5/1 Minnesota's flag controversy has now reached the national stage

Summary

Garage Logic Podcast – Episode Summary

May 1, 2026: "Minnesota's flag controversy has now reached the national stage"

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Episode Overview

This episode of Garage Logic, hosted by Joe Soucheray and team, delves into the heated controversy surrounding Minnesota's new state flag—a debate that has now reached national attention. The hosts examine pushback from various Minnesota municipalities refusing to adopt the new flag, reactions to proposed legislative penalties, and the broader implications for local control, history, and civic pride. Throughout, the crew’s signature banter, local color, and healthy skepticism permeate the conversation, particularly as they lampoon government overreach and misplaced political priorities.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

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1. The "True Flag" Movement

• Minnesota Towns Rejecting the New State Flag

  • Numerous cities, led by local mayors and supported by residents, are insisting on continuing to fly the original state flag ("the true flag"), rather than the recently adopted redesign.
  • A listener from Virginia set up a website thetrueflag.com to track cities flying the original flag, highlighting how the resistance is spreading.
  • The hosts liken city flag lists to snow day school announcements in their eagerness and community spirit.
    • Quote:
      “This is a greatest example of pushback against the fraud state.”
      — Joe Soucheray (08:17)

• Pushback Goes National

  • The debate has made it onto national news, particularly Fox News, showcasing mayors standing their ground.
  • The crew reads aloud letters from small-town mayors adamantly refusing the new flag and threatening litigation should state funding be withheld.

2. State Threats & Local Control

• Proposed Legislation to Withhold Funds

  • State legislators (notably from the DFL party) are pushing a bill that would reduce state aid for any city refusing to fly the new flag.
  • The hosts—and mayors quoted—see this as government overreach, “insane,” and a violation of local autonomy.
    • Quote:
      "Punishing local governments for exercising their right to choose... does not reflect Minnesota values. It is an overreach of power, plain and simple. In Minnesota, local control, fiscal responsibility and giving people a voice still matters.”
      — Read by Joe Soucheray from Cross Lake Mayor Jackson Purfuerst (16:18)

• Partisan or Not?

  • Joe resists the notion this is merely a left/right divide, urging listeners to see the issue as one of local voice and common sense—though other hosts argue it’s become irrecoverably tribal.
    • Quote:
      "There’s got to be a way we keep this from going tribal. I don’t think this should be a left-right thing."
      — Joe Soucheray (11:01)
    • Retort:
      "It’s too late."
      — Kenny (11:30)

3. Symbolism, History & the Meaning of Flags

• Arguments for the Old Flag

  • Listeners and hosts defend the old flag as rich in Minnesota symbolism, including recognition of Native American heritage—lost, they say, in the new design.
  • The redesign is mockingly called the “fraud flag,” with detractors calling it bland and emblematic of erasing history.
    • Quote:
      "They played the racism card on the old flag, which is utter nonsense… Indian heritage, Native American heritage is embedded in this state's history. And you got rid of a flag where the brave is going one way and he's giving a little wave to the pioneer tilling the soil... Now… where’s the Indian? He’s gone.”
      — Joe Soucheray (17:01)

• How Pushback Backfires

  • The hosts note new rules have ironically spurred demand for the original flags, with citizens and cities buying them as a statement—much like previously attempted bans (e.g., on music or gun magazines) have a “boomerang effect.”
    • Quote:
      "It’s like when they say we're gonna outlaw high capacity magazines for firearms and everybody goes out and buys 30 high capacity magazines."
      — Kenny (21:50)

4. Minneapolis: 3rd Precinct, City Decay, and Civic Dysfunction

• Third Precinct's Long Absence

  • The hosts highlight the extraordinary fact that after nearly six years, Minneapolis has yet to rebuild the 3rd Police Precinct (razed during unrest).
    • Comparison: Paris rebuilt Notre Dame faster after its fire.
    • The decay of key civic infrastructure is seen as both symbolic and practical evidence of declining governance and misplaced priorities.
    • Quote:
      "We have approximately nothing. But when we get it fixed up, it will be part of the crime tour."
      — Joe Soucheray (26:21)

• City Hall Priorities and Eviction Policies

  • Soucheray and team dissect the Minneapolis city council’s push for lengthening eviction notice periods—vetoed by Mayor Frey. They critique the council for not understanding financial realities or consequences for property owners and suggest that academic, “theoretical” perspectives dominate policymaking.
    • Quote:
      "If you have as your only life experience the failed academy... you have no hope to understand the urgency of paying a bill on time... Not a single shred of knowledge about the real world that GLers live in. Not one."
      — Joe Soucheray (32:07)

5. Broader State & Civic Issues

• Fraud & Political Dysfunction

  • National and local news stories on fraud, both in state agencies and in social programs, are lampooned. The hosts cite suspension of federal Medicaid funding due to fraud concerns and calls by GOP figures for systemic anti-fraud oversight.

• Wildlife & DNR Critique

  • News coverage includes cougars returning to northern Minnesota and general skepticism toward the Department of Natural Resources’ awareness or competence.

6. Minnesota Sports Night

• A Banner Local Sports Night

  • The episode celebrates an unprecedented set of local wins: Wild, Timberwolves, and the Twins all victorious, and moving forward in their respective playoffs.

• Sports Banter

  • Lively sports discussion closes the show, with enthused analysis and playful arguments over hockey, basketball, and the deservedness of recent victories.
    • Quote:
      "The greatest night in Minnesota sports since the Twins won the 1991 World Series."
      — Patrick Reusse (67:55)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments With Timestamps

• "This is a greatest example of pushback against the fraud state."
  — Joe Soucheray (08:17)

• "There’s got to be a way that we keep this from going tribal. I don't think this should be a left right thing."
  — Joe Soucheray (11:01)

• "Punishing local governments for exercising their right to choose... does not reflect Minnesota values. It is a, an overreach of power, plain and simple."
  — (Letter read by Joe Soucheray from Cross Lake Mayor Jackson Purfuerst) (16:18)

• "They played the racism card on the old flag, which is utter nonsense... Where's the Indian? He’s gone. Completely gone. Replaced by two shades of blue and a star, which is a kindergartner’s first meaningless scrawl. There’s nothing to it."
  — Joe Soucheray (17:01)

• "If you fly the American flag, you're considered a right-wing nut. And I keep telling the lefties, this is your flag."
  — Kenny (11:36)

• "We have approximately nothing. But when we get it fixed up, it will be part of the crime tour."
  — Joe Soucheray on Minneapolis’ Third Precinct (26:21)

• "If you have as your only life experience the failed academy... you have no hope to understand the urgency of paying a bill on time."
  — Joe Soucheray (32:07)

• "The greatest night in Minnesota sports since the twins won the 1991 World Series."
  — Patrick Reusse (67:55)

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Important Timestamps

• Flag Controversy/Joe's Take on Going Tribal: 10:00–13:00
• Local Mayors' Resistance/Letters Read: 13:00–16:00
• National News & Bill Discussion: 14:26–17:35
• Symbolism/History of Old Flag: 17:35–20:00
• Comparisons (Paris/Notre Dame vs. 3rd Precinct): 26:21–27:41
• Housing/Eviction Debate: 29:06–33:27
• Sports Segment (Playoff Discussion): 54:54–72:00

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Signature Garage Logic Tone

• Common Sense First:
  The hosts constantly define themselves in contrast to what they call “mysterians” and “the failed academy”—championing practical, grounded perspectives.

• Banter & Asides:
  Integrates local cultural references, jokes about cigar-smoking and the two-car garage, inter-generational teasing, and periodic sports tangents.

• Bold, Unfiltered Opinions:
  The crew does not mince words when critiquing state government, city hall, or activist efforts, and humor is used to underscore their critiques.

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Summary Takeaways for the Uninitiated

This episode provides a deep look at the current controversy over Minnesota’s state flag—fueled by a combination of civic pride, skepticism about top-down mandates, and a strong desire to maintain local control. The Garage Logic crew frames the resistance as a stand for tradition and “common sense,” highlighting solidarity among towns and residents. The conflict is also used as a lens through which to critique government overreach, erasure of history, and urban decline, all while mixing in rich local color, listener engagement, and lively sports talk.

This episode is quintessential Garage Logic: irreverent, opinionated, conversational, and deeply invested in both the small details and bigger questions facing Minnesota today.

Transcript

[Joe Soucheray]

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[Patrick Reusse]

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[Joe Soucheray]

the whole west coast.

[Patrick Reusse]

Total destruction.

[John Haidt]

Officially calling it the largest natural disaster in American history.

[Joe Soucheray]

I just didn't know what would help me next.

[Patrick Reusse]

So I took it all.

[Joe Soucheray]

Even the gun.

[Patrick Reusse]

It was time.

[John Haidt]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[John Haidt]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[John Haidt]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Gabe]

Hail the Flashlight King.

[Joe Soucheray]

And now from the mayor's office above the boathouse on the east shore, Spoon Lake, it's Garage Logic with Chris Reavers manning technology corner. Kenny, also from the crabby coffee shop, John Height in the new. Well, not now, Matt. And of course, the rookie Flashlight King, fire works commissioner and the keeper of common sense, your mayor, Joe Susher. Unacceptable. Kenneth Irish writes hail the Flashlight King.

[Kenny]

Hail you.

[Joe Soucheray]

I look forward to the listing of cities flying the old flag with the zeal of a kid waiting to hear for their school listed on snow day. Good luck. Well, this is. Oh, Sandy Irish, the Quilter.

[Matthew]

Quilter.

[Joe Soucheray]

Our Quilter?

[Matthew]

Yeah, Quilter.

[Joe Soucheray]

Jesus Christ, I'm praying.

[Matthew]

Hey, Papa Joe.

[Kenny]

Who's that?

[Matthew]

Hi, Papa Joe.

[Joe Soucheray]

Hey, is there somebody out there that can watch him?

[Kenny]

I wish I was there so I could watch them. Yeah, they're bounce them on my knee.

[Matthew]

I've got the baby today. All the gals are going to Devil Wears products.

[Joe Soucheray]

Then you can leave right now.

[Matthew]

So I took the day off from the airport.

[Joe Soucheray]

You're lucky that kid's good looking.

[Matthew]

Yesterday you said I need to be here every day, regardless of the circumstances. Let it go.

[Joe Soucheray]

You're strong.

