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Sunday Morning Coming Down offers weekly wisdom as host John King answers questions, shares stories, and even gives a little advice. All in hopes that we all feel a little less alone.

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    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 269 EPISODES

    4.8 from 93 ratings Listeners of Sunday Morning Coming Down that love the show mention: definitely, fun, good, listen, great.


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    The Sunday Morning Coming Down podcast is an absolute gem in the world of podcasts. From the moment I stumbled upon it, I instantly fell in love with its charm and authenticity. It has quickly become one of my favorite podcasts to listen to, offering a perfect combination of humor, storytelling, and introspection.

    One of the best aspects of The Sunday Morning Coming Down podcast is its ability to provide a good laugh while also delivering compelling stories. Each episode is packed with witty banter and hilarious anecdotes that never fail to put a smile on my face. The hosts have fantastic chemistry, making it feel like you're listening in on a conversation between friends. Moreover, the stories they share are captivating and often offer moments of reflection that leave you pondering long after the episode ends.

    Another standout aspect of this podcast is its ability to strike the right balance between light-hearted entertainment and thought-provoking content. The hosts manage to cover a wide range of topics without ever becoming too heavy or preachy. It's refreshing to have a podcast that can make you laugh one minute and then dive into more profound discussions without feeling forced or unnatural.

    While it's challenging to find any significant flaws in The Sunday Morning Coming Down podcast, one potential drawback could be its lack of consistency in terms of release schedule. As a weekly podcast, there have been instances where episodes are delayed or released sporadically, which can be disappointing for avid listeners eagerly awaiting new content. However, this minor inconvenience does not detract from the overall quality of the show.

    In conclusion, The Sunday Morning Coming Down podcast is an absolute delight to listen to. It creates an inviting atmosphere that feels like home - warm, familiar, and filled with laughter. With its perfect blend of humor and introspection, this podcast offers something for everyone. Whether you're looking for an escape from everyday life or craving some thought-provoking conversations, The Sunday Morning Coming Down delivers it all. I highly recommend giving it a listen - you won't be disappointed.



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    Episode 269: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Boxes & Exit Signs.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 30:56


    John takes inspiration from a commencement address, reminds us bikers are dorks, and works to be more creative and have less boxes in his life. 

    Episode 268: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Rain Days, Dad Candy, & Filling Your Foursome

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 28:27


    John wonders if commune living is better than regular living. He also talks about golf enough to make you stop listening to this week's episode, but that's what happens when he plays decent. Deal with it.  

    Episode 267: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Turn on Your Heart Light.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 27:23


    John participates in a roast, wonders if weddings should adopt the MLB time clock, and has an enlightening chat with a buddy who tried a progressive form of therapy to open his eyes (while blindfolded). 

    Episode 266: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Stay Optimistic, Stay Curious.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 28:21


    John gets wisdom from a lifelong financial advisor, heads to a getaway game at Target Field, and reminds us of the majesty of pickle roll ups.  

    Episode 265: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Playoff Guys, Enjoying More, and Just the Tip.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 27:54


    John helps the community learn not to dribble, wonders about the invisible string theory, and wishes we all could be “playoff guys” in the game of life. 

    Episode 264: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Egg Hunts, Wedding Birthday & Aggressive Karaoke

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 37:40


    John celebrates his birthday at a wedding, watches someone else break-in his grill, and wonders if finally getting a pair of waders will make him a man.  

    Episode 263: Sunday Morning Coming Down: PPB Diet, Creating Memories, and almost Tally’s Time.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 30:27


    John is doing a lot of travel, and while it's wearing him down, he's able to both get his name on a sign and pick up some valuable wisdom from a client. “Create Memories,” because it's what your kids will live by. 

    Episode 262: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Hype Man & Parking Tickets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 26:50


    John goes to a Wild game with the Overtime Hype Man, gets another parking ticket, and prepares for the change of the season most notably taking the hard top off the Jeep. 

