” (04:59)

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4. Garage Logic Community Banter (Lake Waving, Rust Spray, National Beaver Day, Mail) (05:55–08:02, 79:49–80:26, 82:10–82:18)

• Listener letters: Story about “lake waving” that ends in an accidental wheelbarrow disaster. (06:00)
• The crew riff on Midwestern rituals and in-jokes, like inventing “Rust On” fake rust spray as a theft deterrent (78:00) and joking about “National Beaver Day.” (82:10)

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5. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Urban Policy:

• “If you want to create rust…why would you want to?” – Soucheray, on “Rust On” spray (78:58)
• “I can think of no reason to want rust on anything.” – Soucheray (79:03)

On City Leadership:

• “These are despicable, despicable people in Minneapolis…There’s your problem.” – Soucheray (21:25)
• “The city council has no imagination. They have no bright thinking. They have nowhere to turn.” (13:52)

On Wealth Taxes:

• “Well, she’s not a DFLer, she’s a communist. And we’re governed by thieves.” – Soucheray on Rep. Esther Agbaje (29:16)
• “How will they find out what all of your assets are? Ho ho, that’s the scary part.” – Matthew Fratelloni (31:22)

On National Politics:

• “Both parties…sent the worst possible candidates to run for president in 2024.” – Soucheray (42:28)
• “If you like $7 a gallon gas, they like all the lies…then that’s the wrong 50% to even bet on.” – Soucheray (45:02)

On Community:

• “In the city, those same people give each other the finger.” (82:47, on lake waving culture)

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6. Timestamps for Important Segments

• 02:10 – Deep dive on new Mpls. City Council proposals (“drug paraphernalia,” “bath houses,” “car sleeping”)
• 09:43 – Councilmember Chowdhury’s statement on car sleeping
• 13:12 – Banter: Is city council helping or enabling homelessness?
• 16:10 – Crew critiques low expectations in governance
• 27:24 – House File 4616: Minnesota’s proposed wealth tax
• 36:47 – Satire of potential exodus of wealthy Minnesotans, asset accounting
• 37:10 – Discussion: State & national Republicans, Democrats, and dysfunction
• 51:27 – Trump threatens Iran: satirical commentary and media reactions
• 63:25 – Pink Floyd “Dark Side of the Moon” banter
• 78:00 – “Rust On” as a theft deterrent; more Garage Logic humor
• 82:10 – National Beaver Day joke

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Tone and Language

• Heavily sarcastic, dry, and tongue-in-cheek, especially regarding government.
• Nostalgically local, with “Gumption County” references and Midwestern humor.
• Occasional crudeness in euphemisms and frustration at political trends.
• Plenty of in-jokes about lake life, music, and daily living.

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Conclusion

This episode of Garage Logic delivers a pointed (and frequently hilarious) critique of recent Minneapolis civic initiatives, lampooning what they see as misguided progressive policymaking, and weaving connections to broader trends of political dysfunction at the state and national level. Regulars’ banter and tangents—about everything from beaver-chewed driftwood to vinyl album trivia—enrich the show with the familiar warmth and knowing eye-rolls that define the Garage Logic community.

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For listeners seeking clear viewpoints on urban policy, biting satire of government, or simply familiar Midwestern camaraderie, this episode is a quintessential sampling of Garage Logic’s unique brand.

Transcript

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[Joe Soucheray]

Josh Arnold, investment Consultant, brings you Garagelogic podcast number 1752. April 7, 2026. One of the finest days of the year. Everything is wonderful. It's 83 degrees was the high on this day in 1980. It was 6 degrees on this day in 1936. And the ice outs today were creeping up to the heaviest. Ice outs day, of course, are April 18 and 19. But today, on April 7, Minnetonka went out in 1925, 1929, 1935 and 1988. And White Bear went out on this day in 1931, 1976, also in 1988 and in 2004.

[Chris Reavers]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Chris Reavers]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Chris Reavers]

All right. Hail the Flashlight King. Hail you.

[Joe Soucheray]

That always works. Last week.

[Chris Reavers]

Okay, well, we've had some the Flashlight King hail.

[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 man, Joe Succier. I woke up today, made sure I was alive and began going through the news. And I was heartened at the great condition we're in. Well, weather wise or political, just look at the news in the Twin Cities. It's fantastic. The Minneapolis City Council is going to hold a hearing that would decriminalize drug paraphernalia. They're gonna consider an ordinance that allows adult bath houses and more sex venues. And the planning commission in Minneapolis wishes to make it perfectly legal to ban. Parking ban on people. Oh, they're gonna ban parking for people living in cars?

[Chris Reavers]

No, no, they're banning these citations for overnight.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, yeah, they wanna allow people to sleep in their cars overnight. And then we Lear that $100 million bonus plan for small businesses in Minnesota. We Learned thanks to 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that that is just working smoothly. And we have a. The Family Leave act is working smoothly. And our president calmly and reasonably has stated that unless Iran meets his demands. And you want a tough president. You want a guy who doesn't fool around, conv. With civility and politeness, has said that Iran should act tonight to open the strait. Or there could be, he said, repercussions. He said it just like that. There could be repercussions. The loss of perhaps 90 million lives. And I just thought this is comforting. I think Minneapolis has got all of their priorities in order. It's a city that's working fluidly and smoothly. It's a well oiled machine. They've got the right ideas in mind. Our country is working smoothly. Our great leader has delivered on every promise he's ever made, including. You got your $2,000 tariff check, didn't you?

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, but I spent it right away on gas.

[Joe Soucheray]

So I'm just in a great mood. I think everything's wonderful. And I just think it's time that we should be just a little more grateful for just how smooth things run in this area and in the country. And I really don't have much more to say.

[John Haidt]

We can wrap up the show then.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't really have that much more to say. I think it's great you'll recall yesterday.

[Chris Reavers]

Well, can I ask you a follow up question about the parking?

[Joe Soucheray]

You may.

[Chris Reavers]

So let's just say we all obviously get to a point where we can't afford gas because everyone's got a number. We're probably gonna sell our house because we. Maybe we can't afford that anymore.

[Kenny Olson]

Right.

[Chris Reavers]

Maybe I just buy an oversized van and now I can just park on the street. Yeah, I could live the Bob Davis van life.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, why do that? Why not choose a more beautiful site and live down by the river?

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Chris, you are now describing my retirement plan.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yes, a band by the river.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

And I'm not even trying to be funny.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, he's not. He's not a funny. And that's what he came up with. Yeah, I got a great. You'll recall we were talking about the people who wave up at lake country. They really love to wave. Hail the curmudgeons. Hail you. There was no life in that at all. You touched on lake waving yesterday and I got a good chuckle out of it. I took pleasure in waving shenanigans. One of my favorite tricks was to wave at people with their arms full of groceries at Pulpck County Market on the occasional old or the occasional old person riding a bicycle who is doing everything they can to keep on their bike. Honk, honk. And then wave. But my claim to fame is when this retired person I know was wheeling a wheelbarrow full of loon bleep and the weeds off his shoreline on Old Highway 76 along the east side of Farm Island Lake by Bradley's Resort. I slowed down, rolled down my window, gave a couple of toots on the horn, and gloriously raised my hand out the window to wave. He thought about it, then quickly let go of one of the handles of his wheelbarrow to wave and you guessed dumped. I laughed until I was crying. But that moment has haunted me ever since. I made a pact with myself to never do that again. But man, that was funny, at least in my mind. My wife said I was bound for at least purgatory. And my friends think I have a hotter future. Thank God. God died for our sins on Good Friday. Greetings from Florida, Steve and Julie.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

There's some karma issues there, Steve, that you're gonna have to catch up.

[Joe Soucheray]

I think he's acknowledging that he had to make a pact.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Well, I hope it's not hell. I figured it would just be something akin to what happened.

[Kenny Olson]

Judging by some of the things that Steve has sent me over the years, I think it's more than purgatory, believe me. Wow.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

And just a new watch deal.

[Kenny Olson]

And the new Just.

[Joe Soucheray]

Just a note on all of you young people who really believe climate change is a serious problem. Really? Kids, read the paper today. Joe. Last week, the family and I took a trip to Arizona for spring break. I did lots of hiking and sightseeing. One of the sites we visited was the Montezuma Castle National Monument. While on the tour, I came across this display and found one of the reasons the site may have been abandoned in the year 1350. Very interesting. And he sent a picture of the sign in the park there. The archaeological records suggest that from 1350 to 1400, people began to leave the valley and join larger pueblos to the north and east. They did not disappear, but may have left for a variety of reasons. What was it like to leave behind their homes and families that they had occupied for generations? What caused them to depart this well watered, bountiful valley. Well, it was disease and conflict, depleted soils and changing unpredictable weather patterns. Changing unpredictable weather patterns.

[Chris Reavers]

Sounds like climate change.

[Kenny Olson]

They seem pretty primitive.

[Joe Soucheray]

That was a long time ago.

[Kenny Olson]

Right?

[Joe Soucheray]

And that was back in the.

