Tom Barnard Morning Show
2,892 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★ - 559 ratingsThe Tom Barnard Show features local and national guests and is heavily focused on humor. Tom Barnard, host of the #1 local morning show in the United States since 1986, created the podcast with the goal of a show with more creativity and flexibility than radio. Tom hosts the show along with his wife Kathryn, daughter Alex, and son Andy. It airs live central time, Monday-Friday 11 AM to 1 PM CST. You can stream it live at www.tombarnardshow.com, seen in live HD video on Youtube, reached via iPhone or Android app or via podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Google Play on Android. Email [email protected] at any time with questions.
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Moon Pjugg and Hobbs- Bad stuff happens to good people
February 12, 2022 17:05 - 43 minutesMeet one of my dear friends and my neighbors. Her name is Kim. About a year ago she was diagnosed with stage 4 Pancreatic cancer. She is a warrior. We are going to have her on again in a year. And then the next year. And so on and so forth. We have much to talk about. Including a new bidet! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
JayBee’s Low Tech Podcast Gopher Softball Head Coach Piper Ritter
February 11, 2022 20:27 - 50 minutesI got to watch first hand the rising Coaching Star Piper Ritter. From her time as an assistant (Pitching Coach) to an assist Head Coach to now, as the Head Coach of the Gopher Softball Program. Piper was an All B1G Pitcher who set many pitcher records at the U only to turn around watch then watch her records be broken by her mentee's Sara Moulton, Sara Groenewegen and Amber Fiser. Piper and discuss softball past, her time as an assistant on 3 Gopher Softball Staffs and now her time as the...
The Old Switcheroo - #2122-2 | Car Selling Secrets #119
February 10, 2022 19:19 - 39 minutesOn the first hour, during The Family, we mostly talked about something other than politics. Now, on Car Selling Secrets, we're talking politics. We checked our calendar, and no, it's not opposite day. Although Doug does talk at length about selling cars in the second half, which is unusual enough that we may have to have February 10th declared as something in the same vein as opposite day. The day hell froze over, perhaps. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudi...
Jai Hanson - #2122-1
February 10, 2022 18:27 - 55 minutesThe position of Hennepin County sheriff is up for grabs soon. What kind of person would want that job? Jai Hanson, that's who. You could consider sheriff a political office, and as such, you may be wary of anyone who wants it. It's a valid line of thinking. Jai doesn't see it that way, and apparently wouldn't want political power if you offered it to him. That's a good sign, because almost anyone who wants power should most likely not be given it under any circumstances. www.jai4sherif...
Chris Shaver - #2121-2
February 09, 2022 19:18 - 48 minutesValentine's day is known to a lot of people as a lot of things. It's the most romantic day of the year. It's the most cheesy day of the year. It's a corporate cash grab. Regardless of your view on the day, you can't escape the fact that it's heavily relationship-focused. Relationships aren't always as easy as a rose and a box of chocolates. That's why marriage counselors are so ubiquitous. They're even on our show. And unlike most therapists, Chris won't bill you for the time you spen...
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em - #2121-1
February 09, 2022 18:16 - 51 minutesHave you ever been out and about when suddenly, you realized you forgot something important at home? Something so few people can function without these days? I'm of course talking about your trusty crack pipe. Worry no more, for the federal government's got your back. No, that's not a joke. You can self-medicate on the government's dime. Just don't try to actually medicate. Real medicine isn't covered. Only crack. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com...
Don't Binge, Don't Purge - #2120-2
February 08, 2022 19:30 - 50 minutesIs it okay to binge TV shows? We don't mean that in a moral sense. We mean does it ruin the overall experience. There's pretty solid evidence that binging TV shows makes them more forgettable, leading you to wonder why you watched them in the first place. And then, for some reason, we start talking about cancel culture. That's also not okay, and we do mean that in a moral sense. Except for maybe serial killers or genocidal dictators. You can cancel them. We'll allow it. See omnystudio...
