Chad Hartman

This week, our stories have a bit of a theme. They're all about feeling a rush – from that stomach-dropping sensation you get while riding a roller coaster to the joy of perfectly shucking an oyster to… some more questionable ways to live on the edge. With audio from Scoot and Tommy Tucker from WWL in New Orleans, the Dana & Parks Show from KMBZ in Kansas City and the Dave Glover Show from KMOX in St. Louis.

Check out Chad's full Friday show which includes Vikings talk to start, Major Garrett on politics, Feisty Friday with Sheletta, Cheers & Jeers with Rochelle Olson, Matthew Coller breaking down the Vikings and the weekly resolutions from the Am I Wrong? committee.

Matthew Coller of Purple Insider gives us two excellent segments breaking down the problems with the Vikings before The Committee returns for Am I Wrong? to wrap up the show.

The Am I Wrong? committee is back with talk about the problem with Italy's restaurants, the phrase 'full stop' and the issue with Big Photo as part of this week's resolutions.

Matthew Coller of Purple Insider joins Chad to review the terrible performance from the Vikings last night and talk about what's happened to a defense we all expected to once again be very good.

Two of our favorite regular guests are with us over the hour, first with Sheletta Brundidge before Rochelle Olson.

Great fun and serious talk with Rochelle Olson about tomatoes and other farmer's market treats, President Trump, and local politics and stories featured in this week's Cheers & Jeers column.

Sheletta Brundidge joins with a heavy heart today during the usual Feisty Friday segment feeling concerned and saddened by several topics in the news today.

Can the Vikings be fixed? Chad opens the show with a review of a terrible performance from the Purple in Los Angeles last night before diving into great political discussion with Major Garrett of CBS News.

Major Garrett of CBS News joins Chad with excellent insight and analysis on continued talk from Steve Bannon that President Trump will serve a third term, why he sees no end to the shutdown coming soon and much more from politics and a bit of nonsense.

What's wrong with the Purple and how does it get fixed? Chad reacts, along with Adam Carter, to a terrible performance from the Vikings last night getting drilled by the Chargers.

Chad jumps into multiple topics and asks for listener interaction during two segments of Rapid Fire Radio before Jason DeRusha returns to his weekly segment after a wonderful WCCO listener trip to Greece.

From a wonderful little restaurant in Santorini to hearing people get busy in the neighboring hotel room, Jason DeRusha joins Chad to share about the highlights and lowlights of his trip to Greece.

Chad dives into some Rapid Fire Radio with topics like a bar that requires patrons to lock up their phones, the insane cost of being a bridesmaid today and more!

Jim Petersen joins for a couple segments on the Wolves talk before Susie Jones joins for a serious and wonderful discussion about Annunciation victim coming home from the hospital today and some fun with Susie sharing the secrets of her previous dating life.

Annunciation shooting victim Sophia Forchas left the hospital today, made a stop at the school to see friends, and is finally coming home! Susie Jones joins Chad in studio to share what she knows about a great day for Sophia and her family.

Wolves TV analyst Jim Petersen joins Chad with talk about where the Wolves struggled in their season opener last night and what went right for them to still pull off a victory.

The opening hour is devoted to the FBI arrests and charges against many allegedly involved in illegal poker and sports betting rings and, specific to mobile sports betting, if this will lead to changes with how closely tied all of the big sports leagues have become with the gambling businesses.

The sports betting side of today's FBI illegal gambling arrests and charges emphasize how much trouble young American men are having today. Chad discusses young men and gambling and how it intersects with other issues we've discussed earlier this week.

The illegal gambling story involving Chauncey Billups on the poker side and Terry Rozier on the sports betting side is everywhere today. Chad dives into all aspects and we speak in detail about the impact mobile sports betting has on all sports today.

Who can we blame for WCCO losing out on a Marconi Award last night? Chad opens with that topic before some serious discussion about a Minnesota Supreme Court decision involving a transgender athlete and talk about expectations for the Wolves this season as they open tonight.

What is the bar the Wolves must clear this year to consider the season a success? Chad talks hoops and what he thinks the team needs to prove as they open the season tonight.

Chad opens the hour looking for someone to blame for WCCO failing to bring home the gold at last night's Marconi Awards in New York City. The boss, Brad Lane, steps in to explain what happened, what we submitted, and if he is at fault.

Former US Attorney Andy Luger joins Chad in studio for three excellent segments discussing the dangers of Nihilistic Violent Extremism within America, fraud in Minnesota, and his own football career leading to his Vikings obsession.

How much of a problem is fraud coming specifically from within the Somali population? Andy Luger gives us great insight and knowledge of how some fraud is certainly coming from Somali residents, but it does not reflect the greater Somali community within the state.

Former US Attorney Andy Luger joins Chad in studio to share about the significant harmful impact being felt in Minnesota and around the entire country from Nihilistic Violent Extremism.

Chad opens the show discussing the rise in health care costs hitting many Minnesotans very hard before so lighter topics and fun with our friend Rena Sarigianopoulos from KARE-11.

Our friend Rena Sarigianopoulos of KARE-11 makes her regular visit to talk about filming a new promo airing on KARE, workers who choose not to take their vacation days and more.

Minnesotans are seeing their health care costs take significant jumps. How is that impacting your family and your wallet?

Chad speaks with Attorney General Keith Ellison about announcing another campaign for the office, responds to reaction from listeners after the interview, and speaks with Dan Cook as he prepares to fill in for Jason today.

Some liked the interview Chad had with Keith Ellison and others did not. Chad shares many of the responses, but good and bad, and responds to criticism to both his questions and Ellison's answers.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joins Chad to talk about announcing today he's seeking another term in office and respond to many of the points of criticism he will face during the campaign.

After seeing the disruption yesterday caused by the AWS internet outage, how much should we fear a massive outage or attack that would take internet services away on a massive scale? We start with that conversation before talk about a man convicted for his role in the January 6th riots, later pardoned by President Trump, now arrested for threatening Democrat Hakeem Jeffries. Plus, what are Minnesota's signature sports moments?

What moments are the biggest and most important in Minnesota sports history? Chad provides and takes plenty of right and wrong answers.

A man pardoned by President Trump after a conviction for his role in the January 6th riots was arrested again, this time for threatening the life of Democrat Hakeem Jeffries. Are Trump supporters still OK with the man being pardoned on Trump's first day back in office?

With the number of guns confiscated inside Minnesota schools increasing, what can we do to bring that back down and keep guns out of schools? Chad opens the show with that topic before leaning into some fun with Adam Carter joining for Ask Adam Anything.

It's another fun round of Q&A with Adam Carter discussing the Paul McCartney concert, comfort foods, overbearing sports parents and much more!

As Minnesota schools report a significant increase in the amount of guns confiscated on school property, Chad opens the show by sharing the statistics and asking what we should do in this state to cut down on guns coming to school.

Chip Scoggins joins for two segments of sports talk after a busy weekend of action before Chad dives into reaction to the No Kings protests seen around the country on Saturday.

Did Saturday's No Kings protests around the country create enough energy among Democrats to have a lasting effect on the country? Chad talks about what he saw from the rallies and responses from several people on the Right.

Star Tribune sports columnist Chip Scoggins joins to talk about the weekend of sports that including a Vikings loss, Shohei Ohtani giving us perhaps the best baseball performance ever and a strong showing from Gopher football beating Nebraska.

Susie joins us for the usual Monday fun with Overrated, Underrated or Properly Rated before Chad jumps into several topics with Rapid Fire Radio.