People seem to think they can do anything as long as they have a cause. Blocking traffic, burning buildings, and the worst of all: parking at a meter that still has time left on it. The nerve. It's safer and less destructive to stay home and watch movie adaptations of video games. Don't worry, they don't suck like they used to.
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The Family: We are the main characters of this podcast - #2537

The Tom Barnard Show features local and national guests and is heavily focused on humor. Tom Barnard, host of the #1 local morning show in the United States since 1986, created the podcast with the goal of a show with more creativity and flexibility than radio. Tom hosts the show along with his wife Kathryn, daughter Alex, and son Andy. It airs live central time, Monday-Friday 8 AM to 9:30 PM CST, then The Family at 9:45 to 10:45. You can stream it live at www.tombarnardshow.com, seen in live HD video on Youtube, reached via iPhone or Android app or via podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Google Play on Android. Email info@tombarnardpodcast.com at any time with questions.

Comedy

The U of M protests are over. We don't know how or why, but we know it's probably somehow a bad thing. And speaking of things that are traditionally bad, the Twins are actually doing okayish right now. They're not exactly at the top of the standings, but in an unusual twist, they're not out of the running after a week.
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The Family: America's two pastime are baseball and racial unrest - #2548

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad talks about the Twins going undefeated on a roadtrip of 6+ games for the first time in franchise history after their 10th straight win yesterday. Bad news is that Byron Buxton exited the game with right knee soreness with more info still to come out after tests are conducted. When will the Twins TV situation be resolved?
- KSTP's Chris Egert talks about how he lit a match this morning with his tweet regarding protesters and tents of a similar nature and how he's getting a lot of heat in the replies to him. Breaking news on an agreement between protesters and the U of M, and the start of a new rail system that runs from St. Paul to Chicago.
- Singer Jackie Evancho joins the show and talks about her latest EP "Solla" which is out tomorrow, May 3rd and her new single "Behind My Eyes" which is out now and available to listen plus can be found in spot 22 on the Billboard AC Chart!
- Kristyn Burtt puts a few buttons on the "Quiet on the Set" hot water involving Dan Schneider, Gypsy Rose Blanchard has been getting some makeovers done and speculation about her making a run at Dancing with the Stars next. Plus some other top entertainment headlines from the day and TV options this evening.
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Tom Barnard Podcast - Behind Jackie Evancho's eyes is a brand new single; behind Nickelodeon's scenes, we don't talk about

Breaking news: college students continue long tradition of thinking they know everything while actually knowing very little. Okay, I guess that's not exactly "breaking", but it's definitely in the news. What else is in the news is urban centers decaying from lack of use. Turns out in order to make best use of an office building with a capacity of 100,000 workers, you actually need 100,000 workers to go there.
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The Family: Tempest in a teapot, something else in a water bottle - #2548

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad goes after Comcast, Diamond Sports (aka Bally Sports), and MLB for allowing the TV agreement for the Twins to be so poor that now viewers in Minnesota with Comcast cannot watch games moving forward. How on Earth the Twins and pro baseball are allowing a situation like this is ridiculous.
- KSTP's Chris Egert is back in the KSTP studio today and shares some insight on the Twins TV dilemma and how fans can find other ways to watch. Tom and Chris talk about how sports tickets have skyrocketed in cost over the last few decades.
- Actress Mel Harris joins the show to talk about her latest film "Queen of Knives" in which the comedy-drama feature follows the Benetto family and their lives as they're scattered across Brooklyn, NY. The movie is available now on pay-per-view, on demand, and other major streaming services.
- Kristyn Burtt discusses the "lack of neighborhood" some sense in today's world and what could be the cause of that, the hot water surrounding Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson after a report being released about his unprofessionalism on set and behind the scenes while working. Plus some other entertainment headlines from the day!
Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Tom Barnard Podcast - Mel Harris is the queen of knives and the MLB is the king of terrible business decisions

Learning another language is hard. Keeping multiple languages in your brain for any real length of time is even harder. Remembering NFL stats or Oscar nominations from 50 years ago, that's easy. They say "use it or lose it", and what could you possibly use more frequently than the score to a game that happened when there were still two Germanys?
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The Family: We are the main characters of this podcast - #2537

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