Backroads & Bonfires

Ped & Burk kick off this episode with a new sponsorship opportunity! The boys then dive into embarrassing your friends in front of their crush, Adam brings up a forgotten nickname for him, the famous popcorn/puke/mixing/soaking bowl, another insanely out of touch bride, Burk's update on the Napoleon Dynamite experience and Adam takes us globe-trotting to Finland! The fellas then talk famous de...

Burkhart family Christmas sounds awesome! Adam shares his frustration with know-it-all outdoorsmen which leads to more negative internet chatter. Adam says everyone in the world should do therapy. The boys are BUZZIN because of Tom Cruise. Adam has a weird social media obsession. Burk's college friend and fellow avid MN Twins fan, David, joins the show to play the Rottem Tomatoes game and draft th...

Adam opens this episode sharing about more grammatical errors that bother him. Why are people not eating the skin on a baked potato? There are men out there giving us a bad wrap. GET IT TOGETHER! Ped & Burk take umbrage with a preposterous movie list. In the meat of the episode it's National Sandwich Day so we list our favorite sandwiches and then rank our all-time appetizers (and forget so ma...

ABT Pod! Adam opens the show recapping his trip back to UNI and asks the boys about going back to their alma mater as adults. Tom's recent family trip to Hawaii. The boys decide how much money they would spend for a 2 hour montage of their funniest moments with friends, and then discuss the most exciting time in their life. Burk hits the boys with a Would You Rather before we trick our way into th...

Ped & Burk open this week's show discussing Adam's field fire story, by-gone days of men polishing their shoes, Love is Blind lunacy, NW IA boys living their football dreams, who would play Adam in his own Rudy story, Billy Mays and the infomercial golden days, and more food chatter of course! The boys then discuss the all-time WORST Halloween treats in a hilarious conversation before ending w...

As Spooktober rolls along we open the show with Ryan wanting to wean off of his pop addiction, the next big societal scam preying on the weak has the boys evaluating friendships, first thing you would do if you became a billionaire, and another insane wedding story! The boys then hop into Halloween by calling Ryan's brother for his firsthand experience of seeing Blair Witch Project in theatres, Ry...

SPOOKTOBER is here! Let the Halloween episodes begin! Ryan continues his rice cooker food dominance and Adam discusses his 6 hrs without cell service and liviing like it was 2003 all over again. The boys then welcome on Jared in Wisconsin! Jared hosts the first ever BRB game of "Soup, Salad or Sandwich". Ryan then has a movie game for Adam & Jared to play. The boys then list their Mt Rushmore...

Ped & Burk open the show talking about writing a sitcom, and Adam could play the Dad? The boys want to do movie reviews of iconic movies they haven't seen. Adam reads a negative review of the show from a loyal listener. Why can't packaging companies make it easier on us? The boys list their Mt Rushmore of One Hit Wonders and then read two insane news stories before closing the show by discussi...

Adam & Ryan morning pod! The boys open the show talking about stalkers and the ego boost it would be. Adam gives Ryan punishment options for standing him up. Did Adam take this prank too far? An intricate conversation about burgers and hot dogs. America has health problems, and the boys discuss. Adam shares his observations from the Clay Co. Fair. The boys then do a draft of yellow things befo...

Ped, Burk and Tommy P are back on this episode of Backroads & Bonfires. Adam is going to work on giving people the benefit of the doubt, the boys talk gambling and place a 20 leg college football parlay live on the air! A lot of bad cologne is surfacing in public and needs to stop. What is the kid from Free Willy up to now? The boys then check in with Brad in Minnesota before doing a draft of...

Adam & Ryan open this episode of Backroads & Bonfires by giving Jared in Wisconsin a call. Jared updates the boys on what is happening in the Wisconsin wilderness currently, excitement for Packer football, and then the boys discuss the recent Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift drama. Ped & Burk then talk American economics, studying abroad, and languages before diving into a draft of all-ti...

Ped, Burk and Timmy G pod wile Burk does a live fantasy football draft. The boys then discuss if friends were on the trading block, Icelandic breeding visas, John Cena's epic drives, male pattern baldness, AMC dramas and times when you are most unattractive. The boys then relive their glory days, and in honor of Sid Vicious/Psycho Sid, they list their top 5 Pro Wrestling feuds of all-time. Tak...

