Drivetime with DeRusha

On Thursday's Drivetime with DeRusha... 3pm Hour: Jason starts the show talking about producer Dan's elevator experience today and the simple etiquettes we seem to be missing more often in society. Then he's joined by Saara Huhtasaari, a body language expert, to talk about the types of non-verbal communication we miss all too often. 4pm Hour: Jason talks about a MN bakery getting a lot of attentio...

Thursday 5pm Hour: Jason talks about a political ad that uses an AI animation of Peggy Flanagan to attack her. Minnesota may have an anti-deepfake law, but are we really ready to push back against AI ads? Then he welcomes our internet guru Greg Swan in-studio to talk ChatGPT'ing yourself, a carrier pigeon app, and much more!

Jason talks to his favorite internet expert Greg Swan each month. This month they talk about AI ads, text/email songs, ChatGPT'ing yourself, and... carrier pigeons?

Jason talks about a Super PAC ad that uses an AI animated picture of Peggy Flanagan to attack her campaign. MN has a law banning deepfake political ads. Is that enough to stop these sorts of things?

Thursday 4pm Hour: Jason talks about a MN bakery getting a lot of attention for celebrating "Nuclear Family Month". Is that really about celebrating the family? Or is it about sticking it to PRIDE month? Then he talks with Alan Nugent from Stockholm Pie & General Store on DeRusha Eats!

Jason talks with Alan Nugent from Stockholm Pie & General Store about what else... pie! Check out today's DeRusha Eats!

Jason talks about a bakery in MN that has gotten a lot of attention for a sign claiming to celebrate "Nuclear Family Month". Is that really about celebrating the family? Or just sticking it to PRIDE month? Listeners weigh in.

Thursday 3pm Hour: Jason starts the show talking about producer Dan's elevator experience today and the simple etiquettes we seem to be missing more often in society. Then he's joined by Saara Huhtasaari, a body language expert, to talk about the types of non-verbal communication we miss all too often.

Jason talks with body language expert Saara Huhtasaari about how we miss out on a ton of non-verbal communication through not understanding people's body language.

Producer Dan Cook had an elevator experience on the way into work. Shouldn't there just be a societal understanding that we let people get OFF the elevator before we try to get ON the elevator?! What's the societal understanding you think people screw up?

On Wednesday's Drivetime with DeRusha (following Twins baseball).... 4pm Hour: Jason talks about the firing of Scott Pelley from "60 Minutes". Was that the right move? Listeners weigh in. Then he talks about who Minneapolis should be looking for in a new police chief - an insider or an outsider? 5pm Hour: Jason talks about the St. Paul attorney declining to charge protesters who disrupted a church...

Wednesday 5pm Hour: Jason talks about the St. Paul attorney declining to charge protesters who disrupted a church service during Metro Surge. Shouldn't there have been SOME kind of charge?! Then it's time to vent our spleens and share what's grinding our gears on ENOUGH!!!

What's grinding your gears this week? It's time for our weekly spleen-venting session on a segment we like to call: ENOUGH!!!

The St. Paul city attorney says there will be no state charges against protesters who disrupted a church service because they believed a pastor at the church also worked for ICE. Shouldn't they be charged with something?!

Wednesday 4pm Hour: Jason talks about the firing of Scott Pelley from "60 Minutes". Was that the right move? Listeners weigh in. Then he talks about who Minneapolis should be looking for in a new police chief - an insider or an outsider?

Jason talks about who should be the next Minneapolis Police Chief - an insider who's already familiar with the City and the department? Or an outsider with a fresh perspective? Listeners weigh in.

Jason talks about the firing of Scott Pelley from "60 Minutes". Pelley was arrogant and self-serving in how he chose to criticize his new bosses. But Jason thinks his bosses made a mistake in firing him, giving him just what he wants. He talks with listeners about whether they'd have fired him too.

On Tuesday's Drivetime with DeRusha... 3pm Hour: after a lot of political insider talk, Jason wants to know what voters think is the #1 issue for the August primaries? Then he talks with House Speaker Lisa Demuth who's decided to continue running for Governor after losing the GOP endorsement. What made her decide to keep going? 4pm Hour: Summer weather is upon us! Jason wants to know where listene...

Tuesday 5pm Hour: Jason talks about former State Sen. Nicole Mitchell considering a return to politics. Is forgiveness the operative idea? Or can we forgive, but also hold leaders to higher standards? Then he talks with Cleveland, MN Fire Chief Brady Hahn about the volunteer system and why MN is experiencing a firefighter shortage.

Jason talks with Cleveland MN Fire Chief Brady Hahn about the number of MN firefighters that are in the volunteer system and why those numbers have moved in the wrong direction.

Jason talks about former State Senator Nicole Mitchell, who resigned from office after her conviction, and is now looking to run for a city council seat. Is forgiveness the operative idea? Or should we hold public officials to higher standards?

Tuesday 4pm Hour: Summer weather is upon us! Jason wants to know where listeners love to go in Minnesota? Then on DeRusha Eats he talks with Chef Marc Heu who's making pastries for Josh Groban and Jennifer Hudson as they come to Grand Casino Arena!

Superstars Josh Groban & Jennifer Hudson are coming to Grand Casino Arena and pastry chef Marc Heu has been recruited to create some special pastries for them. Chef Marc and GCA's Tracy Perlman join Jason on DeRusha Eats!

The forecast says Summer is here! That means its time to get out and enjoy the beauty of Minnesota. So Jason asks listeners for their favorite Minnesota getaway spot.

Tuesday 3pm Hour: after a lot of political insider talk, Jason wants to know what voters think is the #1 issue for the August primaries? Then he talks with House Speaker Lisa Demuth who's decided to continue running for Governor after losing the GOP endorsement. What made her decide to keep going?