Laura McKenna
Appears in 130 Episodes
Episode 236 - Adventures in southwest Minnesota!
So, you missed some of this today? Click to listen: Our listeners come through on ideas for the Minnesota Adventure Cards that didn't suggest anything in southwest Min...
Episode 235 - Fruit cake day and other good news
Fruit cake day-a day to try to get rid of the fruit cake you were given? Looking at a list of the best books for 2023, Tim said a certain word in the title is "lazy." ...
Episode 234 - Christmas Whiners
Hey, WE didn't make this up. It's National Whiners Day. We assume it's about not getting what you wanted for Christmas. We did have a gift show and tell today. Other t...
Episode 233 - BUTTER FIASCO 2023
Laura's expert baker aunt swears something has changed with butter and it wrecked her cookies. Comment below if you agree. We had a local woman, Lisa Larsen Carlson on...
Episode 232 - Christmas Speedos, free TP, and Sleeping Nude
We're back after some technical difficulties kept us away from the podcast for a couple days. And it was a fun day! Hear about speculation that some might get preferen...
Episode 231 - Play those 7s tonight!
Laura thinks she knows the secret to winning tonight's big Powerball. AND, she's willing to share it! We learned on the podcast that today (December 18) is one of the ...
Episode 230 - We have a coupon for these items we stole, so...
"We have coupons so the value of the items we stole drops below felony level!" Not us, mind you. But you have to hear that story! It did lead to a story of Tim's dad'...
Episode 229 - The holiday song that made BOTH of us weepy!
What is the holiday song that cuts right to the feels? It's on the podcast today. :( We had some fun imagining the plot of the newest Hallmark Christmas movies, we go...
Episode 228 - How are you feeling about not having a white Christmas?
The chances of a white Christmas are not looking good in the extended forecast. Some of our listeners weigh in on how they feel about that. Laura got confused about th...
Episode 227 - What do you give the person who has everything?
For instance, if you're Travis Kelce, what do you give Taylor Swift for her birthday (or Christmas)?? We have another of OUR daily Christmas gift ideas you'll hear abo...
Episode 226 - Are you smarter than a first grader?
Hear about the first grade assignment that has our listeners and the internet coming up with dozens of possible answers. Which one is correct?! So many other topics: t...
Episode 225 - How about if we just SING all of the songs for you?!
Yes, on the podcast today, you're going to hear Sandra Bollock AND Laura do "Rapper's Delight!" We shared today's Christmas gift idea (it's not a gadget), TWO stories ...
Episode 224 - What MORE does he want??
We're talking about Shakira's ex cheating on her. We also discussed Margo Robbie and Matt Rife buying their moms new houses, another dream analysis day (Laura: Travis ...
Episode 223 - Name one woman!
Don't fall for the "name one woman" TikTok challenge, guys! It's a trap! Find out what Tim, Todd Bergeth, and Laura's husband said. New Minnesota Twins and Vikings lic...
Episode 222 - Stayin' Alive
"Stayin' Alive" is ONE of the songs that has the CPR beats per minute, but there's a bunch more and we played a few of them. Also on the podcast, you'll hear Laura doe...
Episode 221 - You tried to take WHAT through TSA??
Did you hear why Laura had her bag checked at TSA? Listen to this podcast! You'll also hear Tim take a chainsaw to his Christmas tree, get a gift idea from Laura (that...
Episode 220 - The word of the year is "Authentic"
Yep, "Authentic" is the word of the year...mostly because of all of the news about that which is NOT authentic: A.I. And that apparently goes for Sports Illustrated. W...
Episode 219 - Why is there high fructose corn syrup in my pickles?
High fructose corn syrup in pickles, in cocktail sauce, in bread...make it stop! We also learned how you're about to lose your old Google account if you don't use it, ...
Episode 217 - The most-broken bone is...
Listen to find out what the most broken bone is! And, hear about some of the ways our listener friends have broken bones. We also covered "post-vacation syndrome," pro...
Episode 216 - Thanksgiving is tomorrow!
Listen to the podcast for the info you might have missed like Black Friday shopping memories (including Laura shoving an old lady), sports guy Todd Bergeth doing turke...
Episode 215 - Shoofly pie and dreams about missing Roombas and cats
Find out on this podcast what Thanksgiving-related things people are searching around the country. Also, neither one of us has had shoofly pie, but after looking it up...
Episode 214 - Where did Tim's Roomba go?!
Yep, Tim's Roomba is nowhere to be found. Some listeners offered thoughts on where THEY found theirs...some, after months! It's not all bad luck at his house because h...
Episode 213 - "Don't make us have to ask for THOSE!"
"Those" are some of the items being locked by stores to prevent theft. Today's topics you won't want to miss include an app that can tell if you've been drinking by re...
Episode 212 - Mom wasn't happy with the Timberwolves/Warriors brawl!
The quick highlights from today's show: the average number of concerts people attend in a year, the Timberwolves brawl, grow habitat for bees and butterflies and get $...
Episode 211 - It tastes like POISON, I tell ya!
On the podcast today: While discussing the foods most people like but our listeners hate, we learned so much about the chemicals in cucumbers! Tim keeps taunting Laura...
Episode 201 - Who would like a crispy tarantula for a Thanksgiving side?
Yep, "tarantula" has to be our winner on the "strange foods people have eaten" topic. A lot of good listener participation on this one! We also talked about the 1984 m...
Episode 209 - Your Thanksgiving wouldn't be complete without a Thanksgiving HORROR MOVIE!
Yep, "Thanksgiving," a horror movie opens November 17 starring our new sexiest man alive. We asked, "How long do you have to be off social media to call it an official...
Episode 208 - Tomato buttermilk pick-up and other mid-century recipe horrors
Tim's wife keeps finding gross recipes from the 50s and threatening to make them. We talked about a few of them. Also on the podcast today: how to tell a Millennial or...
Episode 207 - Cappuccino, Garth smells, and "Grease!"
Neither of us is going out of our way to celebrate cappuccino day. How about you? Tim might try the Heinz pickle flavored ketchup though. So many things today! How did...
Episode 205 - You borrowed it, you broke it.
On the podcast today: What's the thing you borrowed that broke while in your possession? (The owner of Tim's broken thing must have been a SAINT)! Cat owners may find ...