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Silly childhood stories born out of a small town in Montana with brothers Billy & Brian Burns.

William Burns


    • May 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 57 EPISODES


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    #57 Brian McGuire talks NYC & Chicago Shenanigas as kid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 51:32


    Special guest Brian McGuire shares his colorful childhood growing up in New York City and Chicago as a kid. Many Shenanigans shared.

    Episode #56 Drunk Farm Softball with JC in boots & no glove

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 57:04


    JC plays softball in his cowboy boots and no glove at summer festival. JC witnesses farmers hit a gas line. Brian's cooking chicken - lobster stories in Asia.

    #55 Motor Home crash, Workin for the County with guest Cody Nyre

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 37:29


    Brian & Grampa Jack have a little accident in the motorhome, Cody & Billy share stories of working for Glacier County & Missoula County road departments. Motorcycle stories about a CB legend.

    #54 Hammersham rolls & Brian meets a Vagabond on Amtrak

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 45:26


    Tommy Hammersham brings the heat again with some salty stories of love in the back of a pickup truck. Brian witnesses a Vangabond on the Amtrak that has a poor constitution.

    #53 Schwann Food Truck Man Teepee Creepin & a Moose gets Loose

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 57:20


    A North Dakota couple, fans of the podcast, share some great stories from small town shenanigans in ND. The Schwann truck man creeps into a teepee and a Moose chases a kid down the dirt roads of Montana.

    #52 Crazed Conrad Chaz 107mph, Ol Piss Pants, & Foot on Hot Stove

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 48:11


    This episode is packed full of hard belly laughs with the fearless Chaz runnin 107mph, Brian ran into a gal that drank too much, and a young fella steps on a hot stove.

    #51 Quigley Awards wrap up for 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 50:13


    A look back at the great guests and stories they shared with the Burns Boys in 2024. Cody & Travis give their insights. Thank you to all our listeners as we wrap up year 3 of our podcast!

    #50 JW fills a bed mattress full of Cow Dung & Sews it up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 54:11


    The Legend JW rounds 2024 with his nonstop entertainment. Cuts a mattress and fills it full of fertilizer from the field. CB Slicker stories ensue also.

    #49 Phil the Cop gives insight into a Pyromaniac Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 67:33


    Phil the Cop helps us understand the criminal mind. And his son share stories growing up under Phil's roof.

    #48 Indy Legendary writer Steve Hall shares his native WV stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 69:46


    Indy legendary writer Steve Hall shares his stories of WV shenanigans.. Brian hops on a horse New Year's eve.

    #47 Colorful Montana Gophers fill the Plains & Brian tells Navy stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 45:38


    Brian tells his colorful Navy stories, but they are not as colorful as the Montana gophers that filled the Plains one beautiful day.

    #46 Two All Beef Patties & 2 Deaf parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 29:34


    Chris tells the boyz unique & challenging childhood stories growing up in rural Georgia with deaf parents.

    #45 JC's Bullwhip at the Marias County Fair

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 45:49


    JC's gets his first Bullwhip at 4 years old at the Marias County Fair

    #44 Birdman gets Excommunicated & Brian sling dice in Vegas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 48:11


    The Birdman gets excommunicated from his Mormon church and Brian slings dice in Vegas

    #43 Kountry Krazy tells Uncle Kirby's conundrum. Shots fired at Brian by MT farmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 36:05


    Hancock County's very own Kountry Crazy tells her story about Uncle Kirby turning the local law officer around. Brian gets shotgun fire from ol Betty at the farm in Florence, Montana.

    #42 JC Fro cut & Josh's Trip across the Border

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 51:13


    Josh has a full day from Cut Bank to Calgary and back. JC lays down the rules for parties in the barn.

    #41 Wetzel hangs with Eazy-E & Richard Simmons, Brian's Funeral Home pranks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 33:26


    The Talented Wandering Nomad Wetzel tells the story of hangin out with Eazy-E and Richard Simmons the same day. Brian pulls pranks on Billy in the funeral home.

    #40 "Adventure Queen" Charene Herrera & Brian tangle fishing stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 53:47


    Brian tells the morbid but true story of Big Nose Fred to Charene. Then the Adventure Queen tells her tale of fireworks and shenanigans in Montana.

    #39 Underground Tunnels in Cut Bank, Montana w Robbie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 40:13


    Stories with Brian Robinson about the underground tunnels and the deer mount.

