The Tom Barnard Show

You know how you can tell this segment isn't Car Selling Secrets?  We actually talk about cars.  Specifically, tire pressure.  Now that it's freezing outside, there's never been a better time to fill up with nitrogen.  That's why they call it Shocktober: your shocks will thank you.  It's certainly not because of horror movies.  I think we get a good one every five years at this point. See omnystudio.com/listene...

The definition of a "horror movie" seems to change generation to generation.  Today it's all slow burn psychological thrillers or scary kidnappers.  20 years ago it was just people being tortured for two hours.  Before that, in what many people consider the peak of horror movies, there was Linnea Quigley, whose claim to fame was comedy-horror B movies.  She's partly responsible for the bygone days when scary was fun...

There's an old Iroquois (maybe) saying: "In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the seventh generation".  Usually people think this is an environmental thing, but they were actually talking about generational podcasts.  The Iroquois were very forward-thinking.  Jonathan is also talking about generational podcasts, among other businesses.  Something about being passed down to your children has a tendency t...

When was the last time an electronic device wasn't listening to you?  No, not just Alexa.  Computers, tablets, phones, security cameras.  Many people haven't been outside of the surveillance bubble in months, if not years.  It speaks of a society that's very willing to put absolute trust in anyone that promises convenience.  And speaking of convenience, did you know that you can purchase quality goods at rock bottom pri...

Would you turn down the chance to meet the president?  How about any president?  Most people agree that it would be a worthwhile conversation regardless, and they're probably right.  There are few jobs more interesting, no matter your personal view of whoever did it.  The only person more interesting than the president of the United States is a comedian who specializes in football-related jokes, and we just so happen to have on...

Being a sheriff has always been a polarizing position, from the old days of the tin star to the modern office.  This is more true than ever right now.  On top of that, Joe himself is a bit polarizing, and not just because he's a Trump fan.  He's certainly no nonsense, and we live in a world where nonsense is preferred over reality.  Hear about some of this lack of nonsense in his own words in his new book. Sheriff Joe Arpa...

We are joined in studio with John Heinen and Nick Nichols who are the pilot and co-pilot of A 440 studios. They are promoting their six week live concert series at Southern Theatre. Staples as both performers and behind the scene guru's of the local Minneapolis music scene, A-440 fest serves both the musical community as well as supporting the 30 day foundation which helps families in need. If you need a break from politics and...

There are all sorts of businesses that didn't make it.  Usually you know why.  Colgate frozen meals, for example.  There's an association there that just doesn't work.  Quibi, on the other hand, sounded like a great idea.  I say sounded, past tense, because it barely made it six months despite having nearly two billion dollars invested into it.  The only really safe venture is making movies about kids dying.  People lov...

There are a lot of ways humans group themselves.  Race, religion, gender, wealth, and that's not even a fraction of it.  It's a hard-coded human behavior that society has been raging against for millennia, largely unsuccessfully.  The reason for this failure is generally that humans tend to overcorrect, replacing racism A with racism B and assuming the law of averages will take care of the rest.  Perhaps one day when we'...