The Tom Barnard Show

Tal Maizels, VP of R&D for Fuse Autotech, joins us from Tel Aviv. We talk about what life in Israel is like, the iron dome missile defense system and why Israel is a hot bed for technology and software development. We also talk about Fuse Autotech's plan to upend the automotive purchase experience in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Filmmaking has changed.  That might be an understatement.  What used to cost $50,000 now costs $5,000.  What used to take specialized equipment now takes a cheap software suite you can run on a laptop.  And yet, many people would argue films are getting worse, not better.  How can that be?  Easy access doesn't mean easy knowledge.  In fact, it often means the opposite.  That's why you read Shane's book before you bust out the DSLR. What You Don't Learn in Film School: A Complete Guide to (Independent) Filmmaking - amzn.to/3irkdPbSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is crack.  It's not glamorous, or cool, or kid stuff.  Matchhead Tick on the other hand is super cool.  Just power through the nightmarish hallucinations.  Whether or not it actually exists is up for debate.  Don't worry, you have your pick of illicit drugs to ruin your life with.  It's almost like our leaders don't care that drug addiction, along with crime, is skyrocketing.  But that's impossible.  They're our benevolent leaders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There's never been a better time to go job hunting.  Maybe literally.  Every company is hiring because nobody is working.  That tends to happen when you pay people not to work.  Still, good news for people seeking opportunity.  Desperation is a form of leverage.  That's probably not in Ken's book.  Although maybe it is, because it's true.  Why not find out? Career Choreography: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Finding the Right Job and Achieving Huge Success and Happiness - amzn.to/3wgLOq8See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Let's all move to Switzerland.  It's a bit expensive, but you can save a couple thousand dollars a month by canceling a few streaming services.  After all, do you really need to be able to rewatch The Office for the 17th time at a moment's notice?  Just buy the box set.  Then we can be free of lobbyists and corrupt politicians.  Surely there are none of those in Europe.  And if there are, we won't be able to understand them anyway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

People are evil.  Or maybe they're just possessed.  Which is worse?  They both make for great movies.  They're not so great in real life.  So in a way, it doesn't really matter.  Although it's easier to exorcise a demon than it is to cure antisocial personality disorder, plus exorcisms are a lot more interesting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're bringing the dead back to life.  We'll start with the USFL.  Remember that?  No?  Well it existed, just like the XFL.  That's also coming back.  There was also the AAF, which lasted one year in 2018.  They say competition is healthy.  It might be a little less healthy when one side is as ubiquitous as indoor plumbing and the other side is a throwback to something nobody watched in the first place.  Only time will tell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's national hot dog day.  No, not officially.  We just declared it as such, because today we have the president of the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.  It's a thing, apparently.  It's summer, which means everyone is grilling hot dogs and burgers.  Note that we specifically say grilling.  If you're doing anything else you're insulting the meat.  Eric is too polite to say it, but we aren't.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

South St Paul Mayor Jimmy Francis returns. The city is the home of the Beautiful Wayl car and the Scooby-Doo Mystery mobile. The discussion turns to politics and the value of centrists. We decide that retired radio star Dave Lee would make the perfect gubernatorial candidate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Megachurches are a bit divisive.  Some people think they're the best way to spread the word of God.  Others think that there's no real reason for a church to have its own shopping mall.  There's some overlap, of course.  Holly and Greg fall in the middle group, along with the majority of Christians, so they decided to do something about it: make fun of it.  Mockery mostly rid us of the "cool manager" stereotype courtesy of The Office.  Perhaps it can rid us of the multi-millionaire pastor.  Find out in three days at 7 PM central. Tickets: bit.ly/MEGALiveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mike Lindell continues his march against cancel culture, not that you'd know it.  The media won't tell you about it because the more you think about it, the worse they look.  Luckily, we aren't "the media".  We're the Switzerland of information.  That's why we can tell you that on the 12th at 11:30 AM, Mike will be holding a rally in New Richmond, WI.  We'll let him say the rest, because we're not trying to actively draw the ire of the evil empire quite yet. https://bit.ly/3yXuIQ5See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Eye of the Tiger is one of those songs that everyone has heard and everyone knows what it's all about.  It's a song about fighting, metaphorically or literally.  Sometimes both.  A literal fight might involve - purely hypothetically - boxing.  An example of a more metaphorical fight would be the fight to get your new album, Darklight, the recognition it deserves. Another example is Mike Lindell's fight against basically the entire establishment.  We'd rather step into the ring with no training.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Smart devices are getting smarter every day.  They're also getting more evil.  There's a biblical allegory here.  Do you trust your devices to hear everything you say?  How about to share your wifi with your neighbors?  Probably not that part, right?  That's why you have to pay attention.  They start doing things without you even knowing about it.  Can't trust machines, can't trust people. Who can you trust?  Why, podcasts of course.  They always tell the truth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The world's a scary place.  Infinitely moreso when you live in a haunted house.  The good news, they're cheap.  The bad news, ghosts and other assorted intangibles come with it.  Make no mistake: just because they're intangible doesn't mean they can't kill you.  Somehow.  I don't know, I've never seen any of the Amityville movies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Last week we had two guys with no legs. This week we have a guest with 3 legs... 60 minutes after his little blue pill. It's our good friend Doug Sprinthall. We talk music, cars  and mailing feces in an envelope. That and much more on episode 8 of Moon, Pjugg, and Hobbs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Become a weekend warrior it with some great entertainment with Gabe Noah along with Tevin Pittman. Then we find out "What is Love?" with Chris Kattan, with a little help from Haddaway!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How many guests is too many?  Trick question.  There's no such thing when it's the 2000th episode.  We've got three more regular cast members we haven't seen in approximately 50 years.  From the sound of it things are getting back to normal though.  The cabbies are yelling, the TV shows are shooting, and Jay-Bee is well on his way to 2000 episodes of his own podcast.  Only about 38 years to go!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's been 2000 episodes and just about nine years, and during those episodes and years we've had a few regulars.  Just a few.  Today some of those regulars become regular again for one day after a brief, virus-induced hiatus.  In the first segment we've got Don, a daily member of the show for years, and Jeff, who's been on nearly as much.  What can we say, we like who we like.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How much can you lift, bro?  As much as Cuomo?  I doubt it.  Even he can't lift as much as he can lift.  Does that make no sense to you?  Us too.  And speaking of confusion, Ian has experienced some of that himself.  About his identity, how others perceive him, the nature of relationships.  Very confusing.  But he seems to have figured it out pretty well.  He even wrote a book about it.  Are you confident enough about your life to write a book about it?  We sure aren't. Three Dads and a Baby: Adventures in Modern Parenting - amzn.to/3uvddTXSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Media CEOs make millions of dollars a year, plus benefits, plus bonuses, plus some forms of compensation that us laypeople can't even comprehend.  All this while their businesses tank because everything they show is horrible.  Don't you wish you could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars for being bad at your job?  I believe they call that "failing upwards".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.