The Tom Barnard Show

Tom and Kathryn are in Florida once more, the hostages have been freed, and Bob's about to be a grandpa. All is well in the world. For the five people on today's show, anyway. Plus when you have a sore throat you have an excuse to drink whiskey all day. What's there to complain about? On the show:The familyBob SansevereTopics covered:Gaza hostagesVikings bye weekSore throat remediesGrandpa BobFlorida road tripSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Not everyone, not even the very rich, often make it to 100. Most of us do make it to the age where you need reading glasses though. That's pretty scary. Even scarier than a giant green guy lumbering around going "rrrrr". But not scarier than Ed Gein.On the show:AlexAndyKristyn BurttTim LammersTopics covered:Very old celebritiesReading glassesTron: AresMinecraftFrankensteinEd GeinBadly generated AI musicSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The whole family is absent today save for one. Luckily, it's the one who knows how to work all these electronics. Besides, plenty of people showed up to talk mostly about Curious George and his irresponsible owner.On the show:AndyKristyn BurttMelissaBrittanyChris EgertColinTopics covered:Palisades firesAI generated contentCurious GeorgeMichael J FoxOcean'sParenting young childrenSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Everyone experiences a crisis sometimes. You can't prevent them all, so you have to learn how to deal with them. That's what The Crisis Files is for. And wouldn't you know it, you're getting three of them back to back, recorded live at the Mall of America.On the show:TomKathrynAndyKristyn BurttRoshini RajkumarTopics covered:TikTokKevin Costner's divorcesJournalistic integrityCrisis FilesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today in football news: not very much football. But there was an alleyway altercation where a football-adjacent individual got stabbed, which is just unusual enough to make it its own segment.On the show:TomKathrynAndyKristyn BurttCostaki EconomopoulosRick KupchellaTopics Covered:Mark Sanchez gets stabbedTree frogCalifornia's AI billPrecarious StateSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you've ever wanted to lose 220 million dollars, you should have gotten into Minneapolis commercial real estate about ten years ago. But hey, it's not too late. There's plenty of money left to lose in that city, unless things start changing in a hurry. And speaking of changing in a hurry, when are all of these hundred year old former NFL players getting into the hall of fame? When, I ask you?On the show:TomKathrynAndyKristyn BurttBob SansevereTopics covered:Precarious StateMinneapolis office spaceJay JonesFootball (non) hall of famersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

First Kathryn is incapacitated, now Andy. That's okay though. How hard could running all that equipment really be? Besides, we've got Kristyn and Tim, so we can't just abandon them or their loyal fans.On the show:TomAlexKristyn BurttTim LammersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

No, he's not running for governor. Sorry, we've asked. That goes for both our guests today. Being governor is a lot of pressure. You've got the mansion, the speeches, the top hat. It's just too much. Plus when would they have time to make booya or do stand-up comedy?On the show:TomAndyKristyn BurttMike BryantJason SchommerJimmy FrancisTopics covered:Jude's prescription foodKids these daysTulsa kingGoing viralPolitical divisionRural MinnesotaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Diana fills in for Kathryn today, which works well because she's got 40 years of KARE history to go through with Tom, give or take. She's also using her skill set as a reporter in the pursuit of nature photography. Apparently Jeffrey Dahmer's apartment has been given back to nature, but it's probably still not the kind of place you go to take pictures.On the show:TomAndyKristyn BurttDiana PierceTopics covered:Rocco Baldelli firingKeith Urban divorceSerial killers and their living quartersNature photographyMinnesota TV and radioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Has your neighbor ever tried to make you relapse? Have you ever had fourteen children? Are you an obese O-10? The answer to all of these is probably "no", which is what makes them interesting. A real man bites dog situation, as Chris may or may not say. It's a news thing. On the show:TomKathrynAndyCostaki EconomopoulosKristyn BurtChris EgertTopics covered:Neighbor from hellShaun Alexander's kidsHalf time showsAir friersFat generalsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kathryn and Alex are back from Vegas and they've got the scoop. Is the town dying? Is the Sphere everything you've heard and more? How tolerable is the smell? Get your Vegas info here, because you certainly don't want to hear about the Twins.On the show:TomKathrynAlexAndyKristyn BurttBob SansevereTopics covered:Las VegasWizard of Oz at The SphereVegas hotelsBad Bunny at the Super BowlYouTube clickbaitSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kathryn and Alex are out, which means we have two sad guys on the show today. No, not those two; guess again. Kristyn notices and suggests Tom do some self care. Brittany also notices but instead we start talking about bad touch in public places. It's good not to dwell on one topic for too long, you know.On the show:TomAndyKristyn BurttBrittany HaganTopics covered:Jude the sad dogLiving in a bubbleViolence is badPsychology of sexual harassmentRadio vs podcastingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you've ever had a double lung transplant, you know it's a pretty serious operation. Almost as serious as a fastball to the face. Or extradimensional visitors. Those are pretty serious business too. We discuss all these things and more, so I guess you could say today's show is pretty serious. It's not, but you could say that.On the show:TomKathrynAndyKristyn BurttMike BryantTyson SchnitkerDave SchraderTopics covered:Disney in legal troubleDisney WorldDavid FryTyson's lung transplantDave's new show, Paranormal MysteriesTwin Cities Film FestivalSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Everything is expensive nowadays. Except for flights to Denver. Those are dirt cheap. Still, that's no excuse to shoplift. Or to essentially encourage shoplifting by not punishing it. Just because we don't have a cop on the show any more doesn't mean it's not important to respect the law. Also, respect comedian slash therapists. There aren't very many so it shouldn't be difficult.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The primary maxim of modern economics is that the line must always go up. Increase the GDP, increase the spending, increase the jobs. Minnesota's line has not been going up. In some metrics, we're near the worst in the country. Why? Rick might not know all the answers, but he has enough to put together a documentary called Precarious State, launching next Thursday.On the show:TomKathrynAndyCostaki EconomopoulosRick KupchellaTopics covered:FootballFalcons suckMinnesota's net negative economyTwin Cities decaySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Vikings beat the Bengals by 38 points. You'd think we'd be making victory laps, but we know better. Minnesota sports fans don't get optimistic until the point when a loss dashes our hopes with maximal dashedness. Or whatever.On the show:The familyBob SansevereTopics Covered:Hail stormFamily drama in BrainerdBig Bold Beautiful JourneyGrease at the Chanhassen Dinner TheaterVikings and TwinsMae's life storySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

David Bassitt is back and wouldn't you know it, he's still orange. Some things never change. Kind of like movies and TV for the past ten years. It's been a great decade for fans of remakes and reboots. Fans of original content, not so much.On the show:The whole familyKristyn BurttDavid BassittTopics Covered:Adele at the Super BowlThe PaperRemakesHorse SteakOrangeCustomer service woesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brad recently found himself the owner of Big Rock Creek, a thousand acres just across the St. Croix. It's not all for him though; head over and buy yourself a day pass. You've got nothing to do now that Jimmy Kimmel is off the air, right?On the show:AndyTomMike BryantKristyn BurttBrad HansenTopics Covered:Big Rock CreekJimmy KimmelBody found in car registered to D4vdSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 5-10 years, there will only be one streaming service. It'll cost $500 a month and have three shows on it. Keep those Blu Rays close. Whether this show will still be going in ten years we can't say, but if it is we'll start putting out physical albums at that point out of protest.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chris joins the illustrious group of Herniated Disc Havers, and he's here forever. Meanwhile, celebrities who don't like aging can simply get their faces replaced. What's that all about? We truly do live in a society.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Vikings got crushed by the Falcons. Bad news for us tomorrow when Costaki comes on. The Twins are also doing poorly, but we've come to expect that. What we didn't expect is for the Hollywood elite to misunderstand a joke and take themselves way too seriously. Wait, yes we did.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We've been talking about it all week, but there's still a lot to say. Does anybody really know why it happened or how to stop it? Probably not. But there are patterns that can't be ignored and correlations that can't be explained away. And speaking of patterns, are you in the mood for yet another show where a girl is caught in a love triangle with Handsome Brooding Guy and Handsome Charismatic Guy? If so, we've got just the recommendation for you. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Charlie Kirk was assassinated in broad daylight yesterday. Now today is the 24th anniversary of 9/11. Needless to say, it hasn't been a great 24 hours. If you want to try and make the world a slightly better place, why not visit the Children's Hospital rummage sale this weekend? Get yourself some cheap furniture and support kids. Everyone wins.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The new Charlie Sheen documentary is out, and it promises to be an unpleasant watch. Apparently that's what people like though. Drama, anger, fear. The good news is for us that we can officially label ourselves as counterculture, since we attract very little drama. And being counterculture means you're cool. Sorry, that's the law.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Vikings beat the Bears. We didn't see it coming. Next up is the Falcons, so whoever wins, you also win because you get to hear someone complain about it next week. But hey, complaining works. Just ask Cracker Barrel patrons. So keep on being that squeaky wheel.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spoiler alert for Unknown Number - we saw it over the weekend and we're having The Conversation. We originally were going to keep it under wraps but that didn't exactly pan out. So if you haven't seen it and you care about spoilers, you might want to avoid Kristyn's segment today. The good news is we didn't spoil anything with Dr. Jensen even though we bring up some things that are considered forbidden in certain circles.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Comedy has changed. Gone are the days of prop comedy. Insult comedy is mostly unheard of. Even just regular old stand-up is making way for incessant crowd work. But the thing about trends is that they get stale. That's why Trevor is bravely doing whatever he feels like. That, and because he feels like it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In a surprise twist, we had two weeks worth of Thursday guests on simultaneously. And also Mike Bryant. It all worked out though, because the theme today is medicine. Get your prostate checked. Don't drink so much. And maybe 11,000 miles is too many miles on a bicycle.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What's worse, extreme violent crime or extreme cold? There's no need to choose; in Minnesota we've got both. Sometimes at the same time. But we've also got South Saint Paul, the best city in the entire world, so there's a balance there.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Would you like to be eight feet tall? If you said "yes", you probably didn't think hard enough. You could barely fit on any form of transportation aside from a boat. And apparently nobody wants to go on night cruises in the middle of the week any more. Ingrates, if you ask me.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

