Episodes

This was Lou's first appearance in 2012, and his only one until he was on the Tom Barnard Morning Show around ten years later.

Frank and Mark joined us in November 2012 for this episode.

This is when Dave Mordal came to our studio in November of 2012.

The first appearance of Tim Slagle on our show. He would be back many times.

This would have been recorded on or near Halloween 2012.

Mike Evans is best known as a celebrity journalist who was with KQ for many years. He's second best known for something about a birth certificate. It's all a little fuzzy.

This was Paula's second appearance on the show.

Originally recorded in 2012.

Sean Hampton was arrested for impersonating a police officer. That's not what he's famous for, but it is the first thing we bring up. Don't worry, it was all a big misunderstanding. Today he's most well known for being the producer of the Matt Walsh show from 2019 to 2025, a success we attribute to him coming on our show and learning about the glory of podcasting. If you're wondering where lost episode #54 is, I'm keeping that one in the vault because it's really bad.

Clabe Taylor is the author of TexMex, a book about how useless the government is at fighting Mexican cartels. It was written in 2012, but it could have been written today. Or in 2002. Or in 1992. You get the picture.

Laura Ortiz was a regular on Holliston, where her name was also Laura. Despite sounding like she's 11, we have it on good authority that she was not.

Originally aired sometime in 2012

Jimmy Francis's wife, Juliet, is raising money to fight Alzheimer's through My BOB Country. Dan, Alex's husband, is doing a bike ride for Alzheimer's. And of course, Tom is fighting it directly by zapping it out of his brain, or whatever. Details are still a bit fuzzy on what exactly he does. But the point is, humanity is uniting in the battle against Alzheimer's. Could a cure be on the horizon?

Toy Story 5 is set to be the latest billion dollar hit. And why shouldn't it? It's a beloved franchise, and they're returning to their roots of making poignant observations via talking toys. Maternal Instinct, on the other hand, is twisted in every way a documentary can be. We recommend taking the kids to see the former.

It was supposed to be last weekend. Then it was supposed to be this weekend. Now it's the weekend of the 4th? We're starting to wonder if this wedding is happening at all. Not that we're that starved for entertainment. We've got plenty of clips of people experiencing America for the first time thanks to the World Cup.

Nick's in the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Maybe he'd have had more warning if he had used the new (as of roughly 1990) Super Doppler Radar. You may be thinking "how could doppler radar possibly predict appendicitis?", and you'd be right to do so. But this is Super Doppler. It can do anything. Probably.

Constance's son Miles had brain surgery at just six years old. That's tough. Lots of emotions involved. Kids always feel emotions, but they rarely fully understand them, which can lead to strange behavior and difficulty as a parent. Enter color theory, which helps kids communicate how they feel using colors rather than specific language. Are you feeling turquoise today? If so, visit https://www.colorfulcapesoffeelings.com/. By the way, turquoise is the color I've assigned to curiosity.

Why do so many people die at 99? Aside from because 99 is very, very old, I mean. And speaking of things that are old, Toy Story 5 will be the most recent entry in an over 30 year series. Will this one be good? We sure hope so.

Jack and Tom both spent years in Minnesota radio. They drifted apart over the years, and now they're back in the same room once more. The result? Decades of stories.

It's back to the 70s day: WKRP is in the news and videoconferencing is impossible. We do mention a Jumbotron, which didn't exist until the 80s, so that's a bit of an anachronism.

Kristyn's got her eyes on a budget-friendly $6000 projector, and the family's getting served sushi by robots. Will the luxuries never cease? Yes, actually: after we went to a Twins game, we have no money. Spent it all on bottled water and parking.

We had Maggie Faris and Randall Reid on the show, and they both made it to the finals of the Funniest Headliner competition at Gambit Brewing. That can't be a coincidence. Today we've got Juice, another finalist out of six. Since he was the most recent one to be on our show, that means he's going to win, right?

Are we alone in the universe? I hope so. Earth is loud enough as is. Can you imagine two of them? Unfortunately, the math doesn't check out. Or, depending on who you ask, the bible. And when you get math and the bible joining forces against you, you might as well just give up.

There's a house for sale on Lake Minnetonka. It's got 18 bathrooms, a bowling alley, two guest/guard houses, and those are the least insane aspects. We're thinking of starting a GoFundMe and making it the new podcast HQ.