[Matthew]

I came here to do my duty, kid.

[Joe Soucheray]

Leave your hands off my paper.

[Matthew]

I came here to do my duty, to post the days and then we'll be out of your hair. Okay, Sandy, unless you want him to stay for the entire show by the

[Gabe]

end of his sales, is going to have him get a new podcast.

[Kenny]

Yes. Hey, let me run something by you. Yeah, I can hear that conversation.

[Joe Soucheray]

You have to pound the table.

[Matthew]

Just pretend he's not here.

[Patrick Reusse]

Oh, my God.

[Joe Soucheray]

Hey, close your mouth.

[Matthew]

Okay, here we go.

[Kenny]

Behave.

[Matthew]

Anyway, Sandy, what's with the quilter?

[Joe Soucheray]

For those that aren't watching, I'm trying to finish this.

[Gabe]

Would you describe what's happening?

[Matthew]

Oh, for those of you that are not on YouTube, I have my son, my grandson, Trey Alexander on who will be nine months tomorrow. And I am in charge of babysitting him today while the gals Go see Devil Wears Prada.

[Kenny]

Could you put some headphones on that kid? I have some questions for him.

[Matthew]

He's in violation right now is what is what's going on?

[Joe Soucheray]

Sandy's husband Ken retired from Honeywell today after working there for 48 years. I know you never say congratulations.

[Matthew]

We don't.

[Joe Soucheray]

This is from Sandy Irish chain quilt designs. She's not gonna tell the kid. The guy congratulations. He's retired. What the hell?

[Matthew]

She's a champion quilter.

[Kenny]

I'd tell him congratulations if he was still working, but you know. You're retired. Ken.

[Matthew]

Do you see Papa Joe? We're here to talk about college and you see the shirt Okay.

[Kenny]

I

[Matthew]

future garage magician.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, we'll.

[Kenny]

I think he already is.

[Matthew]

Matthew, are we ready for the I gotta put these up here are today's

[Joe Soucheray]

new towns in Joe.

[Kenny]

Now that he's been on camera and on Mike he'll have to join the

[Joe Soucheray]

union Rookie will try to get him paid for today.

[Matthew]

Hell yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Can we put up. Can we put up the joining the garage object hall of fame Flying the true flag are a big lake. Give me the kid while you do it.

[Matthew]

Yeah, you gotta hold him while I do this. Okay, Papa John.

[Kenny]

You guys are lucky we have drop one kid.

[Joe Soucheray]

You know we have drawers here.

[Matthew]

Big lake.

[Joe Soucheray]

Big lake.

[Kenny]

Crow wing.

[Joe Soucheray]

Congratulations.

[Matthew]

Right under the.

[Joe Soucheray]

What are these things? What are these things?

[Matthew]

Crow wing Right after cross Lake and Elk River.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, you're a squirrely little kid. Then we got want to settle down Patrick's own folder folda.

[Matthew]

Yeah, I don't think anybody's paying attention to me right now.

[Patrick Reusse]

Hold on.

[Joe Soucheray]

Trey is kid weigh about 100 pounds?

[Matthew]

Yeah, he's gonna be a good lineman. That's gotta go straight Granite Falls, Joe. Yep, Granite Falls. That's gonna go into the Keys. Look at how smooth this is, huh?

[Joe Soucheray]

I wish Royce was here. He'd flick your ear.

[Matthew]

Hey, Kil Kearney.

[Patrick Reusse]

Kil.

[Matthew]

Kenny. I'm sorry, I thought I was across the bottom.

[Kenny]

Yeah, that's an Irish thing.

[Matthew]

We got a lot today, Joe. Lonsdale. All right, Lonsdale's gonna go right after Kilcunny.

[Gabe]

The smoke shop in Lonsdale. Highly recommended.

[Matthew]

Didn't you talk about that the other day?

[Gabe]

Oh, really good barbecue.

[Joe Soucheray]

Do they sell.

[Kenny]

Do they sell bongs?

[Gabe]

No, no, it's all barbecue.

[Kenny]

Oh, it's not that kind of smoke shot.

[Gabe]

Right.

[Matthew]

Moose Lake is north as Kenny points out.

[Kenny]

I thought they had a bong shot.

[Gabe]

Rockford.

[Joe Soucheray]

This is a greatest example of pushback against the fraud state.

[Matthew]

We're Running out of real estate.

[Joe Soucheray]

The other flag is the fraud flag. You people are flying the true flag. Sock center, sock center.

[Matthew]

Sock center.

[Joe Soucheray]

Gotta find that alphabetically.

[Matthew]

Right after the Rs.

[Kenny]

What famous author came from.

[Joe Soucheray]

And finally somebody.

[Matthew]

Where Joey D. Was the former sports director in Windham, Minnesota.

[Kenny]

What do you.

[Patrick Reusse]

What?

[Gabe]

Just so you and Kenny are aware, I'm the only one in this room. Oh, I guess Gabe too. That are wearing headphones.

[Kenny]

So I can tell

[Matthew]

Baby tree, this

[Kenny]

is the messiest show we've ever done.

[John Haidt]

Yes.

[Matthew]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay.

[Gabe]

You're done.

[Joe Soucheray]

You're done.

[Matthew]

I think I have an ad.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, you're done.

[Josh Arnold]

I'm gonna wait.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, you can go the other room.

[Matthew]

Yeah, I gotta. Papa. Do you talk to Papa Joe about college yet?

[Joe Soucheray]

Talking about money. Can I continue with the flag?

[Matthew]

We're gonna. We're gonna step out now.

[Joe Soucheray]

I think you should. I think you should.

[Patrick Reusse]

Are you.

[Matthew]

That's what he thinks of your show.

[Joe Soucheray]

I know Trey. I know he does.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah.

[Matthew]

Okay, bye.

[Joe Soucheray]

Hey, get your hands off the microphone, Jo.

[John Haidt]

That's going to be my reply to you sometime.

[Joe Soucheray]

What? Is there a. A female out there? No, I should.

[Matthew]

I got. I had to take the day off from the airport, but I sure as hell stayed here.

[Kenny]

Yeah. Yeah, they went to pr. Pra. Pra.

[Gabe]

They don't have shows on Saturday.

[Joe Soucheray]

Apparently some.

[Gabe]

Hey rook, I got your mic.

[Joe Soucheray]

Kelly Wing in Cross Junction, Virginia writes. After hearing today's show, meaning yesterday, about the ever growing number of Minnesota cities flying the true flag, I decided to take action. I have made a website to list the Minnesota cities flying the one and true flag. Www.thetrueflag.com Gumption counties on the list. Would you look that up, Gabe? WWW TheTrueFlag. One word. TheTrueFlag.com and there it is. Kelly's as good as his word. He's down in Cross Junction, Virginia and he's appreciating the struggle we go through to maintain the once great state of Minnesota.

[Kenny]

Look at the list of cities.

[Gabe]

Now remind me, did Alpha news feature this or is the Alpha news team behind this?

[Joe Soucheray]

Why?

[Gabe]

The website you just mentioned, Kelly Wing

[Joe Soucheray]

in Virginia is a beautiful.

[Gabe]

Oh, okay.

[Kenny]

Yeah. I think this is our deal.

[Gabe]

Okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

Kyle writes outside the Spicer Minnesota city hall there is only one flagpole and it flies Old Glory. I have the feeling the city of Spicer leadership is left leaning. However, in the city's Purota park on beautiful Green Lake, we have three flag poles flying Old Glory, a POW flag and the true flag of Minnesota. Now let Me. Stop right there. There's got, got to be a way that we keep this from going tribal. I don't think this should be a left right thing.

[Kenny]

Oh, it's too late.

[Joe Soucheray]

I know, but it, it really isn't a left right thing.

[Kenny]

You know, it's even more people deprived

[Joe Soucheray]

of their voice thing.

[Kenny]

Joe, flying the American flag is a tribal thing. Now, if you fly right, if you fly it, you're considered a right wing nut. And I keep telling the lefties, this is your flag, flag, flag.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's proud of your country. I'll give you this one. Gabe Clark Schmidt writes, I drove past the city of Ramsey City hall this morning. They are flying the true flag. By the looks of the flag, I would guess they never stopped flying it. All right, that is. What did he say? Ramsey? Are they on our board?

[Gabe]

They're not. And they are also not on this website. I just looked.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, there's another one, Gabe,

[Kenny]

on the list that Kelly compiled. He's got Fulda spelled F O, L, G A, which I just love.

[Joe Soucheray]

Isn't that a Coffee Folgers?

[Kenny]

Close. We gotta hit Patrick with that.

[Joe Soucheray]

This one is from Chris Carlson. Good morning. Just wanted to send you a picture confirming that Crosby is in fact flying the true flag. We have Crosby's already posted on the hall of Fame, by the way. I haven't heard it mentioned recently about how flags were created to be emblematic, to be meaningful. And how at least one way people could use their flag would be to fly it upside down to signal they are in distress. They obviously can't be. That can't even be done with the fraud flag. It's meaningless. And not to throw a wrench in the name choosing, but it came to me yesterday after listening to the discussion that wouldn't the traditional flag be a good fit? Just a thought. Take care, Chris. We don't need to confirm this. Crosby is already on the hall of Fame. Oh, and I have this note from Tom Berg, the mayor of Lonsdale. I can verify that the beautiful city of Lonsdale is a true Minnesota city. We have continued to fly the original Minnesota flag at our City Hall, Fire Department, Lions park, and also our Veterans memorial. We have enough in stock to last us years. We reject this new government flag. That's history is only related to fraud, waste and abuse. If St. Paul wants to penalize our LGA, what's that? Legislative money. They will force us to consider litigation. And I have no doubt in my mind that we will succeed. God bless all of you at Garage Logic and thank you for what you do best. Tom Berg. So Lonsburg here. Gabe gets added to the list.

[Kenny]

Lonsdale.

[Joe Soucheray]

Lonsdale. Berg's the mayor.

[Kenny]

We should change the name of the town to that just to honor Tom.

[Joe Soucheray]

This also is making national news. I have it here someplace. It made the Fox national news site. I'm sure it made others, but Minnesota mayors are rejecting their that that bill by. Is it Mike Freeberg, the dfler who's never been heard from before? Something Stein that's dead on arrival. That ain't gonna work.

