Liz Collin Reports

Meaningful Minnesota conversations with Liz Collin. New stories and guests every episode. Liz Collin is a Minnesota native raised in Worthington and a multi-Emmy-Award-winning investigative reporter and news anchor. She is the producer of The Fall of Minneapolis and Minnesota v We the People documentary films, and author of They’re Lying: The Media, the Left, and The Death of George Floyd . Her work has prompted important state laws. Yet perhaps most of all, Liz has been giving a voice to the truth—and helping others tell their stories—for more than 20 years.

Liz Collin Reports is a news podcast hosted by Alpha News, with 306 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Alpha News hosts Liz Collin Reports, a news show with 306 episodes published.

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  Episode #301

  Ep. 301: Public affairs director calls out food stamp fraud in Minnesota: 'It's really fraud by design'

  Sep 29, 202611 min

  Send us Fan Mail Matt Schmid, the public affairs director of Rural America and Security, Midwest at the America First Policy Institute, spoke with Liz Collin about the shocking amount of fraud involving SNAP benefits. Schmid talked about some of the high-profile cases of fraudsters driving luxury cars, sending millions overseas — and still receiving food stamps. "Minnesota taxpayers are on the hook for $130 million in new state spending as part of a cost share that Minnesota and other states who are not managing their program well,” Schmid explained. “Any given welfare program, any given public assistance program, is only as good as the folks who manage it. Leadership matters,” he added. Support the show

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  Episode #300

  Ep. 300: Husband calls out 'crime is down' hypocrisy after wife miraculously survives Minneapolis mass shooting

  Sep 24, 202610 min

  Send us Fan Mail Bob Peterson spoke with Liz Collin about how his wife Jan was shot six times while working at Loring Towers in MInneapolis — and her miraculous survival. Peterson said there were plenty of warning signs that were ignored for months before the shooting took place. Peterson also spoke about the hypocrisy of elected officials, like Mayor Jacob Frey, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, and others who claim that Minneapolis is safe and that "crime is down." “It's just pure lies all the time. Like I said, I'll meet Mary out there and we'll go walk around about one in the morning and make sure we don't have any guards or guns with us and take a stroll around … and see how much they think it's safe, because it's just not true,” said Peterson. Support the show

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  Episode #299

  Ep. 299: Former park board member slams the out-of-control unlicensed food vendor problem in Minneapolis

  Sep 22, 20269 min

  Send us Fan Mail Becka Thompson, a former Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Commissioner and former candidate for Minneapolis City Council, spoke with Liz Collin about the out of control problem with unlicensed food vendors in Minneapolis. Thompson also spoke about the politicians who have been apparently encouraging the problem or turning a blind eye to it. “The amount of laws that are broken ... the massive amounts of the fire codes being violated, the business codes being violated — it's obscene what's being allowed to happen,” Thompson said. “I mean, dumping grease into our stormwater system, like I don't even know where to begin on that,” she added. Support the show

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  Episode #298

  Ep. 298: EXCLUSIVE: Former therapist slams 'fraudulent autism centers' in Minnesota, including one run by Flanagan ‘friend’

  Sep 17, 202610 min

  Send us Fan Mail Grant Morgan, a former therapist in Minnesota’s autism program, spoke with Liz Collin about what he calls "fraudulent autism centers,” including one operated by Nimco Ahmed — a “friend” of Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan. Morgan worked at both Spectrum Therapy Center and Milestone Development Center. According to state records, Ahmed is listed as the CEO of the Milestone Development Center. The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) confirmed it has open investigations into both centers. DHS said it cannot provide further details on open investigations. Both centers denied any wrongdoing in interviews with Alpha News. Morgan said he worked with "people completely unqualified to do the work." Support the show

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  Episode #296

  Ep. 296: Human rights scholar calls on Americans to ‘stand up to the Chinese Communist Party'

  Sep 10, 20268 min

  Send us Fan Mail Bill Saunders, a scholar of religious liberty and human rights at the Catholic University of America, joined Liz Collin on her podcast. Saunders told the story of Chen Guangcheng, aka the “Barefoot Lawyer"— a blind, self-taught lawyer who shares his journey from a remote Chinese village to dignity and freedom in America. Saunders also spoke about how the Chinese Communist Party "spends a lot of money in the United States, millions and millions of dollars to influence everything you can think about, from Hollywood to Wall Street." And he cautioned that "if Americans want to preserve their democracy, their freedom of speech, their human rights, and the rule of law, they've got to find ways to stand up to the Communist Party.” Saunders and Guangcheng will speak at the Life Legal Benefit Dinner on October 3, 2026 in St. Michael, Minnesota: https://lifelegalmn.org/2026mndinner/ Support the show

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