Gorman in the Morning

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. 

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). 

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. 

Good odds to become… Mayor of Spring Lake Park?!? Falling telescopes and bitter feuds with great insults. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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! 

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). 

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. 

Record Votes. Record Ad Money. Record Movie Ticket Sales. 

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. 

His Royal Badness coming back to the big screen. Final blast of campaign ads is this weekend. And Picard out. 

The recession indicator you might find in your kid's trick or treat bucket. Cereal bags that you can zip shut and other super obvious inventions. And of the Vikings Hit show on the Locked on Podcast Network Sam Ekstrom on the division match up against Detroit. 

Chicken restaurant takes over strange spot.  Don't tell Jack Osbourne how to honor Ozzy's memory. And CHEERS BREW CREW! 

Sean McPherson of City Cast Twin Cities highlights creepy band names, albums and songs during Music Trivia, plus great songs with grammar errors and Andrea Swensson on her new book Fleetwood Mac & Rumours: 50 years. 

Scarecrows don't work on falling "space junk." Cheap Trick sets down the six neck guitar... for now. Ant's knee surgery is crushing Wolves fans' hearts already. 

WTF featured misplaced hippy hatred, peppermint oil and above ground pools, and the worst mask you could wear to a robbery. Plus the famous person with four nipples, what you should really be teaching your parrot to say and PUPPY OVERLOAD from Spot's Last Stop. 

Out of the front seat and into the kitchen... MN Food Influencer Tony Cu announces new restaurant in Roseville.  Soccer will finally get a super star from the United States... in fifteen years. And the sounds from the Metrodome in '91 are still giving us goosebumps. 

The Vikon talks about what it's like to be part of an offense with SO many star players, defenses just get overwhelmed, why JJ McCarthy's future might be brighter now that the pressure is off, and what changes (if any) the Vikings need to make to fire up the scoreboard. 

We chat Earaches, Prom outfits and full body casts with EXTREME Maggie Faris, plus will you still cheers to the Brew Crew if the beer is BLUE??? And the fancy pants town in Colorado that makes Edina look humble. 

When Dan Sullivan is running against... Dan Sullivan (Alaska problems). Talking Heads REUNITED!!! (for a book). And we celebrate WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT. 

Comic, writer and Rhode Islander Paul Mecurio talks working with Frank Oz, corrupt mayors and plastic covers on furniture ahead of his shows at House of Comedy plus, the closest thing we'll get to Christopher Walken doing the weather report and a candy man themed Beat the Jock. Originally aired Friday, October 23, 2026. 

It's revenge of the Box Elder bugs. Brace yourself for HalloQueens next week. And our master plan to swap our aggressive turkeys for unprotected peacocks. Originally aired Friday, October 23, 2026. 

During Rank You Very Much we pick our top three polarizing movies with comic, writer and movie fanatic Bryan Miller. Plus, the Brewer's offered up "timeless tickets" and now fans are looking to cash in for the World Series and host of Vikings Hit show Sam Ekstrom on what to expect after a week of rest when Indianapolis comes to US Bank Stadium. Originally aired Thursday, October 22, 2026. 

Mascot Otters... Dam Beavers... and Winning Wolves. Oh my. Originally aired Thursday, October 22, 2026. 

Sean McPherson of City Cast Twin Cities tests our knowledge of backing bands and offers up the best bars to watch the World Series (GO BREW CREW), plus author Patrick Strait (44 yo, 6'1") tries out for the Timberwolves (yes the basketball team) and breaks down getting posterized, his "Rudy" moment and more. Plus, we crown a champion in our GITM One Hit Wonders 80s Edition Bracket. Originally aired Wednesday, October 21, 2026. 

All that time watching Grey's Anatomy pays off for St. Paul Superman. Drinking and flamingos don't mix. WOLVES BACK! Originally aired Wednesday, October 21, 2026. 

We dive into what was actually wrong with the 80s, plus set the final match up for the GITM Bracket One Hit Wonders 80s Edition (producer's note - vote COME ON EILEEN at 651 422 7625) and WTF Fletcher's edition featured bird smugglers, bad teachers and burlesque... Waffle House style. Originally aired Tuesday, October 20, 2026. 

