The Family Archives

They call him "The King".  The king of reviewing movies.  I'm talking about Tim Lammers, of course.  There's also some other guy who they used to call The King, but that's old news.  He probably never even had a Netflix subscription.  And if there's anything we've learned lately, it's that anything that happened before last week is old and therefore evil.  Although it does seem lately that "new" c...

If you're a senior executive at a major company, it's probably best to keep your social media account as sanitized as possible.  In fact, if you're over the age of 16, just stop trying to meme.  You don't look cool, you look like you're trying too hard.  Or you end up repeating something you didn't realize you were saying.  Remember when parents were trying to relate to their kids by saying "fo sh...

If you own a TV, radio, the internet, or are not in a coma, you may have heard about this country called Russia doing some bad things lately.  Far be it from us to fight against the tide; we're going to talk about it too.  We're banking on this being the start of World War 3, because then this episode might get put in the Smithsonian.  Peter may have more informative reasons to discuss this topic....

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We talk about the ongoing chip shortage with a listener who's patiently waiting for this new F250 to be built. We also talk about the war in the Ukraine, the possibility of an attack on Chernobyl and how to survive $5.00 per gallon gasoline. Not the most uplifting episode but at least we are topical.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

We're not going to make a joke about being unable to spell or pronounce Mike Krzyzewski, because let's face it: it's been done to death.  The man had a 40+ year career and is the winningest college basketball coach in history, so there's been plenty of opportunity for Polish jokes in that time.  Besides, Coach K is nothing to joke about.  Once you enter a pantheon, regardless of the type, you're o...

There's all sorts of ways to die suddenly in today's society.  Maybe someone will punch you in the back of the head for no reason.  Maybe you'll take a hit of what you think is weed but is actually fentanyl.  If this is all sounding like Robocop, well, I hate to say it but welcome to the 21st century.  At least we'll have World War 3 to distract us from the drugs and crime.  Nothing brings a count...

If you've listened to this show for at least five consecutive minutes - any five minutes will do - you're familiar with our opinion on modern journalism.  Here's a quick refresher: it's not good.  It seems we're not alone in our view, and that includes journalists.  People are leaving the hallowed halls of long-extant institutions and starting their own.  A fresh start means no corruption, no red...

Hollywood's had a lot of trouble lately.  Especially the TV side.  Seems that nobody wants to watch terrible garbage, which is a problem when that's your main export.  Remember the British Invasion, when the UK stepped up and replaced all our bad music with their good music?  Apparently that's finally happening to mainstream movies and TV shows, except instead of British it's Asian.  An Asian Inva...

Landyn is the latest in one of Minnesota's many world-famous actors.  That's the dream, anyway.  He's already been in over a hundred projects and is putting the finishing touches on a children's book, so he's already accomplished enough to brag about.  However, he's not braggadocious so we have to brag for him.  We have no problems there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See om...

Meet Trevor. Moon's middle child. For someone his age he has many life experiences. Including getting kicked out of Germany! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ricky never played in the NFL , but he does CFL Titles and Played in the Arena Football league. We discussed his life as youth in small town in South Carolina. What got him into sports. How he became a Q.B. and lets just say it was not the normal route. We discussed his playing days and post playing coaching days. The people he came across in his life. Also, his time as a high School coach. Being...

Kids.  They've got no imagination any more.  They're too busy playing Fortnite and flossing.  Not the good kind of flossing either.  This kind doesn't improve your hygiene even a little.  Adults are no better.  They ride their BMX bikes around stabbing people.  Between phone zombies and murder cyclists, there's simply no good reason to go outside.  Luckily, all you have to do to stay occupied is r...

Most people seem to have a love/hate relationship with marketing.  If you ask someone if they'd like to see more ads, they'll almost universally say "no".  But then the Super Bowl happens and people talk about the ads for months.  You could call that mixed signals.  The truth is, not all ads are created equal.  Most of them are bad.  They're either boring or come across as very fake.  Erik figured...

Are you a cool Gen Xer?  Then you love Nirvana.  That's just how it goes.  Are you a zoomer?  Then you love NFTs.  That's also how it goes.  Faith is bridging these two generations by combining Nirvana and NFTs.  Finally, a common interest that isn't hating Millennials.  And being mad about politics.  Nirvana is much more fun than those things, even at their most morose. See omnystudio.com/listene...

The Oscars has, unsurprisingly, decided to tick as many boxes as possible with their choice of hosts this year.  That doesn't necessarily mean it's going to suck, but let's not kid ourselves.  It's the Oscars.  Bland and inoffensive is the entire point these days.  The only entertaining thing at this point is seeing what they can blame on climate change.  Good money's on the fall of Constantinople...

What's the world come to when you can't even enjoy a nice ad any more?  The Super Bowl is the world's largest exhibition of advertisements with some football to break up the monotony, but the ads were all terrible this year, leaving millions of Americans wondering why they even bothered watching.  There's good news though: as consumers, we have choices again.  Or rather, we will.  The XFL, the USF...

What happens when you give your life for your country?  Awards, medals, recognition?  Not quite.  It's more like when management messes everything up and then blames the underlings to save face.  When an officer sends a squad to their death, it's easier to blame the squad, and that's exactly what appears to be happening to Michelle's husband, Bryan.  This may have shocked you decades ago, but at t...

Meet one of my dear friends and my neighbors. Her name is Kim. About a year ago she was diagnosed with stage 4 Pancreatic cancer. She is a warrior. We are going to have her on again in a year. And then the next year. And so on and so forth. We have much to talk about. Including a new bidet! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Le...

I got to watch first hand the rising Coaching Star Piper Ritter. From her time as an assistant (Pitching Coach) to an assist Head Coach to now, as the Head Coach of the Gopher Softball Program.  Piper was an All B1G Pitcher who set many pitcher records at the U only to turn around watch then watch her records be broken by her mentee's Sara Moulton, Sara Groenewegen and Amber Fiser.  Piper and disc...

On the first hour, during The Family, we mostly talked about something other than politics.  Now, on Car Selling Secrets, we're talking politics.  We checked our calendar, and no, it's not opposite day.  Although Doug does talk at length about selling cars in the second half, which is unusual enough that we may have to have February 10th declared as something in the same vein as opposite day.  The...

The position of Hennepin County sheriff is up for grabs soon.  What kind of person would want that job?  Jai Hanson, that's who.  You could consider sheriff a political office, and as such, you may be wary of anyone who wants it.  It's a valid line of thinking.  Jai doesn't see it that way, and apparently wouldn't want political power if you offered it to him.  That's a good sign, because almost a...

Valentine's day is known to a lot of people as a lot of things.  It's the most romantic day of the year.  It's the most cheesy day of the year.  It's a corporate cash grab.  Regardless of your view on the day, you can't escape the fact that it's heavily relationship-focused.  Relationships aren't always as easy as a rose and a box of chocolates.  That's why marriage counselors are so ubiquitous. ...

Have you ever been out and about when suddenly, you realized you forgot something important at home?  Something so few people can function without these days?  I'm of course talking about your trusty crack pipe.  Worry no more, for the federal government's got your back.  No, that's not a joke.  You can self-medicate on the government's dime.  Just don't try to actually medicate.  Real medicine is...

Is it okay to binge TV shows?  We don't mean that in a moral sense.  We mean does it ruin the overall experience.  There's pretty solid evidence that binging TV shows makes them more forgettable, leading you to wonder why you watched them in the first place.  And then, for some reason, we start talking about cancel culture.  That's also not okay, and we do mean that in a moral sense.  Except for m...