[Kenny]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Plus it's be illegal of him. But. But the. The mysterians are getting bold, aren't they? Oh, I'll say they're really getting bold. Look, if you don't fly this fantasy flag we came up with, you're not going to get any money. Go bleep yourself, pal.

[Kenny]

That's just.

[Joe Soucheray]

Wow. Members of Minnesota's DFL party pushed legislation Monday to reduce state aid by to a county or city that flies or otherwise makes use of a state flag other than the state flag certified in the report of the State Emblems Redesign Commission, about which the public had nothing to do. Champlain Mayor Ray Sabas. Whose city is Champlain in the hall of Fame? Champlin is in the hall of Fame.

[John Haidt]

Remember, they were one of the first.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's right. Champlin Mayor Ryan Sabas, who said he voted in favor of flying the original flag in February, cited the bill as a ridiculous reaction. It's just ridiculous. Bill the Democrats are signing onto because they're scared that this has gained traction. They are. The mysterians are nervous and they should be. They think they only govern the urban areas. There's a lot of people in this state who work hard and have to pay the taxes to clean up your horrible mistakes. Now that it has gained attention. This is Sabas. Every week there's another city or two or three that are passing the same resolution, moving forward, not staying silent anymore. You know, sometimes it takes the simplest thing. The flag could be a real savior to this state. Sabas explained that he and the city council made the decision after holding a public discussion, pointing out that most of the local residents were in favor of returning to the original flag. He argued that a bill pulling city aid would go against constituents. The simple fact that they say they're going to withhold any kind of funding from a city is ridiculous. That's the people's money, Sabas said. That's the people's taxes. Cross Lake Mayor Jackson Purfuerst. We told him or we mentioned him the other day that he is thrilled with other cities and mayors pushing back, calling it insane and total government overreach. Punishing local governments for exercising their right to choose on something that is supposed to be voluntary does not reflect Minnesota values. It is a, an overreach of power, plain and simple in Minnesota. Local control, fiscal responsibility and giving people a voice still matters. Well, it hasn't mattered. That's the problem. This flag is helping to remind us that it matters. North Branch. Is North Branch in the hall of Fame, Gabe.

[Patrick Reusse]

Huh?

[Joe Soucheray]

North Branch is up. North Branch Mayor Kevin Scheiber, whose city chose not to fly the new flag as opposed to the new one, saw the reaction to the bill as a good opportunity to raise awareness for local Minnesota citizens who feel ignored by the state's decision to change flags. This is fantastic, this state. There are great, great hard working people in this state and they've been condescended to and, and lectured by these pompous charlatans who sounded the alarm. They played the racism card on the old flag, which is utter nonsense. Indian heritage, Native American heritage is embedded in this state's history. And you got rid of a flag where the brave is going one way and he's giving a little wave to the pioneer tilling the soil. Now in a state where Native American culture is embedded in the state's history. Where's the Indian? He's gone. Completely gone. Replaced by two shades of blue and a star, which is a kindergartner's first meaningless scrawl. There's nothing to it.

[Kenny]

Just another case where Democrat ideas have failed and come back to haunt them.

[Joe Soucheray]

They don't work, you know, they love,

[Kenny]

they love erasing history. If you're going to change Lake Calhoun to BDE Makas, fine. But I want a plaque explaining everything about Calhoun. I want to know everything about him. And then you can put another plaque up telling me about Bidet, Makaska and Indian. Names for lakes educate people, don't erase history.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, we went through this at the time and the problem, the park board sold the people and the people, unfortunately don't pay any attention. And they bought the BS is that they got away with saying they had to change the name because Calhoun owned slaves.

[Josh Arnold]

Right.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's different than the people who named the lake naming it for him because he owned slaves.

[Kenny]

That's a great point.

[Joe Soucheray]

That had nothing to do with it. Calhoun was their boss. They're out at Fort Snelling, they're exploring. They come across this nice lake. It has a name, presumably One they could not. And they said, let's name this for Calhoun. The lake was not named for Calhoun because he owns slaves, you phony charlatans. Who changed the name. It had nothing to do with it. And I said at the time, this will never end. Well, we saw it with the state flag. It's never going to end, ever. Because these people are insane. They have dark souls and they have a dystopian view of everything. Look at.

[Kenny]

Well said.

[Joe Soucheray]

So. So put that in your pipe and smoke.

[Gabe]

You know what Joe's saying to the state of Minnesota?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Kenny]

State Representative Greg David's Republican from Preston. He's a representative. Said, I don't know if he said this on the floor or if he just released this, but I'm finding this on the Minnesota House of Representatives website. He said, under state law, cities and counties do not have to accept this flag. It would make more sense to pass a law to get rid of this homely thing once and for all, put it in a museum somewhere and never speak of it again. He goes on and on. But then he raised a really good point that I hadn't considered. He said that you can't tell a town to fly whatever state flag you want and then take the funding away if they dislike this version. I have so many flags right now that I could put up a new one until I turn 160. And that got me thinking. When this law passed, what did you do, Joe? You went and bought a couple Minnesota flags, as did I, as did everybody else. And so what the Democrats don't realize is they actually think of the business and the money they encourage to be spent.

[Gabe]

Oh, you know what?

[Kenny]

People spending money. It's like when they say we're gonna outlaw high capacity magazines for firearms and everybody goes out and buys 30 high capacity magazines.

[Gabe]

It's the same thing. Remember the story we had a couple years ago of John's favorite country music artists that. That tried this in a small town? And we're like, they're gonna try to ban this song. And that it was the number one song.

[Kenny]

And then we go. Then we can go all the way back to Tipper Gore if you want to talk music. Because she did the same thing with the album stickers.

[Joe Soucheray]

Who was it?

[Kenny]

It wasn't Clown Posse. It was one of those Florida rap bands from Florida.

[John Haidt]

Yeah, yeah.

[Kenny]

And boy, they would. They would have died on the vine if Tipper Gore hadn't started talking about him.

[Gabe]

Jason Aldean. That's what I'm thinking of.

[Joe Soucheray]

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[Kenny]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Kenny]

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[Mark Ellis]

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[Gabe]

Flashlight?

[Matthew]

Check.

[Kenny]

Tool belt?

[Matthew]

Check. Attitude? Check.

[Kenny]

He's going. Get out there and mow. If you're a GL or already hooked up with pro turf and you have a thick, luscious lawn that requires mowing every four to five days, yeah, you can go ahead and blame pro turf for that. They gave you the best lawn on the block. All you had to do was click on professional turf dot com. You didn't let the weeds and the Dandelions win. You had them handled. And that's what everybody else should, should do. Hook up with the best lawn care company in the state. That's Kenny's opinion. That's the op Here at GL Pro Turf, they've been reinvigorating lawns in the metro since 1982. They have long term lawn care techs. They've been treating lawns for 20 years or more. Their years of experience is what's going to ensure you will have the best track on the block. Just go to professionalturf.com, schedule a free in person lawn care estimate and before you know it, you're winning the game. The best one on the block. You know, the neighbors are going to be. I'm going to tell you right now, they're going to be angry at you. Their kids are going to be wishing they were your kids. And of course tourists are going to be stopping by. It's wonderful being a pro turf customer. All you have to do is click on Professional turf Dot com.

[Joe Soucheray]

We were talking about the left. Doesn't really get much done. Today, May 1, 2026 marks 2,167 days where the 26 neighborhoods of the 3rd Precinct in Minneapolis have not had a police station within their boundaries. Oh my God. That's 252more days than Paris took to rebuild the cathedral of Notre Dame which burned in a fire. This is a note from the Minneapolis Times. That's a wonderful note. We've now taken 13% more time than Paris needed. But they have something magnificent, magnificent, magnificent to show for it. A rebuilt 226 foot tall, 64,600 square foot cathedral. One that attracts visitors from all over the world. We have approximately nothing. But when we get it fixed up, it will be part of the crime tour.

[Gabe]

Do you think?

[Joe Soucheray]

And visitors will want to go there.

[Gabe]

Do you think it's because the city has been focusing so much attention on George Floyd Square that we just haven't been able to have a chance to get around to it? Or is it going to be on the same par with getting that all fixed up?

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm sorry, I. I have to ask you a question.

[Gabe]

Sure.

[Joe Soucheray]

What? What are you talking about?

[Gabe]

Well, we took forever.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, I'm sorry. My fault.

[Gabe]

No, it's okay.

[Kenny]

I have an answer.

[Joe Soucheray]

I thought we were talking about George Floyd Square. You're right. We're talking about the third Precinct. Yes.

[Gabe]

You're rattled. You've been babysitting all the time.

[Joe Soucheray]

I have a kid dumped in my lap. I don't know what the hell's going on.

[Kenny]

Here's my answer, Chris. I think it's the same concept, only different with the third precept.

[Joe Soucheray]

Think, Joe.

[Kenny]

I actually think that this, for them is a monument. And they want to. They want it just the way it is, to stay there as a reminder. That's what I truly believe.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's a shame. It degrades the city and it degrades commerce. It decrease. It degrades public health. None of these things are the concern of a Marxist.

[Kenny]

You know whose ward that is? That's Ward 9, I believe. Right.

[Joe Soucheray]

That Chavez.

[Gabe]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

He's not qualified to be.

[Kenny]

No, I guarantee you he is proud of this just from the things he's been saying since he's been in office.

[Gabe]

Kenny is scary, right? With this one.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, you shouldn't say scary, but that's what this.

[Gabe]

This is terrifying because Kenny's nailed it. Why would we want to rebuild it? Kenny's right.

[Joe Soucheray]

At the same time, we learned. Just a minute. What do I have here? We learn that the Mayor Fry has now vetoed for a second time the effort of the council to extend the pre eviction notice filing period. The ordinance, which the city council passed eight to five, would temporarily require landlords to wait 45 days instead of 30 before bringing an eviction notice to the renter. Supporters of the ordinance say it would ease the burden on vulnerable communities impacted by Operation Metro Surge. How long are you going to get away with that excuse and give them more time not to go out and work, not to scramble, not to find some dough, not to sell a car, but to access more assistance? Now, I'm not wishing hardship on any of you scrambling to pay the rent, but in the absence of assistance, are you going to have more money after 45 days than you do after 30? All fry is alert to is not extending your burden. Your financial burden will only grow the longer you are forgiven from paying your rent. It behooves anyone with rent due to pay it when it's due so it doesn't pile up on you. The council doesn't see it that way.

