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Hosted by John Edwards · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 312 episodes
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A show about Minneapolis politics from the maker of Wedge LIVE, the award winning local news website.
John Edwards hosts Wedge LIVE!, a news show with 312 episodes published.
Two youthful-looking podcasters, Taylor Dahlin and John Edwards, infiltrate a teenage scooter takeover in downtown Minneapolis. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join the conversation: https://bsky.app/profile/wedge.l
Taylor Dahlin and Ethan Knight join this episode for reaction and analysis to the 2026 Minnesota primary. Peggy Flanagan cruise to an easy victory over Angie Craig, and will face NFL sideline reporter/Republican nominee
Irene Fernando, chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, joins me for a blockbuster conversation as we walk around Wirth Lake (using only practical effects, no CGI). We talk about what she's been up to in the
Angela Conley, currently running unopposed for a third term on the Hennepin County board, leads me on a walking tour of the Bryant neighborhood of Minneapolis, known to many as the home of George Floyd Square at 38th and
Professional pedicab driver Phil Schwartz shares his knowledge of the mean streets of Minneapolis and allows us to experience every pothole on the 90+ year old Lyndale Avenue. While doing the complete Lake-to-Hennepin-to
What's the prospect for meaningful statewide housing policy reform in Minnesota? Brit Anbacht (Neighbors for More Neighbors) and Rep. Katie Jones (district 61A) join me to talk about zoning - parking minimums, minimum lo
The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board voted 8-1 last Wednesday to end the use of Minnehaha dog park for off-leash dogs, believing it to be in conflict with the sacred nature of the site for the Dakota community. This u
Legendary parade commentators Taylor Dahlin and John Edwards carry on the tradition of narrating another year of Big Honkin' Trucks rolling down Nicollet Mall. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join the conversation:
Analysis of the results of the Hennepin County DFL Convention. Sheriff Dawanna Witt lost a five round battle of attrition against... nobody. County Commissioners Irene Fernando, Marion Greene, and Angela Conley were all
Rep. Ilhan Omar stops by for a conversation in the middle of Lyndale Avenue, as she campaigns for re-election ahead of the August 11th DFL primary. Then we talk to Eric Harris Bernstein of the Minneapolis Board of Estima
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison stops by for a live conversation at Open Streets on Lyndale Avenue on June 7, 2026. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join the conversation: https://bsky.app/profile/wedge.live
My conversation with Lauren McCarley who is organizing the Uptown People's Assembly as a counter to business interests that have dominated the conversation about Uptown on public safety, homelessness, the proposed busine
Melody Hoffmann of Southwest Voices drives us to the new Uptown Little Caesars. Along the way we discuss the state of Uptown and Minneapolis' unraveling police chief situation. Plus we miss our turn and jump a curb while
My conversation with Kevin Chavis about his campaign for Hennepin County Board in District 3. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join the conversation: https://bsky.app/profile/wedge.live Support the show: https://patr
I'm joined by Taylor Dahlin and Commissioner Jason Garcia for reaction to the resignation of Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara and a rundown of the action at the DFL state convention in Rochester over the weekend (wh
After years of engagement and political wrangling, Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis are ready to approve a new design for Lyndale Avenue South between Franklin and Lake. Because the street was last reconstruct
Not the usual kind of episode. We wanted to present for you the full audio of Davis Moturi's remarks to the Minneapolis City Council from Wednesday, May 13th. If you live in Minneapolis, you've surely seen and read plent
My conversation with state Rep. Dan Wolgamott of St. Cloud about his campaign for Minnesota State Auditor. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join the conversation: https://bsky.app/profile/wedge.live Support the show:
My conversation with Christin Crabtree about her campaign for an at-large seat on the Minneapolis School Board. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join the conversation: https://bsky.app/profile/wedge.live Support the
My conversation with Zack Filipovich, formerly of the Duluth City Council, about his campaign for Minnesota State Auditor. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join the conversation: https://bsky.app/profile/wedge.live S
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