Chad Hartman

Does Jason DeRusha believe your story about a package being stolen from your porch during the holiday season. No, and in fact, he believes it was your fault your package didn't arrive. Plenty from Jason on that and several other topics to begin the hour before Chad shifts to a conversation about the continuing debate over Pete Hegseth as Donald Trump's nomination for Defense Secretary.

As debate continues over Pete Hegseth as Donald Trump's pick to serve as Secretary of Defense, Chad weighs in on the partisanship of the arguments on both sides, allegations against Hegseth, concerns about his qualifications and more.

Don't come to Jason DeRusha with a story about a package stolen from your porch. He'll tell you it's a load of garbage and probably your fault.

What's an item that may mean nothing to everyone else, but means the world to you? Chad opens the hour with a conversation on that topic before calling out more disgusting behavior directed towards Brian Thompson and his family after Thompson was murdered in New York City yesterday. Plus, are we seeing the beginning of the end of self-checkout?

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Is there something that means the world to you that would seem completely meaningless to anyone else? What's something that you couldn't live without for a week? Chad poses those questions with great responses from many listeners.

Text-a-Topic is back! Chad leads the show with talking about what the listeners are interested in hearing about before a conversation with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to discuss several issues impacting the city.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey joins Chad to talk about the city council failing to override his veto related to the Labor Standards Board, continued inaction in revamping George Floyd Square and his struggles earlier today with breaking open a piñata.

Did Elon Musk screw up by changing Twitter to X? What should a man do with a shirt when he notices his nipples show through it? There's no topic to big or small when Chad opens the show with Text-a-Topic or Tweet-a-Topic!

Tom Hauser of KSTP-TV joins Chad for two segments of talk about national politics and news from the state capitol on budget projections for the state. Plus, Chad talks about transgender cases before the Minnesota and US Supreme Courts and our societal attitudes towards the transgender community.

As transgender related cases are currently being heard by the Minnesota Supreme Court and US Supreme Court, Chad talks about our attitudes towards the transgender community and those who make that difficult decision.

KSTP-TV political reporter Tom Hauser joins Chad to talk about the state budget projections released today and much more from the world of state and national politics.

We have two great segments with Bill Guerin on the Wild to kickoff the hour before Susie Jones stops by with some treats to celebrate National Cookie Day and more serious talk about the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.

In honor of National Cookie Day, Chad sent Susie on a mission to find us some cookies and she came through big time with a wide array of cookies from a local company!

Wild GM and President of Hockey Operations Bill Guerin joins Chad to talk about last night's exciting overtime victory, enjoying holding the top spot in the NHL right now, and his role with USA Hockey.

Chad opens the show discussing the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan before transitioning to lighter topics during our regular visit with Rena Sarigianopoulos.

Our friend Rena Sarigianopoulos of KARE-11 joins the show with answers to Chad's three essential questions, touching on oatmeal raisin cookies, the Rudolph Christmas special and the need for hoods on winter coats.

Chad opens the show discussing the shocking news this morning that UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was murdered in New York City and the disturbing reactions he's seen from many on social media.

Carlton public schools superintendent Donita Stepan joins Chad to share about the success that district has seen this year after moving to a four day week. Later, we talk about our movie viewing habits and if we are frequenting theaters nearly as much as we did before the pandemic after seeing the massive success Moana 2 had over Thanksgiving weekend.

Moana 2 did huge business over Thanksgiving weekend. Are you going to movies again or did the pandemic and proliferation of great streaming options forever change your viewing habits? And did Jason DeRusha ever bring his kids to movies when they were younger?

Carlton public schools superintendent Donita Stepan joins Chad to talk about why they moved to a four day week in their schools and how students, teachers and parents have enjoyed the change.

Attorney General Keith Ellison joins Chad to talk about his preparation and concerns for a second Donald Trump presidency and what he did and didn't like about President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter. Plus, we talk about a recent visit to Australia and the maddening nature of women's fashion with Jamie Yuccas.

