The Family Archives

The Spice Girls only had two albums, and yet they're the best selling girl group of all time.  Bob Barry may not be a best selling girl group, but he could be considered the Tom Barnard of Wisconsin.  Most people would consider that a good thing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

Serial killers aren't nice. It's the thing they all have in common. Some of them are less nice than others. John has spent many years researching Edwards, believed by John to be pretty high up on the badness scale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's a farmhouse in Minnesota, northwest of Minneapolis. Nothing spooky happened there, at least until Nik bought it. If you need a ghost for some reason, instead head East to Forepaugh's in Saint Paul. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Remember when we spent an entire hour talking about weed two episodes ago? If not, you've probably had enough. If so, get ready for the medical version, as opposed to the comedy version. 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 lot of people work at a job they hate simply because we all need money. We can't all have a job where we blow air horns at golfers. What we can do is see if we can figure out what drew us to this job in the first place and try to make it the way we thought it would be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your...

With the amount of diseases, many of which we don't fully understand, it's a wonder anyone manages to stay healthy. After this episode, you may wonder if anyone actually IS healthy. Is it the chemtrails? The truth is out there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

Sometimes it's nice to turn off your brain, consume some mindless entertainment, and let your mind do whatever it does in that situation. Many people feel that way about superhero movies. Others cry when Groot turns into a sapling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

Getting shot with an arrow or being butchered in an apartment are two of the many unfortunate things that can happen to you if you're a deer. On the other hand, you're oblivious to the various shenanigans of Hollywood lunatics, so it balances out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Superheroes have been making money for decades and the trend is only accelerating. Minnesota sucking at sports is also accelerating, although the precogs in Vegas see the Vikings being one of the best teams this year. We'll see. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

We've got fake news, non-news, and durian news all in the same segment, because that's how the news is right now. Jonathan Cain is much more reliable, perhaps because of his religion, perhaps because musicians are well known for their reliability. Probably not that second thing. Either way, he's writing a book called Don't Stop Believin'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See om...

Spring has sprung for the 5th and final time this year, and we at the Best Of are ready to complain about the heat. Clips Featuring: Michael Malone, Karen Straughan, and Adam Hunter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You don't have to be very old to know what a pager is, yet there are people out there who've never seen one before. Even before the era of pagers, there were the Krofft brothers. Unlike pagers, the Kroffts are still around and successful. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

Minnesota is known for a few things. People like Magoo, who drive a truck across all 6 million miles of the state. Cy Amundson. And of course, losing. 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 Michael have one thing in common, and that's a fondness for weed.  They may have other things in common, but there's only so much time in an hour, you know. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you have a house and want a lot of money, it's time to sell. At that point you'll have no house, so you buy one. Then repeat the cycle forever. If you find yourself exhibiting this behavior, you may have neurological damage from concussions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

Ford's out of the car game save for two of them. When we say car we mean car, not vehicle, so don't worry. Joe's job is safe. Kanye's may not be unless he starts playing country western. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Optimism and dinosaurs often go hand in hand. Whenever dinosaurs and humans meet it tends to turn out pretty well. And with brain tumors you've got Phenomenon, where he becomes a genius. So basically everything is good, even if it's bad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...

There are a few types of spirits most people seem to agree upon. Those who were executed in North Korea or the 17th century probably qualify as vengeful spirits. Prince apparently is now a troubadour spirit. And of course, Christmas trees become fire spirits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices....

We don't really know what we're talking about until Eric comes on. Between murder subs, smoking, and illiteracy, it's true chaos. Since nothing says stability like the automobile market, Eric's appearance makes everything better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

Most murders are committed during warmer days. It's hard to fire a gun when you're wearing mittens. That's one possible explanation for both the Golden State Killer, who possibly has been caught, and William Cumber, who definitely has been caught. Both lived in warm climates. For your safety, move to Alaska. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Have you ever thought about how nice it is to be able to get into a plane and not die? Musicians in the 70s didn't, because they couldn't. Next time you fly, thank your pilot for being sober. When you land, go see a stand-up comic who can handle comedy without making it about them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more...

Humans have gotten pretty good at surgery, and they're only getting better by the day. We still can't do a whole lot about psychosis, nor thinking like a water moccasin. Some day, perhaps. 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 is still a bit upset over the racism comments, and his feelings are hurt almost as much as Kristyn's second degree burns. Also, we don't like taxes. 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 often calls people a disaster, but there's that kind of disaster and then there's things like van attacks and shootings. They're a bit different. The latter will most likely require some kind of healing process, and Dr. Nadel can help you with that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

The White House is very old and has seen its share of death. Those conditions usually mean ghost, and in this case they do. For a different kind of ghost of the past, check out Ready Player One as long as you're of the 80s gamer demographic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...