Ditch that awful podcast! The Hot Dirt Show is a radio program set in the fictional city of North Bank, NY. Comedy, characters, madness, and more. Live, every Monday at 9pm on North Bank FM and hotdirt.net. New episodes uploaded here the following day. Hosted by Zach Pape and friends.
Games, music, friends, and more. Our yearly tradition returns in full form as the 2022 Hot Dirt Christmas Spectacular is here! Former Xmas show winners, Not Dirt (Turbomen), take on a newly formed group of Hot Dirt Show classics (Stuffers). Who will win the glory? Who will win the pride? Who has the most Christmas spirit? Originally aired live, December 22nd 2022, at hotdirt.net
Christmas records, messages, and joy from those who love you most. This took place on a whim in-place of the 5th Annual Spectacular (which got cancelled last second). Recorded live, Christmas Eve 2021, at hotdirt.net
Dimartina vs Rogers vs Macher vs Pape. Reviewing the new Tim Hortons x Justin Bieber Timbits. Bills vs Patriots MNF chatter. Dissecting an old Folgers commercial thats a bit incestual. Who would win in an infomercial fight? And...MORE! Recorded live, December 9th 2021, at hotdirt.net
After about 4 months on AM radio, we're back on the internet where we god damn belong. In this 80% version of the original show, we get into what happened with AM, talk sauces vs condiments, tier-list all the thanksgiving foods, and .... more. A classic show from the world famous HDHQ that will remind you of days gone by. Aired live, November 23rd, at hotdirtnet
It's Halloween week and the crew gets together to talk past moments from Oct 31st past. A call from Scott in South Bank, who recently got out of prison for a far-too-haunted house. Hot Dirt Hot Dog League update. Kombucha talk. and...HALLOWEEN CANDY POWER RANKING. Aired live, October 26th 2021, on WEBR AM1440 and webrradio.com
Shane and Kyle go on assignment to the Greater North Bank Pumpkin Patch with the intent of promoting the show. Not quite what happens, though. In addition, we decide what the worst hour of the day is, talk briefly about the Hot Dirt Hot Dog League and...more! Aired live on WEBR AM 1440, October 19th, 8pm.
With an hour on the clock, the gang (Joe, Kyle, Morgan, Shane, Zach) get together to write a story from scratch. Every 5 (or so) minutes, a new prompt/twist is pulled from the hat to throw a wrench in the operation. What did we get after an hour of this? A riveting story of crime, family redemption, wizardry, and talking squirrels, by the name of 'Racketeering'. In a few weeks, we will get together to do a live radio play of the story on hand. Aired live, October 5th 2021, on WEBR AM1440 and webrradio.com
7 ROUNDS. 60+ CHARACTERS TO CHOOSE FROM. This is the first annual Hot Dirt Cartoon Character Draft. 5 people draft teams to see who wins out in categories of - Best Overall, Most Fun to Hangout With, and Who Would Kick the Most Ass? Does your favorite character make a team? Aired live on WEBR AM1440, September 21st, 8pm-9pm.
What's the most embarrassing moment of your life? Lester Mole joins us in-studio to talk about his life-long rough go at it. A surprise appearance from Hurricane Tayne. Zach takes an ice cream cone to the head...and more! Aired live on WEBR AM1440, September 14th, 8pm-930pm.
You know what the hell is going down. Third installment of the world famous Hot Dirt advice night. Listeners emailed us questions, comments, and concerns. Then we unpacked and attacked. Aired live, September 7th, on WEBR AM 1440.
TOP 10 CEREALS OF ALL TIME. 5 judges gather to try 13 different cereals throughout the night. Grading each on attributes such as taste, quality, milk-retention, and more. Does your favorite make the list? If Chex is your favorite, get ready to be triggered. Aired live on WEBR AM1440, August 31st, 8pm-930pm.
