Corn Talk

Join hosts Dave Long and John Nielsen as they dive into a lively discussion comparing Minnesota and Wisconsin. From sports rivalries and cultural quirks to culinary delights and regional accents, this episode of Corn Talk explores the unique characteristics that define these neighboring states. Whether you're a fan of the Packers or the Vikings, a lover of cheese curds or hot dish, there's something for everyone in this friendly Midwest showdown.00:00 Introduction to the Minnesota vs Wisconsin Rivalry03:58 Sports Rivalries: Packers vs Vikings07:02 The Weight of Sports History and Fan Culture10:04 The Minneapolis Miracle and Other Memorable Moments12:59 Exploring College Sports: Gophers vs Badgers15:57 Outdoor Adventures: Boundary Waters vs Apostle Islands18:56 Cultural Comparisons: Wisconsin vs Minnesota22:00 Wrestling and Other Sports in the Midwest26:48 The Great Lakes Debate29:05 Ice Fishing Adventures32:53 Cultural Connections: Companies and Celebrities37:57 Culinary Delights of the Midwest43:08 State Fair Traditions and Dairy Culture50:06 Rivalries and Regional Dynamics53:10 Cultural Hostility and Sports Rivalries55:57 Memorable Games and Fan Experiences59:39 Cultural Differences and Linguistic Nuances01:02:55 Accents and Regional Speech Patterns01:07:39 Beer Culture and State Comparisons01:11:52 Conclusion: Celebrating Regional Identities01:13:50 Outro🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

Corn Talk is back after a two-year pit stop, and we’re starting Season 2 with some serious mileage. Dave recounts the time his tire literally flew off on I-694, John relives the saga of driving a company exec home in his freshly skunked car, and Matt joins in to share his catalytic-converter trauma. From rattling Hondas and busted Volkswagens to roadside miracles and family car lore, it’s all gas, no brakes, just a Midwest road trip of memories, misfires, and mechanical mayhem.00:00 Welcome Back to Corn Talk02:21 Season Two and New Beginnings05:04 Transitioning to the Holiday Spirit07:55 Car Identity and Personal Stories10:45 Car Troubles and Adventures15:19 Mechanics and Virtual Help17:58 Flagstaff Adventures and Car Breakdowns20:35 Driving Mishaps and Lessons Learned26:00 The Art of Lying and Confession28:46 Car Mishaps and Personal Anecdotes33:36 Unexpected Encounters with Wildlife39:08 The Skunk Incident and Its Aftermath44:08 Car Maintenance Skills and Experiences44:59 Tire Troubles and Roadside Adventures50:48 Tales of Car Mishaps57:45 Car Maintenance and Family Traditions01:01:40 Fun Facts About Cars and Closing Thoughts🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

It’s Halloween at Corn Talk! Dave and John get into the spooky spirit with hauntingly funny banter, creepy trivia, and classic Corn Talk tangents about candy, costumes, and the weirdest fall traditions. Along the way, they debate whether ghosts would make good roommates, why Midwestern Halloween weather always ruins your costume, and which candy corn conspiracy still haunts them to this day.A seasonal blend of nostalgia, absurdity, and just enough eeriness to keep your pumpkin lit, Halloweenie is the kind of episode that could only happen on Corn Talk.🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

We'll talk at length about what we (don't) know about AI, ChatGPT, and a few other sub-categories including self-driving cars, and the future of artificial intelligence. Should we be scared or excited? Tune in or call in at 218-325-4444🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

Fruitopia, Arch Deluxe, CremeSavers, EZ Squirt Ketchup, Butterfinger BBs, McPizza, Orbitz, Dunkaroos and MUCH MORE. In this episode, we're talking all food and beverage items that have been long gone but not forgotten. If you're lucky, you may still see some of these items around today (i.e. Surge, Flintstones Vitamins, Clearly Canadian, and Tang). Enjoy!🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

Did you know that according to a Russian superstition, if a bird poops on you, it will bring you wealth and good fortune? What's the deal with saying "God bless you" after you sneeze? Do you know why it's bad luck to break a mirror, walk under a ladder, or step on a manhole? If you're looking for answers to these questions, make sure to tune into this episode!🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

You might be the one who has asked Google..."Why do I..." while Google automatically fills in your thoughts by writing, "Why do I sweat so much?" or "Why do I have a headache?" or "Why do I yawn so much?"In this episode, we explore the most frequently asked questions on Google as well as filling in the blanks when we start typing in our own questions. Enjoy!🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

