Drivetime with DeRusha

On Monday's Drivetime with DeRusha... 3pm Hour: Halloween is over, which means Christmas is officially here! Is it too soon? Or do you love it? Then Jason is joined by former MN congressman Tim Penny about data centers in rural MN - why he thinks residents aren't being listened to, and why they should be. 4pm Hour: Jason's joined by Kate Raddatz for this month's "Radd Report" - has "Trunk or Treat...

Monday 5pm Hour: Inspired by Susie Jones' story on the reopening of 394, Jason talks with listeners about who's the jerk - the guy who merges at the last minute on 394E going to 94E? Or the person who's waited patiently and won't let them in? Then he's joined by Dave Schwartz to talk meetings... the Vikings... more meetings... the Gophers... and more meetings...

Jason talks with Dave Schwartz about the weekend in sports - the Vikings finally lose, the Gophers nearly pull of the upset... and a lot of meetings?

Now that 394 construction is done, we're back to the age-old debate - who's the jerk? The person who drives up the middle lane and merges? Or the person who's been waiting in the right lane and won't let them in?

Monday 4pm Hour: Jason's joined by Kate Raddatz for this month's "Radd Report" - has "Trunk or Treat" ruined Halloween? Then Blois Olson from "The Morning Take" joins the show to talk about the razor-thin majorities in the State Legislature - what might they look like after tomorrow's election?

Jason is joined by Blois Olson from "The Morning Take". MN has one of the most closely divided state legislatures in the country. What might it look like after tomorrow's election?

Jason is joined by Kate Raddatz for the monthly "Radd Report" - this month, has "Trunk or Treat" ruined Halloween? And did you have a cool custodian when you were in school?

Monday 3pm Hour: Halloween is over, which means Christmas is officially here! Is it too soon? Or do you love it? Then Jason is joined by former MN congressman Tim Penny about data centers in rural MN - why he thinks residents aren't being listened to, and why they should be.

Former Congressman Tim Penny joins Jason to talk about data centers in rural Minnesota, whey he thinks residents aren't being listened to, and why they should be.

As soon as Halloween ends, here comes the Christmas decorations. Is it too soon? Or are you like Cook and love every second of it?

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?