Laura McKenna
Appears in 130 Episodes
Episode 158 - How much underwear are you packing?
We covered a lot of topics for a Friday! You're going to be away for six days. How many pairs of underwear do you pack? You might be surprised at the results of a surv...
Episode 157 - August 24 is the sickest day of the year
Statistically, more people call in sick on August 24 than any other day of the year. Find out what day is #2. Taylor Swift does a pretty good impression of a Minnesota...
Episode 155 - Phishing scams and superstitions
If you know anyone caught up in an internet phishing scam, you know how frustrating that can be. We have a few examples from today. Hear about a woman who won a big lo...
Episode 154 - Wife and Pet Injury chaos in the Burns household
Hear the complete story about how a little jar of jelly led to injury and chaos at Tim's house: stitches for his wife, emergency surgery for one of his dogs. There was...
Episode 152 - Cat GPT
What is Cat GPT? Well, it's Chat GPT doing fortune readings about Laura and the future with her expensive, rescued cat! We also talked toay about side hustles (check ...
Episode 151 - Girl Math and stuff
We all know by now that Laura doesn't like Math. So Tim threw TWO math things at her: how scientists know that Mars is spinning faster, and a new TikTok trend called "...
Episode 148 - Concerts, dream analysis, and songs that hurt
Lots to unpack today from music awards, "tap, insert, or swipe?" songs that hurt your heart, and between Tim, Laura, and Laura's husband Alex, who dreamed about being ...
Episode 147 - Exploding watermelons, boy band birthdays, and baby name trends
Be careful because hot watermelons can explode! We had some throw-back time with the twin boy band birthdays today. Tim guessed which baby names are trending "in the l...
Episode 146 - Laura gets a "free" cat.
Hear about the health concerns Laura's "free" stray cat has and how she and her husband are making plans to skip birthday and Christmas presents for awhile $$$$$!! It ...
Episode 144 - Barbie caskets, T Swift bonuses, and stray cats
How about a pink Barbie casket that looks like one of the original Barbie boxes?! HOW MUCH did Taylor Swift's tour crew get as a bonus?? Will Laura have a new, surgica...
Episode 140 - Borax, cockroaches, and SpaghettiOs
How do we put an end to stupid TikTok challenges and/or advice? Now, BORAX?? Laura can't stand the thought of cockroaches so naturally, Tim had TWO cockroach stories ...
Episode 138 - Waffles, potato salad, and a giant hair ball
Laura gave a shout out to a kid in her home state of Ohio who has a radio and thinks it's magical that Laura works "in it!" Laura can't wait to start our mathematics ...
Episode 137 - You be the ice cream juror!
The Taco Tuesday Trademark battle may be resolved but Tim & Laura need an Ice Cream Juror to weigh in on an interaction at an ice cream stadn. Plus, Tim chats about hi...
Episode 137 - Laura has a face that says, "Tell me everything!"
Two ladies in one day decided to tell Laura all about their lives and issues (and feet???). Tim asks, "WHO is Neal Broten??" (do you know?). There has been another bis...
Episode 135 - Tattoo Day, and is Laura a good aunt or a bad aunt?
On this Tatto Day, neither of us has a tattoo. And, if we're being honest, probably won't but for the fear of needles! We also talked about a bank robbery scam that yo...
Episode 134 - So many things to learn today!
So many topics for a Friday! Celebrity sightings in Minnesota, the huge Powerball jackpot inspired the "Are You Quicker Than Laura" game with a fun player, we learned ...
Episode 133 - Fair foods, expensive concerts, and dumpster diving
There are some good new foods coming to the Minnesota State Fair, but the discussion started with something NASTY being offered at the Wisconsin State Fair. We also ta...
Episode 132 - Pie Day, and clearly Laura is the favorite employee
People keep dropping off pies (and we don't hate it)! Today is actually National Pecan Pie Day and our listeners are split on that. You'll hear how Laura is CLEARLY th...
Episode 131 - Playing Games!
Laura's husband dug up an OLD legal outcomes game (which is right up her alley) and Tim found a time-suck game called Google Feud. We played some of those on the show....
Episode 129 - Laura says, "There will be no more fireworks on the fifth of July!"
We talked about the discussions happening on a community social media page about the fireworks noises going on too late. Laura puts her foot down! Tim gave his reviews...
Episode 126 - Never. Stop. Learning!
Tim: "I've been doing radio for a VERY long time, and this is the first I heard about the Minnesota connection to the Dancing in the Dark video!" Listen to hear the st...
Episode 124 - about onions, the Target/T.J. Maxx laxative effect, and adult diapers
Did Taylor swift play in New Jersey recently? Because adult diapers are showing up alongside the roadways there. Other topics include cutting some slack on the Minneso...
Episode 116 - Is that a dad thing?
(Podcast listen time: less than 10 minutes). Is it a dad thing to notice on someone's screenshot that their battery is only at 18%? That's a few stories in. We talked ...
Episode 114 - Movie quotes you use in everyday conversation
The American Film Institute published their top 100 movie quotes of all time. And, while we disagree with the placement of many of them, we sure had fun hearing on Fac...
Episode 114 - Road Trip Snacks!
As Laura sets out on an eight-hour road trip this weekend, she has her usual snacks ready to go as do most people. What are yours? That is a large part of the podcast ...
Episode 112 - Things you think you're good at, luxury brands, and a chat with our intern.
Hear the top things we THINK we're good at but aren't. Knock-off luxury items were confiscated at Chicago O'Hare and that got us wondering: if money were no object, wo...
Episode 111 - One stamp, Laura?
Who goes to the post office and buys ONE stamp? Laura, that's who. And this is after announcing that the postal service is toward the bottom of the list of businesses ...
Episode 110 - Dog bites, gourmet Cheeze-Its, and driving into the ocean...again?
It's dog bite awareness week and while talking about the number of bites on mail carriers, we got a call from Willmar's Postmaster thanking us! What could be the probl...
Episode 109 - Graduations, "Are there pipe organs in Heaven?" and Entrapment in Mankato
Today, we talked graduation parties, foods, and wishing that Willmar would bring back the graduation parade from 2020. Now, there have been 3-4 moments in Tim's histor...
Episode 108 - Donut Day!
Maybe it's because we had a short week but we sure had some laughs today! ESPECIALLY the game, "Are you quicker than Laura?!" Our contestant, Mike was on fire! We talk...