[Kenny]

Once again, they think they're helping and they're only hurting. Well, thank God the mayor shut it down. Did I just say thank God in the mayor in the same sentence you did? That's

[Matthew]

odd.

[Joe Soucheray]

Fry said eviction extensions and moratoriums will create a larger debt trap for our already vulnerable neighbors facing housing insecurity. But we love to use the word insecurity, don't we? As a result of Operation Metro Surge, Fry said, as I articulated when I vetoed a 60 day eviction notice. Oh, I see what they did. Fry vetoed 60, so the council come back with 45.

[Kenny]

Yeah, negotiating.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, I veto a 60 day eviction notice. Rental assistance is the best way to support renters. That's why I have signed a $3.8 million in rental assistance and secured $3 million in matching funds. So the taxpayers are basically having to be on the hook for this.

[Kenny]

How can the council members not do the simple math and see plainly for their own eyes that their ideas are hurting?

[Joe Soucheray]

If you have as your only life experience the failed academy and you've never worked a demanding job in your life, and the only thing that is guiding your life are these gossamer theories that you learn in the failed academy, you have no hope to understand the urgency of paying a bill on time. Those are called bills. Marxists. Those are called bills or rent. And you have no concept of the chain of events that takes place when the rent is paid. The landlord has taxes to pay. The landlord has heating bills to pay. The landlord just had to hire a new roofer. The landlord has some groundskeeping work to be done. The landlord has some painting work to be done. It is the renter's responsibility to pay the rent, and it's the landlord's responsibility to keep the place ship shape. And the people on the Minneapolis City council do not have an earthly idea of commerce. Not a single shred of knowledge about the real world that g lers live in. Not one.

[Kenny]

It's like they assume that money is just going into a big money silo. You know what I mean, right?

[Gabe]

He's Scrooge McDuck swimming in it.

[Kenny]

Yeah, like sue just said, it pays the mortgage. It keeps a roof over your head and all the repairs and bills, you dumb dumbs.

[Joe Soucheray]

None of the city council people, dear renters, none of them would ever be capable of providing you a place to rent. They are capable of stealing more and more tax money to help you rent, but they will run out of that ability. That ability will end when people wise up and just get the hell out of here if they don't elect some new people. Because this city, like this state, is in ruins and there's a great symbol of it. Just go on. Near Lake and Minnehaha. There's no third Precinct building. It's a charred shell. After more. No, after exactly five years.

[Gabe]

No, six. There'll be six. Memorial Day weekend.

[Joe Soucheray]

Five. Six.

[Kenny]

Yeah, yeah.

[Gabe]

Or I guess shortly after Memorial Day weekend.

[Joe Soucheray]

Six years.

[Gabe]

You're not good at math.

[Kenny]

There's more. Minneapolis and money news that came out. John, did you have this in time for the news or did this develop late in the afternoon? City of Minneapolis awarding 1 million in grants to 34 community based organizations due to surge.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's all fraud.

[Kenny]

That money will, you know, you 99.9% correct.

[John Haidt]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

There's no hope that that's going to be put to credible use.

[Matthew]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Just like when they hired the gangs to walk around and pretend they were on duty.

[Gabe]

Yeah.

[Kenny]

Back to my thing though. In case you're falling in love with the mayor for vetoing that the grants are part of a broader $7 million initiative authorized by Jacob Fry and the city council to support businesses revenue due to surge.

[Joe Soucheray]

I guess what you could do renters is just don't pay it. And hang on, they'll figure out a way to cover it for you. Just the hell with it. Don't pay it.

[Gabe]

The whole using the Metro surge as an excuse. This plays right into never let it. What is it? Never let a crisis go to waste.

[John Haidt]

To waste.

[Kenny]

Yeah.

[Gabe]

Because the city was in ruin before the Metro surge took place.

[Joe Soucheray]

Do you realize that the small business owners themselves said, we'll show you we're gonna close for a day and not make any money.

[Gabe]

And we all pointed out that that's

[Joe Soucheray]

the point of that.

[Kenny]

So they could get their money.

[Joe Soucheray]

What's the point of that? That was ridiculous.

[Patrick Reusse]

Let's go.

[Joe Soucheray]

Let's talk to John Haidt about news and stuff, huh?

[Gabe]

Sure.

[Kenny]

And stuff.

[Joe Soucheray]

First, I'm going to tell you about Bradshaw and Bryant. There's too many distracted drivers out there. People be careful. They could get you in an accident. God forbid you're injured. You'd have to deal with an insurance company. That's where Bradshaw and Bryant take over. Mike. Bryant will put together a team. They'll explain your rights. They're going to represent you. Get through. You get this fish. They'll fix all the. You know, never bring a baby in when I'm trying to do a show because I just. I get overwhelmed with the baby. Bradshaw and Bryant will get you through that tough time. Mike's one of the best. I hope you're never in an accident, but if you are, call Bradshaw and Bryant at 800-770-7008 or go to MinnesotaTapersonAlinjury.com for a free case evaluation. And please don't be part of the problem. Don't text and drive. Or drive. Distracted. That's just common sense from Bradshaw and Bryant. It.

[Patrick Reusse]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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

[Gabe]

You know I want to talk about masters [e-mail] since kids seems to be the theme of today's show, I got a story about mine. He had a sleepover, my 11 year old son, nice enough that they made pancakes in the morning. And when he got home he said, dad, I gotta bring my own syrup next time.

[Joe Soucheray]

They didn't have the maple syrup.

[Gabe]

They didn't have the Masters maple syrup at home. So he's been I wouldn't ever go

[Joe Soucheray]

back to that house.

[Gabe]

I don't think they can ever be friends again, that's for sure. Masters Maples is a Wonderful product. It's 100% Minnesota made and it's quality handcrafted maple syrup right here in the great state of Minnesota. It's our buddy Ben, a true die hard gl er and this was his creation 12 almost 13 years ago. And Masters Maples is the best 100% pure Minnesota Maple syrup. And you know what? Available at all of your Fratelloni's hardware and garden stores locations. In addition to the maple syrup, Fratelloni's also carries the maple sugar that's pure 100% maple sugar, by the way. And also the sweet and savory seasonings and rubs. I made burgers over the weekend with the savory mix. My goodness gracious is that fantastic. But you can also order it online at Masters Mate. Place your order, let them know you heard about them on the GL podcast and you too can taste the difference.

[Joe Soucheray]

Here's John Haidt.

[John Haidt]

Thank you Joe. This news brought to you by a North American banking company. Big, big night in sports here in the Twin Cities. Yesterday The Wild defeat Dallas 52 to move on in the NHL playoffs, they'll move on to round two against the Colorado Avalanche as of this schedule about an hour ago. Still, as of this writing. Excuse me, no schedule for round. However, you can get single game tickets. Tickets for games that'll be played here starting today at 4pm at Gran Casino Arena.

[Joe Soucheray]

I have a basketball question.

[John Haidt]

Yes, sir.

[Joe Soucheray]

Last night, that big O for Denver, Jokic, he pushed somebody down and he didn't. All it resulted from. It was a technical. Yes, that's it.

[Gabe]

Well, they.

[Joe Soucheray]

You could do that. You can manhandle people.

[Gabe]

They assess technical to multiple players. I know on that one play.

[Kenny]

Have you seen the wnba? It's a fist fight.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's a amazing.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

You watch the NBA and you think in the middle, they could call a foul every time the ball goes toward the middle.

[Joe Soucheray]

But those guys can't afford to fight each other because they literally kill each other. They don't have any uniforms and they don't have any protection.

[Gabe]

There is greater restraint shown by both, I think, teams and also the referees in those situations.

[Joe Soucheray]

I was amazed. I thought maybe Joe could get kicked out of the game.

[Gabe]

If that's a regular season game in February.

[Matthew]

Yeah.

[Gabe]

There probably would have been ejections.

[Kenny]

Yep.

[John Haidt]

There. Speaking of that. What Joe was speaking of. The Timberwolves beat Denver last night to move on in the NBA playoffs. The Wolves now play the San Antonio Spurs. No times yet, but we do have days for the games. Game one will be Monday, May 4th in San Antonio. Game two, Wednesday, May 6th, in San Antonio. And game three and four. Games three and four will be here Friday, May 8th, and Sunday, May 10th. Oh, yeah.

[Gabe]

Oh, go ahead. I was just gonna say thank you to loyal listener Brian for sending me this note. After last night's Wild and Timberwolves victories, moving to the second round, Governor Tim Walls is taking credit for that happening.

[Kenny]

Twins also played, did they not?

[Joe Soucheray]

They won. They won.

[John Haidt]

I was just gonna say and. Oh, yeah. Just to throw it in. The Twins won last night. To being the Toronto Blue Jays.

[Joe Soucheray]

What am I hearing? I have a request.

[Kenny]

Joe, you're probably hearing a baby cooing in the other room. I have a request.

[Joe Soucheray]

Like a mourning dove. Yes.

[Kenny]

Kenny, can you not engage Patrick in any sort of discussion at all about the Wild? As you know, I'm very superstitious and I. I don't think we should talk to him about hockey.

[Joe Soucheray]

I won't let him say something stupid. Stupid.

[Kenny]

Now, if I see the conversation going that way, I'm taking my head. I can't.

[Gabe]

I want no part of this can't

[Kenny]

be a part of that.

[Joe Soucheray]

Although you owe me five because the Wild beat Dallas. I've got another five that says the Wild Beat Colorado.

[Kenny]

I'm not taking that even that kind of behavior.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, that's just. No, I'm not talking about the C word. Yeah, okay.

[John Haidt]

That kind of behavior. Kelly sounds like a teacher, doesn't he?

[Joe Soucheray]

What kind of behavior?

[Kenny]

I just, I just.

[John Haidt]

Yeah, let's not talk about it in news breaking story. I understand we are a podcast and it won't be breaking by the time a lot of people listen to it, but there's a active law enforcement incident in Edina. Remember where last week we had the one near South Center? This is in the same exact area.

[Joe Soucheray]

What the hell?

[John Haidt]

Police are asking the public to avoid the area of 63rd street and York Avenue south until further, further notice. Multiple agencies appear to be at the scene. This is as of about 10 minutes ago, including a SWAT unit. Last week, a fatal shooting just a couple of blocks away caused Southdale Mall and several other nearby businesses to go into lockdown as officers looked for suspects.

