The Tom Barnard Show

There are all sorts of businesses that didn't make it.  Usually you know why.  Colgate frozen meals, for example.  There's an association there that just doesn't work.  Quibi, on the other hand, sounded like a great idea.  I say sounded, past tense, because it barely made it six months despite having nearly two billion dollars invested into it.  The only really safe venture is making movies about kids dying.  People love those.  For...some reason.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 are a lot of ways humans group themselves.  Race, religion, gender, wealth, and that's not even a fraction of it.  It's a hard-coded human behavior that society has been raging against for millennia, largely unsuccessfully.  The reason for this failure is generally that humans tend to overcorrect, replacing racism A with racism B and assuming the law of averages will take care of the rest.  Perhaps one day when we've evolved into cartoon aliens with ray guns and Reese's Pieces we'll all learn to get along.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.

Bill has been a long-standing tradition on The Family, assuming it's still a tradition when it only happens every two years.  He's like the Olympics.  Summer and winter combined, much like this week.  The only thing more chilling than freezing temperatures is a good horror movie, all of which involve Bill in some way.  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.

In today's episode of Idiots Being Idiots, Jeffrey Toobin either decided that masturbating during a Zoom call was a good idea, or he decided that it's not worth the effort to make sure said call has actually ended.  Either way, a critical thinking failure.  Lack of critical thinking seems to be a theme in the world lately.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 are few things further removed from one another than elk hunting and the music industry.  That's why we're considered the great unifier.  We bring you the glitz and glamour of the west coast and follow it up immediately with stories of camping out in freezing temperatures.  Different strokes, right?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 October, which means two things.  One: the Vikings are losing.  Everyone is surprised, just like they are every year.  Two: snow.  Quite a bit of it tomorrow with more to come.  Tis the season for sitting inside and telling stories, and that's exactly what we do.  Complaining notwithstanding.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.

Today is a bipolar day.  Troy, Tom's brother, died just a few days ago.  Sid Hartman followed just yesterday.  Neither was of COVID-19, if you're wondering.  After those announcements, we then move onto puppies.  Except these are sad, abandoned puppies.  But then Tommy makes them not sad any more on his new show To The Rescue, so it all ends well.  See?  Bipolar.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.

Yes it's Friday, Oct 16 aaaand it's snowing out. Let's keep you on the right track on laughing and having a great Friday with Jamie Kaler and more! Gotta love this Minnesota weather!!!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.

Larry Moon Thompson joins Doug in the studio to tell stories about growing up on a family farm in Nebraska and how he started a 45 year radio career.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 thing about people is, they have a tendency to die eventually.  Even celebrities, the modern equivalent of gods, can't run from the grave forever.  The upside to this is that some of them turn into ghosts, who can then be interviewed by Dave.  It's just a little more difficult is all.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.

Remember Prince?  You've probably never heard of him.  That's why it's time to pick up Neal's book and get with the times.  Well, technically the times would have been before he had died, but you know what they say about the death of an artist.  And if you don't, that might be in the book too. This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record - amzn.to/310zrAXSee 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.

Have you ever wondered about manhole covers?  Why not?  There's a story behind everything.  Literally, everything.  Water pipes, stoplights, squirrels.  All boring to the untrained eye, but if you pay attention you can find a fun fact virtually anywhere.  And coming from a man who managed to make a best-seller about wood - yes, just wood - you'd better believe they're fun. A Walk Around the Block - amzn.to/2FuLi2USee 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.

California has hit a dry well when it comes to jobs, thou the rest of the country seems to be passing out applications by the fist full. Well if you are not working at the moment....you should be well educated on who to vote for with all the free time, or not. Does it matter at this point?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.

Some people live a very long time.  Way, way longer than biologically makes any sense.  Various behaviors have been attributed to this phenomenon, from eating a ridiculous amount of chocolate to never exercising.  To be clear, both of those are probably bad ideas for normal people.  We're operating on the theory that anyone who makes it past 100 has dragon blood or something.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.

What qualifies as "scary" depends largely on your station in life.  A four year old may find something scary that an adult finds boring.  Or, sometimes, they may not.  I guess some kids are just thrill-seekers from a young age.  The few NFL fans left in this country are certainly seeking thrills whenever they turn on the TV.  You never know when you might see a slaughter.  Or at the very least, someone might break an ankle.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 human body can withstand all sorts of extremes.  Some of these extremes involve injecting things into it so you can have a lot of muscles.  It works great for a decade or two, at which point things tend to deteriorate.  Literally.  And speaking of deterioration, society continues to care about the opinions of celebrities for some reason.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.

For today's BEST OF we start off with the unlucky with Mark Anthony talking Friday the 13th bad luck then do a 180 to the lucky side of things with positivity with Dr. Pol and Mark Lewis. It's a well balanced episode #goodwiththebadSee 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 are joined in studio by Sarah Sprinthall and Reverend Dana Fath Strande.  We talk about Dana's journey growing up Catholic in a small western Minnesota farm town and eventually becoming an Episcopalian Priest. Along the way, Tom gets some advice about how God works in the world.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.

For some reason, people really like seeing bad people in movies and TV shows.  If there's a murderer murdering or a thief thieving, people want to see it.  What they don't want to see is this sort of thing happening in real life, though unfortunately it does.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.

Have you heard that Generic Celebrity has a bad opinion?  There's a first time for everything.  Even worse, Generic Politician said something hateful and unnecessary.  The nation is stunned.  Some might say burning bridges is a bad idea in an era where celebrities and politicians have less respect than they have in decades thanks to the lockdown making everyone realizing how easy it is to live without a multi-millionaire telling them what to think.  Those people clearly haven't seen the latest awful tweet by Ivory Tower Jackass.  It'll change the way you look at things.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.