PUDs Podcast

We did it! We finally had our first remote guest! Tony, AKA Dad Abrantes, AKA the leader of the Ferocious Foursome, joins Nick and Josh to discuss being Portuguese, how he got the boys into golf, meeting Aerosmith, and how he beat Josh in Nick's bracket pool! Nick gets ready to head to California, Josh is wearing a melting teenage mutant ninja turtle, wascally wabbits, and Seinfeld crashes the intro on this technically challen...

Coming off the heels of the eclipse, Nick and Josh are struggling with some technical issues but persevere because the pod must go on! Nick sounds like Mickey Mouse, Josh is Australian, Nick tackles some "local" hikes including The Cliff Walk in Newport, what Josh would do if he had to face his nemesis on the moon, and tunnels in unexpected places, as we sashay through this next episode of the PUDs Podcast!

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It's officially been a year since the first PUDs Podcast has been released and it's time to kick off our second season! Josh is angry about rain-induced traffic, the PUDs Podcast is now a "ranked" hiking podcast, and with the winter solstice just past Nick recaps all his  hikes over the 2023-2024 calendar winter. From the White Mountains of New Hampshire to the High Peaks of the Adirondacks in New York, Nick has...

We are the podcast of Pointless-Up-and-Downs, and this week we dive into one of the bigger "downs" that Josh and Nick have unfortunately both already experienced in their lives, losing their Dads. An episode with a somber middle and some cheery ends like a nice PUDs-wich; Josh chats about an awkward trip to the dermatologist, Nick scoops some poop out of a bathtub, the boys recall the toughest thing they have ever gone th...

Josh is back and you'll be happy to know his swagger is unswayed!!! Josh talks on what it's like being a Dad for the second time and Nick is happy to be 25% a godparent! The boys catchup on what's been happening with Josh, how Greta Van Fleet is awesome, get serious around some pressures with new Moms, and the reality of the comfort of hospital couches on this special-we've-almost-been-at-this-for-a-year-30th ep...

Ash and Nick just got back from a trip to the High Peaks Region of the Adirondacks, their new favorite place to explore nature outside of their "home"-hiking-turf of New Hampshire! Pull up an Adirondack chair to listen in as they once again fly "Josh-less" and talk about everything ADK, including where to stay, where to eat, a day on the slopes at Whiteface, a journey through Avalanche Pass in an attempt to bag ...

With Josh absent to become a Dad for the second time, Nick and Ash finally get down to it (after chatting about doing it for the last month or so) with a rather sizable SPUDs on winter hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire! The dynamic hiking duo dive into their own experience winter hiking in the Whites and beyond; covering gear, layering, what's in their packs, traction, and much more on this  jam-packed episode of ...

The boys are sipping on some nice carbonated beverages and Josh is in the final days before his new daughter arrives! Nick is ready to commandeer this podcast talking about his hike of Madison and Adams last weekend, how to pronounce Metallica, Josh dives into his ongoing journey with weight loss, people who run without headphones are crazy, (best) friend of the podcast Adam doesn't like to talk to Josh while lifting weights, ...

Josh dons his interviewer persona as Nick reviews what he's been up to in the White Mountains of New Hampshire since Josh's "Christmas Party"! Take off your pack, brush off the snow, and find someplace cozy, as Josh chats with Nick about his last calendar-Fall hike up to Tom, Field and Willey, kicking off calendar-Winter with a hike of Franconia Ridge, The Kinsmans, Cannon, Owl's Head, and all about "G...

Technical issues be damned! After a botched recording the week previous Josh and Nick are (finally!) back and ready for 2024! The New England Patriots lose their longtime coach, favorite drummers,  greased pigs,  Nick's wifi connection keeps dying while Josh almost dies in the 93 tunnel in Boston, early PUDs-cations, and why Josh is now recording from his basement on this New Year's episode of the PUDs Podcast!!!

Nick and Josh sit down with Christmas just days away to discuss their favorite Christmas movies! Grab some milk and cookies as the boys run through the movies that make them jolly this time of year on this Christmas Eve SPUDs of the PUDs Podcast!

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Christmas is almost here and the boys are getting a little festive! Josh and Nick play some holiday themed "this and that", Josh breaks down his favorite Christmas songs by decade, Nick reviews his favorite Christmas albums, and Nick doesn't like Ariana Grande in this slightly pine-scented episode of the PUDs Podcast!!!

Josh Christmas Song Picks:

Mele Kalikimaka - Bing Crosby - 1950 
It's Beginning t...

It's "Wear-Your-Hood-Wednesday"...or wait is it Thursday?! Favorite meals before we get canceled, very realistic looking Santas, Nick recaps his recent post-Thanksgiving hike up Middle Sister for #48 of his New Hampshire 52 with a View, and revisiting the beautiful and majestic Mount Chocorua, on this little SPUDs-y SPUD, of the PUDs Podcast!

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Nick waits way too long to get his Thanksgiving turkey, Josh sees  Billy-B & The Buzzards, the boys' comedy favorites, and Josh should sell Christmas trees on this post-food-coma episode of the PUDs Podcast!

Nick's Music Moment Picks for Episode 21:

Merry Christmas Baby - Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band - A Very Special Christmas

Do You Hear What I Hear - Whitney Houston - A Very S...

Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Josh and Nick discuss Thanksgiving traditions, turkey cooking methods, consuming too many apple based products, and how long is it appropriate to let your child wear a Santa Hat, on this fresh-out-of-the-oven episode of the PUDs Podcast!

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Nick's cat Moose turns into a Velociraptor at the vet, sometimes Halloween decorations can be a bit much, winter is here in the Whites, running a 5K with SLASR and the "Full Conditions" event at Reklis, Josh has a narwhal, an overview about brewing beer, and more shenanigans on this slightly-frosted episode of the PUDs Podcast!

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The Runners - The Naked a...

Josh and Nick are thirsty for some autumn goodness, and what better beverage to quench their thirsty-internal-leaf-peeping-selves  than a myriad of pumpkin beers! The boys sit down, taste, guess, and review 8 brews using the famous gourd, all whilst recalling some spooky and unexplainable stories!

Episode 18 Brews:

Samuel Adams - Jack-O Pumpkin Ale
603 - Toasted Pumpkin Ale
Wormtown - Fresh Patch Pumpkin A...

Halloween is just around the corner and Ash, Josh, and Nick are getting in the spirit by compiling and reviewing their favorite spooky, scary, and haunting movies! Find out what movies we all love to watch during the season of All Hallows' Eve, the ones we could do without, and those that didn't quite make the cut, on this cinematographic episode of the PUDs Podcast!

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Same PUDs, fresh intro, and Josh is trying new things! Grab a few Reese's pumpkins and get comfy as the boys recap their trips to New Hampshire! Josh has a great time hiking the Boulder Loop Trail in Albany, Nick lugs more rocks for his scree wall and bags Madison and Adams, Magalloway is almost in Canada, what the hell are the Celtics doing, and what's up with those Patriots, on this crunchy-like-an-orange-maple-leaf epi...