The Tom Barnard Podcast

(Part 4) You probably remember Steve. You know, the beaver doctor? Yeah, him. He did his Doctors of Comedy show a few months ago, and now he's doing another. Joining him is Nate, who is not a doctor of anything, but he does have a masters. That makes him a Master of Comedy. Personally, I think that sounds a lot cooler. For more information about the Doctors of Comedy tour, check out https://www.do...

(Part 3) Halloween is the season for scary things. But scary doesn't have to mean werewolves and vampires. It can mean whatever could possess someone to make something like Wicker. Wildwood is a more traditionally Halloween-esque movie, but apparently it's not doing so great. Maybe because it looks like a movie for 8 year olds but, according to Tim, it is not. Kind of like Clayface. Maybe don't br...

Patrick Stewart died just a few days ago. Whether you knew him as Professor X, Jean-Luc Picard, or that gay guy in Frasier, he was probably in something you liked. I don't think he was ever in Dancing With the Stars, though. He also never grew a Christmas tree for Rockefeller Center. So much life left to live, that one.

Alex is dressed as a doctor (not a nurse), so we take the opportunity to diagnose Jude's numerous medical issues and talk about the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Apparently it employs like 20% of the entire city's population. We also talk a little about Xavier Riddle. Can you guess why?

(Part 4) Rory Paquette has been through a lot. Nearly dying from pneumonia, floods that knocked out his internet for a month and a half, losing his business, and even more stuff we didn't even mention. So what did he do? Started a bunch of podcasts. Naturally. You can find Andy's appearance on THE Podcaster Nation here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xg7gVZk7vJpdweyaymh9J To learn about his oth...

Remember Al? The guy who learned he was adopted in his 50s? He was on not very long ago, nor did he have very long on the show. Today we rectify that. This time we get the whole story, plus a little extra. As always, you can find his book, Finding Mary Smith, at https://www.alisaacs.com/! This guest was booked using PodMatch! Interested in being a guest on the show? Sign up for PodMatch at https:/...

(Part 2) Single cam has been dominating for over 20 years. Audiences just expect film-like quality from their TV shows these days. Shows with massive budgets like Stranger Things, Loki, and Andor certainly haven't helped make low budget shows look better in comparison. But are people getting sick of it? Could the age of pulp return? Kristyn hopes so.

(Part 1) When you're bringing home your brass knuckles with giant blades welded to them, make sure TSA knows about them. Otherwise they might find them alarming, for whatever reason. We didn't ask Mike Bryant what the legal ramifications of trying to sneak such an item onto a plane could be, but we can guess that they're probably not great.

(Part 4) Now that the Vikings are 6-0, we're the last undefeated team. This basically guarantees us a place in the playoffs. After that? Who knows. Our "oops all field goals" strategy seems to be working well. Maybe it's the new thing. Or maybe everyone else is just injured so the Vikings are basically bullying hospital patients.

(Part 3) Ed may be an Emmy-winning writer, producer and author, but there's something even more important about him: he was also friends with Louie Anderson. Once we learned that we may or may not have spent a good ten minutes talking about him instead of Ed's books, which you can find at https://www.eddriscollcomedy.com/. This guest was booked using PodMatch! Interested in being a guest on the sh...

(Part 2) We didn't intend to talk about pets basically the entire time, but we did it anyway. Adopting them, having them, watching movies about them. Most people have pets, so it's got broad appeal. But hey, we do talk about interviewing celebrities for a bit there at the beginning. Something for everyone.

(Part 1) We start this episode with a sad story. Then we talk about people dying. Also Birch's sundowners. But all that pales in comparison to the worst news of all: Vegemite is officially not a human right. Yes, we couldn't believe it either.

Greg is a Minnesota native with quite the collection. He has a copy of every MAD magazine produced from #24 onward. Before that, it was a comic book, so 24 is the first one we all know and love. He brought several of them in, including the recent 600th issue. That's a lot of history in a magazine about...what is MAD about, anyway?

Tim saw You Can See Everything. You know how the trailers make Elizabeth Holmes look super creepy? That's not an accident. What is an accident is having your teeth knocked out during a big hockey game. At least we hope so, because man that looks painful.

(Part 2) Announcing that you're having a baby is a big deal. The moment might feel cheapened if you do it live on TV while Thing 1 and Thing 2 are dancing around though. And yes, this is something that happened on Dancing with the Stars.

(Part 1) Paul Mecurio is in town at the House of Comedy, so naturally he swings by the studio for a visit. Jeff Passolt also shows up to reminisce and the two hit it off immediately. Probably because they both have stories about relatives being strange.

(Part 4) When Mike's mother died when he was just 22, he had a realization. You have to live life while you still have it. That's why he's a bestselling author, has been to over 100 countries, and has built numerous companies up to eight figures. Well okay, that's not the only reason why, but it was the first reason. And sometimes the first step is the hardest. You can find Mike's book at https://...

(Part 3) There was a communication mix-up with the guest, so instead we talked about high school. Everyone loved high school, right? Well even if you didn't, you might wonder what famous people have graduated there. Today we find out, courtesy of the Notable Alumni section on various Wikipedia pages. And yes, Tom is on one of those sections.

(Part 2) You've been waiting for weeks for Kristyn to finally reveal who she's been hobnobbing with. Don't try to deny it. You know it's true. Well the day has arrived. What, you thought we'd spoil it in the description? It would be much better to hear it from the woman herself, don't you think?

(Part 1) Kathryn and Tom watched Norm, the Norm Macdonald documentary. Would you be surprised to learn that behind the comedy, there was a deep sadness? If so, you've probably never learned about the personal life of a comedian before. You also may not have attempted to demonstrate telekinesis on live TV. If not, we don't recommend you start. Not unless it's real, of course.

(Part 4) It's been a very injurious week in football. Entire teams are being decimated. Interviewees are becoming casualties before they even pick up a mic. What's going on? We don't know, but we got a bye week so we're still 5-0, so we don't care. And surely, nothing bad could possibly happen between now and February.

(Part 3) Complaining about kids never wanting to talk on the phone is out. The newest complaint is robots always wanting to talk on the phone. You'd think a doctor would want to hear from their patient directly. You'd also think you'd go see Paul Mecurio at the House of Comedy this Friday and Saturday. No robots involved.

(Part 2) DWTS had some drama the other day involving a lift. Or was it a lift? Depends on which definition you use. Choose the right one, because you might end up getting the Fresh Prince treatment. And if none of this makes any sense to you at all, you're far from alone. Carrie Ann Inaba claims Jenna Johnson got lifted, and Val Chmerkovskiy goes nuts. Did I get all those names right? You Can See...

(Part 1) The Disney Worlds Collide tour came to town. Tweens and their mothers rejoiced. For everyone else, there's foot-related content online. And by "everyone else" I mean hopefully an extremely small number of people.

Tim, famous for being Mary Mack's husband, moved up north because Facebook was too confusing. Or something like that, anyway. Why is he all the way back down here? Because he's at Acme, naturally. And you should be grateful, because after all, he's the funniest person in Minnesota. He's certified and everything.