In our penultimate episode, we bring you full circle in the journey of Finding Danny Lightfoot. From a simple idea to reunite the cast of Hey Dude to an unexpected, real-life adventure, we share our reflections on meeting Joe Torres and the reactions from the cast who joined us on this journey. This episode is a tribute to the show that sparked it …

In this pivotal episode of Finding Danny Lightfoot, Luke and John reflect on the moment their 30-year search finally reached a breakthrough. After years of following leads, internet rumors, and reaching out to contacts, they discuss how two key pieces of information came together to help them locate Joe Torres, the elusive actor who portrayed Danny…

In Episode 7, we talk about our conversations with Mrs. Debi Kalman, the actress who played Lucy on Hey Dude, and how she’s been incredibly helpful to our show. We also discuss other Nickelodeon stars attending SplatCon this October and our plans to attend. Additionally, we share some of the questions we hope to ask the Hey Dude cast, including the…

In this episode, Luke and John sit down with Mathew Klickstein, author of Slimed: An Oral History of Nickelodeon’s Golden Age, to dive into the techniques he used to interview stars from some of our favorite Nickelodeon shows. We also discuss John’s experience meeting Dustin Diamond and how his time in show business might share similarities with Jo…

The boys have been off the air for a while, so they are easing back into this whole thing with a show built around the music they heard while they were on hiatus. Sometimes these make for the best shows. This might be one of them. They're just happy to be back.By Rich Larson and Daniel G. Moir

In this episode of Finding Danny Lightfoot, we celebrate several major breakthroughs in our quest. We delve into the “Slimed” book, uncovering loads of fascinating information about your favorite 90s Nickelodeon shows! Additionally, we explain why our focus is shifting from discovering WHERE Danny Lightfoot is to understanding WHO Danny Lightfoot t…

Celebrating the impending end of another trip around the sun for the one and only – truly there is no one else like him – we get a show filled with songs he saw performed over the last 12 months. And, while you’re listening to the show, he’s sitting in Madison Square Garden watching Billy Joel play the final show of his MSG residency. Charmed life,…

In this episode of Finding Danny Lightfoot, Luke Pickard and John Kimble sit down with Michael Koegel, the casting director behind “Hey Dude,” to uncover the journey of finding Joe Torres, the actor who played Danny Lightfoot. Michael shares his unique experiences casting for the show, the challenges of discovering Native American talent in the lat…

In this episode of Finding Danny Lightfoot, we uncover how we uncovered yearbook photos of Joe Torres, who played Danny Lightfoot on Nickelodeon’s Hey Dude. Thanks to our dedicated listeners and some online sleuthing, we’ve found photos of Joe Torres looking suave during his high school years. We also discuss recent findings from Tucson newspapers …

Well, look who’s back! Laura Meyers and Kristi Pursell take one of their occasional turns as hosts of the show, to bring you their take on what freedom means in the United States of America on its 248th birthday.By Rich Larson and Daniel G. Moir

The boys return to a topic that was visited in one of the first ever editions of The Weekly List. This week Danny suggested a Road Trip show, and Rich agreed immediately, even though he had already done a Road Trip Show in August of 2019. Why? Because Rich and Danny have been on a dozen road trips together, and the stories from those trips are so g…

In Episode 2 of Finding Danny Lightfoot, we delve into the discovery of a Hey Dude book that takes us back to the beloved show’s adventures. We also share our experience reaching out others tied to our investigation. We discuss a memorable moment from Hey Dude where Ted gets pushed into the water trough for horses, and we reminisce about one of Dav…

Rich’s annual birthday show finds him waxing nostalgic about the year he turned 17. All the good stuff, some of the bad stuff and a few things, like The Smiths, in between.By Rich Larson and Daniel G. Moir

After a one week hiatus due to technical difficulties (we apologize for making you wait), we bring you the second episode of our look at the classic Clash album, London Calling. Yes, you had to wait, but really, aren’t the Clash the Only Band That Matters? Tonight’s show is worth the wait. Also, Jeff Johnson is back.…

“Finding Danny Lightfoot” is a thrilling podcast hosted by lifelong friends Luke Pickard and John Kimble. This series delves into the mystery surrounding Joe Torres, the actor who played Danny Lightfoot on the beloved 90s Nickelodeon show “Hey Dude.” Join Luke and John as they recount their fond memories of watching “Hey Dude,” a show about teenage…

Rich and Danny take complete advantage of the fact that today is Topper Headon, the legendary drummer from the even more legendary band The Clash, to do a show they have always wanted to do. Jeff Johnson, soon-to-be Owner Emeritus of KYMN Radio joins the boys to break down one of the best albums of all time, London Calling (London Calling is a doub…

