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Jason talks with Craig Ritacco & Chef Lawrence about the big celebration coming next week as The Lexington celebrates 90 years!
4pm Hour: Jason talks about the State Fair attendance numbers - are they less than expected, and why? Plus, how essential are campfires to camping? And on DeRusha Eats - the Lexington is turning 90!
Jason DeRusha and Lindsey Brown in studio on this Labor Day edition of Drivetime with DeRusha. They start the show talking about students returning to school tomorrow less than a week removed from the Annunciation Catholic School mass shooting. Then, Jason shares a conversation with Sarah Henning who's been organizing a special way to show support for the Annunciation Catholic School kids and their families.
4pm Hour: Jason talks with David Hewitt, Director of Housing Stability for Hennepin County, about their progress reducing homelessness, and the risks of dwindling federal funding. Then on DeRusha Eats, Diane Moua - owner of Diane's Place - talks about being featured in the NY Times!
Diane Moua, owner of Diane's Place joins Jason to talk about her Hmong cuisine restaurant being featured in the NY Times
Adrienne Lee joins Drivetime with DeRusha each month to dish out advice to those who seek. Jason asks where at the Fair is the best place to make out, Adri thinks the hygiene is suspect. Adri also weighs in on the best place to dump a deadbeat partner at the Fair, managing work friendships
Adrienne Lee joins Drivetime with DeRusha each month to dish out advice to those who seek. Jason asks where at the Fair is the best place to make out, Adri thinks the hygiene is suspect. Adri also weighs in on the best place to dump a deadbeat partner at the Fair. Jason is joined by Dr. Stacie Stanley (St. Paul Schools Superintendent). She has deep roots in St. Paul, her ancestors moved here after the Civil War. She and Jason discuss the upcoming referendum to increase school funds. Dr. Stanley details where the money would go and how imperative the funds would be to not only operate but offer students well rounded educational nourishment.
Courtney Williams, Natisha Heideman & DiJonai Carrington from the Minnesota Lynx stop by to talk with Jason about merging with new teammates, Napheesa Collier's return from injury and the organic chemistry this team has on and off the court. Courtney and Natisha livestreamed the entire WNBA All Star Weekend and it went more than viral. Jason asks them about that experience and specifically when Courtney asked Diplo to start playing different music at the afterparty.
Drivetime with DeRusha is LIVE at the WCCO Radio Booth at the Minnesota State Fair! Stop by and see us near the intersection of Carnes and Underwood! To kick off the show Jason is joined by Sarah Moberg (Interim CEO of Second Harvest Heartland). They talk about hunger being a solvable issue, 1 in 5 households in Minnesota don't have the food they need. Jason asks about Second Harvest Heartland's programming and where the money donated goes. They also touch on SNAP benefits and the impact of the “Big Beautiful Bill”. Sarah mentions the resources available to people in this time of uncertainty. https://www.2harvest.org/
Drivetime with DeRusha is LIVE at the WCCO Radio Booth at the Minnesota State Fair! Stop by and see us near the intersection of Carnes and Underwood! John Tauer is the head basketball coach at the University of St. Thomas. He brings good news about Minnesota's best rivalry… Tommy vs Johnny. They are scheduled to face each other in non-conference play this year. They also talk about the coming of age the Tommie basketball (and the athletic department in general) program is going through with this year being their first opportunity to qualify for the Big Dance in March. Jason and John touch on NIL and the new landscape of college athletics.
Drivetime with DeRusha is LIVE at the WCCO Radio Booth at the Minnesota State Fair! Stop by and see us near the intersection of Carnes and Underwood! The second hour of the program features Card DeSharks, a visit from Dan Hayes and Taking the Temp of the Minnesota Twins!
4pm Hour: Jason is joined by attorney Joe Tamburino to talk about MN suing TikTok over addicted kids. Then on DeRusha-Eats: which Fair food do you love, but not enough people do?
Jason talks with listeners about the Fair foods that you love, but not enough people do!
4pm Hour: Jason talks about a City Auditor's suggestion that city employees not be at protests. Good idea? Then on DeRusha Eats he talks to Frank Weigel from Everly Farms about running an orchard
Jason talks to Frank Weigel from Everly Farms about the amazing story that led him to purchase an apple orchard and add food and a winery. That and more on today's "DeRusha Eats"
Jason talks with Kamal Mohamed, owner of Parcelle Organics, about developing a relationship with Twins pitcher Joe Ryan and collaborating on a new smoothie!
4pm: Jason doesn't like Little Free Libraries. What's your unpopular opinion? Then on DeRusha Eats he talks to Kamal Mohamed from Parcelle Organics about teaming up with Twins pitcher Joe Ryan to create a new smoothie!
Jason talks with former Vikings and current CBS Mornings host Nate Burleson who's coming to town to promote his new vodka!
4pm Hour: Jason is joined by his tech guru Greg Swan who wonders if we need to be more polite to robots? (No, really!) Then on DeRusha Eats he's joined by Nate Burleson from CBS Mornings who's coming to town to promote his new vodka
4pm Hour: Jason tries to sort through the Twins trades as they come hot and heavy. Then on DeRusha Eats: happy National Avocado Day... sort of.
Jason can't believe his producer is 100% out on avocados and guacamole. Especially on this - National Avocado Day! (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Jason DeRusha joins The Chad Hartman Show. He discloses some opportunities he and his wife have received from couples looking to swing... including one at the State Fair. They also hypothesize what percentage of Minnesota couples have an open relationship.
