Drivetime with DeRusha

Thursday 4pm Hour: Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks with listeners about the conflict between the White House and certain media outlets - how concerned are you? Then she talks with a Minneapolis lawyer about why he thinks the city would be mistaken to insist on "safety drivers" in Waymos.

Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks with attorney Jason Tarasek who wrote an Op/Ed in the Star Tribune about why he thinks "safety drivers" in Waymos is bad policy for Minneapolis. Is it all about jobs, or should safety be a concern?

Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks about a judge granting a temporary restraining order and ordering the White House to allow CNN, MSNOW & Politico back into the White House... for now. How concerned are listeners about the battle between the President and the media?

Thursday 3pm Hour: Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks about getting her COVID and flu shots, and her concerns that there are government limitations on who can get the COVID shot. Why is this still a controversy? Then she's joined by Blois Olson to talk about the political situation in St. Paul. Can the city government remain effective with the police chief suing the mayor?

Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She's joined by Blois Olson from The Morning Take to talk about the mess in St. Paul between the Mayor and the Police Chief. Can the mayor operate effectively with this lawsuit hanging over her head? How does the city extricate itself from this chaos.

Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks about getting her COVID and Flu shots, and how it seems like the federal and some state governments are seeming to restrict access to it. You don't want it? Fine. But if you do, shouldn't it be your choice?

On Tuesday's Drivetime with DeRusha... 3pm Hour: Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks about why she thinks storage units are bad ideas - between the cost, and the hoarding encouraging - just stop! Then she talks with Scott Nover from the Washington Post who's covering the President's ban on certain media outlets - will it hold up in court? 4pm Hour: Alix talks about her love of PSL (pumpkin spi...

Tuesday 5pm Hour: Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks with Rick Ellis from TooMuchTV.com about the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger going forward and what that means for the industry and consumers. Then she talks about people's reactions when they learn she's just 5-feet tall and what she considers the last "acceptable" prejudice - heightism!

Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks about people's surprise when they learn she's just 5 feet tall and wonders if bias against short people is the last "acceptable" form of discrimination?

Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks with Rick Ellis from TooMuchTV.com about the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. going forward. What does that mean for the TV/Movie industry, and what does it mean for consumers?

Tuesday 4pm Hour: Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks about her love of PSL (pumpkin spice latte) season, and how she embraced it even earlier than usual this year. Then she's joined by former Fox 9 colleague Amy Hockert to talk about a well-known local news show being moved to a digital channel and what it says about the state of local tv news.

Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks with former Fox 9 colleague Amy Hockert about Jana Shortal's "Breaking the News" show being moved to KARE's digital channel and what that says about the state of local TV news.

Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She wasn't planning on starting pumpkin spice drinks this early, but the store was out of her usual coffee additive so she went for it and hasn't looked back. Are you ready to embrace "PSL" season?

Tuesday 3pm Hour: Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks about why she thinks storage units are bad ideas - between the cost, and the hoarding encouraging - just stop! Then she talks with Scott Nover from the Washington Post who's covering the President's ban on certain media outlets - will it hold up in court?

Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She talks with Scott Nover, media reporter from The Washington Post, about President Trump banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House. Will that survive a court challenge? And how are other news outlets responding?

Alix Kendall is in for Jason. She's fired up over the cost of storage units and people wasting money by hanging on to things that nobody really wants. Are they a scam? Is it time to get better about letting stuff go? She talks with listeners.

Dan Cook is in for Jason and we discuss his favorite MN season, how to sneak out of parties, economics vs fraud at the polls and more! Plus guests: Guest: WCCO's Jennifer Mayerle, Executive Producer: A Secret Set Free, Joe Tamburino, owner of Tamburino law group, and Michael Rand of the Star Tribune

What brings us to the polls: economics or fraud? Then Minnesota sports talk with guest Michael Rand of the Star Tribune

Sports talk with guest Michael Rand of the Star Tribune

KSTP data says that economic issues are what voters care about the most, but fraud is where they think politicians should focus. Is it okay to be selfish as a voter or better to look at the bigger picture?

Joe Tamburino, owner of Tamburino law group, joins us in studio to provide legal insight on the case of the Hennepin County Attorney's Office's attempt to reduce the sentence of a convicted murderer. Dan Cook is introverted with a capital “I” so of course he stresses about leaving parties. We bear the question: when it's time to leave a party, how to do leave? Is it rude to leave first? Has our "g...

Dan Cook is introverted with a capital “I” so of course he stresses about leaving parties. We bear the question: when it's time to leave a party, how to do leave? Is it rude to leave first? How does one pull off the Minnesota goodbye?

Joe Tamburino, owner of Tamburino law group, joins us in studio to provide legal insight on the case of the Hennepin County Attorney's Office's attempt to reduce the sentence of a convicted murderer.

Dan Cook is in for Jason and he reallllly loves fall. Like a lot. Then we are joined in studio with Jennifer Mayerle, WCCO Investigative Journalist and Executive Producer of the new documentary: A Secret Set Free: How Hannah LoPresto Became a Champion for Children.

We are joined in studio with Jennifer Mayerle, WCCO Investigative Journalist and Executive Producer of the new documentary: A Secret Set Free: How Hannah LoPresto Became a Champion for Children. Watch on WCCO's YouTube channel.