    Episode 261: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Witches & Time Travel.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 33:55


    John's wife remains convinced she's clairvoyant. A great Spring Break in Palm Desert has John contemplating why men like playing catch in swimming pools, and how to properly put on cologne. 

    Episode 260: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Ball Trimmers & Blue Zones.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 31:55


    John is on Spring Break and finds wisdom from the Vikings new quarterback while on the golf course. He lays down some rules for tuck-ins and celebrates the virtue of a setlist with integrity.  

    Episode 259: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Seltzers, Stout, & the Nursing Home Lifestyle.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 35:37


    John planned the drink and drank the plan on St. Patrick's Day. While he may be “sickly,” he is married to a (good) witch. He also longs for more Tuck-Ins and crispy cardboard pulltabs that pop how they used to. 

    Episode 258: Sunday Morning Coming Down: FTBR: Fish to Batter Ratio.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 38:51


    John is reconnecting to his faith . . .at fish frys around town. He finds some Zen with Red Cooler Ronnie while playing golf in shorts, in March, in Minnesota. Also, tying a jacket around your waist sucks. 

    Episode 257: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Hockey Hair & Exiting Survival Mode

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 34:18


    John is in his basement evaluating the best flow at the tourney, but he still had time to grab some wisdom from Adam Sandler and a former co-worker. He's also happy he has an old boat, not a new one. 

    Episode 256: Sunday Morning Coming Down: King D’Oro – Rituals for the Win!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 41:54


    John reboots his family jockey trip with his brothers and dad heading down to Gulfstream Park in Florida. Along the way he's reminded that rituals might just be the best way to take care of family and a few close friends. 

    Episode 255: Sunday Morning Coming Down: V-Day Mishap, Living in Sim

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 35:26


    John's been on the road and has some travel stories including too many giant down escalators. He reminds us to spend time with the people who matters most and prefers real golf to the simulator. 

    Episode 254: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Free as a Bird.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 37:52


    John is reminded to stop and smell the roses from a buddy ten years older, has to rethink his Super Bowl food strategy, and contemplates starting a global TV Tray enterprise. 

    Episode 253: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Birthday Week & Accentuate the Positive.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 35:57


    It's birthday week (or month) down in Florida. John has found a new country artist, is appreciating signature scents, and had found a golf course that can break him (another one). And he's gearing up the hot dog roller for a 3-Meat 3-Peat at the annual Super Bowl party. 

    Episode 252: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Sauna Town & Light at The End of the Tunnel.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 41:26


    John nearly loses his phone and takes a trip to Sauna Town. Along the way he learns the life lesson of taking the good where you can, making your own Spring Break, and remembering to say yes. 

    Episode 251: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Treats Are Better Than Bones.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 31:19


    John brings back a second helping of wisdom from Nashville, including a trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He reminds us to shake with our left hands, and updates us all on the Winter Carnival Medallion hunt. 

    Episode 250: Episode 250 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Roll with The Punches, Hustlers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 27:32


    John is in Nashville where fried bacon sandwiches are recession proof at $6. He finds wisdom from a couple young bucks and hopes J.J. McCarthy can make the entire state of Minnesota more Zen. 

    Episode 249: Episode 249 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Fever Dreams, A.I. & Dogs.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 49:08


    John caught the Noro . . .Roto . . .whatever is going around. But fear not, it's to your benefit as his fever dreams helped him realize while the entire world is focused on Artificial Intelligence we should be focused on emotion and love. 

    Episode 248: Episode 248 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Dad of a Daughter.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 34:25


    Happy New Year! It's 2025 and that means “Zen” and “Others,” for John. He pushes through the holiday haze to help a buddy with a little wisdom for a first-time dad expecting a daughter. 

    Episode 247: Episode 247 Sunday Morning Coming Down: New Year. Pick Your Word(s).

