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Everybody's tired. Tired of superhero movies. They were fun for a while, but where do you go from a supervillain who kills half of the entire universe? It's just a little hard to believe after a certain point, and considering it started out as a scientist who turns green and invincible, that's saying something. Give us something more realistic, like a bear that eats a bunch of cocaine and then die...

For decades, Sean has been playing minor parts in major productions. Twister, Friends, Men in Black, Batman Returns. You've seen him, even if you don't know it. Well you're about to change, because he's making the leap from character actor to director, star, writer and producer of the movie Crust, a horror-comedy about a gross sock monster. Every horror-comedy needs a disgusting mascot. It's still...

Look to the future. Specifically, look to The Future With Hannah Fry. It starts today on Bloomberg, and it covers all sorts of smart person topics like AI and nuclear fusion. Meanwhile, we're talking about balloons. Balloons are fun, right? Right. We've got something for everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's your view on corporal punishment? Should teachers be allowed to use a machete as punishment? Probably not. That could be considered on the extreme end of the issue. The other extreme is to allow children to stab each other in the halls, which is also not great. So what's the answer? Maybe we should release pythons into schools so students are too busy dodging snakes to misbehave. Solves two...

We're about to get a foot of snow in two days, and you know what that means: Seasonal Affective Disorder. It's hard not to be affected by the season when you're trapped in your house, but that doesn't mean it has to turn into a disorder. Dr. Hammer suggests a daily three minute mindfulness practice. It doesn't require anything but sitting there, which is perfect because that's what we'll all be do...

Doug's busy being warm somewhere and the rest of us have to pick up the slack. Unfortunately, none of us know anything about cars, so we call upon the help of Mayor Francis and his many tomes of car-selling knowledge. What he didn't know is that we can't say on track for more than approximately twelve seconds. Something good did come of that though: check in for an explanation of how to listen to...

Today we've got Rudy, Brittany, and Amy Daniels joining us in studio to extoll Tom's virtues. Or maybe just the virtues of the upcoming new Tom Barnard Morning Show, starting this Monday. Either way, we eventually get into the topic of who your favorite celebrity you ever met was, and that can't be a coincidence, right? Right: the answer is obviously Michael Berryman, author of It's all good!: A M...

If you're a millennial or the parent of a millennial, you probably remember Barney. Mattel is banking on you remembering him fondly, but given how many schoolyard rhymes there are about killing him, they may be barking up the wrong purple dinosaur. This is a reboot, however, so you never know what direction they might take it. What if Barney had an eyepatch and a gun? That could be cool. Learn mor...

Are the Chinese keeping an eye on us with all of these spy balloons? What was the best part of Super Bowl 57: the game, the commercials, or the halftime show? Today the family discusses all this and more while being joined by Bob and Costaki. One week until Tom's new show with Hubbard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Hyundai day. Andy Swanson and Hassan Ghandour join us live in studio. They are both General Managers for Walser Hyundai in Brooklyn Park and their soon to be opened brand new dealership in Coon Rapids. Hassan grew up in Beirut, moved to Minnesota 18 years ago and got into the car business. Andy makes his 4th appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The term "dive bar" means a lot of things to a lot of people. Is it a positive term? Apparently, yes. These days it is. It's so positive that we can spend a solid half hour talking about them by name without having to worry about being sued for defamation. Unfortunately, Brian couldn't stay long enough to discuss the precise definition of a dive, but he did manage to talk about Icons Unearthed, a...

When you think Frasier, you probably think of the jovial snob from Seattle and his career on KACL 780 AM.  But the actor behind that façade has a dark secret: he was cursed by a warlock.  Or something.  He's had more tragedy in his life than Charlie Brown.  Mere bad luck can't explain all of it.  Can it?  No, it's gotta be a curse.  Probably the same curse that every movie theater in America was s...

Do you remember storytime when you were a kid?  When your parents read books to you?  Well prepare for a wave of nostalgia, because today we're going to read every Wikipedia article for every actor ever born for some reason.  We'll also talk about how unimportant that Grammys are to us and everyone else.  You know what is important though - the big game.  We really need to look up under what circu...

Today we tell you things we shouldn't. Like credit card numbers and social security numbers. Or maybe not.... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's episode two two two two, which is perfect because today's episode is all about the two party system.  It's bad.  You may have heard that before.  But depending on who you ask, one party is a lot less bad than the other.  Sid and Mike Bryant are both not shy about which party they think that is.  Thing is, they might not agree on the party.  Hijinks, naturally, ensue. Sid-izens United: Salacio...

Former KQRS on air personality Ray Erick joins us in studio and we oddly spend an hour talking about cars; the hunt for a '79 Biarritz, the 5-window coupe that almost killed him, the 1955 190 SL that he tried to steal from a collector and his current stable of Pontiacs. Along the way, we veer into radio land including how Ray got his first twin cities broadcasting job when he showed up to apply to...

Americans always make a really big deal about presidential elections, but not local ones.  Your governor, mayor, or representative often makes a bigger impact in your life than the president ever will.  So why don't they care?  Especially young people, who seem to think that the president is the only politician in the country.  Yello (not his birth name, if you can believe it) seeks to change this...

There are a lot of Chinese people, which translates to a lot of Chinese money.  That's money that everyone wants.  It's also a lot of hoops to jump through.  For example, Taiwan is not a country, and if you say it is, you'll be in big trouble.  That's not to say America doesn't have its own quirks.  Here, it's a cultural faux pas to pay a reasonable price for eggs. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Did you ever realize that smoke rhymes with stroke?  Coincidence?  Probably.  But it lends itself well to a rhyming warning about the dangers of smoking, and that's good enough for us.  And speaking of death, the Eagles have been killing it lately.  And by "it" I mean every other team.  They're so good they're boring, so instead we have to talk about Tony Romo maybe saying part of a possible swear...

You've just found a map that leads you to 28 billion dollars in gold buried in a mountain.  Great, right?  Sure.  If you can find it.  Might take a while to dig the entire mountain up.  Also, you may get murdered at some point, so you've got your work cut out for you.  But dodging assassins and digging trillions of pounds of dirt is nothing compared to having an overbearing mother.  At least accor...

If you are trying to stay sober what should you avoid? New Orleans! And one of us didn't! Enjoy episode 87, and click on the email link to reach us at moonpjuggandhobbs.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Celebrities are known for many things.  One of those things is a cloud of sycophants that surrounds them constantly, even online.  Tim recently had to re-learn this lesson involuntarily after offering some mild criticism about a celebrity's whining.  Perhaps being exposed to this behavior is what prompted us to basically crap on celebrities the entire episode.  Also laptops.  Why are they so bad?...

Now that the Vikings are out of the playoffs, how do we manage to eke some joy out of a sport we no longer have any stake in?  By making fun of the teams that remain, of course.  There's no shortage of football players you can mock, no matter how many teams get eliminated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We start the year off with an interview with Jay Ernest. Jay is a professional musician who has toured all over the world and sounds suspiciously like Dan Akroyd.  Jay and his partner wrote a musical around Johnny Cash's famous 1968 concert in Folsom called "Folsom Prison Experience." Along the way he talks about performing for thousands of screaming teen-age girls in the interior of China. Tom an...

Are you a trusting person?  Most people start out that way.  Mistrust is learned, not innate.  Some people, like Jeffrey, learn it earlier than others.  Not to say that he's not a trusting person, but there's a difference between trust and naivete.  One gets you a lifelong friend, the other gets you fleeced for everything you're worth.  That's why trust is in fact a double-edged sword. See omnystu...