About this podcast
We’re a Minnesota-based podcast running since 2012! Our host, Tom Barnard, has been in the radio business for decades and hosted the extremely popular KQRS Morning Show from 1986 through 2022. Our producer, Andy, is Tom’s son. He’ll be the one Googling things during the show and probably chatting with you in our chat room. Also appearing regularly will be Kathryn and Alex, Tom’s wife and daughter respectively and podcast regulars since the very beginning.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 300 episodes
- Calvin Mattson and Parker William are bringing magic back · 24 min · Episode 3084(Part 4) Calvin and Parker are doing a show called "What is Even Happening", which you're not allowed to see. Well, you can, but only if you already have tickets. It's sold out…
- Cats and horses · 32 min · Episode 3084(Part 3) There are two animal-related movies out now: Cat in the Hat and Wild Horse Nine. The former is apparently just an hour and a half of insane nonsense, if you're into…
- Creepy weirdos and Christmas movies · 30 min · Episode 3084(Part 2) Russell Brand and Meghan Markle's dad have both been determined to be, at best, gross. But Diego Pasillas has been determined to be cool. We can't focus on unpleasant…
- Lordy lordy looks who's 75 · 33 min · Episode 3084(Part 1) Tom's turning 75 tomorrow. You may recall a year or two back that he said that today would be his last day on air. Rest assured, that is not true. What is true is that…
- Joe Anderson reps the Frost · 27 min · Episode 3083(Part 4) You know how Minnesota sports are kind of...not good? That's only half true. It's the men's sports that aren't good. Women's sports range from adequate to great. The…
- Anyone need an Italian clown? · 23 min · Episode 3083(Part 3) Half the country feels like the midterms were an unprecedented success. The other feels like it's the biggest loss since the meteor wiped out the dinosaurs. But what if…
- Change of name, change of face · 35 min · Episode 3083(Part 2) You know how it's not Twitter anymore, it's X? And how it's not PBI, it's DJT? Yes, seriously. Well, people don't just change the names of things these days. Now they…
- Hail to the chief · 29 min · Episode 3083(Part 1) It's official: Dan is royalty. Or whatever you call someone on the Three Rivers Park District Board of Commissioners. Nobility, at the very least. But what do you call…
- Zero completions · 36 min · Episode 3083(Part 4) The Falcons have done it again. They managed to lose a game against an opponent without a single complete pass. Well, that's not strictly true: they did get four…
- Podcassie has a hotel and lyme disease · 28 min · Episode 3082(Part 3) Cassie, also known as Winnie, is on her way to pick up Dave from his trip to Wales. Then it's back to their haunted hotel they call home, where they repair doors that…
- The one with all the overdoses · 32 min · Episode 3082(Part 2) Kristyn saw the Matthew Perry documentary, fittingly called The One About Matthew Perry. It's also a story you've heard a million times, because overdoses seem to be…
- Tragedy or treat · 29 min · Episode 3082(Part 1) Tom and Kathryn are rolling into West Palm Beach as we speak. Maybe not the best timing, because a 2 million dollar jet just crashed a few miles away. Then, while Andy…
- Steve Windels and Nate Hood are the degree-holders of comedy · 30 min · Episode 3081(Part 4) You probably remember Steve. You know, the beaver doctor? Yeah, him. He did his Doctors of Comedy show a few months ago, and now he's doing another. Joining him is…
- Wicker is not for internal use · 30 min · Episode 3081(Part 3) Halloween is the season for scary things. But scary doesn't have to mean werewolves and vampires. It can mean whatever could possess someone to make something like…
- Patrick Stewart, dancing, and trees · 32 min · Episode 3081(Part 2) Patrick Stewart died just a few days ago. Whether you knew him as Professor X, Jean-Luc Picard, or that gay guy in Frasier, he was probably in something you liked. I…