END OF SUMMER BLOWOUT! We're about tired of summer (and it's basically over anyway), so we get together and recap a bit of the past few months. Johnson Johnson calls in to offer some great products to wrap up the BBQing season. Jamie Sparks, VP of Buffalo Parks & Rec stops by the studio to tell us about some events happening around the city this upcoming weekend. A game of no wrong answers, and....more! Aired live, August 24th, 8pm, on WEBR AM1440 and WEBRRADIO.COM.Episode Notes
Taking calls on the topic of 'What's grinding your gears?'. Hot Dirt Show staple, Phil Pole, chimes in to let us know about his most recent extreme venture. Logan in Canada checks base, Chet in Lancaster tells us about going back to school, and the director of Camp Laffy Taffy (anger relief summer camp) stops by as well to explain some great summer programming. A classic episode of the Hot Dirt Show all-around. We're back, y'all. Aired live, August 17th, 8pm, on WEBR AM1440 and WEBRRADIO.COM.
2nd week at our new home on AM radio, as phones ring on the topic of 'Your Grand Finale', meaning, how would you spend your final day on this lovely Earth? Also, a game of 'Wrong Answers Only' to cap off the show, as well as a lovely ad read for our friends at Macy's Place Pizzeria. Aired live, August 10th, 8pm, on WEBR AM1440 as well as WEBRRADIO.COM
Haven't done a show in 8 months and figured, hey, why not just return on actual radio? So, that's what we did. This is our first episode on WEBR AM1440 in Buffalo, NY. Same show, same people, less swearing. It's the Hot Dirt Show, brah. We're celebrating 30 years of the Hot Dirt Show with calls from Clay in South Bank, Pastor Carpit of Saint iGod Church, and...MORE! Obviously. Fun first show on our initial 13 week jaunt into AM radio. Aired live, August 3rd, 8pm, on WEBR AM1440 and WEBRRADIO.COM.
Episode Notes A tradition like no other. Take a step back in time this year as we re-broadcast an episode of NewsTeamNews from 1979. This took place during the famous North Bank Christmas Storm, with calls from a slew of North and South Bank residents of years past. Grab some eggnog and a stick a candy cane up your nose, it's the Christmas Spectacular. Recorded live, December 20, 2020, at hotdirtnet
First show back since Covid hit the nation. Zach & Kyle get together for a reunion of their old college radio show. Pastor Carpit checks in with his Halloween plans. Scott in South Bank talks about his haunted barn. Kyle's 10 tips for a Naughty Halloween and even a call from Hot Dirt Show icon, Phil Pole. ya ya ya Recorded live, Oct 29, at hotdirt.net
With social gatherings being banned, Zach hosts a virtual COVID-19 roundtable. Isaiah checks in live from China. Clay & Tayne put together a music festival to save South Bank. North Bank Health Advisor, Terrance McMillan, warns the seniors to stop high-fiving. And...more! Together, we will beat this pandemic.Recorded live, March 22nd 2020, at hotdirt.net (where you can also watch the live video stream too).
Amidst the pandemic and right before the social gathering ban, Dave, Joe, and Andy go toe to toe one more time to determine who is the biggest skate head. Recorded live, March 19th 2020, at hotdirt.net (where you can now watch the past streams on video).
5 teams. 30 people. 0 lessons learned. This was one of those ideas that sounded better on paper than in practice..which is strange, because you think we would've learned our lesson by now. None the less, if theres's one thing we love, it's having all our friends in one room together. Let's unpack this one together, why don't we? Recorded very much live, December 21st, at hotdirt.net
Callers phoned in with a joke, which led to us donating money to the Buffalo City Mission. That simple. Recorded live, Sunday November 10th, at hotdirt.net. Video from the show also available on the website.
Isaiah has come back to visit from China, but only to be questioned about why he left. Gritz, Pastor Carpit, PE coach Mr. Harvey, as well as more familiar faces are in studio as well. Recorded live, August 26th, at hotdirt.net
A full studio sits down and dishes out who is the best of the best and the worst of the worst when it comes to fast food. Taco Bell to Pizza Hut to Dunkin Donuts - no stone is left unturned. Recorded live, May 31st, at hotdirt.net
A very, very special presentation of life in China, from Intern Isaiah. Isaiah has been living abroad since September (2018), and now finally has a report for us on what he's been up to. Isaiah is the king and we wish for his speedy return. Record live, April 2019, from China.