This episode focuses on a smorgasbord of song meanings that don't mean what you thought they meant. A few of the songs we dive into include Semi-Charmed Life, Closing Time, 99 Red Balloons, Summer of '69, and Total Eclipse of the Heart. John Nielsen covers two songs during the episode.@ 36:33--James Taylor - You Can Close Your Eyes@ 1:11:25 -- John Mayer - Victoria🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

A cultural phenomenon over the past year, TikTok women have been sharing the tiniest things that guys do that are huge turnoffs for them, aka their "icks." Oh boy, here we go.🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

There are an abundance of things that drive us a little mad during our mundane days. Opening packaging that takes an engineering degree, bathroom stalls with gaps in the doors and seeing undesirable pants around the shoes of someone you don't know, and maybe thinking back on how ridiculous it was that Colgate made frozen dinners. Join us!John Nielsen plays two songs this episode...@ 24:16 - 28:00: Phoebe Bridgers - Scott Street@ 53:55 - 56:25: The Beatles - Cry Baby Cry🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

Yolk. Queasy. Maggots. Pulp. Coagulate. Jump the shark. Once in a blue moon. Cold turkey. All of the words that you cringe to & all of the idioms explained.21:30 - 24:10: John Nielsen covers 'Chapter 8' by Wake Up Poland It's 8 O'Clock.43:15 - 45:45: John Nielsen covers 'Eugene' by Sufjan Stevens🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

All of your favorite O.G. viral videos from the pre-Youtube days through today.We cover all of the bases---'Apparently' Kid, Boom Goes the Dynamite, Charlie Bit Me, Chocolate Rain, Double Rainbow Guy, Star Wars kid, Zombie Kid 'I Like Turtles', and pretty much the rest of the billion other videos on the interwebs. Check it out!🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

Saturday Night Live has provided much needed laughter for so many of us over the years, especially when those times are particularly challenging. Having been on the air for 46 years, it gets the nod for an episode that's full of the most spot-on impersonations, best skits, top cast members and surprising things you didn't know about one of the longest running shows in TV history.🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

We cover the cereal kingdom and snack paradise during this episode. From all of our long-time favorites like Cap'N Crunch, Puffs of the Cocoa and Reese's variety alongside ones who were short-lived, but never forgotten like E.T. and Mr. T cereal. We also hear about hot dog pockets and a Death Cab For Cutie song (Crooked Teeth) covered by one of our co-hosts, John Nielsen. He says it sounds like he played underwater. You decide. Cereals you thought were just famous people: Mr. T Quaker Oats, Slam Duncan O'sCereals you thought were just movies: Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Indiana Jones, GI Joe Action Stars, E.T. (also said to be the first chocolate & peanut butter cereal) Gone but not forgotten: Rice Krispy Treats, Morning Funnies, Dunkin' Donuts, Sprinkle SpanglesFan favorites: Cocoa Puffs, Reese's Puffs, Count Chocula, Honey Nut Cheerios, Krave, Marshmallow Matey's, Crispix, LifeMilk bar in New York discussed: They use cereal end-milk to make their ice cream. (milkbarstore.com)John Nielsen plays Crooked Teeth by Death Cab For Cutie. Join John & Tani virtually for their 8:30pm Tuesday night covers @thecloudhymn on Instagram Live.We also cover all of your favorite snacks, but you'll have to listen to hear about the rest!🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

COVID-19 buzzwords, all of your favorite breads baked into one loaf, Minnesota celebrities & bizarre weather, shameless local business & artist promotion (You Betcha Kimchi with Joe Silberschmidt) and (The Cloud Hymn music on IG @thecloudhymn) and much more!🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

How is everyone getting through quarantine? Apps? Games? Top 10 things you don't like that other people like? Zoom? Tiger King? Cat's blood? Listen and find out!🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

What did people do before toilet paper? How did people stay clean? How did people cure baldness back in the day?We're here to give you the answers with a comedic twist and some fun trivia on weird things people do to stay healthy in this strange world we live in. Enjoy.🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

We have two musicians in our midst. Emma M is in the studio & shares some slang the kids are using these days as well as a couple of her original songs. This show hits different.🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

Award ceremonies for the most outrageous of things as well as some in-studio music from John Nielsen. Enjoy.🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

A little bit of March Madness, a lot of Clown Trivia, John Nielsen playing some Bob Dylan and other opinions on clowns.🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]

🎧 Subscribe to Corn Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.📸 Follow Corn Talk on Facebook and @corntalkpodcast on Instagram🌽 Hosted by Dave Long. Produced in Long’s Studio.💬 Got a topic idea for an episode? Email [email protected]