Podcasts about In Depth

Wednesday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Jim Stuart from the MN Sheriff's Association to talk about their discussions with ICE that seems to have lead to the start of a draw-down. Then - what's grinding your gears this week? Jason and listeners vent their spleens on ENOUGH!!!

On Wednesday's "Drivetime with DeRusha".... 3pm Hour: Tom Homan says 700 ICE agents are leaving - are you optimistic, or skeptical? Then are you ready for the Big Game? Tracy Perlman checks in for her weekly visit with her favorite Super Bowl snack. 4pm Hour: Amy (Koch) Frederiksen joins Jason to talk about last night's caucuses and the results of their Governor's race straw poll - what does that mean going forward? Then he talks with Fox 9's Paul Blume who was in federal court yesterday as an attorney had a very "human" moment. 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Jim Stuart from the MN Sheriff's Association to talk about what led to the 700 ICE Agents leaving. Then we find out what's grinding your gears this week on ENOUGH!!!

On "The Lead"... 700 agents are leaving town... a DOJ attorney is overwhelmed... and the GOP straw poll results are in. Then Jason goes "In Depth" with Jim Stuart, the Executive Director of the MN Sheriff's Association, about their talks with ICE and how it led to the start of a drawdown. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

On Monday's Drivetime with DeRusha.... 3pm Hour: Jason starts the show talking about the potential long-term harm to Minnesota businesses by the ICE surge and all that's stemmed from it. Are we concerned enough? Then, should a football GM get to take two weeks of paternity leave? 4pm Hour: Jason's joined by Kate Raddatz for The Radd Report - are you in the thick of Summer Camp registration hell? Then, why some of you are making the ICE situation even worse. 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Chris Magan from the Star Tribune who reports on an Ecuadorian family seeking refugee status, who decided to self-deport. Then Dave Schwarts joins the show talking Vikings, Twins, Wolves and Wild!

Monday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Star Tribune reporter Chris Magan on his reporting of a Ecuadorian family seeking refugee status that has decided to self-deport. Then Dave Schwartz talks Vikings, Twins, Wolves and Wild! (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)

On "The Lead" ... body cams for ICE, MN shout-outs on the Grammys and more! Then Jason goes "In Depth" with Star Tribune reporter Chris Magan who talked to a family from Ecuador who'd been seeking refugee status, and has decided to self-deport.

Thursday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Meet Minneapolis about how the ICE surge is hurting local businesses. Then, Sen. Amy Klobuchar has made it official - she's running for Governor. How does that change the race?

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)

Wednesday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour Jason goes "In Depth" with financial writer Pat Rehkamp to talk about today's Fed decision on interest rates. Then - what's grinding your gears this week? Jason takes call on ENOUGH!!!

On Thursday's "Drivetime with DeRusha"... 3pm: Why are people so quick to think Rep. Omar's attack was staged? Then Jason talks with political analyst Chris Cillizza - how did pressure on Trump in DC change things in Minnesota? 4pm: Do you think you look like how you sound? Apparently we don't. Then Jason talks to State Demographer Susan Brower about more people moving to Minnesota than leaving in 2025. 5pm: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with financial writer Pat Rehkamp on the Fed's decision today. Plus, what's grinding Jason's gears this week? Find out on ENOUGH!!!

On "The Lead" - Border Czar Tom Homan holds a press conference... a judge blasts ICE... and another day of protest? Then Jason goes "In Depth" with Courtney Ries from Meet Minneapolis on the impact of the immigration enforcement surge on local business.

On "The Lead" - the latest news from the ICE surge... an attack on Rep. Omar... and Target is no longer a "Most Admired Business"... Then Jason goes "In Depth" with financial writer Pat Rehkamp to talk about the Fed's decision to keep interest rates steady. What does that mean for the economy? (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

On "The Lead" - the latest as the ground shifts regarding the ICE surge in Minnesota... the Minneapolis Foundation is trying to help small businesses... and a big change in Southwest Airlines. Then he goes "In Depth" with Blois Olson about today's special elections and when will Sen. Klobuchar announce she's running for Governor?

On "The Lead" - Walz and Frey have now both talked to Trump and there seems to be movement... Meanwhile the case brought by the state in federal court continues... Plus - weapons screening is now a reality at the Capitol. Then on "In Depth" we play back a portion of Chad Hartman's interview with Chris Madel about why he dropped out of the governor's race.

