The Family Archives

Have you heard the one about the sweaty Jew and the Italian astronaut?  Well you're about to.  Alan has been writing jokes for over 40 years, and Mike was in NASA for almost 20.  Both stand-up comedy and going to space have a way of taking their toll, which might be why neither does either any more.  They both, however, write books.  Much less taxing. Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be F...

America's gone tribal, and not just in the obvious way.  We're all getting tattoos, doing fearsome war dances, and staying away from outsiders.  Is this what they meant by "the new normal"? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No, he's not a character from a series of spy novels.  No, he's not Fred Flintstone's neighbor.  He's The Deal Guy, and given that it's nearly impossible to buy even basic necessities in some places his wisdom is needed more than ever.  Especially for avoiding scammy fake deal sites, which is almost all of them.  It's been said since the invention of trade: if it's too good to be true, it probably...

This episode has a couple great long form interviews that have occurred on the podcast, and what's a long form interview without Mike from Blaine? Featuring: Dave Fulton, Clyde Phillips 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 know you miss sports, live music and gatherings alike. We will fix that guilty pleasure with some favorite past guests. In honor of Draft Day, we revisit with the Sklar Brothers talking football and so much more 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 by the wizard of the ST. Paul Saints, Mike Veeck. It's a show all about baseball and a welcome respite from Covid 19. Mike is a 3rd generation baseball owner and regales us with some of the worst failures of his marketing career including but not limited to getting thrown out of pro ball for 10 years after blowing up a pile of disco records at Comisky stadium. He talks abou...

Entertainment is subject to fads just like fashion.  The sitcom, for example, is no longer in fashion.  Soaps are really not in fashion.  For some reason, dysfunctional families and sad children are super hot, so if you ever want to feel bad, you have your choice of drug.  Or you could watch old movies and marvel at what's changed, as well as what hasn't. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

51 years ago, two women were found dead along the Garden State parkway in New Jersey.  The crime was never solved.  It doesn't help that there was a glut of serial killers at the time, many of whom were geographically connected.  Was it one of them?  Was it a heretofore unknown serial killer?  Or was it just some lunatic?  Maybe it's time to find out.  By reading Christian's book. Book- amzn.to/2z...

There are a lot of crappy hotels.  Really, there are a lot of crappy everything.  Underground wiring.  Neighborhoods.  Entire states.  That's why it's important to update.  It's hard work, but it works.  That's why they call it work.  Well, maybe not. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Since the dawn of time, life has been trying to kill other life.  It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the first thing that probably happened in the primordial ooze was lifeform #1 killing lifeform #2.  Since then, little has changed.  We've got war.  Lots of war.  Vietnam was particularly bad.  Even when we're not at war, there's still killing going on, as evidenced by the fact that bodygua...

It is currently illegal, or illegal-adjacent, to go to a movie theater in many states.  So what are you to do if you want to see a movie?  Well, you could always stream it.  That or go to a drive-in.  They're perfect.  Nobody can cough on you when you're in your car.  You can lock all your doors.  It's the only way to live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/li...

How about those politicians?  No, not those politicians.  Think smaller.  Because even though city governments don't have the power of the federal government, they can still be extremely annoying.  Hence the bottle of vodka a day.  Disclaimer: please don't drink an entire bottle of vodka in one day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Some vaulty goodness for you all, with some KQ greats and one of the best call ins in podcast history. Featuring: John Lassman, Dave Mordal, Rich Voss See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For today's BEST OF we start off with the unlucky with Mark Anthony talking Friday the 13th bad luck then do a 180 to the lucky side of things with positivity with Dr. Pol and Mark Lewis. It's a well balanced episode #goodwiththebad See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

Tom and Doug are joined by Walser's SVP of Minnesota Operations, Charlie Swenson. The show starts out with Charlie talking about some incredibly bad decisions made by teen age boys, learning how to drive a Semi at 90 miles per hour, at night, while his dad takes a nap and growing up in Robbinsdale. Along the way we discuss 'Walser to You' and how a customer-centric business model has allowed some...

Is your computer broken?  Is your book Broken?  Only one of those is a good thing.  For context, Don wrote a book called Broken.  That might clear things up.  No, it's not about a broken computer.  We've already got that topic covered on this show. Book Link- amzn.to/2VcEYlr See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about y...

Leave it to a Greek to still be gassing on about the Odyssey 2700 years after it came out.  It's like Harry Potter fans but even worse.  You can't be too surprised though; this is probably the single best time in our lives to read epic poetry.  And you won't even make Jeff Bezos richer by doing it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

It's time to become a mailman.  Wait, sorry.  It's time to become a man, not just a male.  If that statement confuses you, perhaps you should read Male vs. Man, Dondré's new book.  Male is bad, man is good.  The fact that we describe animals as "male" but only humans can be a "man" is perhaps related. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

You've probably heard of the Hubble Telescope.  It's pretty big.  Literally.  It's also pretty old.  Do you have a single piece of technology in your house that you regularly use that's even close to 30?  Probably not.  And yet, the Hubble remains in constant demand.  Much like the constant demand for fear driven by an increasingly insolvent media.  Mark's here to tell you how to ignore all that g...

Remember the good old days when you were more likely than not to get shredded by an anti-air battery and die in a fireball?  That might be an exaggeration, but when do we as a species not exaggerate?  Never, that's when.  Still, you may have died in a fireball, which is something almost nobody in the modern day has to worry about.  So think positive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Well it's Monday again and the cure for that is laughter! It's been a struggle to see the upside of things lately so here is a little help to get you through the day. It doesn't get better than Donnell Rawlings and Craig Gass See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Might as well make this a long one since most of us have a little more time on our hands. Clips Featuring: Paul Mecurio, Bobcat Goldthwait, Chad Daniels See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With this crazy, surreal world we are living in right now...what better way to round out the week with a little Miller Time. TJ Miller that is. Kick back, relax and have some laughs on us. Don't forget to tip! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A guest free episode with Tom, Doug, Melissa and Andy. We talk about Melissa's experience with Walser to You (which was excellent)  and the refunding of the payroll protection program. Tips on how to care for your car while working from home, All State insurance rebates, Honda's program for first responders and Health care workers. It devolves into a discussion of 70's late night AM radio and Tom...

One thing about being stuck at home with nothing to do but watch movie after movie is that eventually, you run out of good movies.  1917 was apparently the last good one.  Much like the play, there's a small regiment of people out there who apparently like Cats.  Unlike the play, you can't coast for 40 years on a handful of lunatics once you make the leap to the big screen. See omnystudio.com/list...