The Tom Barnard Show

Think about the kind of TV and movies you watch.  How much of it is depressing?  You know, death, suffering, disease, that sort of thing.  If you're the average viewer, the answer is apparently "a lot", because depressing fiction seems to be in right now.  Today we delve into the psychology of why.  We find no answers, but we certainly do delve.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 is such a depressing place.  We're all born dead, we suffer, and then we get reincarnated to do it all again.  How do you cope?  You lighten up, that's how.  If Jesus can laugh and pet a golden retriever, so can you.  If you're not quite ready for that level of lightness, try just turning off the news.  You'll find that your fear levels drop significantly. TIME TO LIGHTEN THE F*CK UP”- amzn.to/3s67FjRSee 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.

Debby Boone has been singing since the 70s, and given her legacy that makes sense.  What else makes sense is promoting her cover of Snow from White Christmas in the middle of a winter storm.  Listen to it during your two hour drive back home tonight.  It's thematic.  After all, what is Christmas with no snow?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.

Slashing can be a good thing or a bad thing.  Let's say you have a bunch of suspicious moles.  You want those slashed off, right?  Or how about slashing costs by firing 70% of your workforce?  That one might be a mixed bag.  Then there's the bad kind, which generally involves a chainsaw or rusty machete or something.  What's the appeal?  How does something like that get 13 movies spanning 44 years?  And how do people find the time to watch them when they have fully booked schedule of spreading disease in central Florida?  Some mysteries simply have no answers.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're Minnesotan or a Hoosier, you've probably heard about the Vikings vs Colts game.  Biggest comeback in NFL history and all that.  But that's not what Minnesota is really interested in this week.  Step aside, purple pride, because Tom quitting the morning show is the real historical event.  At least in this room it is.  Our frame of reference may be somewhat limited.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.

At the end of this podcast there are instructions on how to get a free commercial on this show. We haven't made money so far so why start now! Share. Subscribe. blah blah blahSee 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.

News anchor Chris Egert shows up to conduct and interview with Tom. Lots of inside media stories from the early years of the Catman till today.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 a veritable cornucopia of talent today, special for the holiday season.  Regulars aside, you also have Howard, better known to listeners as Tire Carver, as well as Pat Ebertz of KQ fame.  And get this: we actually talk about cars for a whole half hour.  Specifically, race cars.  Maybe Doug should get into the market of selling vehicles that aren't street legal next.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.

Quick, name three 2022 blockbusters.  Harder than it sounds, isn't it?  The movie industry continues to struggle to make anything anyone cares about, while the TV industry is apparently in another golden age.  There's never been a better time to sit at home and do nothing.  Especially since every investment out there is apparently a Ponzi scheme now.  I guess there's also never been a better time to commit wire fraud.  Disclaimer: please don't commit wire fraud.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.

Get ready for some controversy, because Liz is back and she's written a book claiming that the literal media firestorm surrounding the death of George Floyd is clouded with lies and manipulation.  Definitely don't get caught reading this one in Minneapolis.  You also don't want to be caught being a Vikings fan lately, because - just as the prophets foretold - they suck now.  Will they continue to suck, or will they pull off their first ever double twist and become good again just in time for the playoffs?  Hey, miracles happen sometimes.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.

Who would steal Bull sperm? And crazy Christmas stories you will never forget. I'm sorry. Plus free ads for you on 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.

Today we talk about George Carlin.  But not just George Carlin.  Because while Jerry has plenty of stories of having Carlin as a friend, he has even more about the music and entertainment business.  You may have heard that the music industry has a lot of weirdos in it.  Well, you heard right.  If you wish to stay on topic, go watch George Carlin's American Dream on HBO.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.

Long time fans of the KQ morning show probably remember some of the more classic bits.  Cash call, for example - although that technically wasn't a bit.  It turns out Tiffany is as big a fan as anyone and grew up listening to the same audio as the rest of us.  It also turns out she has some big news, but you'll have to listen to find out what that is.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.

A Christmas Story is one of those movies that everyone remembers fondly and seems to unite the generations.  It was made almost 40 years ago, so it's the perfect bridge between the Boomer, Gen X, and Millennial generations.  It's also, after all this time, gotten a sequel: A Christmas Story Christmas.  Shot in the original house and everything, right?  No, not even close.  Today we learned a surprising fact about the movie that makes you more cultured than you realize.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 really cool and there's an email link so let us know what you want in 2023! 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.

Twists can be tough to do.  When they're good, people will be talking about your movie for decades.  When they're not so good, they basically ruin the entire thing.  M Night Shyamalan is the undisputed king of both types of twist.  And speaking of kings, here's the opposite of a twist: Tim and Tom are both still watching Tulsa King.  Can you believe 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's scarier than nuclear fission?  Actually, a lot of stuff.  But for some reason, we've been conditioned to be afraid of it.  Everything is going to be another Chernobyl.  Robert is a professor of philosophy, so naturally, he asks "why"?  Unfortunately for him, we aren't also philosophers, so the best we can do is say that people are stupid.  Hey, we're not wrong.  Then, Alex inadvertently asks what is apparently the world's hardest Vikings trivia question.  Drop a reply on Facebook or Twitter if you knew what she was talking about before we figured it out, because nobody else in the room did.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 McVay opens the show with the tale of his Corvair Spyder, which sets the tone of the show: things from the 60s.  Remember typewriters?  The kind that required you to have fingers strong enough to bend steel?  It's no wonder so many people opted to just stick with pen and paper for so long.  Or it could be because all the White Castle crumbs kept jamming up the keys.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.

Would Moon be safe hanging out with Tom? Should he take a security guard? What about the death penalty? For it or against it? Here comes episode 81 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.

If you wanna walk the walk, you gotta talk the talk.  In this case, "walk the walk" means get a job, and "talk the talk" means...what it sounds like.  Talk yourself up.  It's called schmoozing, and it's an art as ancient as humanity itself.  That's why Cody wrote Schmooze: What They Should Teach at Harvard Business School, which could be seen as the diplomatic partner to Sun Tsu's The Art of War.  Okay, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it really is an important skill.  Without it, this podcast never would have existed.  What a horrifying thought.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.