On "The Lead"... a massive protest march in Minneapolis... clergy arrested at the airport... and much more. Then Jason goes "In Depth" with Shannon Watson from Majority in the Middle as they try to remind us what unites us as Americans. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

On Thursday's Drivetime with DeRusha.... 3pm Hour: The VP is in town, should the Governor reach out with a phone call and try to get a deal done? Then meteorologist Chris Shaffer joins the show - how cold is it going to get? 4pm Hour: Jason talks to Tim Busse, Mayor of Bloomington, about why he signed on to a letter with 10 other metro mayors asking ICE to respect the Constitutional rights of their citizens. Then on DeRusha Eats - Chef Kyle Lussier from Grand Rapids shares his surprise at being named a James Beard semifinalist. 5pm Hour; On the DeRush-Hour Headlines, Jason goes "In Depth" with Rick Hodsdon, general counsel for the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association - what would "cooperation" with ICE look like? Then, should there be an age limit for president and congress? What's your number?

Wednesday 5pm Hour: On the "DeRush-Hour" Jason goes "In Depth" with Dave Higgins who's trying to help revitalize downtown St. Paul. Then, what have Jason and listeners had ENOUGH of this week?

On "The Lead" - three protesters that interrupted a church service are in federal custody... The VP was in town - what did he have to say?... And is Sen. Klobuchar nearing an announcement? Then Jason goes "In Depth" with attorney Rick Hodsdon, general counsel for the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, about what cooperation in MN would look like.

Tuesday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Dr. Tyler Schipper from UST's economics department - why did the markets tank today, and what does it mean going forward? Then - have you participated in the 2016 trend on social media? And why are those crazy Germans requiring home owners to do some "house burping"?! (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

On "The Lead" - the VP is coming to town, is that a chance to wind things down?... Michele Tafoya is running for Senate... and a Minnesota-themed SNL skit that didn't make the final cut is going viral online. Then Jason goes "In Depth" with Dave Higgins about trying to revitalize downtown St. Paul. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

On Tuesday's Drivetime with DeRusha... 3pm Hour: News broke today that Gov. Walz, Mayor Frey and Mayor Her have all been subpoenaed by the DOJ. Is that what we want? Then Jason talks with Dr. Michele Waslin from the U of M to learn more about how current deportation efforts compare to previous administrations. 4pm Hour: Today marks the one full year of the second Trump administration - what's the best and worst of Year 1. Then Jason talks with Miguel Lopez, owner of Homi Restaurant, about how ICE operations are affecting his restaurant on DeRusha Eats 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Dr. Tyler Schipper to learn more about today's big drop in the markets. Plus, are you part of the 2016 social media trend?

On "The Lead" - federal subpoenas hit MN leaders... Trump calls for church protesters to be jailed... AG Ellison isn't running for Governor and more. Then Jason goes "In Depth" with Dr. Tyler Schipper from St. Thomas about the market's big tumble today.

We begin with The Lead featuring more headlines involving ICE and its presence here in the Twin Cities and foods you should eat! Then we go In-Depth with our friend Kris Lindahl talking about the housing market in 2026 as we ended 2025 on a cold cap to the housing trend!

