The Complete Disaster Podcast

Doug Loon knows the coolest thing made in Minnesota

(Part 4) Doug Loon is the CEO of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, at least for the next two and a half months. He also brings us said chamber's latest thing: the Coole

Christine Handy is back, and still not an opera singer

(Part 3) Last time we had Christine on, we only got a bit of time with her. Enough for her to talk about Walk Beside Me, a book that's not about Christine, but also is.

In the shadow of Jimmy Stewart

(Part 2) There are some new things out. Keeping with tradition, they're kind of downers. The first is Jimmy, a movie about Jimmy Stewart and how being drafted into WW2 m

Be careful what you say

(Part 1) When you're a kid, saying weird stuff out of nowhere is cute. Even if that stuff makes absolutely no sense. But eventually you start saying things into a microp

Abby Oxborough, resort owner and lightning disliker

Abby is the owner of Sugar Lake Lodge up in Cohasset, where she also grew up. So if you think you like to go up north a lot, she's got you beat there. On the other hand,

Bill Mendieta wants to know your pets' names

Bill is back, and this time he's announcing a show he's doing in LA. Unfortunately, if you're not willing to go to LA, you can't see it. You also can't have a coconut cak

Scientology and mechanical birds

(Part 2) Tom Cruise is in trouble. Well, as much trouble as a man with infinite wealth and fame can be in: his latest movie isn't doing so great. But at least he wasn't

House raids and birthday parties

(Part 1) Ilhan Omar's house got raided by the feds. Whether this amounts to anything or not, we'll see. Until then, let's talk orchards. It's orchard season, after all,

Bob Drury is one of few authors who had shrapnel in him

(Part 4) Bob and his co-author, Tom Clavin, write about a man who was captured in WW2 three times, parachuted into German-occupied France twice, and forced some Nazi off

Carrie is not your Other Mommy

(Part 3) It's October, so it's time to get spooky. Carrie was pretty spooky, right? And by "was" I mean "is", because it's back as a miniseries. Other Mommy is also appa

Mrs. Burtt goes to Ottawa

(Part 2) Want to be an audience member for DWTS? Apparently, it's free. Aside from the plane ticket. And lodgings. And the fact that you have like three days between bei

Botched executions: more common than you think

(Part 1) Christa Pike is all over the news for having her execution botched. Apparently the same doctor who botched hers did the same thing to another prisoner just a fe

Eating Chinese in our Geo Metro

(Part 3) Part 3 continues the stream of consciousness, where we start talking about Chinese food for some reason and never really stop. We also do a deep analysis of a p

Jimmy's award-winning pickles

(Part 2) Jimmy Francis won second place at the 2026 On the Road Again pickle contest. He's even got a trophy as proof. He also brought the pickles in, making us de facto

We're the team

(Part 1) It's Amazon Prime Days. We have an Amazon storefront now. You know what that means: buy stuff from our storefront. Or else. Or else we won't make any money, I m

The Vikings will definitely win the Super Bowl this year

(Part 4) You heard us. 100% chance of victory. Calling it now. And while we're being optimistic, the Falcons will also make it to the playoffs why not. The Titans and Do

Tamara Dever, 70s and 80s music quizmaster

(Part 3) Tamara - or Tam, as they call her - has written two books with over 1000 music quiz questions between them. She's also written a children's book with 500 refere

Al Isaacs does not condone grey market adoption

(Part 2) Al learned that he was adopted at 52. That's pretty late to get that one dropped on you. That's just the beginning of the story, however. For the whole story, y

Lipomas, plague, and midterms

(Part 1) It's nothing but the four horsemen of the apocalypse out there. Lipomas may not be quite at the same level as plague, but they're still a form of pestilence. So

Tim Slagle brings Cy Amundson back into our lives

(Part 4) If you've been listening to the podcast for at least ten years, you'll remember when Cy used to pop into the studio all the time. Then, one day, he vanished. Wh