Dutch By Association - A Northwest Iowa Podcast

In this pre-Thanksgiving episode, we hear about Mitch and Wayne's trip to a banquet where Wayne "accidentally" bought 10 trees. Aaron is still trying to figure out how to deal with the hurricane-like ball of fury that is Ezra after meeting for conferences. The guys give Wayne tips on raising office morale (which includes not poisoning them), and halfway through the episode, Greta breaks the garage...

DBA is back in XXL form (both figuratively and literally as Aaron likes to point out). In this beefed-up broadcast, we discuss report cards, voting, beards, fat-shaming, lottery tickets, auctions, and more! 

This podcast started off innocently enough. We talked about the awkwardness of what happened in the last episode, politics, religion, and all of the other heady topics we typically cover. Then the party is crashed by Mitch's wife and son! Wyatt spills family secrets and gives us a glimpse of what Mitch is like as a father, much to Mitch's chagrin. 

Sorry for the delay, apparently Labor Day also meant that Wayne isn't doing any podcast editing. Not like he has a real job anyway 🙄. In this episode, we ask the question, what is quintessentially 'Sheldon'? We take a trip back in time where we talk time capsules, Mitch's redneck Driver's Ed course, and Chuck Grassley. Aaron loses his mind at a local restaurant when a young lady openly rejects th...

In this episode, we talk meat and we talk beefs. We get the origin story of the culinary abomination known as "Spaghetti-O Hotdish", Aaron's nervousness when it comes to choosing restaurants, Mitch gets laughed at by a bunch of goth kids and vows revenge, Wayne accuses his wife of mishearing him when he said to cook the steak in the crock pot, and Wayne and Mitch go toe-to-toe and talk all sorts o...

The gang starts with some startling news after the property tax statements come out. Wayne tries to justify Sheldon's failed Franchise Fee initiative which prompts a "healthy debate". From there, we go back in time as the guys share secrets from their childhood that help to explain a few things. Aaron champions Universal Grain Care/Obama-Feed, there is a random power outage, and Mitch finds an unl...

Mitch has a lot of problems with you people, and you're going to hear about it! The elder Giese comes ready with list-in-hand to refute the claims made by his brother, Aar-bear. In addition to Mitch being annoyed by everyone, we discuss weddings! Wedding traditions, plans for our next weddings, and how Aaron tried to rush his wife out of a recent wedding dance JUST in time to slow dance with a bri...

It's been too long...and since Mitch is too busy fulfilling his role as Clark Griswald in "Family Vacation," we needed a fill-in! We figured, if we can't get Mitch, let's give his brother Aar-bear his day in court! Join us as we discuss growing up in the "shadow of greatness" as Aar-bear seeks to set the record straight about his role in the Giese hierarchy!

You can tell we haven't been together in a while, this episode is over two hours long! In today's episode, we get a disturbing and telling glimpse into Mitch's childhood that explains why he is the man he is today. Aaron gets all sappy about his boy growing up and tries unsuccessfully to hide the fact that he actually has emotions. We recap Aaron's visit with State Auditor Rob Sand and learn about...

Back from spring break we jump right in and discuss Wayne's farming advice, crimes against butter-braids, shrinking stadium seats, Wayne's body that is actively trying to kill itself, and rejoice in the fact that we've made it 50 episodes! We managed to do something consistently for over 50 hours! Now if only we had this kind of dedication to the gym...

After extended hiatus, DBA returns to learn about Mitch bringing Ham Soup to a chili cookoff (and being confused as to why he didn't win), Aaron breaks down the Super Bowl halftime show from a Dutch perspective and Wayne goes to school for the first time in 20 years. 

In the 48th installment, we try to set up Justin Rust, managing editor of the Review, with our good friend Laura. We cover Mitch's neuroses, Wayne discovers the fate of the Vikings head coach pick live on air, Wayne and Aaron collaborate on writing Mitch's "20 under 40" nomination for the newspaper, and Mitch finally has enough of Wayne's stance on Millenials. A fight ensues. Aaron keeps pouring t...

