Chad Hartman

Former Governor Tim Pawlenty joins Chad with two segments of reaction to the midterm results and the direction of his party at a state and national level before some political Swift Takes! to wrap up the show.

Who will square off in the 2028 presidential election and is Peggy Flanagan the clear choice for most underrated politician in Minnesota? All of that and more today during Chad's political edition of Swift Takes!

Former Governor Tim Pawlenty discusses the continued losing streak for Republicans in Minnesota statewide elections, reacts to the Democrat's crushing victory throughout the country, speaks about his relationship and hopes for Amy Klobuchar as Governor and much more!

Chad solicits one word reactions from texters regarding the midterm election results before hearing from Amy Klobuchar in a press conference announcing her goals when she takes over as Governor. After hearing from Klobuchar, Chad offers plenty of reaction to the points she makes.

Chad joins Senator Amy Klobuchar's press conference outlining her goals as she prepares to take over as Minnesota's Governor and reacts to her list.

You get one word to describe the huge success for Democrats in the midterm elections...what's your word?

Dean Phillips joins Chad at the top for two segments reacting to the Democrat landslide in Minnesota and across the country in the midterms before we catch up with Rena Sarigianopoulos of KARE 11 to discuss the national election coverage and find out if she was behind the plan to trick her daughter out of all the hard earned Halloween candy she picked up trick-or-treating.

Our friend Rena Sarigianopoulos of KARE 11 joins to share the story of how her daughter was tricked into trading her massive bowl of Halloween candy for a few pumpkin bars and break down the good and bad of national election coverage last night.

Former Congressman Dean Phillips joins Chad at the top of the show reacting to the huge night for Democrats, what it means at the state and national level, if he has interest in being nominated to take over Amy Klobuchar's Senate seat and much more!

The full broadcast for The Chad Hartman Show for November 3rd, 2026. Guests include Adam Carter, Dr. Lard Cuniff and Jamie Yuccas.

Chad Hartman and Lindsey Brown in for an Election Day edition of the Chad Hartman Show. To open the final hour of the show Chad gets back into Election talk and provides a few takes and hopes for the results. Listeners weigh in with their declarations and thoughts. Finally, Jamie Yuccas makes her weekly appearance on the Chad Hartman Show.

Jamie Yuccas is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles but she still makes time for her hometown with Chad Hartman every week. Chad first asks about the number one issue out in Los Angeles. Jamie talks about the heat surrounding the LA mayoral race and a billionaire tax. She also speaks to the palpable anger towards current Mayor Karen Bass much of which stems from how she handled the Palis...

Chad Hartman and Lindsey Brown in for an Election Day edition of the Chad Hartman Show. Chad is joined by Dr. Lard Cuniff to start the hour where they discuss Dr. Cuniff’s book and the intersectionality of weather and politics. Chad also gives his Swift Take on highway lane usage and when to get over to the right lane.

Dr. Lard Cuniff is an expert on the intersectionality of weather and elections from UMass Lowell. He and Chad discuss the upcoming cold front and how he anticipates it affecting the ongoing election. Dr. Cuniff provides data going back all the way to FDR’s administration and details a forecasting model that explains unspoken truths about clouds and how weather selects candidates.

Chad Hartman and Lindsey Brown in for an Election Day edition of the Chad Hartman Show. Chad leads off the show with the question: Why are you voting for your candidates? Chad and Lindsey provide their views before wading into texts and calls from listeners. Adam Carter joins the studio for our weekly Ask Adam Anything visit.

Topics discussed include: Picking up bar tabs with your buddies, flying the American flag on Election Day, Mike Lindell’s polling location, #2 in the woods without paper, his dream vehicle, if he’s a Wordle guy, Caleb Williams’ ascension, the upcoming four part docu-series on Justin Timberlake and potential election shockers.

Is the Vikings bandwagon emptying out already after the first loss of the season? Chad opens the show reacting to the defeat in Detroit before getting one more midterm look before Election Day with Tom Hauser, the usual fun with Overrated, Underrated or Properly Rated, Chip Scoggins and much more!

Chip Scoggins joins for two segments primarily on weekend losses for the Vikings and Gophers before Chad jumps around between silly and serious topics during Swift Takes!

Chad has sandwiches, hot showers, the horrific plane crash and more as we bounce around between topics during Swift Takes!

Chip Scoggins joins in his usual Monday slot to talk about the Vikings offense continuing to struggle, an unbelievable Gopher football loss to Indiana and his latest excellent column in Strib Varsity.

The Monday staple Overrated, Underrated or Properly Rated carries the first half of the hour before Chad digs back into the midterm election and theories about why the mail-in ballot numbers have been massive.

Chad and Dave agree this midterm is more about people voting on anger instead of positive support. If that's true, is the high turnout we're already seeing in Minnesota mail-in voting about anger over fraud in the state or the Trump administration's choices?

The order is flipped on its head with Chad leading the way in Overrated, Underrated or Properly Rated while Susie Jones eventually joins after being reminded about doing the segment!

Are Vikings fans all jumping off the bandwagon after the team's first loss in nearly a full year? Chad opens the show with Vikings talk before our last pre-midterm visit with Tom Hauser before Election Day tomorrow.

KSTP-TV political reporter Tom Hauser is with Chad to talk about Minnesota's huge amount of mail-in ballots already in the the midterms and where the momentum is the day before Election Day.