Hangin' Out with Bob

In Part Two of this episode, podcast host Bob Edholm continues the interview with his friend, Tom Madigan, regarding Tom’s new book entitled I Survived: Living with the Trauma of a Dependent Parent. In Part One, Tom discussed his research into several current theories on the causes of alcohol dependency, and how genetic theories, as well as some environmental impacts, helped contribute to his dad’...

What’s it like to grow up with a parent who struggled from alcohol abuse? What steps can the child of an alcoholic parent take to survive that trauma and move forward and thrive? Podcast host Bob Edholm sits down to talk with his friend Tom Madigan, who grew up as the child of an alcoholic parent—his dad. Tom has written a book entitled I Survived: Living with the Trauma of a Dependent Parent, whi...

In Part Two of this podcast episode, host Bob Edholm talks about the two-week criminal trial of Boston Bruins player Dave Forbes, who was charged with aggravated assault after attacking Minnesota North Stars player Henry Boucha in a hockey game played in January 1975. Forbes had struck Boucha in the eye with his stick, leaving Boucha with double vision and an abruptly ended NHL career. Bob cites a...

In January 1975, Boston Bruins player Dave Forbes struck Minnesota North Stars player Henry Boucha in the eye with his hockey stick, leaving Boucha with double vision and an abruptly ended National Hockey League career. Podcast host Bob Edholm was at that game. He was then a 21-year-old college student who sold beer and peanuts at Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. But because he was working be...

In this special podcast episode of “Hangin’ Out with Bob,” we’re “flipping the script.” That’s right. Frequent guest Jon Lawrence takes the reins to interview podcast host Bob Edholm about a place that Bob remembers fondly—the Met Center, an indoor arena that stood in Bloomington, Minnesota, from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s. For those who may not be familiar with the venue, the Met Center was...

Great album after great album. Between 1967 and 1972, the Moody Blues released seven studio albums, commonly referred to as the “Core Seven.” The band from Birmingham, England, still has millions of loyal fans worldwide, including podcast host Bob Edholm and Wayne Damerow, friends since the Kennedy Administration. In episode, Bob and Wayne get together again to share their thoughts on these seven...

It’s been said by some that winter in Minnesota doesn’t really end until the boys’ state high school basketball tournament wraps up. Well, the 2026 edition of Minnesota’s oldest state high school tournament concluded on March 28, when champions from four different classes were crowned. The weather in Minnesota following that state tournament wasn’t necessarily summerlike , but talk of the tourney...

“Paul is dead” is a rumor/conspiracy theory that alleges Paul McCartney of the Beatles died on November 9, 1966, and was secretly replaced by a look-alike. The rumor gained broad popularity in the Fall of 1969 following news articles on some U.S. college campuses. According to the rumor/conspiracy theory, McCartney died in a car crash. To spare the public from grief, the surviving Beatles (John Le...

The next best thing to listening to music is…talking about it. In this episode, podcast host Bob Edholm and his guests, brothers Wayne and Al Damerow, talk about the transformation of music from the 1960s to today. They discuss not only the types of music people have listened to since the 1960s (from rock and Motown to pop and hip hop), but how they’ve listened to the music (from transistor radios...

Talk about a tale of two halves. After the Minnesota Vikings finished the 2024 regular season with a record of 14-3, and despite a first-round loss in the NFL playoffs, hopes for the 2025 season were high for the Vikings and their ever-loyal fans. Instead, the Vikings struggled in 2025. They faced a “quarterback carousel” and a difficult schedule (including back-to back games “across the pond” in...

Talk about a turnaround! The Minnesota Twins finished the 1990 season with a last-place finish in the American League West division. In stark contrast, the Twins improved dramatically in 1991 by winning the American League West, the American League Championship Series, and the World Series championship. It was one of the most thrilling and memorable seasons in Twins history. In this episode, podca...

Just days after celebrating his 14th birthday in March of 1972, Scott Black attended his first Minnesota boys’ state high school basketball tournament with his dad. As Scott watched the players on teams who “made it to state” playing at Williams Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, he dreamed that someday he could play for his high school team—the Columbia Heights Hyl...

