The Tom Barnard Show

Here's a secret: we don't like celebrities very much, as a general rule.  There are a lot of things we don't like as a general rule.  We used to like comedy until the Edinburg Comedy Whatever, but nothing gold can stay.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.

Football season is almost back, which means the return of Quick Snaps, with assistance/hindrance from Frank.  It also means people who don't watch football are going to have that much harder of a time finding something they like.  Apparently The Boys is great, depending on how evil you think Amazon is.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.

When you get down to it, there are two kinds of entertainment.  One is designed to make you happy, the other is designed to make you unhappy.  Think about it: does seeing people chased and killed by a monster make you happy?  No.  Does reading about an old lady dying make you happy?  No.  Comedy does make you happy, so let Frank and Costaki wash away the negativity that stems from hearing Bruce Springsteen sing.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 Renaissance festival starts this weekend, meaning that Summer is basically done, but The Best Of is most definitely not. Clips Featuring: Joe List, Anthony C. Ferrante, Steve-OSee 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 so pro-family that we even changed our name to it.  Joe is also pro-family, which seems to be an Irish thing.  Upward mobility also seems to be an Irish thing, since it seems like they all grew up lower middle class and now have money.  Is that what they call luck of the Irish?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.

Despite our reputation, we love recycling.  More specifically we love good recycling.  A lot of recycling, surprisingly, is quite crappy.  It's probably the politicians' fault.  Have you heard our opinion on politicians?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.

They say being a lawyer is a good job.  High pay, high importance, high prestige.  But for Nand, it was too easy.  That's why he decided to get into the used car business at the height of one of the worst recessions in America's history.  It's also why he decided to do this show.  We're notoriously difficult to work with. Tom and Doug are joined in studio by Walser CJD General Manager Nand Mehra. Learn how a bald Hindu kid from St Paul's Highland Park became a lawyer, ditched that career and went from selling cars to running a dealership in 6 years. Nand uses the podcast to advertise his single parent availability to interested women and we discuss Gahndi's love life among other things. www,walser,comSee 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 much do you know about Croatia?  Nothing, right?  Well prepare to be educated.  It's a lot like Yugoslavia except it still exists.  Also everyone from the country is a musician.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.

Pop quiz, hotshot.  Sorry, what I meant to say was pop quiz hotshot Ryan joins us to prove to the world that Minnesotans, do in fact, know things.  Anthony on the other hand is making another movie about a highly improbable meteorological event composed of things that want to kill you.  They've both done quite well for themselves.  It takes all sorts.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 hills are alive, but The Hillbillies aren't.  Well, one of them is.  It comes with the territory of having been born before World War I.  You know what else is mostly dead?  Nearly all media invented before 2010.  Perhaps because of certain commercials which shall remain nameless.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.

Boxing and wrestling seem like they should go hand in hand, yet they seldom do - until today.  First Jeffrey explains how and why boxing got so corrupt for a while there (hint: it involves money), after which we hand the mic to Josh Bashioum.  No relation.  Wait, yes relation. Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science Book-amzn.to/2YZmrMsSee 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.

Breaking news: lightning has struck slightly closer to the north pole than usual.  Naturally, this means we're all going to die.  Until then, we discuss why everyone is so horrible.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.

Somehow, bed bugs are still a thing even though the logical thing to do in that situation is to burn your sheets and most of your bedroom.  Apparently there are some really gross hotels out there that don't follow scorched earth policy as closely as they should.  Also, celebrities are insane.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.

Hollywood is continuing its spiral into self-destruction and Tom's not happy about it.  Apparently neither was the distributor of The Hunt, who pulled it in a rare display of west coast lucidity.  It's just as well; the movie has been made several times before without the political angle.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.

Summer marches on and so does The Best Of. Clips Featuring: Brian Swinehart, Michael Q. Christopher Garetano, Tim PawlentySee 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.

When it's disgustingly humid outside, all you want is a little dryness.  That's why Adrienne is here.  Because we assumed that dry comedy would reduce the amount of moisture in the air.  You can't prove it didn't.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.

Over time, the quality of things tends to fluctuate.  A lot of cartoons no longer meet our exacting standards.  Wrestlers aren't as good because they're all dead.  You can't even get horse and/or dog meat any more.  But then you look at comedians like the fine fellows in studio today and you know everything's going to be okay.  For now.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.

After 9/11, America made some changes, to put it mildly.  Who better to recount said changes than the former deputy director of the CIA's counter-terrorist center and the FBI's national security branch?  Nobody, that's who.  And speaking of 9/11, here's a fun fact: as of this year, many college freshmen hadn't even been born yet when it happened.  If you want to hire some of said youngsters to do odd jobs, you're in luck.  There's an app for that.  People still say that, right? Black Site: The CIA in the Post-9/11 WorldBook- amzn.to/2MWoOt5 QuikFix: providing college students with a means to earn income around their class scheduleWebsite- www.getquikfix.comSee 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.

Have you met Harper Lee?  Trick question; nobody met Harper Lee.  Ever.  Except for Tom.  Yes, what is apparently the only person who has ever gotten a reply from her is in studio today, and even more interesting, he's also in the car business. Tom and Doug are joined in the studio by Tom Ryan. Tom runs a company that trains one price dealers but his real passion is collecting books. Tom tells the story of how he helped the Jablonski family when their son was paralyzed in a hockey accident. He reached out to some of the most famous authors in America and wound up becoming friends with the incredibly reclusive Harper Lee who apparently goes by 'Nell' to her close friends.  www.walser.comSee 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 truth is out there.  Again.  What can I say, Cassie's booking our guests now.  But Christopher isn't a specialist; curses, disappearances, mind control, and all the other stuff our former governor saw the documents for are on the table.  Also on the table is the National Down Syndrome Society's event that happened yesterday, so if you have a time machine make sure and attend.  If not, hearing how it went is the next best 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.