The Tom Barnard Show

The classical stages of life for a human are childhood, early adulthood, late adulthood, and old age.  In today's society, it's more like school, divorce, hospital.  It just so happens we cover all three life stages this hour, with an expert on each.  The only thing that could have added to the serendipity is if Ralph's initials were J.N.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 Grammys has never been something we've cared that much about on the show.  That hasn't changed.  If you need proof, instead of watching the Grammys, Tom and Kathryn watched a movie that, to this day, they are the only ones to have seen.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 keen-eared among you may notice that today's show is a little weird.  That's because we saved you the pleasure of listening to half an hour of technical difficulties.  As luck would have it, not only did we manage to salvage both guests, but Tom called Doug in today to assist in interviewing Chris, which turned into just Doug interviewing Chris.  ESP?  Luck?  Who can say?  What we can say is that Chris Matthews will be launching a new six episode podcast called "So You Wanna Be President?", premiering on the 27th.  That's today, by the 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.

We live in a culture of celebrity.  One side effect of this is that celebrities tend to be mortal like the rest of us, despite our thoughts to the contrary.  Celebrities also tend to die young.  Some people don't take the news very well when it happens.  Kobe Bryant's death at the age of 41 has a lot of people shocked and a lot of people coping.  Dr. Huber has had to deal with plenty of loss, so he seems like a good choice for advice on getting through it.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 Vikings season may be over but these clips are still gonna play. Featuring: Wilfred Reilly, Dr. Jaquelin Jones, Joey DiazSee 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.

Taboo.  You know, that old board game with the buzzer?  The one that was basically just Password?  Well that's not what today's episode is about, despite the name.  It's now a book containing mostly things that would get us immediately Twitter canceled if we said them on the show in any other context.  That's called a societal problem.  Luckily, Wil doesn't care if you cancel him.  He's immune. Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About (releasing Jan  28th)Book Link- amzn.to/2RJioy5See 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 show is called Car Selling Secrets, but nobody ever said we can't talk about other kinds of secrets.  Eating disorders, for example, are often kept a secret.  Some secrets are worth keeping; that one isn't.  And speaking of confessions, there are almost as many denominations of Christianity as there are people on earth.  Several of those denominations are represented in this room.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.

Radio has been around a very long time.  Longer than anyone has been alive.  Smartphones have not.  If you can believe it, the smartphone has only been mainstream for just over a decade.  Nevertheless, it has killed the radio star, and also the video star.  Do we mourn the past, or embrace the future?  Or opt out of both and pretend technology stopped hundreds of years ago?  It's worked well for the Amish.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.

Ten years ago, the idea that your phone is listening to you and sending your data to ad companies was an easily dismissed paranoid fantasy.  Today, it's a given.  Isn't that always the way?  It's also always the way that if you have pets and travel a lot, you have to make some hard decisions.  Lucky for us, airlines have started to realize that.  Unlucky for us, they're still airlines, so get ready to pay.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.

Hump day is supposed to be happy, because you're halfway done with the work week.  Instead it's stress day, split evenly between general worry and the kind of stress that makes suicide one of the leading causes of death for police officers.  Some things need to be talked about even if you don't like it. Topic- More Cops Died From Suicide Than Were Killed In The Line Of Duty In 2019, Study FindsWebsites- www.drgregoryjantz.com                   www.aplaceofhope.comSee 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.

Being a pediatrician is tough.  You've heard the stereotype of the overreacting parent who believes their child is dying because of the tiniest symptom.  Choosing a pediatrician is also tough, probably for similar reasons.  It's a balance between competency and cordiality, and Dr. Jones has found the holy grail - of knowledge. Medical Parenting: How to Navigate Health, Wellness & the Medical System with Your ChildBook Link- amzn.to/37hijbiSee 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.

As award season continues its triumph return to relevancy, so too does talking about the air quality on the coasts.  Legends say that it used to be pretty bad.  It's now a thousand times better, but for some reason nobody seems to notice.  It's like a frog in boiling water, but the opposite.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.

Well you can either cheer for these clips or the Packers, easy choice in my opinion. Featuring: Jeff Pfoser, Ryan Singer, Paul MorrisseySee 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.

If you made millions of dollars but were 90 years old, what would you do?  Soldier on?  Buy an island?  Die?  They're all valid options, depending on the kind of person you are.  Then once you're gone you have to worry about what to do with the body.  Oh wait, no you don'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.

Most people will never jump into freezing water.  Most people will never participate in a bike race.  Most people will never set fire to their pillow.  The world takes all types.  We've got a few of those types in studio today.  Hopefully you're the type to forge through a foot of snow to go to a comedy show.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.

You've heard Tom call himself a centrist.  Now hear another Tom call himself a centrist.  This one has proof, because he ran as an independent, and somehow got more than .01% of the vote.  Probably because this was before The Great Fracturing, as we assuming future historians will call what happened to US politics in the past several years.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 the other day when we said we're living in a material/magickal world?  Turns out it's also virtual.  Or at least, virtual according to our understanding of the concept.  What's the difference between a god and the administrator of a server that contains sentient AI?  To the AI, not much. The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are In a Video GameBook Link- amzn.to/2FX1MxmSee 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.

Profanity is a tricky thing.  As long as you censor it well enough, you can put it in movie titles, book titles, even podcast episode descriptions.  Then there's times where you don't want to censor yourself, such as when talking to Dr. V.  Her whole thing just doesn't work when you're too polite.  Ours either.   Bad Advice: How to Survive and Thrive in an Age of Bullshit Book Link- amzn.to/2FN1PMbSee 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 live in a material world.  We also live in a magic world.  Or should I say, a magick world?  Apparently it depends on if you're talking about wizards or druids.  Ryan leans more toward the latter.  He's also going to do a comedy show this weekend.  Just saying. Showtimes: Jan 17th- 8pm                     Jan 18th- 8pm & 10pmCOMEDY CORNER UNDERGROUNDTickets & Showtimes- www.facebook.com/events/RyanSingerSee 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.

Most people never step foot in an uninhabited jungle.  It's uninhabited for a reason.  Snakes, spiders, disease.  Maybe some of the monkeys have learned to use spears.  You never know.  Mireya doesn't care, but imagine how her mother must feel.  Actually, you don't have to, because she'll tell you.  No prize for getting it right. Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey From NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic ExplorerBook Link- amzn.to/2uHyUGR 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.