Holding Court Podcast

In the wake of a Minneapolis private school taking middle school and high school students on a field trip to an Uptown sex shop, Smitten Kitten, Ron is joined by Dan Rasmussen and Tom Barnard to discuss the outrage of the student's parents, the legality of the issue, and whether or not the children will experience any permanent emotional damage from anything they saw in the shop. Plus, they discuss the FBI conducting spy flights over cities, the upcoming Belmont Stakes, and more.

Tom Barnard joins Ron and Lucy to talk about the legal side of Josh Duggar's sexual abuse charges and the possible charges to be made in a recent Pedal Pub squirt gun attack that occured in downtown Minneapolis. Plus, Tom talks about some weird stuff.

Tom Barnard joins Ron and Lucy to share cop stories and personal experiences from growing up in Minneapolis. Plus, they discuss The Great Chicken Debate of New Brighton and the end of the David Letterman era.

Tom Barnard, criminal defense attorney Joe Friedberg, and New York Times sports reporter Pat Borzi join Ron Rosenbaum as he covers topics ranging from the legal side of the Tom Brady #Deflategate saga, the ethics of assisted suicide, and everything inbetween. Plus, Tom, Joe, and Ron talk about legal cases they've worked on and the KQ Morning Show.

Star Tribune contributer and politics.mn blogger Michael Brodkorb and longtime media critic Brian Lambert join Ron and Lucy in studio to discuss a bizarre story surrounding Michelle MacDonald and two missing Lakeville girls.

Tom Barnard joins Ron to look back on the early days of KQRS. Plus, Ron is joined by Tom Oszman and they discuss the media coverage of the Baltimore riots, the difference between Adrian Peterson and the mother being hailed as a hero for slapping her son for participating in the riots, and the Kentucky Derby.

The Star Tribune's Paul McEnroe and Mike Bryant from Bradshaw & Bryant join Ron and Lucy to discuss Somali-Americans from Minnesota attempting to leave the United States to fight alongside Islamic extremist groups in Somalia and Syria, such as Al-Shabaab and ISIL.

Was Barway Collins murdered by his own dad? Andy Skoogman, the executive director of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, brings to light an insider's perspective of the Barway Collins homicide, including what the police force knew, when they knew it, and what factors were essential in charging Pierre Collins for the murder of his own son.

"Mr. Underworld" and Lucy also discuss lethal force by cops, the right to use deadly force in your own home, Ron and Dan Barreiro's upcoming weekly show on Fox 9, "Enough Said," which airs Fridays at 9:30pm.

In this post-Ferguson, post-South Carolina era, Ron and Lucy wonder whether being a cop today a no-win propositon. Maplewood Police Chief Paul Schnell and lawyer Bob Bennett join Ron and Lucy.

Tommy Mischke joins Ron in studio to discuss the hypocrisy behind Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the cult-like acts of the Church of Scientology, and they reminisce on Twin Cities radio greats. Later, Tom Barnard joins the pair and the three go on to discuss their personal experiences and vulnerabilities as well known media figures and how it relates to celebrities that get involved with the Church of Scientology.