Ped & Burk welcome back Ryan's wife Nadine! An intro full of relationship advice, what not to do and funny dating stories. That is followed by Adam recapping his trip to the Iowa State Fair, wondering why billion-dollar corporations can't have better shopping carts, appropriate hair cut convos, could we be Lifestyle Creators and so much more! We then end the show by drafting our all-ti...

Adam is joined by three young bucks for this episode. As an additional grad gift, he has Isaiah Segovia, Jack Bloom and Mason Barnes on. The boys discuss the life of a teen and balancing school, sports, church and faith. Is being a teen today similar to when us 90s kids were teens? Road trips are the best. How phones have changed social culture. This year's USA Basketball team vs The Dream Tea...

Ped & Burk welcome the owner of Vista Paints, Mr. Chad Buccholz onto the pod! After a brief introduction of Chad, the boys workshop a joke, answer a Saved By The Bell question, remember back to school shopping, and more! Then Chad shares his podcast thoughts, what grinds his gears and critiques of Adam and Ryan in a wonderfully honest segment. The boys then dive deep into the world of conspira...

ABT Pod! The boys open the show with some feistiness before discussing Iowa political legends, the boys' kids playing outdoors today versus 25 years ago, Adam shares his dream involving the three guys and a 90s heart throb, Americans thinking they know more about food than professional chefs, our takes on chocolate chip cookies and Burk puts his foot down on his music takes. For the meat, MM!,...

Ped & Burk open this episode with a good and deep discussion of music. Glen Powell is having a moment. Discussing the new Twisters movie. The ludicrous HOA boards. Are comedians actually funnier than us? What if we did a draft of our friends? The first ever installment of THIS or THAT. The boys then do a draft of the best meats! What a time to be alive! Take a...SWEET ESCAPE through the 90s wi...

This episode of Backroads & Bonfires features Ped, Burk and Tim, with the boys encouraging Adam to stop procrastinating. Are we nerds? Are they golf tournaments or golf classics? The boys discuss anxiety. When will we officially ban plastic outdoor chairs? The legendary garage fridge. The boys then chat about computer games they played in high school and discuss the ever-growing Olympic sports...

On this episode of Backroads & Bonfires we start with a long and raucous intro. Adam has more thoughts on social media lunacy and fake humility, plus he is aggravated by why detectives wear suits to chase bad guys. Are we getting into the 90s sitcoms conspiracy documentaries business? Then the boys dive into a genuine conversation about coaching and teaching before Adam shares a crazy movie th...

Ped and Harvard Derek kick off part 2 with him with a good old fashioned BRB intro! Everything from airport spills, boat ride pukes and cathode ray-tube to opinions on yet another psycho wedding couple. PSYCHO! Burk hops back in then for a discussion of best things about small towns, and who better to discuss this with than a man who has lived in both a rural farming community and Boston, MA. The...

Ped & Burk welcome one of Adam's closest friends and Harvard alum, Derek Lietz to the podcast! Derek shares about his upbringing and the values he learned on a farm in Alta, IA and being Adam's friend growing up. Ped & Burk then interview Derek about what life is like during the journey as a Harvard student, the university's rich history, culture on campus and so many great sto...

Ped & Burk sit down with hall of fame baseball umpire, renowned tug of war coach (literally), avid Hawkeye fan and all-around great Iowan and human being, Dan Pomeroy, for one whale of a tale. His partner, and also fellow hall of famer, Jim Molitor, chimes in a bit as well. You will love these conversations from as genuine and authentic human beings that you'll ever find. The boys close ou...

The greatest Midwest trio to ever grace mics is together, with the pop of the century from Tom's appearance. A good old fashioned bonfire discussion pod in this episode. Adam recently attended a wedding and also a concert and has opinions on both, Adam's reasons for podcasting and when to go all-in, the boys share an all-time laugh from Adam's hypothetical game, could we be someone&#39...

Adam & Ryan open this week's show discussing Adam's recent neat idea to do the Puckerbutt Chip Duel, a DOOZY of a wedding story that may upset you, Adam's problem with jersey fashion, remembering Tommy Hilfiger and Adam blow's Burk's mind with a crazy Alta, IA fun fact. The boys then remember their own Dads and do a draft of their all-time TV dads in honor of Father's D...

Adam & Ryan bring you the first ever episode from the downtown studio! The boys open the show discussing best grad party food, how bad people are at backing out of parking spaces, Tommy's recent injury, weird cologne commercials, and the negative effect phones are having in today's schools. The boys then rank their favorite sandwich chains and go down memory lane as we remember the bes...