It's Dill, Brent, Jake, and Marty, (with a Steve Castle cameo appearance!) We're joined by Jason Lavery from Lavery Brewing, with walk-ons from Sarah, Lauren, and Logan, as well as a brief appearance from Apollo the Dog!As usual, we talk a

Idiotville 100: The Centennial Edition

Apr 26th, 2020 1h 8m

It's finally here! Episode 100! Dill, Brent, Steve, Marty, and the returning Ted Brogan are joined by Ted's brother JoeJoe also happened to be Brent's roommate in college, so this episode also turns into a pseudo-roast of Brent! We talk a

Idiotville 99: We talk about... What's his name, again?

Apr 19th, 2020 41m 26s

Wash Your Hands!Dill, Marty, Steve, and Jake have a great conversation about their comings and goings during the last week, as well as the passing of the voice of Erie Sports for the last three and a half decades.What's his name and his bra

Idiotville 98: Fast Food Throwdown

Apr 14th, 2020 57m 45s

(Sorry for the delay. We had issues with the editing software! We'll do better next time!)Wash Your Hands!Dill, Brent, Marty, Steve, and Jake are joined by Uppy for a great conversation between friends about the local wing scene, beers, and

Idiotville 97: Mental Health and the Modern Man

Apr 5th, 2020 1h 11m

Wash Your Hands!The whole crew, sans Ted Brogan, get together, and we have a long discussion about our collective mental health and how we're all getting through this. Please take care of your mental health. It's as important to you as anyt

Idiotville 96 Part 2: You Will Never Believe What We Stockpile

Mar 29th, 2020 39m 40s

(Sorry for the long delay on this one, folks, there's just so many hours that Dill can sit in the studio/home office before he loses his mind, so this is almost terminally late!)We're (still) nowhere near the CAM studio for this one, playing

Idiotville 95 part 1: From a (Social) Distance

Mar 22nd, 2020 36m 47s

We're nowhere near the CAM studio for this one, as we're playing it safe and doing the whole thing remotely. Marty, Dill, Brent, Steve, Occasionally Jake, and Dill's brother Rob Banks talk a little Coronavirus, and shoot the bull about some oth

Idiotville 94: Rust & Dirt Redux

Mar 15th, 2020 1h 2m

Jake News, Marty Balawkay, Steve Castle (via phone)We have in-studio guest Jonathan Burdick, from Erie Reader and the excellent local history blog, Rust & Dirt (@RustDirt)COVID-19 Chatter (This was recorded before the president declared a

Idiotville 93: Patrick Fisher on Redefining Erie

Mar 8th, 2020 1h 4m

Brent N Liberty, Marty Balawkay, Ted BroganWe have in-studio guest Patrick Fisher, Executive Director, Erie Arts and CultureA discussion about the purchase of the former downtown hotel at 18th and state progresses into a larger talk about t

Idiotville 92: The Michael Jordan of Copper Recovery

Mar 1st, 2020 51m 1s

Dill Spears, Brent N Liberty, Marty Balakay, Jake News, and Steve CastleWe have in-studio guest Nick Warren, Managing Editor of the Erie Reader (You'll find your favorite Idiots on the cover of the latest issue!)We posit our ideas on who (o

Idiotville 91: Without Reading, My First Assumption Would Be Yes

Feb 23rd, 2020 58m 25s

Dill Spears, Brent N Liberty, Marty Balakay, and Jake NewsWe have in-studio guest Ted Hallowell, from "No Hugging, No Learning" and Star 104, and we talk a little about local radio and our local favorites.Our favorite local wannabe politica

Idiotville 90: Have You Met Our Friend Milton?

Feb 16th, 2020 40m

Dill Spears, Brent N Liberty, Marty Balakay, and Jake News(This episode should serve as an object lesson as to why you shouldn't drink powerful IPAs before you podcast.)We talk quite a bit about why people don't want sand at Presque Isle.

Idiotville 89: The Que Abides

Feb 9th, 2020 45m 15s

Idiotville 89: The Que AbidesDill Spears, Brent N Liberty, Marty Balakay, and Jake NewsWe're joined in the studio by the owner/operator of the Que Abides Food Truck, Tim Grow!We go in-depth with Tim on a variety of subjects:- How'd he g

Idiotville 88: The Hillbillies in Pennsyltucky are Holding the Whole State Back

Feb 2nd, 2020 1h 5m

Dill Spears, Brent N Liberty, Marty Balakay and Troy Township!Brent and Dill have a discussion about traffic, then a truncated talk about raising minimum wageWith Troy in the studio, we get in to Project: Whiteout and what it's meant to him

Idiotville 87: Are you not entertained?

Jan 26th, 2020 1h 5m

Dill Spears, Brent N Liberty, Marty Balakay, Jake News, Ted BroganSpecial studio guest John Burdick from Rust and DirtTed Brogan's LamentThe Ice StormJohn tells us about how he got started, then things go off the rails technically. Don'

Idiotville 86: iHeart Unemployment

Jan 19th, 2020 50m 26s

Dill Spears, Brent N Liberty, Marty Balakay, Jake News(Special studio guest, Brent's cousin Prima)We discuss multiple layoffs of on-air talent in local radioThe Director of the Erie Art Museum is forced to step down, mostly due to him bein

Idiotville 85: The Curling Rink is Just the First Ftep in World Domination!

Jan 12th, 2020 1h 2m

Dill Spears, Brent N Liberty, Marty Balakay, Jake News, and Steve CastleEDDC tries to buy everything: People don’t understand satire in social media and are legit mad that there’s a curling sheet at 4th and State. Also, someone posted on a p

Idiotville 84: The Urban Pirates Strike Back!

Jan 5th, 2020 44m 11s

Idiotville 84: Urban Piracy Deep Dive 2Hosts: Dill Spears, Brent N Liberty, Marty BalakayWe ring in 2020 with the return of The Urban Piracy Deep Dive! We're joined by Bill Guilotti and Doung from Florida to discuss more hijinx from our tim

Idiotville 83: Things Haven't Been the Same Since ALF Ended

Dec 23rd, 2019 1h 16m

Dill Spears, Brent N Liberty, Marty Balakay, and Ted BroganSaint Gertrude? Erie's Bishop starts the process for Dr. Gertrude Barber to potentially become a saint!Prep moves up a class! The AAAA Juggernaut will be forced to move up a class i

Idiotville 82: It's not 'Browns' Avenue, you cretins!

Dec 15th, 2019 55m 50s

Brent N Liberty, Marty Balakay, and Jake NewsIt's a casserole of nonsense this week! Little bit of talk about a wide ranging variety of topics, including local pot, a poorly researched political commercial, and why little things make us angry

Idiotville 81: Lavery Brewing

Dec 9th, 2019 1h 4m

With Dill and Steve out of town, Brent tries to be ringmaster for our circus of Ted, Jake, and Marty as we talk all things Lavery Brewing!Owner Jason Lavery and Brewmaster Logan Hartpence from Lavery Brewing are in studio this week!The true

Idiotville 80: Uppy Talks Turkey

Dec 2nd, 2019 1h 15m

It's our Special Tape-Delayed Thanksgiving Episode!We'd like to thank Uppy from Uppy and the 'Stache for joining us this week in the studio and giving us his $.02.Check out their show at https://soundcloud.com/user-604589247We talk sports

Idiotville 79: Steve Castle's Farewell Episode

Nov 24th, 2019 31m 15s

It's Dill, Brent, Marty, Jake, and a departing Steve CastleWe discuss the potential loss of the Seawolves, the mayor backing off on his tax increase and what he might be up to, as well as other potential revenue streams for the city. Steve

Idiotville 78: Handful of Freshness

Nov 17th, 2019 57m

Idiotville 78: A Handful of FreshnessAn overstuffed episode as it's Dill, Steve, Brent, Ted, Jake, and Marty!Bad service at the Fox and Hound? I don't believe you!Mike Kelly - Still living in his own reality, which leads to our talk about

Idiotville 77: Off-Year Election Round-Up

Nov 10th, 2019 53m 58s

Brent, Dill, Steve, Marty, and Ted are all in studio this week!Off-year election resultsWhat did Steve Castle write to his congressman? Find out inside!Crawford County Election MADNESS!Social Media threats? Brent has thoughts about what