Drivetime with DeRusha

Wednesday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Chris Abbot, CEO of Pivot Bio, a billion-dollar Ag Tech company about why they're moving their HQ to Minnesota. Then Greg Swan joins the show for his monthly visit with a new AI application that may blow your mind.

An AI chip that can automate all the functions on your phone? Sounds great right. Well... take a listen to Greg Swan's thoughts as he once again explains the internet!

On "The Lead" - the Governor and AG were back in front of Congress... and Rep. McCollum thinks it was overkill... a MN soldier dies in Kuwait... and the Dakota is expanding. Then Jason goes "In Depth" with Chris Abbott, CEO of Pivot Bio, a billion-dollar company that's choosing to move TO Minnesota

Wednesday 5pm Hour: Jason talks to Congresswoman Betty McCollum about today's hearing with Gov. Walz and AG Ellison. Plus, how will she vote on a war powers resolution on Iran? Then he's joined by Dr. Liz Fiedler Mergen about her new book "Flowers Bloom Anyway" telling her story of being widowed in her 30's. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Jason talks with Dr. Liz Fiedler Mergen who's written a book called "Flowers Bloom Anyway" about becoming a widow in her 30's and finding out she was pregnant just days after her husbands funeral - how has she found her way back to happiness?

Jason talks with Congresswoman McCollum about her thoughts on today's House committee hearing with Gov. Walz and AG Ellison. Plus - how will she be voting on the upcoming war powers resolution over Iran? (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

Wednesday 3pm Hour: Gov. Walz and AG Ellison got grilled in front of Congress today and it was the usual dog and pony show. What REAL questions would you want the Governor to answer? Then Tracy Perlman joins the show from Grand Casino Arena where it's the Boys Hockey Tournament week!

Tracy Perlman joins Jason for their weekly conversation. This week: are we over the "hockey hair" tradition at the state tournament? Plus, what would you kick someone off the plane for?

Since Congress can only seem to conduct a circus... what real questions would YOU want Gov. Walz and AG Ellison to answer when it comes to fraud? (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

On Tuesday's Drivetime with DeRusha... 3pm: Kristi Noem had a bad day at Congress. Is it time for her to go? And Mayor Kaohly Her from St. Paul explains her ask for the State to contribute to a remodel of Grand Casino Arena. 4pm: What made Jason feel old today? And when a politician "regrets" a vote during a campaign, do you buy it? Then on DeRusha-Eats - Pizza Hut "Classic" restaurants are back - what concept do you want to see return? 5pm: On the "DeRush-Hour" Jason goes "In Depth" with Ethan Fawley from the City of Minneapolis about the success of their speed cameras. Plus, what's grinding your gears this week? A special Tuesday edition of "ENOUGH!!!"

Tuesday 5pm Hour: On the "DeRush-Hour" Jason goes "In Depth" with Ethan Fawley from the City of Minneapolis who has some data on the value of speed cameras. Then Jason asks listeners what's grinding their gears this week on "Enough!!!"

What's grinding your gears this week? It's a special Tuesday edition of our vent session - what have you had ENOUGH of?!

On "The Lead"... Kristi Noem has a bad day... Target has a bad quarter... more potential fraud in state programs, and more! Then Jason goes "In Depth" with Eathan Fawley from the City of Minneapolis to talk about speed cameras and how effective they've been. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

Tuesday 4pm Hour: What was it that made Jason feel old this morning? Then, if a politician expresses "regret" over a vote during a campaign - do you buy it? Then on DeRusha Eats: Pizza Hut "Classic" restaurants are back in a big way - which concept would you like to see return?

Jason talks with listeners about the return of Pizza Hut "Classic" restaurants and asks them which concepts they'd like to see come back - and boy was there a big response! (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Jason talks about hearing a song on the radio, and why it made him feel so old. Then - if a politician expresses "regret" for a vote during a campaign, do you buy it? (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Tuesday 3pm Hour: Jason talks with listeners about Kristi Noem's rough performance in front of Congress today and wonders if it's time for a change at DHS? Then he's joined by St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her about her city's agreement with the Wild and the ask of the state to chip in on renovations to Grand Casino Arena. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jason talks with the Mayor of St. Paul about her city's deal with the Wild and their ask of the State to chip in on renovations to Grand Casino Arena.

When members of your own party are questioning your competence... is it time for Kristi Noem to go? Jason talks with listeners. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

A lot to unpack from the weekend with DriveTime on a Monday - we begin with the nation’s biggest story where the US and Israel are at war with Iran and get some perspective with that! Then we chop up some possible taxes listeners want to be taken away, Tane Danger joins the show and we also have The Lead and In Depth with our DeRush Hour News Headlines and we also talk sports with Dave Schwartz!

We begin with the big news stories of the day with The Lead and go In Depth with Evan Ramstad of the Minnesota Star Tribune! Then we talk all things Minnesota sports with Dave Schwartz - Twins, Wolves, Vikings, Wild we cover it all on this final hour!

