Episodes

  • Wednesday Full Show: who do you blame for spiking property taxes, why isn't MN growing, and what have you had ENOUGH of?

    Wednesday Full Show: who do you blame for spiking property taxes, why isn't MN growing, and what have you had ENOUGH of?
    Nov 20 2025
    On Wednesday's Drivetime with DeRusha.... 3pm - Who do you blame for rising property taxes, and why can't government cut back? Plus, what board games cause the biggest battles in Tracy Perlman's family? 4pm - What did Jason see in the company microwave? And when will reporters tell the President to shut it? Plus, Sam O'Neil from the MN Chamber of Commerce tells why they think MN isn't growing the way it should. 5pm - On the DeRush-Hour Jason talks with UMN grad student Elizabeth Abramson about her idea to help revitalize downtown Minneapolis. Plus, what have you had ENOUGH of this week?!
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • The DeRush-Hour Headlines

    The DeRush-Hour Headlines
    Nov 19 2025
    On Wednesday's "DeRush-Hour" - problematic earnings for Target, a protest in St. Paul and Minneapolis residents REALLY like Minneapolis. Plus Jason talks with U of M grad student Elizabeth Abramson about why downtown needs more places to sit!
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    18 mins
  • Wednesday Hour 2: What the heck was in the microwave? And why isn't Minnesota growning?

    Wednesday Hour 2: What the heck was in the microwave? And why isn't Minnesota growning?
    Nov 19 2025
    Wednesday 4pm Hour: Jason saw something... disturbing in the company microwave. Then he's joined by Sean O’Neil, Senior Director of Economic Development and Research for the Minnesota Chamber Foundation, to talk about what their research is showing about Minnesota's lack of growth
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    34 mins
  • What the heck was in the microwave?!

    What the heck was in the microwave?!
    Nov 19 2025
    Jason wandered into the WCCO commissary and found... well something rather odd going on in the microwave! (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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    9 mins
  • Wednesday Hour 1 - As property taxes rise, isn't it time for government to cut back? And Tracy Perlman's board game battles

    Wednesday Hour 1 - As property taxes rise, isn't it time for government to cut back? And Tracy Perlman's board game battles
    Nov 19 2025
    Monday 3pm Hour: Are your property taxes spiking? Plenty of people's are. Jason thinks it's time for government to cut back if things are going to cost this much. Then he's joined by Tracy Perlman for their weekly chat including which board games cause the most fights on this "National Play Monopoly Day"
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    34 mins
  • Tracy Perlman - what board games caused the most fights in your family?

    Tracy Perlman - what board games caused the most fights in your family?
    Nov 19 2025
    Happy National Play Monopoly Day! Tracy Perlman joins Jason for their weekly chat, and ask what games caused the most fights in their families. Plus much more! (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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    15 mins
  • It was (the good kind of) uphill from the first night

    It was (the good kind of) uphill from the first night
    Nov 18 2025
    Drivetime with DeRusha is LIVE from the Mall of America rotunda for the Interrupt Homelessness Radiothon to benefit Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities! https://www.ugmtc.org/interrupthomelessness/ Ervin is an alumni of the Veterans Housing Program at Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities. Ervin found the Union Gospel Mission online after suffering profound losses in his family. He was worried about feeling lonely within the program especially after losing his twin brother but when he arrived at the community with other veterans he was lifted up. Not only were his basic needs met but was also provided with a path to his own housing, he has now been there for three months. Ervin speaks about the deep depression he was dealing with when he arrived at Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities and how he was met with open arms and support that got him back on his feet. https://www.ugmtc.org/programs/veterans-housing-program/
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    11 mins
  • Ivor Brathwaite on supporting veterans in their time of need

    Ivor Brathwaite on supporting veterans in their time of need
    Nov 18 2025
    Drivetime with DeRusha is LIVE from the Mall of America rotunda for the Interrupt Homelessness Radiothon to benefit Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities! https://www.ugmtc.org/interrupthomelessness/ Ivor Brathwaite is the Program Director of the Housing Plus Program at Union Gospel Mission Twin Ciites. Ivor provides the timeline based details of the Housing Plus Program and how they work with men experiencing homelessness by providing mental health services, life-skills classes, financial skills instruction, community support and more. Jason asks about their veteran specific program and they discuss the unique challenges faced by those experiencing homelessness who have served our country. There is no time limit on residency within the Housing Plus program for veterans. https://www.ugmtc.org/programs/veterans-housing-program/
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    11 mins