The Tom Barnard Show

San Fransisco is one of those places where every neighborhood is its own thing.  As a whole, it's not great, but you could say the same thing about virtually any city on earth.  The trick is knowing where to go, and to obtain that knowledge you generally have to live there first.  Or you can just ask Jamal.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.

Soon, politics and race will have no place on the show in the near future.  But what are we supposed to do with the warehouses full of it that we're currently sitting on?  Easy: open the doors and let it stampede.  For the last time.  Promise.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.

Every generation thinks theirs is the best.  Every generation is wrong, because that's not how it works.  How it does work is that trends come and go and every five years teenagers define themselves around something they'll forget existed once they graduate.  Then there's baseball, which still endures after all these years despite recent hardship thanks to plays like Ron Swoboda's Oriole-slaying catch. Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger GenerationsBook- amzn.to/2XOYJOZ Here's the Catch: A Memoir of the Miracle Mets and MoreBook-amzn.to/2KPI4Y5See 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.

People are always looking for one thing to blame all their problems on.  Popular theories include Donald Trump, carbon, and sugar.  Unfortunately, reality is rarely as simple as we'd like.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.

Championship season is over but the Best Of is gonna keep on winning. Congratulations JB on your Stanley Cup, I bet it must feel really nice to have a winning hockey team. Clips Featuring: Craig Gass, Rell Battle, William Humphries, Dave FultonSee 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.

Everyone sufficiently famous is weird.  From Tracy Morgan to Brian Wilson they've all got something wrong with them.  It's probably not a coincidence that the common thread is almost always lots and lots of drugs.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 the first time in many years, Minnesota has a glimmer of hope in the sports world.  So naturally we start talking about superstition and how if the wrong person shows up their streak will be ruined.  What can we say, we're optimists.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.

Can birds drift?  Well, yes, but I mean the other kind of drift.  The kind you do when you're being chased by the Yakuza through the streets of 80s Tokyo.  So I guess what we're asking is whether or not birds can fly sideways.  Probably not. Natural Encounters: Biking, Hiking, and Birding Through the SeasonsBook Link- amzn.to/2IaZRakSee 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.

Lightning tends to strike the tallest thing in the area.  Giraffes are very tall.  You see where this is headed.  But first, these politicians, am I 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.

Craig would like you to know two things.  One, he does impressions.  Two, when he does impressions, the people who's impersonating don't manifest physically nearby.  And yes, the reason we're writing this is because some people don't understand these 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.

Everything is plastic these days.  Bags, toys, even people.  The latter two even have their own media empires, if you can call Botched an empire.  Perhaps not.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.

Steven is here from Nothing But Hemp, which is somewhat misleading because they do in fact sell things other than hemp.  They even sell coffee.  And before you ask, no, it isn't weed flavored.  Thank god.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.

Unbeknownst to everyone, including William, he's a temporary guest this hour.  Not only is he a better conversation than the news, he's also staunchly anti-skinny jeans, a position we support.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.

School is out for the Summer, but is most definitely still in session on this episode of The Best Of. Clips Featuring: Dustin Ybarra, Julian Smith, John LassmanSee 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.

Highly Sensitive People will be happy to hear that this podcast has absolutely no smell.  Unless you count metaphorically, in which case that's a matter of opinion.  Highly opinionated people won't be happy to hear anything.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.

When we have a comedian in from another state, we tend to either talk about their state or our state.  Today is the latter, perhaps because Minnesota is rife with secrets only its denizens know.  Or perhaps because when people come here and don't see snow and polar bears they get confused.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.

Hawaii.  Sandy beaches.  Coconuts.  Longhorns.  Cowboys.  Wait, really?  Yes really.  Turns out when you put a herd of 10,000 grass-eating behemoths on an island made of sand and rock, they start to misbehave. Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American WestBook Link- bit.ly/AlohaRodeoSee 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.

Not every story out of Minneapolis is a bad one.  It still started bad, of course, but it ended mad.  Mad Dads, that is.  They do what Minneapolis police aren't allowed to do.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.

When you think "gigantic python", you probably also wonder who you can call to have it taken as far away as possible.  That person is Dusty.  It should be noted that he only kills pythons that eat things they're not supposed to.  He's like the Judge Dredd of snakes. The all-new series GUARDIANS OF THE GLADES Tuesdays at 10pmET/PT on Discovery ChannelSee 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.

Our society is in trouble.  You've probably been hearing that every day for the past 50 years.  This time we actually have proof, though - skyrocketing homeless populations, drugs, and violent crime that nobody will do anything about have rendered many major cities unlivable unless you don't mind paying $3000 a month to rent a studio apartment you use to rest off your stab wounds.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.