Nomination Domination - #2120-1
February 08, 2022 18:18 - 50 minutesThe Oscars noms are out. Let's laugh at them. Hey, it's the entertainment business right? Expecting us to care about a bunch of actors giving each other trophies is peak entertainment. Whether or not it's intentional is irrelevant. Jack Reacher, however, is apparently entertaining on purpose, which is rare these days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Good Old Days - #2119-2
February 07, 2022 19:02 - 44 minutesRemember the Minneapolis Marines? How about the Duluth Eskimos? If you said yes to either of those questions, you must be very old. Not that there's anything wrong with that. They say age means wisdom. In that case, maybe you can offer the world some wisdom regarding no knock warrants, because we can't seem to figure it out. Are they good or bad? Are they worth the risk? The older you are, the more weight your opinion has, so make sure to mention it when writing your local politician....
Patrick Sanaghan - #2119-1
February 07, 2022 18:27 - 49 minutesPatrick is on the show to teach us how to be a more effective procrastinator. I'll write the rest of this later. Just kidding. Procrastination isn't a good thing, but about 20% of us apparently can't help it. The idea isn't to never do it, it's to not let it ruin your life. It's like most things, really. It's only a problem once it's a problem. Patrick's idea is to help you prevent it from being a problem. How To be a "Better" Procrastinator: Over 100 strategies to help you Manage you...
Moon Pjugg and Hobbs-Holly Anderson: A lifetime of helping others
February 04, 2022 16:28 - 12 minutesThis week meet Holly Anderson. Her work through non profits has helped thousands. Including Moon! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Not Drinking Secrets - #2118-2 | Car Selling Secrets #118
February 03, 2022 18:59 - 40 minutesDrinking and not driving. A very unusual and up lifting episode guided by many callers who phone in to discuss their struggles with alcoholism. Mike Gelfand talks about the pioneering work he did on the radio decades ago being one of the first people to openly discuss his own mental health struggles. Along the way we learn that the perfect inexpensive car to drive to group therapy is a 2001 Honda Accord V6......as long as you change the timing belt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...
Creek Stewart - #2118-1
February 03, 2022 18:24 - 49 minutesBad things happen. Sometimes those bad things take a long time to stop happening. Power outages, tornados, Cuban missile attacks. That sort of thing. When - not if, but when - that happens, what do you do? As it turns out, filter a lot of water and eat a lot of pasta. Which actually doesn't sound too bad. Maybe surviving disaster doesn't have to be an unpleasant experience. THE DISASTER-READY HOME: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Place - amzn.to/3ATnhut ...
Happy Birthday Everyone - #2117-2
February 02, 2022 19:14 - 52 minutesIt's Alex's birthday today, and out of sheer luck she doesn't share her birthday with a close relative. It seems like birthdays tend to cluster in families for some reason. Could be total coincidence. Could be a subconscious desire to throw as few parties as possible. We'll probably never know. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex Kotch - #2117-1
February 02, 2022 18:21 - 49 minutesEveryone is mad at Joe Rogan for having a guest they disagree with on. They say it's misinformation, and misinformation shouldn't be allowed anywhere. Unfortunately, that would mean the complete destruction of the human race, because for every institution that exists there is an equal amount of misinformation that serves that institution. So where do we stop? Who should be deplatformed for being wrong? It often seems rather hypocritical where if you're wrong then you should be homeless a...
Winter of Death - #2116-2
February 01, 2022 19:26 - 52 minutesThe deaths keep rolling in, and we don't even have any decent movies to distract us from it. It's like living in the 19th century. Can you think of anything worse than that? We can't. Okay, maybe there are one or two things worse. Being a modern day sports fan, for example. They say it feels like being trapped between life and death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
The Cough (Not That One) - #2116-1
February 01, 2022 18:30 - 52 minutesA respiratory illness is sweeping the family. Well, so far it's just Kathryn. Also, it's not COVID-19. But still, coughing all the time is really annoying. We ask that our listeners pray for Kathryn so she doesn't have to be annoyed any more. By her cough, I mean. Life wouldn't be life without being constantly annoyed by things. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Let the Wild Games Begin- #2115-2
January 31, 2022 19:46 - 54 minutesIt appears that SuperBowl 2022 is going to be like an episode of Nat Geo Rams vs Bengals. With the laws of nature, I would out my money on the Bengals. They are apex predators ya know See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Barry Minkow- #2115-1
January 31, 2022 19:42 - 54 minutesWho knew that a carpet cleaning business could pull off one of the biggest scams in history and Barry knows first hand on how to do it. He is the "KING of CON", a new limited series streaming now on Discovery Plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Barry Mikow- #2115-1
January 31, 2022 19:42 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWho knew that a carpet cleaning business could pull off one of the biggest scams in history and Barry knows first hand on how to do it. He is the "KING of CON", a new limited series streaming now on Discovery Plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Moon Pjugg and Hobbs-Miss Shannan Paul
January 28, 2022 16:42 - 55 minutesMiss Shannon Paul has been there done that. She talks about the cost of trying to become a public figure. And how being a woman makes it even harder. Share subscribe & like! Advertise for cheap: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Diff'rent Folks - #2114-2
January 26, 2022 19:12 - 56 minutesKids don't know much. That kind of goes without saying. You can't do much learning before you're born. As such, kids are also very inquisitive. Sometimes they're inquisitive about things you might not want to talk about. Unfortunately, you'll just have to deal with it. You can be sensitive about all the other stupid crap that people freak out about on a daily basis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about...