[Kenny Olson]

Right. That's what I'm saying. There was no forecast, though.

[Chris Reavers]

Do you have a plan to go back to the free overnight parking deal? Because I think you missed a really key.

[Joe Soucheray]

I can right now.

[Chris Reavers]

Yes, because there's a quote from. And I know we're trying to be positive.

[Joe Soucheray]

I think everything's been straightened out in terms of our priorities.

[Chris Reavers]

But there's a key quote from your gal Chowdhury. How do we pronounce her name?

[Joe Soucheray]

Any way you want.

[Chris Reavers]

R.N. chowdhury. She sits on the planning commission and she said the following. I have a neighbor, air quotes, that lives in their car. So having them having a safe space would make it. They're gonna zone these things, meaning they're gonna create parking lots that are gonna be essentially mobile home parks for people in their Volvo.

[Joe Soucheray]

All right.

[Chris Reavers]

This isn't solving the problem. This is just shifting it to another.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, here I have it right here. The Planning Commission voted unanimously yesterday to recommend that the City Council approve zoning changes to allow safe outdoor parking. City planners said the proposal would create designated overnight parking lots as part of a broader effort to address homelessness, and they modeled after similar programs in Duluth. In Denver, Colorado, I actually have a homeless couple living a door down from me in her vehicle. I would be interested to contact in contact info so I would have a place to refer them to once this opens. A Minneapolis resident said during the public hearing yesterday. City Council member Erin Chowd, whatever her name is. Chowdhury, who sits on the Planning Commission, said a recent staff report highlighted 59 incidents of people experiencing homelessness and living in their cars. Chowdhury said the proposal is part of a wider plan. Me, Council member Chavez, Councilmember Chug Tai. These are all your Marxists have been talking about a safe outdoor space model for four years. Choudhury said. So they've been. They've been really thinking about this a long time. At the bottom of it, Minneapolis Planning director Meg McMahan said Safe Outdoor parking would provide people with legal regulated place to sleep in their cars. Hey, hey. Homeless people, don't get too excited because the city will figure out a way to assign you property taxes for parking there. She said those lots would need to be at least 10,000 square feet and belonged to approved organizations. The 10,000 square foot lot minimum was intended to say, like it's not really intended for single family home properties, McMahan said, but for larger institutional, religious or nonprofits or governmental entities that exist in the city. McMahan said that is the only location based restriction. She said the city envisions the sites as temporary overnight spaces. I wonder why temporary and operators would need city approval on safety and other plans before reopening. Wouldn't they have to have some. Maybe porta potties or something?

[Chris Reavers]

Well, that's what I was just going to say. We're going to solve the problem of all these homeless tent encampments. What we're going to do, we're going to put them all in vehicles and then shuffle off this park.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

You're coming at it from a dumb ass point of view, Chris. Oh, people that live in their car don't want to live in their car. They can't afford rent. They can't. They lost their home.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, and you're approaching it from a dumbass situation.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Tell me why. Because I think your outrage is bullshit.

[Joe Soucheray]

Because.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Tell me why.

[Joe Soucheray]

Because. Because this also will not help the homeless.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

What I, what I don't understand about the city council is why are you doing anything? People that are living in their car are at least struggling to get a job. Job, have a life. They're not in some drug camp shooting up or smoking meth.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, we got that covered, too.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I just, I don't. I can't feel any kind of outrage whatsoever about this car thing. If anything, they're just. The city council is just muddying the waters and sticking their fingers in something that's fine. Now just. If you want to do something, get rid of the fine.

[Joe Soucheray]

Maybe I can help you. I don't necessarily have outrage. I have disappointment that the city council thinks this is an answer. The city council has no imagination. They have no bright thinking. They have nowhere to turn. They don't know what to do about this. They don't have a steady, successful commerce in mind.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Absolutely. If they're doing anything with this car thing, they're enabling it. And what they should be doing is spend their money and helping these people out. How can we get a roof over your head? How can we help you find employment?

[Joe Soucheray]

Thank you. This is exactly. This is exactly what they are not capable of.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

That's what I don't understand about the city council.

[Joe Soucheray]

Because they're Marxist socialists who have done nothing in their life. They're professional activists. Are you aware that we also, given that we have our priorities straight, we now have. They're the same people. Minneapolis City Leaders are expected to consider ordinances that would allow more adult bath houses and sex venues. And I think this is fantastic. This is the extent of their thinking. They have no ability to think. The agenda for the Minneapolis council meeting today includes four measures related to adult bath houses. I don't even like that term.

[Kenny Olson]

It's a creepy term.

[Joe Soucheray]

Amend regulations for adult entertainment where sexual activity between consenting adults may be facilitated. So we need more places where you can get it on there.

[Josh Arnold]

Right.

[Joe Soucheray]

Update city definitions in an effort to eliminate stigmatizing language. Reflect advances in preventive care and adding new definitions to the. To be inclusive of establishments where sexual activity between consenting adults may be facilitated. We are governed by people who have no expectations for people. They look at who they're governing and they go to the lowest common denominator and then they try to make that life as comfortable as possible.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

If you study the history of this. Do you remember when they outlawed these so called bath houses? And do you remember who was leading the charge?

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Gay people. Because it was spreading aids.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

And a lot of them were lefties and liberals and Democrats and they rightfully so shut these things down. And people on the city council, all of them were in favor of it and it passed rather easily. And it was in order to stop the spread of aids. But now this is like instead of prostitution, this is just free sex. Just come on in and start banging away.

[Joe Soucheray]

Charge. They want to change provisions pertaining to indecent conduct because in their minds there's no such thing as indecent conduct. And disorderly houses. There's no such thing as a disorderly house. Adding exceptions for licensed establishments where sexual activity between consenting adults may. In other words, whorehouses, I guess, maybe. Oh, they want, they want. They want to accept from any law enforcement licensed establishments where consenting adults participating in sex may be facilitated.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

So they're taking them off the river bottoms there below the U of M, and they're moving them out of the parks and containing them in, I don't know, bathhouse warehouses. Matthew, what do you see in your mind's eye when you hear the word bathhouse?

[Kenny Olson]

White towels.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Sturdy white towels.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah. A lot of towels on the floor.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't like the term bathhous.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Murky water.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, it really. It's something I wouldn't want to bathe

[Matthew Fratelloni]

in if, you know what's a fancy word for warm, tepid. Murky. Tepid water. Lukewarm with floaters.

[Kenny Olson]

Like my own private shower.

[Joe Soucheray]

Please. So here, here's your Minneapolis city council we're gonna. We gotta figure out how you can sleep in your car, because that's the only thought we have. We have to make sex more readily available and certainly don't want to stigmatize you for hanging out a bathhous. We don't have any expectations for you whatsoever. We'd like to decriminalize drug paraphernalia. Much of it, I think, has already been decriminalized. But the always on top of things. Jason Chavez, another one of the Marxists, has authored an ordinance, writing on social media that his ordinance will ensure our local laws are in compliance with state laws while also centering the humanity of our shared community.

[Kenny Olson]

I don't even know what that.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't share any of this, Jason. What a crock. Chavez and other supporters on the council described it as a step towards treating drug use as a health issue, not a criminal issue. And then you got. Somebody named Andrea Corbin, owner of the Flower bar on Lindale Avenue, was concerned that an ordinance like this could have negative impacts on her business and residences. I'm very concerned about it, Corbin said. Well, Corbin, you actually have a job and a business, so you don't count. This is not what they're up to. If we want to keep the underserved and people that are really struggling mentally, then we need to combat them or conduct them with services, not give them a playground to do whatever they want to do, but that's what they do. Ms. Corbyn, you don't understand possibly who you even have voted for. These are not people that give up flying bleep. But your flower store. Corbin is also the president of the Uptown Association. How's that working out for you, Corbin? You got. Is that chug tie or. Who's the other crackpot?

[Kenny Olson]

Chavez?

[Joe Soucheray]

No, the other one that just went to Cuba. Was that chug tie. Who went to Cuba?

[Matthew Fratelloni]

No. Jesus, Joe.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, it was chug tie. Because we're thinking of chowdhury.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Yes. Okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

Corbett is also president of the Uptown Association, a group representing businesses across the neighborhood. They don't care about you businesses. She described Uptown as a neighborhood at a crossroads. I'll say. And wants to see safety and foot traffic increase. Corbin said the Uptown association has partnered with police, Metro Transit and other organizations to focus on reviving the area.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I. I've got a plan. Keep going. I'm gonna.

[Joe Soucheray]

She. She worries an ordinance like this could derail her effort, but supporters like Chavez say the ordinance would align the city with state law. Minnesota legalized drug paraphernalia in 2020. 3.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

So here's my plan. You ready? This is. This is brilliant. Calhoun Square. It's two stories and it has a parking lot.

[John Haidt]

Yep.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

You know what I'm putting in the parking lot, don't you?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, you could have the homeless park there.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I'm having the homeless park there.

[Joe Soucheray]

Right.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Bottom floor.

