Drivetime with DeRusha

Shortened show this afternoon on Memorial Day but plenty to talk about! We got you covered from your Memorial Day cabins to six years since George Floyd, Colbert is back on TV, bringing back city fireworks and much more!

A full second hour on a shortened Memorial Day edition of DriveTime - we recap six years since George Floyd, including a social media mishap by Minneapolis. Then Jason shares why he thinks cities like Saint Paul needs to be more firework heavy with the rotary club pushing for fireworks in the capital city! Then baby names are in and we cant help but question the top names of the current generation!

Today is Memorial Day and today also marks six years since the murder of George Floyd - we reflect on this tragic event six years later and discuss what has changed with the MPD, racial inequality, Minneapolis as a city and much more - but most importantly - did Minneapolis mess up by posting a tribute to George Floyd BEFORE a post for Memorial Day to honor veterans!

Fresh out of the gate we dive into it with some Memorial Day discussion , specifically cabins and then react to Colbert’s first TV appearance since his CBS/Paramount departure and remembering those who served at Fort Snelling!

Do we do enough to honor the fallen with today's generation? We play some audio with some volunteers who collectively recognized those who served today at Fort Snelling and we reflect on how we honor veterans and a special thank you to those who have served and continue to serve!

With the Colbert Show in the rear view mirror we had our first glimpse of Colbert back on TV via public access bookmarking his run from previous years and reflected on why CBS and Paramount were the ones who looked foolish in this ordeal!

Time for a little fun on DriveTime on Memorial Day and we get your Memorial Day food takes - what are you throwing on the grill? What are you putting down on the table? Also, did you open your cabin for the summer this weekend - All things Memorial Day out of the gate!

Since a manhunt ended with the arrest of Luigi Mangione for the alleged murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in late 2024, he’s almost reached celebrity status. He even has his own fanclub – girls who make their way into his court hearings.

Unlike many killers, the unique qualities of Mangione’s case – including his own manifesto – have received a surprisingly warm reception by some. In addition to providing an update on his trials, we’ll unpack his public reception a bit in this episode.

To end the show, we’ll touch on one of the most famous celebrity murder cases, the OJ Simpson trial. Mark Fuhrman, a police officer whose infamous, televised, testimony was a key feature of the trial, died this week, and Audacy stations reflected back on how it impacted the eventual verdict.

Featuring audio from The Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, Jason DeRusha and Chad Hartman out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities and the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City.

On Monday, May 18th, 2026, two teen shooters entered the Islamic Center of San Diego and opened fire, according to authorities. It hasn’t been a week yet since suspects shot and killed two men there and then took their own lives.

Investigators have discovered a manifesto they believe the shooters penned. Those indicate that the shooters were at least partly motivated by another shooter who made headlines.

We’ll be taking a closer look at that case and its relationship to online culture – including glorification of mass shooters and more – in this episode with expert interviews.

KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, 1010 WINS in New York City, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, KNX News in Los Angeles and WWJ Newsradio in Detroit.

This week’s episode will take us from Texas beaches where mysterious items keep washing ashore to a special phone installed in a St. Louis Public Park. Then, we’ll visit a cemetery-filled city on the West Coast before we end the show… in the shower. Or, more accurately, in a Minnesota radio studio listening in on a discussion about how often Americans actually take showers.

Special thanks to Mike Rogers’ Other Side of the News from KRLD 1080 in Dallas, and The Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, Own the Road with Kelli and Bob out of KRLD 1080 in Dallas and the Adam & Jordana Show out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.