Okay. This show today is part of our Relentless Health Value "The Inches Are All Around Us" series. This Inches Talk is a metaphor for finding all those little places where there is healthcare waste as a first step in an effort to excise all these little pockets of waste. For a full transcript of this episode, click here. If you enjoy this podcast, be sure to subscribe to the free weekly newsletter to be a member of the Relentless Tribe. Shane Cerone said this phrase during episode 492, and I loved it because there are inches all around us for sure. And the thing with all these inches that we're gonna talk about today and last week and next week and the week after that, yeah, these are inches that actually you could cut them. And there are millions and billions of dollars, and you actually improve patient care. You improve clinical team experience. Also, you're cutting out friction and making it easier to do the right thing to care for patients. These are no-brainer kinds of stuff if your North Star is better and more affordable patient care, but they are also somebody else's bread and butter in a "one person's cost is another person's revenue" kind of way. So, yeah … what makes perfect common sense might not be as easy as it might look on paper, as we all know so well. So, last week we dug into all of the inches of expensive friction that develop when stakeholders interact—like, a clinical organization and a payer and a plan sponsor, self-insured employer. They try to get paid or pay. They try to direct contract because what will be found fast enough is that the data is not the data is not the data, as Mark Newman talked about last week (EP496); and a dollar is not a dollar is not a dollar. Again, you'll find this out fast enough. All of you know when you talk to entities up and down the patient journey or across the life of a claim, otherwise known as a healthcare transaction. It's mayhem to get a claim paid often enough. Each stakeholder comes in with their own priorities and views and accounting methods and various rollups. I like how Stephanie Hartline put it. She wrote, "Healthcare … moves through many hands without a rail that preserves truth along the way. Attribution breaks, and truth gets reassembled later. The difference isn't capability—it's infrastructure. Line-item billing ≠ line-item settlement." Or I also like how Chris Erwin put it. He wrote, "When the blueprint isn't standardized, you aren't scaling. You're just compounding chaos." And yeah, then all of a sudden when there's no through line, there's no rail that connects all the data to the data to the data, or all the dollars to the dollars to the dollars. Suddenly 30% of any given healthcare transaction goes to trying to straighten it all back out again—to reassemble it, as Stephanie said. It's like unleashing 100 chaos monkeys and then having to pay to recapture them all. Listen to the show with David Scheinker, PhD (EP363) from last year about "Hey, how about we all just use the same template and avoid a lot of this." Or read Zeke Emanuel's book about how the USA should potentially consider copying the Netherlands model because they have private insurance. But they cut admin costs 75% or something like that. Oh, right … through standardization. Jesse Hendon summarized this the other day. He wrote, "Providers don't need armies of coders to fight 50 different insurance rule books [when you have some standardization here]." I say all this to say after recording the episode with Mark Newman from last week, I have become intently fascinated by what goes on in this non-standardized or otherwise friction points between stakeholders. There are a lot of inches in this gray area land of confusion.   This show today digs into one of them, which is what does it take to process a claim? Just technically. What are the pipes involved to submit a claim and, again, get paid for it, which is a healthcare transaction—just simply the technology moving the data around—even if everything in the pipes is a non-standardized hot mess. Because just fixing up the processing and the pipes here—again, while this doesn't solve the entire data isn't a data isn't a data or a dollar isn't a dollar isn't a dollar problem—if we can just cut out some of the processing and the moving the data around costs, just this all by itself is $6 billion a year worth of inches. Plus, as an added bonus, fix up the pipes for better data flow and now patient care can be faster if, for example, the prior auth or etc. processes transpire faster. And clearinghouses have entered the chat. But you know, when clearinghouses come up, at least in my world, when the clearinghouse word gets dropped, it's usually accompanied by like a puff of smoke because no one is quite sure what those guys do all day. So, we all sort of look at each other in the conversation and move on. Lucky for me and possibly you if I've managed to suck you into my web of intrigue, I ran into Zack Kanter from Stedi, a new clearinghouse, who agreed to come on the pod here and aid my exploration into this demarcation zone between stakeholders. So, let's start here. What is a clearinghouse? Well, a clearinghouse is the same thing as a switch when we're talking about pharmacy data transfers, if you're familiar with that terminology and that's helpful. But either way, in the conversation with Zack Kanter that follows, Zack will explain this better; but clearinghouses are like a hub, maybe, that connects all the payers with all the providers. So, if you want an eligibility check or you wanna submit a claim or do a prior auth of the payer, whatever you're trying to do, get paid, you as an EHR system or a doctor's office or an RCM (revenue cycle management) company, you don't have to set up your own personal data connection with every single payer out there. You don't have to go through all the