Drivetime with DeRusha

We’re going to hear about a tragic story involving a baby donkey and get an update on the spotted lanternfly invasion flapping across the U.S. Then we’ll take a peek at a secret world underneath a Bay Area marina, visit a real-life Charlotte’s spider web in the Kansas City area, hear about an escaped pet Kangaroo and meet llamas as they prepare for a costume contest. Featuring audio from the Dave...

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is the last day to catch Drivetime with DeRusha live but we’d love it if you’d stop by and say hi if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is the last day to catch Drivetime with DeRusha live but we’d love it if you’d stop by and say hi if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. Jason debates whether he will come back to the Fair this weekend off the clock. Jason thinks the Mi...

Dan Hayes covers the Minnesota Twins for the Athletic. He joins Jason DeRusha to talk about a CRITICAL series for the Twins in Chicago this weekend. Jason asks about Byron Buxton’s hip injury that will require surgery this offseason. Dan says he knows he has to get it fixed but is still going to try to help push for the playoffs this season. Dan also breaks down what’s transpired in the last few w...

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is the last day to catch Drivetime with DeRusha live but we’d love it if you’d stop by and say hi if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. For the first half of the hour we play Card DeSharks with Les and Mike! Then, Adri Lee stops by to...

Adri Lee is an advice columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune. She joins Jason at the Fair to give out advice and celebrate her new job at the Star Tribune. Listeners send in their questions and Adri does what she does best. She explains what a situationship is, how normal it is to define a relationship, how one knows if they’re the problem and getting ghosted at 60.

Card DeSharks takes place every Friday at 4pm but today we get to do it live! The cards and Jason are at the Fair, naturally so are our contestants this week. Les and Mike square off in State Fair related trivia.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is the last day to catch Drivetime with DeRusha live but we’d love it if you’d stop by and say hi if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. To open the show Jason voices his frustration with the systemic failure that resulted in the loss o...

Michele Tafoya is the Republican nominee running for U.S. Senate. Jason asks if Michele is embarrassed of Minnesota after saying she was ready to flee the state a couple years ago. She says she hears it from people every day and speaks to her passion for Minnesota and what it's meant to her family. Jason goes on to ask Michele about the war in Iran, higher prices, voting for cabinet nominees, Oper...

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 6 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 6 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. Mark Norquist from Culligan water joins Jason to kick off the third hour of the show. Jason then discusses an article saying we’re spe...

Mike Patterson from the Pork Booth joins Jason on the WCCO front porch. He’s a pig farmer from Kenyon and he’s at the fair to show his family’s pigs. He speaks to the scale of the competition at the State Fair, apparently it's the biggest in the country. Jason asks about the difference between raising pigs for production vs raising them for show. Mike gives Jason some ideas on how to use ground po...

Mark Norquist from Culligan water joins Jason to kick off the third hour of the show. Culligan turns 90 this year and what once was just a company tackling hard water has turned into a filtration technologies company. Jason asks how the water game has changed (yes they still sell the jugs). Mark says they offer their best deals of the year at the Fair.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 6 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. Jason opens the second hour with a conversation with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon. Jason then tries to solve the Universit...

Luke Hellier is the Mayor of Lakeville. Every State Fair season Jason invites one of the suburban mayors to talk to him about their neck of the woods. Lakeville is one of the fastest growing cities in the state. Mayor Luke says there’s been an influx of residents since 2020. Jason asks Luke what some of the biggest stress points are in his job currently. Luke speaks about many things but says that...

Steve Simon is the Minnesota Secretary of State and he’s running for re-election. Jason first asks about the state flag and his opponent Tad Jude saying Secretary Steve was instrumental in selecting the new state flag. Secretary Simon pushes back on Tad Jude’s messaging and campaign promises that may or may not be constitutional. Secretary Simon speak to the security of Minnesota’s elections, the...

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 6 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. Jason and Dan open the show discussing yesterday’s mass shooting in downtown Minneapolis. Jason poses a multitude of questions going t...

Tad Jude is the GOP candidate for the Minnesota Secretary of State office. He joins Jason to talk about his motivations for running and the Minnesota state flag(s). Tad speaks to election integrity, cleaning the voting rolls and simplifying the process so it's harder for people to cheat. They also chat about Mike Lindell.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 5 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. Our conversation with Tracy Pearlman continues with its so hot jokes sent in from the listeners. They also chat about solo travel. The...

Jason DeRusha and Tracy Pearlman are visited by a llama, alpaca and their young handlers Flora and Clara. The handlers share some information about their llamas/alpacas and llamas/alpacas in general. They also chat about the Llama Talent Show on the fairgrounds tonight.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 5 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. To open the show Jason discusses the latest from the Vance Boelter case. Tracy Pearlman joins Jason for the back half of the hour.

Tracy Pearlman is the Director of Communications and Marketing for Grand Casino Arena. She makes her weekly appearance on Drivetime live with Jason at the Fair. They talk about the rodeo cowboys, western wear trends, potential family crest designs, banks taking over the metro, fair attendance and their preferences as a fair patron. In their second segment, Tracy and Jason discuss President Trump’s...

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 4 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 4 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. To open the final hour, Hennepin County Commissioner Jeffrey Lunde joins to talk about the Metro Blue line extension. Jason and Dan gi...

Greg Swan is a Minneapolis-based marketing futurist, strategist, consultant, keynote speaker, writer and podcaster. He joins Jason DeRusha to talk about the impact of influencers descending on the State Fair. They talk about branding, what local/national influencers are walking around and the evolution of content creation with the fair.