Send us some fan mail here! Happy Halloween!!! This week Nick and Josh interview friend-and-listener-of-the-Podcast Jake Dalbec, AKA "jakesterd2", about his experiences climbing (and hiking!) in the Northeast, including a recent climb of the Eaglet and a past climb up the legendary Whitney Gilman Ridge on the Cannon Cliffs! Don't be afraid to hit t…

Send us some fan mail here! It's getting closer to All Hallow's Eve and the boys are feeling a bit spooky! On this episode Nick and Josh are getting into the spirit and share some of their favorite unsettling tales! Woah Black Betty! Josh loves "Kung Pow! Enter the Fist", Nick attempts to bag Cannon for the Fall, ends up making a loop of Welch Dick…

Send us some fan mail here! Josh and Nick have been getting in the autumnal spirit with some Fall hikes up in Maine's Carrabasset Valley a trip to Sauchuk's Farm in Plympton, Massachusetts! Nick, Ash, friend-of-the-podcast Wilkie, and family, head up to the far reaches of northwest Maine to continue their quest to bag the New England 67 Four-Thousa…

Send us some fan mail here! Best-friends-of-the-podcast Mike and Lorrie are back, and give us a rundown of their trip back in October of 2022 to the highest mountain range on planet Earth: the Himalayas! Nick has been up doing trail maintenance in the Northern Presidentials and out bagging some New England 67 Four-Thousand-Footers in Maine's Carrab…

Send us some fan mail here! It's Fall y'all! Nick and Josh sit down and chat with one of the most prolific and creative hikers in the White Mountains: Philip Carcia! Nick has been taking selfies with scary clowns and hiking a local hill on repeat for the Tay's Summit Challenge, Josh is excited to get spooky in the coming months, and we dive into a …

Send us some fan mail here! Nick is back from the Adirondacks and Josh has been getting out hiking as well! The boys settle in and chit-chat about some late-summer jaunts as Fall settles into the Northeast! PUDs Podcast has a new logo(!), Josh scores his first win as a soccer coach, the boys want to get a candle sponsor, Disney+ is expensive, Josh …

Send us some fan mail here! On this week's episode the boys sit down and chat with Britt Wassick, Co-chair of Taylor James Steeves Foundation! The Taylor James Steeves Foundation (TJSF) was founded in 2018 after the loss of Taylor Steeves. Taylor was diagnosed with a genetic form of lung cancer just days before his 30th birthday and fought the dise…

Send us some fan mail here! The boys have both been getting out for some hikes and it's time for a recap! Josh recaps a hike of Weetamoo Woods in Tiverton, RI with the kiddos and tries to find some Giant Trolls in Charlestown, RI! Meanwhile, Nick takes a day off and bags Mount Cabot and Mount Moriah up in New Hampshire in the same day to chip away …

Send us some fan mail here! Grab your White Mountain Guide and your 48x12 Spreadsheet as Nick and Josh sit down and have an awesomely interesting conversation with friend of the podcast Fawn Langerman! Josh had a great vacation in Saco, Maine; Nick lied about not caring about finishing his Summer 48 Four-Thousand Footers this year; and the boys are…

Send us some fan mail here! Josh and Nick have been on a roll podcasting with guests, but this episode is back to just "the boys"! It's time to catchup on some of Nick's latest hikes and see what Josh has planned for a little summer getaway! Josh deals with a wascally-wabbit, had a Daddy-beach-day, has no juke left in his ankles, and is getting rea…

Send us some fan mail here! The boys and Ash (finally!) sit down with best-friends-of-the-podcast and fellow "Hiking Peeps" Mike and Lorrie to recall that time that they all stayed in Baxter State Park back in summer of 2021, and how they found themselves assisting BSP Search and Rescue with an injured hiker down Maine's infamous mountain; Katahdin…

Send us some fan mail here! Josh and Nick are sipping on some delicious coffee and are super alert for an in-person pod-session! The boys sit down and chat with Daniel and Matt, owners and creators of Roots Coffee Roasters in Rochester, Massachusetts! Grab your own "cup of joe" and listen in, as we dive into the complex process of roasting coffee b…

Send us some fan mail here! Ash and Nick are NOT in Portugal...but we'll get to that later! With Josh off for the night, the hiking buddies dive into their experiences hiking the five four-thousand footers of the Green Mountain State: Vermont! Hiking "The Chin" of Mount Mansfield with Mike after a day of Stowe hard-cideries, Killington and porcupin…

Send us some fan mail here! Josh is fresh off the links and Nick is getting ready to go to Portugal! The boys catchup and a fiery hyperthetical on this quick SPUDs! Nick hangs out with Mike Trocchi and does some hiking at the Devil's Hopyard down in Connecticut, Josh is back at it with the bucket golf, Nick finally has a new ride, is looking forwar…

Send us some fan mail here! This week Nick and Josh sit down with avid hiker, trail adopter, editor, and (most importantly) listener of the PUDs Podcast Mike Trocchi! Josh and Nick are testing some new podcasting technology, have a rough time golfing, and have a great conversation with Mike Trocchi on all things hiking and White Mountains! Hear how…

Send us some fan mail here! It's the 3rd of July and Ash is back!!! Ash was kind enough to fill in after the boys had a guest cancellation, and gets interviewed by Nick and Josh about what she does for work; a Regional Director at a company that serves as a provider for early intervention and therapy for children on the Autism spectrum! Josh probab…

Send us some fan mail here! It's been a while and Josh and Nick are feeling a little SPUDs-y!!! It's time for a Small PUDs! Josh and Nick chat and have a quick catchup on the events of the past few weeks! Josh sings a song, the Boston Celtics win the 2024 NBA Championship, Nick hikes Wachusett on Father's Day with friends, Josh hits the beach and g…