A holy show, indeed. Pastor Carpit returns to talk about his new album 'Songs for Sinners', as well as update us on the Saint iGod app, and forgive some sins in the process. Hurricane Wayne also is in studio, telling us about the new element he discovered, and what's been up in Crown Point, Indiana lately. There is a video-version of this episode available on our YouTube page. Recorded live, April 11th, at hotdirt.net
High octane radio. How to fold laundry (properly). Getting the church to clap. Billy Bass. C'mon people it's all here. Recorded live, March 28th, at hotdirt.net
Hot Dirt is back. Zach talks about Isaiah's hopeful return to the show. Logan stops in with Samuel and Thomas in tow, as well as audio from their recent trip to a Rush concert. Collin calls in with an animal problem. And...more!
Another show from the vault. Zach steps away for a bit and leaves the reigns to Isaiah and Keith. Hurricane Tayne calls in to set it straight.Recorded live in September of 2017, at hotdirt.net
To celebrate 10 years of Hot Dirt, throughout 2019 we will be uploading some old, lesser heard audio. Original Hot Dirt Radio episodes, Sincerely Zach & Kyle, radioplays, and more. Kicking it off is a never posted episode from late summer of 2017. The show was done as a 'best of', of sorts, before we did our relaunch episode. Recorded live, August 7, at hotdirt.net
True Holiday cheer finds itself a home on the 2nd Annual Hot Dirt Christmas Spectacular. This time, Team Hot Dirt (OGs) faces off against Team Not Dirt in a multi-round competition to decide who truly has Christmas spirit in their soul. Blind present wrapping, family feud, 30+ minutes of the most touching moments ever recorded on the show, and more! When there's a special episode, and an above-average amount of people...what else would we do other than a game show?Recorded live, December 21st, at hotdirt.net
Solo show this week as the Intern is still in a different country. A call from Clay in South Bank about his new business endeavor. Logan in Canada checks in from way up north during his sons hockey tournament. Also, Zach dissects Isaiah teaching Chinese children how to speak English. Streamed live, October 17th, at hotdirt.net
Andy, Joe, Dave, and Seth face off in a multi-round trivia challenge to determine who is the real skatehead. Recorded live, September 26th, at hotdirt.net
Four teams, five people each, way too complicated. This is a slimmed down version of the original broadcast of Hot Dirt 50. Hot Dirt 50 was a celebration of the show, but more importantly a celebration of the friendships made and sustained because of it. With over 20 people in the studio, the show was never set to be anything but a mess, but all the same it was a great time. We recommend you listen with headphones so you can hear all the background chatter. Recorded live, August 24th, at hotdirt.net
Brief Ed Nickle discussion as the power of a laminated paper comes to light. Isaiah speaks on his trip to China and leaving the show. A call to the AskJeeves customer service line reveals some upsetting info about Zach's personal life. And....more!Recorded live, August 16th, at hotdirt.net
Zach tells the story of the first time he got...well, high (which was recent). Tayne stops into the studio on his way up North. A call from North Bank eyes in the street, Ben Stump. And...more! Recorded live, July 26th, at hotdirt.net
Full call-in show as Zach rides it solo. Our first Canadian participant, Logan, dials in from the great white north. Clay in South Bank touches base and let's us know about his new gig with the IRS. Plus a new endeavor from Hurricane Tayne and...more!Recorded live, Thursday June 28th, at hotdirt.net
After doing the show for 10 or so minutes, the feed gets switched over to North Tonawanda city hall as the Ed Nickle vs. NT trial takes place. Nickle claims to have done no wrong in forging his name onto the deed of the city. The city, however....does. Who ends up getting the s**t end of the stick? Plus, a call from Clay in South Bank...and more!Recorded live, June 12th, at hotdirt.net
Hot Dirt Show steps out early this week and in it's place comes 'Cleanup in Aisle 7', a radio show done from the backroom of Greenway's Grocers. Hosted by Bradley, the show chronicles the relationship between stock boy and his manager. The two then attempt to hire a new cart boy, as well as take a bunch of calls. Streamed live, June 4th, at hotdirt.net
We're back...again! The intern returns and updates us on his life a little bit. Zach gives details about NewsTeamNews, the live show the gang is putting on in September. Debut of 'NIGHT MOVES', a show about dad life, by dads. Calls from Glen and Bill in North Bank. And....much more, obviously. Duh. You think the show is literally just this paragraph? Wait...maybe it is???Streamed live, Monday May 21st, at hotdirt.net
Back from a hiatus, Zach talks about the making of ALMOST AWESOME. Almost Awesome is a sketch comedy movie that premiered a couple years back and will be filming it's sequel this upcoming summer.
