Chad Hartman

Matthew Coller of Purple Insider joins Chad for two segments of excellent Vikings and Lynx discussion before we turn to a conversation about live music with the Farm Aid 40 show in town tomorrow.

With the huge Farm Aid show in town tomorrow, Chad shares the best concert he attended with multiple big acts and we hear from many listeners with their own picks.

Purple Insider founder Matthew Coller joins Chad with plenty of great stuff on the Vikings including talk about the QB position, Christian Darrisaw, injuries on the defense and much more.

The listeners take over at the top of the show as we welcome suggestions via Text-a-Topic before a conversation covering local and national politics with Tim Pawlenty.

Former Governor Tim Pawlenty is excellent with Chad on several topics including the GOP field for next year's gubernatorial election, Tim Walz's problems in trying to win a third term, and his feelings about running for Tina Smith's Senate seat after being approached multiple times by Republican officials.

Chad opens the show jumping around to multiple subjects, suggested by listeners, playing Text-a-Topic!

We're weeks away from another government shutdown and a Louisiana senator says it's about 50/50 if it'll happen. So, how did we get here and how do we get out of it? Part of the discussion focuses on Social Security and our trillions of dollars in debt -- neither of which is set to be handled in this budget whether it passes or not.

Chad talks about more large fraud allegations in the state and how that could impact Governor Walz as he seeks a third term before getting into some lighter topics with Jason DeRusha joining.

Jason DeRusha joins for a fun conversation about smart glasses, how late his kids are allowed to stay out and much more.

Chad discusses the new allegations of huge fraud in Minnesota, how that reflects on Governor Walz, and if the Republicans can take advantage and actually beat Walz in the 2026.