Best Adam Shaffer Podcasts (2025)

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FULL SHOW! Josh Hawley is right, Ask Adam Anything, Paul Molitor, Chris Shaffer, Jamie Yuccas and more! 1:56:38

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2d ago1:56:38

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Chad opens the show sharing and agreeing with a piece from GOP Senator Josh Hawley in the NY Times about the need to keep funding SNAP benefits during the shutdown. Later on, we have Ask Adam Anything, Paul Molitor on the 18 inning World Series marathon last night, Chris Shaffer on the power of Hurricane Melissa, Jamie Yuccas from LA and much more!…

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Yves Giroux: Soaring spending demands effective parliamentary oversight 52:41

10h ago52:41

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It’s been more than 10 months since Canadians got a close look at the federal finances in last fall’s economic statement. At that time, they learned the deficit for the 2023–24 fiscal year had ballooned by over 50 per cent. Now, as the Carney government prepares to table its first fiscal blueprint, there’s talk once again of rising spending and soa…

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Full Show! Text-a-topic, Bill Guerin, no more high school graduations at the U, DeRusha and more! 1:51:56

9h ago1:51:56

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Check our Chad's full show today featuring Text-a-Topic early on, Bill Guerin on the Wild's early season struggles, fun with Jason DeRusha and much more!

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No more high school graduations at the U of M & Jason DeRusha 37:44

9h ago37:44

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Chad and Dave argue about the U of M's announcement that they will no longer host high school graduation ceremonies at their campus buildings before our weekly visit for some extended fun with Jason DeRusha.

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What's wrong with TV people wearing costumes on Halloween? Jason DeRusha joins! 17:19

9h ago17:19

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Jason DeRusha joins us on several topics including the women of The View choosing not to wear costumes during their show tomorrow, ranked choice voting in Minneapolis and more.

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Chad says it's ridiculous that the U of M is no longer willing to host high school graduations 20:25

9h ago20:25

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Chad and Dave argue over the U of M announcing they will no longer host high school graduation ceremonies at campus buildings.

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Bill Guerin & a tragedy when an 8-year-old found an unsecured gun 37:23

10h ago37:23

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Wild hockey boss Bill Guerin joins for two segments of hockey talk to open the hour before a discussion about a tragic story from northern Minnesota about a child who is now dead after finding an unsecured gun in his home.

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An 8-year-old is dead after finding 1 of 33 unsecured guns in his home. Horrific and unacceptable. 16:22

10h ago16:22

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Chad shares details and discusses the horrible story from northern Minnesota of an 8-year-old who died from a gunshot wound after finding one of 33 unsecured guns inside of his home. Ron Schara joins to share his thoughts on the topic and a story from his youth.

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Bill Guerin isn't angry, but plenty disappointed about the Wild's play and lack of execution so far this season 21:00

10h ago21:00

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Minnesota Wild hockey boss Bill Guerin joins Chad to talk about a disappointing start to the season, a lack of execution he's seen all over the lineup and what he sees improving in the team's play over the past few games.

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A-Rod's gift of T-Wolves jerseys, Text-a-Topic & the people we'd love to see in a speaking engagement 36:46

11h ago36:46

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Chad welcomes a wide variety of topics during Text-a-Topic over the first half of the hour before a conversation about George W Bush holding a speaking engagement in town last night and the people we'd most like to see in a similar setting.

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George W Bush spoke in town last night. Name a person you'd love to see speak to a group? 12:42

11h ago12:42

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Former President George W Bush spoke to a crowd in town last night at a local golf course. Who would you most like to see in a speaking engagement in person?

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A-Rod gifting T-Wolves jerseys and Text-a-Topic! 24:04

11h ago24:04

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Chad opens the show with talk about Alex Rodriguez giving gifts of Timberwolves jerseys to his fellow FOX sports commentators last night at the World Series before we jump into Text-a-Topic with excellent listener input on what should be discussed.

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GGACP Classic: Gilbert and Frank's Halloween Recommendations 13:49

15h ago13:49

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GGACP celebrates Halloween 2025 with this ENCORE of a mini-ep from 2015, featuring Gilbert and Frank's Halloween movie recommendations. In this episode: Lon Chaney Jr. fills Karloff's boots, Walter Huston meets Agatha Christie, Gilbert’s nana praises Barry Fitzgerald and the strange passions of Lionel Atwill. PLUS: The boys (finally) track down Jan…

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FULL SHOW: Ripping Susie, Rena Sarigianopoulos, your personal economic health, Rich Gannon and more! 1:56:11

1d ago1:56:11

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Chad's show today starts with Adam Carter hanging around for two segments to talk about some nonsense and take cheap shots at Susie Jones. Later we talk Halloween with Rena Sarigianopoulos from KARE-11, share about our own economic situations, discuss some Vikings topics with Rich Gannon and plenty more!…

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Rich Gannon, helicopter college parents & Trump says he won't run again 36:36

1d ago36:36

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Rich Gannon joins to open the hour talking Vikings football before conversations about overbearing college parents, Trump saying he won't run for a third term and more.

