The Tom Barnard Show

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.

Bob Dylan is one of Minnesota's many points of pride.  For some reason, Minnesota produces a lot of singers per capita.  The cold air gives you strong lungs.  Although it might be more accurate to call Bob Dylan a lyricist than a singer, per se.  He's also fairly reclusive for a musician, which makes Spencer's book all the more important. Bob Dylan Outlaw Blues - amzn.to/2GMsOvaSee 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.

Do you follow an NFL player on Twitter?  Do you take their opinions seriously?  You may want to stop.  Top scientists have discovered that they don't know what the hell they're talking about.  Speaking of which, apparently saying things that aren't true is the cool new thing, because Dancing With the Stars decided to do an unwitting impression of the first presidential debate and it went about as well.  If you're a proofreader, you may want to look for a different line of work.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.

Movies don't go back a whole lot further than the 1920s.  Most of the ones that did are lost forever.  Jackie Coogan, best known to modern audiences as the original Uncle Fester, got his first role in 1917 and didn't stop until his death many decades later.  You could call him the original guy who was in everything.  Keith, his grandson, has been carrying the torch well.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.

Germany isn't really known for its food.  Unless you're German-American.  Then it's known almost exclusively for its food.  Especially if you consider beer to be a form of food, which many Germans do.  It's kind of like how modern Greeks aren't known for their comedy even though Costaki is arguably the most influential Greek comedian since Aristophanes.  You just have to be in the know, I suppose.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.

Alison is best known for her portrayal of Nellie on Little House on the Prairie.  But today's not about that.  Today's about her work with Rich Little, impressionist extraordinaire, doing their best in an exclusively online society.  Apparently, it's really not that hard.  Find out on October 15th. TICKETS: $15 and can be purchased by visiting https://www.stageit.com/rich_little/live_in_las_vegas/87139See 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.

First we start of with some laughs with Rip Micheals. Then things get odd....only here is where you will hear Harry Caray rant about Cracker Jacks and Mike Zohn rave about oddities. Wonder if he has anything Harry Caray in his shopSee 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.