Drivetime with DeRusha

Jason talks to Dan Hayes, Twins beat writer for The Athletic, about an interesting breakfast with Twins owner Tom Pohlad, a trade the team made today, the return of Ryan Jeffers and more!

Friday 4pm Hour: Jason hosts another exciting edition of his game show where contestants battle it out for a $50 gift card to Jester Concepts restaurants - it's Card DeSharks! Then on National French Fry Day - who makes the best fry in town?

Jason celebrates National French Fry Day by asking listeners which restaurant makes their favorite, and what style do they like best?

Jason hosts another exciting edition of his game show. Listen in as Jack and Russell battle it out for a $50 gift card to Jester Concepts restaurants on CARD DESHARKS!!!

Friday 3pm Hour: Jason was opposed to last week's pardon of a convicted child sex offender. And while today's announcement of his deportation was the right call, the gross rhetoric around it is disturbing. He talks with listeners. Then he's joined by Sammy Watkins from UGMTC to talk about what happens to the unhoused when St. Paul shuts down their camps.

Jason talks with Sammy Watkins, Director of Chaplains and Outreach at the Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities, about their work to create space for some of the unhoused who are set to be evicted from their encampments in St. Paul. How can we best care for our neighbors both housed and unhoused?

Jason was critical of the state for pardoning a convicted child sex offender last week. Today we learned the man was deported anyway. Jason thinks that's the right call, but he found the gloating from Sec. Rubio and Republicans "kinda gross." What do you think?

On Thursday's Drivetime with DeRusha...

3pm Hour: Following the Twins game, Jason talks with listeners about what seem to be the two biggest issues as we head towards the Fall elections - fraud and immigration. Which one do you care about more?

4pm Hour: Jason marvels at his producer's system for running - or not running - his AC. Then, hear why Jason thinks St. Paul's plan to clear homeless encampments isn't perfect, but still should be done. Finally, it's "new State Fair food" day on DeRusha Eats as Jason talks to new Fair vendor Peter Bian from Saturday Dumpling Co.

5pm Hour: Jason talks to national political analyst Chris Cillizza from the "So What?" Substack about Graham Platner dropping out of the Maine senate race in disgrace - what does that say about how much voters care about politicians' morality? Then he talks to a local journalist about a wild story of being tracked and questioned by police due to a technology error.

Thursday 5pm Hour: Jason talks to national political analyst Chris Cillizza from the "So What?" Substack about Graham Platner dropping out of the Maine senate race in disgrace - what does that say about how much voters care about politicians' morality? Then he talks to a local journalist about a wild story of being tracked and questioned by police due to a technology error.

Jason talks with Joel Feder from Drive.com about an experience he had being stopped and questioned by police after the press car he was driving was incorrectly tracked by Flock cameras.