- This episode does not constitute medical advice · 28 min · Episode 3081(Part1) Alex is dressed as a doctor (not a nurse), so we take the opportunity to diagnose Jude's numerous medical issues and talk about the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Apparently…
- Rory Paquette has two functional lungs · 35 min · Episode 3080(Part 4) Rory Paquette has been through a lot. Nearly dying from pneumonia, floods that knocked out his internet for a month and a half, losing his business, and even more stuff…
- Al Isaacs is back, and has a whole half hour this time · 27 min · Episode 3080(Part 3) Remember Al? The guy who learned he was adopted in his 50s? He was on not very long ago, nor did he have very long on the show. Today we rectify that. This time we get…
- The good old days of more than one camera · 31 min · Episode 3080(Part 2) Single cam has been dominating for over 20 years. Audiences just expect film-like quality from their TV shows these days. Shows with massive budgets like Stranger…
- Adamantium claws are checked, not carry-on · 32 min · Episode 3080(Part 1) When you're bringing home your brass knuckles with giant blades welded to them, make sure TSA knows about them. Otherwise they might find them alarming, for whatever…
- The winningest and the losingest · 36 min · Episode 3079(Part 4) Now that the Vikings are 6-0, we're the last undefeated team. This basically guarantees us a place in the playoffs. After that? Who knows. Our "oops all field goals"…
- Ed Driscoll knows Louie too · 28 min · Episode 3079(Part 3) Ed may be an Emmy-winning writer, producer and author, but there's something even more important about him: he was also friends with Louie Anderson. Once we learned…
- Petcast with Kristyn · 31 min · Episode 3079(Part 2) We didn't intend to talk about pets basically the entire time, but we did it anyway. Adopting them, having them, watching movies about them. Most people have pets, so…
- Tales of sorrow · 29 min · Episode 3079(Part 1) We start this episode with a sad story. Then we talk about people dying. Also Birch's sundowners. But all that pales in comparison to the worst news of all: Vegemite is…
- Greg Running is mad for MAD · 31 min · Episode 3078(Part 4) Greg is a Minnesota native with quite the collection. He has a copy of every MAD magazine produced from #24 onward. Before that, it was a comic book, so 24 is the first…
- Giant eyes and broken teeth · 30 min · Episode 3078(Part 3) Tim saw You Can See Everything. You know how the trailers make Elizabeth Holmes look super creepy? That's not an accident. What is an accident is having your teeth…
- Lots of good fun that is funny · 29 min · Episode 3078(Part 2) Announcing that you're having a baby is a big deal. The moment might feel cheapened if you do it live on TV while Thing 1 and Thing 2 are dancing around though. And…
- Paul Mecurio and Jeff Passolt: the ultimate team · 32 min · Episode 3078(Part 1) Paul Mecurio is in town at the House of Comedy, so naturally he swings by the studio for a visit. Jeff Passolt also shows up to reminisce and the two hit it off…
- Mike Swigunski - entrepreneur, traveler, tall Polish guy · 35 min · Episode 3077(Part 4) When Mike's mother died when he was just 22, he had a realization. You have to live life while you still have it. That's why he's a bestselling author, has been to over…
- Who went to your high school? · 28 min · Episode 3077(Part 3) There was a communication mix-up with the guest, so instead we talked about high school. Everyone loved high school, right? Well even if you didn't, you might wonder…
- Kristyn breaks the QVC news · 31 min · Episode 3077(Part 2) You've been waiting for weeks for Kristyn to finally reveal who she's been hobnobbing with. Don't try to deny it. You know it's true. Well the day has arrived. What…
- We watched Norm · 30 min · Episode 3077(Part 1) Kathryn and Tom watched Norm, the Norm Macdonald documentary. Would you be surprised to learn that behind the comedy, there was a deep sadness? If so, you've probably…
- What do you do when half your team is injured? · 36 min · Episode 3076(Part 4) It's been a very injurious week in football. Entire teams are being decimated. Interviewees are becoming casualties before they even pick up a mic. What's going on? We…
