The Family Archives

Do you have that one song that you could discuss for hours? Dissecting its rhythm, melody, and lyrics? Diallo and Blake do. Except for them it's many "one songs". Enough that they made a podcast doing just that, in fact. Personally, we find it easier to let some children loose in the studio, turn on the mics, and see what happens. Just don't expect any deep dives when your hosts have an attention...

Being a veteran is tough. Your job was either killing or killing-adjacent, and that takes its toll. Often, that toll comes in the form of suicide. If we had a solution, we'd give one, but all we can do for now is raise awareness. And we do that by platforming Josh, who's decided to hike 22 miles a day for 22 days while carrying 22 pounds on his back. As you may have guessed, the number 22 is signi...

If you've got your ear to the street, you know what the current trend is: calling in sick on August 24th. We don't get it either, but that's fads for you. By the time you read this it may be too late, so make your plans for next year. Call in sick, then get a burger from the St. Clair Broiler. Oh wait, you can't do that any more. Instead, why not go on a shopping spree at Sears? No, can't do that...

When you hear the term "Pig lady", what do you think? A lady that looks like a pig? Some kind of minotaur-esque creature? How about a sociopath who feeds people to pigs? If you chose the last one, you either have a very strange imagination or you know about the Susan Monica murders. And if you don't know about them, you're about to, courtesy of Adam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

Now that Dr. Huber has returned to the show, let's celebrate by remembering the first time he was on the show. At least, I think it's the first time. He's been on so much it's hard to sort through them all. Not to mention we get along so well it's like we've always been old friends, right? Right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If there's one thing all four of us have in common (aside from our genes) it's that we're all married. We like to consider ourselves happily married, even. Still, every relationship has its troubles. Why not erase your baggage before it becomes a problem rather than after? And we're not talking about pawning the kids off on Grandma and Grandpa. Well, I guess we are talking about that a little. And...

In the days of yore, a rivalry was formed. C.J., also known as Cheryl Johnson, was a Star Tribune columnist who frequently covered Tom's exploits in a less than favorable light. This led to them clashing on the regular...until today. And by "today" I mean over ten years ago. On his (at the time) new podcast, Tom and C.J. buried the hatchet once and for all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

There's a podcast out there called The Parents Lounge. And while we're all parents and we like to lounge, that podcast isn't this one. Sometimes the two meet, though, such as today when Jason called in. As such, we have all the bases covered. It all starts with kids, then cars, then stocks, then the cops take you to prison for insider trading. The prison part may not apply to everyone. Learn more...

Life's full of changes. You start off playing basketball against athletes three times your size, you end up what exactly the doctor is doing to your bladder. You buy a house for 3.9 million, you sell it for 125. Maybe you've never done any of these things exactly, but you get the idea. That's why we aim to be an unmoving beacon in the storm. A point of stability in a chaotic world. Just ignore the...

Somehow, we managed to go nearly two years without having Dr. Huber on the show. We were afraid of catching COVID over the phone, you see. While our fears might be somewhat ridiculous, there are millions of people out there with more grounded problems, and many of them are children. Kids don't do well with social isolation, constantly being told the world is going to end, and having to worry about...

There's one thing keeping us all from taking our dream vacation: lack of teleportation technology. Luckily, in the magical world of hypotheticals, there's no such thing as airfare, travel time, or needing enough free time for the trip to actually be worth it. Come live in this magical realm with us as we travel to Japan, Japan, Japan, and Scandinavia. And Japan. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Anxiety is a normal part of life. It can help you process and it can stop you from making a bad decision. It can also be a very abnormal part of life. As they say, the dose makes the poison. This is especially common among first responders, veterans, and other people in extremely high stress occupations. While there are resources out there for those people, they're not all necessarily high quality...

