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Dan Barreiro (3pm-6:30pm) dives into the world of sports, politics and the day's top news.

Dan Barreiro


    • Apr 10, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 6,829 EPISODES

    4.3 from 191 ratings Listeners of Dan Barreiro that love the show mention: twin cities, dan, sports, best, show, great.


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    The Dan Barreiro podcast is a refreshing and unapologetically honest take on sports and current events. While I may not agree with everything he says, I appreciate that Dan calls it like he sees it and isn't afraid to blast either side of the aisle. This podcast strikes a perfect balance between sports coverage and discussions about current events, which keeps me engaged as a listener. As someone from Minnesota, I particularly enjoy the fact that it is skewed towards the local perspective, adding an extra layer of relatability for me.

    One of the best aspects of The Dan Barreiro podcast is the quality of guests that are featured. Whether it's athletes, coaches, analysts, or other influential figures in the world of sports and beyond, Barreiro consistently brings in intriguing individuals who offer valuable insights and perspectives. This elevates the overall listening experience and makes each episode compelling and worth tuning into.

    Another aspect that sets this podcast apart is Dan Barreiro's interviewing skills. He has a knack for drawing out the best from his guests and asking thoughtful questions that elicit informative responses. His ability to navigate conversations makes each interview feel dynamic and engaging.

    However, one potential drawback of this podcast is its skewed focus towards Minnesota. While this may be enjoyable for listeners from the area, those outside of Minnesota might find some episodes less relevant or relatable to their own interests or experiences. It would be great to see a broader range of topics covered to appeal to a wider audience.

    In conclusion, The Dan Barreiro podcast offers a refreshing blend of sports coverage and discussions on current events. Dan's unfiltered approach to commentary is both entertaining and thought-provoking. With high-quality guests and skilled interviewing techniques, this podcast delivers an engaging listening experience overall. While its focus on Minnesota at times limits its broader appeal, it remains one of the best sports/talk radio shows in the Twin Cities.



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    Wild Lose/Lavelle Neal - Bumper to Bumper 4/10/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 45:49


    Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the Wild loss in Dallas last night and how concerned he is about the goaltending moving forward before Lavelle Neal makes his weekly appearance and talks Twins as well as the World Cup soccer ticket pricing controversy.

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    Top 5/Trent Tucker - Bumper to Bumper 4/10/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 64:27


    Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5 before our guy Trent Tucker joins from some Wolves and NBA talk to wrap up the week.

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    Lou Raguse - Bumper to Bumper 4/10/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 44:53


    Dan is joined by KARE-11 reporter Lou Raguse who is again reporting on a Minnesota fraud case; this time involving a defendant that has evidently left the country.

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    Twins/All The President's Men - Bumper to Bumper 4/9/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 48:08


    Dan Barreiro opens the show with some Twins talk as they go for the sweep of the Tigers before discussing the 50 year anniversary of "All The President's Men" release.

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    Russo Radio/Streaming Problems - Bumper to Bumper 4/9/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 65:04


    Michael Russo joins from Dallas to preview the huge Wild/Stars game tonight before Dan and Gaardsy discuss some streaming issues as it relates to watching live sports. Dan wraps up the show recapping the Twins sweep and with some more All The President's Men talk.

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    Dr. Dan's Inbox/News On The March - Bumper to Bumper 4/9/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 47:27


    We open "Dr. Dan's Inbox" for two extended segments with some great entries from the audience before Dan gives us another edition of "News on the March!"

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    News On The March - Bumper to Bumper 4/8/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 41:33


    Dan Barreiro opens the show and spends much of the first hour with News on the March discussing both local and national news stories in and out of the toy department.

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    Top 5/Pat Kessler - Bumper to Bumper 4/8/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 42:24


    Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5 before Pat Kessler joins for his weekly appearance talking politics (after some usual Kessler Chaos).

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    Latest Pelf/San Fran Update - Bumper to Bumper 4/8/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 42:00


    Dan and Gaardsy discuss the latest Geno Auriemma apology and if he gets any credit for it before Dan reads a story with an update from San Francisco that he hopes leaders in Minneapolis are listening to.

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    Bad News Bears! - Bumper to Bumper 4/7/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 44:58


    Dan Barreiro opens the show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release date for the movie that he claims is the 2nd-best baseball movie ever: The Bad News Bears!

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    Top 5/Lou Nanne - Bumper to Bumper 4/7/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 60:24


    Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5 before Lou Nanne makes his weekly appearance with the Wild making a final push for home-ice advantage in the playoffs coming up in the next two weeks.

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    Michael Hurley - Bumper to Bumper 4/7/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 45:43


    Dan is joined by our friend Michael Hurley for his analysis of the Iran situation.

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    Insanity?/Jonny Athletic - Bumper to Bumper 4/6/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 46:57


    Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the definition of insanity regarding the Twins start to the season before Jonny Athletic makes his weekly appearance for some Wolves-in-crisis talk.

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    Top 5/Tim Tschida - Bumper to Bumper 4/6/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 44:14


    Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5 before our friend Tim Tschida joins for some MLB umpire discussion and baseball talk in general.

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    Randi Kaye on Artemis - Bumper to Bumper 4/6/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 39:36


    Dan is joined by our longtime friend Randi Kaye from CNN to get the latest on her reporting on the Artemis 2 space exploration!

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    Target Field Power?/Lavelle Neal - Bumper to Bumper 4/3/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 49:08


    Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the actual power outage at Target Field just before the Twins Home Opener?? Lavelle Neal makes his weekly appearance from the ballpark!

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    Top 5/Ben Goessling - Bumper to Bumper 4/3/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 40:29


    Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5 before Ben Goessling makes his regular appearance to talk Vikings, NFL and Kirk Cousins to Vegas!

