

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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Mar 4, 2025 • 53min
Episode 65 - MORE MN MADNESS?! Saving Women's Sports + an exciting announcement!
Send us a textGrace, Kathryn, and Jill cover all the latest in Minnesota MADNESS!! Including the House Democrat's decision to vote against protecting women's sports?! One Democrat Rep going as far as to say it would be "state sanctioned genocide" for only girls to play in girls sports. + An exciting announcement from Jill in the events world, and one you aren't going to want to miss....our annual dinner gala SPEAKER is officially announced and we could not be more excited!!Later, Grace and Kathryn sit down to interview our very own energy policy fellow Sarah Montalbano on her background and expertise on energy policy!Be sure to LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE, and never miss an episode of the American Experiment Podcast. New episodes every Tuesday at 2pm!00:00 - Welcome back!07:13 - Drum roll please....09:11 - Some of the Speaker's finest work11:43 - "State sanctioned genocide"??22:11 - Recap of the "Save Women's Sports" Rally30:28 - Interview with Sarah Montalbano

Feb 25, 2025 • 55min
Episode 64 - STOP THE TAPE!! Exposing the Ethnic Studies GASLIGHTING!
Send us a textIn this episode of the American Experiment Podcast, we bring Bill Walsh back to the studio with Grace and Kathryn for the second installment of STOP THE TAPE!! In this chapter, Bill, Grace, and Kathryn break down everything from the Education Policy hearing on repealing the RADICAL ethnic studies mandate, and on protecting girls' sports. You won't want to miss this episode of EXPOSING the gaslighting! We call it all out here on the American Experiment Podcast. LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE, so you can be sure to never miss an episode of the American Experiment Podcast! New Episodes every Tuesday at 2pm!

Feb 18, 2025 • 33min
Episode 63 - Land of 10,000 FRAUDS, DEI, and Radical Ethnic Studies!
Send us a textIn the 63rd episode of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace is joined by producer Isaac to discuss the latest uptick in the Scandal Tracker, as well as the 139 DEI employees embedded in Minnesota public colleges and universities. Later, John Hinderaker and Katherine Kersten sit down to discuss the upcoming hearing on repealing the radical ethnic studies mandate from the Walz administration. Including, a behind the scenes look at American Experiment's victory in court against the MN Department of Education.Remember to DOWNLOAD, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode of the American Experiment Podcast! New Episodes every Tuesday at 2!00:00 - Scandal Tracker continues to Rise! 4:28 - DEI Employees in MN State Colleges and Universities 9:32 - John Hinderaker and Katherine Kersten

Feb 11, 2025 • 43min
Episode 62 - STOP THE TAPE!! Accusations FLY at Capitol!
Send us a textAccusations 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 a textIn 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 a textMinnesota 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 a textIn 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 a textIn 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 a textAs 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 a textWHAT. 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.


