The Family Archives

On today's, episode, we talk about whatever the hell we want for about a half an hour before Steve from Sabre saves the day by bring some much-needed focus.  We cover beans, pimples, Minneapolis, and we even talk to Tim for about 45 seconds.  There's something for everyone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about yo...

In the 80s, everything was rock.  The music.  The radio stations.  Even the grocery stores, somehow.  But times change.  Radio's silver age is over, and all the grocery stores have mask policies which make it very hard to rock.  Another change we might be seeing in the near future is a lot of very cheap college campus real estate.  If you've ever wanted to own an ostentatious monument to excess, s...

CARtoons magazine is old.  50s old.  Nik, along with countless others, read it as a kid.  Then one day it suddenly vanished.  25 years later, Marc bought the copyright and it's back in action.  Some of us could read an entire issue and not comprehend a single thing.  Don't let that happen to your kids: have them read CARtoons while they're young enough to learn. CARtoons Magazine: www.cartoonsmag....

Greed.  It's the name of the game.  Politicians do it.  Businesses do it.  Apple certainly does.  They take 30% of every purchase on the app store, regardless of how big your business is.  Try to circumvent it and you're out.  Epic Games has the billions of dollars required to take on a tech giant, and if things pan out right we might be seeing some historic anti-trust suits in the near future.  T...

Do you have anxiety?  Of course you do.  Everyone does right now, at least in America.  It tends to help having someone there for you.  It helps even more when they know what they're actually doing.  If you want to know what you're doing, there's a book for that.  It may have been written by Faith. On the Loving End of Crazy: Finding Hope and Help to Face Your Loved One's Crippling Anxiety and Dep...

Being robbed, or at least burgled, is apparently a rite of passage in America, which is kind of sad.  Everyone's got a story.  Some are more interesting than others.  Tevin and Pauly have stories in the higher range.  Another thing America is well known for is its roadside attractions, whose attractiveness varies quite a bit by location.  Everything is relative, including things that are the world...

In the hierarchy of who gets the hottest in the sun, from most to least, is black people, then white people, then ghosts.  The latter don't get sunburned.  They can also visit you in your dreams.  From what we know, being a ghost isn't so bad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

Today we revisit with the great TRUTH seeker Scott Wolter, then find out who died on stage with Jeff Abraham PLUS who better to hunt down criminals than Leland Chapman  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom and Doug are joined in studio by Paul Walser. We start out with Paul talking about contracting Covid……what it was like and how he bounced back. We discuss his chairmanship of NADA (National Auto Dealers Association) and we make some murky predictions about the short term future of sales. We also talk about the value of the franchise system from the customer’s perspective. See omnystudio.com/li...

California's trying to repeal their civil rights act.  No, we're not kidding.  That's actually happening.  Hey, think of it as an improvement: at least they're openly admitting they're pro-discrimination.  Here at The Family we're against all forms of discrimination except voice-based discrimination.  Everyone has their faults, right? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnyst...

Nature is not happy with California.  How else do you interpret a tornado made of fire?  Plus, when's the last time a proper offering was made to Zeus?  That can't be a coincidence.  Another, perhaps even more rational explanation is that Earth was teleported into hell at the end of 2019.  It would certainly put a lot of this year in context. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Se...

Hey sports fans.  It's time to calm down.  Especially when the sports are being played by ten year olds.  Booing a child has a tendency to negate the positives one generally sees from the activity.  Helicoptering might be even worse.  Put your kids in sports, then treat it as what it is: a way for kids to learn socialization and get some exercise. Be All In: Raising Kids for Success in Sports and...

Kathryn's father, Don, has finally come back home after nearly a decade away.  Veterans Airlift Command stepped up and brought the World War 2 veteran home, free of charge.  Talk about humanizing the workplace.  Speaking of which, Rosie Ward fully endorses humanized workplaces, even though soul-crushing corporate turning of millstones seems to be all the rage these days. For more information on Ve...

Millennials don't have a lot of money.  Well, compared to baby boomers, anyway.  Why?  There are many theories.  Most of those theories tend to involve college in some way.  Debt near six figures has a lasting impact, and a four year degree doesn't have nearly the value it did 50 years ago.  What can be done about it?  That is, quite literally, the trillion dollar question. OK Boomer, Let's Talk:...

People are being saved from being hit by trains.  Kathryn's dad is coming back to Minnesota for the first time in a decade.  Costaki continues to write new material.  We don't want to set ourselves up for failure, but with all this good news it's looking like the 2020 curse may be over.  When it rains, it pours, right? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listene...

We've been talking about how Twitter is a cesspit of hatred for years.  Apparently we're not the only ones.  Rabbi Cooper is busy wondering how they can remove Trump tweets because they're misleading but not the Ayatollah calling for war, violence and genocide.  Makes you think, doesn't it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Le...

Today we revisit those things that will make you scream, Ghosts, ufos and superstitions. Believe it or not......you can't resist the entertainment that it comes with See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Officer Dave returns and joins Tom and Doug in the studio. We discuss George Floyd, Keith Ellison and the defund the police movement. Officer Dave watched the body cam video and talked about possible prosecution problems.  It's not all grim though as KQ super fan Wendy calls in and sounds like she's the head of the commerce committee for Key West. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Theaters are taking out loans to stay afloat.  Movies are coming out but nobody's watching them.  Actors are breaking anti-discrimination laws.  Almost every sex scandal involves Hollywood in some way.  It seems that nothing can save their image at this point.  Wait, they're coming out with a new superhero movie?  All is forgiven, here's my money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

They say you should never meet your heroes.  This is especially true if your heroes are celebrities.  Sidebar: if your heroes are celebrities, get different heroes.  They say power corrupts, and there are few more powerful than a Hollywood A-Lister.  "Corrupt" doesn't begin to describe them.  Still, they're an interesting spectacle once they inevitably self-destruct near the end. See omnystudio.co...

Dying young is less common than ever.  That's a good thing.  Despite this, life insurance remains nearly ubiquitous.  Depending on your outlook, it can be a safety net in the worst case scenario, it can be a complete waste of money, or it can be a bargaining chip.  Yes, you can sell life insurance policies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

You can't say anything these days.  And by "you" we mean "anybody".  Specifically we mean Judy.  Being a comedian is hard when the only opinion that won't get you cancelled is milquetoast corporate sloganeering.  It's not the funniest stuff in the world. Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble - amzn.to/2XLDHmg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

What were you doing when you were 23?  Maybe living with your parents?  Working a part time job at Sizzler?  How about carrying burning white phosphorous out of a bomber plane with your bare hands?  Depending on your answer to that question, we can surmise whether you grew up during wartime or not.  Jon's grandpa did, and he's also part of the small group of people who've ever won the Medal of Hon...

We take a lot of things for granted.  Middle names, for example.  Years ago, you were lucky to have one.  There are children in Africa who don't have middle names, so don't let yours go to waste.  Even surnames are a relatively new invention.  Also a relatively new invention?  America.  We've got the landmarks to prove it.  Not all of them are great. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Old age can be two things.  It can be the end of your physical prime where you do nothing but mourn the fact that you can't play football any more.  Or it can mean you've had more time to learn and gain experience than anyone younger than you.  Which one you pick is up to you.  People tend to respect the old masters. Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life (Global Perspectives o...