Drivetime with DeRusha

This is Halloween weekend, and here on Something Offbeat, our theme today is campfire stories. Sit back, relax imagine toasting some marshmallows and listen in to a story about a famous inventor working in laboratory housed on a moving train and twist on the goldilocks tale that ended with an arrest... and yes, these are true stories. Then, we’ll hear about some researchers who have looked into st...

Lots to get into to cap off the weekend - we begin the show talking about voting as Election Day is nearing - who are you comfortable with? Also Dan Hayes recaps the World Series and the probable delay of a 2027 baseball season! We play Card DeSharks, Emily Leiker joins to talk Vikings and more on voting and Election Day prep in the final hour!

Final hour on a Friday and we discuss the option of eating late dinners as Jason has an 8pm dinner reservation scheduled, voting options for Republicans (and Democrats) next Tuesday. Finally, when it comes to policing - is Minneapolis failing?

Only a few days away and we continue more of Election Day chatter as the Democrats and Republicans are nearing the finish line and what does the future hold for either side - Josh and Jason discuss the different facets to some of these candidates, specifically the main four!

Jason shares a dinner reservation he has for 8pm and the criticism that followed - when is the best time to eat dinner and what better time to debate this - than the beginning of the 5pm hour! We discuss the early and late times for eating dinner!

It is Friday so we have to play a fun game of Card DeSharks and then we talk Vikings with Star Tribune writer Emily Leiker who will be in Detroit this weekend covering the squad as they have an NFC North matchup on the road at Ford Field. We also continue with some of your Halloween and Trick or Treating rules!

It is a big weekend for the Vikings as they have an NFC North battle with the Lions in Detroit - we talked to Emily Leiker with the Minnesota Star Tribune who covers the Minnesota Vikings - we preview the big matchup in the Motor City, Flores defense success, Kyler and offense struggles, Harrison Smith, where you can find her podcast where she and Andrew Krammer further break down Vikings talk, in...

We have to play Card DeSharks and it is a Halloween theme featuring Jan from Bloomington and Neil from Harris playing this one with some ghosts possibly in the mix!

First hour of DriveTime with DeRusha - we get into how you, the listeners, are feeling about your candidates? What is the excitement level to vote? Then we pivot to baseball to officially close the book on another MLB season and look ahead to a labor impasse with next season uncertain - we chat with Dan Hayes of The Athletic!

The book on the 2026 MLB season has closed with the Milwaukee World Series parade taking place today and now we look ahead to what exactly? We get into that, the season that was and could we actually see Twins baseball next season with Dan Hayes of The Athletic!

We are now four days away from Election Day - the ads are almost over, the candidates have made their big push - so what is the temperature of your vote - are you happy with the candidates?

On Thursday's Drivetime with DeRusha... 3pm Hour: Jason talks about the Feds' targeted investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar... and why he thinks she's actually making things worse. Then he talks about the WNBA having to play Game 6 of the Finals during the day because of an arena scheduling crunch - shouldn't the NBA have been able to fix this?! 4pm Hour: Jason talks with journalist and podcast host K...

Thursday 5pm Hour: Jason is joined in-studio by Chip Tangen to talk about his campaign for MN Secretary of State. What change is he hoping to see in the process? Then Jason talks about the VP coming to St. Cloud - would it help our hurt Michele Tafoya to appear with him, and what does that say about us?

The Vice President is coming to St. Cloud tomorrow for an event. Should Michele Tafoya appear with him? Does the boost to the base outweigh the chance it turns off swing voters? Jason discusses.

Jason is joined in-studio by Chip Tangen, Libertarian candidate for Secretary of State. Why is he running and what changes to MN election wall does he want to see?

Thursday 4pm Hour: Jason talks with journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher who's coming to Minneapolis next week for a "post-election" show with some special guests. Why here and what does she see as the focus of this election? Then the City of Minneapolis reached out to Jason to communicate their success with pop-up voting sites - something he criticized a couple of weeks ago. So was he wrong?

The City of Minneapolis reached out to the show to make sure Jason saw the success they've had with their pop-up voting program which he critiqued a couple of weeks ago. Has he changed his mind?

Jason talks with journalist and host of the "Pivot" podcast, Kara Swisher, who's headed to Minneapolis for a post-election show next week. Why here and what does she see as the key issues of this election?

Thursday 3pm Hour: Jason talks about the Feds' targeted investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar... and why he thinks she's actually making things worse. Then he talks about the WNBA having to play Game 6 of the Finals during the day because of an arena scheduling crunch - shouldn't the NBA have been able to fix this?!

Jason explains why he thinks the NBA screwed up in not carving out room for the WNBA to play Game 6 of the Finals in the evening when more people can watch it.

Jason talks about the investigation into Congresswoman Ilhan Omar by the DOJ. Yes, this is a targeted investigation for political reasons. But is she making things worse by making light of it?

We are LIVE from the Skyway Studio at Target Center for DriveTime with DeRusha! We begin the show talking polls ahead of the big Election Day which is six days away! We also chat with Matt Lloyd, General Manager for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sarah Todd, who covers the team for the Minnesota Star Tribune, we also get into the Federal charges brought down today in Minnesota and so much more and of...

Final hour of DriveTime LIVE from the Skyway Studio and we talk to Matt Caldwell, CEO for the Minnesota Timberwolves about ANT, possibly a new arena for the Timberwolves, and more! Talk a little about the Minneapolis City Council and the Federal charges handed down today! Then we also have ENOUGH - what have you had ENOUGH of!

What have you had enough of? We dive into what Jason and Dan have had enough of and some of your fed up moments on a Wednesday with ENOUGH! We sift through political flyers, forwarded mail from family that has passed on, lazy dog owners and more!

Jumping right into it with Matt Caldwell this final hour, we discuss more on the brutal injury to Anthony Edwards, games becoming more accessible to fans, new update on the arena? and more!