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Mike Patterson is a show pig kind of guy
Mark Norquist from Culligan says that’s what I call high-quality H2O
How much are you willing to pay to watch your local pro teams?
Mayor Luke Hellier on business expansion, combatting misinformation and keeping Lakeville together
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon says transparency is always the answer
Trying to make sense of another horrific yesterday
Tad Jude on the Minnesota flag and his belief in elections
How hot is it humor, a visit from a llama & alpaca and jersey sponsors
BRING IN THE LLAMAS AND ALPACAS
Vance Boelter is not a patriot
Tracy Pearlman is playing the long game with the rodeo cowboys
FULL SHOW: Ideas for school changes, Brad Glynn, Randy & Hudson Splett, Jeffrey Lunde & Greg Swan!
Does the Metro Blue line expansion still make sense?
Greg Swan brought his own cheering section
Commissioner Jeffrey Lunde on the gap in funding the Metro Blue line
If you could change something about schools/education, what would you choose?
Minnesota Apple Fries had no idea that they would be the talk of their first Fair
“The Fair is its own universe” - Dan Cook
Brad Glynn from LiftBridge on drinking at the fair, evolution of Minnesota beer culture
FULL SHOW: A steamy Monday LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair!
What’s more scary as a parent… talking to your kids about money or sex?
Dave Schwartz has always had a healthy sweat going
Does a digital guilt trip work on you?
Andrew Zimmern is legit (I Think) - Jason
How much steam is behind bringing back the old Minnesota flag?
Mason Moody is a real life TOUGH cowboy!
Inflation on a stick with Dr. Tyler Schipper
MINI TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: Diving deep into the Lindsay Clancy case, postpartum psychosis and strange courtroom drama
MINI TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: A chicken shop murder, Bay Area stabbings, a thwarted terror plot, the Jacob Wetterling documentary and more
OFFBITES: A serial pooper and a blood moon
OFFBITES: FBI finds missing Egyptian artifacts, plus rescue stories about a pig, snake and nearly 150 cats
TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: A bizarre development in the Lindsay Clancy case, plus a talk with the Jacob Wetterling documentarian and more
BONUS: The case of a serial pooper, plus Egyptian artifacts, pigs, cats, snakes and blood moons
FULL SHOW: Card DeSharks, Lisa Demuth and other State Fair pleasures
Today is the biggest day of Walker Jenkins' life
Welcome to the Big Leagues Walker Jenkins
What kind of shuffle is that Dan Cook?
This is Lisa Demuth’s first chair of the day
Card DeSharks LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair!
Amidst the sea of humanity… there is Jason DeRusha and the WCCO Radio pergola
Rebecca Cunningham on U of M affordability, navigating the new higher education landscape and the North Memorial/Sanford merger
FULL SHOW: Drivetime Day 1 from the Great Minnesota Get Together!
What even is privacy anyways?
When you stop by Andy’s Grille you’re family just like Bob and Pat
Drivetime LIVE from underneath the new WCCO pergola
Attorney Joe Tamburino at the Fair on Texas not extraditing an ICE agent, Derek Chauvin and more
1 in 5 Minnesota households can’t afford the food they need, here’s how you can help
Day ONE from the Great Minnesota Get Together
Steph Shimp from Blue Barn on new tasty options, drinking trends and the West End of the Fair
Wednesday Full Show: TX/MN extradition case, Tracy Perlman, a new Jacob Wetterling doc, ENOUGH and more!
Wednesday Hour 3: Jason's fab FB marketplace story & ENOUGH!!!
ENOUGH!!!
Jason had the best FB Marketplace experience EVER!!!
Wednesday Hour 2: time to end restrictions on when school can start & a new Jacob Wetterling documentary
Chris Newberry, director of a new documentary on the Jacob Wetterling case
It's time to get rid of the Labor Day limitation on school starts - permanently!
Wednesday Hour 1: should TX have to extradite an ICE agent to MN? And is it okay for schools to assign "part" of a book?
Would you go to space? - Tracy Perlman
Breaking news: judge decides TX doesn't have to immediately extradite a fugitive to MN
Tuesday Full Show: the passing of legend Dolly Parton; what was Target thinking?; and the Star Tribune's "Annunciation Diaries"
Tuesday Hour 3: what's your favorite Dolly song? And the Star Tribune's "Annunciation Diaries" series
The Star Tribune presents "The Annunciation Diaries"
What's your favorite Dolly song?
Tuesday Hour 2: what was Target thinking?! And DeRusha Eats - Summer Lakes Boat House at the Fair!
DeRusha Eats: Summer Lakes Boat House at the Fair
How did this costume make it to Target's website?
The passing of Dolly Parton & help the U of M in the Big Ten blood drive
Help the U of M win the Big Ten Blood Drive!
The passing of a legend: Dolly Parton
Full Show: US-Canada tariff war, Target boycotts, Radd Report and Dave Schwartz!
Hour 3: Meeting your Politician and Dave Schwartz!
Dave Schwartz on Lynx dominance, JJ McCarthy, Twins sweeps, and more!
Political Meet and Greets at the Fair - who are you wanting to see?
Hour 2: Kate Raddatz and Teachers Boycotting Target!
Target facing a teacher boycott over ICE policy!
Radd Report: Sweet Corn, Best Part of Summer and State Fair Musts!
Hour 1: Minnesota Protesting, Trading Tariff Blows with Canada, and Fletchers Room!
Tariffs on Canada - is it leverage of permanent?
Minnesota cannot help themselves, we love to protest!
MINI TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: Boyfriend allegedly kills college soccer player, Chauvin tries to overturn sentence, parents punished for their kids' crimes and questions about active shooter drills
MINI TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: Nick Reiner vs. the Slayer Rule, Lindsay Clancy puts a spotlight on postpartum psychosis and more
OFFBITES: An offbeat Green Day adventure, angry beavers and angry bears
OFFBITES: A $40M electric Ferrari and US literary history at Square Books in Mississippi
TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: Looking at the Lindsay Clancy case, Nick Reiner updates, Derek Chauvin and more
BONUS: A $40M Ferrari, US literary history in Mississippi, a Green Day movie, angry beavers and angry bears
Friday Full Show: summer Fridays, St. Paul Flock cameras, Card DeSharks, Twins playoff push and more!
Friday Hour 3: which city SHOULD want data centers and Dan Hayes on the Twins playoff push
Should the Twins be focused on the division instead of the Wild Card? - Dan Hayes
Did a Senate candidate disqualify herself? And which city should be advocating for data centers?
Friday Hour 2: Card DeSharks, and would you take your kid out for a drink when they turn 21?
Would you take your kid out drinking? And who should control the airplane windowshade?
Card DeSharks!
Friday Hour 1: who else is actually working on a Summer Friday?! And why do police think Flock cameras are so necessary?
Why police think Flock cameras are important tools to fight crime
Who's working on a Friday in the Summer?!
Thursday Full Show: what's Walz's legacy? The Lynx are on a roll! Is pumpkin spice dead? What do you want named after you?
Thursday Hour 3: why $40 trillion in debt is a big problem and what do you want named after you?
What do you want named after you? And by "you" we mean "Jason"?
$40 trillion in debt?! Pat Rehkamp on why that's a big problem
Thursday Hour 2: the Lynx are rolling; is the Fair safe? Is pumpkin spice dead? and more!