The Tom Barnard Show

Mothers everywhere, one of whom is Louie channeling his mother, are familiar with Angela's content. Blue's Clues was the origin of it all way back in 1998, the year before Louie was on Family Feud. It's like 6 degrees of separation but 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.

The only comedy institution more respected than the Tom Barnard Show is Crash and Burn, and the two happen to have close ties. Euphemisms are also closely related to comedy, but it's getting harder to find ones that are both new and acceptable.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.

You know how Tom is used to being called racist and it doesn't bother him any more? After a while of him not being bothered, Rip segues the conversation into Boston and Bostonians.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.

Bad news, Scarface fans. We've got a real Cuban mafia expert on and real life isn't quite as exciting. There was still plenty of drugs, money, and murder, but significantly fewer one-liners.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.

How many DUIs is too many? Trick question; there is no limit. Not in Minnesota anyway. Luckily, driving isn't the only thing people like to do while drinking. Golf has a long history with alcohol.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 world runs on oil. As such, there's a lot of money there. This brings up many questions, all of which Dr. Wald addresses, though not all questions have answers. For example: why do people love shouting into the void that is social media so much?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.

Mass graves aren't the only way to make your burial interesting, although they certainly are the easiest. Burial mounds are a lot of work. Especially when all you have is a shovel.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.

Dedicated fans will remember the old days when we constantly had tech problems. Said fans will get a nostalgic feeling from today's show as we valiantly fight packet loss in order to deliver another kind of nostalgia in the form of Degrassi.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.

City Pages doesn't like Tom very much. It's not as bad as it seems though. They apparently hate everyone.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.

As a partially radio show, we have a vested interest in radio succeeding. That's why we pontificate about how to bring it back to its 1930s glory. At Obscura Antiques & Oddities, things from the 1930s never lose their glory as long as they're weird.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.

It's Christmas somewhere in the world. Well, maybe not, but it's unofficial Christmas tree day, and we came ready. Real Christmas trees are hard to deal with, though perhaps not as hard as snorting condoms.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.

Once upon a time, being homeless was considered rock bottom. Now it's not so bad. Would Jesus give bread to someone who owns a boat? Probably 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.

Most people are familiar with ramen. It's generally considered to be a very mundane topic. Not to everyone though.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.

Social media is a lot like old parents. It's hard to ignore, everyone has experience with it, and you have to know how to deal with it. Unlike old parents, social media is an overwhelmingly negative thing that needs to be destroyed. Destroying your parents is not the correct course of action no matter how old they are.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.

You'd be hard pressed to find a vice that's good for you, but some are especially bad. Swinging and alcoholism tend to be one of those things that can fall near the upper end if you're not careful. So can saying bad things about Minnesota politicians if your timing is 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.

Happy Easter weekend everyone! This basket of Best Of is absolutely full of freshly dyed clips.  Featuring: Paul Mecurio, Costaki Economopoulos, and Jake the SnakeSee 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.

Rock can mean many things.  For example, it can mean the genre, or it can mean a crack cocaine.  Or it can mean both at the same time.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 another hall of fame that Tom is going into, but not by choice. And speaking of going places not by choice, what's the deal with internment camps, 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.

Tom, along with the rest of the country, is acting weird. In Tom's case it's because he can't multitask. Everyone else seems to be focused on the singular task of appearing virtuous.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 there's one thing you can say about life in 2018, it's that at least you're probably not going to be buried in a mass grave and forgotten for over a century.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.