Chad Hartman

Chad Hartman and Dave Harrigan are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 4 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the new WCCO Radio pergola.

Chad Hartman and Dave Harrigan are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 4 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the new WCCO Radio pergola. Susie Jones and Jamie Yuccas make their weekly appearances during the final hour of the day.

Jamie Yuccas is a CBS news correspondent based in LA. makes her weekly appearance on the Chad Hartman Show. Chad opens the conversation by asking which two foods she would get if she were at the State Fair today. Jame shares some of her fair memories including her family’s affinity for the Tilt-A-Whirl. They chat about some schools starting early this year, slashing vacation days around the holidays, living alongside middle school attitudes and if sex education is important to teach in schools.

Susie Jones joins Chad to begin the final hour. Susie shares a compliment that a listener gave her and the show at the State Fair. Susie highlights that sometimes she lets too much slip when she’s on the air. Chad asks what Susie’s dating wheelhouse is considering the options at her disposal at the State Fair. Chad and Dave give her tips.

In their second segment, Chad and Susie talk to curling legend Phil Drobnick. Chad tries to set Susie up with Phil’s friend. It doesn’t take long for Susie to threaten physical harm.

Andy Luger is a partner at the Jones Day law firm and a former U.S. Attorney for Minnesota. To start their visit Chad asks Andy about how he met and married his wife and the type of couple they are. Chad brings up a previous bet where Andy’s belief in JJ McCarthy got the best of him.

In their second segment, Chad and Andy wade into legal topics. They start with the Lindsay Clancy trial in Massachusetts. Andy talks about hung juries, reasonable doubt and the merits of reaching unanimous decisions despite the difficulty. Chad asks how the approach is different to those trying fraud cases and if we should have more cameras in the courtrooms. They then shift into the recent developments in Vance Boelter’s case.

In their third segment Chad and Andy start with the ongoing local discourse and focus on Somali gangs. They also talk about the Feed Our Future case, fraud numbers and share cocktail party social strategies.

In their final segment, Chad and Andy run through a few more ongoing legal cases including if there will be charges brought against those who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Andy says he doesn't trust this administration to do anything.

Chad Hartman and Dave Harrigan are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 4 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the new WCCO Radio pergola. Chad kicks off the show asking what people who don’t like the fair do about consuming their news and media that’s inundated with news from the fair. He also asks what other popular traditions generate a similar level of media noise that’s comparable to the Minnesota State Fair. Listeners weigh in. For the back half of the hour Adam Carter joins for his weekly Ask Adam Anything appearance.

Tuesdays at 12:30p are for Ask Adam Anything. Listeners send their questions in and Adam answers. Topics range from waiting in line for seed art, gambling on mahjong, in a hurry fast food preferences, milk tolerance and Mountain Dew scented after shave.

The full Chad Hartman Show for Monday August 31st, 2026. Chad Hartman and Dave Harrigan are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 3 of 7 live shows that you can stop by and listen to live if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola.

Chad Hartman and Dave Harrigan are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 3 of 7 live shows that you can stop by and listen to live if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. Bill Guerin joins Chad for the majority of the final hour before Jason DeRusha shares a cookie story.

Bill Guerin is the General Manager for the Minnesota Wild. He has his eyes glued to his phone while visiting with Chad… no breaking news involving a particular Quinn (Hughes). Billy says there’s no tension and details some of his correspondence with Quinny Hughes camp as they work towards a long term deal. Billy doesn’t like the noise out there so he doesn’t bite on any hypotheticals.

In their second segment, Bill talks about how he thought a change was needed for the Minnesota Wild this upcoming season. Chad asks about the now departed Mats Zuccarello and how it will affect Kirill Kaprizov. They talk about other roster additions, avoid talking about Dylan Larkin and the maturation process of young centers.

Their third segment is hockey free. Chad asks what the last thing Bill and his wife fought about and mentions he’s not the best at keeping his tab of the family calendar updated.