

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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Jan 10, 2025 • 1h 1min
Feeding our Future UPDATE Webinar
Send us a textThe 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 a textIn 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 a textSo 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.

Dec 17, 2024 • 56min
Episode 52 - Feeding Our Future 2.0?!
Send us a textIn Episode 52 of the American Experiment Podcast, Kathryn and Grace discuss a fire from a homelessness camp that burned down a neighboring home, and if Minnesota has another Feeding Our Future fraud scandal on its hands. Later, John Hinderaker and Economist John Phelan sit down to talk about the brave Minnesotans that fought and died in the Battle of Nashville, honoring the single bloodiest day for Minnesotans in the Civil War, 160 years later.

Dec 10, 2024 • 1h 1min
Episode 51 - Fines, Lawyers, & Scandals, OH MY!
Send us a textIn the fifty-first episode of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace and Kathryn cover the most recent Anthony Edwards fines, and the Daniel Penny verdict. Later, Bill Walsh and Bill Glahn talk about the two controversial election results in the MN House, and explaining how taxpayers footed the bill for a private lawyer for a State Representative.

Dec 3, 2024 • 1h 7min
Episode 50 - American Experiment SUES the MN Department of Education
Send us a textIn the 50th episode of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace and Bill sit down to discuss the lawsuit AE filed against the MN DOE, what the priorities of the new MN legislature should be, and Minneapolis' newest Mayoral candidate. Later, John Hinderaker interviews Policy Fellow David Zimmer about his latest myth-busting crime report showing Minnesota’s offender outcomes are devoid of racial bias.

Nov 26, 2024 • 50min
Episode 49 - Welfare, Wicked, & Wacky Spending
Send us a textOn Episode 49 of the American Experiment Podcast, Economist Martha Njolomole joins Kathryn and Grace on set to discuss her latest piece on welfare spending (be sure to check it out at AmericanExperiment.org). Then, later, Grace interviews Bill Walsh about the annual Golden Turkey award. Be sure to get your votes in by TOMORROW (Nov 27!!)

Nov 19, 2024 • 1h 1min
Episode 48 – Nuclear Energy & Election Integrity
Send us a textIn Episode 48 of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace and Kathryn cover everything happening on AmericanExperiment.org including why Minnesota should lift its nuclear energy ban, Dean Phillips' outrageous tweets, and so much more. Later, John Hinderaker sits down with Cleta Mitchell, renowned lawyer now focused on Election Integrity and host of the “Who’s Counting?” podcast, for an update on the progress that was made between the 2020 and the 2024 elections.

Nov 12, 2024 • 46min
Episode 47 - Test Scores, Crime, & MPA
Send us a textIn this week’s episode, Grace and Kathryn sit down to discuss why Minnesota spends more on education but scores lower than 13 states. Later, Bill Walsh interviews Cristine Trooien, Executive Director of Minnesota Parents Alliance, to recap the wins of over 80 parent-focused school board members across the state.

Nov 5, 2024 • 1h 7min
Episode 46 – Protesting, Polling, & VOTING!
Send us a textHappy Election Day 2024! In this special episode, Grace and Kathryn talk all things Minnesota election! Bill joins to talk about why you should vote AGAINST the lottery amendment, and then interviews renowned pollster Rob Autry. Rob gives us an inside look at how polling works, how candidates use it, and what we should be paying attention to before the results come in!