Jamie Yuccas joins us to talk about the difficulty women have in finding pants that fit their particular bodies after sharing a bit about her recent trip to Australia.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joins Chad to talk about preparing for another Trump presidency, what disappointed him about President Biden pardoning his son and much more.

Chad opens the show with talk about dangerous driving on Minnesota roads and the need to get it under control before we lighten it up with Adam Carter and Ask Adam Anything.

What kind of guy gets two haircuts on the same day? Did he really think a doctor would be there for a 6:40am physical? Is he more of a ribeye or New York strip guy? Adam Carter tackles those questions and many more today during Ask Adam Anything!

When will our state and country get more serious about punishing dangerous and drunk driving? Chad asks that question at the top of the show while sharing the story of a man with a long history of driving infractions now charged with criminal vehicular homicide.

Chad opens the hour talking Vikings and Gophers over two segments with Chip Scoggins before we discuss the proper length of time to eat Thanksgiving leftovers and mock Jason DeRusha for the sweatshirt he chose to wear today.

Are you still eating Thanksgiving leftovers? If so, how long are you willing to do it before throwing the rest of them out?

Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins joins Chad with talk about the Vikings continuing their winning streak, the Gophers taking the axe back from Wisconsin and more!

Susie Jones joins us with a big surprise for Overrated, Underrated or Properly Rated to open the hour before a conversation with Congressman Dean Phillips about President Biden pardoning his son Hunter.

Congressman Dean Phillips tells us he didn't like Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter when it happened last night, still doesn't like it today, and sees this as an abuse of a privilege that US Presidents should no longer have.

Susie Jones has admitted openly she struggles with understanding and providing content for Overrated, Underrated or Properly Rated. Today, she surprised Chad with the key to the game she discovered while out shopping over the weekend!

Chad opens the show talking about President Biden's decision to pardon Hunter Biden for his crimes before we transition to Vikings and another win that saw Sam Darnold playing well in crunch time.

Would you pick Sam Darnold or JJ McCarthy to lead the Vikings offense next year if you had the choice? Assuming it will be JJ, the Vikings should be thrilled if he can play to the level Sam has this year.

Chad argues that Joe Bided looks like a hypocrite with his pardon of son Hunter Biden and that Donald Trump would have done the same thing. How about you?

Final hour we chatted with Andrew Krammer of the Minnesota Star Tribune about the upcoming Sunday matchup with the Cardinals and Vikings also the addition of Daniel Jones! Then we opened our books to the stories of Minnesota's own - author Roger Stelljes discussing his latest works and travels!

Always a fascinating chance when John Hines fills in to get the backstory on so many great authors and this one in particular, from right here in Minnesota - authored Agent Tori Hunter among other pieces - Roger Stelljes talks about his journeys when authoring some of his latest books, telling a story from a female perspective and much more!

After a couple rough weekends where the Vikings scraped away with a win, we talked to Andrew Krammer of the Star Tribune about the not-so decisive victories from the Vikings in recent weeks, Sam Darnold evolving, Daniel Jones being added to the mix and more as the Vikings will host the Cardinals on Sunday!

Another with John Hines filling in for Chad on a Friday so of course, we invited our friend Sheletta on to talk about TPT's ‘Broadcast Wars' and John shares where he went wrong with a Thanksgiving staple.

So many people are still talking about the Cathy Wurzer documentary on TPT-Twin Cities, so we invited Sheletta Brundidge on the show to talk about the amazing work by Cathy, the many great stories and storytellers featuring some of the biggest names in broadcast journalism in Minnesota - including some of John's fond and not so fond memories of working with so many of these top-tier names in news!

Today, John Hines jumps in for Chad on Black Friday we chat with dog exhibitor Patti Kleven recapping the National Dog Show which tallied over 20 million viewers for the Thanksgiving Day tradition on televisions everywhere. Also we discuss some of the popular Black Friday items floating around out there! Also, Karen Bachman joined John to talk about the collaboration of Bachmans and the sale of the WCCO Radio 100 album in their stores and the many facets of their one stop shop this holiday season!