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Backroads & Bonfires
Adam Pedersen & Friends
247 episodes
2 days ago
When it comes to the Midwest, there's no better place to have a conversation than Backroads & Bonfires. You're invited to ride shotgun with host Adam Pedersen and a collection of his friends as they discuss life in the Midwest, food, humorous stories from their past, 90’s pop culture and so much more. So put on your Tommy Hilfiger jeans, grab your favorite Náutica tee, toss on your Jansport backpack and transport yourself back to the good ole days.
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When it comes to the Midwest, there's no better place to have a conversation than Backroads & Bonfires. You're invited to ride shotgun with host Adam Pedersen and a collection of his friends as they discuss life in the Midwest, food, humorous stories from their past, 90’s pop culture and so much more. So put on your Tommy Hilfiger jeans, grab your favorite Náutica tee, toss on your Jansport backpack and transport yourself back to the good ole days.
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Backroads & Bonfires
247 - PART ONE: Sleep Pods Maybe. Fried Soup Truck? YES.

Ped, Burk and Glizzy are basking in fall ambiance for this episode, via AI, which in turn leads to a winding convo about artificial intelligence. Adam brings us another insane couple getting married who can't read the room. China's new law on social media influencers. Elizabeth lost her son at a pumpkin patch and he was in big trouble! She also shared about a weird encounter she had after a night of watching scary movies and Ryan gives us goosebumps with a true story! The gang discusses napping, sleep culture and sleep pods! We end PART ONE with Burk's perfect song. Love y'all. Hut Hut!

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2 days ago
1 hour 13 minutes 17 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
245 - Preposterous Podcast List, Rushmore of Running Backs, Best TV Halloween Episodes

In this episode of the Backroads and Bonfires podcast, Adam Pedersen shares his thoughts on various topics, including the challenges of harvest season, a breakdown of his combine, and his love for sports, particularly the Iowa Hawkeyes. He discusses the New York Times' controversial top 100 podcasts list, expressing his disbelief at the omissions of major podcasts like Joe Rogan's. Adam also reflects on Bill Belichick's recent coaching decisions and the impact of ego on his legacy. Additionally, he presents his Mount Rushmore of white running backs and concludes with a nostalgic look at the best Halloween episodes in TV history, particularly from Home Improvement. Hut Hut! Love y'all.

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1 week ago
1 hour 5 minutes 45 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
244 - Disavowed Childhood TV, Duck Season, MTV MT Rushmore, Spooktober Continues!

On thid episode of Backroads and Bonfires Adam is shocked by the amount of employees that work on a late night show. The boys then talk about shows we weren't allowed to watch as a kid. We dive into the disturbing Ed Gein show on Netflix. Adam has Jared breakdown how duck season has been going in Wisconsin and share some duck recipes. Burk asks us to name our MTV MT Rushmore tv shows then the boys get into SPOOKTOBER! We remember costume parties and the games we played at them, a Halloween "would you rather", and hypothetical Halloween tag team partners! Hut Hut. Love y'all.

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2 weeks ago
1 hour 24 minutes 34 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
243 - Be Sober-Minded, Goals & Dreams for Hut Media, Spooktober

In this solo episode of the Backroads and Bonfires podcast, Adam Pedersen shares insights from the busy harvest season, updates on sports, and personal reflections on body image and powerlifting. He discusses the impact of alcohol on personal growth, highlights basketball legend Jason Williams, and addresses the recent incident involving Mark Sanchez. Adam also shares his goals for HUT HUT Media, emphasizing faith, community support, showcasing rural America, and his dreams of notable collaborations. The episode concludes with a fun discussion on favorite paranormal movies for Spooktober. Hut Hut. Love y'all!

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3 weeks ago
57 minutes 23 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
242 - It Looks Like Mighty Ducks The College Years In There

Ped, Burk and Glizzy kick off this episode reviewing the fruits Elizabeth brought us to try! Adam showed the gang his new tattoo then they discuss people getting carried away with buzzwords and "intelligent lingo" nowadays. Adam shares his experience with FINALLY using mouth tape while sleeping, and we determine he needs to do a sleep study. We play Glizzy's movie trivia game before discussing the movies we watched the most growing up as children and kids. Adam ends with a 90s girl quick hitter for Elizabeth. 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 month ago
1 hour 20 minutes 52 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
241 - The taste Buds, Tooth In Eye, AI ASMR, The Best of Redford

On this episode the boys open the show recapping their time hosting 90s Trivia at the Cobblestone Ballroom, then Adam shares a WILD story about a Canadian man and tooth in eye surgery. Adam shares how AI is revolutionizing the ASMR and satisfaction videos game, much to Ryan's dismay. This leads to a conversation about internet consumption and the negative effects. In the meat, Mm!, top 5 fruits has been a topic of conversation in Adam's life so the boys list theirs and then in honor of Robert Redford they list their Mt Rushmore of Redford movies. RIP Roy & Sundance. 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 month ago
1 hour 12 minutes 2 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
240 - You Showed a Turtle?! I Pledge My Hands to Greater Service...

