It's Friday, and you know what that means: it's time for Andy to be absent because of an illness again. And it's also time for Tim Lammers. This Halloween it's the battle of the century, on one side being people who liked Frankenstein and on the other side being Tom and Kathryn, apparently.

On the show:

Tom

Kathryn

Alex

Kristyn Burtt

Tim Lammers

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Have you ever noticed how nobody has dinner parties any more? They were all the rage back in the 90s. Now it's all DoorDash and taco trucks. Also instead of wearing fur and feathers, rich people are wearing outfits that look like something from Fallout. Where did society go so wrong? We'll tell you one place it didn't go wrong: the POW/MIA Riders Association, recovering soldiers or their remains from overseas after having gone missing. It's a more worthy use of $6,000 than the ugliest outfit you've ever seen.

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We like to get people of all walks of life on our show. A famous impressionist, a psychotherapist (not a psychologist), an ex-cop, a Hollywood reporter. Also two podcasters. Not quite as exciting, I know.

On the show:

• Tom
• Andy
• Kristyn Burtt
• Dave
• Jesse the Shrink
• Frank Caliendo

Topics covered:

• All this hatred of one another
• Police dash cams
• Podcasting killed the radio star
• Impressions vs. the legal system

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As gambling becomes easier and more accessible, so does cheating. It's just a fact of life. Players are losing millions to tables equipped with x-ray machines and opponents with bionic eyes. On the other side, apparently you can have your entire skeleton shattered and still play if that's what you want. Or more accurately, if that's what your coach wants.

On the show:

• Tom
• Kathryn
• Andy
• Costaki Economopoulos
• Kristyn Burtt
• Bob Sansevere

Topics covered:

• Potentially gay celebrities
• Gambling scandal
• Half time shows of a certain age
• Celebrities debasing themselves
• Minnesota sports

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If you're looking for Bob, look to the future. Tomorrow, specifically. He'll be on Tuesdays from now on since Chris Egert unfortunately can't make it in any more. From now on, Monday is for discussion about what happened over the weekend, and there's never any shortage of that. If any of this news makes you feel like eating your feelings, we have a lovely 20,000 calorie burger we can recommend.

On the show:

• The family
• Kristyn Burtt

Topics covered:

• Frankenstein
• Burgers
• Heart Attack Grill
• Taylor Sheridan leaving Paramount
• Alex's fundraiser
• Andy's birthday

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You've got one more week until Halloween, which means seven days of horror and horror-adjacent media. Then November hits and it's all over. And that's a shame, because on top of decades of mandatory classics, you need to watch new stuff too. They should really think about extending the season a week or two into November.

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Crash and Burn is here for the 14th year in a row, which makes it only slightly older than our own show. Back then, people were less into watching shows about psychotic murderers or sex traffickers. It was a much more optimistic time. It could be argued we need comedy now more than then, so go check it out lest you too fall into the true crime rabbit hole.

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Mark Malkoff joins us today to determine who's more obsessed with Carson - him or Tom. Considering he's written a book and hosted a podcast specifically on the topic, it's safe to say it's him. But we've done almost 3000 episodes of this show and Carson comes up in approximately half of them, so maybe it's closer than you think.

On the show:

• Tom
• Andy
• Kristyn Burtt
• Mark Malkoff

Topics covered:

• Halloween movies
• Torture porn vs. movies that are actually good
• Johnny Carson
• Love Johnny Carson

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Have you ever watched a football game so bad you started thinking about race relations of the 1930s and invasive medical procedures to cope? If so, you might be a Falcons fan. Or a Vikings fan. And while we're on the subject of much-needed change, Minnetonka's getting a new mayor in two weeks. One candidate, Ellen Cousins, joins us today to talk about what she'd bring to the city.

On the show:

• Tom
• Kathryn
• Andy
• Costaki Econompoulos
• Kristyn Burtt
• Ellen Cousins

Topics covered:

• Jesse Owens vs. Adolf Hitler
• Bone marrow transplant
• Lithium ion battery safety
• Minnetonka mayoral race

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Tom and Kathryn watched a John Candy documentary. Similarities were noticed. Kind of like how boy bands and k-pop are similar. Or how the red carpet is similar to certain circles of hell. Life is full of comparisons.

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