Chad Hartman

Chad opens the show with reaction to the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night and the reactions we've seen from politicians and the public.

We’re getting a little eerie this week with tales of hauntings and infestations. These include actor Val Kilmer’s artificial intelligence-fueled return in a new film, and an interview with the grandson of paranormal investigators who inspired the Amityville Horror and Conjuring franchises. We’ll also dive into a study that reveals how many Americans believe they have psychic abilities and we’ll le...

Another busy Friday show has great guests including Matthew Coller of Purple Insider, Sheletta Brundidge for Feisty Friday, Star Tribune columnist Rochelle Olson, Pioneer Press Wolves writer Jace Frederick, and the Am I Wrong? committee chairman!

Jace Frederick of the Pioneer Press joins Chad with great information and reaction to the Wolves beating up on Denver last night in game 3 of their playoff series. Later, Chad takes favorite pizza places in town before the Am I Wrong? committee takes over with the weekly resolutions.

The Am I Wrong? committee is back with their weekly resolutions, presented by Dave, this week regarding the NBA and NHL playoff structures, internet cookies, and Chad's losing battle on rotisserie chicken.

Pioneer Press Wolves writer Jace Frederick joins Chad with a review of the Wolves crushing Denver last night in game 3 of their playoff series.

Feisty Friday with Sheletta leads with a segment discussing the scandalous affair between Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini before we switch to politics with Rochelle Olson discussing this week's Cheers & Jeers column.

Star Tribune columnist Rochelle Olson joins to talk politics and this week's Cheers & Jeers column, starting with the large discrepancies in Ilhan Omar's financial disclosures.

What does Sheletta Brundidge make of the Mike Vrabel/Dianna Russini affair and continuing fallout? Chad and Sheletta dig deep into the gossip today on a Feisty Friday.

What's behind new statistics showing a surprisingly high number of Americans that have cut ties with family members or friends? That's the topic for the start of the show before Chad reacts to the Vikings selecting Caleb Banks as their top pick in the 2026 draft last night with Matthew Coller of Purple Insider.

Purple Insider head honcho Matthew Coller joins Chad with his reaction to Vikings selecting Caleb Banks with their first pick in the draft.

The number of Americans who say they've cut ties with a family member or friend within the last year, particularly among younger people, is shockingly high. Chad opens the show by sharing the numbers and discussing the issue.

Minnesota Wild analyst Ryan Carter joins Chad at the top of the hour with reaction to last night's double overtime loss and why game 4 of their series against Dallas is now a must win for the Wild. Later, we hear from Jason DeRusha on multiple topics, including news that the Basilica Block Party is no more.

Is losing the Basilica Block Party a big deal for the Twin Cities given the many opportunities we now have for outdoor music in the summer? Jason DeRusha joins on that question and more!

Wild TV analyst Ryan Carter joins Chad with reaction to the team's double overtime loss to Dallas in game 3 of their playoff series and why he feels game 4 is a must-win for the Wild to even the series.

Chad opens the hour with two segments of Rapid Fire Radio before a good conversation with ProPublica reporter Anjeanette Damon about peptides and the possibility of loosening government restrictions around them.

What should we know about peptides, why people take them, and the likelihood that RFK Jr is able to loosen government regulations around them? ProPublica reporter Anjeanette Damon joins with excellent background and insight into the story.

Chad hits on a few varied topics today during another round of Rapid Fire Radio!

Susie Jones joins to tell us who at WCCO has her in a foul mood today, Chad and Adam Carter discuss the Wild's game 3 playoff loss and how they've looked so far in the series, and we nominate some of the biggest villains in Minnesota history.

Who do Minnesotans view as the biggest villains to us in state history?

Susie Jones sticks around after her newscast to open the show to come clean, or at least as clean as she can, about who is bugging her today at WCCO.

This hour Chad talks about Europe permanently banning smoking for younger residents and should the United States follow their lead, plus we get an update on the fatal shooting near Southdale in Edina.

This hour Chad and Chris talk about the changing of the Minnesota state flag and why outrage is overblown, and he talks about the latest in the Hortman investigation with former St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson.

Chad and Chris discuss the change of the Minnesota state flag and why sometimes people are misguided with the reasons behind it.

Chad talks with former St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson about the latest Star Tribune report regarding the timeline of the Hortman shooting, why people are second guessing the process, why you have to fall back on protocols, the important of "after action reports"resources, who should have access, why he says Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara is doing a good job and more.