Episodes
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[The Lost Episodes #29] Cy Amundson - #15
Long time listeners of our show may remember a period when Cy used to come into the studio like every other day. Before that period, he came in for the first time, right near the very beginning. So early, in fact, that we were still broadcasting out of Tom's basement because we weren't sure this...
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Siobhan Fallon Hogan - #2413
This is a Catholic episode, so to listen, you either need to be Catholic or hold a rosary the entire time. Sorry, that's the rule. It's in the bible somewhere I'm sure. You can also gain temporary favor with the Holy See by watching Siobhan's movie, Shelter In Solitude, which comes out on the…
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That Which Must Not Be Discussed - #2412
You know how they say there are two things you should never bring up in polite discussion: religion and politics? How about an entire hour of just those two things? That's right, we're going Full Impolite.
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Frank Caliendo - #2411
Frank's back, and this time he's in person. After all, he is live at Acme today and tomorrow. He's also a modern day philosopher. Bet you didn't know that part, did you? It's true. We discuss topics like raising children, education, and the definition of "comedy". And we all do it in Donald…
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The AI Also Writes - #2410
The strike seems to finally be coming to a close maybe, even though they just added video games to the pyre. We speculate that you'll be seeing a lot of "no AI" clauses in contracts in the near future. It won't write our shows, it won't act, but it will diagnose and treat your medical problems. I...
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Matt Abrahams - #2409
Do you freeze up when you get put on the spot? Of course you do. Almost everyone does. That's why you need to learn to both think faster and talk smarter. You can do that by reading a book called Think Faster, Talk Smarter. It's very up front about its contents. Maybe if you learn to think faster...
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[The Lost Episodes #28] Fancy Ray - #1291
This week, Fancy Ray returned. In 2017, he simply arrived. It was his first visit, and both the show and the very planet itself have changed quite a bit since then. Ray seems unperturbed. In fact, he may even be higher energy now than he was six years ago. Now's your chance to compare and…
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Fancy Ray - #2408
Last time Fancy Ray was in studio, we were deep in the heart of a pandemic. Apparently the pandemic is coming back, which of course means Ray must come back. Actually, it's a complete coincidence. We just like finding patterns. Here's another pattern: whenever he's in, you can expect the energy...
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You Will Be Assimilated - #2407
In the distant past, everything was local. The news was local, entertainment was largely local, and even controversy was local. Sometimes it was a little too local, like when the guy across the street is the wrong denomination of your religion. Even then, these were the things that gave…
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Judy Pearson - #2406
Medical science has come a long way in the past hundred years. Even the past ten. And while getting here has been a combined effort of countless people, Mary Lasker and her husband Albert were among the first to realize that the federal government and its infinite money could be leveraged to...
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Your Childhood Is Dead - #2405
Did you ever think you'd live to hear Pixar be called "mediocre" and see people rolling their eyes when Disney comes out with a new take on a classic fairy tale? Well, you made it. It's the future, and Walt Disney isn't here to save us. Everything they've made must be remade through a feminist,...
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Frank Caliendo - #2404
Punctuality is very important here on the podcast, which is why we had Frank on the show. He's always on time, unlike certain other comedians who shall remain nameless. He's also a connoisseur of fine glass art, which we didn't know until today but consider it a bonus. If you want to witness the...
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[The Lost Episodes #27] John Lassman - #404
John Lassman, known as The Chucker to his fans and Lassmental to his friends, has been gracing the airwaves for decades. His most famous moments came about during a period when celebrities could still be joked around with and not immediately stomp away in a huff. Okay, some celebrities could do...
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Carlos A. Alvarenga - #2403
All we do on this show is talk. Persuasion is a form of talking. That's why Carlos is here to persuade us to talk about persuasion. Which is talking. If this all sounds confusing, it's because we're not authors. Carlos is, however, so let him doing the explaining instead. And that's not the only...
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Tom Ryan - #2402 | Car Selling Secrets #161
Today, instead of cars, we talk about bars and cabs. But if you think about it, they're all basically the same word. Bar is car with a B, and cab is also car with a B. It's only natural that we'd get them confused and do Bar Cabbing Secrets instead. To add to the confusion, we have two Toms in...
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Lydia McLaughlin - #2401
When you think Real Housewives, what do you think? Annoying bickering? Constant fighting? How about a peaceful Christian who just wants everyone to get along? If you guessed that last one, you might be a fan of The Real Housewives of Orange County, because Lydia starred in it for several seasons...
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Master of Science - #2400
Today we're going to cover the entertainment industry. Did you know that it's somewhat unethical? Yeah, we were surprised too. Turns out people do all sorts of things when you give them the promise of money and power. Once you actually give them money and power, it gets a whole lot worse. That's...
