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The Complete Disaster Podcast

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We're a Minnesota-based podcast running since 2012!

Tom Barnard has been in the radio business for decades and hosted the extremely popular KQRS Morning Show from 1986 through 2022.

Andy is Tom's son and the one running things. He'll be the one responding to you on social media, emails, and however else you let your opinions be known.

Also appearing regularly will be Kathryn and Alex, Tom's wife and daughter respectively and podcast regulars since the very beginning.

We're live Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1-3. We structure the show as 30 minute segments. Some of those segments include:

-Kristyn Burtt, entertainment reporter
-Tim Lammers, movie reviewer
-Costaki Economopoulos, sports comedian and the biggest name in comedy
-Weekend update/family chat, where we talk about what's going on in and outside of our lives
-Plenty of random guests from anywhere we can find them

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Today · 31 min
Russell Brand already has a documentary
(Part 2) Russell Brand got sentenced what, 15 minutes ago? Three hours, tops. Well, there's already a documentary out about it. We have absolutely no idea how that's possible, but it is. It's called Open Secret, and you probably shouldn't watch it if you want to stay in a good mood.
Yesterday · 27 min
It's doomsday for the doughboy
(Part 1) Bad news: it's the end of the world. Population has reached infinity. Global collapse will happen within the next 24 hours. At least, according to an article from 1960. But hey, these are scientists. Trust the experts. We, for example, are experts on what is and is not dough. And the doughboy is not dough. We're certain. We mentioned a fundraiser for a kid's show that Joe wants to do. You can find that here: https://www.givesendgo.com/help-launch-joes-digital-creations
Thursday · 26 min
Ted Sutton teaches law as a dog
(Part 4) Ted is a lawyer. Law is infamous for being both difficult and boring. Ted wrote a book about a dog. Dogs are famous for being easygoing and fun. Put the two together and what do you get? Law that's easy and fun, ideally. It's called Greenback's Book of Law, and it's a book about a dog learning law and teaching kids what he knows. Sounds pretty fun to me. Check out https://tenero.tv/products/greenbacks-book-of-law for more information on Greenback's Book of Law! This guest was booked using PodMatch! Interested in being a guest on the show? Sign up for PodMatch at https://www.joinpodmatch.com/completedisaster and get in touch!
Thursday · 32 min
Janet Merran tells all about 70s top 40 radio
(Part 3) We talk about radio a lot. Janet wrote a whole book about it. Hers is full of intrigue, occultism, and oblique references. Usually we just talk about how radio is on its way out and other downers. So if you're in the mood for radio-related entertainment that's going to make you say "hmm" rather than "aww", check out Top 40 Honeypot! Visit https://janetmerran.com/ to learn more about Janet and her book!
Thursday · 32 min
Hit and run, purple rain
(Part 2) You may know who Antonio Sabato Jr is. I don't, but you may. But did you know that he was involved in a fatal hit-and-run? That's bad. Did you also know that Purple Rain is finally getting a Broadway show? That's good, assuming you like Prince. Or how about the fact that they're modernizing and rebooting You've Got Mail? That's...maybe okay? We'll see.
Wednesday · 29 min
Free pizza for veterans
(Part 1) We've got a new advertiser, and you know that that means: pizza, all the time, forever. If you guessed that said new advertiser is a pizza place, congratulations. You win a free small pizza at any Pizza Luce location this veteran's day, provided you're a veteran or active duty. If not, you can still buy one. That's how we do it. It works quite well.
Tuesday · 1 hr 4 min
Cory Wiskow and Elizabeth Johnson from Wealshire
(Part 3) Cory and Elizabeth are in studio to talk Wealshire. If you've listened to our show for any length of time, you probably know that Wealshire is a memory care-focused facility that has a full nursing team always staffed within the building 24 hours a day, and so forth. But you may not have known that it's fifteen mansions connected together. That part isn't literally true, but it's Tom's impression. If your loved one is in need of a memory care facility, check out https://wealshiremn.com/.
Tuesday · 30 min
There's a third music billionaire
(Part 2) Until today, only two musicians have been billionaires. But what about the most recent? The answer may surprise you. Mostly because you'd have thought he'd have been a billionaire long ago. Here are two hints: he never treaded water for 9 hours after falling off a cruise ship and he never got a double mastectomy. Helpful, I know.
