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 challenging episode of the PUDs Podcast! Nick's Music Moment: Dark Matter - Pearl Jam - 2024 Facebook: PUDs Podcast Instagram: @pudspodcast Twitter: @pudspodcast Email ..read more

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! Nick's Music Moment: Pratts & Pain - Royel Otis - 2024 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment: MF DOOM  Facebook: PUDs Podcast Instagram: @pudspodcast Twitter: @pudspodcast Email: pu ..read more

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 been busy making progress on his winter peak-bagging lists! Josh continues to chip away at the weight, March Madness is in full swing, and Nick kicks Josh in the ribs on this holy ..read more

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 through, and what would you be willing to let a heavily discounted painter do in your house(?), on this unusually deep and humanly episode of the PUDs Podcast! Nick's Music Mom ..read more

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 Mount Colden, a loop hike of Snow Mountain and Rooster Comb, and just about everything you need to know for a winter trip up to the High Peaks! Facebook: PUDs Podcast Instagram: @pu ..read more

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 PUDs Podcast! If you've been wanting to try winter hiking (really anywhere for that matter, not just the Northeast) then you've come to the right place! Nick's ..read more

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, and many more tidbits on this it's-just-about-February-and-not-January episode of the PUDs Podcast! Nick's Music Moment Picks for Episode 27: Reese - Big Red Machine ..read more

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!!! Facebook: PUDs Podcast Instagram: @pudspodcast Twitter: @pudspodcast Email: pudspod@outlook.com Recorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys ..read more

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! Facebook: PUDs Podcast Instagram: @pudspodcast Twitter: @pudspodcast Email: pudspod@outlook.com Recorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys ..read more

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!!! Nick Christmas Album Picks: A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole The Christmas Music of Johnny Mathis : A Personal Collection - Johnny Mathis Heart Presents A Love Mongers' Christmas - Heart Christmas Classics - Bing Crosby Christ ..read more