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Costaki Badconnectionopoulos - #2399
The thrilling tale of Tom vs. The Internet continues. This time it offers Costaki a nostalgic trip back into his childhood, because apparently the internet was somewhat crappy back in the day. Remember dialup? Some things are best left in the past.
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[The Lost Episodes #26] Joey Diaz - #23
You know how we often lament that you can't say anything without getting in trouble these days? It's not strictly true. We can't say anything. You can't say anything. But some people, for some reason, seem to be able to say anything they want. Joey is one of those people. He was also one of the...
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[The Lost Episodes #25] Ar Talk - #382
Before there was Car Selling Secrets, there was Ar Talk. No, not Car Talk. That's copyrighted. Aside from the name, it's pretty much the CSS you know and love. Doug's here. It's got a groovy theme song. We barely talk about cars. You'll feel right at home, I'm sure.
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[The Lost Episodes #24] State Fair Part 2
And so ends our day of sweltering behind a microphone. After this we probably went and got a bunch of cookies and deep fried whatevers. Also a turkey leg. Nothing cools you down quite like a steaming hot turkey leg.
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[The Lost Episodes #23] Live at the State Fair - #506
Ten years ago, the family decided to broadcast live from the Minnesota state fair. Last week, Tom did it again. It's called building suspense. Did it work? Why not compare them back to back? We've blown off ten years of dust to bring you part 1 of the first visit, and tomorrow you'll get part 2,...
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Money Talks Early - #2398
Tom has been called away to loftier endeavors, so today's show is just Andy and Gelfand talking about their health problems. Just kidding. Josh Arnold swoops in to save the day with a topic that's equally serious but much more pleasant: money. Sometimes you get more, like when you invest wisely....
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Robin Gerber - #2397
Are you a Barbie girl? You're certainly in a Barbie world, and there's nothing you can do about it. You can thank the Germans for that. That's where Ruth Handler got the idea for Barbie in the first place. Although if you follow the chain back far enough, it's ultimately the fault of cavemen and...
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Feelings For Sale - #2396
What happens when you sell your likeness to Hollywood? They put your face on cereal boxes and in video games, right? Pretty benign? Not any more. Now you have to worry about them creating an AI homunculus that looks and sounds like you. And the worst part is, you don't even get paid for it.…
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Diallo Riddle and Blake “Luxxury” Robin - #2395
Do you have that one song that you could discuss for hours? Dissecting its rhythm, melody, and lyrics? Diallo and Blake do. Except for them it's many "one songs". Enough that they made a podcast doing just that, in fact. Personally, we find it easier to let some children loose in the studio, turn...
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Josh Plasse - #2394
Being a veteran is tough. Your job was either killing or killing-adjacent, and that takes its toll. Often, that toll comes in the form of suicide. If we had a solution, we'd give one, but all we can do for now is raise awareness. And we do that by platforming Josh, who's decided to hike 22 miles…
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Burger Time - #2393
If you've got your ear to the street, you know what the current trend is: calling in sick on August 24th. We don't get it either, but that's fads for you. By the time you read this it may be too late, so make your plans for next year. Call in sick, then get a burger from the St. Clair Broiler. Oh...
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Adam Ray Fair - #2392
When you hear the term "Pig lady", what do you think? A lady that looks like a pig? Some kind of minotaur-esque creature? How about a sociopath who feeds people to pigs? If you chose the last one, you either have a very strange imagination or you know about the Susan Monica murders. And if you...
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[The Lost Episodes #22] Dr. John Huber - #1184
Now that Dr. Huber has returned to the show, let's celebrate by remembering the first time he was on the show. At least, I think it's the first time. He's been on so much it's hard to sort through them all. Not to mention we get along so well it's like we've always been old friends, right? Right.
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Chris Parsons - #2391
If there's one thing all four of us have in common (aside from our genes) it's that we're all married. We like to consider ourselves happily married, even. Still, every relationship has its troubles. Why not erase your baggage before it becomes a problem rather than after? And we're not talking...
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[The Lost Episodes #21] C.J. - #132
In the days of yore, a rivalry was formed. C.J., also known as Cheryl Johnson, was a Star Tribune columnist who frequently covered Tom's exploits in a less than favorable light. This led to them clashing on the regular...until today. And by "today" I mean over ten years ago. On his (at the time)...
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Jason Gowin - #2390
There's a podcast out there called The Parents Lounge. And while we're all parents and we like to lounge, that podcast isn't this one. Sometimes the two meet, though, such as today when Jason called in. As such, we have all the bases covered. It all starts with kids, then cars, then stocks, then...
