The full third hour of the Chad Hartman Show for Friday, August 1st, 2025.

Rochelle Olson joins Chad Hartman for their weekly Cheers & Jeers segment along with some political discussion.They first talk about President Trump’s plan to fire a head of a department because they reported bad numbers.

Chad and Rochelle then run though her Cheers & Jeers column in the Star Tribune for the week.

Then, Chad talks about a dispute between the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and a park worker who went on maternity leave, received PPL funds and then was unable to return to work. The MPRB initially tried to reclaim the PPL funds but have now decided to no longer pursue.

Jason DeRusha gives his thoughts on the matter and how complex it is.