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Tom Petty & The Heartbreaker’s drummer Stan Lynch on how Tom wrote songs that fit the band, why TV is the worst medium for a rock band and the new box, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Origins. Plus why a car going 310 mph is really disappointing and Red Solo Cups are real! and other things that surprised travelers from overseas about us.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Candy controversy in Jordan. The Edge wrote fan fiction… for Elf??  And we gear up for Monday Night Football (because it’s here!)  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk Thanksgiving Stew, poorly constructed mashed potatoes and Home for the Holidays at Sisyphus Brewing with Ben and Grant. Plus the movies we would erase from our memories to watch for the first time again… and the surprising ones we wouldn’t have to remove and why you shouldn’t give your dog mushrooms… of any kind.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If it’s too loud… you’re still making money, Shakopee. Nominees announced for the Songwriters Hall of Fame (it’s the only list with both Sia and ZZ Top we can think of) and you voted and voted some more (even without a free lobster roll).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rank You Very Much featured experiences you’d want to have again for the first time (really think about that v-card choice). Plus if your “I Voted” sticker was an “I Tipped” sticker and host of Vikings Hit Sam Ekstrom with a surprising MNF pick.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good odds to become… Mayor of Spring Lake Park?!? Falling telescopes and bitter feuds with great insults.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean McPherson of City Cast Twin Cities brought band names back to their roots... and elements... and juvenile stages during Music Trivia this week and we got stumped a LOT. Plus Fridge Cigarettes are ok by Coke's CEO (sorta) and Holy Toledo we've forgotten about some pretty great phrases.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A LOT of you voted. Rob Lowe enough fun in the 80s for Netflix to make a documentary. And the petty lawsuits app will put downloads of Angry Birds to shame.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Protests over the new Liberty Mutual mascot have united a divided country. One man's stroll across the planet outlasts a "never ending" cruise by 26ish years. And WTF Fletcher's edition featured a shot to the buttocks, a criminal who bothered to pay property taxes and one expensive stomach ache.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is the last day to get your democracy on! Man on bike vs Tornado (and the cyclist won!!). Cheers to MnDOT opens 394 EARLY!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Vikon on the two skills that are a must for every QB, why Kyler Murray's performance is troubling, what a starting quarterback competition feels like in the locker room.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The most positive force on the planet Henry Winkler talks about writing his 41st book, what having dyslexia looks like for him and why "shut up and show up" is his motto. Plus why the hell we staying up so late?! and cities with signature foods (we'll calling foul on Sheboygan).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Record Votes. Record Ad Money. Record Movie Ticket Sales.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twin Cities Live's Elizabeth Ries gives us a (scandalous) chicken flock update plus like all good Minnesotans we swap '91 Halloween Blizzard stories and a GITM Super Fan round of Double or Nothing.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

His Royal Badness coming back to the big screen. Final blast of campaign ads is this weekend. And Picard out.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.