[Joe Soucheray]

Diana is just, you know, Louis Vuitton and expensive cakes.

[Kenny]

It was.

[Joe Soucheray]

What the hell is going on here?

[Kenny]

63rd in York, John. It's actually Xerxes there, but I don't know why they called it that. But that's really close to the crossroads.

[Gabe]

You remember years ago when Reverend Tim came on and said that what's happening in Minneapolis is going to spill to the first ring.

[Joe Soucheray]

I told you, I read something the other day where he said St. Louis and Edina are next. St. Louis park and Edina are next.

[Kenny]

That's what's happening.

[Gabe]

That's what's happening.

[Kenny]

And by the way, that shooting that happened, was it. Did you say earlier in the week, John? Down last week?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Kenny]

Yeah. That building they were at, that's affordable housing there. Cops are there all the time.

[Gabe]

I do have video, Johnny. Of the Edina Police Chief. This was posted 1 minute ago from Fox Night. Do you want to hear a little bit? Providing an update on the. A man was shot in a domestic related incident.

[Patrick Reusse]

All right, good.

[Joe Soucheray]

All right, thank you, everyone. I'm Chief Todd Milburn with the Udan Police Department.

[Kenny]

I'm going to give you a statement

[Joe Soucheray]

here today and we'll answer a couple questions here at the end of it. Today at about 10:45am Friday, May 1,

[Kenny]

officers were called to the 6300 block of York Avenue. I was wrong.

[Joe Soucheray]

On a report of a shooting.

[Kenny]

When officers arrived, they found one adult

[Joe Soucheray]

victim who was shot.

[Kenny]

The victim was transported to Hennepin County

[Joe Soucheray]

Medical center with serious injuries.

[Kenny]

The suspect left the scene in a vehicle before officers arrived and around noon the suspect was arrested in Brooklyn Park. At this time, officers believe this is a domestic related shooting and it is not random.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's enough.

[Kenny]

Okay, so York and Xerxes run parallel to each other in that neighborhood right there. So you were correct, John. I apologize.

[John Haidt]

In other news, Minnesota Representative Kristen Robbins has suspended her campaign to be the state's next governor, her decision announced this morning by her campaign office. Robins said in part after much thought and prayer, I've decided to suspend my campaign for governor of Minnesota. Our state government and political system are broken and after fighting for Minnesotans from the inside for the past eight years, I have determined the best way for me to fight for the future of our state is from the outside. Before suspending her campaign, Robbins was running on a platform of stopping fraud in Minnesota, fighting against sanctuary policies for undocumented people in Minnesota, and lowering taxes and energy costs for Minnesotans. Robinson she does plan to continue to represent House District 37A until January 2027 and has indicated she will not run for office after her departure. Running Running under the GOP ticket. Her departure narrows the wide selection of Republican candidates running for governor to set House Speaker Lisa Damith, Kendall Quals and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell right now are the remaining frontrunners.

[Kenny]

She's been chairing these fraud meetings in the House and doing a hell of a job.

[John Haidt]

President Trump's administration withholding another $91 million in federal Medicaid funding for Minnesota, citing continued concerns about fraud. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet I. Oz says his office notified the state and Governor Walz yesterday. It comes after the agency froze nearly $260 million in Minnesota Medicaid funding earlier this year. That deferral sparked a legal challenge, but a federal judge declined this month to force CMS to return that money to Minnesota. This latest deferral is again due to concerns about how the state is managing the funds. Oz says $76 million of the funding is tied to 14 pro programs designated as high risk for fraud and integrity issues. The remainder is earmarked for other programs that CMS apparently thinks have benefited undocumented immigrants. Some details missing in this story. Wilmer police are investigating a shooting that injured one person on First street south yesterday. According to the press release, the department considers the incident a reckless discharge of a firearm, thinking it was not a targeted attack. Attack it happened at about 12:40 in the afternoon yesterday in a business in the 700 block of First Street south, where police said a man walked into the building and was hit by a small caliber bullet. Man's injuries were not life threatening. He was taken to the hospital for treatment. Anyone who may have information about the incident is asked to call the Wilmer police department. For the first time in 100 years, evidence has been documented showing that cougars could be reproducing in Minnesota, increasing the chance that the species could return to the state. That evidence was first documented by the University of Minnesota's Voyagers Wolf project, which captured a female cougar traveling alongside three large kittens near Voyageurs National Park. While lone cougars have been captured on camera before, the sight of three kittens traveling with mom is a first for Minnesota in the 21st century century. Something that hasn't been documented in over 100 years. Thomas Gable, project lead of the Voyagers Wolf project, says looking at the footage was and still is surreal. We never anticipated seeing four cougars together in northern Minnesota. In total, we captured around four hours of footage of the cougar family at a kill. And it was fascinating to see and hear their interactions. The mother grooming her kittens and the kittens growling and hissing at each other. The cougars were found south of Voyageurs nationally park after the Voyagers wolf project set up a camera near a dead deer that they believed had been hunted by a cougar.

[Joe Soucheray]

So who wins? A cougar or a wolf? Cougar in a fight. Cougar, cougar.

[Kenny]

That's just my opinion, man. Any word from the dnr? If they finally acknowledge that the cougars they have been saying aren't here, are here.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, their analogy.

[John Haidt]

The only thing they said was they talked about how old the kittens appeared to be. Be. That's the only, Only DNR quote in the story.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah.

[Gabe]

Why. Why are they refusing the acknowledgment, Kenny?

[Kenny]

Because the DNR has no idea what's going on beyond the borders of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They set all the rules. They make the laws, they enforce the laws. They, they. They control how many deer, ducks, fish, everything else we get. And they have no idea. None at all.

[Gabe]

So quite symbolic.

[Kenny]

Six ducks a person when. No, no ducks come through the state, we should have a three duck limit. What's that all about? Dnr. You have no idea what's going on with the deer herd. Can I go on for another hour? Two hours here?

[John Haidt]

No. You're getting yourself worked up, Kenny. I don't like It. Oh, my God.

[Joe Soucheray]

You should be able to take more deer, right?

[Kenny]

Yeah. Yeah. Let's talk about turkeys. Oh, my Lord.

[John Haidt]

Oh, okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

I tripped over one trying to get my mail. Really? Yeah. They're everywhere.

[Kenny]

And it's the same with Fisher and all the furbearers. It's incredible. They have no idea what's really going on.

[Joe Soucheray]

It all began when dogs went on the leash. That's my theory about life in general. Once dogs were put on leashes, everything went to hell.

[Kenny]

They treat. They treat Fisher and otter like they're. You never see them, these things. They're more. I see more otter than I do blackbirds. Come on, man.

[Joe Soucheray]

Man, I saw a yellow bird today. Okay, well, it had to be. What, a goldfinch maybe? It was bright yellow with a little coloring in the wings.

[Gabe]

That's Joe's wilderness update.

[Kenny]

Yeah, we should have a sounder for that.

[Joe Soucheray]

Beautiful hair, 10ft tall.

[John Haidt]

Anoka's social district is expanding to year round. But city leaders and businesses said explaining and enforcing the rules remains a challenge. They started this, you might remember, about four years ago. The area allows people to drink alcohol outside in certain parts of downtown, including along Jackson Street. People understand the rules. Not fully. That's still a work in progress. Some people often focus only on the idea of open drinking. But that's not the way it's supposed to work. You're supposed to have a cup designated cup from whatever business you leave. So you have a beer in your hand. If you don't have that, then you're in violation. Anoka police are using uniformed and plainclothes officers to enforce the rules. You can do it from 10am because you can't drink all day if you don't start early until 10pm and people have to use those designated cups from the business. If you don't follow the rules, you could face a misdemeanor that results in jail time or a fine. Anoka Mayor Eric Scott Quest said officers are trying to leave. Lead with education.

[Joe Soucheray]

John, I just noticed your shirt. Very classy.

[John Haidt]

That's. That's a. That's a spice. Familiar with it? It's a wonderful spice.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Kenny]

Mamas slap your mama.

[Joe Soucheray]

Never heard of it.

[John Haidt]

It's from Louisiana and it's very good.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, thank you very much.

[Kenny]

To go glasses. You guys know about Wisconsin, right?

[Joe Soucheray]

I do not.

[Kenny]

You're halfway done with your beer, but you got to get out of there because the wife just called. They'll pour it in a to go cup and you can drink that thing on the way home.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's. That's not.

[Kenny]

I love you, Wisconsin.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm not advocating that.

[Kenny]

You guys are insane.

[Gabe]

A friend of mine has a cabin on a lake that'll go nameless. And the town liquor store has a drive through.

[Kenny]

Oh, well.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, Nothing better in Wisconsin.

[Kenny]

Yeah, nothing better.

[John Haidt]

Why don't we take a quick break here and hear from our friend Mr. Olson?

[Kenny]

Okay, so there's been a slight change in the way we acquire Seafoam Motor Treatment here at Phony Outrage Ranch. This became about. Well, truth be told, I ran out a few weeks ago. Part of my fleet of cylinders consists of three trucks. I have three trucks, everybody. Someday I hope to have four. But recently, while administering doses of seafoam to the fleet, I ran out. That was very, very embarrassing. So now when we go to the Fleet Farm to buy seafoam, we buy them in bundles of three. I call it the you never know when Bundle. Three cans of Engine Treatment, three cans of Deep Creepy course, three or more spray bottles of Bugs be gone, just to make sure we have them within reach when we really, truly need them. Seafoam, I'm telling you, they do it right. No matter what the product are. They're just wonderful. And the motor treatment, it's just amazing. A wonderful product in a world of bad gas. Seafoam, John.

[John Haidt]

Thank you, Kenny. You know, as long as Joe, you brought it up, I'm gonna do a little ad here for Slap Ya Mama. Because it's so good. You buy the liquid, slap your mom, and you throw it on hash browns or on Eggs Delicious. You can buy it in local stores, even though it comes from Louisiana.

[Joe Soucheray]

All right.

[John Haidt]

Introduced to me by a guitarist from Louisiana who sent me a box of stuff because I did a story on him for Vintage Guitar magazine.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

And that was in there. And I. I've not stopped using it for 20 years.

[Joe Soucheray]

All right, very good.

[Kenny]

Mama said. Knock you out.