[Joe Soucheray]

That would. Let me guess. That's either a bathhouse or a drug use place.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

And what am I doing upstairs?

[Joe Soucheray]

That would be. Those would be dens of opium.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

The geo plan for uptown.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Oh, wait. We're not commies.

[Chris Reavers]

Uptown is saved.

[Joe Soucheray]

Once again, these are despicable, despicable people in Minneapolis. Well, again, I'm trying to check my knee, my naivete. Minneapolis has too many people who think this. These are good ideas.

[Kenny Olson]

That's okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

There's your problem.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

We should have Latricia's phone number. It'd be fun to talk to her about all of this right now.

[Joe Soucheray]

She would be amused by this.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Or even Rainville. Rainville said some things today where he's gonna give it time and read about it and do research. And he was very middle of the road about it.

[Joe Soucheray]

There's no research to be done. These are people who have no imagination. They're not bright. They're fresh out of a failed academy where they learn to hate America and they have nothing to offer. Zero.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Minneapolis. In their mind, Minneapolis can't far fall far enough.

[Joe Soucheray]

They have nothing to offer. And until they have misery shared equally, they won't be happy.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

They should all be forced to sleep in their car for six months. Live in a open air drug mart. And what was the other one? Oh, bath house. Go get your daily shower at a bathhouse.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. If any of them ever go on a date, they wouldn't have a car. They'd have to, you know, walk or take a bike. They'd have to have their date at the bathhouse.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Public transportation.

[Joe Soucheray]

They could take them.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Take the train.

[Chris Reavers]

We might have a hold my beer moment because we're in session right now. Yeah, I got a whopper for you. I think when we reach out.

[Joe Soucheray]

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[Joe Soucheray]

something that just breaking.

[Chris Reavers]

Yes, we're in session right now, Joe. And House File 4123 has been introduced a short while ago and I am seeing this via the social media from Representative Harry Niska. And the House Democrats are at it again. Joe, you ready?

[Joe Soucheray]

Do we know who authored this?

[Chris Reavers]

I asked Johnny to look that up.

[John Haidt]

I do have it.

[Chris Reavers]

The House Democrats. Read it again. Trying to raise taxes once again because Lord knows we don't pay enough.

[Joe Soucheray]

Really?

[Chris Reavers]

This time by taxing unrealized gains and imposing an annual tax on Minnesotans net worth, not just their income.

[Joe Soucheray]

How do you predict unrealized gains? Chair Gomez, please proceed with your presentation when you're ready.

[John Haidt]

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So House File 4616 imposes a 1% tax annually on fortunes above $10 million. And so this is, this is a different kind of tax tax base than we have in Minnesota and I believe a different tax base than anyone in the country. Any state revenue kind of code in the country touches. And you know, this really comes from. For me, I've heard my entire life.

[Joe Soucheray]

Pause this a moment.

[John Haidt]

Okay.

[Chris Reavers]

It's really. I thought the audio was louder.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, no, that's not the problem.

[Chris Reavers]

Who's talking for I. Johnny, I apologize. I thought it was 4123. It's 4616. The video started while they finished 4120. I can find you the name of the person that authorizes Bill.

[John Haidt]

Is it Esther?

[Chris Reavers]

Yes.

[John Haidt]

Esther Agbaje.

[Chris Reavers]

This is basically what New York is trying to do. It's a wealth tax, ladies and gentlemen. It's now coming to the state of Minnesota.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, she's not a DFLer, she's a communist. And we're governed by thieves.

[Chris Reavers]

But how do people not understand that this is. Look what's happened in New York already.

[Joe Soucheray]

And the problem with Minnesota is a lot of people will say, well, it doesn't bother me. I'm never going to get to 10 million. Well, you're missing the point of it. People, they're taking your money because when

[Chris Reavers]

the people that have already left, that's why they need to do this to make up for that lost revenue. And when those people that decide to

[Joe Soucheray]

leave and they're already leaving because of the policies you've already created,

[Chris Reavers]

if this passes, this is, this is truly the beginning of the end of the state

[Joe Soucheray]

that has begun already. True, the state's in what nail in

[Chris Reavers]

the coffin would it be? 3rd, 4th?

[Joe Soucheray]

Once they lower that to a net worth of a million. Of a million, which would affect many, many, many people who think I'm not worth a million. Well, yes, you are if you stop to start adding up your cars and your house and your 401.

[Chris Reavers]

But you already had Hako, what a couple of weeks ago we played the audio begging those that did leave New York to come back to help support the program so that people could live.

[Joe Soucheray]

The only thing I've come up with, and it's silly because it can't happen, is that the only thing that could save this state is to start over because we have gone down the wrong road such a distance that the. That the only hope would be to start over and that that won't happen. So I don't know what the hope is.

[John Haidt]

Let me correct. It was not Akbaje. She did the other bill that I thought we were looking at.

[Chris Reavers]

I'm sorry, Johnny. That's completely my fault.

[John Haidt]

It was 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,

[Joe Soucheray]

13, 14 authors, 14 DFLers.

[John Haidt]

I'm assuming they're all DFLers. Right in the middle is Lee Finke.

[Joe Soucheray]

Sure.

[John Haidt]

The other ones I do not know by name, but yeah, I'm going to guess they're all df.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

How will they find out what all of your assets are? Ho ho, that's the scary.

[Kenny Olson]

That's the key because you don't declare that on your IRS every couple of years.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I don't remember this ever happening in Minneapolis. But around here, the tax assessor shows up uninvited and starts walking around the farm. And I am really rude to this guy or gal, and I tell him or her, stay the hell out of my buildings. You can look at them all you want. You will not go in my buildings. And it's just for the sole purpose of raising my taxes.

[Kenny Olson]

What have you always said about the guy that walks around the city? Tell him at the front door we got four bedrooms and two bathrooms.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's the census. The census people.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh, is that the census?

[Joe Soucheray]

Tell him we are three with a dog.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

But I mean, think about the. All the assets you have that nobody knows about, including family heirlooms.

[Kenny Olson]

Kenny, that's a really good question, because you would have to declare that if. Okay, let's just say you have firearms. You got a gun collection. You got the Safe. You got 14 guns in there that are worth $12,000.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I was crossing the Mississippi in a canoe one night during stormy weather with all of my firearms, and I tipped over. Oh, no, not one gun in the house.

[Chris Reavers]

Or. That stinks. I'm sorry to hear.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

But I mean, think about what Joe is saying. License. So cars, motorcycles, snowmobiles, they're all registered with the state guitars. Well, see, John, you'd have to hide. You've got to get yourself a canoe. And they.

[John Haidt]

I think they were on the raft with your.

[Chris Reavers]

Your John was following you.

[Kenny Olson]

He was towing them.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, let's look at the ideology that would compel these people to even advance this idea. And that ideology, in my estimation, stems from the belief that these are fortunes. I use the word loosely. They're not necessarily fortunes, but these are fortunes. We'll just use that word. That have been achieved unfairly. This is. That would be the driving force of the ideology. And by unfairly, what they presume to mean is mostly these are fortunes that would be held by white people. White people are oppressors going back to the founding of the country. And it is unfair that they have this much money when other people don't have that much money. It does not occur to them that these are people who've assembled this by working, working and have been already paid

[Kenny Olson]

the Minnesota taxes that were.

[Joe Soucheray]

These are assembled by people who work and pay their taxes and follow the rules and believe in right and wrong and have nothing to do with the ideology expressed by these people who are calling themselves the dfl. They are no longer related to the DFL whatsoever. And if the DFL somehow wants to save itself or resurrect itself, it's going to have to figure out a way to distinguish themselves from these Marxist socialists because these people will take your last nickel because they believe that's what they should be doing.

[Chris Reavers]

Yeah, and just think of what that same ideology, okay, we just lost all this money based upon poor decisions. So what we're going to do is double down. We're not going to change, we're not going to cut spending, we're just going to double down and take more money from people.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, we're going to decriminalize more drug paraphernalia, we're going to legalize more bath houses, and we're going to allow you to park your car in a nice 10,000 square foot area where we're police it so they don't have. If right now they're talking about grabbing 1% of a $10 million net asset. And if we don't check this and it just keeps going like this, it's just a start, well, then it's going to be 1% of a $100,000 net assets. It doesn't. This is because their thinking is this is why they're there. They're there to even the playing field because they don't believe in the playing field. They're there to eliminate the playing field and recreate it artificially. And to the people who work and pay taxes and know the difference between right and wrong, they're going after those people because to them, those are people who have benefited from the fruits of this country somehow unfairly because they've been oppressive, they've made victims of people. This is boilerplate, failed academy bs and they're bringing it right. It's amazing how quickly this state has collapsed into that mindset. But that's from walls on down on the DFL side of the aisle. That is the mindset.

[Chris Reavers]

So let me just point out a couple of different names that all have one thing in common. Bezos, Howard Schultz, Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel.

[Joe Soucheray]

What about them?