There are many reasons to run. It's a great way to lose weight. It puts distance between you and your demons. And for Alexi, it makes you an Olympic athlete. It also indirectly made her an author. The book is called Bravey - no, not Bravery - and it's about chasing dreams and befriending pain. Hey, there's another thing running can do: catch up to your dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

In 2010, Futurama came back from the dead after being cancelled. A couple years later, Billy West, who voices like half the cast, was on our show. Now, in the futuristic year 2023, Futurama has been resurrected once again. What better time to relive a past when Futurama had only ended once? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here in America we've never had official royalty. It's kind of our thing. Yet despite the fact that our ancestors sailed the ocean blue and fought a war to get away from them, we can't get enough of the British royal family. Or can we? Support has dwindled over the years and shows no signs of stopping. It's currently at 55%, which means in a few short years they'll be out of majority favor for the...

Game show hosts are often known for their longevity. You've got people hosting the same show for over fifty years. Can't say that about most industries. Unfortunately, our status as a mortal species gets the best of us eventually, and all those names that were synonymous with a show are starting to leave. It's kind of like how superheroes are on their way out, except in that case people are happy...

Most of our audience is either in Minnesota or Wisconsin, so we don't encounter a lot of deadly venom. It makes it easy to forget that in much of the world, there are animals the size of a quarter that can kill you. There are also animals the size of of a room that can kill you. Oddly, those ones choose not to. Perhaps it's because they've already eaten every mammal in the Everglades. They're call...

A pastor and a professional wrestler walk into a bar. They also occupy the same physical space. Impossible? Not when you're Chris Whaley, a pastor who was also known as The Saint in the ring. With a name like that, it was a foregone conclusion, right? Plus he refused to use steroids, so he had the whole "body is a temple" thing going on. Hard to imagine someone like that bringing the smackdown to...

This is a tasty episode. Who doesn't like a nice steak? Of course, it helps when the steak hasn't sat in a hot garage for a week. How about some Dairy Queen? Oh wait, those have all been sold off to land grabbers. Okay, I guess if we can't eat then we'll just talk about cars? Dang, wrong again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The saying "give a damn" is interesting. Who are you giving it to? To give a damn is a good thing, but does that mean it's also good to take a damn? Also, how many times can you say "damn" before it starts sounding like a made-up word? Let's find out if the answer is five: Mark wrote a book called Give A Damn, which is basically what Tom has been saying on a daily basis for the past few years cond...

Everyone has their own version of escapism. As children, we play with dolls or cars. Then as we get older, it's wrestling, video games, and playing pretend. As adults, we have movies and TV. In the past, these things were all separate. Not any more. Now we have movies about toys, movies about video games, video games about wrestling, and wrestlers in movies about pretend cars. And soon everything...

You may recall, or at least be aware of, UFO Mania in the 50s and 60s. Roswell, crop circles, abductions, UFO sightings. All swamp gas, of course. It's back, and this time we have 4k video cameras in the pocket of every American. We also have military officials testifying before congress that there are Martians living among us. Well maybe they didn't say that but they said something. Why not watch...

You could call this a serious episode. "Serious" can mean a lot of things though. It can be a synonym for dire, grave, or appalling. For example, the Jacob Wetterling kidnapping. That was all of those things. It hits close to home, too. Robert is from Wisconsin and wrote a book all about it, from the crime to the resolution. "Serious" can also mean things less awful too. Money is good, but it's al...

Are you ready for a chemistry lesson? Our first topic is isomers. Delta 7, delta 8, delta 9. No, it's not a military designation, it's different types of THC. Which leads us to our second topic: psychoactive chemicals. You'll be seeing a lot more of them in a few days. That's why it's important to know your limits, use caution, and above all else, never leave your house. No, not just when high. Be...

Have you been feeling like your parenting could use some more bhakti principles lately? Then I have good news for you. That's exactly what Mother Gopi Gita brings in her new book, Leadership Parenting. The "correct" way to parent has been eluding humanity for thousands of years. Every generation has its own spin, and it's usually the polar opposite of what their parents did. Gopi, instead, unifies...