The Family Archives

Scott Lambert and Mary Velline from the Minnesota Auto Dealer's Association join us in studio to talk about the amazingly successful Twin Cities Auto Show. Final weekend.......hurry, don't wait. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musicians can be mysterious, to put it lightly.  Rock musicians especially so.  The fact that the golden age of rock was very pre-internet doesn't help.  That didn't stop Jim, who took it upon himself to un-shroud several oddities in the world of rock and roll.  For example, what was the connection between Charles Manson and The Beach Boys?  There was one, as strange as that is to say.  How about...

Brad Blanks is back in studio after a long hiatus, and he's a billionaire now.  That is, he will be once his NFTs are worth $500 million each.  It could happen.  If a bunch of paint randomly splattered on a canvas can be worth $20 million, anything can be worth anything.  Just ask Madonna. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Lea...

When's the worst time to get tased?  That might sound like a joke question, but it actually has a very specific answer.  Give up?  The answer is when you're covered in gasoline.  Yes, that happened recently.  No, it didn't end well.  There's something that'll burn you even worse though: eating McDonald's.  It's the kind of burn that happens from the inside.  Very unpleasant.  Probably not as letha...

First there was radio.  Then video came and killed that.  Then streaming killed video.  It's looking like streaming may have just about overstayed its welcome, but who killed it?  The answer is nothing.  It's kind of like superhero movies: by the time the thousandth one comes out, nobody cares any more.  You probably can't even name all the streaming services offered by your Roku or Amazon Fire St...

Tom Cruise is a bit of a polarizing figure.  You could call him eccentric, if you wanted to be polite.  You could also call him dedicated.  Most actors won't even stand up without a stunt double doing it for them, but Cruise is attaching himself to cargo planes and plummeting from the stratosphere.  Hey, if someone offered to pay me $50,000,000 to base jump from space, I'd probably take it too. Se...

There's a fairly severe baby formula shortage right now.  People aren't too happy about it.  They're even less happy when out of touch millionaires tell them that it's not a big deal.  There's strong evidence that Marie Antoinette never actually said "let them eat cake", and this is about as close as you're going to get, so it might be time to update the phrase and its attribution. See omnystudio....

Millionaires at a young age, with groupies and crazy shopping sprees. Meet Matt Thomas. NBA play by play stud. Answering questions that he could have kept quiet but didn't. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You've probably heard of the butterfly effect.  It's when a very small action ripples out into a major event. Jared Knott explains what those ripples can do. One person that has made a tidal wave in the comedy world is Bill Engval who has been giving people their sign for decades See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more ab...

Last hour, Scott brought up "Tic Tac" UFOs out of the blue.  That's the same topic Caroline is on about, and is a complete coincidence.  To further add to the coincidences, Caroline also talks about thoughts manifesting as reality, which is another way of saying there are no coincidences.  So I guess it doesn't actually add to the coincidences, it subtracts from them?  This is getting confusing. ...

These days, it's not a controversial opinion to say that aliens exist somewhere in our nearly infinitely large universe.  It's kind of a given, really.  How about on Earth?  How about in America?  How about...in Nebraska?  Well, we don't actually narrow it down to Nebraska, but if there are six to eight million aliens in this country, some of them probably live on the great plains.  You don't have...

Is Netflix is a joke?  Its stock price certainly is.  That's more of a "laugh so you don't cry" kind of joke, though.  For the more fun kind, turn to Adrian, who was at the Netflix is a Joke Festival.  If you're unable to go back in time and watch that live, try doing what the rest of us do and continue onward to the future.  Adrian will be at the Laugh Camp Comedy Club in St Paul May 27 & 28th at...

John Krasinski's doppelganger has had quite the year.  Met a woman, fell in love, got fake married, broke out of prison, got in a car accident.  And let's not forget the tragic end.  Fitting, considering the tragic beginning.  It's not all bad though.  We hear one of his multiverse counterparts made it to Germany and became a Russian folk hero. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Who knew that a carpet cleaning business could pull off one of the biggest scams in history and Barry knows first hand on how to do it. He is the "KING of CON" Then we reminice with Jeff Cesario about Louie Anderson, long time comedy legand and friend See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Meet Elliot Tanner. The home schooled kid who has already got a physics degree on his way to a PHD at age 18! Share. Like. Or delete. But first enjoy..https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-13yearold-elliott-fund-graduate-school See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you go from the Watergate Scandal to Cults? Listen to The Family, that's how! Join us for this best of by going down the rabbit hole of the Watergate Scandal with John O'Connor to the insanity that is the Cult phenomenon with Alan R Warren! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

What do Ellen DeGeneres, Charlie Sheen and Nick Cage all have in common? They've bought really expensive and rare cars from Bill Ward. Bill and Tom Ryan join us in studio to talk about exceptionally rare and expensive used cars. Tom Also talks with Mike Gelfand about Harper Lee and what a mooch Truman Capote is.  Certainly something for everyone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Would you go to a lawyer whose name is "Conn"?  It's rather close to a different word that may perhaps have some negative associations.  If you're the type who would choose to avoid him, you just won yourself a double-edged sword.  Eric Conn liked to give away money.  Odds are he'd have gotten you a bunch of social security money you didn't deserve.  The flip side to this is that he was hunted dow...

Skin-walkers aren't a good thing.  They're not quite as gross as they sound, however.  They're basically just witches who can turn into animals.  Animals are cute, right?  Not so much when they hex you with black magic.  That can't be fun.  Well if you want to maybe get hexed yourself, why not visit Skinwalker Ranch?  Other potential encounters include UFOs, paranormal activity, and Mark Marinacci...

Remember right after the Oscars when we said that people are going to start attacking people on stage in order to generate publicity?  It's started.  Someone tackled Dave Chappelle with a knife.  Somehow the assailant didn't manage to actually hurt anyone, unless you count himself.  His right arm may never be the same.  Still, Chappelle could have died on that stage, which is getting people wonder...

It's mother's day this Sunday.  If this is news to you, it may be time to get moving.  After all, it's a day about etiquette.  Or rather, it used to be.  Maybe it's time to bring politeness back.  It's "cool" to be rude for some reason, but honestly, it's been like 40 years of that.  It's passé now.  Old news.  If you want to be part of something new, try being likeable. www.theogetiquetteexpert.c...

For the first time in our nation's history, apparently, there's been a leak about an upcoming supreme court ruling.  That's not a good thing.  The ruling itself hints at overturning Roe vs Wade, which means bad times ahead no matter who you are.  And just in time for midterm campaigning.  What interesting timing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Scratch that.  Tom is never going to retire.  For some reason he's convinced he'll die if he does.  Even if it's a bit of an overreaction, it still makes him more introspective than the kind of person who thinks banging on a stranger's back door at 2 AM is a "prank".  That really could get you killed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Now that Tom is 70, he's sure the end is near.  This despite having no real evidence.  Maybe it's metaphorical: he has to retire at some point, right?  Our longer term listeners may remember his retirement announcement nearly fifteen years ago, but things are different now: now woke corporatism is the norm.  It'll drive off anyone.  It may have even driven off Liz.  We can neither confirm nor deny...

Everyone has a story. Here's a corporate guy who finally retires and then gets really bad news. But there is a happy ending! Meet Ramiro Ramirez! Share this please. And send your audio audition to be on the podcast to moonpjugghobbs@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...