[Chris Reavers]

All of them left states that imposed a wealth tax. And where did they all go? Florida. Florida and New York just implemented their wealth tax. They're going to Florida and they're all moving to Florida. My point is, if people don't honestly think that won't happen here, you're a fool.

[Kenny Olson]

Is it a ray of hope that we're only starting at 1% in, not 5%?

[Joe Soucheray]

You know the other thing, this thought's not necessarily Unrelated, I was thinking about this today. It's going to take a remarkable Republican candidate to run for president, because in my mind, I'm holding no Republican up for any honor right now. They've all just caved to this president. So it's going to take. It's going to take an outsider Republican. It's going to take someone with. Because any human being will be okay compared to Trump, because they'll be a human being. So it's going to take. It'll be a miracle for a Republican to present himself or herself as a viable candidate. You with me so far?

[Chris Reavers]

In the state of Minnesota, you see,

[Joe Soucheray]

in the country, okay, because Republicans are seen to be just weak and absolutely smooth down there because Trump. They don't stand up to Trump whatsoever. Whatsoever. Now. But I could say the same for the Democrats because of this. If this country decides to go down the road of electing a Marxist socialist, the country really won't be much better off. In fact, it'll be worse off.

[Kenny Olson]

But if it's that far, I think they will be rejected.

[Joe Soucheray]

But the Democrats right now, when they sit there and they witness what's happening to this country, all the lies that have been told by Trump, all the failed promises by Trump, they have yet to offer any hope. They have yet to come forward and say, well, here's how I would do things. In fact, Chris Christie is advising any Democratic hopeful to go to the Turks and Caicos Islands and not reemerge until after the midterm elections. In other words, he's saying, we haven't done anything. And so the only idea. Chris Christie, who I find an interesting character, the only thing he can come up with is Democrats better shut up. What I would prefer is, are there any Democratic candidates out there who wish to stand forward and offer reasonable equipment, intelligent ideas for A, why the country's on the wrong track now, and B, what they would do to get it on the right track. You're not hearing that. You're not hearing that. And Republican candidates are automatically poisoned right now just by the fact that they're Republican candidates.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Okay, With Republicans and Trump. I think Trump is more than just a person at this point, Joe. And him being gone or finishing his term I don't think is gonna change a lot. I think it's a Trump movement that's gonna be with us for a generation.

[Joe Soucheray]

I think that that Trump movement is in rapid decline. Based on my own personal anecdotal evidence, if I rip Trump in a column two years ago, so I'd get 50 emails telling me I don't know what I'm talking about.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

So you're saying now between now and the midterms that people are going to stop trying to get the Trump endorsement. Republicans are going to try to stop to get the Trump endorsement. Remember when Trump ran, he. The first time, it was the drain, the swamp. And Washington is bad.

[Joe Soucheray]

And he hasn't, he hasn't done any of what he said he would do

[Kenny Olson]

that he has not done. Done.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

But they're still spouting that.

[Joe Soucheray]

Right. And that's why I say next Republic, next presidential election that comes along, no Republican stands a chance because no one stood up to the bs.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Which party do you think will recover quickly or.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I think recover is the wrong word. Change the quickest.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, but they're both in dreadful straits.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Which one?

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't know. I don't move. I don't know.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I don't.

[Chris Reavers]

But I think that I don't see

[Joe Soucheray]

the Democrats moving to the center because

[Chris Reavers]

they've aligned themselves with the communist regime.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I think I don't see the Trumpers moving to the center.

[Chris Reavers]

Either do I?

[Joe Soucheray]

Either do I.

[Chris Reavers]

You know what you're asking?

[Joe Soucheray]

Where's the party? Where's the party?

[Kenny Olson]

Where's the.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Both sides hate the side that you're on, which is the middle.

[Joe Soucheray]

Right.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

They hate you.

[Joe Soucheray]

So where were we before I got so waylaid?

[Chris Reavers]

A wealth tax in Minnesota.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, wealth tax in Minnesota.

[Chris Reavers]

Come on. And it's worked out everywhere.

[Joe Soucheray]

They're floating this as a trial. Balloon. Balloon. It probably won't pass this time, but if we keep going down this road, they'll win that eventually.

[John Haidt]

May I add to your party comment concerning this.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

You said the Democrats in Minnesota need to, you know, distinct. Them make themselves distinct from the, the radical left part of the party.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

But when I looked at this, all of these people sponsoring this, they are Democrats. I double checked.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

And there's 14 of them.

[Joe Soucheray]

Them. Yeah.

[John Haidt]

There's 67 Democrats in the House. So more than 20% belong to this fringe. And I guarantee you there's another 20.

[Joe Soucheray]

Absolutely.

[Kenny Olson]

At least. John.

[John Haidt]

So, so, I mean, it's. If you're going to turn that ship around for this party or for the national Republican Party, it's going to be.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, this country's. This, this country. Both parties, both the Democrats and the Republicans, sent the worst possible candidates to run for president in 2024. The worst possible candidates. For me personally, there was no choice. We'd be in a serious set of problems right now of Harris. We'd be. I don't know if we'd be in the kind of problems we're having with Trump, but we'd be in a very sticky bad situation.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Different set of bad problems.

[Joe Soucheray]

Different set of bad problems. Now, who are the. If the, if the both parties are gonna deliver similar horrible choices the next election, this country will continue to be degraded and degraded and degraded.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I don't see any Republican winning without a Trump style endorsement.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, I do.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Oh, you do?

[Joe Soucheray]

I would say a republic. Well, let's just leave it in Minnesota. A Republican candidate for governor can distinguish himself or herself in this state by making a very public stand that he or she does not want the Trump endorsement.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Oh, boy. It might work in the state, but that said, this state, that seems like poison almost.

[Chris Reavers]

Wouldn't you just take the stance of just ignoring it altogether?

[Matthew Fratelloni]

That would be the best.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, but I don't think they are. I don't see a Republican candidate for governor in Minnesota who is ignoring Trump and pretending that they're not part of the party. I think that if Lisa DeMuth thinks she has a chance, in my estimation, she has to. To completely separate herself from Trump. Completely.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I think all she has to do is what Chris just suggested to deflect the question and stay focused.

[Joe Soucheray]

I wouldn't deflect the question. I would seize upon the question. To draw that distinction. Well, I, I. Not in this state, I wouldn't. That's the gamble I would take, but that's the bet I would make.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Be fun to have a crystal ball, wouldn't it? I love to see.

[Kenny Olson]

But on a national level, who could

[Joe Soucheray]

possibly, I think on a national level, a Republican who steps forward and said, I have nothing to do with Trump. I never have. I don't like him. He's full of lousy ideas. He never should have been president. And here's what I propose to do. That person would have a chance.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Oh, my goodness, no. Oh, my Lord. He'd be run out of the country.

[Kenny Olson]

I don't want his endorsement. You don't have to go through the laundry list of. And he did this and he did. That would hurt people.

[Joe Soucheray]

Them.

[Kenny Olson]

But if they said, I just don't

[Joe Soucheray]

want the intention, what would hurt them by pointing out the absolute collapse of this country?

[Chris Reavers]

Because then you're going to alienate 50% of the vote.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, if 50% of the voting people like $7 a gallon gas, they like all the lies they've been told. They like the fact that we're at a war that could end the world, then that's the wrong 50% to even bet on.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I'm glad you're not a campaign manager.

[Joe Soucheray]

My goodness.

[Chris Reavers]

When you. When you saw Lucky to have me,

[Matthew Fratelloni]

you know who you should go to work for? Charles Barkley.

[Chris Reavers]

When you.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, I. I work for him. In a heartbeat.

[Chris Reavers]

When you sought reelection for Gumption County.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Chris Reavers]

Did you in fact seek the endorsement of President Trump?

[Joe Soucheray]

Absolutely not.

[Chris Reavers]

Got it. What was your. What was your campaign?

[Joe Soucheray]

Live it up. Let's go here.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

That's his oil injection. I'm done premixing.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. Fuel injection for everybody. Four strokes. Rule the world. Wait a minute.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Don't take away my two strokes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, bleep. Two strokes. Racket making. Small machines.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I love them. I've got 18 chainsaws over here.

[Joe Soucheray]

Mosquito killers.

[Josh Arnold]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Why, you want to take a time out?

[Kenny Olson]

Silo full of wood chips.

[Chris Reavers]

Hey, you know what?

[Joe Soucheray]

You're going to talk slowly.

[Chris Reavers]

Hang on to what money you got left in this state.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. You might not have any tomorrow Centers.

[Kenny Olson]

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[Joe Soucheray]

Joe, what's 1% of 10 million?

[Chris Reavers]

$100,000.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

That should be easy.

[Kenny Olson]

100,000. Because 10% would be.

[Chris Reavers]

Are you asking for a friend?

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

No. Yeah. Who are you asking for?

[Kenny Olson]

Hang on, hang on a second.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Is that how much you have buried in the backyard?

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't think it's that much.

[Chris Reavers]

Joe needs a shovel.

[Kenny Olson]

Is 1%.

