• After all, 2025 could have been a lot worse – #2918

    Andy is at the helm today as the rest of the family enjoy Florida and its lack of icy conditions. It’s our 2025 wrap-up show, so remember the mostly bad times with us as we reminisce about the LA wildfires, various celebrity deaths, and whatnot. Then Jesse comes back to talk the psychology of moving, dying, and resolution…ing.

    On the show:

    Andy

    Kristyn Burtt

    Citizen Dave

    Jesse the Shrink

    Topics:

    2025 entertainment news wrapup

    Moving

    Childhood homes

    Physical presence in heaven

    New Year resolutions

    Video games as a challenge

  • [Lost Episode] Ali Wong – #46

    Once upon a time, Ali was a relatively unknown, relatively new comedian. Today, she’s been in movies, TV shows, and she’s even been on the Tom Barnard Podcast. Now that’s what I call celebrity. That last one specifically, I mean.

  • We’ll see you (and hopefully that 18 billion dollars) next year – #2917

    It’s the last episode with Tom and Kathryn until 2026. Maybe spending time moving will help them forget about all the constant news about Minnesota fraud. Moving sucks, but it’s better than dwelling on the negative. And that’s our Christmas lesson for the year: cheer up.

    On the show:

    Tom

    Kathryn

    Kristyn Burtt

    Tim Lammers

    Topics:

    Minnesota fraud

    Movies are expensive

    Moving

    Japanese audience

  • Abusing children is bad – #2916

    Ever notice how child celebrities seem to have a lot of mental issues? It seems there may be a correlation between child actors and the adults that take advantage of them in every way you could think of. That’s why we’re here to say “just say no” to abusing children who work for your network.

    On the show:

    The family

    Kristyn Burtt

    Topics:

    Minnesota fraud

    Everywhere else fraud

    Ned’s Declassified

    Nickelodeon

    Emotions in children and adults

  • Kobe Bryant has his own lost episodes too – #2915

    Kobe Bryant shot footage for a documentary he planned on releasing. Then he died and it got buried. But it’s still out there. Will it ever see the light of day? And if it does, will it be three and a half hours long like what feels like every movie?

    On the show:

    Tom

    Kathryn

    Andy

    Kristyn Burtt

    Tim Lammers

    Topics:

    Kobe Bryant documentary

    Jude is weird

    Avatar: Fire and Ash

    Knives Out

    Social commentary in movies

  • Nick Swardson and Frank Caliendo are two peas in a very large pod – #2914

    Today we’ve got two comedians in two different locations, Tom and Kathryn in another, and the studio in yet another. Somehow, it all works out. I guess you could say it all works out in the end.

    On the show:

    Tom

    Kathryn

    Andy

    Kristyn Burtt

    Nick Swardson

    Frank Caliendo

    Topics:

    Oscars on YouTube

    David Harbour drama

    Getty Images is expensive

    Nick and Frank meet Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston

    Stand-up comedy

    Vikings suckage

  • Chris Maddock admires the newly decorated studio – #2913

    It’s been seven months since Chris was last here, which in normal circumstances doesn’t mean a whole lot. The past seven months, however, have been rather busy. He still made it in though, and it’s a good thing too. Otherwise we might have spent the show talking about ancient TV shows and kids these days.

    On the show:

    Tom

    Kathryn

    Andy

    Kristyn Burtt

    Chris Maddock

    Topics:

    Friend’s child in car accident

    Icy driving

    Rob Reiner

    Christmas in Florida vs. Minnesota

    Crowd work

    What teens are up to these days

    Very tall people of yesteryear

  • Mary Sansevere was also stabbed recently – #2912

    The human spine is a fragile thing, and when something goes wrong, it really goes wrong. Then you end up getting a needle repeatedly shoved into it. It’s not quite as bad as it sounds, but it’s still not pleasant. Certainly more bearable than two decades of early childhood parenting.

    On the show:

    Tom

    Kathryn

    Andy

    Costaki Economopoulos

    Kristyn Burtt

    Bob Sansevere

    Mary Sansevere

    Topics:

    AI generated videos

    Philip Rivers has many children

    Mary’s spine injection

    Rob Reiner

    Plagues and maladies among the family

  • In which we react to Rob Reiner being brutally murdered – #2911

    According to what we currently know, Rob Reiner’s son has been charged with stabbing him and his wife to death in their own homes. We’re taking the controversial stance that breaking into your father’s home and murdering him is bad. Very bad, even. Yes, we’re brave that way.

    On the show:

    Tom

    Kathryn

    Alex

    Kristyn Burtt

    Tim Lammer

  • Knives out and Mike Lindell are both returning to form – #2910

    A lot of things aren’t as good as they used to be. TV mainstays like The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live. Restaurants. Even Disney. But that doesn’t mean they have to keep trending downward. Mike Lindell got hit harder than any of us and he’s rebuilding, even throwing his hat in the ring for Minnesota governor. Knives Out 2 sucked and now the third one is good. Are we entering the era of optimism? That’s probably a bit premature, but perhaps.

    On the show:

    The family

    Kristyn Burtt

    Tim Lammers

    Mike Lindell

    Topics:

    Extra cold weekend

    Taylor Swift oversaturation

    Disney/Pixar is mediocre now

    SNL is also mediocre now

    Wake Up Dead Man

    Mike Lindell for governor