Tom Barnard Show

There's not so great news in the financial world, bad news over in the Middle East, and you're ten over par. What's to be done? How about some jokes? Apparently the "joke-o-phone" used to be a thing. Maybe we'll bring it back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey chats about old comedians like Rodney Dangerfield, the time he was on a mission to discover what Charlie Chaplin's voice sounded like, classic comedy duos and how we're lacking in that category today. Plus it sounds like the Twins are turning things around led by the bats of Carlos Correa and Royce Lewis! - KSTP's Chris Egert shares information on how the State Fair could be impacted by new reports of Bird Flu being transmitted to cattle and what precautions could be put in place in the months leading up to the fair. Plus a chat about national news panel discussions and some other local headlines. - Bob Sansevere is excited about the head-to-head hot dog eating battle set to happen on Labor Day between Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi that'll stream live on Netflix and how that supersedes the normal Nathan's eating contest. - Tim Lammers shares his review of the new Disney animated film Inside Out 2, off of the major success of the original, how will the sequel fare on the Lamma-meter with a cast star studded led by the likes of Amy Poehler? Plus Tim catches up with the crew if they have checked out the likes of Hit Man or Bad Boys: Ride or Die. - Kristyn Burtt talks about the reception she's received from listeners since announcing her partnership working with KPBS, the number of background checks that were required to get the job, and how high of a level of star she is around the studio. Plus she informs the crew that her husband Bill shares all of their secrets with her. Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember when making fun of people for talking about Crossfit was all the rage? Not any more. It's been forgotten. Much like in a few years we'll all hopefully forget about companies dousing everything in pepper spray. If a nice pastrami sandwich doesn't have enough flavor for you, that's a "you" problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad talks about the Twins walloping the Rockies with a 17-9 win yesterday, about Alex Kirilloff being sent down to Triple-A and the big club calling up Austin Martin, Tom chats about the format of news stations with their multiple voices and the two go in depth on Tom's walking routine each morning. And do umpires know what strikes are anymore? - KSTP's Chris Egert chats about his hot take about ESPN's Pat McAfee and his whole schtick following his controversial comment about Caitlin Clark, Tomtells Chris about something that happened on his walk that reminded Tom of Chris, and Chris' recent craving for vanilla pudding, - Comedian Robert Baril joins the show to talk about his upcoming appearances at Comedy Corner Underground in Downtown Minneapolis on June 14th and 15th. Both shows begin at 8pm with tickets still available at comedycornerunderground.com! - Kristyn Burtt talks about the reviews pouring in on Hulu's series "Clipped", weighs in about the massive headline reported today about Taylor Swift having to wipe snot from her nose during shows sometimes, The Boys released season 4 late last night, The Brat Pack reunion documentary is available streaming tonight, plus other major streaming releases ahead of a big weekend! Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal quiz: what happens if you hit someone with your car while under the influence? The correct answer, as is always the case with law, is "it depends". In this case it apparently depends on how much the judge likes you. To be safe, we recommend not drunk driving at all. We don't even recommend drinking highly sugary coffee drinks, because spitting it out could impede your vision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad breaks the news to Tom about the Twins dropping a game to the Colorado Rockies, chats about unfortunate radio station names and hears about how Tom took a pay cut to work at rival station when he was younger. Plus, Fidel Castro got drafted to the MLB? - KSTP's Chris Egert chats about recent rises to everyday products like groceries and other necessities, the crew talks about interest rates on home mortgages, Egert asks AJ about his lunch at the Hubbard cafeteria yesterday. Can Tom talk Chris Egert into running for office? Plus a few other local headlines from around Minnesota. - Kristyn Burtt talks about how Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's marriage is in the flux as they look to sell their $68mil mansion, how she polls in younger generations, and Kevin Spacey claims that he's going to be homeless soon on his recent appearance on Piers Morgan. Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump is guilty. Hunter is guilty. And me I feel also not so good, because a country that weaponizes its courts for political reasons isn't too far away from something bad happening. That's why I'm hopping into my federally-mandated electric vehicle and driving until my car runs out of juice. Unfortunately, I'll still be in the same state at that point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad helps Tevin figure out his confusion between George Harrison and James Harrison, talks about some of his favorite albums, chats about the legacy of the Beatles and talks Twins after they picked up a win over the Rockies last night! Plus chats about some of the most unruly fans in sports. - KSTP's Chris Egert chats about the art of reading from a teleprompter and his angst for it at times when it seems as if they just don't ever want to work correctly. The crew talks about how live news makes for memorable on-air moments and Egert shares a devastating update on a missing child who was found dead. - Kristyn Burtt talks about Dick Van Dyke receiving his Daytime Emmy over the weekend, Tom presses the younger portion of the crew to watch older shows like I Love Lucy and the Dick Van Dyke Show, the crew discusses when TV viewership was at its lowest and Burtt uses her expertise to try to tell the future of the direction TV will go in the upcoming 5-10 years. Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember eating an entire pint of ice cream after getting home from school? No? Just me? Well how about watching people over 7 feet tall throw a ball around? Now there's something we've all experienced at some point. That and feeling exhausted after attending a wedding. Something about weddings really takes it out of you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey goes into detail about how feeble the Twins lineup is right now, rips into some individual performers and what needs to be done to get back on track. Plus he talks about his dating history and Tom shares how he put off a few potential suitors. - KSTP's Chris Egert shares the latest on a small boy who wandered off from his family and is still yet to be found, where people should keep an eye out as the search for him continues. And the crew reacts to the Twins City Connect uniforms being released... and they're not great. - Bob Sansevere chats about the new Twins jerseys, how streaky the club is this season and discusses the controversial decisions in women's sports over the weekend with Caitlin Clark being left off the USA Olympics roster and Natalie Darwitz being relieved of her duties as GM of PWHL Minnesota. - Techno producer, DJ, and record label founder Carl Craig joins the show to talk about the documentary about his life "Desire: The Carl Craig Story". The doc paints an intimate portrait of his life and is an ode to his beloved city, Detroit, that chronicles his career and a musical pioneer creating genre-bending pieces. - Kristyn Burtt talks about a big new job opportunity she got, surveys the crew about if anyone watched Hit Man over the weekend and if the new Glen Powell phase in Hollywood will hold or if he'll fall back from the spotlight. And George Lopez and Will Smith had pretty opposite weekends. Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you listen to our show, odds are you're over 30, which means you can go into any restaurant you want. It also means you probably remember when GameStop was a place people actually used to buy games from, rather than a means of manipulating the stock market. If you really paid attention, you might even remember when it was still Babbage's and FuncoLand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey laments the Twins getting swept AGAIN by the New York Yankees and discusses why they struggle so significantly against the Bronx Bombers. Plus he dives into the conspiracy theory surrounding the Cleveland Guardians and their stadium modifications at Progressive Field that has caused them to hit more home runs. - Bob Sansevere talks about the Twins sputtering out against the Yankees, the Celtics dominated the Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals last night, and an update on a new possible suitor entering the frame of the Timberwolves ownership sale. - Tim Lammers talks about the recent cancellation of Jennifer Lopez's US tour, sets the table for a pivotal weekend in Will Smith's career, and shares his review of the new buddy cop film Bad Boys: Ride or Die where Smith stars alongside Martin Lawrence. Does this new edition to the franchise have enough action and charisma to produce a big box office return? - Kristyn Burtt talks about the new announcement for a reboot of the tv series White Collar that'll see most of the original cast return for these new episodes. Blue Bloods fans will rejoice to learn that a spinoff of the original show is in the works, more info to follow in the coming months! Plus Jennifer Aniston's 'Actors on Actors' interview is gaining traction with an on-screen discussion about Friends. Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a phantom song out there. Tom insists it's real. Others, that it's not. The truth may never be known - unless, of course, someone finds it. Until then, let's talk about how much we love politicians and how everyone always finishes the work. Or something like that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad chats about the Twins losing ANOTHER game to the Yankees, on the verge of being 0-6 against them with another loss potentially today. How New York has owned the Twins for the last 22 years and how that is a completely odd feat of sports. The new Vikings alternate jerseys were unveiled today, how does everyone feel about them? - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about a standoff that happened overnight in Cochran that ended this morning. The hostage in the standoff was released and should recover fully, the suspect gave themself up and shot themself at the end, the status of their health is unknown at this time. Plus the heavy winds in the area may help dry up some of the soil and benefit those that have been impacted by flooding. Also there is a recall on cucumbers in Minnesota. - Actor Sierra McCormick