[Chris Reavers]

Yeah, it's 100,000.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, here's the problem. If you have 10 million, you probably will write the check for 100,000 rather than take the time to point out why that is such a flawed plan. So the people with 10 million, they'll either leave the state or they'll just write the check.

[Chris Reavers]

They think it's worth it.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. And so the problem is they'll get that this time and then the next time they're getting 10% of your much less net worth. It won't happen this year, but they're coming. They're planting the idea.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah. The next time you hear it, it's not going to be such a shock.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay,

[John Haidt]

Have to leave.

[Joe Soucheray]

Here's John, here's Rook.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah. You know, on, on Easter Sunday we entertained a house full and it got a little warm. So what I did is I. I flipped the heat switch off.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Oh.

[Kenny Olson]

Turned her off completely because it was nice and toasty.

[Chris Reavers]

What a concept.

[Kenny Olson]

Well then I got up at about 4am and went to.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Oh, Burr.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, it's a little chilly after that little trip to the bathroom. I'd forgotten to turn it back on.

[Joe Soucheray]

Just going somewhere.

[Kenny Olson]

Thankfully I turned it back on and that baby clicked right into heating up the house. No problem here. And if you have a problem, unfortunately, I don't want that to happen. But fortunately.

[Joe Soucheray]

Can we mention the client at some point here?

[Kenny Olson]

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[Chris Reavers]

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[Kenny Olson]

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[John Haidt]

Thank you, Joe. This news is brought to you by Norman North American banking company in what unfortunately appears to be happening with somewhat regularity. All public schools in Wilmer are closed today after the district reported receiving a threat. District 347 posted the notice last night saying it received a threat regarding school safety after school on Monday. All Tuesday activities were fully canceled and the district is not using remote learning. The closure is at least the third in the past three weeks due to a school throughout the threat in Minnesota after similar instances in Rosemount, Apple Valley, egan and South St. Paul.

[Kenny Olson]

Something on the books that's going to force these people. If you call in a threat, you really have to be punished. It's not just a slap on the hand.

[Joe Soucheray]

John, could you jump ahead to your first national story that you wish to relate?

[John Haidt]

How do you know what my first national story?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I'm betting. I know you're probably correct.

[John Haidt]

I hope. See, let's roll here. Well, it wasn't, but I'll go to the one I think you probably want.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

President Trump on Monday held firm to his threat to launch massive attacks on critical Iranian infrastructure if Tehran doesn't make peace deal that he said needs to include reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said as he held a news conference yesterday the entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night.

[Joe Soucheray]

The deadline meaning tonight, right?

[John Haidt]

Tonight, yes. The deadline is tonight at 7:00pm our time. TRUMP was asked about plans to take out infrastructure and if that wasn't punishing Iranian people instead of leaders. He replied, well, they would be willing to suffer that in order to have freedom. The president said, we've had numerous intercepts that tell us to please keep bombing. Experts have warned that possible attacks on civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime and violate international law. President Trump on Monday repeatedly brushed off questions about that, saying, I'm not worried about it. Meanwhile, Trump, posting on Truth Social this morning, said a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again if a deal isn't reached. He did leave an opening, saying that maybe something revolutionary revolutionarily wonderful can happen.

[Joe Soucheray]

We'll turn now to our Mid east correspondent for an explanation of what could take place tonight. Mr. Vogel, are you on the line?

[Kenny Olson]

Al Lusi, too, come back from space and shoot lasers and the four people

[Joe Soucheray]

on the board and say, what the hell happened on here? Mr. Vogel, are preparations underway? Are the Iranian people in a panic? What is happening right now on the ground? Yes, Vogel's in Iran.

[Kenny Olson]

People in aisle seven, broccoli cereal noodles

[Joe Soucheray]

and aisle seven for takeout. So they're assembling takeout food.

[Kenny Olson]

My cousin Vinnie over In the Ryan is a vocal star and they are improvising.

[Joe Soucheray]

Will you be safe tonight? Do you have a place to be?

[Josh Arnold]

Oh, yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Barb, hold me tight.

[Kenny Olson]

Alfie, the dog, aisle seven.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's our Mid east correspondent, Mr. Armageddon. Armageddon. Final. What? Armageddon is final. Armageddon is final. What you speak, Bogle?

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Just say yes or no.

[Joe Soucheray]

Joe.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Just answer yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yes.

[Kenny Olson]

The way you respond to Mr. Vogel is you just not. You don't know what he's you.

[Joe Soucheray]

But it's a podcast. I can't have it, you know?

[Josh Arnold]

You bet.

[Kenny Olson]

Mr. Vogel.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, sure, right.

[Chris Reavers]

Was there a lot of pointing.

[Joe Soucheray]

Thank you for that explanation. Thank you. Back to our news in the studio.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

John, John. John.

[John Haidt]

Thanks, Joe. And thank you, Mr. Vogel. The President's post this morning drew the same reaction from a lot of people who basically never agree on anything. Longtime Trump pal Piers Morgan called it a brazen pre admission of genocide.

[Chris Reavers]

And you didn't think he could unite the country?

[John Haidt]

Our older former congressperson, Marjorie Taylor Greene called on Congress after reading the post to invoke the 25th Amendment, which transfers executive power to the president to, in her words, ensure that the US Will always possess a functioning president. Crazy Alex Jones called Trump's threats a war crime, adding that his words fit the description of genocide. Jones adding Trump literally sounds like an unheeded supervillain from a Marvel comic book.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that's amazing because Alex Jones should be institutionalized. So it's amazing that he would say that.

[John Haidt]

Everybody's agreeing on the post pretty much.

[Joe Soucheray]

So did Tucker Carlson.

[John Haidt]

Tucker Carlson last night went after Trump, Bill Kristol, a former conservative, you know, whatever political pundit on X.

[Joe Soucheray]

Just two words, Impeach Trump and Kenny. You think the MAGA movement's still strong as ever, huh?

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Don't get me involved in your your nonsense here. We all know that this isn't gonna happen. You guys love reacting to every little thing that nut job says.

[Joe Soucheray]

Every little thing. I threatened to blow up an entire

[Matthew Fratelloni]

civilization since the day he took office. Every time he passes gas.

[Joe Soucheray]

Kenny, you might as well give up because we're never going to get a client who's a pro Trumper. So you might as well just not worry about it.

[John Haidt]

Dueling ethics complaints at the Minnesota legislature. Minnesota House DFL members say they will file an ethics complaint against two state representatives who were seen drinking alcohol before an official hearing, one of whom received a DUI several hours later. We talked about this story when it happened last week. Representative Elliot Engen, Republican state representative from White Bear Township arrested the early morning hours of March 27th along with him. Walter Hudson, the representative from Albertville, was in the car. Passenger open bottle of liquor was in the baby seat in the car. Hudson said it was his. Hudson also was armed with a loaded gun at the time. White Bear Lake police did not do a blood alcohol content test on him. It's illegal to have a loaded gun if you're a license holder, as Hudson is if your blood alcohol level is above.04. The two had been seen drinking beers and cocktails in the middle of the day in between conducting official legislative business.

[Joe Soucheray]

See, I didn't know that part. I thought they were just nabbed at night. They were seen at night drinking somewhere. They drank and then went to the Capitol, did some work, and then went again and started drinking somewhere else or the same place or whatever.

[John Haidt]

Correct?

[Chris Reavers]

Correct.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Yes.

[John Haidt]

Now, Minnesota House Republicans say they plan to file an ethics complaint against a DFL colleague because of his ties to environmental organizations. The GOP says Representative Alex Falconer's economic interest statement notes he's a senior advisor for Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness, but he doesn't mention his job as a federal government relations manager for Save the Boundary Waters, failing to disclose. That, the GOP says raises conflict of interest concerns with with numerous bills that Falconer has introduced into the legislature. He's listed as a co author on eight environmental bills, but none of them have moved out of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, although it's certainly possible portions are added to an omnibus bill. Omnibus bill later in the session. Republicans claim that Falconer's actions make him, quote, effectively a legislative lobbyist. Concert news this morning it was announced, well, Bob Dylan, he hasn't played the Twin Cities in a long time. Usually smaller cities. Now, he will play Shakopee's new amphitheater on July 6 with a couple of other celebrated songwriters as openers. Lucinda Williams and punk rock legend John Doe of X will perform with Dylan for one of the first scheduled gigs at the still under construction Mystic Lake Amphitheater. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 in the morning.

[Chris Reavers]

That place is going to be spectacular.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

How is John Doe gonna fit in there? Joe John?

[John Haidt]

Oh, he fits good. His solo albums are very, very country. Never heard of him very much.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Are you kidding me?

[Joe Soucheray]

No.

[John Haidt]

You know X? The band X?

[Joe Soucheray]

No.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Oh, X, Scene, Cervanka.

[Joe Soucheray]

I guess I just don't like fun. Actually, I. I haven't heard of him.

[Kenny Olson]

You.

[Joe Soucheray]

Sorry.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Usually on the cutting edge of.