[John Haidt]

The House voted unanimously to approve the Senate's bill To end the 76 day partial government shutdown, sending the bill to Trump's desk for approval. The move is expected to soon end the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. The bill funds all Department of Homeland Security agencies except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ice, and Border Patrol. Republicans will now work to supply additional funding to ICE and CBP through the budget reconciliation process, which requires a simple majority foregoing the need for any Democratic support. That process kicked off this week with House committees directed to draft legislation to deliver $70 billion to ICE and CBP through the end of President Trump's term. Democrats have refused to fund ICE and CBP without reforms after the deaths of U.S. citizens here in Minnesota. The shutdown saw more than 1,000 TSA agents leave the agency. President Trump said yesterday he's nominating radiologist and former Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Safari for Surgeon General after Dr. Casey Means Path Forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines. In a social media post, the president said he would nominate Saphir, whom he called the star physician who has spent her career guiding women facing breast cancer through their diagnosis and treatment.

[Joe Soucheray]

I never heard of her.

[John Haidt]

I do not know her. Now, President Trump has repeatedly pressured the Fed to lower its benchmark rates, but the Federal Reserve bank of Minneapolis president says they may have to raise interest rates multiple times if the US Israeli war against Iran drags on. Neel Kashkari said both inflation and unemployment could rise if the Strait of Hormuz stay is closed. Kashkari wrote that opinion in an essay explaining his objection to language at this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting suggesting likely future.

[Gabe]

Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. What do you mean, could I get how gas prices are affected and all that, but by saying could, doesn't that imply a bias by his thinking? That'd be like me saying if the Timberwolf.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, well, whatever.

[Gabe]

Okay, okay. It could. It also could rain gold coins tomorrow.

[John Haidt]

See, but he studies this. Chris, it's not like us. It's not like us. People who don't know anything and talk about.

[Gabe]

But they could have also lowered interest rates for the last year and a half and they decided not to.

[John Haidt]

Okay, sorry.

[Gabe]

I just.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't even care.

[Gabe]

I know, but it's.

[Joe Soucheray]

I just don't care about anything.

[Gabe]

That's akin for this guy to say that the Metro surge caused Minneapolis to decay. That'd be the same thing.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, a lot of times on the weather, they'll say there's a chance of rain. Well, isn't there always a chance of rain?

[Gabe]

That's right.

[John Haidt]

Well, I should just take everything off the news, then.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, yeah. Chris, you're being a little obtuse.

[John Haidt]

Everybody. Somebody who is an expert on whatever is pretty much what the news is.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. Could rain.

[Kenny]

Chris, you're obtuse and I am a b. Obese. So make a great. You should be a radio morning show.

[Gabe]

Hey, call us now.

[John Haidt]

After spending recent weeks on life support. Live. Right.

[Joe Soucheray]

Live.

[John Haidt]

Live Golf has lost the funding of its Saudi backers. Live plans to tell players and staff that Saudi Arabia's public investment fund Will longer bankroll the circuit after this season. The move would sound the death knell for the upstart that sowed chaos in professional golf by plowing billions into the sport and poaching some A list players. The writing had been on the wall for nearly a month when PIF recently laid out its vision for the next five years. It made no mention of the league that has divided the golf world since it first teed off in 2022. People said that while Live has grown the sport globally, the operation was no longer concerned, consistent with a new phase of PIF's investment strategy. In the statement, PIF said the decision owed to investment priorities and current macro dynamics and that LIVE has forever changed the game of golf. Quote for the better.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, it hasn't. They played dump courses. Nobody paid attention to it. It was an aberration.

[Gabe]

Okay.

[John Haidt]

Quite the flight. A pregnant passenger gave birth aboard a recent flight from Atlanta to Portland, Oregon. Delta confirmed the baby's birth.

[Joe Soucheray]

A birth aboard DL then immediately charged the woman for a ticket for the kid.

[Gabe]

Right? Right.

[John Haidt]

It happened about 30 minutes before the plane landed at Portland International Airport. We thank the doctor and two nurses who stepped in to help the Delta flight crew. We extend our sincere thanks to the crew and medical volunteers on board who stepped in to provide care to one of our customers on board prior to landing in Portland. The health and safety of our customers is always our top priority, and we wish the new family all the best.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm glad that turned out well. But how. What business did the woman have flying if she was that close?

[Kenny]

Thank you. And can you see? What if Royce was her seatmate?

[Gabe]

Oh, my God.

[Kenny]

Hey.

[Joe Soucheray]

Let's just keep going.

[Kenny]

Can you hold it? Yeah, just hold it.

[Gabe]

Well, the other question to you guys is, how long of a flight is that from Atlanta? Atlanta to Portland.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's a long flight trip. That's all day long?

[Gabe]

No, it's got to be, what, four hours? Even if it's four or five, that's a pretty quick delivery.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, but don't get on the plane, lady.

[Kenny]

Well, maybe fourth, you know, lift the leg. Here we go.

[Joe Soucheray]

Bad say some hot water and some

[Kenny]

dinner on the table by five? Yeah, let's go. Just throw it in with the rest of them. You Catholics crack me up. Never enough kids.

[John Haidt]

The crew requested priority handling with air traffic control in the plane, which was carrying 153 customers and four flight attendants, was met by EMS. After landing, the airline added its crew members undergo comprehensive and medical training for such situations. On its website, Delta states it does not impose restrictions on flying if you are pregnant. Noting it doesn't require any sort of medical certification certificate for pregnant passengers to travel.

[Joe Soucheray]

There's a measurement or something when you're about to have them dilated. You know, maybe she was really up there and shouldn't have got on the plane.

[Kenny]

Or basketball.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I don't know if that's it, Kenny. It's. It's a number. It's a 6 or a 7.

[Gabe]

5 hours and 15 minutes is the flight duration. Straight non stop from Atlanta to Portland.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's a long flight.

[Gabe]

Flight, yeah, but for a delivery, you know, you're using there for a day.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that's true. Maybe the air pressure had something to do with it.

[Gabe]

Or maybe Kenny's theory is correct.

[Kenny]

Yeah, Catholic girl. This ain't the first time, John.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's just carrying this along. I got a flight to catch. We gotta go now.

[Gabe]

No, we gotta hear from Johnny Height.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, good.

[John Haidt]

Go now.

[Joe Soucheray]

Sorry.

[John Haidt]

I want to tell you about aura frames because most Mother's day is coming. Mother's Day is what, One week from this Sunday, I believe.

[Gabe]

She ain't my mother.

[John Haidt]

And you, you want to get her a gift?

[Joe Soucheray]

I already got the aura frame.

[John Haidt]

You got the orphan. Well, you get another one. You got one in several.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, well, that's true.

[John Haidt]

Or frames help you highlight all the great things moms do and that, you know, it helps them look back on things that happened. We got a bunch on ours that are pictures of trips we took to the lake years ago with the kid, of course, and with my wife. All of those memories are on there. She loves looking at it. I love looking at it. Aura frames helps you save moments like that and have them on display at your house. You get unlimited storage of photos and videos and your aura frames, you. You can put as many as you want there. You can put 10,000 photos and videos in there if you'd like. If you have the time to do that. Share your photos and videos effortlessly by downloading the free OR app and text photos straight to your frame. I had an email from Bob and he wanted to know size wise, what mine was. I have the 12 incher, just so you know. And the picture, Beautiful digital picture, Joe. I think you'll agree with that, won't you?

[Joe Soucheray]

I do. I think I have. What do I have, Gabe? I have the 14 inch. I got a big one.

[John Haidt]

Yeah, it's a lovely digital picture, but I'm sure even they have 10, 12 and 14. I'm sure any of those will. Will look great, just like Mine does.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

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[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, we're rolling.

[Matthew]

All right, folks, let's. Can you see Trey here? You really can't see him, can you?

[Joe Soucheray]

Are we doing it now?

[Kenny]

Yes.

[Matthew]

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[Joe Soucheray]

You've already started telling us.

[Matthew]

I have to. I have to really tell you.

[Joe Soucheray]

You don't get another five minutes.

[Matthew]

Integrity. That's why they were awarded a 50 year milestone anniversary by the Better Business Bureau. That's right. Serving the metropolitan area for over 88 years. Three generations. If you need a new area. Metro. Metro area. That's all good. And I'll just tell you people, go to walkerroofing.com if you want honesty and integrity. They will do it again. Three generations. They're not fly by the night. They're here helping you. Whether it's commercial or residential roofing, siding, et cetera. Tell them the rookie sent you and you heard it on the chaos on garagelogic. They're great sports and they want the chance to earn your business. So if you need a roof siding, check them out. 24. 7 emergency service. They'll be there when you need it. 1 Walker roofing.com tell.

[Patrick Reusse]

What is that sound?

[Joe Soucheray]

I want to hear the sound for sports. Hey, Pat. Well, I would give a sizable amount of money right now if you were here. Hear that noise?

[Patrick Reusse]

What is that?

[Joe Soucheray]

That's a big baby.

[Patrick Reusse]

What is a baby doing in there?

[Joe Soucheray]

Rookie is babysitting the grandchild today and

[Patrick Reusse]

he has put the kid in the next room.

[Joe Soucheray]

I Figured you'd flick this kid's ear,

[Patrick Reusse]

put it on its belly and let it flop around.

[Gabe]

But I think you need to give the explanation as to why Matthew is babysitting the.

[Joe Soucheray]

Maybe you could do that, Matt.

[Matthew]

I forget why.

[Gabe]

No, no, no. He needs the explanation because all the

[Joe Soucheray]

women who might otherwise be tending this child had to go see the devil. We. Because I guess they don't have movies at night anymore.

[Patrick Reusse]

I guess. I. I got my Devil Wears Prada number two story, too. The D. A. Very excited. Bought three advance tickets. Yep. But only one of her guests could come, so I said, well, I could go. I kind of like the first one. And she said, no, thank you.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, thank you.

[Patrick Reusse]

Wow.

[Matthew]

So you didn't. You didn't have to leave your cojones at the door like I did, huh?

[Patrick Reusse]

No, no, no. I thought the first one was good, but they're all old now, so.

[Kenny]

So, Patrick, you've already gone through menopause, correct?

[Patrick Reusse]

Yes, that's right. Hey, you know, there's a. There's a. Some ladies in there that, you know. I'm not a big fan of the older gal, but the younger one.

