Radio legend Tom Barnard sits down family-style with his wife, son and daughter on this daily podcast. Get a comedic take on everyday family discussions, entertainment news, special guests, and current events!
Tom has played some golf in his day. Some of that golf was with Michele. Also Rocco, but he decided not to show up in person today. But who doesn’t play golf is young people who aren’t from Asia. Is it cultural, generational, or third option?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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New York City’s got everything, as long as you’ve got the money. Actually, it doesn’t really have everything; you won’t be getting a huge house no matter who you are. You can get a chair upholstered without any major issues, though. Probably. Just stay out of certain areas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Comedians these days don’t know how to improv. Or write more than 30 seconds of jokes. A page full of tweets may seem like a lot of material, but there’s a lot of empty space there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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No news is good news. That doesn’t necessarily mean all news is bad news, but today it is. Drug-related murders, drug-related accidental deaths, politicians and media figures doing things we pretend to be surprised about. Watergate could be considered good and bad. Ben Bradlee broke that story and it turned out pretty well for him, so that’s something.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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80s movies were arguably most famous for one thing: over the top action being played straight. Grenades, gunshots, and falls through plate glass were mundane. But what would happen if a regular person went through that? Andrew did the research and he found out it’s not good.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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If you’re an expecting parent, we’re here to guide your decisions to adulthood. First decision: don’t pick a bad name. Also on the list is to not raise them in eastern Europe unless you don’t care if they drink a lot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Tom Barnard was raised in North Minneapolis, Minnesota. He and his six siblings were raised almost entirely by their mother. Tom began in radio in 1971, and has been a renowned morning show host in America since 1986 on 92 KQRS.
He received the Marconi Award for Large Market Personality of the Year, was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame, and inducted into the Minnesota Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
In his spare time, you can find him enjoying movies and TV shows with his wife, taking walks, golfing, or playing with his grandchildren.
Kathryn has a restless streak as far as careers go; having produced and written for the KQRS morning show, (even before Tom) becoming a Mom, raising and riding horses, becoming a real estate agent, and currently she is the HR officer and co-host on the podcast. With so many things to do and experience, she’s trying to work it all in.
Gardening, traveling, golfing, reading, hiking in the mountains, and spending a lot of time with their adorable grandchildren and family are the joys of her life.
Andy is Tom and Kathryn’s son and the engineer of the show. He handles the board and the computer (mainly the resident fact checker). When he’s not on the show he’s often at home; he enjoys programming and playing video games in his spare time.
He also enjoys his time with his wife, Melissa, and their son, Ethan, who shares Tom’s birthday (70 years exactly). They currently enjoy small town life, although it’s not quite as small as the town Andy grew up in. On the plus side, that means not having to pack rations for the arduous multi-week journey to the nearest grocery store.
Alex and her husband have two young children; most of her time is spent being entertained by them. When she isn’t soaking up the glory that is Motherhood, she enjoys running with their two dogs, lifting weights, meditating and reading. She loves spending time outside and loves all seasons.
She studied fashion merchandising, design, journalism and dance, but somehow found herself working on this podcast. You’ll enjoy such banter from her as her being a vegetarian strictly to irritate her Father, trying to get him to be positive about anything (to no avail), singing sentences other people just said and facts about having ADHD.
Jude is Tom and Kathryn’s eight year old (as of 2022) Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and the current primary pod dog. His hobbies include chasing everything that moves and dreaming about chasing everything that moves.
After rising through the ranks from a lowly third-tier pod dog to the main event, he has decided to rest on his laurels because resting is his favorite thing to do, in between bouts of hyperactivity. He is sometimes joined by his fellow pod dogs, Daisy, Birch and Mae.
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This is the playlist of all of our archived episodes. Each episode is from the early years of the Family Show. Listen to hear how we got our start, and get a laugh from the crazy things we did. Please be aware that the episodes are not searchable, and are in a random order