Lloyd Schwartz - #2114-1
January 26, 2022 18:21 - 47 minutesShakespeare is one of the most famous people ever born, and part of the reason for that is his characters are all memorable and well-written. They're also all riddled with neuroses. Apparently it's not just modern life that breaks you down. It happened 450 years ago too, and it was common enough to write numerous plays about it. Lloyd decided to capitalize on this by writing Classic Couples Counseling, a play about some of said characters receiving modern-day psychotherapy. Classic Coupl...
Statistically Significant - #2113-2
January 25, 2022 19:23 - 54 minutesWe are now entering year two of nobody ever talking about anything except COVID. You know what they say: when in Rome. Unlike most people, however, we try to at least stay somewhat objective while we're doing as the Romans do. Generally speaking, this takes the form of calling everybody else stupid. We've yet to be proven wrong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
We Hardly Knew Ye - #2113-1
January 25, 2022 18:37 - 51 minutesBiden was right. This is the winter of suffering and death. He was just wrong about the details. Comedians we knew are dying left and right of all sorts of conditions, theaters are dying of what appears to be old age. We need spring as soon as possible. Not only because it's the season of new beginnings, but because it's cold as hell out and we're sick of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad...
What Playoffs? - #2112-2
January 24, 2022 19:12 - 52 minutesCostaki seems very excited about the way the playoffs are going. As Minnesotans, we have no opinion whatsoever as usual. We can't even be excited about the Packers losing because that would imply we won in some way, and that's just not possible. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff Cesario and Remembering Louie Anderson - #2112-1
January 24, 2022 18:28 - 51 minutesLouie Anderson, longtime friend of the show and Minnesota legend, died just a few days ago. It happened suddenly and many of us have yet to process it. Jeff and Tom have, mostly because they had no choice. Like everyone else, they have nothing but good things to say about him, and the Minnesota comedy scene wouldn't have been the same without him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Moon Pjugg and Hobbs Ep 39- The Tale of Two Guests
January 21, 2022 17:44 - 50 minutesTWO guests this week? Pjugg quitting? Could you be on the podcast? How Do you try out? Guest #1 Moon superfan Gary Matthews.Guest #2 John Noltner. Trying to help people stop being so divided. Hell of a story. Subscribe, share, like. Reach out to [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Newfangled Vehicles - #2111-2 | Car Selling Secrets #117
January 20, 2022 19:08 - 45 minutesBack after a 6 week hiatus. We discuss Tesla potentially taking the US Luxury Sales crown, bad boys pulling over people in a cop car, Earl Butz as the first victim of the cancel culture, the Presidency of Jimmy Carter and the return of the VW micro-bus.....this time, it's electric. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Susan Smith Jones - #2111-1
January 20, 2022 18:45 - 45 minutesOn this show, we're not known for being calm. Susan, AKA Dr. Smith Jones, is an expert at calmness. Meditation, mindfulness, all that kind of thing. Today could be considered her ultimate challenge. Not only does she have to convince Tom to calm down, but Gelfand too. Step 1: no more cable news. They say the first step is the hardest part. You have no idea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad...