authentications and the BAAs (Business Associate Agreements) and map all the fields and set up the 100 SOC 2–compliant APIs (application programming interfaces). Instead, you can hook up to one clearinghouse, and then that clearinghouse connects with everybody else. So, most medical claims transactions have a clearinghouse in the middle, like an old-timey telephone operator routing your claim or denial or approval of that claim or eligibility check or whatever to the right place. And unfortunately, old-timey telephone operator is a pretty apt metaphor, depending on which clearinghouse you're using. Anyway, Zack Kanter told me that the price to just send and receive an electronic little piece of data in healthcare through a clearinghouse costs about 1,000 times more than any other industry would pay. Like, if you do an eligibility check, that's gonna cost 10 to 15 cents per. The trucking industry pays that much for 1,000 such data transfers. They would riot if someone asked them to spend a dollar for 10 data transfers. That'd be ridiculous in their eyes. But in healthcare, all these dimes add up to, again, $6 billion a year—them's some inches there—which also equal delays in payment and patient care. Now you might be thinking, "Oh, well, maybe it costs this much because healthcare is so much more complicated than trucking or whatever." Well, turns out the opposite is true: Because of HIPAA, ironically enough, healthcare is, in fact, much more standardized (we were talking about standardization before); but healthcare is actually much more standardized than many other industries due to HIPAA's administrative simplification rules, which mandate a universal language for transactions—the pipes I'm talking about now. So, actually, for as much as I was just kvetching about chaos monkeys, compared to other industries, the baseline construct here is actually much more orderly than, for example, the trucking industry or whatever, like Amazon or Walmart has to deal with with their millions of vendors. Now—and here's a really big point, especially for self-insured employers—you know who the main customer is for a lot of the more programmatic, the newer kinds of clearinghouses? I'll tell you: newer digital entities who do RCM (revenue cycle management) for provider organizations, and that can be great if you're a practice just trying to keep up with payer denials and expedite patient care. But look, all you plan sponsors and self-assured employers and maybe unions out there, the more RCM purveyors start working with programmatic clearinghouses, the more you not doing programmatic prepayment integrity programs with unconflicted third-party prepayment integrity vendors who are as hooked into the data streams and the clearinghouses as the RCM vendors are, the more, as I said last week, increasingly you're bringing an ever more rusty knife to a gunfight. So, that is certainly something to consider. There's a whole episode next week about this with Mark Noel from ClaimInsight. Or if you just can't wait, go back and listen to the show with Kimberly Carleson (EP480) just for the gist of it, or the one with Dawn Cornelis (EP285) from a few years ago. They're talking post-payment integrity programs, but a lot of the same rules apply. The show today is sponsored by Aventria Health Group, as usual. But I do want to say that we got some very appreciated financial support from Stedi, the only programmable healthcare clearinghouse. And here is my conversation about all of the inches that are all around us, specifically in the healthcare data pipes, with Zack Kanter, who is the CEO and founder over at Stedi. Also mentioned in this episode are Stedi; Shane Cerone; Mark Newman; Stephanie Hartline; Chris Erwin; David Scheinker, PhD; Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD; Jesse Hendon; Mark Noel; ClaimInsight; Kimberly Carleson; Dawn Cornelis; Aventria Health Group; Preston Alexander; Eric Bricker, MD; and Kada Health. For a list of healthcare industry acronyms and terms that may be unfamiliar to you, click here. You can learn more at stedi.com. You can also follow Zack and Stedi on LinkedIn.   Zack Kanter is the founder and CEO of Stedi, the only programmable healthcare clearinghouse. Stedi has raised $92 million from Stripe, Addition, First Round, USV, Bloomberg Beta, and other top investors. He has previously appeared on podcasts, including In Depth by First Round Capital, Invest Like the Best, Village Global, and Rule Breaker Investing.   09:47 What things are being paid for that we might not be aware we're paying for in healthcare? 12:09 Why HIPAA actually makes healthcare more standardized than other industries. 15:35 How healthcare is ahead in some ways and behind in others. 18:03 Where do the 4 to 5 days come from in healthcare transaction processing? 20:39 Why these transaction delays affect care delay. 23:14 EP482 with Preston Alexander. 23:18 EP472 with Eric Bricker, MD. 27:10 How should the process work from the time a provider clicks "validate"? 30:19 Why is the clearinghouse the right place to solve all these issues? 31:41 Why are we where we are in terms of these issues? 35:28 Why people should be looking at their clearinghouse costs. 36:59 What to know about Stedi.   You can learn more at stedi.com. You can also follow Zack and Stedi on LinkedIn.   @zackkanter discusses #healthcaretransactions and #clearinghouses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #financialhealth #patientoutcomes #primarycare #digitalhealth #healthcareleadership #healthcaretransformation #healthcareinnovation   Recent past interviews: Click a guest's name for their latest RHV episode! Mark Newman, Stacey Richter (INBW45), Stacey Richter (INBW44), Marilyn Bartlett (Encore! EP450), Dr Mick Connors, Sarah Emond (EP494), Sarah Emond (Bonus Episode), Stacey Richter (INBW43), Olivia Ross (Take Two: EP240)