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 35:08


    John has a full house with shoes stacked in the entryway, and that's a good thing. He looks forward to 2025 encouraging us to both find the plus in ourselves, while remembering OTHERS is the only thing that will make you feel good. 

    Episode 246: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Drinking the Red Cool-Aid Ronnie.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 42:16


    John breaks through the year end melancholy with help from his spirit animal, Red Cooler Ronnie. He also always leaves a couple clean dishes out as a sign of respect when unloading the dish washer. 

    Episode 245: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Home Alone: Beauty & The Beast.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 28:40


    The Kings host another successful neighborhood party, and John spends a weekend alone. Yes, he did order Domino's pizza, at least once so far. 

    Episode 244: Sunday Morning Coming Down: Christmas Card Karma.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 38:01


    John takes a big “L” on his family holiday card, shares wisdom from a soccer legend, advises how best to order a nicotine pouch at the C-Store, and sounds the horn for the official start of “tuck-in” season. 

    Episode 243: Sunday Morning Coming Down: ODRs, Christmas Cards and Life as a 5K.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 33:24


    The Kings successfully hosted Thanksgiving, John found wisdom through a 5K, and he also changed his license plates all by himself. Impressive! 

    Episode 242: Sunday Morning Coming Down: McConaugh-Mecca.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 33:47


    John visits sacred ground at the Malibu RV Park, gets some next level wisdom from an old advertising buddy, and tells us what we should be watching on TV while attempting to decode Hindu scripture. So, basically a normal episode.  

    Episode 241: Episode 241 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Find Your Yellowstone.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 31:57


    John shares some wisdom from Taylor Sheridan and Elvis Presley, while somehow missing garbage day. That said his Christmas Cards are designed and ordered for their scheduled Thanksgiving release. 

    Episode 240: Episode 240 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Bathroom Rules & Hope in The Soul.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 33:54


    John breaks down the Nebraska trip with his brothers a bit more (beyond complaining about electric vehicles). He encourages us to win the next period as we approach the holidays, finding our next adventure big or small. Heck, it might be a simple as a trip to orchestra hall.

    Episode 239: Episode 239 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Limpin’ to Lincoln.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 22:39


    Turns out there are more efficient ways of travel than taking an electric SUV from Minnesota to Nebraska. John gets familiar with Casey's and Kwik Stop's throughout the upper Midwest and goes big for Halloween serving up full size and a bag of chips.  

    Episode 238: Episode 238 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Road Trip, Uber Stories & Restaurants with Tony Soprano Photos.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 30:30


    John is currently living his best life (post Dominoes) on the road visiting his son in Fort Lauderdale and helping his daughter recover in Portland, Maine. The pod returns to its roots with bathroom banter, Jamaican Uber driver wisdom, and a good old fashioned drinking story! 

    Episode 237: Episode 237 Sunday Morning Coming Down: GF-GWGs & Subs in a Tub.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 32:08


    John shares wisdom from the Finnish Flash, starts to see the benefits of journaling, and thinks long walks might be his snacking salvation. And he still had time to get the jet ski out of the water and replaced the furnace filter. 

    Episode 236: Episode 236 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Booya and The Big Lie.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 35:01


    John wonders if booya is gross, gathers wisdom from part 2 of his dinner of discourse, and gets to see his daughter win a major award in the greatest city in the world. 

    Episode 235: Episode 235 Sunday Morning Coming Down: When Things Are Tough, Things Are Right.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 35:29


    John toasts the late Kris Kristofferson, gathers some old school wisdom at a dinner out, and embraces a world where his wife plays golf and watches football documentaries. 

    Episode 234: Episode 234 Sunday Morning Coming Down: October is the Official End of Summer.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 29:18


    The docks are coming out, and Tally's is closing for the season—so, summer is officially over, even if John still plans to listen to a few more Vikings games on the water.  He also remembers popsicles being way bigger. 

