The Family Archives

It goes without saying that moving sucks.  We're saying it anyway because while it goes without saying, it also bears repeating.  Somehow.  Regardless, one way to make moving slightly less awful is to have someone do it for you.  No, not your immediate family.  Would you trust them not to break stuff?  Put your trust in AAA Movers.  They used to move pianos, so they can move pretty much anything....

Get out your bible, because it's time to learn some virtues.  Specifically humility.  There's a lot of self-worship going on these days, which leads to entitlement, narcissism, and just being an annoying jackass.  Don't be a jackass; be a badass.  A spiritual badass.  Step one is to become so humble you'd never consider yourself a badass.  It's a complicated process. The Six Fix: Spiritual Healthc...

Brand loyalty has been the name of the game for the past several decades, if not longer.  And by "the game" I mean "the entire world".  Everything is a brand.  Your favorite celebrities are their own brands.  British royalty are moving to America to create a brand.  Even something like getting a vaccine is being branded and sold as a product to obsess over.  That's why we're so inconsistent with t...

Fans of retrials rejoice, because every day another page gets added to the appeal document on the Chauvin case, and today is no different.  Almost makes you wonder if that was the idea to begin with.  But crazier things have happened.  For example, not knowing you're pregnant and giving birth on an airplane.  That's pretty crazy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio....

You've got the MLB, the NFL, and the PGA all in one show.  You'd have the full set if only we had mentioned the NBA and the NHL.  We or anyone else on earth.  Sorry, but it's true.  We also brought up the philosophy of paying a hooker a lot for some reason.  We don't think they have a league, but we're not the experts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listene...

Name something crazier than a child star.  If you said "a boxer", congratulations, you win!  Unfortunately, you also lose.  We all lose.  Take comfort in the knowledge that you didn't pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to get a bunch of TVs and stereo equipment installed in your car that became obsolete almost immediately. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/l...

He kept people in the Twin Cities safe  for 43 years as the chief Meteorologist for 5 Eyewitness news.  Now he's just living the dream! And he is doing voice work and on camera commercials including one for a company that's great when you die. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

We revisit with some of our favorite laugh masters, Jackie Kashian & Jimmy Shubert. Why you ask? Cause why not! #GoodTimes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk about the chip shortage, skyrocketing used car prices and the dominance of one price dealers in the used car world in the US. GM announces the connection of 60,000 charging stations across the US. Joe calls in to talk about factory shutdowns and product shortages and Officer Dave tries to sell Tom an electric Mustang. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/...

They say demography is destiny.  In that case, TV's destiny is to be old.  Not just live TV either.  Even streaming is largely represented by people over 65.  So why are they still focusing on those young kids in their 50s?  Because they are dumb.  That's why.  And speaking of dumb, have you heard about those clowns in congress?  What a bunch of clowns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Have you invented something worth billions of dollars?  Lucky you.  Just make sure not to leave your children a lump sum.  It seems that being handed infinite money for zero effort tends to turn people into lunatics.  Weird, right?  And speaking of lunatics with infinite money, the politicians we complain about so frequently seem to be getting dumber.  Is it something in the water?  I mean the spe...

The time of meat has come to an end.  Sorry, that's just how it is.  No meat ever again.  But there's good news.  You can eat plants.  Tasty plants, like lentils.  Don't look at me like that.  They taste good if you know how to make them.  We can't honestly vouch for vegan cheese, though.  That's just not there yet. 72 Reasons to Be Vegan: Why Plant-Based. Why Now. - amzn.to/3djk4Jw See omnystudio...

Are you a dog, or perhaps an elephant?  Are you missing a leg?  Well do we have the guest for you.  He'll build you a nice new limb and make you a TV star in the process.  He, and his show, are both called The Wizard of Paws for a reason.  But we're not going to tell you what that reason is.  Why not watch it tomorrow at 8 PM on BYUtv and find out? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

There is exactly one thing in this world that is not a scam, and that thing is podcasts.  Try to think of something else.  Art?  Definitely a scam.  College?  Didn't used to be, is now.  Hollywood?  That's the biggest scam of all.  Stick with easy listening.  That's what we call listening to podcasts.  We've liberated the term. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.co...

Remember an hour ago when we said we weren't going to make fun of the Oscars and then we made fun of the Oscars?  Now we're going to do the same thing with pro sports.  Namely the NBA.  They're about as popular as waiters with long facial hair.  Or waiters with tons of tattoos.  Or waiters with facial piercings.  Why did this turn into mocking waiters?  Oh well. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

It's Oscars season.  Don't worry, we're not going to say it.  We've made the joke before.  Several times, in fact, and it becomes more poignant every year.  At this point it just feels like picking on the kid with crutches.  It's unsporting.  Then again, we're an obscure local podcast, so wouldn't that be punching up?  Actors are always encouraging that.  Next year, when their ratings have tanked...

When we last left Moon Pjugg and Hobbs, they were trying to create a master plan to take over the world. Since that didn't work out, this week they try to figure out a way to keep things away from Moon's private parts. Plus, see if you can figure out which one of us may or may not have been drinking during the recording of the podcast. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Se...

Being cooped up all winter can be daunting. That's why we give the best entertainment possible. Why?....cause we love ya! So go for a nice walk on this semi-beautiful spring day, grab those earbuds and laugh your way around the block with Jamie Kaler and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices....

Alan Krutsch joins us in studio. Alan was the Marketing Director at Walser many years ago and really is responsible for the start of the live KQ radio spots. He regales us with tales of advertising, drinking expensive wine on Tom's dime and high end audio sales in Bozeman Montana.  Oddly, Alan is the first guest who can't remember exactly what his first car was. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

A real-life lawyer with a degree and everything weighs in on the Chauvin verdict, closing that chapter of our lives forever.  Just kidding, you'll be hearing about it until you're 90.  What you won't be hearing about, most likely, is roller skating.  The kids just aren't into it these days.  Too busy with their yo-yos and Tamagochis to appreciate the classics.  And those Nickelodeon things where y...

Nothing makes sense.  Sometimes literally.  Some of our politicians, who shall remain nameless until you listen to this episode, for example.  They say things that mean nothing, but people act like it means everything.  Proof that we're living in a simulation?  Possibly.  It's a pretty cruel simulation if so.  The software engineers could have made it so meth isn't so addictive, but they didn't. ...

What is it that SEALs say?  Oo-rah?  Hoo-ah?  Whatever it is, Mike says it, because he's one of them.  That means he passed all the training, did all the Mission Impossible stuff, and aced his etiquette class.  We can't verify that last one, but we've never met someone so polite, and that must have come from somewhere.  Or maybe almost being blown up makes a person humble.  We wouldn't know. Never...

We're moving to Tennessee.  Surprised?  It was a split section decision made when Kristyn mentioned they have no income tax.  Plus you've got Nashville, and if you ever get thirsty you can just insert a straw into the air and drink the humidity.  It's basically heaven.  For a certain type of person, anyway.  Importantly, what they don't have is perpetual riots and leaders that love death and destr...

There's a lot of money in the entertainment industry.  There's also the potential for a lot of reverse money.  What's reverse money?  Putting 1.5 billion into something and then selling it for 100 million.  That's what.  That kind of a hit isn't terribly common, but that's what happens when the entire country shuts down.  Some of us suffer more than others.  For example, Robert De Niro is only mak...

When you look back at your earlier life, the general thought is that times were better.  This isn't always true, of course.  For some rare people, their lives improve over time.  For example, some of us used to get nearly blackout drunk at Madison Square Garden, which sounds fun at the time but quickly becomes a bad memory.  Similarly, few of us are going to look back fondly on the last year or so...