We all get Stoned. Fuel price wars... it's a gas. Steve's '91 Hrbek ulcer flares up. Originally aired October 20, 2026. 

We dive into foods that are so tasty we cannot figure out how to say them correctly. Plus it's complete madness in the GITM Bracket - One Hit Wonders: 80s Edition and if your coffee shop is closed, it's open at the wrong time. Originally aired Monday, October 19, 2026. 

Thanksgiving airfare this year makes us want to take a road trip. Music producer Andrew Watt is stealing all the fun gigs. Train-nado sounds pretty intense. Originally aired on Gorman in the Morning on Monday, October 19, 2026

BIG upset in the our One Hit Wonder 80s Edition Tourney completely blows up Steve's bracket. Plus Brian Eggert of Deep Focus Review runs down Digger, Whalefall and the movie he puts ahead of The Odyssey for the best of 2026. And the top horror movie from the year you were born and the ones that still give you goosebumps. 

Mysterious Beer Fairy saves Summit Brewing. Tesla rolls out FLYING CAR! AND THE ROAD TO THE WORLD SERIES GOES THRU WISCONSIN! 

Tim Harmston talks Brewers, snits and barndominiums plus Mickey knocked out in the early rounds of the GITM Bracket One Hit Wonders: 80s Edition and we decode all those dings you hear on an airplane. 

We have a limited time to get stoned on hemp drinks... but a lot of time to listen to new Stones. A confusing Waymo update and we learn the value of an empty box. Also GO BREW CREW! 

Sean McPherson of City Cast Twin Cities puts us to the test on music videos, plus we roll out the seeds in our GITM BRACKET: One Hit Wonders 80s Edition and we need flight attendants to get on board with our airplane protocols. 

AND YOU WONDER WHY OUR SCHOOLS ARE FALLING APART?!?! (looking at you Macalaster). Woman finds herself in a Walking Dead scenario at Urgent Care. 

Some medical mysteries are pretty easy to crack, we run down some of the simplest conditions to diagnosis from doctors and learn that apples are not a great form of contraception, plus pulling off prank call is still possible and we chat chasing dreams and what to do when you actually catch them with JASON SCHOMMER! 

BREAKING! Bounce Houses are the new fine art (at least in Iowa). Hot take from movie producers: The Beatles are a big deal! Advice from the people behind new A.I. tech - smoke 'em if you got 'em. 

Robert Smith talks about his less than stellar experience at the Super Dome, whether or not now is a good time for a bye week and what the team is focused on in the locker room. 

We run down things we can't stop recommending that are under $200, plus who really deserves to be in your bed and author GILLIAN GAAR on what it was like to be in Seattle when gunge was grabbing the attention of the entire country, how the bands dealt with this attention and her new book Grunge: The Story of the Music that Redefined Rock. 

New Stones. Old Art Heist. Ancient method to cut grass. 

Jonny Loquasto on taking the hockey out of fighting on the ice, controversial takes on The Beach Boys and The Monkees and discovering The Jerky Boys. Plus year over year Halloween trends and what Amazon really thinks about you. 

Intruder on the runway (tell 'em we said psss psss psss). Brian May walks back the whole "done with touring" deal for Queen. Hysteria meets Goo at GCA next spring. 

Rank You Very Much featured travel tips for Nic Cage WHO IS IN MINNESOTA! Plus strange words for unstrange things and host of Viking Hit Sam Ekstrom with what to except from the OBJ signing, the odds we'll see JJ on the field this week and why this team needs to stop letting Will the Thrill score ALL their points. 

Mr. Cage goes to Paisley Park. Aerosmith back in action. Clear the runway... a whole plane needs to go potty. 

Sean McPherson brings us song titles in other words for music trivia. Plus, the best smelling cities in the country and celebs that everyone adores... except you. 

Take me to the River of Lime Scooters. George Harrison's picture book. And the worst time to mix up someone's name. 

We get into purchases we made as adults just because we were denied as kids... and it ranged from NBA season tickets to Pop Tarts (and that's all from one person) plus your step by step guide to surviving a surprise encounter with quicksand and WTF Ryder's Edition featured nuts, pumpkins and unlicensed palmetto berries.