Chad Hartman

On this "Something Offbeat" weird news roundup, you'll hear about cat fed to a snake from WWL's Scoot, a man pretending to be a higher schooler from the Dana and Parks Show out of KMBZ and new road rage data from WCCO's Adam and Jordana.

Our final hour with Tim Pawlenty in for Chad today touches on some key issues impacting the state, including how our voter demographics are changing around the state and the health of Minnesota's business climate.

Jim Schultz of the Minnesota Private Business Council joins Tim Pawlenty to talk about the health of today's businesses and some of the greatest challenges companies are facing around the state.

Former Governor Tim Pawlenty responds to a text question with a discussion about how Minnesota voters make their choices at the polls and how blue and red demographics have shifted in recent years as populations in the second and third ring suburbs has grown.

Star Tribune columnist Rochelle Olson joins Tim Pawlenty to talk politics and dig into her Cheers & Jeers for this week before we get into some topics related to the Vikings and a discussion about the changing landscape of cable TV and how that impacts sports teams and leagues which have relied on that money for many years.

How do you feel about the Vikings' chances against the Browns this Sunday and where in the world would you most love to travel to see the Vikings play?

Minnesota Star Tribune columnist Rochelle Olson joins Tim Pawlenty to discuss some politics and dive into many of the topics she wrote about in this week's Cheers & Jeers.

Tim Pawlenty is in for Chad today with plenty of political topics over the opening hour including the continuing federal government shutdown, poll results showing how many Americans are disillusioned by politics and our divided country, and Rick Kupchella joins to discuss his documentary A Precarious State which debuted last night.

After watching the new documentary A Precarious State, Tim Pawlenty discusses the work, content and data with creator Rick Kupchella.

Former Governor Tim Pawlenty is in for Chad today and opens the show with talk about the federal government shutdown, what he sees happening from each party, and if there's how for a quick resolution.

Chad continues the conversation that began last hour about the continued erosion of our trust in the American news media before Jason DeRusha stops in for his regular Thursday visit for our final two segments.

Jason DeRusha joins Chad to talk about what he learned from Rick Kupchella about Rick's documentary A Precarious State that premieres tonight on some ABC stations around Minnesota.

What's the cause of American's continuing to lose trust in media sources and can it be turned around? Chad continues the conversation that began during the previous hour.

Major Garrett joins at the top of the hour to talk politics and backing his Padres in the MLB postseason. Plus, how do we overcome the problem this country has with the continually eroding trust in media?

Chad shares new polling data about the level is distrust Americans have in our media and how many Americans believe violence is necessary to get our country 'back on track.' How do we fix this?

Excellent content from Major Garrett of CBS News with us today on the federal government shutdown, the arguments both parties are making in blaming the other side, and his confidence in the Padres getting a win today in Chicago to advance our of the Wild Card round in the MLB playoffs.

Chad opens the show telling the story of being on the receiving end of a traffic tantrum simply while pulling up to a spot to parallel park today and hearing from listeners about how they choose to act when upset behind the wheel. Later, we pull a surprise move by bringing the Am I Wrong? Committee's weekly resolutions to the stage.

Would Susie Jones be a first ballot inductee into a hypothetical WCCO Radio Hall of Fame? The Am I Wrong? Committee opens their weekly segment with a resolution saying she absolutely deserves it.

Chad opens the show telling the story of being on the receiving end of a traffic tantrum simply while pulling up to a spot to parallel park today and hearing from listeners about how they choose to act when upset behind the wheel.

Two segments of great political insight and discussion with KSTP-TV political reporter Tom Hauser leads off the hour before we celebrate with Susie Jones on the eve of her 29th anniversary working at WCCO.

Susie Jones will celebrate 29 years at WCCO radio tomorrow and she joins Chad to talk about some of the best and worst times from nearly three decades at The Good Neighbor.

KSTP-TV political reporter Tom Hauser joins Chad with great insight on what's happening with the government shutdown, Republicans as they continue looking for election candidates and what's happening between the DFL and GOP in St. Paul.

Representative Harry Niska joins Chad with the reaction from him and fellow Republicans to Governor Walz and the DFL announcing their proposal for a special session on gun violence and school safety. Later, we get into Vikings talk and much more with Matthew Coller of Purple Insider.

Purple Insider founder Matthew Coller is excellent today with Chad on his love of Mall of America, passion for Weird Al Yankovic, how much trouble the Vikings are in right now and what Napheesa Collier accomplished yesterday by crushing WNBA leadership to the media.

Republican Majority Leader Harry Niska joins Chad to talk about Governor Walz and the DFL announcing their proposal for a special session on gun control and school safety and his disappointment with so much of it.

How do we slow down speeding drivers around the state? Chad opens the show with a discussion about speeding data from the summer before our regular Wednesday fun with Rena Sarigianopoulos of KARE-11.

We had some great fun with Rena Sarigianopoulos and some serious talk too during her weekly visit discussing her days back hosting The Morning News, the truth about recycling and the number of people who plan their own funerals.

Chad opens the show sharing new data about the amount of speeding tickets issued in Minnesota over the past few months. How do you think the state should go about bringing down speeds on our roads? What's the fastest speed you've reached in a car?

Bill Guerin joins to bask in the glow of signing Kirill Kaprizov to an 8-year contract to stay with the Wild and Jamie Yuccas makes her regular weekly visit to the show from Los Angeles.

We touched on a bunch of topics today with Jamie Yuccas including the news that Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have split up, Jamie's very well trained dog, and reasons why she's headed back to school!

Wild hockey boss Bill Guerin joins Chad for a great segment on getting the new contract done with Kirill Kaprizov and what the future looks like for the Wild with those negotiations complete.

It's a very busy hour full of politics and military talk as Chad speaks with former congressman Tim Penny on a pending government shutdown, KSTP-TV political reporter Tom Hauser on a proposal from the DFL for a special session and Colonel David Hunt on today's meeting in Quantico, Virginia with our nation's top military leaders.

Colonel David Hunt joins Chad with his thoughts about the meeting today in Virginia with President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the country's highest ranking military leaders coming in from around the globe.

KSTP-TV political reporter joins for a brief visit to talk about the announcement from Governor Walz today with a proposal for a special session and the mess that's created between both parties in the legislature.

Chad opens the show with a one-on-one conversation with Twins baseball and business boss Derek Falvey before we talk Twins and more during Ask Adam Anything.

Adam Carter joins us for some fun with Ask Adam Anything with plenty on the Twins and several other topics.

Former congressman Tim Penny joins Chad to talk about the likelihood of a federal government shutdown, what it would mean for the country, and his biggest issues and problems with today's partisan politics.

Twins baseball and business boss Derek Falvey joins Chad to discuss the move to fire manager Rocco Baldelli, the current state of the team and what comes next in searching for a new manager and preparing for next season.

A former Marine decorated his truck with American flags and drove it into a small-town church yesterday in Michigan, setting the building ablaze and opening fire, killing at least four. Here's the latest.

Chip Scoggins joins for two segments of talk about the Vikings, Lynx and Twins before a conversation about paying troubled kids to attend school and reaction to breaking news that Rocco Baldelli is out as manager of the Twins.

Does it make sense for the Twins to fire Rocco Baldelli? Chad and Jason DeRusha react to the breaking news, break down Rocco's tenure with the club, and what's next as the team tries to recover from a disastrous season.

Star Tribune sports columnist Chip Scoggins joins Chad to talk about brutal weekend in Minnesota sports with a Vikings loss in Ireland, the Lynx getting knocked from the WNBA playoffs, and the Twins season coming to an end.