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    Richard Pitino! - Bumper to Bumper 4/3/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 48:30


    Our old buddy Richard Pitino (now at Xavier) joins the show to talk about the Final Four teams as well as the college basketball landscape in general.

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    Kevin Seifert! - Bumper to Bumper 4/02/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 51:33 Transcription Available


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    Kevin Seifert! - Bumper to Bumper 4/02/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 51:48


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    Andy Luger! - Bumper to Bumper 4/02/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 43:03 Transcription Available


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    Andy Luger! - Bumper to Bumper 4/02/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 36:54


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    Russo Radio! - Bumper to Bumper 4/02/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 62:54 Transcription Available


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    Russo Radio! - Bumper to Bumper 4/02/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 62:36


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    Aaron Gleeman! - Bumper to Bumper 4/01/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 47:09 Transcription Available


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    Aaron Gleeman! - Bumper to Bumper 4/01/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 47:43


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    Bonus Gleeman! - Bumper to Bumper 4/01/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 43:16 Transcription Available


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    Bonus Gleeman! - Bumper to Bumper 4/01/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 41:21


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    Top 5, Pat Kessler! - Bumper to Bumper 4/01/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 66:53 Transcription Available


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    Top 5, Pat Kessler! - Bumper to Bumper 4/01/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 68:39


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    Replacement Refs?/Tom Crean - Bumper to Bumper 3/31/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 53:13 Transcription Available


    Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the possibility that the NFL will start the season with replacement refs before our friend Tom Crean joins for a great discussion about March Madness as well as Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Top 5/Lou Nanne In-Studio! - Bumper to Bumper 3/31/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 60:26 Transcription Available


    Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5 with Lou Nanne in-studio before Louie stays around for a great hour of Wild discussion as well as Gopher hockey talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Replacement Refs?/Tom Crean - Bumper to Bumper 3/31/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 51:18


    Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the possibility that the NFL will start the season with replacement refs before our friend Tom Crean joins for a great discussion about March Madness as well as Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves.

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    Rich Gannon - Bumper to Bumper 3/31/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 42:21 Transcription Available


    Dan and Gaardsy review some texts on the first hour topics before former Viking quarterback Rich Gannon joins for his thoughts on the Vikings quarterback situation as well as his memories of his former teammate Joey Browner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Top 5/Lou Nanne In-Studio! - Bumper to Bumper 3/31/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 62:28


    Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5 with Lou Nanne in-studio before Louie stays around for a great hour of Wild discussion as well as Gopher hockey talk.

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    Rich Gannon - Bumper to Bumper 3/31/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 43:44


    Dan and Gaardsy review some texts on the first hour topics before former Viking quarterback Rich Gannon joins for his thoughts on the Vikings quarterback situation as well as his memories of his former teammate Joey Browner.

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    Feel Bad For Duke?/Winter Team Worries - Bumper to Bumper 3/20/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 45:33 Transcription Available


    Dan Barreiro opens the week wondering if anybody feels bad for Duke after their March Madness Meltdown against UConn yesterday before asking and discussing which winter sports team (Wolves or Wild) you are most concerned about with injuries and poor play for both recently. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Top 5/Alec Lewis From Owner's Meetings - Bumper to Bumper 3/30/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 63:10 Transcription Available


    Dan and Gaardsy review the Wolves injury news and latest Twins loss in the Top 5 before Alec Lewis from The Athletic joins from the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix to recap what Kevin O'Connell and Rob Brzezinski had to say today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Feel Bad For Duke?/Winter Team Worries - Bumper to Bumper 3/20/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 46:21


    Dan Barreiro opens the week wondering if anybody feels bad for Duke after their March Madness Meltdown against UConn yesterday before asking and discussing which winter sports team (Wolves or Wild) you are most concerned about with injuries and poor play for both recently.

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    Top 5/Alec Lewis From Owner's Meetings - Bumper to Bumper 3/30/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 63:38


    Dan and Gaardsy review the Wolves injury news and latest Twins loss in the Top 5 before Alec Lewis from The Athletic joins from the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix to recap what Kevin O'Connell and Rob Brzezinski had to say today.

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    Jonny Athletic/More March Madness - Bumper to Bumper 3/30/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 44:15 Transcription Available


    Jonny Athletic joins from Dallas where he is tracking Anthony Edwards return to the Wolves lineup tonight against the Mavs. Dan and Gaardsy also revisit the first hour topics of Wolves and Wild woes and March Madness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Jonny Athletic/More March Madness - Bumper to Bumper 3/30/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 45:48


    Jonny Athletic joins from Dallas where he is tracking Anthony Edwards return to the Wolves lineup tonight against the Mavs. Dan and Gaardsy also revisit the first hour topics of Wolves and Wild woes and March Madness.

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    Guest Gaardsy! - Bumper to Bumper 3/27/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 45:23 Transcription Available


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    Guest Gaardsy! - Bumper to Bumper 3/27/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 46:13


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    Ben Goessling! - Bumper to Bumper 3/27/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 44:25 Transcription Available


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    Ben Goessling! - Bumper to Bumper 3/27/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 44:42


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    Top 5, Lavelle E Neal III! - Bumper to Bumper 3/27/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 39:10 Transcription Available


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    Top 5, Lavelle E Neal III! - Bumper to Bumper 3/27/26 Hour Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 39:27


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    Russo Radio! - Bumper to Bumper 3/26/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 45:35 Transcription Available


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    Russo Radio! - Bumper to Bumper 3/26/26 Hour One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 42:18


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    Guest Gaardsy! - Bumper to Bumper 3/26/26 Hour Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 44:32 Transcription Available


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