The Family Archives

Our first show with the new, national format. Former WCCO anchor Liz Collins joins us live in studio. We cover everything from the Jewish mafia from North Minneapolis to Mike Gelfand's hatred of writing for the Wall Street Journal. Liz out her Husband, Bob Kroll as a big softy that can cry at tv commercials. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

The last of something is always interesting.  The last of the Mohicans.  The last dragon.  The last samurai.  Maybe not that last one.  How about the last Jewish gangster?  No, it's not David.  Although David is a Jewish name, and he did wrestle a bear.  That sounds like something a gangster would do.  The subject of this book is Michael Hardy, godson of Bugsy Seigel and committer of various crime...

Pest control is important.  Otherwise you get raccoons eating your trash, turkeys taking over your yard, and professional athletes saying $44 million a year isn't enough.  You have to stay on top of these things.  If you have a professional athlete problem, the best thing you can do is turn off the TV and stop buying tickets.  It may seem cruel, but if you ignore the problem you'll end up with ton...

When you think about someone fighting back against an attacker, you probably don't think of a 16 year old girl.  That's part of the reason said girls do need to learn to fight back.  Can't be an easy target.  Dana decided at a young age that self-defense was the way to go, and she encourages all women to do the same.  Once you've learned how to defend yourself, you can learn another skill from the...

Are you a music fan?  Like a real music fan.  Do you wait in the parking lot for hours before shows so you can talk about the band?  Then you may find yourself talking to Zach.  Not only that, he'll pay you for it.  As long as you know what you're talking about, anyway.  Zach is the host of Parking Lot Payday, which premiered July 12th on AXS and is exactly what it sounds like.  Answer questions,...

Americans are some of the least-taxed people in the first world.  And yet, it's still too much.  It's your money.  You worked for it.  Why shouldn't you keep it?  Well, there are ways to make that happen.  The reason you pay taxes is because the government wants the fruits of your labor.  But if you labor with the government, they're already benefiting, right?  Hence, tax breaks. The Win-Win Wealt...

We're trying out a new format for the podcast.  One long episode rather than two medium-sized ones.  Same amount of content, just no break in between.  Let us know what you think on Twitter.  Or don't.  We hate Twitter.  We use it, but we also hate it.  And speaking of depressing things, there seems to be a trend lately where America puts out TV shows about murder and death while England makes com...

Today's Best Of, we go back to Ricky Gervais cause he's that damn good. He should host everything, everywhere at anytime. Viewership would sky rocket! Some people can absorb all this excitment. So if you are an empath, Dr. Judith Orloff will explain how to live as an Empath. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about y...

When it comes to parenting tips, Jamie Kaler is your man! Not that he's got all the answers, but he sure will make you laugh thinking that he does. Then Craig Gass or should I say Tracy Morgan, Gene Simmons or Sam Kinison....who knows, who cares, IT'S HILARIOUS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices...

Every person doesn't know a lot more than they know.  It's just a fact of life.  There's far too much knowledge for one human to even attempt to gather.  So how do you prioritize what to learn?  Jay's book is a good place to start.  "Common sense" is only common once you know it.  And if you do know it, you probably think it's so obvious that it's not worth mentioning.  Wrong.  If it's important,...

In a complete coincidence, today's episode is also about the FLDS.  However, instead of talking about how evil they are, this time it's about how a bunch of them, mostly children, got massacred in Mexico.  Still not a fun topic.  But a much more mysterious one.  What happened?  Cartel hit?  Mistaken identity?  Inter-faith war?  Sally is an investigative journalist who set out to discover how somet...

It's that time of year again: time to hate on the FLDS.  I know, it feels like last year's festivities were just a few months ago.  Perhaps the new documentary, Keep Sweet, is responsible for kicking things off early.  It's like when Target brings out their Christmas decorations on November 1st. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Today is a lesson in not doing drugs.  Death from overdosing or chronic use isn't exactly a new thing.  It happened to Elvis, although the official reports will say otherwise.  It's happened to uncountable musicians and actors.  And now it's happening to an ever-increasing amount of friends and family of regular people.  No punchline this time.  Just don't do drugs. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Cows are the controversial topic of the decade, despite being some of the most boring animals alive.  It's not a lie that they take a lot of land and resources.  As a result, some governments have decided that they're simply going to get rid of them with little warning.  It hasn't gone very well so far.  Weird, right?  Usually people love having their livelihoods destroyed overnight. See omnystudi...

You've probably heard that the Soviet Union was a brutal place to live.  The kind of criminal that came out of that place was the type that could not only live there, but live through Soviet prisons and corruption.  In America, we're simply not equipped for that kind of person.  They fear nothing and will do anything to get ahead.  Hence, the Russian mafia.  You thought the Italian mafia was scary...

Tom Ryan runs a company that trains one price dealers but his real passion is collecting books. Candice love rock music, hence 92 KQRS Classic Rock and Doug loves cars........hence Wasler Auto Group. Follow your dreams kids! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last podcast we didn't do 2 questions with Putin. This week we will! Lots of talk this week about random stuff that really goes nowhere. Just the way we like it. Share or subscribe. Its free. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When you have lived your life as an undercover Mobster like Giovanni Rocco, life can seem pretty down and out. That's why people like Jeff Foxworthy exsist, to make you laugh your cares away! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's just something about opening that Sunday paper and seeing your favorite comic. Nostalgia is a powerful force according to Jeremy Dauber and another powerful force is Reverend Tim Christopher! Oh look, that 2 things that you can do on a Sunday  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Stress can play a HUGE part in our day to day lives. Examples, like shame eating or NOT so shame eating cause you could care less. Or maybe the stress will get you into a cult. If that's the case, it may be more beneficial NOT stressed so STOP IT See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

In this episode you will hear a new Pjugg!  And we discuss perversion, injuries, and things that make you high. Share Like Enjoy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we celebrate the Best of the Best with our 2000th episode of The Family with some of our favorite friends and guests of the show like Don Shelby, JayBee & our beloved Louie Anderson and so much more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Minnesota House Republican Pat Garofolo and Democratic House Ryan Winkler join us to talk politics. These guys are actually aligned on more issues than one would think. We learn the THC gummies legislation passed in the last session under the radar and will be legal tomorrow (July 1) in Minnesota. We also talk about legalization of sports gambling legislation that Pat wrote and almost passed in th...

The Beach Boys are one of those bands that absolutely everyone in America knows about, regardless of background.  On the surface, it seems silly.  A bunch of boys singing about surfing and going to the beach?  As it turns out, if you have a strong enough talent behind it, you can basically sing about anything and become legendary.  And let's not forget the people on the other side of the glass, li...

Haskell's has been around since prohibition got axed, which is longer than almost everyone reading this.  That officially makes it a Minnesota institution.  July 4th is also a Minnesota institution.  Why not combine the two?  Wine and fireworks - from a safe distance, of course.  Plus, wine already comes in two of the three colors of the American flag.  If you ever see any blue wine, you might wan...