The Tom Barnard Show

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey tells a story about a time he was lied to by a bar owner when he was attending an improv comedy show and how being lied to is a top three pet peeve of his. Talks about the recent performance of the Twins, the disdain he feels for the team's current tv situation, and the terrible news of Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson passing away over the weekend. - KSTP's Chris Egert learns about Tom's trip out west to Idaho and Washington, hears about what Hoop fest is and talks about his time living in that area. Plus fills the crew in about any major news from over the holiday weekend, the latest on where President Joe Biden stands amongst running for re-election or not, plus other top stories from the day! - Bob Sansevere catches up with the crew after the holiday weekend and sees how they all enjoyed themselves, talks about his recent arm injury and the mystery behind it, and chats about the Twins winning 2 of 3 games over the least five series they've played and the untimely death of Vikings r

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey laments the Twins getting swept AGAIN by the New York Yankees and discusses why they struggle so significantly against the Bronx Bombers. Plus he dives into the conspiracy theory surrounding the Cleveland Guardians and their stadium modifications at Progressive Field that has caused them to hit more home runs. - Bob Sansevere talks about the Twins sputtering out against the Yankees, the Celtics dominated the Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals last night, and an update on a new possible suitor entering the frame of the Timberwolves ownership sale. - Tim Lammers talks about the recent cancellation of Jennifer Lopez's US tour, sets the table for a pivotal weekend in Will Smith's career, and shares his review of the new buddy cop film Bad Boys: Ride or Die where Smith stars alongside Martin Lawrence. Does this new edition to the franchise have enough action and charisma to produce a big box office return? - Kristyn Burtt talks about the new announcement for a reboot of the tv series

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad chats about the Twins losing ANOTHER game to the Yankees, on the verge of being 0-6 against them with another loss potentially today. How New York has owned the Twins for the last 22 years and how that is a completely odd feat of sports. The new Vikings alternate jerseys were unveiled today, how does everyone feel about them? - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about a standoff that happened overnight in Cochran that ended this morning. The hostage in the standoff was released and should recover fully, the suspect gave themself up and shot themself at the end, the status of their health is unknown at this time. Plus the heavy winds in the area may help dry up some of the soil and benefit those that have been impacted by flooding. Also there is a recall on cucumbers in Minnesota. - Actor Sierra McCormick joins the show to talk about her new coming of age movie "Edge of Everything" where she plays a 15-year old dealing with the loss of her mother and traversing everything that comes with that

"Family Chat" might not sound like the most interesting topic for a lost episode, but it's really more about the comparisons. We've been doing this for 12 years, and pretty much all of our show is family chats these days. Episode 10 was the first such episode, and it's pretty obvious how things have changed over the past decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad chats about the perpetual hell that the Twins find themselves in whenever they face the Yankees like they did last night in a 5-1 loss. However the lone bright spot was the return of Royce Lewis who homered in his return for the team's lone run. The crew discusses if they enjoy or hate the outdoor elements when at baseball games. - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about how the surplus of rain recently has led to rivers and lakes filling up leading to flooding in some areas, however not as bad as a year ago. Plus an update on Mary Moriarty and her comments made about Gov. Tim Walz following her decision to drop the case against Ryan Londregan. - Kristyn Burtt shares about her flight that she shared with Flavor Flav last week, tells a story about how she fell asleep on the Eiffel Tower when she visited Paris, Alec Baldwin and his family are set to have their own reality show on TLC which will start filming soon and air sometime in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad

Mike "Gelfand" Gelfand has been a regular on the show for some time now. But can you believe that this wasn't always the case? It's true. While he was there since nearly the beginning, it was a rare event, like a shooting star. Or in this case, a euphemising star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom and the crew are off for the week so we're turning back the clock to a previous episode of the show, enjoy the holiday and we'll back back on July 8th! - SKOR North's Judd Zulgad chats about the turn Twitter/X has taken under Elon Musk, the Twins had an off day but they're set for a important road series against the Yankees as the Twins try to avenge their home sweep to the Bronx Bombers a couple weeks ago, plus Jud shares his adoration for Boston and Fenway Park. - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about his high school and college basketball playing days and discusses the controversial fouls over the weekend on Caitlyn Clark. Plus talks about how a Nebraska woman was brought to a funeral home only to be discovered that she was in fact, still alive, only a few hours later. - Former assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI Frank Figliuzzi joins the show to talk about his new true-crime investigative thriller "Long Haul" which is available now! "Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers" exposes th

Remember when Joe Anderson went by "Mr. Phunn"? If you've been listening to this show for 12 years, you might. Remember when his brother you might have heard of, KP, was on the show? Same deal. KP has since returned to the morning show last week. No word on whether the Phunn monicker will ever come back, but there's still time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom and the crew are off for the week so we're turning back the clock to a previous episode of the show, enjoy the holiday and we'll back back on July 8th! - SKOR North's Phil Mackey learns about a rock singer who got bit by a bat while performing on stage, talks about the Twins recent win and their rumored roster move involving Edouard Julien in order to make room for the explosive Royce Lewis as he returns from a rehab assignment. Plus a story about the lone time Joe Mauer played right field in his career and the missed flight that led to it happening. AND JUSTIN JEFFERSON HAS EXTENDED WITH THE VIKINGS! - KSTP's Chris Egert shares information on the latest regarding the case against the officer Ryan Londregen and why the Hennepin County attorney is dropping the case against him. - Bob Sansevere shares the news about Vikings WR Justin Jefferson signing an extension with the team for a MASSIVE payday, what that means for the team moving forward, and some other Vikings notes. Talks about his latest tv streamin

