Chad Hartman

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Minnesota arguments, live-radio speed.

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Chad Hartman moves like a live local hour: quick pivots, weather alerts, political heat, sports takes, and guests pulled straight into the argument. It suits listeners who like Minnesota issues discussed plainly, with room for jokes, interruptions, and disagreement.

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About Chad Hartman

Chad Hartman is live-feeling Minnesota talk radio with a restless attention span and a strong local spine. It moves quickly. A tornado warning can lead the hour, then the conversation can swing into women’s basketball, reporter boundaries, national political hypocrisy, or a caller’s view of mining near the Boundary Waters. The show’s natural mode is argument in progress. It asks direct questions, lets guests take a run at them, and keeps pushing the subject back toward accountability, common sense, or the point being missed. Local politics gets treated as lived civic friction rather than abstract ideology. Pete Stauber, Governor Walz, Keith Ellison, Arne Carlson, Susan Collins, Angie Craig, and Peggy Flanagan appear in discussions where character, party loyalty, environmental risk, and public silence all become fair territory. Sports is part of the same world. Christian Pulisic, the U.S. men’s national team, A.Z. Fudd, Paige Beckers, and the Dallas Wings are discussed less as box-score trivia than as stories about pressure, privacy, coverage, and reputation. The show also knows when to loosen its grip. Segments with Sheletta Brundidge can turn a weather excuse into Cottage Grove jokes, school rivalries, podcast teaching, and listener texts about Minnesota town nicknames. “Am I Wrong?” brings a comic committee structure to everyday complaints, including the suspicious optimism of trying to live one’s best life. Even the lighter pieces keep the call-in rhythm: somebody says something, somebody pushes back, and the room keeps moving. The show’s texture is messy in a useful way. It does not sound sealed, scripted, or sanitized. It sounds like people talking through civic life while the clock is running, with enough humor to keep the pressure from turning stiff.

Made for: For listeners who want Minnesota politics, sports, weather, media, and neighborhood banter in a fast conversational format. It fits people who like opinionated local radio with guests, callers, and sharp pivots.

What sets it apart: The show mixes civic accountability with everyday local texture: Boundary Waters mining can sit beside town nicknames, dive bars, and sports-media debates. Its edge comes from real-time questioning more than polished monologue.

In their own words

The Chad Hartman Show — A veteran of the radio scene in the Twin Cities,Chad is known for his work in sports, including as the one time play-by-playvoice of the Minnesota Timberwolves. But he’s also known for knowledge ofthe issues, which makes him one of the best interviewers in the business. But make no mistake, Chad likes to have a lot of fun. And if you don’tbelieve it, ask Adam.

As heard by us

Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Local politics, national arguments, sports, and daily life meet in a candid Minnesota radio conversation with room for humor and disagreement.

Chad Hartman moves between political argument, Minnesota public affairs, sports, and everyday conversation with the loose responsiveness of live radio.

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Meat-raffle logistics and caucus accountability can share your attention span on Chad Hartman.

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to hear Chad Hartman hold politicians in both parties to the same character standard
to test your Twins optimism against wins over some formidable pitchers

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Full Show: More political hypocrisy, Ask Adam Anything, Jamie Watson, most livable MN cities, Elizabeth Linos on DOGE closing and more!Jul 7, 2026

Politics, soccer, and bar talk collide in a fast local-radio hour.

Chad Hartman's show starts with political character and keeps circling the gap between how a senator or member of Congress can present and how they vote.

BONUS: Going down the yellow brick road with jumping tornadoes, underwater zombies and smart glassesApr 18, 2026

Oz lore gives way to lake science, and the show keeps moving.

The episode opens in Oz and broadens the frame from Frank L. Baum's books and the 1939 film to a boots-on-the-ground visit at the Oz Museum in Kansas.

Arne Carlson & Major GarrettApr 17, 2026

A Boundary Waters mining debate opens into a sharp Minnesota argument over jobs, conservation, and delayed choices.

Adam Carter's Boundary Waters episode turns a familiar mining fight into a broader test of political priorities: when jobs and growth are promised, how much environmental risk is Minnesota willing to accept?

What is the 'Twerking Teacher' Sheletta Brundidge doing teaching a class at the U of M?Apr 17, 2026

A classroom conversation becomes a pointed dispute over unpaid work, professional worth, and the habits students are taught to accept.

The episode frames a classroom discussion as a clear argument over what students should be willing to accept for their labor. Brundidge anchors her point in a practical rule she wants students to carry with them: work should be paid.

Bobby Nightengale Jr, AI playoff predictions & term limitsApr 16, 2026

A brisk local sports argument broadens into playoff second-guessing and a pointed note on voter responsibility.

The episode starts with the Minnesota Twins and a confident early-season read, then opens into a livelier question: which local team is actually better set up for the playoffs.

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America runs on addictions, Chad in running on cough drops

Lou Raguse shares his thoughts and latest reporting on the Minneapolis mass shooting earlier this week

Am I Wrong LIVE at the Minnesota State Fair!

Yes, that is a true story from Sheletta Brundidge

How did Daejon Love convince so many people he was on the San Francisco 49ers?

Lindsay Guentzel on her WCCO past, her life changing in a blink of an eye and participating in clinical trials

Wolves GM Matt Lloyd with Henry Lake on their responsibilities in supporting Anthony Edwards’, Ant & Melo’s love for positive energy and reimagining their playing style

Henry Lake in for Chad Hartman live at the Minnesota State Fair!

