The Tom Barnard Show

That's "Mlodinow" with a "v". It's also Mlodinow a book about elastic thinking, called Elastic. Tom fancies himself a physicist, but he's never written a book. Or an episode of Star Trek TNG.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 Spice Girls only had two albums, and yet they're the best selling girl group of all time.  Bob Barry may not be a best selling girl group, but he could be considered the Tom Barnard of Wisconsin.  Most people would consider that a good thing.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.

Serial killers aren't nice. It's the thing they all have in common. Some of them are less nice than others. John has spent many years researching Edwards, believed by John to be pretty high up on the badness scale.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.

There's a farmhouse in Minnesota, northwest of Minneapolis. Nothing spooky happened there, at least until Nik bought it. If you need a ghost for some reason, instead head East to Forepaugh's in Saint Paul.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 when we spent an entire hour talking about weed two episodes ago? If not, you've probably had enough. If so, get ready for the medical version, as opposed to the comedy version.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.

A lot of people work at a job they hate simply because we all need money. We can't all have a job where we blow air horns at golfers. What we can do is see if we can figure out what drew us to this job in the first place and try to make it the way we thought it would be.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.

With the amount of diseases, many of which we don't fully understand, it's a wonder anyone manages to stay healthy. After this episode, you may wonder if anyone actually IS healthy. Is it the chemtrails? The truth is out there.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.

Sometimes it's nice to turn off your brain, consume some mindless entertainment, and let your mind do whatever it does in that situation. Many people feel that way about superhero movies. Others cry when Groot turns into a sapling.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.

Getting shot with an arrow or being butchered in an apartment are two of the many unfortunate things that can happen to you if you're a deer. On the other hand, you're oblivious to the various shenanigans of Hollywood lunatics, so it balances out.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.

Superheroes have been making money for decades and the trend is only accelerating. Minnesota sucking at sports is also accelerating, although the precogs in Vegas see the Vikings being one of the best teams this year. We'll see.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.

We've got fake news, non-news, and durian news all in the same segment, because that's how the news is right now. Jonathan Cain is much more reliable, perhaps because of his religion, perhaps because musicians are well known for their reliability. Probably not that second thing. Either way, he's writing a book called Don't Stop Believin'.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.

Spring has sprung for the 5th and final time this year, and we at the Best Of are ready to complain about the heat. Clips Featuring: Michael Malone, Karen Straughan, and Adam HunterSee 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.

You don't have to be very old to know what a pager is, yet there are people out there who've never seen one before. Even before the era of pagers, there were the Krofft brothers. Unlike pagers, the Kroffts are still around and successful.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.

Minnesota is known for a few things. People like Magoo, who drive a truck across all 6 million miles of the state. Cy Amundson. And of course, losing.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.

Tom and Michael have one thing in common, and that's a fondness for weed.  They may have other things in common, but there's only so much time in an hour, you know.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.

If you have a house and want a lot of money, it's time to sell. At that point you'll have no house, so you buy one. Then repeat the cycle forever. If you find yourself exhibiting this behavior, you may have neurological damage from concussions.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.

Ford's out of the car game save for two of them. When we say car we mean car, not vehicle, so don't worry. Joe's job is safe. Kanye's may not be unless he starts playing country western.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.

Optimism and dinosaurs often go hand in hand. Whenever dinosaurs and humans meet it tends to turn out pretty well. And with brain tumors you've got Phenomenon, where he becomes a genius. So basically everything is good, even if it's bad.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.

There are a few types of spirits most people seem to agree upon. Those who were executed in North Korea or the 17th century probably qualify as vengeful spirits. Prince apparently is now a troubadour spirit. And of course, Christmas trees become fire spirits.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.

We don't really know what we're talking about until Eric comes on. Between murder subs, smoking, and illiteracy, it's true chaos. Since nothing says stability like the automobile market, Eric's appearance makes everything better.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.