Monday · 25 min
Don't wear slippers when stealing a watch
(Part 1) You know what the deadliest footwear is? Slippers. If that makes no sense to you, we'll shed some light on it on today's show. We'll also talk about a repentant Japanese watch thief, a dad who left his 6 year old daughter in line alone for Pokemon cards, and how hard it is to get your coins converted into real money.
November 7 · 23 min
Calvin Mattson and Parker William are bringing magic back
(Part 4) Calvin and Parker are doing a show called "What is Even Happening", which you're not allowed to see. Well, you can, but only if you already have tickets. It's sold out, you see. Regardless, they're here in studio to tell you about how magic is cool again.
November 7 · 31 min
Cats and horses
(Part 3) There are two animal-related movies out now: Cat in the Hat and Wild Horse Nine. The former is apparently just an hour and a half of insane nonsense, if you're into that. The latter is an "arthouse film". From what I understand, that means you'll either love it or hate it.
November 7 · 30 min
Creepy weirdos and Christmas movies
(Part 2) Russell Brand and Meghan Markle's dad have both been determined to be, at best, gross. But Diego Pasillas has been determined to be cool. We can't focus on unpleasant things forever. Especially now that we're in the season of fifty Christmas movies per day.
November 6 · 32 min
Lordy lordy look who's 75
(Part 1) Tom's turning 75 tomorrow. You may recall a year or two back that he said that today would be his last day on air. Rest assured, that is not true. What is true is that today we got a surprise call-in to wish Tom a happy birthday. Someone from our past. Who? I'll never tell.
November 5 · 27 min
Joe Anderson reps the Frost
(Part 4) You know how Minnesota sports are kind of...not good? That's only half true. It's the men's sports that aren't good. Women's sports range from adequate to great. The Frost exists on the "great" end of that scale, being two time PWHL champions. And you haven't heard of them before, you have now. Keep an eye on them. Check out https://www.thepwhl.com/en/teams/minnesota-frost for more information!
November 5 · 23 min
Anyone need an Italian clown?
(Part 3) Half the country feels like the midterms were an unprecedented success. The other feels like it's the biggest loss since the meteor wiped out the dinosaurs. But what if I told you they were actually just about average? That's right, this happens basically every four years. What doesn't happen every four years is an Italian sculptor mysteriously appearing, making a bunch of clowns, then vanishing without a trace. It happened at least once though.
November 5 · 34 min
Change of name, change of face
(Part 2) You know how it's not Twitter anymore, it's X? And how it's not PBI, it's DJT? Yes, seriously. Well, people don't just change the names of things these days. Now they change their faces too. Usually by turning into emaciated ghouls. We're not super sure about the reasoning behind that one.
November 4 · 28 min
Hail to the chief
(Part 1) It's official: Dan is royalty. Or whatever you call someone on the Three Rivers Park District Board of Commissioners. Nobility, at the very least. But what do you call someone who parks their car in front of a gas pump and goes shopping? Are we allowed to put that word here?
November 3 · 35 min
Zero completions
(Part 4) The Falcons have done it again. They managed to lose a game against an opponent without a single complete pass. Well, that's not strictly true: they did get four interceptions. That's a kind of completion. And hey, even if your franchise never wins, it's still worth upwards of 8 billion dollars, so the owners don't care.
November 3 · 28 min
Podcassie has a hotel and lyme disease
(Part 3) Cassie, also known as Winnie, is on her way to pick up Dave from his trip to Wales. Then it's back to their haunted hotel they call home, where they repair doors that dogs ate and replace kitchen appliances. Such is the life of a business owner. Usually business ownership doesn't involve months of antibiotics to treat chronic Lyme. But Cassie isn't a usual business owner, is she? Check out the Palmer House Hotel at https://www.thepalmerhousehotel.com/!
November 3 · 32 min
The one with all the overdoses
(Part 2) Kristyn saw the Matthew Perry documentary, fittingly called The One About Matthew Perry. It's also a story you've heard a million times, because overdoses seem to be increasingly common as of late. At least we have Heidi Klum's bizarre severed hand costume to take our mind off of things.

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