joins the show to talk about her new coming of age movie "Edge of Everything" where she plays a 15-year old dealing with the loss of her mother and traversing everything that comes with that as a teenager. Stream Edge of Everything on platforms tomorrow! - Kristyn Burtt joins in trying to guess Tom's least favorite singer of all time, we still may not officially know. Season 3 of Traitors had the cast announced recently with many fan favorites from other shows being announced. Will Smith is set for a do or die weekend ahead of the release of Bad Boys: Do or Die tomorrow. Plus programming on TCM tonight for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you think of the mob, do you think of their famous sense of humor? Probably not. Rarely are they truly funny like a clown. How about ex-mob? They say comedy is born from tragedy. Jeff didn't experience too much tragedy during his tenure as a numbers runner, but he saw a lot of tragedy-adjacent activities. Maybe that explains it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad chats about the perpetual hell that the Twins find themselves in whenever they face the Yankees like they did last night in a 5-1 loss. However the lone bright spot was the return of Royce Lewis who homered in his return for the team's lone run. The crew discusses if they enjoy or hate the outdoor elements when at baseball games. - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about how the surplus of rain recently has led to rivers and lakes filling up leading to flooding in some areas, however not as bad as a year ago. Plus an update on Mary Moriarty and her comments made about Gov. Tim Walz following her decision to drop the case against Ryan Londregan. - Kristyn Burtt shares about her flight that she shared with Flavor Flav last week, tells a story about how she fell asleep on the Eiffel Tower when she visited Paris, Alec Baldwin and his family are set to have their own reality show on TLC which will start filming soon and air sometime in 2025. Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you're a kid, you like different things. You probably drank a lot more soda, whined about things that don't matter, and had imaginary friends. If so, this episode is for you. Just ignore the part about drinking bug-infused liquor and the political machinations of the modern era. That's just your parents discussing grown up things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad chats about the turn Titter/X has taken under Elon Musk, the Twins had an off day but they're set for a important road series against the Yankees as the Twins try to avenge their home sweep to the Bronx Bombers a couple weeks ago, plus Jud shares his adoration for Boston and Fenway Park. - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about his high school and college basketball playing days and discusses the controversial fouls over the weekend on Caitlyn Clark. Plus talks about how a Nebraska woman was brought to a funeral home only to be discovered that she was in fact, still alive, only a few hours later. - Former assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI Frank Figliuzzi joins the show to talk about his new true-crime investigative thriller "Long Haul" which is available now! "Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers" exposes the national epidemic of serial killings by truckers. - Kristyn Burtt talks about the TikTok discussion happening about whether or not people know about how to properly clean themselves and the lack of hygiene, how musical groups are no longer offering meet and greets with VIP packages, and many artists are realizing they can't sell out arenas like they could before the pandemic. American Gladiators is getting ANOTHER reboot, plus Clipped is on HULU! Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you been feeling like drivers are worse lately? You've probably been feeling like that every day for most of your life, but this year you're measurably correct. Fatalities are even higher than Simon Biles' medal count. What could be causing this? Is it because families don't get along these days? You can't prove it's not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey learns about a rock singer who got bit by a bat while performing on stage, talks about the Twins recent win and their rumored roster move involving Edouard Julien in order to make room for the explosive Royce Lewis as he returns from a rehab assignment. Plus a story about the lone time Joe Mauer played right field in his career and the missed flight that led to it happening. AND JUSTIN JEFFERSON HAS EXTENDED WITH THE VIKINGS! - KSTP's Chris Egert shares information on the latest regarding the case against the officer Ryan Londregen and why the Hennepin County attorney is dropping the case against him. - Bob Sansevere shares the news about Vikings WR Justin Jefferson signing an extension with the team for a MASSIVE payday, what that means for the team moving forward, and some other Vikings notes. Talks about his latest tv streaming interests and what's caught his attention, and a couple observations on the Twins heading into the week. - Kristyn Burtt talks about her time watching the Netflix documentary "Dancing for the Devil" over the weekend and how she knows people personally who are involved in the cult that is displayed in the show. Simone Biles winning another national championship over the weekend, and a couple top headlines from the entertainment world. Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices