Episodes

  • The Radd Reports - the battle for summer camp registrations

    The Radd Reports - the battle for summer camp registrations
    Feb 2 2026
    Jason talks with friend-of-the-show and PR maven Kate Raddatz monthly on The Radd Report. Today - the crazy rush to get your kids signed up for summer camp, a Wordle rule change, and fido wants to go to college?
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    21 mins
  • Monday Hour 1: how long will MN business be affected by the ICE surge? And are there jobs where you can't take extended leave?

    Monday Hour 1: how long will MN business be affected by the ICE surge? And are there jobs where you can't take extended leave?
    Feb 2 2026
    Monday 3pm Hour: Jason talks about multiple surveys showing the short term impact of the ICE surge on MN businesses, and wonders how long that impact will last. Then, part of the discussion over the Vikings GM being fired touches on taking two weeks of paternity leave during training camp - are there some jobs where you just can't take leave like that? (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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    37 mins
  • Are there certain jobs where you shouldn't get to take extended leave?

    Are there certain jobs where you shouldn't get to take extended leave?
    Feb 2 2026
    Jason talks about the reporting that one of the issues that contributed to the Vikings GM being fired was his taking two weeks of paternity leave in the middle of training camp. Jason thinks there are some jobs where you just can't do that. Do you agree? (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images)
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    17 mins
  • Will the ICE surge have negative long-term effects on Minnesota business?

    Will the ICE surge have negative long-term effects on Minnesota business?
    Feb 2 2026
    Jason talks about a local business survey that should send up some serious red flags to those who care about the economic health of MN. But are listeners actually concerned about it? (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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    20 mins
  • Friday Full Show: Minneapolis protest, Card DeSharks, and MN sports execs move on

    Friday Full Show: Minneapolis protest, Card DeSharks, and MN sports execs move on
    Jan 31 2026
    On Friday's Drivetime with DeRusha... 3pm Hour: another big protest in Minneapolis - what's the best way to help the community? Then attorney Joe Tamburino talks about the Feds arresting journalists over a protest. 4pm Hour: Jason hosts another exciting edition of Card DeSharks. Then he talks with Chef Sean Sherman from Owamni who's just back from DC talking about immigration reform. 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour: is this a particularly bad pothole season? And Jason talks to a pair of beat writers about the departures of Derek Falvey from the Twins and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah from the Vikings.
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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • Friday Hour 3: The DeRush-Hour Headlines & big changes in MN sports leadership

    Friday Hour 3: The DeRush-Hour Headlines & big changes in MN sports leadership
    Jan 31 2026
    Friday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes in-depth with Sean Kershaw from the City of St. Paul - is this year particularly bad for potholes? Then Jason talks with a pair of reporters, Dan Hayes & Alec Lewis from The Athletic - about the departure of Derek Falvey from the Twins and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah from the Vikings. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)
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    35 mins
  • Two MN sports execs move on - Dan Hayes & Alec Lewis with details

    Two MN sports execs move on - Dan Hayes & Alec Lewis with details
    Jan 31 2026
    Jason talks with Dan Hayes from the Athletic about Derek Falvey and the Twins agreeing to mutually part ways. Then he talks with Alec Lewis, also from The Athletic, about the Vikings firing GM Kwesi Adofo Mensah.
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    18 mins
  • The DeRush-Hour Headlines

    The DeRush-Hour Headlines
    Jan 30 2026
    On "The Lead" - a "Black Friday" for MN sports executives... journalists arrested by the Feds... and another protest in Minneapolis. Then Jason goes "In Depth" with Sean Kershaw from the City of St. Paul - is this a particularly bad year for pot holes? (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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    17 mins