FULL SHOW: Matt Lloyd, Lindsay Guentzel & Jason DeRusha

Give Pablo Torre a statue somewhere

Jason DeRusha on influencer infiltration, the Minnesota sports complex and mapping out the rest of Henry’s day

Kurt Daudt on the uglification of the Hill(s), identity politics and calming the discourse

FULL SHOW: Chris Madel, Kurt Daudt, Rena Sarigianopoulos, Jana Shortal, Tom Hauser and Niko Medved from the Minnesota State Fair!

Visits from Tom Hauser and Niko Medved wrap our Wednesday from the Fair!

Niko Medved can feel Sid Hartman's presence in the Barn

Tom Hauser on Governor Walz’s legacy, his Gatorade guardian angel and polling data

You never know who will stop by to say hi to Chad Hartman

Can we get a helicopter to drop off Rena and Jana at the Fair?

Chris Madel on representing Chief Axel Henry, Minnesota’s “uni-party” and Tiger Woods

Does any other Minnesota tradition compare to the Minnesota State Fair?

FULL SHOW: Fair Day 4, Ask Adam Anything, Andy Luger, Susie Jones & Jamie Yuccas!

We're officially past the halfway point of the State Fair!

Jamie Yuccas on her State Fair memories and sex education in schools

Let Susie Jones the foofoo WORK

Would anyone in the crowd like to advise how Andy Luger should answer?

Ask Adam Anything LIVE from the State Fair!

What would you do with JJ McCarthy?

FULL SHOW: LIVE at the Fair, Lisa Demuth, Overrated/Underrated/Properly Rated & Bill Guerin!

Mostly Bill Guerin with a sprinkling of Jason DeRusha's cookie delivery

Bill Guerin has no time for what-ifs or making the lines

Is it really controversial to think doxxing in any situation is bad?

Step right up for Overrated/Underrated/Properly Rated!

House Speaker Lisa Demuth on her economic plans, fraud and what she can work with democrats on

MINI TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: A chicken shop murder, Bay Area stabbings, a thwarted terror plot, the Jacob Wetterling documentary and more

OFFBITES: FBI finds missing Egyptian artifacts, plus rescue stories about a pig, snake and nearly 150 cats

OFFBITES: A serial pooper and a blood moon

MINI TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: Diving deep into the Lindsay Clancy case, postpartum psychosis and strange courtroom drama

TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: A bizarre development in the Lindsay Clancy case, plus a talk with the Jacob Wetterling documentarian and more

BONUS: The case of a serial pooper, plus Egyptian artifacts, pigs, cats, snakes and blood moons

Chad is the Chief of the Spatial Awareness Police

Am I Wrong LIVE from the Great Minnesota Get Together

Chad Hartman's influence knows no bounds

Mayor Jacob Frey is self-proclaimed Rorschach test

Imagine putting Sheletta on Do Not Disturb

How long can Chad milk credit for the pergola?

Sheriff Bob Fletcher on securing the fairgrounds, learning accountability and Flock cameras

Maybe next year’s CBS budget will allow us to have Major Garrett live from the Fair

FULL SHOW: Sheriff Fletcher/Major Garrett/Sheletta Brundidge/Jacob Frey and Am I Wrong

Jon “The Chronicle” Bream on celebrating Dolly Parton, Mystic Lake Amphitheater and hacks to beat traffic after a show

FULL SHOW: First Day from the Fair, Jimmy Jam, Jon Bream, Tim Tschida, Dane Moore & Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Relentless positivitist Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl brings newest State Fair tastys to Chad under his pergola

The WCCO Radio pergola is here for a long time AND a good time

Dane Moore on Wolves signing Jonathan Kuminga, new concepts available with him in the lineup and competing for free agents

Enjoying the pergola shade with Tim Tschida

Come hang under our new pergola with Chad Hartman at the WCCO Radio State Fair Booth!

The Minnesota State Fair is a great reason for Jimmy Jam Harris (and Terry Lewis) to come home!

Why do we love our dogs so much? Rena Sarigianopoulos joins on National Dog Day!

Full Show: School start date, Rena Sarigianopoulos, trust in Meta or AI, Tom Hauser, John Choi and more!

John Choi & reaction to a judge ruling against MN in the ICE agent extradition case

Chad massively disagrees with a judge's ruling siding with Texas over Minnesota in the ICE agent extradition battle

How confident is John Choi that their proactive legal action will keep the State Fair safe from gang violence?

Meta settlement, AI warning from Bill Gates & Tom Hauser

The total amount of confirmed fraud in MN is well under $9 billion. Will it get there? Tom Hauser joins!

When should we send kids back to school? & Rena Sarigianopoulos

You've been made Minnesota's new tsar of education: when is the official first day of school for our kids?

What is Adam Carter's first stop for food when he enters the State Fair gates? Ask Adam Anything!

Will CTE make us someday look back and wonder what we were doing by playing and supporting football?

Full Show: Ask Adam, Dolly Parton passing, Patrick De Haan, Steve Simon, Jamie Yuccas and more!

Steve Simon & Jamie Yuccas

Count Jamie Yuccas among the many mourning the passing of Dolly Parton today.

What does the Supreme Court decision on mail-in voting mean for Minnesota voters?