The Iowa Chill Show

Iowa football is BACK?! The Hawkeyes absolutely dominated Wisconsin 30–0, Iowa State survived a 51–49 thriller against Oklahoma State. In this episode: Bryce officially retiring from Halloween An indoor dog potty room and the final golf outing of the year A ridiculous eagle, a birdie, and a disastrous ninth stroke on the golf course Wheel of Randomness: Blind Ranking the Worst Iowa Driving Experie...

Bryce and Nate recap another chaotic week in Iowa, including the Hawkeyes' frustrating 13–10 loss to Minnesota, Iowa State's 39–3 defeat against Arizona, a runaway giant pumpkin in Dubuque, and an explosion at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids. This week's episode: Ranger rides to Protivin and a visit to The Place Friday Night Lights at Dallas Center-Grimes Iowa ranking #7 in a...

From Cedar Falls to Kinnick Stadium to protecting Josh Allen in the NFL, Ike Boettger joins Bryce and Nate for Episode #103 of The Iowa Chill Show! The former Iowa Hawkeye and Buffalo Bills offensive lineman takes us through his football journey, his six-year NFL career, and life after football as the founder of Stally. In this episode: Growing up in Cedar Falls and getting recruited to Iowa Going...

Bryce and Nate break down Iowa’s most complete football performance of the season after the Hawkeyes dominated Washington 41–24 on Friday night. Is Heck Ball officially here? Did Iowa finally find its offense? And how should fans feel heading into the bye week? We get into: Jeremy Hecklinski’s big night: 14/19, 202 yards, 3 touchdowns #17 Iowa heading into the bye week Iowa State falls to BYU 24–1...

This week, Bryce and Nate recap a massive football weekend across Iowa: the Hawkeyes fall to Ohio State 31–14, Iowa State survives West Virginia 45–42, and Aiden Flora may have just become the most exciting player in the state. We break down: The Ohio State tailgate and College GameDay  Why Iowa fans should not fully overreact… yet Jeremiah Smith being absolutely ridiculous Hank Brown’s struggles...

The Hawkeyes beat Michigan 20–19 in a thriller, and now College GameDay is coming to Iowa City for a massive matchup: #14 Iowa vs #5 Ohio State. Bryce and Nate break down: Iowa’s last-second win over Michigan, Hank Brown’s huge 4th quarter, Reece VanderZee’s perfect day: 5 targets, 5 catches, 2 touchdowns, Why Ohio State is a completely different challenge, Jeremiah Smith being an absolute problem...

Iowa and Iowa State just dropped 55-point wins… but now the real season begins. Bryce and Nate recap another rainy Iowa weekend, then spin the Wheel of Randomness for a blind ranking of the top things to do in Iowa. Then we get into one of the wildest “On This Day in Iowa” stories yet: the 1931 Cedar County Cow War, where hundreds of angry farmers clashed with police over mandatory cattle testing,...

It's a Hawkeye State!  Bryce and Nate recap a packed weekend featuring a no-see-um attack, Salt Lake City, the Busch Light One Night Only concert series, Denver airport chaos, hosting the Cy-Hawk game, and Nate being inactive at the tailgate but very active on social media. Then we get into the big one: Iowa beats Iowa State 16–13 off the leg of Caden Buhr. No hot chip for Nate this year, Mas...

It is officially Cy-Hawk Week! Bryce and Nate recap Labor Day weekend, beautiful weather, surgery updates, and Nate getting picked on before diving into one of the biggest weeks of the year in Iowa sports: Iowa vs. Iowa State. We break down: Iowa’s 40–0 win over Northern Illinois Tony “The Boogie Man” Diaz going off with 7 catches, 84 yards, and a touchdown Kamari Moulton and the offensive line do...

Football season is officially here in Iowa. Bryce and Nate recap a big weekend with Colby’s wedding and the official unlocking and retirement of Cowboy Nate. A packed Iowa news week: The 2026 Iowa State Fair sets an all-time attendance record with 1,218,834 visitors Multiple daily Fair records were broken, including the biggest single-day attendance ever A near-death skydiving incident at Des Moin...

Football season is back! We’re breaking it all down with friend-of-the-podcast Mason Magruder from OutCyde The Lines. On this episode of The Iowa Chill Show, we preview both Iowa and Iowa State football, talk through the biggest questions heading into the season, and revisit last year’s legendary Cy-Hawk bet that ended with Nate doing the hot chip and the boys shotgunning NIL beer that tasted… not...