We chat with an expert on the cyberattack in Saint Paul from today - Kate Keuhn joins Jason to explain how this happened! Then we chat with Matthew Kazama of TokiDoki Wings for DeRusha Eats!
Are chicken wings overrated? Jason thinks so - but we do celebrate today with some of the best wings in town, which you can take a bite out of at Hrbek's at Target Field - its Matthew Kazama with TokiDoki Wings for today's edition of DeRusha Eats!
Jason talks with listeners about credit card fees when dining out. Is the system unfair to the customer? Is it time to just tell people what stuff costs and add it into the price?
4pm Hour: Jason is upset by the way Derrick Thompson and his attorney only sought to admit what he did when it came time to try and reduce his sentence - too little too late? Then on DeRusha Eats - have you had it with credit card fees?
4pm: Jason talks with listeners about how they'd rank the summer so far. Then he talks with Mark Freie about the decline of taprooms in the Twin Cities on DeRusha Eats
Jason talks with Mark Freie about the number of taprooms that are closing around the Twin Cities. And what the Craft Brewers Guild had to say about it.
Jason talks whiskey with Phil Steger from Brother Justus on the release of Founders Reserve 3 on DeRusha Eats!
4pm Hour: Jason talks with attorney Joe Tamburino about the trial of Sen. Mitchell. Does her defense hold up? Then he's joined by Phil Steger from Brother Justus about the release of a new whiskey
Card DeSharks kicks off the second hour for Drivetime with DeRusha. Jason and Dan are on location at Target Field ahead of Twins/Pirates. Jason is also joined by Andrew Halverson (Senior Director of Broadcasts for the Minnesota Twins) for a discussion about the Twins unique broadcast vision and team. Jason and Dan also talk about the return of the Snack Wrap at McDonald's and national french fry day.
DeRush-Hour Headlines lead off the third and final hour of Drivetime with DeRusha live from Target Field! Then, a conversation with Dan Hayes (The Athletic) about the All Star Game, some recent and upcoming articles and Take the Temp of the Twins.
Jason talks about a recent Minnesota Monthly article. Then he asks listeners for their favorite lakeside restaurants.
4pm Hour: Jason talks with his favorite advice columnist Adrienne Lee on "Ask Adri". Then he asks listeners for their favorite lakeside spots on "DeRusha Eats"
4pm Hour: Jason reminisces about his favorite video games as a kid on this National Video Game Day! Then on DeRusha Eats he talks to David Benowitz from Craft & Crew about reopening Pub 819 in Hopkins after a fire.
Jason talks with David Benowitz from Craft & Crew about the reopening of Pub 819 in Hopkins after a fire shut them down on today's "DeRusha Eats"!
Two segments of vacation and sports talk with Chip Scoggins leads into a conversation about the Epstein files and a dramatic change in what members of the Trump administration are saying about them. Plus, why does DeRusha not care about Ludacris fans who were shut out of his Taste of Minnesota show?
Jason talks to Brett Anderson from the NY Times who profiled a pair of Hmong chefs in Minneapolis, on today's "DeRusha Eats"!
4pm Hour: Jason shares the story of toaster shopping - and a customer service complaint. Then he talks with Brett Anderson from the NY Times on "DeRusha Eats" about why he decided to profile Yia Vang and Diane Moua
Jason talks with Antonio Gambino and Shaz Khan the growing numbers of Tono Pizzerias across the metro on DeRusha Eats!
4pm Hour: Jason talks about the latest confusion over what we actually accomplished in Iran. Then he talks about a viral video of an athlete autograph interaction from Minnesota. Finally Antonio Gambino and Shaz Khan from Tono Pizzeria and Cheesesteaks joins the show for DeRusha Eats!
Dan Cook slides in for Jason and explains why the Feds are wrong for wanting to kill Vance Boelter, why one in three Americans admit they wake up already exhausted, plus he and Chris Tubbs "Geek Out" over professional wrestling.
4pm Hour: Jason talks with Minneapolis Foundation President & CEO RT Rybak about winning a lawsuit against the feds. Then on DeRusha Eats - all you need to know about Hoyo sambusa!
Jason talks to Mariam Mohamed and Matt Glover, Co-Founders of Hoyo, about their sambusa products on today's DeRusha Eats!
Bucheron just won "Best New Restaurant in the US" at the James Beard Awards. Co-owner Jeanie Ritter joins Jason to talk about the big win on DeRusha Eats! (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for James Beard Foundation)
4pm Hour: Jason talks with the mayor of Brooklyn Park, Hollies Winston, about the impact of the weekend shootings on his city and police department. Then on DeRusha Eats, Jason talks to Jeanie Ritter from Bucheron which just won "Best New Restaurant" at the James Beard Awards!
June 12 is both National Beef Jerky Day AND National Peanut Butter Cookie Day. Which do YOU prefer? (...and how did Peanut Butter Cookies wind up with the fork marks?!)
4pm Hour: Jason talks to our favorite advice guru, Adrienne Lee of AskAdriAnything.substack.com - would you rat out a neighbor you suspect of cheating on their spouse? Then on DeRusha Eats - why is Amy Brace selling Amy's Cupcake Shoppe?
Jason's talked with Amy Brace about her battle with breast cancer and her passion for cupcakes. Today she joins him to talk about prioritizing her health and finding the perfect person to sell Amy's Cupcake Shoppe to.
Lee Wallace knows as much as anybody in town about a great cup of coffee. She joins Jason to talk about the business trends on the world of coffee.