The Tom Barnard Show

The Oscars are on the horizon once more, and you know what that means: a bunch of very real controversy that just happens to get us all talking about it.  How fortunate for them.  We've got an elderly cowboy saying in-character things, and there's buzz about some actress whose name I already forgot.  Very exciting stuff.  Not as exciting as all the euthanizing of actors that's been going on though.  Or wait, that's youth-anizing.  Quite different.  But in a metaphorical way, also 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.

What if I told you your kid could get $1000 for getting an A?  "Could" being the operative word here.  Minnesota has several billion dollars just lying around, somehow.  Tell them to use it.  Use it to bribe your children to do their homework, that is.  Hey, can you think of a better use?  What else are they gonna do, fill potholes?  There isn't enough money in the world at this point.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.

Have you ever bet on a game and lost 11 million dollars?  If so, I hope you're either very rich or very good at hiding from the mob.  Even after hearing this highly improbable (yet factual) story, Costaki still decided to get into the cutthroat world of gambling.  His vice is a game called...Pineapple?  That doesn't sound very scary.  What's a pineapple, like three bucks?  He'll be fine.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.

Do you know how many people get out of maximum security prison and become doctors?  Well we don't either, but we're pretty sure it's a very small number.  What we do know is that there's at least one, because he's on the show today.  In prison for drug dealing, now an endocrinologist, Dr. Andrisse proves that while outliers may be rare, you can't count them out.  They do happen. From Prison Cells to PhD: It is Never Too Late to Do Good - amzn.to/3ij8WPISee 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.

Moon Pjugg and Hobbs go deep into conversation about things people could care less about! Why? Because it's America!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.

Local bluesman Jim Stairs from Squishy Mud joins us in studio. It turns out that Jim, Mike Gelfand and Doug all drove taxis in Minneapolis in the 70's. We share stories of driving drunks around and playing in front of drunk people which seems somewhat appropriate as it's St. Patrick's day. Somehow all three of us survived those halcyon days.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.

Being a car salesman takes a certain personality type.  The same could be said for any customer-facing job, really.  Tom does not have this personality type.  Although we hear the "buy my product or else" method does work, it's generally frowned upon in the industry and is not seen as a long term plan.  And speaking of long term plans, Tom's losing yet more weight thanks to Continuum.  Being healthy is the longest term plan of them all.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.

People are apparently having phone trouble all across the country.  Like every time cell phones don't work - which is frequently - it has us pining for the good old days of land lines.  It also has us pining for a time when we didn't suspect the true cause of our phone woes as an invisible electromagnetic attack from across the globe.  Hey, it's possible.  We're very important people, and Putin knows this.  That's why he's making it so we can't order pizza.  Take away a man's pizza and you take away his will to fight.  Although I guess we could just use the app.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 been 40 years since Duran Duran hung out with Tom, which means it's time once again for them to return.  It's a law of nature, like salmon returning to where they were born.  Or like Nicolas Cage coming out of pseudo-retirement.  Or like Nicolas Cage getting married.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.

Hate crimes are all the rage right now.  Everyone wants to find one.  There's one problem though: there just aren't enough of them to go around, so people are counterfeiting.  They're making their own, and it's just not the same as the real thing.  Beware of social media posts that promise a deal that seems to good to be true, like offering victimhood status for coincidentally stumbling upon some racist graffiti.  Seriously though, real hate crimes are no joke and come at a price you don't want to pay.  They're not a way to gain Twitter clout.  Stop commodifying racial animus.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.

Mark could be considered as something of a provocateur.  Just read the title of his book for proof.  But even when he's just making objective observations, he's still labeled a reactionary or extremist.  If this sounds relevant to your own life, then you're part of what must be 95% of Americans at this point.  It happens to us all.  We live in an age that demands absolute ideological purity, and what is considered "pure" changes by the day.  Eventually, people are going to realize that the only winning move is not to play.  But first, they have to grow up.  Good luck getting that to happen. The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults amzn.to/37i7URBSee 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.

Can you name a more Saturday Morning Cartoon type of evil than taking money from starving children?  And yet it happens.  Just recently, in fact, and in Minneapolis.  Because of course it was in Minneapolis.  Outside of Minneapolis we've got corporate espionage, bio-labs that are simultaneously real and not real, accusations of treason, and all the other fun stuff that comes with living in the 2020s.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 we talk with Wild Child Jody Threat. She you can whoop your ass! And she is coming to town. Find out what it's like to get into a huge fight. And how long it takes to heal after a match.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.

Kids these days, am I right?  Yes, I am right.  For proof, look no further than the service industry.  More like disservice industry, am I right?  Again, the answer is yes.  Customer satisfaction ratings are down, people across the country are lamenting the modern penchant for rudeness, and businesses seem to think that memeing on Twitter is an acceptable replacement for customer-facing employees who seem to care about anything.  Mitche will not stand for this.  He even wrote an aggressively-named book about it.  Sometimes you have to be willing to put your foot down.  But in a courteous, respectful way. Customer Service is DEAD - amzn.to/3hWKdjPSee 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 Continuum crew is back, and this time they have some tips specifically for Tom.  They're also for anyone similar to Tom in that maybe they don't eat so good.  It's more common than it is not.  We've all been told to eat our fruits and vegetables, but that only goes so far.  It's hardly advice at all.  Let's get a little more specific.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're from the midwest, there's a good chance you like boats and fishing.  It's the local culture, after all.  That's why we have the Midwest Boat and Sportshow, tomorrow through Sunday.  You can't drive a boat right now what with all the ice, but you can certainly look at them.  No need to go any longer without getting your fix.  And then when the lakes thaw in another 45 years you can finally take it out.  Ours is a state that rewards patience. Tickets and Info: bit.ly/3MKFMXMSee 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 you ready for some adventures?  Ghost adventures, to be precise.  If so, you can have some tomorrow exclusively on Discovery+.  If not, you'd better hurry, because it's almost...wait a minute, it's only March.  You have plenty of time before Halloween.  Never mind, take as much time as you need.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.

First, they made The Godfather.  Then, they remade The Godfather 3.  Now, they're making The Making of The Godfather.  People just can't get enough.  Just like how we can't get enough of fearmongering about Russia.  Or wood-fired food.  Doesn't matter what kind of food.  Fire it over some wood and you've got yourself a meal.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.

This may come as a shock to you, but Hollywood people are often morally reprehensible.  Shocking, I know.  It's quite reminiscent of how professional athletes are also awful people.  It almost seems like paying people tens of millions of dollars to play pretend or throw a ball around leads to mentally ill lunatics with god complexes.  Who could have possibly seen this coming?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.

Have you ever gone to one of those "ironic" movie showings like Rocky Horror or The Room?  They do things like yell famous lines and throw stuff at the screen.  That tradition seems to be leaking into the mainstream, if a loose bat during Batman is any indication.  Or maybe people were just bored by the 1000th consecutive superhero movie.  Why not listen to our show and get a crash course in radioactivity instead?  At least it's not more of the same.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.