Tom Barnard Podcast

Jim-bob isn't a great name. Cooter is also not a great name. And when you put them together? Tragedy. Speaking of tragedies, it's going to be -20 real temperature in a few days. Get those furnaces tuned up. Or stay warm in the glow of your own white-hot rage. That's how we do it in Minnesota.

On the show:

Tom

Kathryn

Andy

Costaki Econompoulos

Kristyn Burtt

Bob Sansevere

Topics:

The decline of radio

Bugonia

Best Medicine

Min...

Tim was traumatized by seeing zombie nudity. Alex was traumatized by a confession from Kathryn. Even Kristyn was traumatized when she briefly thought Taylor Swift broke up. Today's episode is a real spine-tingler.

On the show:

The family

Kristyn Burtt

Tim Lammers

Topics:

It's cold in Florida

Highest grossing actors of 2025

Epic Universe

Dog mortality

Parakeet mortality

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What would you do if you saw a bunch of toddlers on a highway? There are many possibilities, and most of them are bad. Luckily there are still good people out there, as evidenced by the dad who saved a couple of kids on A1A in Florida. What they were doing there is anyone's guess.

On the show:

Tom

Kathryn

Andy

Kristyn Burtt

Dave and Ben

Brittany Hagen

Topics:

Kids on Florida highway

Award season

Life in Golden Valley

Billion do...

You've heard of dying on stage. It's when a comedian doesn't do so well. You've also heard of dying off the stage. Usually it's when an actor or musician parties a bit too hard. Today we focus on the latter, because Josh has never bombed once. No, we can't prove it. But we can let his impressions speak for themselves - literally.

On the show:

Tom

Kathryn

Andy

Kristyn Burtt

Josh Rosen

Topics:

Steven Seagal's bad SNL episode

SNL ...

Cruise ships are interesting. They're floating cities. They've got plumbing and electricity, they're fully stocked with food, and you can live on them for some time. But not forever. At some point, they have to dock. And if you want to know what happens when they don't dock, they have documentaries about that sort of thing. To summarize, be thankful for your municipal hookups.

On the show:

Tom

Kathryn

Andy

Costaki Economo...

Tom and Kathryn have completed their final move. Ever. That's what they say, anyway. Based on past experience, that seems unlikely, but there's a first time for everything. Or I guess a last time.

On the show:

The family

Kristyn Burtt

Topics:

Tom and Kathryn's new house

Blacklight theater

Art tour

U of M dance troupe

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Tom and Kathryn are moving once more. In fact, they already started. Whether they'll be done by Monday is anyone's guess. It's as big of a mystery as to why people who don't need plastic surgery get it anyway.

On the show:

Tom

Alex

Andy

Kristyn Burtt

Tim Lammers

Topics:

Mom group drama

Moving

Minneapolis shenanigans

Bradley Cooper looks like Barry Manilow

Movies

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Paramount Plus dropped the ball with Taylor Sheridan, who is apparently the most important man in television at the moment. Not that we'd know; we're still talking about the good old days of radio. In fairness to ourselves, it's kind of important to us.

On the show:

Tom

Andy

Kristyn Burtt

Brittany Hagan

Mike Bryant

Topics:

Oscars selection process

TV hostile takeovers

Taylor Sheridan

Life behind the mic

Yesterday's ICE shooting

S...

Why all the hatred of one another? We may never know. But we do know that fire is scary. It's built into our DNA. We also know that war is scary. There are a lot of things that are scary, come to think of it.

On the show:

Tom

Kathryn

Andy

Kristyn Burtt

Tony Price

Topics:

California wildfire anniversary

Stranger Things

Gold Star Ride Foundation

Vietnam war

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The rock and roll lifestyle is often not a long-lived one. But there are things you, as a famous rock star, can do to protect yourself. Don't drink entire bottles of liquor in a single night. Don't mix illicit drugs. Maybe even consider switching to decaf. Just because you're hardcore doesn't mean you can't be straight edge.

On the show:

Tom

Kathryn

Andy

Costaki Economopoulos

Kristyn Burtt

Bob Sansevere

Topics:

Jets suck

Co...

Walz is officially not seeking re-election, which means congratulations Governor Klobuchar. You know it's gonna happen. But you know what isn't gonna happen? Getting a reasonably priced first class plane ticket these days. I asked how much they were and they said "if you have to ask, you can't afford it". I don't get no respect.

On the show:

The family

Kristyn Burtt

Mike Bryant

Topics:

Tim Walz dropping out of race

Madur...

Apparently they're making another Avengers movie. And then another one. Also there's Supergirl. And probably others too, but at this point the only thing left to say is "enough". Mario and Frankenstein on the other hand, it's about time those guys dominate the culture again for a while. We're bringing the 90s back, and this time we're leaving the comic books behind.

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50 episodes doesn't seem like much, especially when you're currently scraping up against 3000, but back then it felt like a big deal. And speaking of big deals, Rocky was recently in a terrible car accident and needs to learn to walk again and all that fun stuff. On top of that, his daughter has stage four stomach cancer. You could say it hasn't been a great few years for Rocky. If you feel compelled to help him out, c...

Andy is at the helm today as the rest of the family enjoy Florida and its lack of icy conditions. It's our 2025 wrap-up show, so remember the mostly bad times with us as we reminisce about the LA wildfires, various celebrity deaths, and whatnot. Then Jesse comes back to talk the psychology of moving, dying, and resolution...ing.

On the show:

Andy

Kristyn Burtt

Citizen Dave

Jesse the Shrink

Topics:

2025 entertainment new...

It's the last episode with Tom and Kathryn until 2026. Maybe spending time moving will help them forget about all the constant news about Minnesota fraud. Moving sucks, but it's better than dwelling on the negative. And that's our Christmas lesson for the year: cheer up.

On the show:

Tom

Kathryn

Kristyn Burtt

Tim Lammers

Topics:

Minnesota fraud

Movies are expensive

Moving

Japanese audience

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Ever notice how child celebrities seem to have a lot of mental issues? It seems there may be a correlation between child actors and the adults that take advantage of them in every way you could think of. That's why we're here to say "just say no" to abusing children who work for your network.

On the show:

The family

Kristyn Burtt

Topics:

Minnesota fraud

Everywhere else fraud

Ned's Declassified

Nickelodeon

Emotions in chil...