lazer loons

A live weekly panel show about MN, hosted by @joelleeman. Streaming on @xspaces, Fridays at noon. Come hang with us. Made with ❤️ from @SaintPaul.

[lazer loons @lazerloons]

Hey 👋

Here’s a bit of background on @lazerloons.

TLDR: We are a weekly live panel show about MN, streaming on @XSpaces.

We are also here to carve out a little corner of #MNTwitter for curious people to hang and chat. No jerks allowed.

DM or reply to say hey. ✌️

[Joel Leeman @joelleeman]

The vibe shift we're feeling nationally is also happening right here in Minnesota.

I think we will look back on Summer 2024 as being the start of something special -- what I'm calling the Minnesota Moment.

Which leads me to this: I'm launching a new limited-run weekly live show to document this moment. It's called @lazerloons, and will be hosted on @XSpaces.

[Joel Leeman @joelleeman]

👋 @ConnectRequest is BACK.

Season 3, Episode 1 drops tomorrow, featuring @businessbarista. It's gonna be lit. 🔥

Streaming in all the places.

From @joelleeman x @hotmerlot x Vivace Studios

[Joel Leeman @joelleeman]

Live now! Minnesota-born @jameshohmann is giving his perspective on Minnesota as a member of the DC chattering class.*

*Amazing journalists and commentators!

[lazer loons @lazerloons]

@MelodySWV @joelleeman @jameshohmann Nbd

[Melody Hoffmann @MelodySWV]

Look, no big deal but I'm talking with WaPo's @jameshohmann about Minnesota culture and Tim Walz.

[lazer loons @lazerloons]

Come hang!! @jameshohmann is giving us some perspective on Minnesota from afar.

[Joel Leeman @joelleeman]

What impact did @Tim_Walz's debate performance have on the race? 📉
What's up with the media blitz this week? 📺
When will he be going on Hot Ones? 🌶️

We will be talking about all of this and more today with @jameshohmann, editorial writer, columnist, chief commentator at @washingtonpost*.

Join @MelodySWV, me, and James for a very special Monday edition of @lazerloons streaming live on @X at 12:00 PM central.

*Oh, and he contributed to @washingtonpost's Jan. 6 coverage that earned the paper the 2022 @PulitzerPrizes in Public Service.

@XSpaces @WashPostPR @SWVoicesMPLS @KamalaHarris @KamalaHQ

JOIN US:
https://t.co/KFKxwRj17e

[Melody Hoffmann @MelodySWV]

I have been dragged back to @lazerloons on a Monday to talk with a Washington Post columnist about the most famous Diet Mt. Dew drinker in Minnesota.

[Joel Leeman @joelleeman]

What impact did @Tim_Walz's debate performance have on the race? 📉
What's up with the media blitz this week? 📺
When will he be going on Hot Ones? 🌶️

We will be talking about all of this and more today with @jameshohmann, editorial writer, columnist, chief commentator at @washingtonpost*.

Join @MelodySWV, me, and James for a very special Monday edition of @lazerloons streaming live on @X at 12:00 PM central.

*Oh, and he contributed to @washingtonpost's Jan. 6 coverage that earned the paper the 2022 @PulitzerPrizes in Public Service.

@XSpaces @WashPostPR @SWVoicesMPLS @KamalaHarris @KamalaHQ

JOIN US:
https://t.co/KFKxwRj17e

[lazer loons @lazerloons]

Needs more loon calls

[Joel Leeman @joelleeman]

Last night was a dream. We’ve got some beats in Minnesota.

BPM @ Hook & Ladder MPLS.

[lazer loons @lazerloons]

🔔 Smash that set reminder button for Monday at noon, for what should be an illuminating conversation on the

Hot Walz Summer

as we enter the final sprint to Nov 4.

Guest: @jameshohmann (@washingtonpost)

Co-hosts:
@MelodySWV (@SWVoicesMPLS)
@joelleeman (guy on Twitter)

[Joel Leeman @joelleeman]

This is happening tomorrow. You should come hang with @MelodySWV @jameshohmann and me on @lazerloons for your lunch break.

Bring questions.

[lazer loons @lazerloons]

🔔 Smash that set reminder button for Monday at noon, for what should be an illuminating conversation on the

Hot Walz Summer

as we enter the final sprint to Nov 4.

Guest: @jameshohmann (@washingtonpost)

Co-hosts:
@MelodySWV (@SWVoicesMPLS)
@joelleeman (guy on Twitter)

[Joel Leeman @joelleeman]

.⁦@lazerloons⁩ is going live on Monday with @jameshohmann⁩, MN-raised editorial writer and columnist for the ⁦@washingtonpost⁩.

We will check in on Walz, getting into his debate coverage, the ⁦@MarkLeibovich⁩⁩ article, and more! https://t.co/C29MDrxAoq

[Joel Leeman @joelleeman]

.⁦@lazerloons⁩ is going live on Monday with @jameshohmann⁩, MN-raised editorial writer and columnist for the ⁦@washingtonpost⁩.

We will check in on Walz, getting into his debate coverage, the ⁦@MarkLeibovich⁩⁩ article, and more! https://t.co/C29MDrxAoq

[lazer loons @lazerloons]

We are also grateful for the benevolence of the giant loon. Under her eye.

[Joel Leeman @joelleeman]

Urban geographer and historian @BillLindeke is "grateful for the benevolence of the [giant] loon" but it also leaves him "helpless and hopeless."

For him, the giant loon (have we landed on an official name?) represents the one-sided relationship the city has with capital.

@lazerloons

[Joel Leeman @joelleeman]

THANK YOU to everyone who tuned in live to today's episode of @lazerloons. We did a really fun deep dive into two of the most intriguing news items this week in Saint Paul - giant loons and local cannabis regulation!

An enormous thank you to Saint Paul mensches @BillLindeke (@MinnPost) and @FrederickMelo (@PioneerPress) and my guest co-host from across the river @MelodySWV (@SWVoicesMPLS).

Replay available here if you want to check it out:

https://t.co/9mJxSrdaUo

[lazer loons @lazerloons]

@MelodySWV Facts no printer as the kids would say

[Melody Hoffmann @MelodySWV]

Excited to reunite with my grad school colleague Dr. Lindeke and talk with fellow reporter Frederick Melo. I "promise" to not use any of Spaces' sound effect buttons this time.

[Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl @FrederickMelo]

Got an invite. Said yes. Not sure what happens nexts…

[lazer loons @lazerloons]

RT @joelleeman: Tomorrow on @lazerloons: It's a Saint Paul special with two of my favorite Twitter follows.

1. @BillLindeke / @MinnPost (a…

[lazer loons @lazerloons]

Should we talk about the giant loon on this week’s show?