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Drivetime with DeRusha

Jason DeRusha "DriveTime with DeRusha": On your drive home, get caught up on the day's headlines thru Jason's unique lens. Newsmaking guests on the biggest stories, engaging topics for fans to call in & participate with, and Jason's commentary, humor and perspective on life, family, and especially the food scene in the Twin Cities. Weekday afternoons 3-6pm on NewsTalk 830 WCCO.
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Episodes

What the heck happened yesterday with the Twins?!

Jason talks with Dan Hayes from The Athletic about yesterday's trade deadline and the double-digit trades the Twins made. What the heck happened?! (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Aug 01, 202517 min

Card DeSharks!

Jason hosts another competitive edition of his game show. Listen as Patty and Chris battle it out for a $50 gift card to Jester Concepts restaurants on "Card DeSharks"!

Aug 01, 202516 min

Dan Geeks Out!

What's producer Dan Cook nerding out about this week? You get the chance to give him the "green light" or a "gong" on "Dan Geeks Out!"

Aug 01, 20257 min

18 years since the 35W collapse

Jason was one of the first reporters on the scene in 2007 when the 35W bridge collapsed. 18 years later he talks about the experience and how it affected him. (Photo by Scott Schneider/Getty Images)

Aug 01, 202521 min

The DeRush-Hour Headlines & LifeTime's new AI robot masseuse

5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour - Jason talks to Lt. Col. Brian Morgan from the MN National Guard about their help with St. Paul's recovery from a cyber attack and then Michael Rand from the Star Tribune reacts to the Twins fire sale. Finally Jason talks with Erin Hickey from LifeTime fitness about their new AI robot massage program.

Jul 31, 202536 min

DeRush-Hour Headlines

On "The Lead" - Jason talks to Lt. Col. Brian Morgan from the MN National Guard about how they're helping St. Paul recover from a cyber attack. Then Michael Rand from the Star Tribune reacts to a Twins fire sale. Then on "Page 2" IKEA stores in a Best Buy?! (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Jul 31, 202520 min

Lots of Twins news & DeRusha Eats

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.

Jul 31, 202531 min

Twins trade Correa and Ryan Winkler on the DFL's leftward movement

4pm Hour: Jason talks about the surprising trade of Carlos Correa and the Twins becoming big-time sellers. Then he talks to former MN House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler about the leftward movement among Democrats in Minneapolis and what that means for the rest of the state

Jul 31, 202533 min

The Twins make a huge trade sending Carlos Correa to Houston

Jason talks about a shocker of a deal with the Twins trading SS Carlos Correa back to the Houston Astros. What does this mean for the future of the Twins? And how do fans feel about the rest of the season? (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

Jul 31, 202521 min

The DeRush-Hour Headlines & ENOUGH!

5pm Hour: on the DeRush-Hour Jason talks with Dr. Tyler Schipper from St. Thomas about todays major economic news. Then what's stuck in your craw this week? Jason talks to listeners about what they've had ENOUGH of.

Jul 30, 202532 min

ENOUGH!

What's grinding your gears this week? Jason talks with listeners about what they've had ENOUGH of.

Jul 30, 202511 min

The DeRush-Hour Headlines

On "The Lead" - Dr. Tyler Schipper tells Jason why interest rates aren't changing even with positive economic news. Then Chelsea Wen from "US News & World Report" talks about their high rankings for MN Hospitals. On "Page 2" - why a pizza shop in Columbia Heights is going viral

Jul 30, 202521 min

Venting about the Twins

It was a really rough afternoon for the Twins today. How are fans feeling about what's been a failure of a season? Jason talks with listeners. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Jul 30, 202516 min

DeRush Hour and Dan Hayes!

From cyberattacks in Saint Paul, trash from the 3M Open, to forecasting possibly 14,000 Minnesotans losing Medicaid we talk about that in The Lead and DeRush Hour News Headlines including is Minnesota the best state fair? Then Dan Hayes with The Athletic joins to talk trade deadline, Chris Paddack, Ryne Sandberg, and much more as we lead you into Twins pregame!

Jul 29, 202533 min

Medicaid, 3M and more with DeRush Hour and The Lead!

We begin with The Lead where Dr John Connolly MN Medicaid Director joins Jason to talk about over 140,000 Minnesotans losing Medicaid. 3M Open trash turned to recycling and Ilhan Omar might not face a primary opponent! Then with DeRush Hour News Headlines

Jul 29, 202519 min

St. Paul Cyberattack and Winging it with DeRusha!

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!

Jul 29, 202533 min

Celebrating National Chicken Wing Day on 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!

Jul 29, 20258 min

Decrypting the Cyberattack in Saint Paul

It is never a fun day when one of the busiest cities in Minnesota faces a cyberattack so we turned to probably the best expert to help ‘decrypt’ and break it down for us - Kate Kuehn is Vice President of World Wide Technology, she is the leading expert in Information Security Risk and talks us through how this could happen and keeps happening on such a large scale!

Jul 29, 202512 min

Compensating for chores and healthy aging!

Should we be paying our kids to do the dirty work in and around the house? Also, how can we age more gracefully - well its exactly what you think it is - Joseph Gaugler with the U of M Public Health joins! Then, Jason pays tribute to his childhood hero!

Jul 29, 202532 min

Dr. Joseph Gaugler on how to age healthier and stay sharp!

They always say you need to exercise a lot and eat healthier to stay healthy and a recent story in the Star Tribune featuring findings from the Alzheimer's Association discusses just that so we talked to Dr Joseph Gaugler, Chair in Long Term Care and Aging with the University of Minnesota School of Public Health who is currently at the conference joins Jason to discuss these findings when it comes to those looking to age better and healthier!

Jul 29, 20259 min

How do we handle allowance?

Is it cruel if we do not pay our kids to do certain chores, in this case - the lawn. Should this be a part of the parental rules with kids growing older. Some agree, children should be compensated for work, some believe they should not - we discuss!

Jul 29, 202517 min
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