A lot to get to with Dave Schwartz from Team USA being showcased on SNL, Wild are struggling as of late, Wolves are finding wins and the Twins are hurting before the season even starts

From a DQ tradition to Iran going to war with America to speed cameras proving effective - we break down all the big stories of the day with The Lead and go In Depth with Evan Ramstad of Star Tribune regarding rich neighbors moving out of Minnesota and his findings in his recent Star Tribune piece!

Another hour of DriveTime and we begin with the new session - you get to pick one piece of legislation, big or small to pass in this new session - what would it be and Tane Danger joins Jason to preview a couple big shows coming up next weekend and how these shows came to be! Finally, Jason shares his experience briefly of his flat tire up north!

You never know what to expect when your name gets dropped over the weekend - well one person had his name dropped on the Pivot podcast featuring Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway - so we replay the name drop and how it led to them coming to Minneapolis and surrounding Twin Cities area where there will be a couple comedy shows for charity and Tane recaps what that was like, how he connected with Kara and preview what you can expect on these shows!

With the new session a couple weeks in - we learn that Ann Rest wants cursive handwriting implemented back in schools - so we let you, the listeners weigh in on this - what could or would you change about Minnesota - parking, liquor sales, and more - the answers vary!

We begin the show with reaction to this past weekend’s military strikes in Iran and then get some recap and in-depth perspective of this from an Iranian professor with the University of Minnesota!

To future get a point of view on this matter taking place in the Middle East - we turned to Parham Alaei with the University of Minnesota and is originally from Iran. He describes the harsh realities of what had taken place with protests, murders and his reaction to this weekend’s strikes!

In the wee hours of Saturday morning it was announced that America was back in the saddle of war as strikes rained down on Iran. Amid this chaos of Iran delivering counterstrikes to Israel and US forces across the Middle East - there has been a lot of buzz surrounding the President not having a Congressional vote on this situation - so should he have done it first - or maybe was it redundant that Congress would give the thumbs up!

This week, we’re diving into one of our favorite topics, aliens. While extraterrestrial life is often thought of as a sort of fringe topic, two U.S. presidents have recently been talking about them, so we had to get in on the fun. We’re also going to get a bit darker than usual this week with some talk about death. Featuring audio from WWJ Newsradio, Tommy Tucker out of WWL and the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ.

The full episode of Drivetime with DeRusha for February 27th, 2026. Guests include Speaker Lisa Demuth, DFL Leader Representative Zack Stephenson, Jim Schowalter and Heather Rule

The third hour of Drivetime with DeRusha. Blois Olson and Lindsey Brown in studio on this Friday for Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook on Drivetime with DeRusha. Blois and Lindsey touch on the Olympic men’s hockey team controversy. Heather Rule stops by to talk about the Minnesota Frost resuming their season. Finally, the show wraps with a discussion about the most formative of food traumas.

Blois Olson in for Jason DeRusha. He is joined by Heather Rule to discuss the state of women’s hockey and the Minnesota Frost. Blois asks what the state of women’s hockey is after the following another successful Olympics. Blois is a fan of the PWHL and speaks to the growth and access he’s seen from the league. Heather shares some roster updates for the Minnesota Frost as Olympians return with more than gold medals around their neck. The Frost have struggled down the stretch in the last couple years, Heather notes that the Frost are working towards a different culmination of the regular season this year. Blois asks how the players feel about the unique PWHL ownership model and the longevity potential this league has versus those in the past. Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. Find Heather’s work at https://writtenruleofsports.substack.com/

Blois Olson and Lindsey Brown in studio on this Friday for Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook on Drivetime with DeRusha. To begin the hour Blois chats with Jim Schowalter about the budget forecast for the state of Minnesota. Lindsey brings the bangers as always and Blois asks the listeners to share their Twin Cities clubbing stories from their 20’s.

Jim Schowalter is the former MMB Commissioner. He joins Blois Olson to discuss the budget forecast for the state of Minnesota. Blois asks about the relevance of macroeconomic trends/data like GDP and unemployment numbers. Jim says that the employment numbers are concerning for the future and that the numbers are a little weaker than last year. Blois references some economic factors he noticed during the Great Recession and asks Jim about the operationality of the budget team. They also discuss the uncertainty around the gubernatorial race/potential elect and how its impacting the state government now.

Blois Olson and Lindsey Brown in studio on this Friday for Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook on Drivetime with DeRusha. After setting up the show, Blois embarks on a conversations with Speaker Lisa Demuth and DFL Leader Representative Zack Stephenson following the budget forecast for the state of Minnesota.

Speaker Lisa Demuth and DFL Leader Representative Zack Stephenson join Blois Olson who’s in for Jason DeRusha. Blois asks Speaker DeMuth about her takeaways from today’s budget forecast for the state of Minnesota. Speaker DeMuth speaks to the structural imbalance and how its necessary to rein in spending and avoid overtaxation of Minnesotans. Representative Zack Stephenson also joins to give his reactions to the budget forecast. Blois asks about DFL priorities in the supplemental budget and the federal government’s place in addressing state level fraud.