- Paul Mecurio doesn't want to talk to a robot · 26 min · Episode 3076(Part 3) Complaining about kids never wanting to talk on the phone is out. The newest complaint is robots always wanting to talk on the phone. You'd think a doctor would want to…
- The definition of "lift" · 30 min · Episode 3076(Part 2) DWTS had some drama the other day involving a lift. Or was it a lift? Depends on which definition you use. Choose the right one, because you might end up getting the…
- When worlds collide with your feet · 31 min · Episode 3076(Part 1) The Disney Worlds Collide tour came to town. Tweens and their mothers rejoiced. For everyone else, there's foot-related content online. And by "everyone else" I mean…
- Tim Harmston drives across the state just for us · 31 min · Episode 3075Tim, famous for being Mary Mack's husband, moved up north because Facebook was too confusing. Or something like that, anyway. Why is he all the way back down here? Because he's…
- Ryu vs. Jason · 30 min · Episode 3075Hot off the tails of the Mortal Kombat movie revival, here comes Street Fighter. Is it as good? After all, they're both just movies about people beating each other up, right? And…
- Does alcohol make you want to watch documentaries? · 34 min · Episode 3075Some people get mad when they drink. Some get sad. Some get happy. But we all get sad when we watch documentaries, because every documentary these days is a downer. We're going…
- Don't drink while flying your car · 27 min · Episode 3075There's a woman running for something or other in some place. Her interview has taken the internet by storm. You'll see why here. There's also a car taking the internet by storm…
- Doug Loon knows the coolest thing made in Minnesota · 41 min · Episode 3074(Part 4) Doug Loon is the CEO of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, at least for the next two and a half months. He also brings us said chamber's latest thing: the Coolest Thing…
- Christine Handy is back, and still not an opera singer · 30 min · Episode 3074(Part 3) Last time we had Christine on, we only got a bit of time with her. Enough for her to talk about Walk Beside Me, a book that's not about Christine, but also is. Since…
- In the shadow of Jimmy Stewart · 30 min · Episode 3074(Part 2) There are some new things out. Keeping with tradition, they're kind of downers. The first is Jimmy, a movie about Jimmy Stewart and how being drafted into WW2 messed…
- Be careful what you say · 23 min · Episode 3074(Part 1) When you're a kid, saying weird stuff out of nowhere is cute. Even if that stuff makes absolutely no sense. But eventually you start saying things into a microphone…
- Abby Oxborough, resort owner and lightning disliker · 34 min · Episode 3073Abby is the owner of Sugar Lake Lodge up in Cohasset, where she also grew up. So if you think you like to go up north a lot, she's got you beat there. On the other hand, if you…
- Bill Mendieta wants to know your pets' names · 29 min · Episode 3073Bill is back, and this time he's announcing a show he's doing in LA. Unfortunately, if you're not willing to go to LA, you can't see it. You also can't have a coconut cake unless…
- Scientology and mechanical birds · 28 min · Episode 3073(Part 2) Tom Cruise is in trouble. Well, as much trouble as a man with infinite wealth and fame can be in: his latest movie isn't doing so great. But at least he wasn't told…
- House raids and birthday parties · 33 min · Episode 3073(Part 1) Ilhan Omar's house got raided by the feds. Whether this amounts to anything or not, we'll see. Until then, let's talk orchards. It's orchard season, after all, and we…
- Bob Drury is one of few authors who had shrapnel in him · 32 min · Episode 3072(Part 4) Bob and his co-author, Tom Clavin, write about a man who was captured in WW2 three times, parachuted into German-occupied France twice, and forced some Nazi officers to…
- Carrie is not your Other Mommy · 28 min · Episode 3072(Part 3) It's October, so it's time to get spooky. Carrie was pretty spooky, right? And by "was" I mean "is", because it's back as a miniseries. Other Mommy is also apparently…
