Gorman in the Morning

We cheer the Wolves and Wild both advancing in the playoffs, plus get a recap of the St. Paul matchup from FanDuel Sports Network’s Alexis Huss. On Kentucky Derby Eve, we run down some of the greatest racehorse names of all time, plus Roger Dorn himself, Corbin Bernsen! Originally aired Friday, May 1, 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Real or imagined we picked the best rivalries during this week's Rank You Very Much (watch out Iowa) plus the Social Security Administration lets us know the strange baby names Americans are picking... but yours sure topped them and why we're still don't need to worry about a shark invasion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comic Chris Maddock joined with lessons on getting kids to talk to strangers, how to avoid bar fights and a request to NOT get punched during his upcoming shows at Comedy Corner Underground plus how to get away with eating food inside the grocery store and lessons we picked up about pickles late in life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get into more legal questions like do lawyers defend themselves or what happens when someone is TOO excited to be on a jury with Criminal Defense Lawyer Ryan Garry. Plus, WTF featured gators, kangaroos and a PSA for anyone with a Tesla AND Fan Duel Sports Networks' Alexis Huss previews tonight playoff match up for the Wild. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian Craig Gass dropped in to talk about the new Mitch Hedberg doc he is working on, how Mike McCready of Pearl Jam got his very first Cease & Desist and why you probably don't want to party with Tracy Morgan (or maybe you do... you kinky toe-freak) plus Steve let's us know the exact opposite of rescuing your pet from a frozen river some of KQ's Best(est) winners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally aired on April 24, 2026: A whole episode dedicated to fan-favorite game, WTF: Wisconsin, Texas or Florida! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We run down the Minnesota made albums up for KQ's Best(est) and Steve once got a hot tip on a good band from R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, plus fraudsters brought to justice in a way that will make you cry "I never woulda never thought of that" and Rank You Very Much featured NHL Goal Scoring songs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the first ever GITM ROCK DRAFT! Everyone drafts 4 piece rock band with mixed results. Plus how many connections are between you and the most famous Minnesotans (science says it's six or less) and in our Bargument we're eliminating carry on bags... or maybe just flying? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been ten years since we lost "His Royal Badness" and Steve recounts Prince's world wide impact, plus Fox 9's Cody Matz on storm chasing, volleyball sized hail and the cure for colic (spoiler - it's putting on the weather report) plus WTF Steve's edition featured poison, REALLY mature pre-teens and the lesson one Florida man needs to be told yet again... cocaine and alcohol and weed don't mix. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we reveal Pollstar's award winning tours for 2025, Steve recounted an early Mr. Crowe's Garden tour in the Northeast where only half the shows actually happened. Plus a New York City Police Horse finally gets some action and the crafty ways some KQ's Best(est) nominees are whipping up votes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve runs down his picks for KQ's Best(est) Soups and we're all hungry for French Onion now, plus comedian Nate Abshire on the gigs he is NOT doing tonight and what being the dad of a six month old had done to his brain and Dynamic Beer Pricing could fix a lot of problems, at least in the NBA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chatted about the Wild's upcoming playoff series against the hated Dallas Stars with The Athletic's Joe Smith and got his pick for the series, plus your most listened to albums in Rank You Very Much and we're not here to kink shame, but there's a weird zebra out there... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discovered Maggie Faris was once stung by a Portuguese Man O' War Jellyfish and live to tell about it, plus we heard your worst bites, zaps and smacks. And Mr. Ryder himself dropped by to run down some of the best Record Store Day titles and we learned how to get rid of ten years of cognitive decline (but we're probably not going to do it). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Music writer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame voter Steven Hyden gives us his thoughts on this year's class of inductees, who he voted for and who he thinks should be in the hall plus this weeks WTF featured Snakes, a "High Schooler" doing it for the 'Gram and a destroyed Mustang (don't do alcohol... and weed.. and cocaine) and we discovered how many weddings Goldy the Gopher attended last year (busy guy!) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We revisit a lot of core 80s memories with comedian and Gen Xer Jason Schommer - like acid rain, car CD changers and how he got a gig on the Rosie O'Donnell show plus how much does your pet really take a bite outta your bank account and what happens when you build a parrot his own submarine (spoiler: he doesn't talk back to you). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Masters weekend, so we picked our dream foursomes - and Steve actually ran into your number one rockstar pick on a golf course (and embarrassed himself, without even swinging a club), plus BRIAN EGGERT of The CineFiles isn't impressed with Project Hail Mary (even though everyone else is) but does like another movie we can't even talk about... oh The Drama! And Emily Pendergast on the new show Company Retreat and her contingency plan if she got "made" and the wrong moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian Grant Winkels joined the show to talk being a violinist turned guitar player turned stand up comic, plus we picked the top "Jacks" during Rank You Very Much in honor of JACK WHITE coming back to Minneapolis this fall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Turns out Neanderthals took advantage of ancient tar to relieve what ailed them, and we dug into a bunch of your home remedies and health hacks, plus why you'll never look at someone drinking coffee on TV the same again, and this week's Bargument: Is it acceptable to pee in the shower? (spoiler - Ryder says no and the rest of you are nasty). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We crown a champ in our "Flavor of America" Bracket (if you like it spicy you'll be delighted), plus WTF featured a Chicken Coop that was home to something other than chickens, airport trespassing and bug tusslin' and are modern humans REALLY meant to be monogamous? We learn from beavers, coyotes, vultures and albatrosses... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We run down some incredible numbers on the Artemis II missing as the cross into the Lunar Sphere of Influence (Good Name for a Band!!). Plus if we move to a four day workweek, Ryder nails why Wednesday is the correct day to take off and "Flavor of America" Bracket Championship round is set - make your pick for BBQ (1) or RANCH (2). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.