The full Drivetime with DeRusha show for February 26th, 2026. Guests include Gloria Perez, Dawn Southworth and Will Rolf.

Jason and Lindsey sift through some of today’s headlines for DeRush Hour which includes Governor Tim Walz’s comments on the anti-fraud package moving through Minnesota’s legislature, the number of ICE agents left in Minnesota as Operation Metro Surge powers down and FedEx’s potential plan to reimburse customers for tariffs. For the In Depth segment, Will Rolf joins Jason to talk about a new special he’s offering at Sweeney’s Saloon. If a Republican and Democrat come in together they can get a Poor Man’s Special on the house which features new options every day. Jason asks about Will’s inspiration for the idea, Will speaks to the tonic that sharing a meal can have over political tensions between parties. Sweeney’s Saloon is located on Dale Street in Cathedral Hill. Jason and Lindsey talk about a SportsCenter clip featuring an anchor struggle to pronounce Minnesota city names and get into hockey slang. Jason wraps the show with some thoughts on the vacant space that Target left behind in downtown Minneapolis.

Jason and Lindsey sift through some of today’s headlines which includes Governor Tim Walz’s comments on the anti-fraud package moving through Minnesota’s legislature, the number of ICE agents left in Minnesota as Operation Metro Surge powers down and FedEx’s potential plan to reimburse customers for tariffs. For the In Depth segment, Will Rolf joins Jason to talk about a new special he’s offering at Sweeney’s Saloon. If a Republican and Democrat come in together they can get a Poor Man’s Special on the house which features new options every day. Jason asks about Will’s inspiration for the idea, Will speaks to the tonic that sharing a meal can have over political tensions between parties. Sweeney’s Saloon is located on Dale Street in Cathedral Hill.

For the In Depth segment, Will Rolf joins Jason to talk about a new special he’s offering at Sweeney’s Saloon. If a Republican and Democrat come in together they can get a Poor Man’s Special on the house which features new options every day. Jason asks about Will’s inspiration for the idea, Will speaks to the tonic that sharing a meal can have over political tensions between parties. Sweeney’s Saloon is located on Dale Street in Cathedral Hill.

Jason DeRusha in studio with Lindsey Brown filling in for Dan Cook. To open the program, Jason talks about his new intern he’s working with and how he spent the unpaid internship period of his life. Jason and Lindsey then wade into the pajamas at the airport controversy following a tweet from the Tampa Bay airport. Dawn Southworth from Grand View Lodge joins to talk about the De’Vine Wine Weekend slated to included Jason’s appearance. Finally, Lindsey continues to make a case for Jason to watch Heated Rivalry.

Dawn Southworth the Managing Director at Grand View Lodge joins Jason for DeRusha Eats to preview a big weekend up North for the wine crowd. Dawn provides some details about the weekend slate of events, how you can still get a reservation and hints at a “celebrity” appearance.

Jason DeRusha in studio with Lindsey Brown filling in for Dan Cook. To open the program, a discussion about Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his relationship/influence with President Donald Trump. Then, Jason weighs in on the city of Champlin’s decision to fly the old Minnesota state flag. Gloria Perez from the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota stops by to share some updates to fundraising efforts supporting our community. Jason wraps the hour with a discussion about an Inspector General for the State of Minnesota.

The Women's Foundation of Minnesota President & CEO Gloria Perez joins Drivetime with DeRusha to discuss the ten million dollars that was raised by thirty two different organizations and given to the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota to facilitate to those in need under Operation Metro Surge. Gloria shares some of the organizations they’re working with and some of the communities/areas they’re supporting during this difficult time. She also speaks to the level of work that will be needed to be done to rebuild our community.

How to psychologically give up a bad habit at Lent or any other time with Dr. Judy O of supercharged life podcast with Tommy Tucker at WWL and more.

The full episode of Drivetime with DeRusha for February 25th, 2026.

Jason and Lindsey sift through some of today’s headlines which includes last night’s State of the Union, a Minnesota influencer catching hell and the 2026 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jason chats with Blois Olson to talk about the Minnesota political scene as well as last night’s State of the Union address. Finally, Jason and Lindsey talk about what they’ve had ENOUGH of.

Jason and Lindsey sift through some of today’s headlines which includes last night’s State of the Union, a Minnesota influencer catching hell and the 2026 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jason chats with Blois Olson to talk about the Minnesota political scene as well as last night’s State of the Union address.

Jason poses the question: what’s the worst thing about being an adult? Lindsey wonders about the necessity of taxes. They then touch on the controversial United States Men’s Hockey Team. Then, Lisa Radzak from WithAll stops by the studio to talk about the prevalence of eating disorders and WithAll’s partnership with Olympic Champion Jesse Diggins.