Commemorating a year since he passed away, Rich and Danny dig on the musical stylings of the great Canadian troubadour, Gordon Lightfoot. At least Rich does. Danny, as it turns out, isn’t a huge Gordon Lightfoot fan. I mean, he’ll tell you that he thinks Gordon Lightfoot is okay… but you can hear it in his voice. Danny just had a hard time getting …

Rich was excited to do this show, but nowhere near as excited as Danny was. The boys revel in that good old familiar 1980’s feel as they talk about one of the most influential bands of the era. And they play a lot of really good music.By Rich Larson and Daniel G. Moir

Celebrating Billy Joel’s 75th birthday, his two most prominent KYMN admirers, Daniel G. Moir and Rich Larson, roll out a show chock full of Billy Joel rarities, outtakes, and even a couple of tunes by The Hassles. (who?)By Rich Larson and Daniel G. Moir

This week, remembering Eric Carmen and Karl Wallinger, two great purveyors of Power Pop, Danny and Rich are joined again by their friend (Rich’s former boss, Danny’s current boss with the Minnesota Twins) Mike Stiles, as they dig into the simple yet sublime world of The Raspberries, Cheap Trick, World Party and so much more.…

Led Zeppelin is, by any definition, one of the most important bands in the history of rock & roll. The topic of Led Zeppelin is just too big to tackle in one or even two shows, so Rich & Danny have decided to tackle them album by album. A while back they broke down Led Zeppelin III, and for the second installment of this occasional series, marking …

This week, Rich and Danny mark the 56th anniversary of the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King with music related to the Civil Rights Movement, some vintage, some much more recent. One of the few editions of the Weekly List that we could call "important." This is some pretty powerful music. It's worth your time.…

Rich & Danny go through the annual, and possibly futile, exercise of selecting which of this year’s nominees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame should get in. They make the case for a couple folks that will likely not get in, and talk about why they don’t think a few that are likely to get in shouldn’t.…

February 29th lands on a Thursday night, and Rich & Danny just can’t help themselves. They take the opportunity to switch roles this week – Rich plays the most obscure songs he can think of, while Danny plays a bunch of hit songs. Shockingly, both of them have a ton of fun doing this show. Maybe everyone even learned a little bit about themselves t…

Rich is fond of saying that nobody should have to apologize for the music they listen to. If you love a song, then you should never be embarrassed by that, even if the rest of the world likes to make fun of it. In celebration of Danny’s impending first Air Supply concert, the boys give up their secrets and share with you the songs they love that ar…

Annie Larson, Rich’s wife, returns to the show for another Valentines Day conversation. The two play songs that remind them of each other, while extolling the virtues of Orlando, Florida, Seattle, Washington, Latin music, Mesa, Arizona, and Northfield, Minnesota. Also they talk a little bit about their marriage.…

This week Danny is joined by great friend of the show Mrs. Moxie to talk about the nearly 25(!) year career of P!nk. She’s great. Their great. She swears. They swear. They even bring in special guests to swear some more and make the engineering of this show that much more difficult for poor old Rich.…

Danny answers Rich’s Steve Earle show with a show about Billy Bragg. The difference is, however, Danny let’s Rich sit in on this showBy Rich Larson and Daniel G. Moir

This week Danny steps aside to let Rich go solo in order to celebrate a guy to whom Rich says he owes quite a bit. Steve Earle is the reason Rich gave up the fight and gave in to his love of country music. And then he spends the next 90 minutes explaining why he doesn’t really think of Steve Earle as a country guy. Life is enigmatic that way. Just …

A couple months ago, Rich and Danny asked Laura Meyers to join them for a show about Whitney Houston. Their friend Kristi Pursell saw that and asked, “When are we doing the Beyoncé show?” Well, with Rich on vacation, this week is a perfect time to invite Kristi in to, alongside Danny, give us a full overview of Queen Bey’s amazing solo career.…

It’s the first show of the new year so, of course the boys do the one thing that Danny hates to do – look back. But as is tradition, we get a rundown of the year that was and how Danny saw things in 2023. he even brings in a special guest to talk about a song that appears on the show. It’s the 2023 Daniel G. Moir Music awards tonight on the Weekly …

This week, for the final show of 2023, Rich and Danny are joined by Laura Meyers and Kristi Pursell. They don't commandeer the show nor do they try to beat Rich up. Instead, the four of them use a few songs each has picked to represent 2023, and they talk about the year that was. At least they try to. There are a lot of tangents in this show, folks…

Rich and Danny always try to do a Beatles-centric show in early December. This show had been on the schedule a year ago but was derailed after Danny’s unfortunate entanglement with that North Dakota Mountain Lion. A year later, with Danny’s knee mostly healed, the boys resume their annual examination of those lads from Liverpool. This time, they di…

Commemorating what would have been Jim Morrison’s 80th Birthday on December 8th, Rich and Danny spend some time in the world of Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore. While Danny revels in this time with the Doors, Rich is forced to come to terms with the fact that, despite the fact he really likes some of their music, maybe t…