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 month ago
1 hour 12 minutes 15 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
239 - Butt Lips, Childhood Sleepovers, Remembering Homecoming Week

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 month ago
1 hour 25 minutes 17 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
238 - The Most ADD Intro and a 90s Fictional Athletes Draft!

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 month ago
1 hour 22 minutes 55 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
237 - Heading West Via Train, New Tik Tok Fascinations, Habits Of Lazy People

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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2 months ago
1 hour 27 minutes 5 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
236 - Solo Ped, State Fair Recap, Bring on Fall Baby, Hawkeye Football Preview

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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2 months ago
1 hour 10 minutes 56 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
235 - Life Lessons and Successes at the Boundary Waters

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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2 months ago
1 hour 54 minutes 8 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
234 - Exhibitionist Men, RIP Claire's, All-Time Music Festival Draft

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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2 months ago
1 hour 23 minutes 58 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
233 - Grace on the pod, Holy Grail Pizza, Mt Rushmore of Wrestling Moments

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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3 months ago
1 hour 24 minutes 16 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
232 - Do Not Become A Meme

Ped, Burk and Glizzy P are back! The convo goes from mens shorts length to how often we cry to how to act appropriately during certain events. Liz does NOT want to become a meme. With state baseball happening Burk breaks down what the experience is like and all of the emotions that come with it. Let's fix RAGBRAI. We then play the Rotten Tomatoes game! Adam takes us down memory lane to a 90s boy sanctuary to close the show. Hut Hut!

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3 months ago
1 hour 7 minutes 32 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
231 - We Are Getting Old, Annoying MomTok, All-Time Board Games

Ped, Burk and special guest Havard Derek! The boys open the show discussing class reunions and aging. Has the world changed more from 1977-1997 or 2005-2025? Adam introduces a new segment called "Number Ones". The boys talk seafood. Adam is annoyed by MomTok. Our own near death farm stories and how lucky we were. In the meat, Mm!, the guys get NERDY, and rank quite possibly their favorite hobby, board games. Hut Hut! Love y'all.

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3 months ago
1 hour 28 minutes 52 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
230 - July 4th Recap, A Psycho Bride, Action Movies Draft.

Ped, Burk and JARED IN PERSON kick off this episode with a taste of Wisconsin. We then recap an amazing 4th of July, discuss another psycho bride on her wedding day, and Burk thinks it'd be fun to be in witness protection. The boys catch up on some fishing before doing an EPIC and loaded all-time action movies draft. The fellas travel back to the 90s to discuss their favorite PE games in elementary to close the show. Hut Hut!

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3 months ago
1 hour 17 minutes 8 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
Live From Storm Lake, It's The 4th Of July! - 229

Ped, Chad and Tim go live from a float during the Sar Spangled Spectacular parade in Storm Lake for this episode! The boys had an absolute blast entertaining and interacting with the crowd while discussing 4th of July memories growing up, a take on umbrellas, best things to receive as a parade spectator, and what you think of when you hear the word MURICA! Burk joins for the satellite segment and answers the same question before Adam gets super nostalgic and Burk joins for the adventure. The show returns to the parade where the boys draft their all-time 90s NBA teams to close. Hut Hut! Love y'all.

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4 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes 32 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
Men - No More Plaid Shorts! Sleeping insanity. When we felt most patriotic. - 228

Ped, Burk and Glizzy P bring the noise on this one! Adam is fed up with men and plaid shorts, Burk comes at Ped & Gliz for their workour routines, a hostile discussion of how to cut sandwiches, a WILD discussion about how we sleep and bedwear attire, and we play Liz's "name that movie game"! With the 4th of July approaching we then talk about the moments in our lives when we felt most patriotic before closing the show with Rick Dees and the weekly top 40. Love y'all!

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4 months ago
1 hour 24 minutes 7 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
Episode 227 Is Helen Keller Real? Is Taylor Swift Travis Kelce's Goomah? Mt Rushmore of 90s sitcoms heart throbs.

On this episode of Backroads & Bonfires: The Sopranos is turning Burk into an Italian. Adam doesn't buy the Helen Keller hype, and the boys need to break this down. Ped then presents Burk with a game of "choose your seat on the airplane" with a wild cast of characters involved. The boys then close the show with thee definitive breakdown of Mount Rushmore of 90s sitcoms heart throbs, 90s dummies and 90s nerds. Love y'all. Hut Hut.

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4 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes 46 seconds

Backroads & Bonfires
When it comes to the Midwest, there's no better place to have a conversation than Backroads & Bonfires. You're invited to ride shotgun with host Adam Pedersen and a collection of his friends as they discuss life in the Midwest, food, humorous stories from their past, 90’s pop culture and so much more. So put on your Tommy Hilfiger jeans, grab your favorite Náutica tee, toss on your Jansport backpack and transport yourself back to the good ole days.