Barreiro Conversations

With the Wolves opening the season tonight, who better to get a season primer than our guy Craig Kilborn? Dan and Craiggers go deep on the NBA and what their expectations for the Wolves.

World Trade Center survivor Brian Clark joined Dan Barreiro on the 10 year anniversary of 9/11. Every year around this time we replay this remarkable conversation.

Our friend Michael Hurley joins Dan Barreiro to reflect on his memories of 9/11. Michael is a former CIA officer that served multiple times in Afghanistan after 9/11 and was one of the authors of the 9/11 Commission Report.

Journalist Gerald Posner joins Dan to share his memories of 9/11, the aftermath and what his reporting taught us about what led up to that day.

Dan Barreiro is joined by Twins legend Frank Viola to talk baseball in general and react to the Jose Berrios trade (and where the Twins go from here).

Wild General Manager Bill Guerin joins Dan Barreiro for a conversation about why he felt buying out Zach Parise and Ryan Suter was the right move for the organization and what he feels are the next steps for the team.

Our old friend Craig Kilborn joins Dan again for another wide-ranging and fun conversation including NBA playoff talk, Minnesota State Fair memories, the Timberwolves future with A-Rod as owner and much more!

Sean Grande was a Timberwolves broadcaster in the late 1990's before moving on to become the Voice of the Boston Celtics. Sean has a unique perspective in that he covered the rise of the Wolves with Kevin Garnett and then got to see KG get the ultimate payoff once he got to Boston. Some great stories here!

Ryan Saunders has perhaps the most unique perspective of all of our guests: Former Wolves ballboy, the coaches son, at times KG's personal rebounder at 1:00 in the morning. Ryan joins Dan to share some of his favorite KG stories and talks about his dad's relationship with KG as well.

Kevin Harlan was the Timberwolves broadcaster when Kevin Garnett got to Minnesota and called some of his finest performances as a national broadcaster later on. Harlan joined Dan Barreiro to talk about the early days and what KG means to the Wolves and Minnesota in general.

We continue our Kevin Garnett Appreciation Week with Fred Hoiberg. Freddy was a late-summer addition to the 2004 Western Conference Finals team and talked about coming to Minnesota, what it was like playing with KG, Sam and Spree and reflected on being in the front office when KG was traded.

With the news that former Vikings head coach Jerry Burns has died we went into the archives to find his final in-studio appearance with Dan Barreiro from a few years ago. Dan and Burnsie went through his football life, coaching with Vince Lombardi, Bud Grant and many more. They also reviewed Burnsie's epic postgame rant and had him listen back to it!

Sam Mitchell was on the team when the Timberwolves drafted Kevin Garnett. He talked with Dan Barreiro about his role as a mentor for a young KG and what stood out about him as a young player. Dan and Sam also talk about the Stephon Marbury "What If" scenario that still haunts Wolves fan to this day.

With Kevin Garnett entering the Hall of Fame this week we try to visit with as many people as we can that closely followed or were a part of his career. First up: Trent Tucker, whose first year broadcasting Wolves games was KG's rookie year.

Craig Kilborn joins Dan Barreiro for another wide-ranging conversation about the Wolves, what he thinks about the A-Rod era and of course movies and music. Always fun when Craig takes time to join!

Dan is joined by former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton for another impactful conversation about Daunte Wright, the Derek Chauvin trial and the issues that remain in Minneapolis and beyond.

15 years after Holy Cross shocked the Gophers in the NCAA Hockey Tournament Dan caught up with the student play-by-play voice of the Crusaders Craig Lowell to share some memories of the game and the weekend. Very fun conversation!

Dan Barreiro is joined by new New Mexico Head Coach Richard Pitino to talk about his new job, his time in Minnesota and how much he will miss the State Fair!

Olympic Champion Scott Hamilton joins Dan Barreiro on the 60th anniversary of the tragic plane accident that rocked U.S Figure Skating. Dan and Scott discuss that team and their impact to this day on U.S. Figure Skating and also talked about Scott's tremendous career and accomplishments.

We catch up with Craig Kilborn for the first time in a few months. Craig and Dan talk Wolves (he loves Jaden McDaniels and Jaylen Nowell), the Vikings and they also go deep on some music talk. Always fun to have Craig on the show!

Dan Barreiro is joined by former Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier who is now one step away from the Super Bowl as defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills.