[Joe Soucheray]

I am. Usually.

[John Haidt]

What? Really?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yes, I am.

[Kenny Olson]

John.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

He's been known for having hip taste.

[John Haidt]

Another state fair concert announced to country star Brad Paisley.

[Joe Soucheray]

I've heard of him.

[Chris Reavers]

That guy could play the guitar.

[John Haidt]

And newcomer Avery Ann is scheduled to perform at the grandstand September 3rd. That's the second into Thursday of the fair. Tickets go on sale also this Friday at 10am Paisley, a popular, decorated country artist, won three Grammys, two American Music Awards, 15 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 14 Country Music Association Awards. He has 25 number one country hits.

[Joe Soucheray]

Holy cow.

[John Haidt]

Seriously, huh? Songs have a master series, Clark.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's a lot.

[John Haidt]

Have amassed nearly 5 billion streams. Seven nights of what? There's 12 days of the fair, right? Seven nights at the grandstand have now been filled.

[Chris Reavers]

You wanna. You wanna look up something fun? Look up Brad Paisley covering hot for teacher with his band. That guy can play.

[John Haidt]

Okay, why don't we. Kenny, why don't we take a break?

[Joe Soucheray]

Jesus, Chad, I thought you. I thought you liked it.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I wish I could edit out everything you say about music. Seriously, I'd like to just hit a button and completely erase everything that you always say.

[Josh Arnold]

Okay.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Never talk about music again.

[Chris Reavers]

I'm sorry.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Stick to baseball.

[John Haidt]

Okay? Sorry, Chris. I would have brought that story in had I known you were going to be publicly.

[Chris Reavers]

That's okay. I'm used to it by now.

[John Haidt]

Why don't we take a break?

[Chris Reavers]

And I thought we did that.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

You know what, Chris? Your assignment is to go home and listen to every X album ever recorded.

[Chris Reavers]

All right? Sounds good.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Maybe gets you straightened out here.

[John Haidt]

We have to hear from Caddy here about something.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

When I'm in the middle of a rant, I have to talk about a client.

[Joe Soucheray]

Good point.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

It's an easy and fun client to talk about, actually. Because open water season has already arrived at points, I would say, south of the Twin Cities. We're seeing a lot of open water and it's fast approaching up on the north side. So let's think about getting out there and Warner's dock in New Richmond. The perfect place to find your new Alumacraft fishing boat. Warner's dock, they specialize in those Alumacraft boats with your option, nice option of motors. Suzuki, Yamaha, Mercury, all great motors. They also specialize in premier pontoons. Boy, that's a good name if you need a pontoon. And they love trades. So if you'd like to upgrade your pontoon or your power unit, Warner stock is the place to go from sales to service storage. They have it all there in New Richmond. It's the place for all your needs. We're talking outboard repairs, electronic installs, trailer service, service and like Joe says, docs. Yeah, it's right in there in the name. Trust Warner stock to keep you and your family on the water this summer. They're right there in New Richmond. 79 years in business. That's four generations of family committed to an amazing dealership and experience for your family. Get yourself to Warner's dock today. John.

[John Haidt]

Thanks, Kenny. In other news, Artemis 2 astronauts flew around the far side of the moon yesterday, setting a new record record for the farthest human beings have traveled from Earth. The four person crew surpassed Apollo 13's 1970 record of 248,655 miles just before 1pm our time and reached a peak distance of 252760. At around 6pm the lighting in the Orion capsule was dimmed to encourage the astronauts pupils to dilate, letting them perceive subtle details of the previously unseen region. And along the way, the crew named a crater after Commander Reed Wiseman's late wife, Carol. They came within roughly 4,070 miles of the lunar surface and as expected, did lose contact with Earth for about 40 minutes. The crew now on its way back to Earth. The planned splashdown is off San Diego's coast and that should happen on Friday evening.

[Joe Soucheray]

It seems to me like that takes a long time to return earned.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

What's today?

[Joe Soucheray]

Today's Tuesday.

[John Haidt]

Well, four days, right?

[Joe Soucheray]

You know, just. Did you guys drop down there? Let's go.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Did you know the length of the Pink Floyd album Dark side of the moon is 42 to 43 minutes?

[John Haidt]

Okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I just thought that'd be fun to throw that on and enjoy the dark side of the moon.

[Chris Reavers]

Oh, yeah, I did know that, but I was afraid to answer.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Don't even talk about music for us. You are on detention.

[Chris Reavers]

Double secret probation.

[John Haidt]

The Associated Press.

[Joe Soucheray]

Hot for teacher. What's wrong with that?

[John Haidt]

You don't like Van Halen, Joe?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah,

[John Haidt]

Yeah, I'm just.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

He's waiting for us to.

[John Haidt]

Yeah. Associated Press, one of the world's oldest and most influential news organization, said yesterday it's offering buyouts to an unspecified number of US based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sustained the company since the mid-1800s. The News Media Guild, the union that represents AP journalists, said more than 120 of the staff members it represents received buyout offers on Monday.

[Joe Soucheray]

I hope that Seth Borenstein takes one. These are always available. Climate hysteria.

[John Haidt]

The news organization is becoming more focused on visual journalism and developing a new revenue source, particularly through companies investing in artificial intelligence to cope with the economic collapse of many legacy news outlets. Once the Lion's share of AP's revenue, big newspaper companies now account for about 10% of its income. Despite the changes, the company has doubled the number of video journalists it employs in the US since 2022. Remnants of a staffing structure built largely to provide stories to newspapers and broadcasters in individual states have remained. That has its roots well back in American history. The AP was started in the mid 19th century by New York newspapers looking to share the costs of reporting outside their immediate territory.

[Joe Soucheray]

I think 11 of the top 10 songs right now on streaming are A.I. wait a minute, wait a minute.

[John Haidt]

No, it's 11, I think of the top 100.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, 11 of the top 100 are A.I.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

that's 11 too many. Since we're talking newspapers, I have a quiz. GL quiz. What does NATO stand for?

[Joe Soucheray]

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

[John Haidt]

What he said.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Did you see what the Times did? No, they called it the North American Treaty Organization.

[Joe Soucheray]

It really isn't.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

They're getting raped over the cold Atlantic hashtag.

[Chris Reavers]

Close enough.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, it is close enough.

[John Haidt]

Researchers have discovered the so called neural fingerprint of psychedelics impact on the brain. Finding the drugs temporarily increase connectivity between various brain regions. The study believed to be the largest of its kind to date. Scientists reviewed more than than 500 brain scans from 267 people who took five mind altering drugs. Psilocybin, LSD, Mescaline, DMT and Ayahusa. They discovered that a few minutes after taking the drugs, connectivity increased between subjects. Transmodal networks that are tied to thinking and unimodal networks that are involved in visual and sensory perception. Also impacted were brain regions linked to habits and movement. The research may begin to explain why some people on psychedelics report hallucinations among other experiences. More long term research is needed. According to these researchers, more than a dozen clinical trials have found psychedelic drugs reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety and addiction.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, remember the story I told you about the. The woman, the young woman who took 10 times the amount of LSD that would have been considered fatal and she snapped out of it. And scientists were amazed that she was no longer bipolar, she no longer had long Covid, she no longer had any disease or problems whatsoever. And they said LSD completely reset her brain. So you've got to be thinking that they'll be doing God knows how much research with that. Yeah, wouldn't that be something?

[John Haidt]

I know somebody who had anxiety issues and they was prescribed micro dosing of psychedelics yeah. Work great.

[Joe Soucheray]

Wow. Wow.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

No, thank you.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'd be afraid of visions those days.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

No, I don't know.

[John Haidt]

And Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signing legislation yesterday allowing him to identify and label domestic terrorist organizations. He said state police were already building cases against several of them. At a news conference at the University of South Florida, he said police were working to apply the label to the Muslim civil rights organization Council on American Islamic Relations, or CARE and the Muslim Brotherhood, an international Islamist movement. Groups would have to be found engaging in what's called defined as terrorist activity, defined in state law and pose an ongoing threat to security. The governor and cabinet would have to approve the designation. The bill provides no new powers to arrest or prosecute such organizations. Instead, it would bar state and local governments from providing public money to them. A response to reports of Islamic schools getting public vouchers. The bill would also immediately expel college students found to support terrorist organizations in what critics believe as an attempt to stamp out left wing and anti Israel protesters on college campuses. University of South Florida student who spoke at Monday's news conference referenced the 2024 pro Palestinian protests at USF in which 10 people were arrested, mostly for misdemeanors like trespassing. Legislations being blasted by free speech groups is unconstitutional. DeSantis said he expected to be sued over it. A federal judge last month temporarily blocked an executive order by DeSantis naming Care as a terrorist organization on free speech grounds.

[Joe Soucheray]

I wonder if Wallsey would allow vouchers for Islamic schools instead of private Catholic schools. He might go for that.

[Chris Reavers]

Am I confused? I thought that that designation could only come at the federal level. I didn't know you could do it at the state.

[Joe Soucheray]

Can't help you, Chris. Don't know the answer.

[John Haidt]

Okay. No, I do know from the story a part I cut out. Chris. They have not been designated those organizations.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Oh.

[John Haidt]

As terrorist organizations by the federal government at this point.

[Chris Reavers]

Gotcha.

[John Haidt]

Okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

You know, I think everything's gonna be fine.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Is that a free speech issue?

[Joe Soucheray]

What is the story John just read? I didn't hear it.

[Chris Reavers]

That was the Tom Kelly answer where

[Joe Soucheray]

he would say, I don't know anything about that.

[John Haidt]

What do you think I had for teacher?

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't think. I don't care for it.

[Chris Reavers]

John, you are such a fraud. I know you like that video.

[John Haidt]

I like the video and I like what he. We had this conversation.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't think we need to.

[John Haidt]

Any guitarist as good as Brad Paisley is going to be able to duplicate that solo. And that's all he does. That's what he does.

[Chris Reavers]

He's phenomenal.

[John Haidt]

There's thousands. There's thousands of players that can do that, but okay.

[Chris Reavers]

I thought you said you liked Brad.

[John Haidt]

I do like Brad Paisley. Let me give you my Brad Paisley take.

[Chris Reavers]

Let's go.

[John Haidt]

There's a great album he does.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Did.

[John Haidt]

I don't know, 10 years ago, 15 years ago, with guitarists from different genres, where they do songs, and he's wonderful in it, and the whole thing is wonderful. But see, that's them playing original music that, you know.

[Chris Reavers]

I mean, not country, twangy stuff.

[John Haidt]

There's a million. No re.

[Joe Soucheray]

Where are you parking your car tonight?

[Chris Reavers]

Probably in that new home.

[John Haidt]

Talk to Chris.

[Joe Soucheray]

Why don't you take whatever you have to do now?

[Chris Reavers]

I don't even know why we're fighting. How about we.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm not. I'm trying to. To keep the show moving professionally.

[Chris Reavers]

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[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, I will. It's still indoor golf season on a day like today.

[Chris Reavers]

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[Joe Soucheray]

I am.

[Chris Reavers]

And so is Mr. Fratelloni. I know he's gonna hit up quicklinksgolf.com and you know what? You go on that website, you can schedule your free consultation today. But if you're on that website, you can also see all sorts of really cool past projects that they've been working on. And it doesn't matter what price point you're working on with. They can handle everybody. And it's a wonderful local showroom based right here in Chaska, Minnesota. The golf lover in your life needs this. It's Quick links golf and quicklinksgolf.com whether you're looking to do something at your home, at your office, anywhere, they can make that dream a reality. But you got to see it for yourself. So go to quicklinksgolf.com and like I mentioned, you can book that free consultation today and also see past projects again. Quicklinksgolf.com do me a favor and mention that Brad Paisley and the garagelogic podcast sent them your way.

[Joe Soucheray]

Here's a man who spends hours in hardware stores sifting through the nuts and bolts of life. Joe Sucerer. You know what? I do think too much has been made of Trump's bruised hand. Who gives a bleep? Yeah, every day. It's pointed out. Well, look at his hand.

[John Haidt]

Well, so what?

[Chris Reavers]

As you get older, you bruise easily.

[Joe Soucheray]

You know, sometimes you get the bruise.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

He's on thinners, probably. Yeah, that'll do it.

[Joe Soucheray]

You know, you get the bruise.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I get some amazing, really cool bruises due to the blood thinners.

[Joe Soucheray]

Cool, huh?

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Oh, yeah, they're huge. And you have no memory of getting

[Joe Soucheray]

hit because you didn't get hit.

[Josh Arnold]

Right.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

It's just all of a sudden there's a, there's a football size bruise on your thigh. It's pretty cool.

[Joe Soucheray]

All right, everybody, let's take your prediction for 7pm our time tonight.

[Chris Reavers]

Twins.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Do you think we'll get beat?

[Joe Soucheray]

Do you think Iran will be obliterated?

[Matthew Fratelloni]

No, no, no, don't.

[Kenny Olson]

No.

[Chris Reavers]

Cooler heads shall prevail.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's the great hope. I believe what we'll hear tonight is that Iran has agreed to a 45 day ceasefire and we'll be reopening the street. Now, we won't know if any of that's true or not. It'll be true, but that's what we'll hear tonight. And I hope we do. I, I'm not. I, I hope to God that's what we hear.

[Chris Reavers]

You want it open, right?

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't want 90 million people to be vaporized.

[Chris Reavers]

May I ask a follow up question?

[Joe Soucheray]

A lot of those Iranians, you know, they ain't got nothing against me.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

No.

[Chris Reavers]

Will we get any type of heads up?

[Joe Soucheray]

In other words, will I get to Yarmou?

[Chris Reavers]

Yeah. Would I get time to go see my guy Bo at Coburn's beforehand?

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Well, they can't reach us from, from there.

[John Haidt]

They do have friends.

[Joe Soucheray]

The heads up is. The heads up is a good, is a good question.

[Chris Reavers]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

You know, you don't want to go and buy the JMO right now in the pack of lucky Pall Mall streets because. Because then it would be too tempting.

[Chris Reavers]

Right.

[Joe Soucheray]

Because you could use the excuse. Well, well, hey, you know, it could happen any minute.

[Chris Reavers]

Just ready in case.

[Joe Soucheray]

If it doesn't happen, then you've, you've, you've had what we call a recession. No. What do you call it?

[Chris Reavers]

Relapse.

[Joe Soucheray]

Relapse. Yeah. I don't want to do that.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

No. I had another dream about smoking last night. God, I miss smoking. Oh, man, I got another dream. Don't laugh.

[Chris Reavers]

I know I get exact. I know exactly what you're talking about.

[Joe Soucheray]

Presumably we'll be told about a 45 day pause in strikes in exchange for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. That would be my guess based on what I've read about this horrible threat he's made to bomb these people back to the Stone Age. A lot of this came yesterday when he was, he had a, the. They had the traditional White House Easter egg hunt and they had the Bunny out. Remember the bunny that chase Biden around.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

It's almost like an snl. It really is.

[Joe Soucheray]

It really is. He's standing there with the wife, and he says, she's around here someplace.

[John Haidt]

Right.

[Joe Soucheray]

Right next to you, Don. And so they have this big Easter egg festivity, and Trump's trying to get into it, and he's acknowledging it, but then he launched into. He's telling the kids, you know, this used to be a dead country. This country was dead until I took over, and now it's the greatest country in the world, and the economy's great and everything. But then he lectured. One little kid wanted an autograph. Did you hear. See that part? No. And Trump said, you think Biden could do this? He'd use an auto pen. And the kid looked at him with this blank, blank look on his face, and Trump said, yeah, auto. It's an auto pen. It's a machine. And what Biden would do, he'd hand the piece of paper back to the guy, and they'd run it through the auto machine and then hand to the guy, kid, that's what. That's what the auto pen is. I'm signing it real, right here. Are you going to be okay? Me? Yeah. I think this is. That part is hilarious.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I'm wondering, is there some kind of medication?

[John Haidt]

Did you see him hold the paper up then, though? Yeah, for the reporters, for the quote. He goes, here. This is for the fake media where he signed.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

You guys should find, like, a psychiatrist.

[Joe Soucheray]

He's funny. He can be funny. But I. And I love the picture of him. I'm looking at the Daily Mail, and there's a picture of him here next to the Easter bunny, and it's just a giant Easter bunny. And it just. And then he's telling the kids, you know, I could take out Iran in one night. These kids are terrified, and they're running

[Matthew Fratelloni]

around, kids, do you know how to bend over and kiss your ass goodbye? Let's all practice. I mean, I would love to write the skit for snl. It'd be fun.

[Joe Soucheray]

God, and they need one because that show is just.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

And in my skit, the Easter Bunny would. Would be the evil Easter Bunny from days of yore with the evil eyes and the fangs.

[Joe Soucheray]

So I. I'm hoping that's what we get tonight.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Yeah, don't worry about it. You watch laughing or whatever you usually watch at night. Rockford Files.

[Joe Soucheray]

Now, they took that off the air, much to my disappointment. Creeps. Yeah, well, every episode I'd seen 15 times.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Well, still, though, you know cars, you

[Joe Soucheray]

know, love the cars. And I love. I spent a lot of time in LA in the 70s and every Rockford episode brings back those memories.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Did you have a mistress out there?

[Joe Soucheray]

That's why I went out there a lot. Yeah. Oh, Rook isn't here. He's getting some. He's getting some praise for his invention of. What did he call it? Rust on.

[Chris Reavers]

Oh, yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

To create the patina on a car. Rook came up with rust on. Oh, and a guy.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

It already exists.

[Joe Soucheray]

Brett texted me and he thinks it's a great theft deterrent. Spray rust on over the car so nobody be tempted to take it. See? And it just wipes off.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

If you want to accelerate rusting on bare steel, use white vinegar. It 24 hours with white vinegar on it and it turns right to rust. It's wonderful.