While Whitney Houston has nothing to do, really, with Thanksgiving, we thought this might be a nice topic for the day because, well, who isn’t thankful for Whitney Houston’s music? Rich and Danny are joined tonight by their unofficial 3rd co-host, Laura Meyers, who as it turns out, is a Whitney Houston superfan. Lot’s of talk about Whitney’s amazin…

With Neil Young’s 78th birthday a few days behind us and a Northfield Music Community tribute to Neil Young a few days ahead of us, Rich and Danny are joined by their old friend Ray Coudret to talk about the storied career of a guy Rich has on his personal Mount Rushmore of music. They also listen to a whole bunch of really great songs that Mr. You…

Rich and Danny return to (very) familiar ground as they commemorate the 50th anniversary of Billy Joel’s Piano Man album, discussing the mythology of Billy Joel’s time in Los Angeles and early career troubles. Also (gasp!) one of them concedes that the other is the bigger Billy Joel fan. Not to be missed.…

Steve Lukather is a guy Danny has been wanting to feature on a show since the day he came aboard. Lukather is quite possibly the greatest session guitarist of all time. He’s played on everyone’s records from Michael Jackson’s Beat It, to Cher’s If I Could Turn Back Time, to Randy Newman to Joni Mitchell to Barbra Streisand to Earth, Wind & Fire, an…

Rich and Danny are joined by their friend, Northfield’s own Drag Queen Mrs. Moxie as they take a look at the career of the legendary Dolly Parton. Honestly, the three of them just sort of fanboy – or fan queen – all over her. We’re pretty sure Rich thinks that Dolly could engineer world peace. But whatever. The music is really good.…

Much to Danny’s surprise, the boys finish their three-part look at Fleetwood Mac and the three singers/front people with whom they are most closely related, with a look at Lindsey Buckingham’s full career. Yes. His full career. Not just his solo work, but all of it going back to the self-titled Fleetwood mac album from 1975. All of it. It’s fun.…

Way back in August, Rich and Danny brought you a show featuring John Mellencamp and his unique brand of Midwestern Rock. The thing is, there just wasn’t enough space for the two of them to play all the music that needed to be played, and there certainly wasn’t enough for them to say everything they wanted to say about a guy they both hold in such h…

It’s another night back in the dorm room for your hosts and their favorite college band. Rich and Danny continue their exploration of R.E.M.’s music. While revelling in the rediscovery of a band they both loved in their much younger days, they discuss the importance of Mike Mills to the group, Michael Stipe’s willful mumbling, and why Bill Berry is…

Commemorating the 11th anniversary of the most amicable breakup in history, Rich and Danny dig deep into the R.E.M. catalogue to reconnect with a band that both of them have loved since their days at St. Olaf College. Rich is so happy to be doing this show, that he is not bothered by one single song Danny has chosen. Danny, however, cannot say the …

No one is more surprised by this topic than the guy who created the show, but here it is. Rich moves aside so that Danny can host a show with his old friend Mike Stiles. Danny has worked for Mike in the Minnesota Twins box office – going back to the days in the Metrodome – and the two of them are both big fans of Rick Springfield. This is a great s…

The Weekly List has not played very much – if any – of John Mellencamp’s music over the years. Taking advantage of a timely anniversary the boys correct this egregious oversight by bringing you the first of two shows to honor this great singer/songwriter and champion of the Midwest.By Rich Larson and Daniel G. Moir

Rich and Danny are once again joined by the owner of KYMN Radio, Jeff Johnson, as they continue to explore the quirky essays and opinions expressed by Bob Dylan in the book he published last year, The Philosophy of Modern Song. They also listen to those songs, all of which are just… you guys the music on this show is so good it’s crazy.…

A special edition of The Weekly List on a Wednesday night. Rich is solo for this show as he takes a warts-and-all look at the brilliant career of the recently passed songwriter/guitarist/singer/leader of The Band Robbie Robertson.By Rich Larson and Daniel G. Moir

A special edition of The Weekly List on a Wednesday night. Rich is solo for this show as he takes a warts-and-all look at the brilliant career of the recently passed songwriter/guitarist/singer/leader of The Band Robbie Robertson.By Rich Larson and Daniel G. Moir

Rich and Danny present a full list of people they think should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. To absolutely nobody’s surprise they each have six different names, and they don’t completely agree on the other person’s list. But it only gets testy for about a minute or so. Plus there’s great music.…

It’s Danny’s birthday on Saturday, which means he gets to program the show however he sees fit. He gets the intro. He picks the songs. He did opt out of the haikus, but that is how he wants it. Rich – by and large – behaves himself, but he does offer a few unvarnished opinions regarding Enya.By Rich Larson and Daniel G. Moir