Drivetime with DeRusha

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...

We’ll hear about a serial pooper in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and we’ll learn what that blood moon eclipse on Thursday was all about. Featuring audio from the Dana & Parks show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and WWJ Newsradio in Detroit.

This week, we’re looking into missing Egyptian artifacts and animal rescues from a pig adopted by legendary songwriter Diane Warren to and a snake to nearly 150 cats. Featuring audio from KNX News in Los Angeles, 1010 WINS in New York and WWJ Newsradio in Detroit.

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...

This week, we’re looking into missing Egyptian artifacts and animal rescues from a pig and a snake to nearly 150 cats, Then, we’ll hear about a serial pooper in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and we’ll learn what that blood moon eclipse on Thursday was all about. Featuring audio from KNX News in Los Angeles, WWJ Newsradio in Detroit, 1010 WINS in New York and the Dana & Parks show out of KMBZ in Kansas City.

The full show for Drivetime with DeRusha for Friday August 28th, 2026. Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 2 of 7 live shows that you can stop by and listen to live 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 third hour Jason discusses second chances and if...

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 2 of 7 live shows that you can stop by and listen to live 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 third hour Jason discusses second chances and if Tony Romo should lose his job with CBS after being pulled over for an O...

Dan Hayes covers the Minnesota Twins for the Athletic. He makes his weekly appearance to talk Twins baseball with Drivetime with DeRusha. Dan gives his thoughts on Walker Jenkins finally getting the call, what tools he has as a player and what fans should be watching for this weekend. Jason asks why Byron Buxton hasn’t been moved to the IL.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 2 of 7 live shows that you can stop by and listen to live if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. Card DeSharks and a visit with Representative Lisa Demuth fill our second hour of the show today.

Representative Lisa Demuth is the Minnesota Speaker of the House and the Republican candidate running for governor of the state of Minnesota. Jason asks about how Rep. Demuth would handle the situation in Texas where the ICE agent who allegedly shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis during Operation Metro Surge was released. They wade into the centerpiece of Rep. Demuth’s campaign… fraud. Jason asks about go...

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. Listeners compete in State Fair related trivia. A family of Burnsville children takes on a lady named Katherine and the game goes the distance.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 2 of 7 live shows that you can stop by and listen to live 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 and Dan discuss the surging record breaking attendance the Fair is seeing in the early days this year. Jason...

Rebecca Cunningham is the President of the University of Minnesota. She joins Drivetime to talk about the North Memorial and Sanford hospital merger that was announced earlier today among other pertinent healthcare topics. Jason asks about the University’s former partnership with Fairview and what has surprised Rebecca most about her job as she enters her third year at the position. Rebecca speaks...

The full Drivetime with DeRusha for Thursday August 27th, 2026. Live from the Minnesota State Fair.

Drivetime with DeRusha kicks off the third hour with a discussion about a family willing camping out overnight to be the first ones into the Fair. Jason would not have approved that family outing. Then, Jason wades into the Flock camera discussion. Jason thinks we should slow down… but not in the way you think. We wrap the first day with a visit from Michelle Hickey from Andy’s Grille and some ecl...

Michelle Hickey from Andy’s Grill wraps our day one guest slate from under the WCCO pergola. They were featured in the Pioneer Press today as part of their 40 year anniversary at the State Fair. Michelle shares some of her vast family history and their multigenerational operation over many years working the stand. She also shares details about their new renovations and mural. She also brings over...