We're looking to the future. All cars are electric, which means they run on natural gas instead of regular gas. Social security is a compulsory investment, returning nearly half the money you put into it (after taxes). The average age of a presidential candidate is 115. What can we say? Speculative fiction is almost always negative for a reason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Declan Goff joins the show and learns about the death of Kinky Friedman, Tom introduces the rest of the crew to his music, Dex talks about his love for comedian Dave Chappelle and Tom expresses his affection for Richard Pryor. Great news, the Twins picked up a win in David Festa' MLB debut! - KSTP's Chris Egert discusses last night's presidential debate between Biden and Trump. He fills the crew in on the high and low lights and what democrats could be discussing after a rough night for Joe Biden. Plus a few other notable headlines from the local area. - Bob Sansevere helps Tom understand why his 2-year old grandson talks like he's Italian. He shares a story about an encounter he had inside of a bathroom at Kwik Trip and the crew talks about accents.  - Tim Lammers shares his review of "A Quiet Place: Day One" which is a prequel to the previous Quiet Place movies, does it hold up on the Lamma-meter? A film that may not stack up well is Kevin Costner's new Western film "Horizon: An America Saga"

It has begun: they're recruiting the French now. And by "they" I mean the NBA. I don't know what this means because I don't pay attention to either basketball or the French, but it can't be good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad chats about the Timberwolves trading a 12-year old for the 8th overall pick in last night's NBA Draft. The Twins picked up a win on the road last night! Plus the crew previews the first presidential debate happening tonight on CNN. And a discussion about the old Popeye cartoons. - KSTP's Chris Egert joins and gives a breakdown of the presidential debate this evening and gives an overview of the rules and regulations for the event. Plus an odd holding area for the journalists on hand this evening and how each campaign could try to influence them based on the event. Plus an update on the house that fell into the Rapidan River and the destruction that's occurred because of the flooding. - Comedian KP Anderson stops by the studio ahead of his shows at ACME Comedy Club tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday. His show tonight begins at 8pm with Friday and Saturday's shows happening at 7pm and 9:30pm both nights! Tickets are still available so don't miss the chance to see KP on stage, get your ti

Would you drink onion coffee? Probably not, because it would be gross. Would you eat deadly blowfish? The reason not to consume that one is much more compelling. How about hoarding? Don't do that. Or moving. Or naming your cars. Just don't do anything except listen to podcasts to be safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad has a bone to pick with his alma-mater Benilde St. Margrets for not yet being inducted into their school Hall of Fame. The NBA Draft begins the night, the Wolves pick very late but are there any notable players they could add to the roster? Plus Tom talks about the times he tried drugs as a young adult. - Ross Brendel of SKOR North joins the show to chat about odd mixers in coffee, and a hilarious story about the legendary Patrick Reusse having an emergency contact situation over the past weekend. - Dr. Mike Heithaus joins the show to talk about Sharkfest! National Geographic's annual summer viewing event kicks off June 30th. Set sail with 26 hours of unbelievable programming where viewers can get up close and personal with the ocean's most fearsome predator! Set sail with Sharkfest host and Marvel superhero Anthony Mackie next week! - Kristyn Burtt drills in the idea of nominating Tom for the Hollywood Walk fo Fame and how she thinks he'd be a shoo-in to get a star. Tonight is the

What does it take to get a star on the Walk of Fame? Apparently if a camera has been pointed at you at some point, you're eligible. Even if you're not a person. Even if you're a car or a building. Really, it seems like you just have to be willing to pay for it. So make sure to become a politician first so you can afford it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad and Tom chat about how dogs will hold a grudge if you don't take them on a trip with you, plus about how the Twins are playing alright but Cleveland also keeps winning which isn't allowing them to gain any ground in the AL Central standings. Now that it's been a good chunk of time, was changing Cleveland's ballclub name to the Guardians the right move?  - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about the songs of Randy Newman, and weighs in on a headline from the day about the city of Minneapolis demanding a U of M fraternity that replaced their lawn with artificial turf to revert it back to grass. Plus an update on the Rapidan Dam having failures during these higher water and flood levels. - Kristyn Burtt shares the latest group of names to be inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with stars from film, tv, radio and more! Plus a Minnesota tie sees Prince finally join the Walk of Fame after his estate accepted the bid for him to join. Plus some other top headlines from the entertainment world.

It's a double whammy of those who have left us today with Ron and Joe, both formerly alive Jewish lawyers who knew Tom. With so much in common, it's no wonder they got along. I mean Ron and Joe. Tom isn't any of those things, although he does know himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You could argue that Whip It is the Zebra Cake of music. You could also argue that that doesn't make any sense. Depends on how you look at it. Only one is liable to give you diabetes, but they could easily both get stuck in your head if you're not careful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey chats about last Friday's interview with Steve and Katy Freitag, tells Tom about how he's in on this Twins team after another series win and how if they trade for a pitcher they could be really dangerous. Plus a chat about JJ Reddick taking the LA Lakers head coaching job. - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about how far prosthetics have come over the years, discusses the amount of political TV ads currently running and how many more viewers can expect as we get closer to election season. Plus a preview of the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump with how both sides are altering certain messages to land better with voters. - Bob Sansevere tells a story about his time at the Buffalo Rodeo over the weekend with an intoxicated rodeo-goer and their quest to find their friends. Plus a chat about the Twins looking good on the road as they attempt to chase Cleveland for the top spot in the AL Central, and his thoughts on the rumor of the Timberwolves potentially drafting Br