The Tom Barnard Show

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It's episode two two two two, which is perfect because today's episode is all about the two party system.  It's bad.  You may have heard that before.  But depending on who you ask, one party is a lot less bad than the other.  Sid and Mike Bryant are both not shy about which party they think that is.  Thing is, they might not agree on the party.  Hijinks, naturally, ensue. Sid-izens United: Salacious Spiels, Stories, Suggestions, and Solutions to Withstand a Woke World - amzn.to/3f02izqSee 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.

Former KQRS on air personality Ray Erick joins us in studio and we oddly spend an hour talking about cars; the hunt for a '79 Biarritz, the 5-window coupe that almost killed him, the 1955 190 SL that he tried to steal from a collector and his current stable of Pontiacs. Along the way, we veer into radio land including how Ray got his first twin cities broadcasting job when he showed up to apply to drive the Whale for WAYL.  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.

Americans always make a really big deal about presidential elections, but not local ones.  Your governor, mayor, or representative often makes a bigger impact in your life than the president ever will.  So why don't they care?  Especially young people, who seem to think that the president is the only politician in the country.  Yello (not his birth name, if you can believe it) seeks to change this by campaigning to get young people to care about every election as much as the presidential one.  Check out Simplified on YouTube and start voting smarter.  Or, you know, at all.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 Chinese people, which translates to a lot of Chinese money.  That's money that everyone wants.  It's also a lot of hoops to jump through.  For example, Taiwan is not a country, and if you say it is, you'll be in big trouble.  That's not to say America doesn't have its own quirks.  Here, it's a cultural faux pas to pay a reasonable price for eggs.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.

Did you ever realize that smoke rhymes with stroke?  Coincidence?  Probably.  But it lends itself well to a rhyming warning about the dangers of smoking, and that's good enough for us.  And speaking of death, the Eagles have been killing it lately.  And by "it" I mean every other team.  They're so good they're boring, so instead we have to talk about Tony Romo maybe saying part of a possible swear word.  Hey, we work with what we've got.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 just found a map that leads you to 28 billion dollars in gold buried in a mountain.  Great, right?  Sure.  If you can find it.  Might take a while to dig the entire mountain up.  Also, you may get murdered at some point, so you've got your work cut out for you.  But dodging assassins and digging trillions of pounds of dirt is nothing compared to having an overbearing mother.  At least according to Prince Harry. Watch Gold, Lies & Videotape on Discovery.  New episodes weekly.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 are trying to stay sober what should you avoid? New Orleans! And one of us didn't! Enjoy episode 87, and click on the email link to reach us at moonpjuggandhobbs.comSee 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.

Celebrities are known for many things.  One of those things is a cloud of sycophants that surrounds them constantly, even online.  Tim recently had to re-learn this lesson involuntarily after offering some mild criticism about a celebrity's whining.  Perhaps being exposed to this behavior is what prompted us to basically crap on celebrities the entire episode.  Also laptops.  Why are they so bad?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.

Now that the Vikings are out of the playoffs, how do we manage to eke some joy out of a sport we no longer have any stake in?  By making fun of the teams that remain, of course.  There's no shortage of football players you can mock, no matter how many teams get eliminated.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 start the year off with an interview with Jay Ernest. Jay is a professional musician who has toured all over the world and sounds suspiciously like Dan Akroyd.  Jay and his partner wrote a musical around Johnny Cash's famous 1968 concert in Folsom called "Folsom Prison Experience." Along the way he talks about performing for thousands of screaming teen-age girls in the interior of China. Tom and Mike add to the cheer with stories of the death of friends and disfigurement from not following basic mower safety. Here is a link to upcoming shows: https://folsomprisonexperience.com/showsSee 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.

Are you a trusting person?  Most people start out that way.  Mistrust is learned, not innate.  Some people, like Jeffrey, learn it earlier than others.  Not to say that he's not a trusting person, but there's a difference between trust and naivete.  One gets you a lifelong friend, the other gets you fleeced for everything you're worth.  That's why trust is in fact a double-edged sword.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.

They say Disney World is the most magical place on earth.  Whether or not that's true depends largely on the age of the person you're asking.  12 and under?  Definitely.  But if you're above the age of 30, you have to have a certain type of personality.  Same with ball games, except apparently the age cutoff there is 80.  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.

Every light casts a shadow, every cloud has a silver lining.  Take MLK, for example.  The good: he helped usher in a brief era of relative racial harmony.  The bad: his memorial sculpture looks like a horrendous teleporter accident.  Comedians are the same way.  They're very funny, but they have a tendency to imbibe themselves to death.  That's probably an unnecessarily strict adherence to "take the good with the bad", but it works for them for a little while anyway.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.

They're multiplying.  Doug leaves, and now we have two Walser employees to take his place.  Tevin and Jerry join us to talk about car-centric topics such as the slow death of Dairy Queen and how much unemployment you can rake in in Massachusetts.  Just think of it as garage talk.  There, now it's related to cars again.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.

Tim Lammers, movie reviewer to the stars is back.  And you know what that means.  That's right, we're comparing different modes of transportation and their relative danger levels.  Also the topic of driving while intoxicated.  We concluded that it's not a good idea.  But are tires made out of food a good idea?  That remains to be seen.  And tasted.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 finally back after a record-breaking hiatus.  These things will happen when the entire country freezes over.  Snowpocalypse was a disappointment compared to last week, and it didn't even get a name this time.  That's okay, because we're inside thinking about the warm ocean air anyway, because we're all Beach Boys fans.  David is too, as evidenced by the fact that he wrote God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and the California Myth.  You've gotta be a pretty big fan of something to write a book about it.  Even moreso to wake up early to talk about it.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 happens when Amazon has a glitch? Find out late in episode 86... 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.

Since about the year 0, faith leaders have searched for a way to make Jesus seem cool to teenagers.  Trying to mix Christianity and cutting edge pop culture trends often doesn't go well.  Evangelical rap is a great example of a catastrophic culture clash.  Robyn is the star of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, which is a Christian movie, but it doesn't try too hard to be cool, so it's actually good.  Watch it on Pureflix at www.pureflix.com.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 episode 85 of our podcast. Enjoy! And surround yourself with people who love you. Happy HolidaysSee 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.