[Joe Soucheray]

If you want to create rust.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Yes, yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Why would anyone want to create it?

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Oh, there's a lot of reasons why rust is good.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm serious. Why would you want to.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

White vinegar removes the oil that sometimes bare metal comes in and you remove that, you use that and then you. Then if you don't want the rust, you wash it off right away and make it sure you get it primered. But white vinegar, wonderful for rust.

[Joe Soucheray]

I can think of no reason to want rust on anything.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Well, that's because you're not capable of thinking outside of the box. You live there in the heart of the city with all the other city it's. And you come up to the lake on weekends and you wave at everybody and you drive us bananas with the waving and you drive 80 miles an hour on a gravel road when you should only go 40 on a gravel. Come on, man.

[Chris Reavers]

Especially after it rains.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Want me to keep going?

[Joe Soucheray]

No.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Okay, I'll stop.

[Joe Soucheray]

Only because they come to us all the way from Penguin Tasmania. Any day now, the Lymans will be heading out and we'll get a new locale, new leg on the travels. You can follow that at Worldwide Waftage Day. It was on this day, a day close to my heart.

[Chris Reavers]

Joe, today is April 7th.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, on this day in 1846, a day close to my heart, the St. Paul Post Office was established in Henry Jackson's store.

[Chris Reavers]

I know I've heard the name before in this show. Where is that located? Or where was that located?

[Joe Soucheray]

Who in the hell do I know?

[Chris Reavers]

You're the postman.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I was down there somewhere downtown. Okay, somewhere on this. Unless it was on Jackson street, for whom Jackson street is named. I'll look it Up, Joe. Sorry. I don't care.

[Chris Reavers]

I thought maybe you would just know.

[Joe Soucheray]

Was on this day, April 7, in 1866, in Washington, D.C. the boy, Fort Ojibway, signed a treaty ceding their lands in St. Louis and Coochicheng counties to establish the Net Lake Reservation. On this day, April 7th in 1924, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Joe Friedman, operator of the tower Theater in St. Paul, where he had shown clips of the Dempsey Gibbons boxing match. Tommy Gibbons, a St. Paulite who later became Ramsey county sheriff, went 15 rounds with heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey in Montana on July 4, 1923. Because boxing was illegal in some states at that time, interstate shipment of such pictures was outlawed and Friedman was charged with receiving and exhibiting fight films in violation of federal law. Isn't that something? I remember that fight in Montana was very warm that day in Montana. Well, I mean, I wasn't there, but. Yeah, sounds like I was there, doesn't it?

[Matthew Fratelloni]

No, it's a fun story that a

[Joe Soucheray]

lot of us have read on this day in Minnesota, sports disappointment history.

[Chris Reavers]

Who'd we lose to on April 7th?

[Joe Soucheray]

On this day in 1977, the North Stars lost to Buffalo in the first round of the playoffs. Two games to nothing. It must have been two out of three back then, huh? Yep. And that's it. That was the only disappointment we had on this day.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Did you know that today, April 7, is National Beaver Day?

[Joe Soucheray]

I did not know that.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

So celebrate accordingly.

[Joe Soucheray]

I would like to find some driftwood that was chewed on by a beaver because that would be really cool.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Well, I've got tons of it.

[Joe Soucheray]

Do you?

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Just go get some.

[Joe Soucheray]

Can I have some?

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Yeah, but what the hell do you want it for?

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't know.

[Chris Reavers]

Will you drive up there and wave to him before you pull into the.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, because Kenny won't wave back. It's more fun to wave. The people who'll drop a dock on their foot,

[Chris Reavers]

would you give an up nod?

[Matthew Fratelloni]

I don't endorse that.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, the poor guy did. He dropped a dock on his foot in order to wave. What is it about that? In the city, those same people give each other the finger.

[Chris Reavers]

So I'm on the way here today.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

These waivers, I swear to God, if I was out there drowning and breathing my last breath, they'd just go by waving, hi, how you doing?

[Chris Reavers]

He's out there for a swim.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Stop with the waving.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, there's a lot of it. It's just a lot of it. And it's wonderful. It's very friendly and it speaks to the good shape we're in here on here on Earth.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Are you drunk?

[Joe Soucheray]

Nope.

[Josh Arnold]

All right.

[Matthew Fratelloni]

Thank you, G ers.

[Joe Soucheray]

Not a bit. Thank you, G elers.

[Chris Reavers]

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[Josh Arnold]

Your patience this week is definitely going to be tested, particularly with some of the macro news and the headlines regarding the conflict in the Middle East. The President has put a deadline dealing with Iran and his post over the weekend through social really stated his, his intention. Those people on his side of the aisle, or a lot of people on his side of the aisle were aghast at his verbiage. People on the other side were quietly smirking. And as they have been hoping since the onset of, of this conflict that the Trump administration would fail in their endeavor, both sides to me are a little, a little bit thick. That said, volatility has definitely increased over the course of the last month as the price of oil continues to move up. Not quite frankly that there isn't enough oil or isn't enough natural gas, there is plenty of bulk. But the fear that some oil coming out of the Mid east would be hung up street or Hormu is causing oil prices at least in the futures market to rise significantly in the short term. And many people view the short term when making long term decisions. My sense is that yes oil could remain elevated for a bit but I do believe that that once there is a resolution in the Mideast, if not sooner, the price of oil could come down and could come down pretty quickly. The long term future price of oil are significantly below where oil is currently trading. And what is also interesting is that West Texas Intermediate crude which usually trades at a discount to Brent crude is now selling at a premium to Brent. The Brent Crude oil company stock go up a little bit and down a little bit with the price of oil. I am not I'll say an oil oil company investor and those stocks have run significantly this year but I think gains from here in oil stocks will be hard come by. On the flip side, you know I have stated that I have a focus on companies around the Internet and leisure related businesses and to me there are plenty of opportunities in that that arena. Particularly as many companies you know have been knocked down and many are in Correction territory down 10% from their highs and some are in bear market territory down 25% from high. One of my favorite stocks actually my biggest position and my client's biggest position is in my favorite fruit company Apple. With a drop today on a report somewhat unconfirmed that Apple's new foldable phone which is due out later this year is having some production issues that could delay large scale rollout later this year. Now the report again is unconfirmed and it comes from a news source that I have found typically comes early, typically comes several weeks almost like clockwork for Apple's earnings announcements. And indeed it has dropped the stock today three and a half half percent. And that happened very very quickly. Additionally, Tim Cook of Apple was reported to have some shares probably a part of a pre arranged situation. I still, you know, stand by my long term price target with Apple at $400. Just based on the number of people who are going to be upgrading phones on a on a regular basis and as they upgrade their their phones are going to need more services and those services tend to multiply over over time. Could say that I did see a report also today on Apple that while services Revenue in March was down a little bit primarily because gamers were not buying games. It was also true that other parts of the App Store were doing very, very well. As to gamers not buying games, well, that has been an ongoing issue in the gaming market and you can see that revenues of such companies as Electronic Arts, Take two Interactive and several of the Japanese and Chinese gaming companies showing lower uptakes in gaming gaming revenue. So today would be one of those days that I would be looking to add to my position and Apple now tomorrow, should there be more bombs in, I'll say overnight in Iran. I have said that might be, that might bring the market down a little bit more. But I'm look, I'm seeing opportunities looking through this, knowing that I have a big cash position, which I've recommended it continually to you, knowing that I have a big cash position, I can take advantage of those. One last, one last thing, Chris, because I know you're a baseball fan. CNBC published their baseball valuations. And, and the Twins valuation is down at $1.65 billion. According to CNBC reports, they are 26th in valuation. Of the 30 teams that valuation did increase 12% year over year. But relative to, relative to the Yankees which is the top rated team at 9, $9 billion, that's a, that's a long, long way to go. Some other teams that have seen a big increases in valuation include the Padres valued at 3.1 billion. Now that's 48% over the past year. 5, 3 did get a new hire and they don't have a lot of competition in San Diego and they also generate a lot of revenue at Petco Stadium. The Dodgers saw a big increase in their valuation almost a third year over year. Their value valued at 8 billion just behind the Yankees. That's these teams are followed of course by the Phillies, the Mets, the Cubs going on down and St. Louis Cardinals, probably one of the more steady teams in terms of increases in value. Baseball teams however, still trail in valuation. The NFL teams by large margins.

[Chris Reavers]

Excellent advice as always, Mr. MoneyTalk. You heard him G. Ellers. Now is the time for you to pick up the phone and make the call for that free 48 minute financial consultation again with absolutely zero obligation. And you do that just like I did by dialing 952-925-5608 where you always get straight talk and never ever sugar coated advice. Josh, as always, thank you so much for the time and the chat. Enjoy the rest of your day and we'll talk to you again tomorrow.

[Josh Arnold]

Gonna be an interesting night. And we'll see what transpires tomorrow.

[Chris Reavers]

No doubt. Talk to you then, Josh.

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[John Haidt]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Chris Reavers]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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