The Tom Barnard Show

Money, it's a hit. Don't give me that do-goody bulls**t. It may just be the root of all evil, and some will stop at nothing to get their hands on your stack. From Charles Ponzi to Bernie Madoff, the list keeps on growing by the day. To avoid becoming the next Nigerian prince, take the advice of Bill Francavilla and you'll be fine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab your tiara, the countdown to the royal wedding is in full swing as Kristyn Burtt joins us to discuss the ongoing saga at Windsor. Who will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle? Most of the crew could care less, but if you feel like waking up on Saturday at 4 a.m. to watch the drama unfold that's your business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember the good old days when Jesse was governor? Well, maybe they weren't that good. They were weird though. Perhaps if The Body had done The Clean 20 he wouldn't have had to go off the grid. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Girl meets troubled boy, girl tries to fix boy, marriage ends in divorce. It's a story as old as the written word, but you can't change human nature. Joyce knows this as well as anyone, having gone through it four times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dating Game isn't always lighthearted. It's not their fault; sociopaths are good at manipulation. Still, if someone has bodies in their house and rape convictions they can't be that charming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our last episode from the Itasca building! The old girl will be missed but the Best Of must roll on. Clips Featuring: Adam Hunter, Ryan Stout, and Frances Dilorinzo   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some people really need medication. Someone who rescues cats to the point where she runs out of room for their bodies, for example. Or someone who sends 65,000 texts to a guy she had a one night stand with. For the rest of us, medication may not always be the answer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It may be a cliche you'd expect to hear from a gray-haired baseball coach, but life isn't fair. Sometimes it's sunny, which is bad because you're a comedian. On days when Jack Frost blesses you with a large audience, make sure to thank him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam is not a very diverse comedian, but we let him on anyway because we're an anti-segregation podcast. We hope one day segregation is abolished. Until then, you can count on us to give the downtrodden a voice. A voice that talks about Mr. T. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fame often takes its toll. Mitch Hedberg is an obvious case. The other Mitch learned to let it go which is why he's still around. Kari, well known as the Mythbusters girl, is also still around, and she's got a book on how. Unsurprisingly, it involves science. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you're on the treadmill, you meet all sorts of people. When you're on the euphemism treadmill, you have to watch what you say. Perhaps the reason people hate exercise so much is because they confuse the two. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mitch just had a kid, Alex just had a kid, and there's another kid on the way. So we talk about kids a lot. We also talk about an investment opportunity that was basically the worst thing that could ever happen to anyone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Lampoon is an American legend, gone forever but never forgotten. So is the Pony Express. In the latter's case, there was a lot more death and a lot less longevity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ed Gein and Belle Guinness, while vastly different in terms of popularity, were both quite similar in personality. They were both crazy. They both liked cutting people into component parts. There's not a lot more to either of them, but that's probably enough. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's charity day, between the Grand Finale Gala, Gold Star Rides, and Tour de Cure, those of you with more compassion than money certainly have your choice. You can also go fishing on Saturday if you want. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mother's day is coming up. If you're looking for a cheap gift that will warm her heart, and the rest of her, get her some anthracite coal. Just make sure to install a particulate filter first. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iran's nuclear deal is out like the cerebrospinal fluid of a mountain climber, which means no news is good news unless you like reading about politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The title isn't about Kristyn - this week it's Roseanne, who's getting into some wacky hijinks related to Muslims and explosives. It's wackier than it sounds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life isn't fair. Your life is never going to be as easy as an heir to a Nazi fortune or Stormy Daniels. But Dr. Baucom will tell you fighting against unfairness is a waste of time. You'll never win. Focus on things you can actually change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla was good with electricity but bad with people. It seems that genius often results in introversion. But there's introversion and then there's refusing to come out of your house despite the oncoming river of lava. As far as we know, Tesla never did that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices