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Christmas joy reaches critical mass every year thanks to the Hot Dirt Christmas Spectacular. In our 7th edition, we take a detour from our normal game show to try and nail down the perfect Christmas.

Broadcasted live at hotdirt.net on December 19, 2024

Hurricane Tayne and George Buscht square off in the first and only debate for the 2024 Mayoral Election. Moderated by Louise Patrice of NewsTeam News.

Broadcasted live on North Bank Public Access and hotdirt.net

November 26, 2024

Kabbana's (Krystian Roman) pre-show set for the Buscht vs Tayne debate.

Broadcasted live on NBTV, November 26 2024

Get your pillow cover full of candy and settle in for this year's Halloween Special. Buzz and Rick from North Bank Paranormal join us to talk about their experiences in the afterlife around town. A call from Tim Schram of the North Bank Corn Maze. Plus, a mayoral campaign update from Louise Patrice, and a Halloween costume tier list! This one has it all.

Don't be scared. Get in on the program.

Streamed LIVE, October 29, 2024, at hotdirt.net and 93.3 the Egg in North Bank.

Tayne calls in with a very important update about his immediate future. Plus, we get to the bottom of what "kicks the most ass".

Broadcasted live at hotdirt.net on September 10, 2024.

The road to 100 trudges forward as we invite North Bank council members and citizens into the WEGG studios for a live common council meeting. Isaiah is back and brought some Chinese snacks for us to try. George Buscht asks for block party funding, school board updates from Todd Sapp, Chad 'Power Fingers' Hugh looks for the hidden bowling alley of North Bank, and .... more!

Aired live on August 14, 2024 at hotdirt.net

Alright, we are back for a stretch of fun shows, kicking it off with Skate Night 4, our take on skateboarding trivia. Who was on the 2004 Toy Machine team? What was the name of the Nike AM video? These and so much more.

Do we crown a new Skate NIght winner? Or does Dave go for the 2-peat? The road to Hot Dirt 100 starts....NOW!

Aired live, July 25th 2024, at hotdirt.net

Christmas songs and well wishes, from us, to you.

Aired live on December 24th, 2023

A tradition like no other. The Hot Dirt Christmas Spectacular returns yet again for another round of Holiday joy. Games, laughs, passionate yelling. Merry Christmas.

Broadcasted live, December 21, 2023, at hotdirt.net

The North Bank Accountability Council joins us to figure out what exactly Isaiah has been doing with his last month in town. A call from the Embassy Sweets. Plus, we rank our favorite ice cream truck treats.

Bye bye, Isaiah!

Streamed live, July 28 2023, at hotdirt.net

After 4 long years, Intern Isaiah makes his triumphant return to studio. Hurricane Tayne misses him in transit, and then we draft the ideal American Specimen.

Nice to be back with you all.

Originally aired live, July 13th 2023, at hotdirt.net

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.

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

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