The Family Archives

They say Disney World is the most magical place on earth.  Whether or not that's true depends largely on the age of the person you're asking.  12 and under?  Definitely.  But if you're above the age of 30, you have to have a certain type of personality.  Same with ball games, except apparently the age cutoff there is 80.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your...

Every light casts a shadow, every cloud has a silver lining.  Take MLK, for example.  The good: he helped usher in a brief era of relative racial harmony.  The bad: his memorial sculpture looks like a horrendous teleporter accident.  Comedians are the same way.  They're very funny, but they have a tendency to imbibe themselves to death.  That's probably an unnecessarily strict adherence to "take t...

They're multiplying.  Doug leaves, and now we have two Walser employees to take his place.  Tevin and Jerry join us to talk about car-centric topics such as the slow death of Dairy Queen and how much unemployment you can rake in in Massachusetts.  Just think of it as garage talk.  There, now it's related to cars again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad c...

Tim Lammers, movie reviewer to the stars is back.  And you know what that means.  That's right, we're comparing different modes of transportation and their relative danger levels.  Also the topic of driving while intoxicated.  We concluded that it's not a good idea.  But are tires made out of food a good idea?  That remains to be seen.  And tasted. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

We're finally back after a record-breaking hiatus.  These things will happen when the entire country freezes over.  Snowpocalypse was a disappointment compared to last week, and it didn't even get a name this time.  That's okay, because we're inside thinking about the warm ocean air anyway, because we're all Beach Boys fans.  David is too, as evidenced by the fact that he wrote God Only Knows: The...

What happens when Amazon has a glitch? Find out late in episode 86...  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since about the year 0, faith leaders have searched for a way to make Jesus seem cool to teenagers.  Trying to mix Christianity and cutting edge pop culture trends often doesn't go well.  Evangelical rap is a great example of a catastrophic culture clash.  Robyn is the star of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, which is a Christian movie, but it doesn't try too hard to be cool, so it's actually goo...

This is episode 85 of our podcast. Enjoy! And surround yourself with people who love you. Happy Holidays See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Think about the kind of TV and movies you watch.  How much of it is depressing?  You know, death, suffering, disease, that sort of thing.  If you're the average viewer, the answer is apparently "a lot", because depressing fiction seems to be in right now.  Today we delve into the psychology of why.  We find no answers, but we certainly do delve. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

The world is such a depressing place.  We're all born dead, we suffer, and then we get reincarnated to do it all again.  How do you cope?  You lighten up, that's how.  If Jesus can laugh and pet a golden retriever, so can you.  If you're not quite ready for that level of lightness, try just turning off the news.  You'll find that your fear levels drop significantly. TIME TO LIGHTEN THE F*CK UP”- a...

Debby Boone has been singing since the 70s, and given her legacy that makes sense.  What else makes sense is promoting her cover of Snow from White Christmas in the middle of a winter storm.  Listen to it during your two hour drive back home tonight.  It's thematic.  After all, what is Christmas with no snow? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Slashing can be a good thing or a bad thing.  Let's say you have a bunch of suspicious moles.  You want those slashed off, right?  Or how about slashing costs by firing 70% of your workforce?  That one might be a mixed bag.  Then there's the bad kind, which generally involves a chainsaw or rusty machete or something.  What's the appeal?  How does something like that get 13 movies spanning 44 years...

If you're Minnesotan or a Hoosier, you've probably heard about the Vikings vs Colts game.  Biggest comeback in NFL history and all that.  But that's not what Minnesota is really interested in this week.  Step aside, purple pride, because Tom quitting the morning show is the real historical event.  At least in this room it is.  Our frame of reference may be somewhat limited. See omnystudio.com/list...

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News anchor Chris Egert shows up to conduct and interview with Tom. Lots of inside media stories from the early years of the Catman till today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a veritable cornucopia of talent today, special for the holiday season.  Regulars aside, you also have Howard, better known to listeners as Tire Carver, as well as Pat Ebertz of KQ fame.  And get this: we actually talk about cars for a whole half hour.  Specifically, race cars.  Maybe Doug should get into the market of selling vehicles that aren't street legal next. See omnystudio.com/listene...

Quick, name three 2022 blockbusters.  Harder than it sounds, isn't it?  The movie industry continues to struggle to make anything anyone cares about, while the TV industry is apparently in another golden age.  There's never been a better time to sit at home and do nothing.  Especially since every investment out there is apparently a Ponzi scheme now.  I guess there's also never been a better time...

Get ready for some controversy, because Liz is back and she's written a book claiming that the literal media firestorm surrounding the death of George Floyd is clouded with lies and manipulation.  Definitely don't get caught reading this one in Minneapolis.  You also don't want to be caught being a Vikings fan lately, because - just as the prophets foretold - they suck now.  Will they continue to...

Who would steal Bull sperm? And crazy Christmas stories you will never forget. I'm sorry. Plus free ads for you on moonpjuggandhobbs.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we talk about George Carlin.  But not just George Carlin.  Because while Jerry has plenty of stories of having Carlin as a friend, he has even more about the music and entertainment business.  You may have heard that the music industry has a lot of weirdos in it.  Well, you heard right.  If you wish to stay on topic, go watch George Carlin's American Dream on HBO. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Long time fans of the KQ morning show probably remember some of the more classic bits.  Cash call, for example - although that technically wasn't a bit.  It turns out Tiffany is as big a fan as anyone and grew up listening to the same audio as the rest of us.  It also turns out she has some big news, but you'll have to listen to find out what that is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

A Christmas Story is one of those movies that everyone remembers fondly and seems to unite the generations.  It was made almost 40 years ago, so it's the perfect bridge between the Boomer, Gen X, and Millennial generations.  It's also, after all this time, gotten a sequel: A Christmas Story Christmas.  Shot in the original house and everything, right?  No, not even close.  Today we learned a surpr...

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Twists can be tough to do.  When they're good, people will be talking about your movie for decades.  When they're not so good, they basically ruin the entire thing.  M Night Shyamalan is the undisputed king of both types of twist.  And speaking of kings, here's the opposite of a twist: Tim and Tom are both still watching Tulsa King.  Can you believe it?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

What's scarier than nuclear fission?  Actually, a lot of stuff.  But for some reason, we've been conditioned to be afraid of it.  Everything is going to be another Chernobyl.  Robert is a professor of philosophy, so naturally, he asks "why"?  Unfortunately for him, we aren't also philosophers, so the best we can do is say that people are stupid.  Hey, we're not wrong.  Then, Alex inadvertently ask...