The Tom Barnard Show

Movies can be mindless fun.  Take Nobody, for example.  Something about watching a good guy shoot bad guys gets the endorphins flowing.  Movies can also be informative.  We've been dumping on Harvard for years, and now we have vindication through Operation Varsity Blues.  Nothing is real until it happens in a movie.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 hate Minnesota.  Any claims to the contrary are jokes.  Except for the whole passive aggressive thing.  We do hate that.  We also hate things such as 24 hours of light, the bitter cold, and lava, yet we like Iceland.  Sometimes the flaws make something more interesting.  Perfection can be sterile and boring.  It's a Greco-Irish concept called wabi-sabi.  Costaki can tell you all about it.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 Negative Monday.  AKA every Monday.  And what's the most negative thing you can think of?  That's right: serial killers.  There are a lot of them.  Richard details several, but we have it on good authority that the number is at least double digits.  Perhaps even more.  Yes, that's a joke. Serial Killers: The Minds, Methods, and Mayhem of History's Most Notorious Murderers - amzn.to/3cXSCk8See 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 here at The Family with Tom Barnard, try and bring you that happy feeling back with great laughs and fun. Gabe Noah brings the slap and Chris Kattan brings ya the stick. Ahhhhh goodtimes when comedy hits that funny bone.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.

Andy Swanson, General Manager at Walser Hyundai, joins us in studio to talk about cars oddly enough including the red hot product. Along the way we discuss our inglorious start in the business when the world was a different place.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 pandemic changed basically everything, from get-togethers to grocery shopping to work.  One of the biggest changes was the exodus from the cities.  Everyone's working from home, which means hundreds of billions - even trillions - of dollars of commercial real estate is sitting empty.  What's to be done with it?  Is it all going away?  Will we be going back?  If you know for sure, you're in for some major profit.  Otherwise, pick a door and hope for the best. The Other Side of Success: Money & Meaning in the Golden State - amzn.to/2Qg6AX4See 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.

Want to leave the state?  Show your papers.  Want to leave the country?  Really show your papers.  Want to sell your teeth to a fairy?  Well, it's a free country.  You can always drive around the country in a van, transporting motorcycles from one point to another.  Apparently some people like doing that.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.

Saint Patrick is real.  No, he's not a leprechaun, and he probably didn't drink beer with green food coloring in it.  Probably.  What he did do was bring Christianity to Ireland, which they are very happy about.  You may have heard that Jesus is a popular guy on the Emerald Isle.  Hear the tale of how he got there - in spirit, anyway - from William, arguably the foremost Saint Patrick fan we've ever had on the show.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're still talking about COVID.  We'll never stop, ever.  50 years from now we'll be talking about how nice it was when we only had to wear two masks and they hadn't created the weekly shot yet.  Look on the bright side.  We went an entire day talking to entertainment reporters and we didn't talk about the Grammys.  I'd call that a win.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, Kathryn, and Tim have found a new movie they hate.  Why they watch bad things, no one can say.  Peer pressure, perhaps?  It seems everyone is watching I Care A Lot.  Everyone is also noticing how the Ivy League is a bloated monster consuming everything and everyone in its path.  Perhaps not in so many words.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.

Music these days.  Am I right?  Anyway.  Donating to charity is a good thing, even when their tactics are a bit...exploitative.  Yes, you're at Whole Foods.  You're buying a bottle of organic beet juice for $45.  You can afford to drop another buck on starving kangaroos or whatever.  But the idea behind charity is that it's a choice, not an obligation.  Kind of like being a comedian.  Nobody's obligating you to make that decision.  Believe me.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 time to start a business.  That may sound weird, given the pandemic and the businesses being shuttered and all.  Well, anything can be judo reversed into an opportunity, apparently, and Curtis wrote a book on how.  All you need is an idea, and much more importantly, business sense.  Do not try to run a business without knowing how.  That's what we do, and look how that turned out. The Entrepreneur’s Paradox: How to Overcome the 16 Pitfalls Along the Startup Journey - amzn.to/3eDXAF6See 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.

Today we start off with out favorite Aussie, Brad Blanks! He comes from a land down under but her sure is above and beyond the best!. Then we head over to Greece with the very funny Angelo TsarouchasSee 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.

Famous local attorney Michael Bryant joins us in studio. After a few minutes of listening to Tom talk about road rage incidents in Palm Beach at the Breakers Golf course, we get down to discussing the ins and outs of the Derek Chauvin trial, how jury selection works, possible pleas and how Covid has affected the jury system. It's actually very interesting.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.

Lou Ottens, the inventor of the cassette tape, has died.  You could call him one of the most important people in the history of music.  He brought affordable music to the homes of everyone with the patience to rewind the tape every time it exploded everywhere.  Also important in music is Ten Years After.  Why?  Because they don't quantize.  If you don't know what that means, Doug will explain.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.

What's worse, dead bodies or jury duty?  Lucky you, you don't have to decide, because we're covering both today.  I guess we're in a macabre mood.  Probably the dread from Daylight Saving Time coming up.  Also the whole Chauvin trial thing.  No matter which way that goes, it won't be great.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.

What is ownership?  To a dog, as long as you're willing to hover over something and growl, you own it.  With humans it's a little more complicated.  Well, sometimes.  Sometimes the hover and growl method actually works.  Our law system isn't great, you see.  That's why it's important to know what ownership really means.  Luckily, Michael happened to write a book on it. MINE!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives - amzn.to/2PPPCi3See 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.

Death has arrived.  Don't worry, it's a funny version of Death.  He plays Clue.  He also, in real life, stars in Alice Fades Away.  What he doesn't do is get on the table and eat other peoples' sandwiches.  Well, we can't guarantee he doesn't do that.  Probably not 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.

Dr. Seuss is out.  Pepe le Pew is out.  Woody Allen is somehow not out.  They're still trying their best to get him, so stay tuned for that one.  Soon, nothing made before now will have existed and we'll all be happy, forever.  Because if there's one thing you can say about political inquisitions, it's that they make people happy.  And if you disagree, you will never have existed too.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.

Peanuts.  Terror of all new parents, and some old parents as well.  Most of us take them for granted.  In fact, peanut allergies are quite rare, but when you do have them, watch out.  Who knows, maybe in 15,000 years we'll look back at human history and wonder what our ancestors were thinking eating these universally toxic legumes.  Universal except in Thailand.  You really can't have Thailand without peanuts.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.