    Episode 233: Episode 233 Sunday Morning Coming Down: T-Boned & Popsicles.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 23:54


    John gets a wake-up call with a car accident, wonders if he's turning into a Progressive ad, and is hard at work making the concert t-shirt (or Wiki page) for his annual guy's trip. 

    Episode 232: Episode 232 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Leadership & The Team.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 33:33


    John is home alone, but surprisingly has yet to order Domino's pizza. He shares wisdom from a progressive junior hockey coach, reminds all online gamblers the importance of visiting the pay window, and learns that oil and water still don't mix. 

    Episode 231: Episode 231 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Cover Bands & Zebra Mussels.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 25:47


    It's early Fall, and John is wondering if cream cheese has been pigeonholed, if karma is real, and how to avoid zebra mussel small talk at all costs. He also played catch, so there's that. 

    Episode 230: Episode 230 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Jeep Music & Gas Cans.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 37:03


    It's a three-day weekend, John's son is home, College GameDay is back on the air. All that's left to decide is if we should go on the boat, or to the Fair. A good problem to have. 

    Episode 229: Episode 229 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Life Is Fair.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 23:42


    John is live from the Minnesotan booth at the State Fair. Enjoy a candid conversation about steak salads, screw-ups, and wisdom from an entrepreneur. 

    Episode 228: Episode 228 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Hole in the Dock.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 35:11


    John's summer of pontoon pandemonium continues, with a fresh new situation. He wonders how much his life would improve if he could just outsource everything he's not good at, and he visits Irish Fest. 

    Episode 227: Episode 227 Sunday Morning Coming Down: No Negative Vibes, Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 34:04


    John contemplates midlife frustration, dissatisfaction, while finding at least partial answers from an old movie, and Bill Murray. He also misses Shinders. 

    Episode 226: Episode 225 Sunday Morning Coming Down: We Only Have So Many Summers.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 30:17


    There's always bucketfuls of wisdom when Red Cooler Ronnie is around, and 18 holes was enough for John to collect a few bumper stickers. Also, don't schedule colonoscopies during summer. 

    Episode 225: Episode 225 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Threading the Needle.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 34:42


    John drives more hours than a trucker legally can and attempts to thread the needle on 12 flights in one week. But he still has time to remind us to dance and see the person everyone else sees when you look in the mirror.

    Episode 224: Episode 224 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Let’s Get Physical!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 36:06


    John packs about four episodes of stories into one podcast including completing the pontoon Gordie Howe hat-trick, getting his annual physical, and almost raw dogging an entire round of golf without seeing the cart girl. 

    Episode 223: Episode 223 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Tiki Bars, Waitress Wisdom, and Keeping Score.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 28:31


    John is in full summer mode with just one or two buttons on the Rayon shirts. His dog is still wearing a trucker's hat, and he's pretty sure wake surfing boats suck. 

    Episode 222: Episode 222 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Dog in a Trucker Hat & Letting Go.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 30:13


    John joins a field trip at Tally's, takes a much longer walk than he planned, and finds wisdom from a good friend and joy from a dog wearing a hat.  

    Episode 221: Episode 221 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Black Coffee and Not Chasing the Tiger.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 46:02


    John takes a trip to Denver to see Morgan Wallen and leaves feeling like an old man at a stadium show. But fear not, a few frosés at the hotel pool and the new season of The Bear are the perfect tonic to find some peace. 

    Episode 220: Episode 220 Sunday Morning Coming Down: Clams Casino & Ocean Fishing.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 33:08


    John and Stacey are on an epic adventure with a few nights in Boston, and a few more on Cape Cod. By the end of the trip, they'll both know if they're lobster claw or lobster tail people. 

    Episode 219: Episode 219 Sunday Morning Coming Down: It’s Not Going to Matter in 10 Years.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 37:12


    John isn't hungover this episode, which means he's tripling down with wisdom from a deliberate engineer, the king of the RV park, and a 21-year-old new hire. Plus, there's a bonus boat story and a dad joke for Father's Day. 

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