    Hoot Journals #3. Brian interviews different colonies about the future Hoot Hoopfest basketball tourney. JC adds colorful stories.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 41:40


    The Hoot journals 3rd episode. They are gaining popularity, especially since Brian is moving in the direction to have a basketball tourney to bring all the colonies together. JC shares a story about Auntie dragging a deer down main street.

    #37 Megan Grunow the famous Mermaid at Sip N Dip, Boogs, & Brian's 1st comedy stand up, the Boyz take the Old Man's truck on a joyride

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 81:45


    Megan tells the story of Brian's 1st stand up comedy routine at Crush, The Legend of Boogs, the boyz take the old man's truck on a joyride when they were young boys, and Megan tells her experiences of being a mermaid at the Sip N Dip.

    #36 Wetzel talks Montana Hoop history & Hoot opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 84:52


    The Nomadic Roadshow Shawn Wetzel joins the Burns Boyz to talk Montana hoop history, and shares his interesting anecdotes with his travels. Ending has a Hoot story twist.

    #35 Quigley Annual Awards with Megan & Phil

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 79:24


    2023 Quigley annual awards. Phil Luecke & Megan Grunow join the Burns Boyz for the Annual wrap up of best podcast moments in 2023.

    #34 Hoot Fishing & the Bulletin denies the Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 62:30


    Robbie joins the Burns Boyz and "Ripped up by Robbie" kicks off. Brian & Robbie have a run in fishing with the Hoots. The Podcast does not make the church bulletin.

    #33 Kurt Schilling CB-Shelby rivalry & Calgary Stampede Chuckwagon races

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 47:41


    Kurt Schilling talks about the CB-Shelby 23 bloody-mile rivalry. Brian mixes it up with the monkeys at the Calgary Stampede.

    #32 Hammersham & JC tell stories for the Hoot Journals Da 2nd

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 52:21


    Tommy Hammersham and JC each tell stories of growing up on the farm and their first hand experiences with neighboring Hoots in episode 2 of Da Hoot Journals.

    #31 Wayne Tinkle Montana Basketball legend. Evel Knievel & Burns boys in Cut Bank.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 95:16


    Montana basketball legend Wayne Tinkle tells his most memorable Montana stories. Billy & Brian have a run in with the greatest motorcycle showman of all time, Montana native Evel Knievel.

    NEW! HJ Chronicles - Da 1st

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 57:03


    Rolling out the NEW HJ Chronicles.

    #29. JC's College Football recruiting trip hosted by JW

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 62:58


    JC gets introduced to JW's world when he has his football recruiting trip at Western. Introduction to the Hutterite Journals.

    #28 Tim Hauck Montana Legend joins the Burns Boys to share his stories.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 76:39


    Timmy Hauck joins the Burns Boys for Montana shenanigans growing up.

    #27 Popsicle Vodka, Wresting stories with popular guest Steve Losing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 80:34


    Popular guest Steve Losing talks high school wrestling stories, Vodka Popsicles, Driver Ed stories, & Dunk Hoops during a funeral. Wolves #24 mentioned as we gear up for a podcast of stories of his life coming soon.

    #26 JW College Hazing & Brian's Ghost Story

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2023 59:59


    The legend JW is back with some edgy college hazing stories. Brian & his cousin have a run in with ghosts.

    Birds Terrorize Billy Boy, Tommy Hammersham Adventures with the Police

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 62:39


    Special Guest Tommy Hammersham, Cut Bank native, shares his run ins with the police. Birds terrorize Billy boy.

    #24 Conrad Crazy Chaz Goes AWOL & Takes an Owl to the Sternum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 76:52


    Crazy Conrad native Chaz G joins Robbie & the Burns Boyz to talk about his AWOL experience and a summer in golden triangle.

    #23 Canadian Fist-a-Cuffs and The Blue Pony Rides again

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 71:42


    Special guest John Velk tell his stories on the Highline in Havre as a Blue Pony throwing dozens of eggs. Brian tells his instigation of a big fight in Banff Canada. And love in the Colony.

    Dumptruck Belly Dump, Waterbed Slingshot, Pet Wolverine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 58:12


    Rocky Road drops 2 tons of gravel on Interstate 15 outside of Helena. Billy & Brian's neighbors have a wolverine pet and jump off a story house onto a waterbed mattress. Stories about the Burns Funeral Home

    21 Voodoo Doll, French Class, Van stories. RATED R

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 77:32


    RATED R : Guests Phil the Cop & childhood friend Matt from Evansville join the Burns Boys for this episode about Voodoo Dolls, French Class about the town of Alzass, France and Van stories.

