Bret Nelson and Josh Brence
Treeforts and Mixtapes
A fun and lively conversation between two guys that grew up across 4 decades through the analog phase of walk-talkie technology, climbing trees, playing outside, collecting trading cards and really cool action figure toys to today where they like to hang 10 on the wave of technology; now both are parents who now get to see the world through the eyes of our kids and love to reminisce about glory days of the world we grew up in… Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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Bret Nelson and Josh Brence
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Latest episode
Jun 23, 2026
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Episodes
#26-Go for the Gold 01.08.2024 41:46
Josh and Bret talk Olympics. Look out for Josh to be in the 2028 Olympics in Archery and Bret will be there to watch as he attempts curling in 2034.
#25- GenX Values save the world 25.07.2024 35:18
Josh and Bret talk about some of the GenX values that seem to missing today and could save the crazy world we live in today.
#24-Is new tech always better? 17.07.2024 38:51
Josh and Bret talk about advances in technology and how new tech is not always better than old tech. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#23-Guest Peter and what do you do on holidays 28.06.2024 43:37
Josh and Bret welcome Peter Hancock and discuss what kinds of things you do on days off; also a question of whether we would let our kids do the same questionable risky activities we did growing up. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#22-Slang words through the years 21.06.2024 33:55
No cap this is episode is fire! Josh and Bret rap on using lingo that has been hip through the years, and without being to sus, we use sigma slang from today, this low-key awesome, fr. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#21- Our Friend TJ and Reboots 14.06.2024 40:27
Josh and Bret discuss reboots of movies from growing up. Movies in the old days getting better kudos for creativity but today the tech is obviously better...but what is the better version? Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#20-Getting Old and Being Old 31.05.2024 35:37
Josh and Bret talk about being old and what they thought old would look like and act like they were in high school. Old guys rule, but dang it hurts sometimes. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#19-Guest Colt Heiden-Mascots, Coaching, Cars and Gladiators 22.05.2024 44:58
Colt Heiden joins Bret and Josh as they talk about high school mascots, coaching kids sports, first cars and driving in the snow and American Gladiators Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#18-Prom, Moshing and Music 15.05.2024 40:32
Bret goes to prom, Josh learns about how moshing is done today and the both discuss music choices through the days. Music in the 80s and 90s is way better than today. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#17-Taking way too many pictures 09.05.2024 38:17
Josh and Bret discuss picture taking and memory making. Josh with his 1800 photos on his phone and Bret with his 18,000. Capturing moments and memories will never be the same because of smart phones. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#16-School, technology, kid Jobs and how to communicate 02.05.2024 41:47
Josh and Bret welcome Peter Tew; we discuss kid jobs, college, technology in the classroom, knowing when to skip school, learning communication skills, and several other topics. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#15- Asking Directions, Mapquest and GPS 24.04.2024 32:50
Josh and Bret discuss how did we find places through the years; from calling and asking directions, to mapquest to GPS. Technology is amazing, but perhaps hurt our sense of direction...or maybe we're just old. Stay tuned for next time we will hear about Josh's experience at the revitalized Casa Bonita. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#14-Comic Books and Super Heroes 20.04.2024 38:17
Josh and Bret host a new friend of the program Rob who shares his love of comic books, drawing and superheroes; and they discuss some controversial topics including who played the best Batman; and it was not Team Edward. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#13- Video Games From Atari to Oculus and everything in between 12.04.2024 39:28
Josh and Bret discuss memories of playing video games through the years from pong and pitfall to the best first person shooter game of all time to getting motion sickness on the Oculus...plus everything in between. For the record, both Josh and Bret can still beat their kids in video games. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#12-Family Vacations and Trips 05.04.2024 35:53
Josh and Bret host their long time buddy Sean and they discuss family vacations and trips as a kid. Starring out the window, Disney, roller coasters and Josh commits to take his kids to a carnival. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#11- Remember the days of baseball cards and bubble gum 27.03.2024 43:07
In this episode Josh and Bret meet a new friend Steve from Montreal who shares the love of sports cards and we reminisce about the days of riding our bikes to the corner stores to buy a pack of baseball cards, trading cards at school and how sports cards helped us become savvy fans of the games we loved to play. You can find Steve as he rips cards on Instagram under the screen name of @pullingwaxx...
#10-How did you get a hold of someone to hangout? 21.03.2024 35:22
Josh and Bret talk about how we learned to use the phone, talk to adults and learn basic social skills that may our kids may be missing from kids today. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#9-Let's Go to the Movies 13.03.2024 40:03
Josh and Bret talk about some of the most iconic movies of their growing up years and how different it is going to the movies today. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#8-Saturday Morning Cartoons 06.03.2024 33:47
The best part of the week growing up--Saturday morning cartoons! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#7-How did you know about the news 28.02.2024 36:45
Josh and Bret discuss how, as kids, we learned about current events and the news--and how different it is today. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#6-Buying stuff online 22.02.2024 33:26
Josh and Bret discuss what it was like shopping for toys growing up and how Amazon has changed the world of shopping and instant gratification. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#5-Guest Juan Saavedra-What did you want to be when you grew up 14.02.2024 34:04
Josh and Bret host their first guest Juan Saavedra and they discuss 'what did you want to be when you grew up?' and hear about Juan's experience as a fire fighter and raising his kids to be resilient. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#4- Technology in the classroom 07.02.2024 32:56
Josh and Bret discuss the use of technology in the classroom growing up and today. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#3-Lessons inspired from Jason Kelce and playing 500 in the street 31.01.2024 36:54
Inspired by the legend Jason Kelce, youth sports growing up and playing 500 in the street.; Josh and Bret talk about lessons learned and shared with their kids. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
#2-Who are Josh and Bret; learning to ride bikes 23.01.2024 30:50
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