On the day of the Minneapolis Miracle anniversary we throw it back to the day after with Dan Barreiro's conversation with Vikings quarterback Case Keenum.

Dan is joined by Craig Kilborn for a wonderful (and lengthy) conversation about the Vikings, Hollywood, the Wolves and a lot more. So many great stories in this discussion!

Dan is joined by Twins legend Frank Viola to discuss the latest Twins postseason losses, what he thinks is going wrong and where the Twins and MLB should go from here.

Former MLB umpire Tim Tschida joins Dan Barreiro to give his thoughts on the Josh Donaldson ejection, how umpires are evaluated and how this strange season has gone so far. Always entertaining with Tim!

Gopher Athletic Director Mark Coyle joins Dan Barreiro to discuss Big Ten football coming back in October and the decision to drop four sports last week.

Dan was originally joined by World Trade Center survivor Brian Clark on September 11, 2011. Clark was one of only 18 people in the South Tower to escape from a floor where the plane struck, escaping from his office on floor 85.

Entertainment legend Craig Kilborn joined Dan Barreiro for the first time in over a decade. Dan and Craiggers talked about his Minnesota upbringing, late night televsion career, why he's not working and a bunch of Minnesota sports.

Former Wolves player and coach Sam Mitchell joins Dan to react to the NBA (and other sports) boycott, Kenosha and where we need to go from here regarding race in the United States.

Dan is joined by Mayo Clinic Cardiologist Dr. Michael Ackerman to discuss what myocarditis is and what impact it may have on Covid-19 patients.

Wolves Head Coach Ryan Saunders joins Dan Barreiro the day after the team won the NBA Lottery for the 2nd time in the last 5 years. A special edition of "Flip's Friday Funkadelic."

Lumpy is finally on! After years of bringing up him when discussing golf, Tim Herron joined Dan to talk about his career on the PGA Tour, transitioning to the Champions Tour and the upcoming Sanford International event in September.

It might be depressing for longtime Wolves fans...but Kenny Smith from TNT joined Dan Barreiro to talk about the NBA Bubble and what he expects to see. The conversation turned to what might have been if Stephon Marbury had stayed in Minnesota and Kevin Garnett.

Former Montreal Canadiens goalie Ken Dryden was the guest on the latest edition of "Legends with Lou Nanne."

Former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton joined Dan Barreiro for an expansive discussion about her thoughts on police reform, the protests in Minneapolis and the damage to the neighborhood she served on the Minneapolis City Council. Don't miss this one.

Longtime baseball writer and friend of the show Kevin Kernan joins Dan Barreiro to talk about the latest in the Major League Baseball "negotiations."

Dan is joined by former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent to talk about the mess that baseball finds itself in and if they can get out of it.

Dan is joined by Tawanna Black, Founder and CEO of the Center for Economic Inclusion.

Longtime friend of the show St. Cloud Police Chief William Blair Anderson joins to react to the George Floyd killing and the subsequent protests and riots. An insightful and honest conversation.

Our Mayo Clinic Big Knocker joins to review the Vice President's visit to Rochester and the latest in the Covid-19 fight.

Poland native Mania Salinger survived 5 different concentration camps (including Auschwitz). Dan spoke to her in 2015 on the 70th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Remarkable conversation with a woman who was 91 years old at the time and is still speaking about her experiences.

Dan Barreiro is joined by longtime Chicago writer Sam Smith to preview the highly-anticipated Michael Jordan documentary.

Dan is joined by Tony Dungy. Tony talks about his event "Arise With The Guys," how he is spending time at home and his reaction the the Vikings trading Stefon Diggs.

For over a decade Bill Walton has joined Dan Barreiro from the Final Four. There is no Final Four this year but we were thankful that we could still hear Bill Walton's voice and thoughts.

Covid-19 expert Dr. Michael Osterholm joins Dan Barreiro to give his updated thoughts on this pandemic and the United States plan and response.

Civil rights icon Reverend Joseph Lowery died over the weekend at 98 years old. Dan Barreiro spoke to Reverend Lowery on a couple occasions, including this conversation when the Martin Luther King, Jr memorial opened in Washington, D.C.

New Vikings defensive tackle Michael Pierce joins Dan Barreiro.

There is no greater authority on Covid-19 than Dr. Michael Osterholm. The University of Minnesota professor talks to Dan about where we are with coronavirus now and where we are headed.