To round out a depressing week, we bring in two people who deal with depressing situations for a living. We also bring in Kristyn, who deals with Hollywood. Depending on who you are, that's either very different or very similar.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For some completely unknown reason, we're morose today. So let's talk about dementia, CTE, and ransomware. Hey, they're important topics. We also talk about Naked Gun, so it's not all doom and gloom. One day we may even watch it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Twin Cities have experienced multiple shootings over the past 24 hours, one of them being at Annunciation Catholic School, a school for young children just a couple hours before today's show started. Updates flowed in as we continued, but there's still much we don't know.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're back from the great Minnesota get-together, and just in time by the sound of it. The brawls have begun. Our theory is that they were upset that they missed our show. Or perhaps they were protesting the fact that leaving the house costs $200.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The year was 2013. Or maybe 2014. I dunno. What I do know is that we were at the state fair back then too. I'm pretty sure we were just in a pop-up canopy with a laptop and a mixer. How far we've come.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is the audio from our appearance at the state fair from the Hubbard stage on August 23rd, 2025. Many mugs were handed out that day, and we learned a valuable lesson about colon health.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We've been crapping all over radio execs for years, but someone from KROQ does it and now suddenly it's gospel. We're offended. But we're also glad that everyone agrees with us now. Scott doesn't know that feeling, being a Minnesotan who's willing to go against the grain. We don't do that very well in this state.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cars are crazy these days. They can drive themselves, but you can't get the door open. You can watch questionable material at 1080p while on the highway. And with AI integration, you might even fall in love and get married to it one day. But I'd suggest you don't.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why is it that new houses seem to fall apart the instant you buy them? Almost like it's planned. That's what we're dealing with right now. That and getting Tony scheduled. We've got him, and he's back with a story or two (hundred).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's Tuesday Reviewsday, apparently, which means going back into the distant past to see what people thought about our show and comparing it to today. Not much has changed, unsurprisingly. We're still a big hit. Not collectively; I mean individually. Good thing we're exactly the sum of our parts. Plus Costaki, of course. He'll be part of the crew again before you know it. Then he'll vanish for several months. So it goes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Turns out losing a pound a day for a TV show is generally unhealthy. Crazy, right? I guess having a drill sergeant forcing you to starve yourself while slipping you caffeine pills really does make you the biggest loser - of your physical health. But at least they didn't have to endure negative reviews. Actually, yes, they probably did.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You may have heard that social media can be somewhat negative. It's a new phenomenon first reported here. You may have also heard that video games are bad for you. This is false. The more you play them the cooler you are. Yes, even if they're baby games for babies. Babies can be cool too.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.