Laura McKenna
Appears in 130 Episodes
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...
Episode 107 - "Al Day," school pranks and travel tips
The planets aligned for a bunch of "Al" stories...including Al Pacino, going to be a dad at 83! We also talked about some school pranks that, to us, were pretty harmle...
Episode 105 - Bike laws, anthems and thunder
Minnesota now has a law that allows bicyclists to treat a stop sign like a yield. We're torn. Also, Jewel's National Anthem at the Indy 500: Yay? or Nay? Does lightnin...
Episode 104 - A Trip Down Music Remake Lane
Tim and Laura discover music remakes they never knew existed and you'll never guess what the first cassette tape was in Laura's collection. The top googled wedding s...
Episode 103 - Tina Turner, Beyonce, and Deviled Foods
The topics range from Tina Turner to Destiny's Child, deviled ham sandwiches to angel food cake, Jeopardy to Barbie. Always a good time on the Q102 Morning Show so cli...
Episode 102 - Laura's advice on spiders, wine, and dumb devices
HOW MANY spiders did Laura kill in one night?? We also talk about pet owners' bills in Minnesota, smart vs dumb devices, keeping wine fresh and more content! Thanks fo...
Episode 101 - Work perks and a lack of communication!
Click to hear about work perks that would convince remote workers to go back to the office, the ghost in Taylor Swift's piano, what came out of a guy's toilet in Flori...
Episode 100 - Movie Monday
A YEAR ago, Top Gun Maverick was the most-anticipated summer movie. Is there any movie with half that excitement this summer? There's a movie that has Leonardo DiCapri...
Episode 99 - Syttende Mai on Nittende Mai
We nearly get a battle of the Norwegians and Swedes going today! Speaking of accents, there's a strange thing happening where young Americans are speaking in a British...
Episode 98 - Don't change the name of the Wienermobile!
So many topics today from the Wienermobile name change, auction finds, chocolate milk bans, snarky social media responses and Laura's "In The Kitchen" tip. Click to li...
Episode 97 - State Fair Music Line-up
We talk about the Minnesota State Fair entertainment line-up, Laura's in the best city to live in (according to US News & World Report), space weddings, auction finds,...