The roadmap of this episode looks like a drunken Lewis and Clark expedition! We cover COVID beer judging, staffing woe's, Mitch's Legoland adventure (which leads to our new logo), Texas Roadhouse (because Aaron), pranking calling William Hung, the Ghost of Budd-Z's, and how DBA listenership is akin to Sunday at Waddy's: No one from Sioux County admits they go there, but they all have fun together...

In our SUPER-sized episode, we touch on a number of topics: sick workers, explaining the podcast to clergy, fattening up Asa, our advice for fine dining, Wayne's newfound lake life, and how stupid small-town rumors almost tanked one of our favorite spots!

In this episode we find out why there is no "Show 45" (Spoiler: it's Laura's fault), Wayne gets accosted and sworn at in public because of his city council position, and the gang discusses some of their favorite holiday traditions which all revolve around alcohol (go figure).

Wayne's big show day comes and Mitch and Aaron give their reaction to the experience. Wayne also finds himself injured and stranded in Florida, and we talk about the last saving grace of our youth: Sports? It's a fun and sweaty time on this episode of DBA!

In this episode, we get a rare glimpse into Mitch's childhood and a revelation about his parents that begins to put things into perspective! Wayne makes a one-night-only return to the DJ booth, and Aaron tells kids not to dream. It's possible that he's just bitter that he got cut from Western's 9th-grade basketball team. We talk about the Northwest Iowa goodbye, robot umpires, the misery of the Mi...

On a very special, DBA: Aaron recounts a crazy tale of a true-crime drama seemingly brought to life! It has scandal, intrigue, HVAC, and some "bad luck" that seems VERY convenient. This episode is two months in the making, and now Aaron is ready to tell his story. Also, we give the listeners an update on our VERY eligible bachelorette and Wayne's benevolence! 

Following up on one of the strangest advertising requests we've ever had, we welcome Laura to the program! She's fun, sassy, and single...and thought this show would be as good of a place as any for a dating ad! Laura breaks down what it's like to be a single Dordt grad who did NOT finish with an MRS degree and explains to Wayne just what exactly a "hobby farm" is. During our conversation, we delv...

Come one and all as we hear a tale of Aaron's cattle mismanagement that got an entire South Dakota town buzzing, we talk about the first day of school and how far we've come (well, physically anyway), and finally, Mitch challenges Wayne to what could be the slowest footrace of all time! Also, we are trying something new on the pod! We are forgoing sponsorship on this episode to allow you, our fait...

Vacation time is winding down and Mitch's job is starting up! We talk about time at Wisconsin Dells, Lambeau Field, how to fix the local housing situation, who should be responsible for all of Wayne's suffering, and how Aaron was "humbled" by his teenage son.

This episode is all about...JOBS! Some have them, some need them, and some of us are just not good at them! We talk about big changes happening with in the group, Aaron grabs his bull situation by the horns, and Sheldon City Council successfully slaughters the chicken issue. Also, Wayne's wife makes a surprise guest apperance!

Back from the holiday break we recap the July 4th festivities, we shame Mitch for being unpatriotic, Aaron becomes the thing he said he never would, and we hear a hilarious story about meat shaming. It's the wurst!

We figured with the long holiday weekend coming up, we would try to shoe-horn one more episode in! In episode 35 we discuss 4th of July holiday traditions, new pets, various ways that the government keeps getting in the way of Aaron's free money, we reminisce about some radio days gone by, and Wayne explains what his council experience has been like so far. (Editors note: this was recorded a week...

A couple of weeks removed from the super-special double episode release, DBA discusses the reaction to Rob Sand, Aaron's chews fingernails while hoping that his son doesn't bring shame upon the family, and Wayne discusses the Sheldon City Council results and his latest "mistake". Thanks to Solsma's Fireworks for sponsoring and check out their FREE Fireworks demo on Friday, June 18!