The Family Archives

If you're over a certain age, you're almost guaranteed to be directly related to someone who was in the military at some point. That's what happens when you have multiple drafts across just a few decades. Another thing that happens is a lot of families are left without husbands or fathers, or saddled with lifelong medical bills, or any of the other things that come with war. Enter the Inspire Up F...

Food these days is too expensive. You're lucky to get out of a grocery store for under $200, and a restaurant will run you fifty a person. Nik has an easy solution: just move to Sicily. 60 cents for a bag of chips? Sign me up. Plus you don't have to wear your motorcycle helmet, if you're into that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the years we've recorded well over 5000 hours of content as two generations of the Barnard family. Today we have a rare three generation segment, and we also have Michelle, who wrote a book about parenting. Some might call it serendipity. And that's not all. We also talked about Mouse Trap, which is specifically advertised as a family game. If that's not fate, I don't know what is. Learn more...

Checks. The bane of cashiers. These are the things that cause generations to polarize. To invent strange new words. To seek out new grocery bag regulations. To boldly go where no one has gone before...because they use GPS and rarely get lost. Generation Alpha should consider themselves lucky that they're too young to have fads. Just give it another six years. We'll find ways to make fun of them, d...

Is it a tradition if you only do something once every five years? In this case, it's having Ali on the show. A lot has changed in the last five years. New morning show, new office, several new things for everyone to be afraid of, and a new special called The Domino Effect Part 2. It just released last week and it's already got a million views. Who knows what we'll all be up to in 2028? Maybe The D...

Long ago, there was a show called Car Selling Secrets. Ryan Winkler was on it. Both the show and the guest became a custom around here for many years. Then, suddenly, it was over. Or was it? Both Car Selling Secrets and Ryan returned last week. Is this the continuation of the status quo? Probably not, because both Ryan and Doug have changed jobs since then. For now, immerse yourself in an era when...

Thirsty? Why not grab a can of THC? Apparently you can do that now, at least in Minnesota. And it's all thanks to Ryan, because he's the one who brought some cans in. And what better thing to pair with a drink that shortens your attention span than a book? Arthur Smith has met just about everyone there is to meet, being a television producer, and he's also learned a few things. He has yet to learn...

In March, we bid farewell to Car Selling Secrets. Now, not even three months later, it's back. Doug works quick. That's why he's a world-famous car salesman. In addition to reviving the show, he's living out another dream: he's finally selling Fords. Probably not part of his dream is talking extensively about baseball, although we made it work. We took the backseat at that point and let John and G...

Fritz is back after a month and a half. In that time, the weather in California has not changed. But you know what has changed? Comedy. Not since March, but in general. You've heard us complain about a lack of Don Rickles and Blazing Saddles these days, but it goes beyond that. In a bid to reduce "hate", we ended up replacing pretend hate with real hate of a different flavor. Inquisitions rarely i...

Imagine. You're at work one day, just doing your job, when suddenly you feel a shooting pain from your neck to your shoulder. The doctor tells you you can't work any more. Now what? If you're a baseball player, you collect 50 million dollars a year for the next seven years while you do whatever you want. If you're anyone else, things might be a bit more grim. Such circumstances may even drive you...

Everyone on TV sucks. Apparently watching horrible people be horrible to each other is the cool new trend. But is it really new? That's basically what a soap opera is, right? That's why we say out with the old. No more jerks on TV, and no more gas powered cars. Maybe. We'll readdress the car thing in a decade or so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before Jo Koy was the Jo Koy, he was on our show. Very early, in fact. He was among the first comedians we had on the show. If we had known one day he'd have multiple Netflix specials, we'd have gotten his autograph. And we would have also bought Netflix stock. Maybe if you yell loud enough while you play this episode, you can reach us in the past and change the trajectory of fate. Do it in public...