[Kenny]

You dog.

[Patrick Reusse]

Quite a.

[Joe Soucheray]

Quite. Quite the night. First time in history, the two teams.

[Patrick Reusse]

Who was Anne Hathaway's arrival there. The other one, Emily Blunt.

[Matthew]

Emily Blunt.

[Patrick Reusse]

Emily Blunt. Okay.

[Matthew]

Sorry that I'm your go to. I apologize for being the go to on double words.

[Joe Soucheray]

Proud.

[Patrick Reusse]

Okay.

[Josh Arnold]

All right.

[Patrick Reusse]

Now we can talk about something less important. The greatest night in Minnesota sports since the twins won the 1991 World Series. We can talk about that.

[Joe Soucheray]

The boys won five to two. Two empty goals. The Timberwolves won. The Twins won.

[Patrick Reusse]

Good. Good acquisition. Quinn Hughes.

[Joe Soucheray]

He is. But that team has at least five superstars, if you ask me.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah, they do. They do. But this guy was the one who brought it all together. And it's going to be wonderful to watch him and Makar go after each other in this playoff series because Makar is just as good as he is.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm worried that at 38 minutes, he ain't gonna make it till June.

[Patrick Reusse]

They, you know, we asked. We asked Heinze, you know, us friends of Heinze call Heinzi now. But we asked Heinze about that, and he said he's just. Some of these extraordinary athletes, they just can go and go and go. They're not normal human beings, is what he said.

[Joe Soucheray]

He's not a normal human being. And I don't think he reminds me of a prairie dog. He'll. He'll. He pops up. He looks Around. He takes off. He looks for something.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yes. And if he doesn't see anything, then he'll pass the puck over to somebody else. But if he sees something, he goes

[Joe Soucheray]

and he passes with this peculiar precision. He kind of leans down like a pull cue. He kind of precision passes it to somebody. He's just different. He's different.

[Patrick Reusse]

If I'm general manager Hind. I mean, Garon, I'm going to call him in here between the start of the next one and say, what's it going to cost me? And then, then when the season's over, you can start getting rid of people so you can keep him, you know? You know what, what is it going to cost?

[Joe Soucheray]

What's going to cost him is his brother.

[Patrick Reusse]

No.

[Joe Soucheray]

I think so.

[Patrick Reusse]

Oh, crap. You know who, who wants to hang out with their brother that much?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that's a good point. But apparently they want to play together.

[Patrick Reusse]

You know what? You know what you like. Yeah. In your brother when you only see. See him occasionally. Yeah. You know, Right.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, they keep claiming they want to play with each other.

[Patrick Reusse]

Oh, well then. Well, there's no way that I think our boys can afford both of them.

[Kenny]

So is there an explanation for Kirill not being as hot as we are hoping?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, Dallas is pretty good.

[Kenny]

That's. That's what we're going to go with.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm going with that. I think he's leading the playoffs in school scoring.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah, he got back too. Yeah, he had a few games without Zuki. That hurt him. He likes Zuki. Yep. But you know, I. He's not a problem, Kenny, but he's not your. You know, Baldies, when they give out their outstanding forward of the year award, Boldies should get it, not Caprio.

[Kenny]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, I'd say Faber Caprice off Boldy. Hughes and E Are.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah, I've been saying that.

[Joe Soucheray]

All five of the best.

[Patrick Reusse]

Five of the best. 25 in the league and saying people get mad when you put E in that category.

[Kenny]

But oh God, he's my number one. I love him.

[Patrick Reusse]

Well, nobody wants to play against him because he's mean.

[Kenny]

Right.

[Joe Soucheray]

You know,

[Patrick Reusse]

he's big and he's mean. The only thing I got against him is why do we have to call him Eric? Check. Why can't we just go, he's Acker.

[Kenny]

I call him Acker or.

[Patrick Reusse]

But. But the last day, Mike. And don't give me this area. Just call yourself A.C. just think how great that would fit an old time headline. At scores twice.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, they're all. Here's the key they're all very useful right now. There's not a. There's not a deadbeat on the club. This McCarran's been a great find for a rental. He's been. He's been fun. Is it as.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah, he's actually scored a couple of goals.

[Joe Soucheray]

He's got two does.

[Patrick Reusse]

But he's a. He's not your average sized hockey player.

[Joe Soucheray]

He's a big fella. He's a big fella. And then the Timberwolves put away the Denver's.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah, that was a hell of a game. I was over there. And by the way, you know, if those dead ass. Hockey is the only thing that matters, fans, if you'd put up there on the board that the Wild had won, they'd all would have read, oh, so what? I mean if the Wolves had won, they'd say, oh what? At the Wolves game they gave him a roaring ovation. They all jumped out of their seats and applauded when they showed the last 15 seconds of the Wild victory.

[Joe Soucheray]

Good for them.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah. Yes, they did. They're not like these selfish hockey fans who think there's nothing else.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, the Wild would have put up the last if you wanted to stay around there till midnight.

[Kenny]

Seriously, Joe, who cares about basketball? Hockey is the only sport that matters.

[Patrick Reusse]

That's what I'm saying. That's.

[Kenny]

You're in.

[Patrick Reusse]

The majority of hockey people plus hockey

[Kenny]

players are better athletes.

[Gabe]

Oh boy.

[Patrick Reusse]

Oh yeah, Right? Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Cool.

[Patrick Reusse]

You know what would be fun is if you had a five on five basketball game and they wore skates.

[Kenny]

Oh my God, that'd be fun. Have you heard about the new bare knuckle fighting league where they do it on the ice in skates. You go out there and bare knuckle brawl.

[Patrick Reusse]

We gotta stop all these side sports that we're putting on television. We're getting the guys in in who catch the. They're gonna have the banana heads or whatever their name is.

[Gabe]

Savannah Bananas.

[Patrick Reusse]

Savannah Bananas. They're gonna have them in here for two or three days. They're gonna have the biggest crowd of the season. This is un American. Catch them all behind his back.

[Kenny]

And I'm Royce. Have you seen. Have you seen slap fighting contests where two guys just belly up to a table and slap the out of other each each other until one gets knocked out?

[Patrick Reusse]

I used to see that in Graves gay 90s. I wanted to kill my brother, you know?

[Gabe]

All right, I'm adding it to the list. Royce doesn't like side sports.

[Joe Soucheray]

Side sports, they're terrible.

[Patrick Reusse]

Oh, that Kenny Back then, the. My brother had a. Had a sport. It was called pool with another name to it where it used to always hide. And this was when we didn't have Mystic Lakes. So the Native American fellows were coming to town and they would. They would be drinking in the same place as we were, and everybody was fine until my brother started playing pool with them. And we almost. We almost had a family fatality a few times there when he was hiding. The hiding. Hitting the cue ball behind me.

[Joe Soucheray]

Family fatality, yes.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah, you get very. That guy, he weighed about 150 pounds. And when he drank, he had one of these goofy eyes that would, like, leap and go up and look at you. He'd look at you. Then he'd get full of beer. His eye, like. Oh, he had the crazy eye on the left side, you know. It was time to drive him home when his eye disappeared.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that's a bad sign when the eye goes away.

[Patrick Reusse]

Then the next day, it seemed the eye and be back. So I'd be okay. Yeah,

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay.

[Patrick Reusse]

Into the throes of heavy beer drinking. I kind of miss those drinking days, but it's been 45 years.

[Kenny]

You can always go back.

[Joe Soucheray]

I like the Wild over Colorado. They played him pretty well this season.

[Patrick Reusse]

Oh, yeah. There'll be a lot of. They're not sure. They didn't store a lot of goals. They beat the Kings four straight, but they didn't overwhelm them. They were all close games, so I. I kind of do, too. I think this is the cup here. This is it.

[Joe Soucheray]

Are you surprised the Duck beat the oil?

[Patrick Reusse]

You know, the oil just wasn't very good all year. McDavid must be all banged up or something. Well, he.

[Joe Soucheray]

This puts McDavid in play to leave that club. I know he signed for another year, but he's. He's very disappointed.

[Patrick Reusse]

Well, yeah, because he took low money to come back, right? He took like 12 million a year and to come back, and then he. Then they did nothing. Yeah, I bet they do. Trade him. He's not going to sign back there. After another.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't think Billy can afford him.

[Patrick Reusse]

No, Billy's got to be bumped up against it after he has to pay huge.

[Joe Soucheray]

Right.

[Patrick Reusse]

You know, for goodness sakes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, we'll have fun Monday because by then we'll know who's playing when and who.

[Patrick Reusse]

Why. Why do we have to wait for tonight to find out when the Wild plays?

[Joe Soucheray]

I have no idea.

[Patrick Reusse]

What.

[Josh Arnold]

What.

[Patrick Reusse]

What are we waiting? Which. Which game are we waiting?

[Joe Soucheray]

Boston and Buffalo got another game. Montreal and Tampa have another game.

[Patrick Reusse]

Neither of those have anything to do with us.

[Joe Soucheray]

The west is done, right?

[Patrick Reusse]

Oh, but I bet they're trying to.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, Vegas and Utah probably aren't done.

[Patrick Reusse]

Oh, okay. Vegas and Utah. Yeah, but so, but we play Colorado. So Vegas is going to play who then? I mean, if they win, who's what? Who beat Edmonton?

[Joe Soucheray]

The doc.

[Patrick Reusse]

The doc. Edmonton. So Anna. Oh, I bet they're, you know. Oh, so that's not fair. The two best teams in the league have to play each other.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yep.

[Patrick Reusse]

Colorado and us and then two months from the other division of the west get to play each other. I don't like that.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, we'll hash it out Monday.

[Patrick Reusse]

All right?

[Joe Soucheray]

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[Gabe]

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[Joe Soucheray]

Didn't come close to an open of the day.

[Gabe]

No.

[Joe Soucheray]

Finally, thank God, today is Friday. Tgt.

[Gabe]

It's the scramble.

[Joe Soucheray]

You know it is.