Kill Switch - #2110-2
January 19, 2022 19:17 - 55 minutesHow do you kill a car? A rocket launcher? Maybe some thermite? Wrong. It's the future, and everything is done with computers now. If the police don't like the fact that you're going 100 in a 50, they just press a button and your days of freedom are over. Surely such a system could never be abused. The good news is that while you're in prison you can get a Peloton, which will simulate the outdoors for you and keep you in shape while you do it. If that sounds like a dystopian hell to yo...
Alan R. Warren - #2110-1
January 19, 2022 18:14 - 51 minutesWhy do people join cults? Even better question: why do people kill themselves because a cult leader says so? Seems like a pretty bad decision on its face. It turns out that loneliness and lack of a sense of belonging is a tough lot, and if it gets bad enough you can be convinced to do anything as long as they promise to make it all go away. That's why at The Family we never promise to make you feel better. We don't want to be mistaken for a cult. Doomsday Cults: The Devil's Hostages Boo...
Immune - #2109-2
January 18, 2022 19:42 - 55 minutesThere's a cool new way to not have to worry about COVID any more: get it. Get it, recover from it, and don't think about it ever again. Well, at least until the next variant. As long as you keep a Catch 'Em All attitude you should be fine. And if you die, then you'll have the peace of the grave, so ether way you won't have to hear about this crap any more. It's a win-win. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more ...
Beyond Impossible - #2109-1
January 18, 2022 18:26 - 54 minutesIs eating meat wrong? Don't answer. It's unlikely we'll resolve this millennia-old debate by having you talk to a block of text on your screen. What we do know is that between Beyond Meat and the Impossible Burger, you have all the choices in the world. But just like everything else that seems good, it's actually bad. Or is it? It depends on who you ask. That's the new way of things. Nothing can just be a good thing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio....
A New Meaning To "Deflategate" - #2108-2
January 17, 2022 19:12 - 42 minutesThe football world is being taken by storm. Not by football, but by a little blue pill. Before you get too excited, it's for improving circulation. Wink. Regardless of its alleged use, comedians couldn't be happier, for one fairly obvious reason. Wait, that could be taken the wrong way. Actually, we'll leave it. This episode is already mostly double entendres anyway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more abo...
John O'Connor - #2108-1
January 17, 2022 18:27 - 1 hourThey say that democracy dies in darkness. And by "they" I mean the Washington Post. Which is quite ironic, because few outlets are less reliable. Apparently that's not a new thing either: according to John, they've been covering up the truth since at least Watergate. That was a long time ago. Unless you're old enough to remember it, in which case that wasn't long ago at all, don't worry about that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
Moon Pjugg and Hobbs- Viva Las Vegas
January 14, 2022 16:01 - 42 minutesOur 1st guest of the year is someone who has lived in Vegas for a long time. We address the shootings at Mandalay Bay, the Superbowl, and big ass prime rib for 3.99! If you've been to Vegas you know what happens there stays there. If not learn a little then book a flight! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Horse Betting Secrets - #2107-2 | Car Selling Secrets #116
January 13, 2022 19:20 - 52 minutesCar Selling Secrets is back. Well, kind of. Doug isn't here. And we never talk about cars. But we're calling it Car Selling Secrets, so it still counts. Also, horses were basically the first kind of car. The topic is in the same ballpark, at least. And speaking of ballparks, don't you just hate athletes? Let's talk about that for a solid half hour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices...
Dave Combs - #2107-1
January 13, 2022 19:06 - 51 minutesIf you're over a certain age - and not a very old one at that - you probably remember elevator music. It was so ubiquitous that it became universally reviled, and now we're left with silence. You don't know what you've got until it's gone, as they say. Dave Combs wrote one of the songs you may have heard during a vertical journey, called Rachel's Song. You also almost definitely don't know the song's name, so we played it during this hour. Maybe after hearing it again you'll lobby your l...
Kay Rothman - #2106-2
January 12, 2022 19:14 - 50 minutesA Haunting is back on Discovery+, and you know what that means. It means, you know, ghosts and stuff. But it also means philosophy. Humanity has been fascinated with the afterlife for our entire history, and probably even earlier than that. Whether it's religious, spiritual, or neither, we've been trying to cope with death, to measure the unmeasurable, and to prove the existence of ghosts. It always goes back to ghosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio....
