Podcasts

Taco Envelope

Is Governor Walz seriously considering splitting up the DHS?

Guest: Nancy LaRoche

Temperature Arbitrage

Somehow, DHS found a new way to lose $76 million.

Guests: John Spry‚ Ph.D. and Brad Johnson

Pecan Ball Russian Tea Cake Mexican Wedding Rings

Sen Michelle Benson brings Christmas cookies and a DHS breakdown.

Guests: Michelle Benson and Kelly Gunderson

The Midichlorian

The contracting industry, Disney Plus, methamphetamines, the changing local papers, and the presidential race.

Guest: Andy Aplikowski

A Mix of Frustration and Confusion

The Department of Human Services is trying to motivational poster their way to trustworthiness.

Guest: Barbara Thomas Smith

Captain Bureaucracy in the Flesh

DHS gets challenged on their policy of never writing down any of their mistakes.

Guests: Frank Pafko and Andy Aplikowski

Troubling Dysfunction

Trustworthiness at MnDHS means no one taking responsibility for major Medicaid overpayments, right?

Guest: Barbara Thomas Smith

Shipshow

DHS is re-retaliating against their compliance whistleblower.

Guest: Matt Bilski

Captain Bureaucracy

DHS was caught paying money to the dead.

Guests: Frank Pafko and Melissa Sauser

Emergency Nacho Relief

Jack Tomczak is living in the 1970s and he has the pink ring to prove it.

Guest: Jack Tomczak

Bureaucracy Speak

We’re already three days in to new DHS commissioner Jodi Harpstead’s 90-day plan.

Guest: Andrew Smith

Acting Commissioner Has-Been

There sure are a lot of unanswered questions ask of the Department of Human Services.

Guest: Andy Aplikowski