The Tom Barnard Show

The Scouts are having problems. Specifically, the Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts will be a thing for as long as humans enjoy cookies. You know who's not having problems? The Timberwolves. Which is very weird for a Minnesota sports team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad breaks the news to Tom that the Twins blew a lead last night against the Mariners, why Twins manager Rocco Baldelli is in hot water this morning on social media, and chats about Italian cuisine. Plus some outlook ahead for how the Twins fare and the Timberwolves playoff run and the ownership debacle. - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about the Boy Scouts changing the name of their organization and if the Girl Scouts will be following suit, an update on the explosion in Mille Lacs County that two people died along with their dog and what could have caused the explosion, and some other top headlines from the day. - Frankie "Spice" Morelli joins the show to talk about his cookbook "The MOBB Cookbook & Diet" which is an Italian cuisine cookbook that he had begun writing by hand while in prison and enlisted the help of some other inmates to gather recipes and cooking tips. Plus it talks about how anyone can turn their life around with the MOBB motto, it's available now on Amazon! - Kristyn Burt

You know what's annoying? Dealing with insurance. You know what else is annoying? Dealing with college students. You know what else is annoying? Okay, so pretty much everything is annoying. Everything except Pop Tarts. Unless you're gluten intolerant, of course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad recaps the Timberwolves DOMINATING the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead on the road, how the defense is making the Nuggets miserable and how Jamal Murray could potentially get suspended after his antics last night. Plus how the sale of the team has a debacle happening in the background of all this. - KSTP's Chris Egert battles some raging allergies while sharing some top headlines from the day including a house explosion that happened up in Mille Lacs County, a man that was hit on 35W, and more. - Kristyn Burtt talks about Amazon's Gen V having to rewrite the majority of season 2 following the death of lead actor Chance Perdomo and how long fans can expect until filming begins. The crew talks about Leah Remini and her relationship to the religion of Scientology, plus other streaming news 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! Learn more

Kathryn and Tom decided to turn surgery into a His and Hers activity, so we discuss what it's like to have pieces of you removed. Hey, it's better than being a Minnesota sports fan. Don't worry, the Twins look great right now but they'll find a way to disappoint us. They still have a better track record than college students trying to make a difference. Or caustic chemicals sprinkled onto fish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey talks about the Twins winning streak coming to an end, the Timberwolves winning game 1 of their series against the Nuggets, and goes on a rant about some national sports media saying Anthony Edwards needs to leave Minnesota to save his career. Plus some technical difficulties. - Bob Sansevere chats about the Timberwolves' success in the playoffs and how thew Twins have matched that over the last month. How all of that success between the two teams must mean that the apocalypse is near, plus he urges Tevin to hassle the teams in town to let him into their press boxes. - Shaunie Henderson joins the show to talk about her debut book "UNDEFEATED: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms" in which she opens up about finding love, how she raised strong, smart, and independent children in today's world and much more! Her book releases everywhere tomorrow! - Kristyn Burtt talks about the opening weekend flop at the box office for Ryan Gosling's new film "The Fall Guy" despite being re

They built a bunch of office space. They made billions. Now it's worthless. They made a bunch of EVs. They made billions. Now they're...well, not worthless, but certainly not as popular as intended. Now if they could just get self-driving cars working right, they'd make billions. Again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey talks about how the Twins need to play for the next month according to the "Declan Plan 2.0" after their last month going 11-2. Tom and Phil talk about people passing away and messages from the afterlife, plus the Wolves' second round matchup with the Nuggets begins tomorrow, do they stand a chance? - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about how the two Forest Lake track runners that were struck by a car are both expected to make full recoveries from their injuries. Clarifies a mental slip up from his newscast this morning involving Iowa, and talks about rebranding Minneapolis with the crew. - Bob Sansevere talks about Tom's recent eye procedure, previews the Timberwolves' series against the Nuggets and what needs to happen in order to set the Wolves up for success. Plus talks about his plans to attend the rodeo this weekend. - Tim Lammers shares his review of the new film "The Fall Guy" starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt where Gosling plays a stuntman who needs to save his leading role co