Stephen Cyrus Sepher - #2106-1
January 12, 2022 18:35 - 54 minutesWhenever a movie has the word "dead" in the title, you know it's not a good thing for the characters in it. To further add to the misfortune, Stephen plays a mercenary named Gator. Would you want a guy named Gator hunting you down? On the bright side, the hunt would probably be very entertaining for people watching. You know, like a movie audience. Crack open a cold one and watch the chaos unfold. It's fun when you're on our side of the screen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...
Mall Rats - #2105-2
January 11, 2022 19:15 - 50 minutesNo, we're not talking about kids who hang around malls. They don't exist any more. All that's left is literal rats, living in the abandoned husks of what were once thriving teen hangouts. It looks like movie theaters will be heading the same way, sadly. Every generation has its own thing, and you can't expect anything, no matter how big of a cultural mainstay, to stick around. Except this podcast. We'll be around forever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystud...
Public Service Announcement - #2105-1
January 11, 2022 18:26 - 47 minutesHere at The Family, we stand against racism. We also stand against diversity training. Just leave us the hell alone. We're not going to leave you alone though, at least if you're a smoker. We don't want to be preached to, but we will tell you how to live because we know better. Oh crap, we're starting to sound like corporate America. I guess it happens to everyone eventually. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn ...
Empty House - #2104-2
January 10, 2022 19:16 - 49 minutesIt looks like Biden was right; this really is the winter of death. Not for the population at large, but for beloved actors. This time it's Bob Saget, who died of as of yet unknown circumstances at the age of 65. Mysteriously, the Vikings also died on the field despite being neither actors nor beloved. Well, I guess the Vikings sucking isn't exactly "mysterious". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ...
Pha’rez Lass - #2104-1
January 10, 2022 18:19 - 52 minutesUntil today, we've never had a real life Crip on the show. And we still haven't. We have, however, had someone that played one on TV. He plays P-Dog on Mayor of Kingstown, which is apparently a pretty good gig. He seems pretty happy about it, at least. I guess pretending to be a murderer in prison is more fun than actually being one. Who knew? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Reverend Tim Christopher - #2103-2
January 05, 2022 19:26 - 56 minutesYou've probably heard Tom talk about the class divide in America. How the real issue is the poor, middle class, and upper class all hating one another. You may not have taken him seriously because he's not a reverend. Well today that all changes, because Reverend Tim has a lot to say, and it's all what we've been saying for many years at this point. And now that it's being said by a man of God, you have to listen, right? That's how it works. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
Jeremy Dauber - #2103-1
January 05, 2022 18:25 - 54 minutesThe golden age of comics was a long time ago. Even the silver age is decades past. You could argue that we're in the bronze age right now, although things have transformed beyond recognition. There are still comics printed on paper, but they're not nearly as popular as they were in days past. These days it's all movies and TV shows. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? It's the same characters, the same stories, even a lot of the same creators still. But there's just something about op...
Goodbye 2021 - #2102-2
January 04, 2022 19:23 - 53 minutesHave you ever been happier to see the end of a year? Yes, in 2020. Unfortunately many of us didn't learn our lesson: just because it's a new year doesn't mean anything changes. Some things, however, do change. Like language. Language gets more annoying every year, with people saying everything is "sus" and telling you to "circle back". If that doesn't sound annoying, just wait until you've heard them for the 11,000th time. You'll learn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
A Strong Presence - #2102-1
January 04, 2022 18:51 - 52 minutesWe're all back and ready to talk about movies with Tim. Too bad nobody watches movies any more. Or TV. Or anything really. That doesn't seem to bother celebrities though. They're still making tens of millions. And all it takes is occasionally ravaging your body with steroids and hormones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Loss and Gain - #2101-2
January 03, 2022 19:23 - 53 minutesIt seems like beloved celebrities dying constantly is just the way things are now. To be fair, that's kind of what happens when you're 99, but nobody likes it. But with every loss, the universe balances itself out. For example, when a bank is robbed and then the robber puts the money back into that same bank. Or when a pizza place is robbed and Pizza Batman saves the day. It's all part of the great balancing act we call life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnys...