The Sunny Side of Life with Troy Thompson

Send us Fan Mail This may be Troy's best work yet as he absolutely lampoons the Iowa legislative decisions to insist private school athletes be accepted into public school athletics and his Carnac take on what the future may hold for the governor's race next year. You should probably share this one....it's loaded with news flashes, parody bits, and even a brand new song (stick aroun...

Send us Fan Mail He did it! Troy finally purchased steers to finish for private sales and has embarked on his journey to become a cattle baron...with 10 steers. Yes, it's not the size of the herd that counts.... Oh, and did you notice peace is breaking out all over the world these days? Troy has some doubts about that but what does he know, he thinks the modern state of Israel isn't the...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Sunnyside of Life, Troy recounts his appearance at Vinylfest, Father's Day and an entire slew of observations about the "No Kings" protests, military parades, the Army's birthday, travel bans, the sad situation in Minnesota, ICE raids, Israel and Iran, and an overdue commentary on sign language interpreters....plus, some opinions of the apparel...

Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, Troy recounts his visit to the sale barn to buy steers....but, it didn't go as planned and California riots against ICE, Trump says he's sending in the National Guard...not sure he can do that, but who knows these days and California considers secession...there's a series of books about that!  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The most frequent question Troy get's is "what podcasts do you listen to?" Well, this week, he answers that question by reviewing the podcasts he listens to regularly. You can probably pick up on a few themes that also find their way into his own format. Want to know what's in his ear? Check out this episode of The Sunnyside of Life! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail It's Memorial Day and we honor and respect and give thanks to those service members throughout our nation's history who have given their lives in awful payment for our enduring freedoms. May today be one of honest reflection, thanks, and prayer for our entire nation. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, the weather turns cold and rainy, garden plans are on hold, it's commencement and state track season again, and a fella stops by Sunnyside needing a hand which leads to a whole conversation about the early front-runners for Iowa Governor: Rob Sand and Randy Feenstra. Troy has thoughts. Get your tickets to Vinylfest here:  https://bomanfineartscenter.or...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy recounts his adventures shearing sheep for the first time while helping out his friend, Don Johnson at Heartland Hill. Those Youtube videos make it look so easy - but it's not! Get the details on a full day of shearing dozens....(ok, just five) sheep and the lessons learned. And, of course, it was Mother's Day this weekend so a special shout out to all th...

Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, Troy highlights the issues with current legislative actions related to tax policies and their unintended (or perhaps, intended) consequences to public schools. Maybe there's an advantage to year-round school; find out why. And, there's a new concert coming June 14th that you're not going to want to miss.  Plus, Troy's dislike of lawn cli...

Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, May is peeking around the corner as we leave April and endeavor to prepare for summer. Recent work on a rental property inspires the Thompson's too part with some stuff, get different stuff, teach some stuff to the kids and think about stuff like the true meaning of generational wealth, the myths surrounding what that means, and how to instill the most...

Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, Troy recounts the family trip to Kansas City for Easter. Get his take on Top Golf, visiting the Negro Baseball Leagues Museum, staying at the Rafael Hotel, experiencing KC BBQ lamb, and most importantly, sharing Easter Sunday services with his family at The Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, KS and the message of victory presented by Rev. Adam Hamilton....

Send us Fan Mail This week, The Sunnyside of Life returns with its 3rd Annual Resurrection Roundtable discussion and our special guests are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John! Get the full story of this Holy Week leading to Resurrection Sunday from the four men who recorded the story for us all!  HE IS RISEN! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, Troy takes a look at an Iowa legislative interest in placing chaplains in public schools, the SecDef's recent change in combat arms standards, whether he's buying the up-tick in female heroines in action films, why our kids are better socialites than we were, and why this might be the right week to invest in the stock market thanks to the Trump Ta...

Send us Fan Mail This week Troy reviews his thoughts on Trump's tariffs (with the help of Thomas Sowell and the WSJ) and shares his thoughts on whether SNAP beneficiaries should keep the sugar. Also, he lets us in on a recently wrapped community project planting 40 trees John Denver-style around the local university football field and includes a review of this weekend's 50's Revival...

Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, Troy dives into the egg situation and the irrelevant ties the egg has to Resurrection Sunday as well as hyperbolic YouTube titles, that wascally wabbitt known as the Easter Bunny and what the meaning of "Awesome" really is. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail After a week of spring break travels to Orlando, the Bahamas, and associated theme parks - the Thompson's return to Sunnyside with some observations. Troy's got some thoughts on Disney, Epcot, Universal, Nassau, Coco Cay, and people....lots of people. Grab a green beer and enjoy Saint Patrick's Day as we roll into another episode of The Sunnyside of Life - tanned an...

Send us Fan Mail It's the start of a new season: Season 4 of The Sunnyside of Life and Troy gets to introduce a new theme song, talk about his take on the Zelensky-Trump negotiations that has everyone up in arms (literally) and what it all smells like from his side of the farm. Smells like fish... Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of Season 3, Troy reviews the "The More Life Tour" from Randy Travis, hits the notes on an upcoming 50's Revival Show, and wanders into his own eclectic musical playlists encouraging you to do the same! Next week: Season 4 but for now...enjoy the jig down Thunder Road.... Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, Troy promotes the next season starting March 3rd, highlights a new endeavor into YouTube, reminisces about the 50 years of Saturday Night Live and its impact on his teenage years and creative exploits and finds a way to tie it into some misinformation about the National School Lunch Program - more than you want to know about school lunch perhaps but we coul...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy gives his thoughts on Super Bowl LIX, the ads he found creepy, good, and unnecessary as well as a correlation between the way the Eagles smoked the Chiefs and the way the recent election went. That plus some details and thoughts on USAID, a new conspiracy bouncing around X and a theory on why the public sector unions may really be putting up their resistance to the...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy gives his report on his lobbying experience at the Statehouse last week which involved personal conversations, a trip to the very top of the golden dome and the subsequent geothermal effects that followed. This, of course, led him down the rabbit hole of thinking about lobbying in general and specifically the lobbying that revolves around government subsidies in th...

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Sunnyside of Life journeys to Iowa's Capital to advocate for public schools. Troy's take on public education predates his own life, dating back to Boston, 1630, with the original public school and his family's role in it but that's not what this is about. This week, Troy will once again visit the Iowa Statehouse and this time he's bringing s...

Send us Fan Mail It's Inauguration Day in America and it falls on MLK Day. What are the consequences of truly peaceful protests? What will the immediate actions of the new(ish) president and his administration look like and what must Green Bay Packer fans think about moving the ceremonies indoors? All this and a story about the most deadly chemical known to man this week on The Sunnyside of L...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Sunnyside of Life Troy gets caught up on what's happening with takes on the wild fires in California, a recommendation to have Will Arnett play Governor Newsom in the movie, his thoughts on the Greenland option, why the national sales tax isn't a great option and the send off of President Jimmy Carter who proved to be a much better private citizen than h...

Send us Fan Mail This week - Troy returns from the family holiday in Hawaii and shares his experiences, thoughts, and recommendations for those who plan to visit this great island state - where to stay, where to eat - some of the things to see and do. From the capital city of Honolulu on Oahu with its history at Pearl Harbor and big city vibes (pros and cons) to the beautiful island of Maui with i...