Flying is the safest form of travel, yet it's also weirdly common in disaster and thriller fiction. Why is that? Same reason we accept that someone can just fall into a vat of something and turn into a superhero: it's interesting. Being trapped in a crashed plane underwater is about as interesting as it gets. One could even call it too interesting. Thankfully, however, it's not a real story. It's...

Remember the 90s, when you were forced to spend $150 a month on a cable package that was full of channels you never watched just to get access to the stuff you did care about? Thank God those days are over. It's so much cheaper to subscribe to ten different streaming services all at an affordable price of $15 a month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Years ago, Tom fired Bob from KQ. Or at least that's what the public believed. Now, Bob's back doing a morning show with Tom. But after the first morning show and before the second morning show, there was the afternoon show, and Bob was on that too. The man's destiny is clearly tied to the microphone. And also to Tom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we feature two timeless tragedies. First, it's the tale of The Purloined Pocket. That one is more of a cautionary tale. Then, Brian brings us Fatal Attraction, the new series on Paramount+ which reimagines the classic movie. Actually, both stories are very similar. Both involve a man having something he shouldn't and suffering the consequences for it. That's why the golden rule is "keep your...

Today we have a guest that always seems to be somewhere in the background of this show, whether on the phone or in the other room. It's Pat Ebertz, and he's making his rare appearance on-mic. Naturally, this got everyone agitated. Or perhaps it was because of Gelfand and Tom debating politics. It's one of the two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever gone 1500 miles per hour? Yes, you have. The earth orbits the sun at 67,000 miles per hour. But have you ever gone 1500 miles per hour relative to the earth? Probably not. Nor would you want to without many hours of training, both mental and physical. Also emotional, as it turns out. Being in a situation where a wrong move means having to eject at mach 2 can be a bit stressful. That'...

When this show started, there were five Fast & Furious movies. There are now ten. And in almost all of them, Vin Diesel talks about how the only thing that matters is family. In fact, that might be the only actual dialogue in the entire series. So naturally, we named our podcast after it. That's right, it's not because we're a family doing a podcast. It's all because of Vin. Learn more about your...

Every generation has their iconic basketball legend. There was Michael Jordan in the 90s. There were...probably some other ones before him. There was Kobe Bryant in the 2000s. And now there's LeBron James. How does one become an icon with more money than they could possibly spend? You probably won't find out by reading Jeff's book, but you will gain some insight into the life that shaped one of th...

It's time for a gathering of Minnesota legends. And also Mischke, Hockert, and Egert. But seriously, if you're a born and raised Minnesotan and have tuned into any given local radio or news channel, odds are you've encountered at least one of them. This is about as much regional star power as you can get without involving Prince or Bob Dylan, and one of them is dead and the other is in his eightie...

In 1973, Richard Pryor recorded a standup routine at the Comedy Store. Now, it's getting its vinyl debut. If you're confused as to why it's being pressed onto vinyl in 2023 and not fifty years ago when turntables were actually popular, don't worry. We'll explain it. And then you'll end up even more confused than you already were. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are two constants in the lives of many people: When they're young, they'll do drugs. When they're old, they'll warn the young people not to do drugs. It's an unbreakable cycle, much like reincarnation or hockey players beating each other half to death. The zen attitude would be to accept these things as part of life. Of course, in order to reach zen you have to avoid overdosing on street dru...

If you're like most Americans, you don't drink enough tea. You probably don't drink much at all, really. Maybe it's because you think tea is something rich people drink with watercress sandwiches. And while you can drink it that way if you want to feel fancy, it's not the only way. It's also better for you than coffee, especially if what you consider "coffee" is actually a cup of sugar and milk wi...

In the late 60s in Ireland, The Troubles began. It was a 30 year period of violence in Ireland between British loyalists and Irish nationalists. Some of them believed that Ireland should be independent, and others thought staying a vassal of England was the way to go. So naturally, they started murdering one another. Another great example of a two party system working for the people. Learn more ab...