Drivetime with DeRusha

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.

Jeffrey Lunde is the Hennepin County Commissioner for District 1 in Hennepin County. He joins Jason to discuss the Metro Blue line to extend the light rail. There is a funding gap that needs to be closed before the long awaited construction begins. Commissioner Jeffrey Lunde details some of the struggles he’s facing and what he thinks the investment could bring to the community. Jason and Dan shar...

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 second hour Jason asks the listeners if there was one thing they would change about schools, what would it be? Jason and D...

Randy Splett owns the new Minnesota's Original Apple Fries with his wife Myranda. Randy shares how their idea came to be and the people who helped them along the way. Randy also details some of the adversities the booth has faced so far and what prepared him for this experience/experiment. Jason shares his experience with trying the Apple Fries and what he’s seen online. Jason asks Randy’s son Hud...

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 show Jason discusses the exchange of money at the State Fair. He asks how people are paying and if they are tipping. Then,...

Brad Glynn from LiftBridge Brewing joins Jason DeRusha on the WCCO Radio porch to discuss alcohol consumption at the fair. Beer used to be king at the fair but these are different days. Brad Glynn talks about the origins of the happy accident that is their mini donut beer. Jason alludes to the balance you need to have for a specialty beer. Jason asks about their beverage options which now include...

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 3 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 3 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 Jason and Dan banter about what they’d be willing to share with a stranger at the state fair. Dave Schwartz sto...

Dave Schwartz makes his weekly appearance on Drivetime with DeRusha live from the Fair! Jason talks about his upper crust but not rich people seats he had at the Twins game yesterday. Jason asks if Dave could have any season ticket (minus the Wild), which would he want? They also chat about what time they usually head to bed and their (lack of) work out dates with their wives. Jason and Dave talk...

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 3 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 kick off the second hour of the show Jason and Dan wonder if the guilt trippy digital signs above our highways actually inspire dri...

Andrew Zimmern is an Emmy & James Beard award-winning TV personality, chef, writer & teacher. Andrew thinks the Minnesota State Fair is as big as it gets for a socio-cultural gathering. He shares a reason why the State Fair police should be coming for him soon. They both get romantic about what the fair is, how it connects people and previous bits that have found new life. In their second segment...

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 3 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 up the show Jason talks about how present the old Minnesota flag is at the Fair this year and the movement behind it. Jason is...

Mason Moody joins Jason DeRusha on the WCCO Radio Porch. They chat about the bull riding lifestyle, what it’s like competing in the arena and the upcoming Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo here in February!

Affordability is a big talker at the Fair this year. Dr. Tyler Schipper is an economist at the University of St. Thomas. He and a team of students have been tracking the annual price changes at the Fair. They call themselves the Purple Price Trackers. He joins Jason to go over the index he’s created, the data and his thoughts behind it. They talk about how paying with cards vs cash, where serves y...

This week, we’re diving further in to the Lindsay Clancy case as jury deliberations begin. She is a Massachusetts mother who is on trial for killing her three children, and the case has opened up a national conversation about postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. We’ll hear a listener who called in to an Audacy station about his own experience with postpartum disorders. Hosts will also s...

We’ll hear about new crime cases across the country, from a chicken shop killing in Brooklyn and a thwarted terror plot in Buffalo to stabbings in the Bay Area and an officer-involved shooting in San Jose. Then, we’ll hear about the new documentary focused on the Jacob Wetterling case out of Minnesota. Featuring audio from 1010 WINS in New York, KCBS Radio in the Bay Area, KWY Newsradio in Philade...