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Helicopter parents won't get out of their children's lives, even when they've moved onto college 13:07

1d ago13:07

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Chad leads into a discussion about helicopter parents still hovering of their children's lives even while they are off to college.

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Rich Gannon says the Vikings need to slow the game down for JJ McCarthy to have success 13:23

1d ago13:23

13:23

Former NFL MVP Rich Gannon joins Chad to talk Vikings with topics like Carson Wentz's injury, JJ McCarthy returning on Sunday, and trying to solve problems with the defense.

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Your own economic health, easing political tensions, eating more fish & an infected, aggressive monkey on the loose 39:05

1d ago39:05

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Is the economy good for you today or do you find yourself still struggling to get ahead? Chad opens the hour with that discussion and some great input from listeners before shorter conversations about politicians easing tensions between each other and their parties, Andrew Zimmern predicting we'll all start eating more fish and an aggressive monkey…

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How is your personal economy doing? 24:27

1d ago24:27

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The stock market remains strong while day-to-day costs for families don't seem to be showing any signs of easing. How is your own economy doing as the divide between rich and poor is more apparent than ever?

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Annoying Susie Jones, things we can't live without & Rena Sarigianopoulos 40:29

1d ago40:29

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Chad and Adam Carter join forces to do all they can to annoy Susie Jones at the top of the show. Later, the guys have some fun talking about popular addictions and the things they can't live without before a Halloween conversation with our friend Rena Sarigianopoulos.

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Will Rena Sarigianopoulos turn away a trick-or-treater if she deems them too old? 17:48

1d ago17:48

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How will Rena Sarigianopoulos celebrate Halloween this year and does she have rules for the trick-or-treaters that show up at her door?

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The show can't begin today until Chad and Adam take their shots at Susie Jones! 22:41

1d ago22:41

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Adam Carter hangs around for two segments with Chad to have some fun on a number of topics but we can't start until the guys have some fun at Susie Jones' expense as she's wrapping up the news.

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Target's stumbling through layoffs, Jamie Yuccas & jogging Jason 36:45

2d ago36:45

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Target reportedly had some problems this morning while letting employees know if they still had jobs and the company or not. Chad gets into those details before our weekly fun with Jamie Yuccas and the final segment featuring Jason DeRusha jogging in tuxedo shoes.

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Jamie Yuccas is preparing for perhaps the most useless flight to Toronto in history 12:59

2d ago12:59

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The world's biggest Dodgers fan Jamie Yuccas joins to talk about watching, napping through, and then again watchin game 3 last night and why she may be taking a flight to Toronto only to turn around and come back home.

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What's your worst experience with being fired? Target could have handled some things a little better today. 21:30

2d ago21:30

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Target reportedly emailed many employees about an HR call to join today. The audio on that call failed, and employees had to wait for an additional email to find out if they still had a job or not. Chad reacts to the details and how this could have been executed a bit better.

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Paul Molitor & Chris Shaffer 40:02

2d ago40:02

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Paul Molitor joins Chad to talk about a marathon 18 inning ballgame last night in the World Series. Plus, meteorologist Chris Shaffer joins to breakdown the immense power Hurricane Melissa is bringing as it makes landfall in Jamaica.

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Chris Shaffer shares on the power of Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest on record 14:52

2d ago14:52

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As Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica, WCCO-TV chief meteorologist Chris Shaffer joins to share about the immense power produced by this category 5 storm.

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Paul Molitor reacts to the incredible 18 innings World Series baseball last night 15:54

2d ago15:54

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Hall of Famer Paul Molitor joins to share his phenomenal knowledge and insight on the World Series and the 18 inning game 3 marathon last night.

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Josh Hawley demands Congress funds SNAP & Ask Adam Anything 39:54

2d ago39:54

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Chad reads from and discusses Senator Josh Hawley's NY Times piece demanding that Congress pass his bill to keep SNAP benefits funded into November during the shutdown. Plus, Adam Carter tackles tough questions during Ask Adam Anything.

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Ask Adam Anything opens with a question that Carter is either unable or unwilling to answer 17:23

2d ago17:23

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Will Adam Carter reveal which restaurant he believes serves the best Juicy Lucy burger? That's how we open today's edition of Ask Adam Anything.

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Josh Hawley is right. No American should go hungry due to the government shutdown. 22:30

2d ago22:30

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Chad opens the show with Adam Carter reading from Republican Senator Josh Hawley's piece in the NY Times, saying Congress needs to act to pass his bill ensuring funding for SNAP so Americans don't go hungry during the shutdown.

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FULL SHOW! Food assistance funding going dark, Overrated, pushing for MPD to arrest ICE agents, Chip Scoggins and more! 2:00:00

3d ago2:00:00

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Chad's full show today features talk about SNAP benefit funding going dry on November 1 due to the shutdown, Overrated, Underrated or Properly Rated, Omar Fateh pushing for MPD officers to arrest masked ICE agents, Star Tribune sports columnist Chip Scoggins and more!

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Chip Scoggins, booming trade schools & DeRusha 41:15

3d ago41:15

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Chip Scoggins joins for two segments of sports conversation before Chad discusses the boom in trade school enrollment and Jason DeRusha joins for some fun previewing his show.