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Minneapolis Snowtrotters - #2389
Life's full of changes. You start off playing basketball against athletes three times your size, you end up what exactly the doctor is doing to your bladder. You buy a house for 3.9 million, you sell it for 125. Maybe you've never done any of these things exactly, but you get the idea. That's why...
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Dr. John Huber - #2388
Somehow, we managed to go nearly two years without having Dr. Huber on the show. We were afraid of catching COVID over the phone, you see. While our fears might be somewhat ridiculous, there are millions of people out there with more grounded problems, and many of them are children. Kids don't do...
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Hej, Konnichiwa, Bonjour - #2387
There's one thing keeping us all from taking our dream vacation: lack of teleportation technology. Luckily, in the magical world of hypotheticals, there's no such thing as airfare, travel time, or needing enough free time for the trip to actually be worth it. Come live in this magical realm with…
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Russ Hanes - #2386
Anxiety is a normal part of life. It can help you process and it can stop you from making a bad decision. It can also be a very abnormal part of life. As they say, the dose makes the poison. This is especially common among first responders, veterans, and other people in extremely high stress...
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Alexi Pappas - #2385
There are many reasons to run. It's a great way to lose weight. It puts distance between you and your demons. And for Alexi, it makes you an Olympic athlete. It also indirectly made her an author. The book is called Bravey - no, not Bravery - and it's about chasing dreams and befriending pain.…
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[The Lost Episodes #20] Billy West - #101
In 2010, Futurama came back from the dead after being cancelled. A couple years later, Billy West, who voices like half the cast, was on our show. Now, in the futuristic year 2023, Futurama has been resurrected once again. What better time to relive a past when Futurama had only ended once?
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A.M. Bunny - #2384
Here in America we've never had official royalty. It's kind of our thing. Yet despite the fact that our ancestors sailed the ocean blue and fought a war to get away from them, we can't get enough of the British royal family. Or can we? Support has dwindled over the years and shows no signs of...
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Dancing With the Multiverse - #2383
Game show hosts are often known for their longevity. You've got people hosting the same show for over fifty years. Can't say that about most industries. Unfortunately, our status as a mortal species gets the best of us eventually, and all those names that were synonymous with a show are starting…
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Amy Siewe - #2382
Most of our audience is either in Minnesota or Wisconsin, so we don't encounter a lot of deadly venom. It makes it easy to forget that in much of the world, there are animals the size of a quarter that can kill you. There are also animals the size of of a room that can kill you. Oddly, those ones...
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Dr. Chris Whaley - #2381
A pastor and a professional wrestler walk into a bar. They also occupy the same physical space. Impossible? Not when you're Chris Whaley, a pastor who was also known as The Saint in the ring. With a name like that, it was a foregone conclusion, right? Plus he refused to use steroids, so he had…
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Jordan Bohonek - #2380 | Car Selling Secrets #160
This is a tasty episode. Who doesn't like a nice steak? Of course, it helps when the steak hasn't sat in a hot garage for a week. How about some Dairy Queen? Oh wait, those have all been sold off to land grabbers. Okay, I guess if we can't eat then we'll just talk about cars? Dang, wrong again.
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Mark Lewis - #2379
The saying "give a damn" is interesting. Who are you giving it to? To give a damn is a good thing, but does that mean it's also good to take a damn? Also, how many times can you say "damn" before it starts sounding like a made-up word? Let's find out if the answer is five: Mark wrote a book…
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Make Believe - #2378
Everyone has their own version of escapism. As children, we play with dolls or cars. Then as we get older, it's wrestling, video games, and playing pretend. As adults, we have movies and TV. In the past, these things were all separate. Not any more. Now we have movies about toys, movies about…
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Ron James - #2377
You may recall, or at least be aware of, UFO Mania in the 50s and 60s. Roswell, crop circles, abductions, UFO sightings. All swamp gas, of course. It's back, and this time we have 4k video cameras in the pocket of every American. We also have military officials testifying before congress that…
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Robert M. Dudley - #2376
You could call this a serious episode. "Serious" can mean a lot of things though. It can be a synonym for dire, grave, or appalling. For example, the Jacob Wetterling kidnapping. That was all of those things. It hits close to home, too. Robert is from Wisconsin and wrote a book all about it, from...
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Delta 9 Force - #2375
Are you ready for a chemistry lesson? Our first topic is isomers. Delta 7, delta 8, delta 9. No, it's not a military designation, it's different types of THC. Which leads us to our second topic: psychoactive chemicals. You'll be seeing a lot more of them in a few days. That's why it's important…
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Gopi Gita - #2374
Have you been feeling like your parenting could use some more bhakti principles lately? Then I have good news for you. That's exactly what Mother Gopi Gita brings in her new book, Leadership Parenting. The "correct" way to parent has been eluding humanity for thousands of years. Every generation...
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