

American Experiment Podcast
Grace Keating, Kathryn Johnson, & Bill Walsh
Why are so many Minnesota high school graduates unable to read or do math at grade level? Does Tim Walz actually think he's going to be the next president of the United States? And why does he keep swearing so much? These are the kinds of hard-hitting questions we get into every week on the American Experiment Podcast, where we unpack the week's biggest stories, interview Minnesota's movers and shakers, and "stop the tape" on clips of our state's most ridiculous elected officials. New episodes drop every Tuesday afternoon and are available on every major podcasting platform.
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Feb 11, 2025 • 43min
Episode 62 - STOP THE TAPE!! Accusations FLY at Capitol!
Send us Fan MailAccusations are FLYING at the State Capitol!! House Democrats, fresh into their first week back on the job after abandoning Minnesotans, take aim at American Experiment economists testifying about the state budget....only for those accusations to BACK FIRE! Grace, Kathryn, and Bill sit down to react to all the highlights from the hearing.LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, & SUBSCRIBE, and be sure to tune in EVERY TUESDAY for a new episode of the American Experiment Podcast!00:00 - Intro00:34 - Introducing Stop the Tape!08:44 - Back and Forth between Economist John Phelan and Rep. Klevorn20:42 - Rep. Moller's remarks27:53 - Rep. Nash calling out logical fallacies 41:34 - Closing Thoughts

Feb 4, 2025 • 33min
Episode 61 - And now...a word from the Senate!
Send us Fan MailIn the latest episode of the American Experiment Podcast Grace and Kathryn host a very special guest — Senator Jordan Rasmusson! Senator Rasmusson pulls back the curtain on the post-power-sharing Senate, addresses the rampant fraud in Minnesota, and discusses how the state is failing our students and what we can do about it. All that and much more on the latest episode of the American Experiment Podcast! New episodes EVERY TUESDAY at 2pm! Be sure to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS so you never miss an episode! Check out AmericanExperiment.org for the latest on Minnesota policy and analysis.

Jan 28, 2025 • 1h 4min
Episode 59 - Minnesota held HOSTAGE?!
Send us Fan MailMinnesota is being held HOSTAGE?! The House Democrats still refuse to show up for work, grinding the work of the entire government to a HALT. Bill Walsh joins Grace and Kathryn to go over all the updates in the House and Senate, including Senator Mitchell voting to keep herself in the Senate. Later Grace and Kathryn read some of your comments from Episode 57. After that John Hinderaker interviews energy experts Debra Struhsacker and Sarah Montalbano on the recent Trump executive orders and their impact on American (and Minnesotan) energy policy!QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What do YOU think all the Democrats are doing with their extra time since they aren't showing up to work?? (Wrong answers only...)00:00 - Intro00:38 - Bill Walsh29:19 - Reading Your Comments32:00 - John Hinderaker with Debra and Sarah

Jan 24, 2025 • 46min
Episode 58 - Speaking with the SPEAKER!
Send us Fan MailIn this very special episode of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace and Kathryn welcome the Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, Lisa Demuth! They cover everything from the Democrats leaving their constituents out to dry, the trans activist interrupting house proceedings, and some behind the scenes insanity about the new House office building.

Jan 23, 2025 • 47min
Episode 57 – Sheriff Witt
Send us Fan MailIn this special Thursday episode of the American Experiment Podcast, our public safety policy fellow David Zimmer sits down with Hennepin County Dawanna Witt to discuss what it takes to protect the people of Minnesota’s most populous county.

Jan 23, 2025 • 30min
Episode 56 – It’s a MAD House! More Updates from St. Paul
Send us Fan MailAs the temperature outside drops, the drama in the Capitol HEATS UP! Grace, Kathryn, and President of the American Experiment John Hinderaker break it all down for us in this week’s episode of the American Experiment Podcast! From what the absent Democrats plan could possibly be in the future to the chaos of a Senator on trial, we cover it all! QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What bill would YOU pass first if you were a Republican Representative? Let us know in the comments!

Jan 14, 2025 • 17min
Episode 55 - LIVE from the Capitol
Send us Fan MailWHAT. JUST. HAPPENED?! You might be asking yourself the same thing after the unprecedented first day of session at the Minnesota State Capitol. With the Democratic caucus BOYCOTTING the Republican majority, Minnesota is faced with a Constitutional crisis. THANKFULLY, our very own Bill Walsh was in the gallery for it all and breaks it all down here on episode 55 of the American Experiment Podcast.

Jan 10, 2025 • 1h 1min
Feeding our Future UPDATE Webinar
Send us Fan MailThe Big Fish goes on trial! Live from the American Experiment Podcast Studio, Bill Walsh and Bill Glahn give us another update on the latest in the Feeding our Future scandal.

Jan 7, 2025 • 41min
Episode 54 - The MN House Got Even CRAZIER?!
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the American Experiment Podcast we have two outstanding guests to talk about everything in the Minnesota House (yes, it got EVEN CRAZIER this past week). First, Representative Walter Hudson talks about the Democrats wanting to just not show up for work (and still get paid...), and later James Dickey talks about his case against Governor Walz and the State of Minnesota for BREAKING THE LAW trying to fill a seat before it is even vacant.

Dec 31, 2024 • 44min
Episode 53 - What is going on in the Minnesota Legislature?!
Send us Fan MailSo many people have been asking, "WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE MN LEGISLATURE?!" Here is your answer!Kathryn and Grace sit down with our very own Bill Walsh to talk about all the drama in the Minnesota legislature and what it means going forward. From the House races in 40B (where the winner of the election was found "not eligible to serve" because he didn't reside in his district.) and 54A (where the election was decided by 14 votes when 20 ballots went mysteriously missing), to the MN Senate where one DFLer is set to stand trial. Bill breaks it all down for us on Episode 53 of the American Experiment Podcast.