In "The Lead" Jason talks about the latest news over ICE's operations in MN... St. Paul Schools have cancelled some classes... and the DNR is considering cutting the walleye limit. Then he goes "In Depth" with some clips with Vineeta's interview with Sen. Tina Smith and Chad's interview with Rep. Lisa Demuth

On Wednesday's "Drivetime with DeRusha".... 3pm Hour: Has ICE's operations in Minnesota cost the GOP a shot at the governor's race? Jason thinks so. Plus, how is Tracy Perlman doing on her New Year's resolutions? Lots of people gave them up this week. 4pm Hour: Jason is joined by attorney Joe Tamburino - can the state win its lawsuit against the Feds? Then he talks with Star Tribune guest-columnist Andy Brehm - why does he think both sides get it wrong on immigration 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Rep. Kelly Moller who's on the Capitol Security Committee - what did they come up with? And what have you had ENOUGH of this week?!

On "The Lead"... no decision on the state's lawsuit against the Feds... Washington County doesn't want an ICE facility... and the Gophers got got by the Badgers on a buzzer-beater. Then Jason goes "In Depth" with Rep. Kelly Moller on Capitol security.

Wednesday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Rep. Kelly Moller about the Capitol Security Committee and their recommendations. Then he gives away a pair of tickets to see Chris Stapleton this Summer. And finally, what have you had ENOUGH of this week?

Tuesday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Anders Folks, a former US Attorney, about the resignation of six assistant US Attorneys - including Joe Thompson - over the investigation into the ICE shooting. Then he's joined by a friend and local realtor, who shares his story of following and being detained by ICE.

Jason goes "In Depth" with former US Attorney Anders Folk about the resignation of six federal prosecutors over the investigation into the ICE shooting in Minneapolis.

On Monday's Drivetime with DeRusha... 3pm Hour: Jason has seen enough of ICE's tactics to know that this operation isn't helping. Then AG Ellison holds a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the DHS. 4pm Hour: Jason talks about a friend who's a US citizen being detained by ICE. Plus we give away tickets to see Chris Stapleton. 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour Jason goes "In Depth" with Sean Cudahy from ThePointsGuy.com on Sun Country being sold to Allegiant airlines. Then Dave Schwartz talks about an entertaining weekend in sports.

On "The Lead" - Minnesota files suit against the Feds... the President investigates the Fed Chair... and why do we love picking our garbage service so much? Then Jason goes "In Depth" with travel writer Sean Cudahy on Sun Country selling to Allegiant

On "The Lead" Jason talks about MN officials continuing to try and collect evidence in Wednesday's ICE shooting. Plus, does a newly released video change anybody's mind? Then he goes "In Depth" with financial writer Pat Rehkamp about today's jobs report - what does it say about the economy?

Thursday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour Jason goes "In Depth" with attorney Rob Doar about the factors being considered as yesterday's ICE shooting is being investigated. Then, Jason's been invited on CNN tonight - what do you want people to know about Minnesota?

On "The Lead" - Jason talks about the Feds refusing to allow MN officials to help investigate the ICE shooting, how protesters are reacting, and Minneapolis schools cancelling classes. Then he goes "In Depth" with attorney Rob Doar about the considerations that go into how this "use of force" incident will be investigated.

On Monday's "Drivetime with DeRusha"... 3pm Hour: Jason talks with listeners - what was the last straw for Walz? Then Blois Olson joins him to talk about breaking the news that Walz was getting out of the race. 4pm Hour: This month's Radd Report includes a wild holiday travel story. Then DFL House Leader Zach Stephenson reacts to the Gov. Walz news. Plus, GOP candidate for Governor Kendall Qualls tells Jason if his job just got easier, or more complicated? 5pm Hour: On The DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with GOP Rep. Walter Hudson about Gov. Walz's decision. And Dave Schwartz talks about what the Vikings do next when it comes to JJ McCarthy?

On "The Lead" Jason plays some sound from a defiant Gov. Walz who finally took questions as to why he dropped out of the race. Plus, Sec. Noem is in town "making arrests" and no matter what the White House tells you, Jan 6th 2021 was an attack on the Capitol. Then he goes "In Depth" with Democratic strategist Abou Amara - will Sen. Klobuchar run? And if not then who?