Welcome back to The Iowa Chill Show! This week we’re catching up on everything from hospital visits, Iowa State Fair food, Crispy Boy Brewing news, and recapping an epic double header weekend at Okoboji and the Iowa Corn 350. Then we get into Iowa: Iowa Corn 350 Recap. The Iowa State Fair kicking off with over 1 million visitors expected. Bryce trying his first lobster roll and the famous caviar c...

Brooks Reynolds is one of the more interesting “food + Iowa culture” people connected to the Iowa State Fair. He’s known as the co-founder of the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, which started in Des Moines in 2008 under the Iowa Bacon Board and grew into a major bacon-themed event that has drawn bacon fans from far beyond Iowa. He’s also the co-founder/owner of JR’s SouthPork Ranch, the cowboy-themed...

Today, we had the pleasure of welcoming Coach Sash to the podcast for a great conversation about his coaching journey, his first season with the Iowa Hawkeyes and what’s ahead for the program. Coach Sash takes us through his path from Indian Hills to DMACC, Drake, and now Iowa, where he helped guide the Hawkeyes to a historic Elite Eight run, the program’s first appearance in 39 years. We talk abo...

Jones County Fair week is finally here! We go behind the scenes with Office Manager, Abby Jaeger, to find out what it really takes to put on one of the biggest event in Iowa all year.  Abby previews fair week, explains what makes the Jones County Fair so special, and walk us through everything from planning and entertainment booking to fair food, hidden gems, and last-minute chaos.

This week on the Iowa Chill Show:  - Remembering Iowa hero, Kate Shelley! - Banana Ball shuts sells out Kinnick Stadium (Twice!) - The best 4th of July ever - 8th Graders can now compete in Varsity sports across Iowa

Iowa State is selling beer at sporting events, the fastest growing cities in Iowa and the kickoff of fair season! 

RAGBRAI Ride Director Matt Phippen joins us on the show to talk about the 2026 RAGBRAI route and what riders and host towns can expect!

Welcome back to The Iowa Chill Show! Bryce gets married, Nate has an epic birthday and then we talk Iowa: 🚗 Speed limit change: Iowa is increasing the default speed limit on two-lane paved state highways from 55 to 60 mph, effective July 1. ⚡ “Coolest Thing Made in Iowa” winner: the Mi-T-M ePowerStation (Peosta) — a portable, emission-free power bank delivering up to 6,000 watts. 🐱 Miracle resc...

On this week's episode...  Tornado warnings are stacking up, we break down the latest confirmed tornadoes in eastern Iowa (Masonville, Dubuque, Onslow). ⚓ On this day: the USS Iowa turret explosion (April 20, 1989) that killed 47 crew members. 🏬 The revival of the Mall at College Square in Cedar Falls, now rebranding as a community-focused hub with big plans to fill vacant spaces. 🏀 Iowa l...

It's tornado season in Iowa!  Iowa news: 🏈 The Iowa High School Football Coaches Association creates the Cooper DeJean Trophy (first winner: Caden Klein, Newton, committed to UNI) ⛳ It’s been 19 years since Zach Johnson won The Masters (2007) 🏀 Audi Crooks enters the transfer portal 🍺 Crispy Boy Lager  is now at the Iowa Taproom in East Village (Des Moines) And to finish: Bryce & Nate...

Iowa basketball’s first Elite Eight in 39 years… and we’ve got Cooper Koch on the show to relive it! On The Iowa Chill Show #84, Cooper joins us to break down the NCAA Tournament ride, from Selection Sunday → Clemson → Florida → Nebraska, the mindset going into the Florida game, and what it felt like when Iowa became the story of March.

Iowa State’s season ends in Chicago and Iowa basketball closes with more drama than anyone expected.  On The Iowa Chill Show #83, we break down the Cyclones’ finish, Iowa’s late slide against Illinois and the off-court headlines around Caitlin Clark + Connor McCaffery that blew up this week. We’ve also got peak Iowa chaos: 86° weather records, a massive northwest Iowa fire, and lawmakers discussin...

The Hawkeyes and Cyclones are BOTH headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time in NCAAM history! We recap arguably the most iconic March Madness game in Iowa history and preview the Sweet 16 matchups for ISU and Iowa.  If you haven't already, like the video and subscribe for more content! 

3 Iowa teams made March Madness and we’re breaking down the bracket, upset picks, and our Cinderella teams draft on The Iowa Chill Show #81. Plus: snowstorm weekend chaos, an Austin airport story, and the Top 10 Iowa Best Burger finalists are officially announced... Welcome back to Iowa Chill Show!