[Gabe]

And it's brought to us once again by our friends at Harmony Spirits, located down down there in Harmony, Minnesota. Man, oh, man, it's gonna be a beautiful weekend for you to head down to that tasting room and sample it for yourself. You go into that tasting room. First of all, you say hi to Larry and Damon and the entire crew. And they have a wonderful rotating menu of craft cocktails that are served right there in the tasting room. With a beautiful patio, too. It's patio season, ladies and gentlemen, so head on down there. And also you can go into your local liquor store. You can ask for the Harmony brand by name, but also that tasting room, they have those really cool samples, and you can make any kind of four pack. I'm a huge fan of the BlackBerry lemonade on ice. That one's pretty tough to beat, but it's a wonderful place. And it's a couple of GL ers that want you to help them out by going into your local liquor store and ask for the Harmony brand by name. And in a couple of weeks, Joe, we've got pretty big news with Harmony Spirits. Let's just say, let's just put it this way. All of you Gl ers living out of state that want to help out our friends at Harmony Spirits, you're in luck. But we can't announce it yet for a couple of weeks, so say hi to Larry, Damon, the entire crew, and let them know you heard about Harmony Spirits right here on the Garage Logic podcast.

[Joe Soucheray]

May I tell you who is the winner of the maple syrup gift back, the GL er of the week? Nicholas Stevenson of Cloquet, Minnesota, a town council member since August of 2023.

[Gabe]

Nice.

[Joe Soucheray]

So. So, Nick, you have won the gift pack of marvelous Mavis Masters maples. Masters Maple.

[Gabe]

Yes.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah.

[Gabe]

Okay. That's up by St. Cloud, right?

[Joe Soucheray]

Nope, it's up by Duluth.

[Matthew]

Got it.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm going to give you back Nick Stevenson. Congratulations.

[Matthew]

Yes.

[Kenny]

Have we been doing that for three years now?

[Joe Soucheray]

Apparently.

[Gabe]

And you, too, could become a gl of the week by updating to an annual town council member.

[Joe Soucheray]

The traveling linemans are cruising the Nepale coast off Kauai Island, Hawaii, getting closer to their home. You can Follow [e-mail] It's only because they come to us from a boat in the sea. On this day, May 1st. On this day in 1840, Joseph Haskell finished constructing his farmhouse near Affton. It was the first commercial farm north of Prairie Duchesne, Wisconsin. On this day, Joe, today is May 1st. In 1896, the US government opened three quarters of the Red Lake Indian Reservation of Ojibwe, the region north and east of 13 towns in Polk County. I'm not going to read all the towns to settler colonists on this day, May one in 1926. This came up earlier today. Sauk center flying the true flag. Sauk Center. Sinclair Lewis declined the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Aerosmith, saying that awards inhibit creativity and make writers lazy. Oh, go bleep yourself. On this day, May 1st. In 1933, prompted by Governor Floyd Bay Olson. Don't you like the name Floyd? Floyd B. Olson, the Minnesota legislature passed an emergency law stopping farm foreclosure sales. The Great Depression and the Dust bowl had hurt farmers throughout the nation and they had responded to foreclosures by organizing Farmers Holiday which attempted to stop the sale of farm products until prices range. Wilmer's John Bosch, who revered the non violent ideas of Mohandas Gandhi, led the state Farmers Holiday movement. It was on this day, Joe Today is May 1st in 1976. St. Paul's Frank Boyd park was dedicated to a fighter for his class, his race and his union. Born in Kansas, Boyd moved to Minnesota in 1904 and joined the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porter's union union in 1925, rising to secretary treasurer in the organization. Active in DFL politics, he was one of the first two African Americans to cast votes in the Electoral College in 1944. He died May 2, 1962. I believe. Last year at this time, I sought out the statue of Frank Boyd at the park. It's on Selby and about between Nina and, you know, right in there. Okay, it's west, it's. I'm sorry, it's east. It's between Western and Summit on Selby, on the north side of Selby. Okay, I think that's the guy. I found a little bust there. That's. Yeah. On this day in sports disappointment history.

[Gabe]

Joe, who'd we lose to on May 1st?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, in 1974, the Saints Fighting Saints lost to the Houston Arrows four games to two in the second round division finals of the WHA. On this day, May 1st, the very next year, in 1975, the Fighting Saints lost to the Quebec Nordiques four games to two in the Second Round. The Quebec Nordiques became the Wilds next fall.

[Gabe]

Oh, Colorado.

[Patrick Reusse]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

On this day.

[Gabe]

Wait, Quebec is a National Hockey League team? Why are they playing the Saints?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, the Quebec Nordiques were a WHA team before they were embraced by the NHL.

[Gabe]

I did not know that.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, on this day, Joe, today is May 1st, the North Stars. Well, on this day in 1984, the losses keep coming. The North Stars lost to the Oilers 4 to nothing in the conference finals. On this day, May1 in 2002, Twins officials met with Legislatures about the stadium situation and informed then informed them that Donald Watkins does not have the money to buy the team.

[Gabe]

One slight problem.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's a little problem he had there.

[Gabe]

He wanted to buy the team. He just didn't have any money.

[Joe Soucheray]

And finally, on this day, Joe, today is May 1st. In 2003, the Laker, the. The Wolves lost to the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs four games to two. That's it. G. Ellers, you have big plans for the weekend?

[Matthew]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

You got plans?

[Gabe]

Minding my own business.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. Thank you.

[Gabe]

Do us a favor if you haven't done so already. Join the over 20,000 subscribers that we have on the Garage Logic YouTube channel. Yes, yes, that is right. Garagelogic. We've got a YouTube channel where you can watch the show each and every single day starting right around noon. And on that channel you can see full segments, video shorts, behind the scenes footage. It's all there for you. Just search garagelogic, two words on YouTube along with all of our social media channels. That includes Facebook, Instagram and X. And also sign up for the Daily Logician. That is an email that comes right to your inbox each and every single day.

[Patrick Reusse]

And.

[Gabe]

And it includes the most recent episode of the podcast. Find out more and send up a day [e-mail]. It is time once again that we check in with our guy, Mr. Money Talk. Josh Arnold is with us once again right here in garagelogic. And now is the time for you to do the same. So do not delay, do exactly what I did and pick up that phone and dial 952-925-5608. That number once again is 925 5608. When you call that number, you're going to get Josh and he is there for you for that free. Yep, I use the word free. 48 minute financial consultation with absolutely zero obligation. And he will always give you the straight talk, he will never give you the sugar coated advice and he is on the line with us once again right here in garagelogic. And boy Josh, we have three winners, three losers and one to go in relation to earnings right now.

[Josh Arnold]

Well this is in terms Chris, of the Magnificent Seven, which seven of the larger largest stocks in the S&P 500 and also in the Nasdaq 100, only one of the Magnificent Seven still has to report and that currently is the largest company by market capitalization, that being Nvidia is still a few weeks away from its report. That one will be very interesting indeed given the amount of spending that has been going on around artificial intelligence, the build out of data centers and other uses chip. The losers will say of the companies that have reported of the Magnificent Seven and the Magnificent Seven would be favorites Apple and favorite Amazon. Then Alpha Alphabet which you'll know as Google and YouTube, Microsoft and Tesla. Tesla was the first to report and not so good. Car sales were down but market is focusing with Tesla on robotics, Robotics and the use of artificial intelligence as well as their battery Car sales are going to be very difficult for Tesla going

[Gabe]

forward

[Josh Arnold]

opinion particularly their car sales in China where and in Europe where they face a tremendous amount of competition from Chinese electric electric cars. Microsoft was also in the losing category as concerns came about the amount of spending they're doing, the loss of subscription revenue, how they're dealing with open AI. AI and that partnership which has changed a bright spot for Microsoft was still their growth in their cloud business. Microsoft is still, we'll say in correction territory which is a lot better than can be said for a lot of other members of the software space which overall is in bear market territory, down 20% from the highs. Meta owns Facebook, Red Reels and Instagram did not have the number of subscribers that analysts were looking for and they increased their spending. So questions have come up on whether or not they're going to get the return on investment for the spending that they're doing around artificial intelligence. Next came Google firing on all cylinders with YouTube, Google's advertising, their Gemini AI project and they are already showing returns on the spending that they are doing around AI plus Google's cloud was up 60% and analysts cheered that. I will say paired to Amazon's cloud which I covered yesterday, Google's cloud generates about half the revenues that Amazon's cloud generates. The likelihood of Google's cloud growing another 60% in the next quarter I think is on the short side. Google could over the next several weeks become the number one company by market capitalization if the stock crosses the $400 per share threshold. Amazon, my mind a big winner in the AI space. They have really rebounded in the last month since Andrew Jassy's left letter talk which talked or Daniel letter which talked about the strides that Amazon is making in AI with increases in the data center. Their AWS business is growing and it has picked up its pace. And Amazon, Amazon retail business is doing well, third party selling is doing well and their deals with OpenAI as well as Anthropic should ensure continued growth going forward. Not to mention of course some of the what I'll call ancillary services of Amazon. The key customers grew to the services that Amazon provides through Amazon prime membership. Andrew Jassy did tout during his conference call. Their media presence through movies series and of course sports. Apple, my largest position finally stepped into the positive category and produced a much better than expected earnings report. So we'll put this in the beat and raise category. This was a record March quarter for Apple. Revenues continue to exceed estimates. Earnings continue to exceed estimates. March margins for apple an astounding 49% and they guided next quarter for margins even with rising costs for memory chips to be between 47 and 48% again is tremendous. Apple has more than two and a half billion iOS users. More people are switching to to iPhone, iPhone Sales were just under $57 billion which did miss the analyst whisper number but beat the average estimate number by a little bit. Macintosh sales were up led by the new neo computer which Apple has said could turn out to be a 20 billion dollar a year business. Business that's big, big stuff. Amazon services continue to go up. Amazon or to me Apple's Apple services business continued to go up. Apple's China business beat expectations and the only issue really is that there is a supply constraint for some of their product and the cost of memory is going to rise. The way that Apple has looked has been doing things I'm not so sure that it's going to cut significantly into margin. And lastly of course Apple increased their dividend and authorized another $100 billion share buyback. Still a few catalysts for Apple going forward including their worldwide developers conference in early June when they'll and I'll have to say hopefully it'll introduce the new AI powered theory. We'll see how that develops and then you've got the next slate of phones coming in September including a foldable phone which when it comes out, I may have to wait on this but that'll end up in my pocket. So Overall, the magnificent seven are still magnificent.

[Gabe]

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

[Josh Arnold]

Yes, we will.

[Joe Soucheray]

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[John Haidt]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Gabe]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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