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- 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 B

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- 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 aft

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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad talks about the Twins picking up ANOTHER win last night as they climb back up the AL Central standings, the crew discusses if people still has the same perception of Cleveland as they did in the 70s, Judd shares his feelings about the main cities in Texas, and Tom and Judd chat about short-term memory. Plus the Wolves know who their round 2 matchup is against and the rally sausage! - KSTP's Chris Egert is live from Carol's in Blaine before going to taste some breakfast food. He provides an update on the U of M campus shutting some locations and buildings down because of protests happening surrounding the conflict in the Middle East. - Kristyn Burtt shares some research about audience's preferred movie length and how despite the feedback, the actual success differs. Talks about how she's never been to a drive-in restaurant and a conversation about if people would rather call or text someone. Plus new streaming options called "The Veil" on Hulu and The Green Veil" on a brand new strea

Dave's back after two years almost to the day, and he brought a book with him. It's called Theater of the Mind and it contains paranormal stories of both his and his listeners. And if you think that's weird, apparently there's a market for jeans that have fake urine on them. I know, it's not even real urine. What a rip-off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey learns about some $800 pee stained jeans and praises all of Minnesota sports for the weekend with the Vikings draft, the Twins getting back to .500, and the Timberwolves sweeping the Suns in the first round. Plus some other sports happenings and conversations. - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about the hot water South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is in after talking about killing her "untrainable" dog in her book that recently released and how that could impact her political career as she was on the shortlist of potentially being Donald Trump's running mate for the 2024 election. - Bob Sansevere gets his pants checked and raves about Minnesota being the center of the sporting universe with all of the success happening now. - Racing driver Robby Foley joins the show to talk about the WeatherTech Sportscar Championship that he's participating in, his career trajectory, and how he's battled adversity after suffering a tough injury in 2010 that kick started his career. - Kristyn Burtt Talks about

It's a Tomless hour, so the rest of the regulars leap into action to save the day. Not that Friday shows usually have trouble finding something to talk about. There's always something happening in the financial world. In this case, capital gains may become significantly less gainful. And speaking of Gain, wash your clothes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey talks about Twins being back, and the Vikings selecting their QB of the future in JJ McCarthy and a big defensive addition in Dallas Turner, and talks about his time at the Purple Daily Draft Party for the NFL Draft. Plus how the Atlanta Falcons fully blindsided Kirk Cousins when they drafted a QB at pick 8. - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about his love for the open plains of South Dakota and weighs in on the Vikings Night 1 draft and how Viking fans may want to pump the brakes a tad. Plus some headlines from the day including an arrest made in a burglary and a raise of cigarette prices in Minneapolis. - Bob Sansevere talks about the Vikings draft and gives Kwesi Adofo-Mensah his flowers after last night. Singing the praise of the Vikings for nabbing a QB he was always high on and one of the top defensive players in the draft. - Tim Lammers shares his review of the film "Challengers" which stars Zendaya and follows her character navigate a love triangle while trying to coach her husband

So, how 'bout those Twins? And Timberwolves. And Lynx. But just those three, I guess. And let's not even talk about dog and horse racing. Actually, let's do, because it's actually an interesting story. You've heard of rags to riches, but how about the opposite? Yes, you've probably heard about that too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad and Tom remember the legendary late North Stars announcer Al Shaver who recently passed, talk about the hospitality of New York citizens, and Judd shares his NFL Draft preview with the first day happening tonight! - KSTP's Chris Egert talks about the desire to move the Sundance Film Festival out of Utah and potentially bring it to Minneapolis! Talks about rail systems with Tom and if Minnesota will ever complete some of the light rail projects it has started, plus some of the other top stories from the news day. - Actor and producer Edwin Hodge joins the show to talk about his latest film "Parallel" available to stream free now on Tubi or for renting and buying on other platforms. Parallel is the first film produced by Hodge Brothers Production and is a sci-fi thriller that follows the story of a woman named Vanessa and her journey amongst the multiverse. - Kristyn Burtt talks about her time at a cruise ship naming ceremony and how she nabbed some champagne for Tevin and AJ. Shares