Episodes

  • 240 - You Showed a Turtle?! I Pledge My Hands to Greater Service...
    Sep 21 2025

    Adam opens this episode going solo. He discusses the last two online purchases he made and how he'd use them in battle. Another installment of the "Number Ones" segment. He then lists his Mt Rushmore of dogs before having a 2 minute geek out over a burger. Then, we bring back a recording from July, where Ped, Burk and Glizzy P talked about summer jobs growing up. From baling hay, walking beans and shelling corn to babysitting, lifeguarding and mowing. We were model employees. Love you all and Hut Hut!


    Intro Music "Upbeat" by Jon Luc Hefferman (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode) Outro Music "Quittin' Time" by Patrick Lee (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • 239 - Butt Lips, Childhood Sleepovers, Remembering Homecoming Week
    Sep 14 2025

    Glizzy P joins the boys! We catch up on her school year so far then dive into an awesome discussion about childhood sleepovers; full of plenty of stories! The boys say goodnight to each other. Adam needs to do a sleep study. Elizabeth brings her movie trivia game for the boys, then the three of us reminisce on homecoming week! What was HOCO like for us millennials in the early 2000s. Spoiler: IT WAS AWESOME! Love you all. Hut Hut!


    Intro Music "Upbeat" by Jon Luc Hefferman (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode) Outro Music "Quittin' Time" by Patrick Lee (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • 238 - The Most ADD Intro and a 90s Fictional Athletes Draft!
    Sep 7 2025

    Sconnie Jared joins the boys for this episode! They open up talking about how fun it would be to be a Picker. Burk drops something TOTALLY 90s on us. Old movies are coming back to theatres and Jared's school year is off to a hot start. Adam has a take on the Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift engagement. Shoutout delivery drivers, the USCG has recovered the mother load of drugs, and does your sweat have a scent? We discuss when the hay day of video games was. In the meat, Mm!, the boys do, quite possibly, the best topic there is to draft, and boy does it deliver. Love you all. Hut Hut!


    Intro Music "Upbeat" by Jon Luc Hefferman (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode) Outro Music "Quittin' Time" by Patrick Lee (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • 237 - Heading West Via Train, New Tik Tok Fascinations, Habits Of Lazy People
    Aug 31 2025

    Ped & Burk open this show talking about Burk's epic family trip to Montana...VIA TRAIN! From major storm delays, Amish people and huckleberries to crystal blue water, mountain coasters and pristine views. What a way to see America. Adam's toenails grow at different paces. The boys get into some unexpected jai alai talk, which leads to us breaking down our best recess sports performances. Adam's new Tik Tok fascination is glass making, and it's crazy, yo. Is it a ranking or a rating? Why do we make people eat like jokesters in food ads? In the meat (Mm!) of the episode, we discuss lazy habits people have that annoy us. We all have some! And who are we kidding, we're probably guilt at times also. Love you all. Hut Hut!


    Intro Music "Upbeat" by Jon Luc Hefferman (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode) Outro Music "Quittin' Time" by Patrick Lee (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • 236 - Solo Ped, State Fair Recap, Bring on Fall Baby, Hawkeye Football Preview
    Aug 24 2025

    On this episode of Backroads & Bonfires, Adam goes solo podding and kicks us off with a poem to welcome back college football. He discusses how he is adjusting well to heat as he ages, recaps his trip to the great Iowa State Fair, more auction gigs and lists all of the things he is most looking forward to about the fast-approaching fall season. In the meat, Mm!, Adam gives his full thoughts and breakdown on the upcoming Iowa Hawkeye football season. From offense, defense, special teams and his prediction on what the Hawks' record will be. Football season is back! Hut Hut! Love y'all.


    Intro Music "Upbeat" by Jon Luc Hefferman (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode) Outro Music "Quittin' Time" by Patrick Lee (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • 235 - Life Lessons and Successes at the Boundary Waters
    Aug 17 2025

    Adam & Elizabeth open the show talking favorite outdoor games as a kid, remembering Claire's and how our childhood lifestyle is fading, discussing Adam's 20-year class reunion, and a fresh "number ones" segment. Ped & Glizzy then discuss and break down her amazing trip with our youth group to the Boundary Waters. It is a trip that will allow you to see just how strong and capable you are, how to overcome obstacles, work together as a team, and experience God's creation in unique ways. I know you are going to love these stories! Hut Hut! Love y'all.


    Intro Music "Upbeat" by Jon Luc Hefferman (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode) Outro Music "Quittin' Time" by Patrick Lee (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • 234 - Exhibitionist Men, RIP Claire's, All-Time Music Festival Draft
    Aug 10 2025

    Ped, Burk and Brad Elder bring you a raucous intro of breaking down Brad's Gordon Bombay moment and adult hockey league, the National Senior Games, good times at the bowling alley and why men are choosing not to wear belts and expose themselves. Are sleep aids a fad or actually helpful? Adam mourns Claire's (and their beautiful magnetic earrings) filing for bankruptcy. Adam and Ryan then do a draft, full of brain farts, to build their all-time music festival lineups! In the 90s quick hitter the boys can't believe they missed this movie growing up. Love y'all.


    Intro Music "Upbeat" by Jon Luc Hefferman (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode) Outro Music "Quittin' Time" by Patrick Lee (No changes were made) License Link (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • 233 - Grace on the pod, Holy Grail Pizza, Mt Rushmore of Wrestling Moments
    Aug 3 2025

    Ped, Burk and Timmy welcome on Burk's classmate, Grace, to open the show, to discuss their recent 20-year reunion, or lack thereof. Grace also answers the hard hitting 90s girl questions before she leaves us. The boys then discuss drive thru etiquette, Adam wanting to grow his beard out just so he can have the full barbershop experience, Adam has found the holy grail of pizza, and Burk's perfect song. For the Meat, Mm!, the guys give their Mt Rushmore of "All-Time Wrestling Moments" in honor of Hulk Hogan. Take a walk with us to the 90s boys bedroom to close the show. Love y'all. Hut Hut.

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    1 hr and 24 mins