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Trade schools are making a big comeback as students look for alternatives to college 14:03

3d ago14:03

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Chad discusses date showing that trade school enrollment has made a huge jump in the past decade as students increasingly choose that path over college or other alternatives.

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How does Chip Scoggins describe the last 4 days in Minnesota sports? Misery. 23:38

3d ago23:38

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Since Thursday, Minnesota has seen dismal performances from the Vikings, Gopher football, Wild and Wolves and Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins joins the show to talk about all of it.

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Overrated, Underrated or Properly Rated & Fateh's push to arrest ICE officers wearing masks 41:39

3d ago41:39

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Susie Jones joins us for Overrated, Underrated or Properly Rated before Chad jumps into a policy question making headlines in the Minneapolis mayoral race.

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Chad pushes back against Omar Fateh's opinion that MPD should arrest ICE officers wearing facemasks 17:42

3d ago17:42

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Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh wants MPD officers to arrest ICE officers wearing masks in the city. Chad doesn't like any officers wearing masks, but pushes back against that policy idea.

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Shame on Susie for thinking a trip to the St. Louis Park Costco on a Saturday would be anything by OVERRATED 23:57

3d ago23:57

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Susie Jones joins us for some fun on a wide assortment of topics during Overrated, Underrated or Properly Rated.

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Food assistance benefits losing funding & greatest movies of all-time 37:02

3d ago37:02

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Chad opens the show talking about the government confirming food assistance benefits won't be paid on November 1st due to the shutdown. Later, Chad also has problems with a new list claiming to rank the greatest movies in history.

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The top pick is correct, but the rest of this list of the greatest movies ever is insane 11:12

3d ago11:12

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The Godfather is correctly ranked in a new list as the greatest movie of all time, but what were they doing putting two Lord of the Rings films in the top 5? Absolute lunacy.

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Food assistance won't be paid out on November and that's completely unacceptable. 25:50

3d ago25:50

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Chad opens the show talking food assistance benefits not getting paid out on November 1st and why he doesn't believe President Trump has no way of funding the program even with the shutdown continuing.

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Ministries Within the Church 35:29

4d ago35:29

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Send us a text This week, Steve, Adam and Kevin bring on Bridget Shaffer, to discuss Women's, Men's and Youth Ministries within the Christian Church. Links Sovereign Shores Baptist Church SSBC.LIFEBy Dr. Steve Roby, Pastor Adam Rastetter, Dr. Kevin Newman, Bridget Shaffer

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Rick Baker & David J. Skal Encore 1:51:52

4d ago1:51:52

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GGACP celebrates Halloween week by revisiting this conversation from 2021 as Gilbert and Frank celebrate the 90th anniversaries (1931-2021) of Universal Studios’ original “Dracula” and “Frankenstein” with Oscar-winning makeup creator Rick Baker and late author-historian David J. Skal. In this episode, Rick and David talk about sympathetic monsters,…

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BONUS: Licking toads, shucking oysters, saving roller coasters and more 31:23

6d ago31:23

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This week, our stories have a bit of a theme. They’re all about feeling a rush – from that stomach-dropping sensation you get while riding a roller coaster to the joy of perfectly shucking an oyster to… some more questionable ways to live on the edge. With audio from Scoot and Tommy Tucker from WWL in New Orleans, the Dana & Parks Show from KMBZ in…

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The FULL SHOW! Major Garrett, Sheletta Brundidge, Rochelle Olson, Matthew Coller, Am I Wrong? and more! 1:57:03

7d ago1:57:03

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Check out Chad's full Friday show which includes Vikings talk to start, Major Garrett on politics, Feisty Friday with Sheletta, Cheers & Jeers with Rochelle Olson, Matthew Coller breaking down the Vikings and the weekly resolutions from the Am I Wrong? committee.

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Matthew Coller & Am I Wrong? 36:07

7d ago36:07

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Matthew Coller of Purple Insider gives us two excellent segments breaking down the problems with the Vikings before The Committee returns for Am I Wrong? to wrap up the show.

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If I want chicken parmesan in Italy, I should be able to get chicken parmesan. Am I Wrong? 12:38

7d ago12:38

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The Am I Wrong? committee is back with talk about the problem with Italy's restaurants, the phrase 'full stop' and the issue with Big Photo as part of this week's resolutions.

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O-line injuries can explain the offensive struggles, but why is the Vikings defense so bad? Matthew Coller joins! 23:28

7d ago23:28

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Matthew Coller of Purple Insider joins Chad to review the terrible performance from the Vikings last night and talk about what's happened to a defense we all expected to once again be very good.

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Sheletta Brundidge & Rochelle Olson 38:04

7d ago38:04

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Two of our favorite regular guests are with us over the hour, first with Sheletta Brundidge before Rochelle Olson.

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Rochelle Olson talks Cheers & Jeers and questions why Dave Harrigan is even alive 17:18

7d ago17:18

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Great fun and serious talk with Rochelle Olson about tomatoes and other farmer's market treats, President Trump, and local politics and stories featured in this week's Cheers & Jeers column.