Chad Hartman

Chad shares a good mix of fun and serious stuff today as we begin with Swift Takes, talk about Iran and the war with Miad Maleki and Colonel David Hunt, get Jim Petersen's thoughts on the Wolves, hear excellent stories about Lou Holtz, and catch up with Jason DeRusha.

Colonel David Hunt is back with Chad to talk about the positive and negatives he sees so far during Operation Epic Fury in Iran before Jason DeRusha joins for his extended Thursday segment.

Jason DeRusha joins the show for an argument with Chad about the right punishment for the man who keyed six Teslas last year.

Colonel David Hunt has plenty to say with Chad today on the problems he sees with Operation Epic Fury and the politics surrounding it, plus some praise for the work of our military members.

Jim Petersen joins Chad for two segments on the Wolves and other nonsense before Chad looks back on the life of Lou Holtz, his impact on Minnesota, and the friendship Lou shared with Chad's father, Sid.

Chad shares some memories and great stories of Lou Holtz and friendship he shared with Sid.

Wolves broadcaster Jim Petersen joins Chad to talk Wolves and share some fun with other nonsense.

Chad opens the show with two fun segments of Swift Takes before a serious conversation about Operation Epic Fury with Iran native Miad Maleki and reaction to President Trump firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Miad Maleki was born in Iran and spent most of his younger years living there before moving to the US and serving this country in many capacities. Miad joins Chad with his thoughts on the state of Iran today and what must happen to ensure we look back on Operation Epic Fury as a successful mission.

Chad reacts to the news that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is being fired by President Trump.

Chad opens the show with some white hot Swift Takes, including a controversial statement about those among us who prefer to shower at night.

Chad has plenty of politics, fun and some sports talk today. The show opens with Text-a-Topic and our weekly visit with Rena Sarigianopoulos. Chad calls out Pete Hegseth for his criticism of the media reporting on the deaths of Nicole Amor and five other US soldiers. Plus, we dive into some Vikings talk with the news of Kyler Murray getting released in Arizona and Tom Hauser joins from DC after witnessing Gov. Walz and AG Ellison getting grilled by the House Oversight Committee on fraud.

Tom Hauser joins us at the start from DC after watching Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison with the House Oversight Committee earlier today. Later, Chad continues the conversation about fraud in Minnesota before heaping praise on United Airlines for a new policy requiring all passengers to use headphones while listening to media on flights.

Chad voices his full support of a new policy at United Airlines requiring passengers use headphones when listening to media on flights.

KSTP-TV political reporter Tom Hauser joins Chad with his reaction to being in the room to watch Governor Walz and AG Keith Ellison get grilled by the House Oversight Committee in Washington DC earlier today.

Chad opens the hour going after Pete Hegseth for the second time this week, this time for his comments criticizing the media for reporting on the tragic deaths of Nicole Amor and five other American service members. Later, we dive into the QB situation for the Vikings with news of Arizona preparing to release Kyler Murray.

Is Kyler Murray going to lead the Vikings at QB next season? With news of his pending release in Arizona, Chad jumps into talk about the best options to start for the Purple in 2026.

Chad goes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over comments today about the media focusing only on negative aspects of the war in Iran instead of positive things, even after the deaths of six soldiers, including Minnesotan Nicole Amor.

The opening hour today features two of our favorite recurring segments: Text-a-Topic to kick it all off and our weekly visit with Rena Sarigianopoulos of KARE-11.

She has a stress fracture in her hip, has broken more bones than anyone, and once went to the ER after getting a twirler's baton stuck to her finger. There truly is nobody like Rena Sarigianopoulos.