The Tom Barnard Show

Every nation has a way to ruin fish, for some reason. Usually it involves turning it into some kind of paste. In medieval times it was understandable, but in modern times it's like riding a horse on the highway because you hate change.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.

Minneapolis city councilmen are largely crazy. It's not the city that does it to them; it's the other way around. They also seem to be having some sort of competition.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.

Peacocking was a popular trend for about 5 minutes that was reputed to get you more attention. The new trend is to be an actual peacock. Unfortunately, you can't fly on airplanes as a peacock, but at least you've got those feathers. Also, hotel room prices tend to be fairly gougeworthy during major events like the Super Bowl, but there's always something for a semi-reasonable amount.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 surprisingly common to be hit by a train even with all our modern safety measures. It's much less common to be shot in a formal duel. Even if you win you'll go to prison, so if someone calls you a rascal, just ignore them.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.

Are the Oscars so white? The debate still rages. We know for sure that they're Gray, as Beverly has been chronicling them for years. Though modern awards are all politics, let's remember when they weren't for a while.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 Grammys are back. If you guessed that it would be a long series of political statements, you guessed right. Speaking of things that suck, Tonya Harding's life did that. Watch the 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.

Today's Best Of is absolutely chalk skol of Vikings content.Featuring: Carl Eller, Matt BirkSee 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 need to step up your pickpocketing game or avoid certain areas, Ali has the information for you. If you need to know where to buy some accentuating pants, Ali knows a brand. Don't try to get him to pay 40 dollars for an appetizer though. That one probably applies to most people.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.

Let's take a trip to Peru and drink some pisco. Those looking for political debate, come back soon. If you're not, you should probably stay there for an hour or so.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 Carl are from a different era: an era when people really cared about the Vikings. It's looking like we may be reliving the past sometime soon, if the Vikings can keep this year's performance up. Also, pancake breakfast.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.

At the Tom Barnard Travel Agency we offer two packages. You can either hike down into a gorge and live with the snow and the bears while you mine for gold, or you can go to South Saint Paul and get some meat straight off the animal. There are other things to do there but that's the only one we endorse.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 death in the air, or at least there is if you're reading this from late 1952\. If so, use your electricity on an air filter, not a computer. If you're from the present, you'll have to settle for reading about it in Kate's book.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 year two of the four to eight year long national panic. I hope you like it, because we're not getting one second off until the next president is elected.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 played things fast and loose in the 80s.  Before that, as you may have heard, Thomas Edison and Hollywood had a troubled relationship.  But what about even earlier?  As in 500 years earlier?  You might be surprised how much was going on at the 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.

Stephen Young isn't young, and that means young people find his views old. But is Young's thinking old, or are the young in the wrong? Our show has both the young and the old and we don't think Young is old.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 the return of Larry. You may remember him from his book of backstage shots of famous musicians. You may also be wondering what the logical next step is. The answer: peaceful nature. It's obvious, really.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.

That whole California secession thing is starting to sound pretty good as they continue to be very bad at making fundamental decisions. Will the bubble burst, or will it simply evaporate when it runs out of water? Meanwhile, Kim Fields has had a life of success which she attributes to a blessed life. You could also write it Blessed Life, since it's the title of her book as well.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.

Is your quiver full? If you don't know what that means, probably not. But if you do, you may also know the story of Mormonism, so much of this episode will be old news to you. What you may not know is that strychnine can put some pep in your step. It's much more likely to put some death in your step, so exercise caution.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 lot of money, you may be tempted to do some weird things, because apparently money makes you insane. For example, picking up hitchhikers. Don't do it. You've got money; call them an Uber.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.

Long ago, grace and civility were things you taught children in a fancy academy. Strangely, that practice seems to have been a vital part of our society, as civility levels are critically low.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.