“STATE CHAMPS!” No doubt about it—winning a high school state championship brings the “thrill of victory” to the teammates, the coach, and the community. Back in October 1976, Decorah High School’s girls‘ cross-country squad did just that. Not only did they win the state championship, but it was only the second year that this school in Northeast Iowa had offered the sport to their female student a...

Should there be a hard salary cap for the Major League Baseball players? The National Football League, the National Hockey League, and the Women’s National Basketball Association all have hard salary caps for their players. Why not for Major League Baseball players? On the one hand, MLB team owners believe that a hard salary cap would foster competitive balance by reducing payroll disparities. On...

The Rolling Stones have been rockin’ and rollin’ for over six decades. How have they done it? Well, there’s the musical talent. The Stones have written numerous great songs, from blues to country to rock. They’ve adapted to changing times. The Stones have overcome personal challenges, lineup changes, and evolving musical trends. As a result, the band has created a timeless legacy that continues to...

The Rolling Stones have been rockin’ and rollin’ for over six decades. How have they done it? Well, there’s the musical talent. The Stones have written numerous great songs, from blues to country to rock. They’ve adapted to changing times. The Stones have overcome personal challenges, lineup changes, and evolving musical trends. As a result, the band has created a timeless legacy that continues to...

It’s a big leap from high school football to major college football. The players in major college football are simply bigger, faster, and more athletic. But in the mid-1970s, Ron Kullas made that big leap—impressively. He went from being an All-Metro football player at Columbia Heights High School to eventually being named an All-Big Ten receiver—twice—with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The best r...

Cal Stoll couldn’t wait to coach football. Literally. He played six-man football at his high school in North Dakota. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he resumed playing football at the University of Minnesota. But after playing for two seasons as an end for the Gophers, Stoll chose to forego his senior year of football eligibility so he could graduate early with a degree in educ...

No doubt about it—the 1965 Minnesota Twins season was a special one. Consider this: · The Twins won their first American League pennant since moving to Minnesota in 1961 from Washington, D.C., where they were called the Washington Senators. · They set a franchise record in 1965 with 102 wins. The Twins were known that season for winning close games and for their ability to come back from deficits....

In Part Two of this podcast about the Murray Warmath era at Minnesota (1954 through 1971), host Bob Edholm gets together with his two brothers, Dave and Tom Edholm, to talk about the 1963 through 1971 seasons. They’ll provide you with the specifics of each season, including such things as: · The Gophers’ overall record · How the Gophers fared in their traditional “trophy games” each season against...

His name was Murray Warmath. He was a football coach. Warmath was born and raised in Tennessee, but once he moved north in the mid-1950s to become the head football coach at the University of Minnesota, the Gopher State became the home he would never leave. Warmath led the Gophers for 18 seasons, from 1954 through 1971. There were some great seasons for the Gophers during that time, but there were...

Do you believe in magic? The “magic” theme of the 1987 Minnesota Twins season stemmed from their improbable yet surprising World Series victory. Prior to the 1987 season, there was a betting board in Las Vegas with odds at 100 to 1 against the Twins winning the championship. Against the odds, though, the Twins did win it all that season, making their success feel almost magical. In this episode, p...

They called it “The Brick House.” It was Memorial Stadium, which served as the football home for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1924 through 1981. Welcome to “Hangin’ Out with Bob,” a podcast with host Bob Edholm. In this episode, Bob provides an entertaining rundown of Memorial Stadium, which literally required more than a million bricks during its construction. Hence, “The Brick...

How popular was professional wrestling in the 1960s and 1970s? In the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, it was very popular. Every Saturday evening, many people had their TV sets tuned in to All Star Wrestling , which featured professional wrestlers from the American Wrestling Association (AWA). At one point, All Star Wrestling was the second-highest rated program in the Twin Cities, behind...

If fusion in music can be defined as the combining of two or more genres successfully, probably no band did it better than Steely Dan. Formed in 1971 by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, Steely Dan would go on to release nine studio albums and sell more than 40 million albums worldwide. In this podcast, host Bob Edholm and Tom Madigan, friends since the mid-1970s and longtime fans of “The Dan,” shar...