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Liz Collin Reports
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Meaningful Minnesota conversations with Liz Collin.
New stories and guests every episode.
Liz Collin is a Minnesota native raised in Worthington and a multi-Emmy-Award-winning investigative reporter and news anchor.
She is the producer of The Fall of Minneapolis and Minnesota v We the People documentary films, and author of They’re Lying: The Media, the Left, and The Death of George Floyd.
Her work has prompted important state laws. Yet perhaps most of all, Liz has been giving a voice to the truth—and helping others tell their stories—for more than 20 years.
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Ep. 281: EXCLUSIVE: Congressman Tom Emmer blasts Somali gang violence, fraud, and the rise of communism
1w ago00:14:56Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailCongressman Tom Emmer, a Republican who represents Minnesota's Sixth District and serves as majority whip in the U.S. House of Representatives, joined Liz Collin on her podcast.Rep. Emmer spoke about the rise of Somali gang violence, socialism and communism in America, and some of the failures of the Walz administration.He also spoke about assimilation and Sharia law and said, "we are not creating a new Somalia ... If you do not want to be an American, you do not want to assimilate and become an American and be proud of this great country, then get the hell out of here. Go back to where you came from. You don't belong here."Support the show
Transcribe →Ep. 280: Maple Grove homeowner says Somali neighbors bragged about profits from Medicaid businesses
1w ago00:08:30Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailAnthony Sinople joined Liz Collin on her podcast. He’s a Maple Grove resident who lives in the Evanswood neighborhood, which includes more than 200 homes with prices advertised from $600,000 to more than $1 million. Sinople and several others in Evanswood who reached out to Alpha News are concerned about ties to potential fraud. They say there are dozens of businesses—from group homes, to daycares, to foster homes—that can be traced to Somali homeowners. “Members of the East African community started to open up to me about what exactly was occurring and started to describe these plans … and how they would be able to make $10,000 to $24,000 a month per person for setting up these group homes,” said Sinople. “Then I started to receive offers that if I would purchase homes in the community under my name, they would be sponsoring these types of housing stabilization programs at these houses,” he added.Support the show
Transcribe →Ep. 279: US veteran born in China explains how rise of socialists 'might kill the Democrat Party'
2w ago00:12:38Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailAllen Shen joined Liz Collin on her podcast. He’s a Republican candidate for District 40B in the Minnesota House. Shen is also an Army veteran, yet he knows communism quite well as he was born in China. Shen appears in the Alpha News documentary “Minnesota Mao.” But now, after speaking in classrooms and at political events across the state, Shen believes he’s seen how people now seem ready to heed the warnings about rising socialism and communism in Minnesota and elsewhere in America.“If we keep strong Christian values, we can definitely prevent socialism from ever succeeding on this land,” Shen said.Support the show
Transcribe →Ep. 278: Police leader blasts ‘spineless’ Minneapolis officials for Somali gang problem, staffing woes
3w ago00:09:21Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailFraternal Order of Police, joined Liz Collin on her podcast. Gamaldi weighed in on some of the problems with policing in Minneapolis as yet another violent summer in Minneapolis unfolds on the heels of an alleged sex scandal that led the former chief of police to pack his bags. He also discussed problems with crime and leadership as as the department continues to struggle meeting minimum staffing levels.“It’s very clear that they are willing to put their failed ideology over the safety of their community members, and it’s sickening,” Gemaldi said. Support the show
Transcribe →Ep. 277: Minnesota mom continues fight for industry safeguards after losing son to cannabis-induced psychosis
3w ago00:09:42Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailHeather Bacchus joined Liz Collin on her podcast. Bacchus lost her son, Randy Michael, to cannabis-induced psychosis and suicide at the age of 21. Since then, she has been a brave voice in Minnesota, battling through her own grief to help others and advocate for better laws and safeguards in the cannabis industry.Bacchus spoke about parallels between how tobacco products were marketed in the past and how cannabis-based products are being marketed today. She also talked about the need for warning labels and potency limits, and her latest efforts to educate children and parents alike.Support the show
Transcribe →Ep. 276: Rep. Robbins answers questions from Alpha News audience on fraud, Minnesota’s ‘slide into socialism'
Jul 100:15:51Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailRep. Kristin Robbins, Chair of the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee, joined Liz Collin on her podcast to answer lingering questions about fraud submitted by the Alpha News audience.Rep. Robbins spoke about accountability, the handling of whistleblowers by Gov. Walz's administration, and the need to push back against rising socialism in Minnesota and throughout the nation.Support the show
Transcribe →Ep. 275: 'State of Deception': Former congressman takes on ‘one of the great scandals’ in new COVID movie
Jun 2400:12:27Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWith more and more information about the COVID pandemic being released, Jason Lewis, a former Minnesota congressman , joined Liz Collin on her podcast to talk about his new feature film project, "State of Deception." The film aims to provide much-needed perspective about the scandals and so-called conspiracies of the COVID era. “This is really something that I think is going to go down, quite frankly, as sort of the beginning of the end for my home state of Minnesota," Lewis said of the COVID era. A GiveSendGo has been set up to help support the film: https://www.givesendgo.com/stateofdeceptionSupport the show
Transcribe →Ep. 274: Minnesota mom warns parents about school trans policies after her son ‘transitioned’
Jun 1900:11:45Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailLinda Hunsberger, a Minnesota mom who was shocked to learn that her son identified as trans, spoke with Liz Collin on her podcast. She shared her story publicly for the first time —and warned other parents to avoid being left in the dark while children are preyed upon.“There really is a silent majority that is not for this, but you wouldn't think that just by hearing what the media is saying,” Hunsberger said. Support the show
Transcribe →Ep. 273: Taking punches from patients: nurse speaks out on alarming assaults at Twin Cities hospital
Jun 1700:11:37Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailHeidi Linhoff, a registered nurse, spoke with Liz Collin about how young patients assault hospital staff without consequences. Heidi Linhoff, a registered nurse at Fairview Riverside Children's Emergency Department in Minneapolis, joined Liz Collin on her podcast. Linhoff spoke about some of the harrowing stories of young patients assaulting nurses and hospital staff without consequences. She explained how some staff members have had their jobs ended due to the injuries they suffered—and how others have chosen to leave out of fear.She detailed stories of nurses and other staff suffering concussions, broken bones, and taking punches from patients. “The injuries have forced a lot of people to leave because they're scared,” she said. “And I was literally dumbfounded that we do nothing, that it seems to be acceptable to, you know, to assault a healthcare worker.”Support the show
Transcribe →Ep. 272: Social media influencer Josh Liljenquist on ban from St. Paul parks: 'I thought it was a scam'
Jun 1200:14:40Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailJosh Liljenquist joined Liz Collin on her podcast to set the record straight about what really happened after being banned from St. Paul parks—while helping the homeless—and the media manipulation behind it all.Support the show
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