    #20 Guns Accidentally Fire, Getting thrown out of a Concert, Running Away from Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 60:45


    Montana natives Amber & Shawna tell high school stories about firing off guns in High School. Shawna gets thrown out of a concert. Billy convinces Brian to run away from home.

    2022 Year end Awards show - The Quigley's

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 162:51


    The Quigley Awards for Best Episode, Best Guest, Best Story, Best Moment for 2022. Special Guests: JW, JC, Tommy, Robbie, Juliet, & Shawna.

    #18 Wizard of Oz Munchkins w Burns Boys, Greatest Sporting Event ever in Montana, Yellowstone Series, War Party Movie, Guest is RJ Burns

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 59:07


    RJ Burns tells decades of stories being in the movies. Billy & Brian get to know the actual Munchkins from Wizard of Oz. The Greatest sporting event in Montana History - 1923 Heavy Weight Boxing bout with Jack Dempsey. RJ tells his casting work on Yellowstone Series and the movie War Party.

    17 JW fires Starter Pistol at School Bus & orders a Tow Truck. Buns brothers sneak into a Limo and a Bears Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 63:59


    Billy & Brian sneak into Bears game at Soldier Field and hop a limo. JW shoots a starter pistol at a school bus and calls a tow truck to tow the substitute teacher's vehicle.

    #16 Brandon Butler sells 40s, tries to get fired, Dairy farm fire, Crash up Derby in the Mountains, Robbery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 57:30


    In this episode Brandon Butler of Driftwood Outdoors tells how he sold 40's in high school, tried to get fired from his job, church camp. Billy works with a criminal that burned down the dairy barn, robs Tripps truck stop and Town Pump. Crash up derby in the mountains.

    15 - Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, & the "Real" Kevin Golden

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 70:30


    The inside story of how the 1993 McDonalds "H-O-R-S-E" commercial with Larry Bird & Michael Jordan went awry behind the scenes.

    14 Serial Killer The Missoula Mauler & Brian tangle, Pig & the Police, Wool basketball jersey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 68:44


    Serial Killer Wayne Nance the "Missoula Mauler" and Brian tangle, Police officer Phil and the Pig, Neal Z the Sausage King and the wool jersey

    13 Book Drive, LTD & the Cops, Facing the Judge, Tongue on the Frozen pipe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 58:50


    JW, Robbie, Brian Burns tell the story of the Book Drive, LTD & the Cops, Facing the Judge in court, Tongue on the frozen pipe, Smoking cigs in 1st grade.

    12 Cheeseburger Harmonic with Marty, Superbowl shenanigans at Media day, Bess and the Bombshell M-80

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 50:32


    Billy straps a harmonica holder and shoves a cheeseburger in it. Then goes to the YMCA and works out as he eats a burger. Brian lights an M-80 and shakes the neighborhood. Superbowl in 2010 at Media day Marty & Billy interview VIPS. Bess gets wheeled off the ER with the scare.

    Episode 11 Bear from the 1st Street gang, Water Balloons and Farmer Doyle and his Pig Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 59:33


    We finally got Bear W on the podcast to tell us stories of the legendary 1st Street Gang shooting water balloons. Brian tells a great story of our cousin that falls in the pig pen and gets his pinky toe bitten off.

    #10 JW is back, filling up Cowboy boots & Icy Hot. Tribute to Lee Zeiler "Pee Wee" & Locker Rooms, Mops, & Referee story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 62:50


    The legendary JW is back to tell a couple stories about filling up Cowboy boots, Icy hot in the shorts. We tell a couple great stories about our friend Lee Zeiler to honor his memory.

    #9 True Love in Georgia, Cheating on a Test, Dungeons & Dragons, Uncle Buck in the Locker Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 60:52


    Guest Georgia Peach Mike Roberts shares his Smalltown Shenanigans growing up in rural Georgia. Stories of cheating on tests, Dungeons & Dragons, and stories of Uncle Buck in Florence High School. Burnin down the kitchen and making Tapioca pudding with hard boiled eggs.

    #8 Drunk Grizzly bears, Wiffle ball, Party on Mountain View Blvd, Little League

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2022 66:44


    Robbie slices his foot open on a piece of rebar during a wiffle ball game. The boys stumble upon drunk Grizzly bears. A party on Mountain View Blvd goes sideways. Little league shenanigans

    #7 Prom, Delivering pizzas & wine coolers, Running into the train with the LTD, motorcyles Suzuki 80

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 73:55


    CB native Steve Losing tells great stories of delivering pizzas in high school along with beer deliveries. Things go sideways at the Prom. Running into the train with the family car.

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