Monday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour - Jason goes "In Depth" with Rep. Walter Hudson on Gov. Tim Walz announcing the end of his reelection bid. Then Dave Schwartz joins the show to talk about the weekend in sports - namely, what do the Vikings do next with QB JJ McCarthy?

Saint Paul has a new mayor, and from World Juniors to Team USA there is a lot of ice time with Jess Myers to get to in the DeRush Hour News Headlines and go In Depth on hockey! Also Alec Lewis of The Athletic joins to talk JJ McCarthy, Packers-Vikings, KOC and QBs and more!

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Today we began asking listeners what is on your mind? Also Ask Adri, Lizz Winstead previews her show at Parkway - we dive into the year in meals for DeRusha Eats, In Depth and The Lead and much more on the Tuesday before Christmas Eve Eve!

Thursday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Chris Hine from the Star Tribune about the return of Kevin Garnett to the Wolves. Then he talks with Aaron Meyerring, co-owner of the Electric Fetus, about getting some great last minute gifts for the Holidays.

On Thursday's "Drivetime with DeRusha".... 3pm Hour: Jason talks about today's fraud revelations and wonders if Gov Walz is still a viable candidate. Then he talks with national political analyst Chris Cillizza about fraud, and President Trumps address. 4pm Hour: Are you mad at Menards? Our listeners seem to love their 11% off program. Then on DeRusha Eats there are a lot of delicious things going on up at Grand View Lodge 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with Chris Hine from the Star Tribune about KG's return to the Wolves. And the Electric Fetus has you covered with last minute holiday gifts!

Wednesday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour Headlines, Jason goes "In Depth" with John Wolhaupter from the Anoka-Hennepin teachers union about their members voting on a strike. Then listeners vent their spleens as they share what they've had ENOUGH of this week!

On Thursday's "DeRush-Hour" - Minnesota described as having "industrial sized fraud"... MN needs to do better at keeping public officials safe from stalkers... and the President went after Somalis again last night. Then Jason goes "In Depth" with Chris Hine from the Star Tribune about today's news that Kevin Garnett is rejoining the Timberwolves organization. Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

On Wednesday's "Drivetime with DeRusha"... 3pm Hour: recent polling shows most major politicians' approval ratings as underwater in Minnesota. Do we like anybody?! Then Tracy Perlman joins the show - is cash an acceptable holiday gift? 4pm Hour: Jason Sole joins the show to talk about his journey from prison to pardon - which he received today. Then we play back a portion of Tom Pohlad's interview with Chad - are fans willing to give the new arrangement a chance? 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason goes "In Depth" with John Wolhaupter from the Anoka-Hennepin teachers union about their strike vote. Then what's grinding your gears this week? It's time to vent on ENOUGH!!!

Tuesday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour Jason goes "In Depth" with financial writer Pat Rehkamp about today's jobs report - what does it mean going forward? Then Dan Hayes from The Athletic talks about signing Josh Bell, and the latest news about the Twins ownership.

On The DeRush-Hour... new minority owners and a new Executive Chair for the Twins... get your new kids their Trump accounts... and is there a lack of transparency in immigration courts? Then Jason goes "In Depth" with John Wolhaupter from the Anoka-Hennepin teachers union to talk about their ongoing strike vote. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

On Tuesday's "Drivetime with DeRusha".... 3pm: Are you getting your kids' teachers gifts for the holidays? If so, what? Then Jason talks with Somali-American businesswoman Yusra Mohamud about what its like to be in Minnesota right now. 4pm: Governor Walz blames Speaker Lisa Demuth for there not being a vote on an assault weapons ban - is he right? Then on DeRusha Eats Jason talks with Eric Pham from Khue's Kitchen about overcoming adversity in the restaurant business. 5pm: On the DeRush-Hour Jason goes "In Depth" with financial writer Patrick Rehkamp about today's jobs report and the market's reaction to it. Then Dan Hayes from The Athletic updates us on the Twins ownership situation.

Monday 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour Jason goes "In Depth" with GOP strategist Amy Koch about their straw poll for Governor - were there surprises, and what does it ultimately mean? Then he's joined by Dave Schwartz to talk about a major trade for the Wild and what that means for their Cup chances. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)