Zach sits down and explains what's been going on in his life recently. Gritz calls in from the West Coast. Coaxing celebrity entourages into beating us up. Justin Bieber...it's an episode.
Zach and Josh Zimmerman sit down and discuss how the character of 'Ed Nickle' came to fruition. What is it like soliciting interviews from random people? How is the creative process for something like this attacked? A great discussion about how the sausage gets made. Recorded live, March 5th 2018, at hotdirt.net
Zach and Keith take a deep dive into the past and explain the origins of 'Hot Dirt'. What the name is, where it comes from (it's a movie), and what the process of filming said movie was like. Call this...issue zero, if you will. The essential background tale! Recorded live, February 23rd 2018, at hotdirt.et
Isaiah is back and clues us in as to where he went and why. Zach talks about Chris Benoit. Don Lark and Bobby Cugillio are in studio to promote North Bank Discount Auto.
When you see #5, you're faith in humanity will be restored!
Three teams, four rounds, one winner. Real holiday spirit is alive and well in the Hot Dirt Christmas Spectacular! Grab some hot cocoa and listen in as we look to crown the team who has the most Christmas joy. From the gift relay, to re-enacting the birth of Jesus Christ, no piece of coal is left unturned. In studio appearances by many of your favorites, including Clay from South Bank, Pastor Carpit, and the Hurricane Tayne. Merry Christmas!Recorded live, Friday Dec 22nd, at hotdirt.net
BREAK OUT YOUR LONGBOARDS, POSERS, IT'S HOT DIRT SK8NIGHT! JOE GREEN VS DAVE GREEN VS ANDY MAHOLSIC IN A TRIVIA CHALLENGE FOR THE AGES! LIVE SKATE DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE THE STUDIO! ANDREW GRITZMACHER...INSIDE THE STUDIO! FUN SHOW AS ALWAYS Recorded live, Nov 20th, hotdirt.net
Even though we haven't been uploading the past few shows, that doesn't mean they didn't happen. We're back on iTunes with a scary Halloween episode. A call from Sol about his distaste of Halloween. Zach tells a story about digging through a bucket of intestines. Plus, Tayne checks in and details us on a few pilot scripts he's been working on. Recorded live, Oct 30th, at hotdirt.net
Benefit call-in show to raise money for those impacted by recent hurricanes. The concept was to call in with your absolute worst (or lamest) joke. Based on how bad it was, Zach would donate up to 10$ per joke. Awesome show with alot of really, really bad jokes...and some nice, wholesome laughs as well. Thanks to everyone who participated! Due to the nature of this episode, there is some foul/crude language during parts. Recorded live, Monday Sep. 11, at hotdirt.net
This episode gets rather explicit in nature, we apologize. Joe and Dave Green, authors of 'The Extreme Dream', join us to talk about their new venture into property building. Tayne calls in to tell us about the birth of his 15th son. Zach announces next weeks show, a benefit of sorts for Hurricane Harvey. Listen, download, then do it again.Recorded live, Monday Sep. 4th, at hotdirt.net
HOT DIRT SHOW RE-LAUNCH!Everett Lonesome kicks off (and ends the show) as our first ever musical guest! North Tonawanda super-fan, Ed Nickle, stops by to talk about his favorite city. Gorn calls in to see if we can change our phone number..which somebody put on the side of Sportsplex. Calls from Nash, Hurricane Tayne, and MORE!
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