Chad Hartman

Laura Oakes joins us from the newsroom to share a joke and join the conversation about Dave's trip to LA to see the Twins and Dodgers earlier this week. Plus, Chad shares the latest news from the Wall Street Journal about President Trump's name appearing in the Epstein files.

Acting US Attorney Joe Thompson joins to talk about Minnesota's huge fraud problem, prosecuting Vance Boelter and more from his office before a conversation with Jacob Frey about the Minneapolis mayoral race and challenging DFL challenger Omar Fateh winning the Minneapolis DFL's endorsement.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey joins Chad to talk about challenges State Senator Omar Fateh earning the Minneapolis DFL's endorsement for the mayoral race and issues where he believes the two have stark differences in opinion.

Acting US Attorney Joe Thompson tells Chad's he is surprised everyone in Minnesota didn't already know of the massive levels of fraud scheme in this state, exceeding $1 billion. Thompson joins to talk on that topic, sex assault cases, Vance Boelter and more.

Is this the worst summer weather ever in Minnesota? Chad opens the show on that topic, hears of cancelation of tonight's Aquatennial parade, and we chat with Rena Sarigianopoulos about the fire at KARE-11 yesterday, how they are operating now out of their studios, and the plan to keep providing newscasts while their building is under repair.

As Chad vents about a summer of terrible weather, we see news that tonight's Aquatennial parade is canceled and get a call from Adam Carter with a great story of his experience with Sid in the parade many years ago.

Rena Sarigianopoulos of KARE-11 joins Chad to talk about the fire that forced everyone from the KARE-11 building yesterday and how the station plans to operate while out of their building.

This hour we discuss the controversy with Medhi Hasan, chat with our friend out in LA, Jamie Yuccas and get her and Jason to react to this as well as the Coldplay couple!

Had the chances to talk to Jamie Yuccas on a variety of topics including Medhi Hasan and the viral Coldplay couple and then Jason DeRusha chimes in to react to America’s obsession with the Astronomer CEO and his mistress going viral over the past week!

Time to head out west and chat with our friend Jamie Yuccas, CBS News correspondent in Los Angeles. She shares why she loves the Dodgers more than the Twins, reaction to the Medhi Hasan - Pinesap controversy and the buzz surrounding the Coldplay couple!

In a recent debate - Zeteo founder and progressive commentator Medhi Hasan was featured in a debate where one man of 20 individuals named Pinesap, who identifies as “Connor” was fired for claiming to be a fascist - we fast forward 24 hours and a “Connor” is seeking donations on GiveSendGo which was set at $15,000 and has reached almost $25,000 - we discuss what this says about “free speech” and the lines that need to be towed when it comes to being in media and politics!

Your Minnesota Twins are out west in Los Angeles taking on the Dodger and we chat with the television voice of the Minnesota Twins Corey Provus on the sudden passing of Ozzy Osbourne, the sight of seeing Shoei Ohtani play, Byron Buxton producing magic in LA last night, Twins potential pitching moves at the deadline and more!

Whether it is Cub Foods in Midway shutting down, Target ending price match - why do you choose where you shop and how is the landscape changing? Also news broke this hour of legendary rock and metal icon Ozzy Osbourne passing away - what other music icons hit you the hardest when they passed away?

This hour we learned of the tragic passing of Ozzy Osbourne - whether it was Black Sabbath or his solo work - Ozzy will forever be a staple of metal and rock history - we remember his legacy but what other significant artists or singers do you remember where you were when they passed away!

On the heels of yesterday’s news of Midway Cub Foods shutting down in a couple of months and then today Target announced after a decade it would be cutting off the price match - why do you choose Target (or your preference of store) to shop and where we sit with success and lack there of with stores!

CBS and Paramount have come out to claim that they cut Stephen Colbert due to money and frankly, we do not buy it and Adam Carter shares his struggles with chaffing, his bandwagon Cubs fandom and more with Ask Adam Anything!

We try to help Adam Carter resolve his chaffing problem, his Chicago experience, obstructed seating and much more with Ask Adam Anything!

As the story brews on there are more layers to this onion - it was announced late last week that Stephen Colbert’s Late Show would be no more once May of 2026 hits - do we buy into the cut as a funding move or does this have the President’s fingerprints all over it - we discuss!

Powerlifting, U of M Money, JJ and more with Chip Scoggins, Hunter Biden sounding off on the mental acuity of his father near the end of his presidency and why we love the Coldplay story so much!

It is the scandal that has swept the nation, and now the Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has resigned following the viral affair video that has taken the nation by storm and this country has covered from head to toe for the past week - but why?