Send us some fan mail here! Fresh off their Hot Takes on the Apple Music Best 100 Albums, the boys catchup on Nick's recent trips up North! Nick runs through exploring Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge, a sunset hike up to Square Ledge in Pinkham Notch, a lollipop loop of Mount Isolation and the Boott Spur, an impromptu tagalong to Galehead Mountain with…

Send us some fan mail here! Coming in hot!!! Nick and Josh are joined by fellow musician, music enthusiast, and friend-of-the-podcast-Spencer, and run down the list of the Apple Music Best 100 Albums! No spoilers in the deets, let's get into it!!! Episode Link: Apple Music 100 Best Albums Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcast Follow us on Facebook: …

Send us some fan mail here! The boys are back for a recap of their respective 2024 Memorial Day Weekends and ready to get into it! Josh fights "Bawston" traffic, "The Hiking Peeps" hike Saddleback and The Saddleback Horn in Maine to for the Alzheimer's Association's 2024 The Longest Day 48 Peaks fundraiser and check off two more of the Maine 4000 F…

Send us some fan mail here! It's the final installment of the "Nick Goes West" series and Nick "chases that high" out West to a new literal "high"; the 10,834' peak of Mount San Jacinto, the 2nd highest peak in Southern California! Josh loves TMNT, is disappointed by a new local restaurant, has some deer in the backyard, and Nick runs through every…

Send us some fan mail here! In this second installment of the "Nick Goes West" trilogy (because after all isn't everything a trilogy these days?) Nick takes you through everything Joshua Tree National Park! Grab some SPF 70, sunglasses, and make sure you pack a few extra liters of water for this one! As Josh is eager to find out where he came from,…

Send us some fan mail here! Nick is super-tan and back from a 5th wedding anniversary trip in Southern California! Josh debates what to do with poison ivy, coaches tee-ball, the Tiverton Bucket Golf Invitational, and (perhaps) sacrifices his youngest to a giant backyard snake! Nick gives the scoop on where he stayed, ate, drank, visited, and hiked …

Send us some fan mail here! 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 melti…

Send us some fan mail here! 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 t…

Send us some fan mail here! 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…

Send us some fan mail here! 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 dermatolo…

Send us some fan mail here! 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…

Send us some fan mail here! 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 …

Send us some fan mail here! 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 bey…

Send us some fan mail here! 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 …

Send us some fan mail here! 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…

Send us some fan mail here! 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 w…

Send us some fan mail here! 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! Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcast Follow us on Facebook: PUDs Podcast Su…

Send us some fan mail here! 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!!! …

Send us some fan mail here! 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…

Send us some fan mail here! 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 Spe…

Send us some fan mail here! 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! Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcast Follow…

Send us some fan mail here! 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 P…

Send us some fan mail here! 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…

Send us some fan mail here! 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 th…

Send us some fan mail here! 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 …

Send us some fan mail here! It's a Small PUDs Episode, a SPUDs if you will. Josh and Nick battle technology to learn how to record their episodes from different physical locations. Preparing for trips up north this weekend, favorite types of pies, chowder is a soup, new microphones, and all about bean swaps on this Small episode of the "Pointless U…

Send us some fan mail here! Things are getting a little bit nippy out there and Josh and "Scoutmaster Nick" are gearing up for Fall 2023 PUDstyle! Jeremiah tells a joke, birthday parties, hiking fundraisers for lung cancer, pumpkin and beer, scary movies, and how Josh only gets one cupholder and Nick gets two in this brisk episode of the PUDs Podca…

Send us some fan mail here! Ash is back to wrap up the discussion over the second half of Nick and Ash's quest to hike the New Hampshire 48 4000 Footers! Grab a coffee, a tea, a beer, or whatever you want, find a comfy spot, and cozy up to listen to this episode clocking in at over 2 hours! How hiking day trips from Rhode Island soon became a norma…

Send us some fan mail here! Josh is back and finally in his new house! Strap on your hiking boots, put on your hardhat, and try not to be too weird with celebrities as we touch upon mountain weddings, Josh getting giddy, building a house from start to finish, and oodles more on this late-summer episode of the PUDs Podcast! Nick's Music Moment Picks…

Send us some fan mail here! Wait...you're not Josh!!! Ash fills in for Josh this week as "PUDs-stitute" co-host and joins Nick as they recall their journey hiking the first 24 out of the 48 4000 Footers of New Hampshire's White Mountains! A truly "PUDs-tastic" episode, Ash and Nick discuss the literal up-and-downs of learning to hike the White Moun…

Send us some fan mail here! Tune in as Josh and Nick recap their vacations to Waterville Valley, New Hampshire and Warren, Vermont! Why you shouldn't drink pond water (even if it's just "by accident"), Nick almost loses his wedding ring (again), black bears crashing dinner, hiking the 4000 Footers of Vermont, plus a new segment, and more, on this l…

Send us some fan mail here! High school CD mixes, Josh gets lost in the woods, how Fenway isn't living up to reputation, Nick might be a music snob, and podcasting barefoot on this very musical episode of the PUDs Podcast! Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcast Follow us on Facebook: PUDs Podcast Subscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in Nature Fo…

Send us some fan mail here! Put on your moisture-wicking clothing, lace up some trail-runners, and listen in as Josh and Nick sit down with (best) friend of the PUDs Podcast Adam Morales as he discusses his personal journey into ultra running. We discuss approaches to fitness, running, and achieving your goals, Nick sees a moose, 555 deals, why Jos…