5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason talks with Blois Olson - is the "security debate" at the Capitol over? Then Dave Schwartz joins the show to talk about the Twins officially becoming sellers at the trade deadline.
Jason's joined by Dave Schwartz for their Monday sports chat. The Twins made the first of what is expected to be a series of trades, sending Chris Paddack to the Tigers. Dave talks about that trade and more. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
On "The Lead" - is the debate over Capitol security over? Blois Olson joins Jason. Then on "Page 2" - he was defrauding the government, but is now working for the government?!
4pm Hour- The fines for no-showing your driver's test is going up. Why are kids so disinterested? Then, the trouble with mixing faith and politics on the Monday Message. And finally, a pair of commercials that show the best and worst of our reactions.
Jason talks about a couple of commercials that show the best and worst of how we react to things these days. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
The fines for no-showing a drivers test are going up. Why are so many kids seemingly uninterested in getting a license? Jason talks to listeners.
3pm Hour: Jason talks with listeners about what he and his wife should do when both kids are off at college? Then he talks with Ryan Faircloth from the Star Tribune who was one of the reporters that looked into the investigation of the shootings of legislators and what could have been done better.
There was a lot of solid police work as authorities searched for Vance Boelter, but are there things that could have been done better? Jason talks with Ryan Faircloth from the Star Tribune who looked into that idea.
Jason and his wife are about to become empty-nesters. So what should they do with the time that they used to spend on their kids' activities? Live music? Travel? Jason talks to listeners. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images for SeriesFest)
5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour - Chris Shaffer joins the show to talk about the latest bout of wildfire smoke. Then Dan Hayes from "The Athletic" joins the show to talk about the Twins' plans less than a week from the trade deadline.
Jason talks Twins baseball with Dan Hayes from The Athletic. Less than a week until the trade deadline - will the Twins be sellers? (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
On "The Lead" - Will Gov. Walz follow Gov. Evers' example? Any why do we keep getting smoke? Chris Shaffer joins the show. On "Page 2" - let's talk about some restaurant openings!
4pm Hour: Jason hosts another round of his game show as contestants vie for a $50 gift card to Jester Concepts restaurants on "Card DeSharks". Then he talks about a Star Tribune feature that debates where Uptown starts and stops.
Jason talks about a Star Tribune feature about the nebulous borders of Uptown - what do you consider to be part of the area?
Jason hosts another round of his game show: Card DeSharks! Listen as Vikas and Jonathan battle it out for a $50 gift card to Jester Concepts restaurants!
3pm Hour: Jason's sick of the wildfire smoke and he's not happy with Canada's reaction. Then, what's producer Dan Cook nerding out about this week?
Producer Dan Cook is an avowed nerd. So what's he geeking out on lately? He argues as to why aliens HAVEN'T visited us. Do you give him a "green light" (keep going) or a "gong" (stop it already!)?
Jason is sick of the wildfire smoke blowing into Minnesota from Canada, and thinks their "well there's nothing we can do" response isn't nearly good enough! (Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)
5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour - Dr. Chris Uggen from the U of M discusses car vandalism and theft in Minneapolis and Dr. Thomas Klemond from HCMC talks about their troubled finances. Then Alec Lewis from "The Athletic" talks JJ McCarthy and much more as Vikings camp gets underway.
Jason talks with Alec Lewis from "The Athletic" about the start of Vikings training camp. Are there other storylines besides JJ McCarthy?
On "The Lead" - Dr. Chris Uggen from the U of M talks about the recent spike in car vandalism and theft in Minneapolis. Then Dr. Thomas Klemond from HCMC talks about their difficult financial position. Then on Page 2 - some compare Sen. Omar Fateh running for Minneapolis mayor with Zohran Mamdani running for NYC mayor. The NYT says not so fast my friend...
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?
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?
Jason was fired up today by Derrick Thompson's comments at his sentencing for killing 5 young women. Should he have just kept his mouth shut?
3pm Hour: Jason relates a driving story and asks "who's the jerk" in this story? Then he talks with Tom Hanchar, VP of Leasing for Simon Property Group, about a bunch of "high end" brands coming to Southdale!
Jason talks with Tom Hanchar, VP of Leasing for Simon Property Group, about a bunch of new high end brands coming to Southdale and the growing popularity of mall shopping.
Jason MIGHT have been driving 10 over the limit when someone who wanted to go faster started flashing their brights at him. Who's the jerk in this scenario?
Paramount is canceling 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' after paying President Donald Trump $16 million for a segment he didn't like on another of their shows. Does that mean the network killed a historic TV franchise to appease the president of the United States or is something else afoot? Dive in with On Deadline. The show is hosted and produced by Lauren Barry and produced by Christy Strawser.
5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour, Jason talks with State Sen. Zach Duckworth about a bi-partisan solution to the State's college grant program. Then, why is Target messing with it's price-matching program?!
Jason talks about the changes Target is making to its price-matching program, and why that seems like such a bad PR decision.
