Morning Somewhere
Join Burnie Burns and Ashley Burns every weekday for a coffee-fueled morning discussion tackling pop culture and current events. The podcast includes linkdumps for every episode on their website and offers support via Patreon.
Episodes
2026.08.25: The MSPTS
Burnie and Ashley discuss acronyminating everything, Jeff Hays, narrator differences, Playstation protests, life as a boiling frog, Sony corporate responses, and How To Fish.
2026.08.24: GI Joe'd When I Should Have Scoobied
Burnie and Ashley discuss Ted Lasso Season 4, boneless couches, The Expanse opening crawl, Masters of the Universe, the Iranian Rial, US Canadian trade war, and warning bells in the nanny state.
2026.08.21: Mush Identification
Burnie and Ashley discuss spooky scary skeletons, Costco bargains, retail influencers, market volatility, Lanterns, streaming time slots, camera AirPods, Mush identification, and doing their part for mass surveillance.
2026.08.20: We Have Folding At Home
Burnie and Ashley discuss the VMA nominations, Madonna's nearly unprecedented longevity, BTC rally, Iran on the offensive, folding@home, and Moderna's cancer vaccine.
2026.08.19: Boneless Furniture
Burnie and Ashley discuss Scottish weather forecast, Austin's rain defense system, Penn State's fraternity drug ring, Van Wilder, National Lampoon, wikipedia high fives, and the Boneless Couch era begins.
2026.08.18: Personal Blast Radius
Burnie and Ashley discuss Snapdragon, emulation, printing issues, the Han Kuang war games, cameras to people, highest August gas prices, Collge Football Preseason poll, and the Grantown On Spey Remakery.
2026.08.17: Omega Level Everything
Burnie and Ashley discuss who is cooler, influencer degrees, YouTube's new requirements, D23, Xmen casting, Starfighter, Zootopia 3, and other D23 announcements.
2026.08.14: How Fast Train Go
Burnie and Ashley discuss co-parenting apologies, our community experts, Apple Maps making a comeback, windmill talk, construction talk, Polymarket betting on wildfires, and Chinese bullet trains.
2026.08.13: Range Anxiety Creeps Inside Of Me
Burnie and Ashley discuss their 14-hour road trip, The Treenis, Tubbee's, EVs, range anxiety, THE NORTH, and road trip rules.
2026.08.12: Let's See Some ID
Burnie and Ashley discuss eclipses, preparing too soon, age verification, Steam leaks, good personal data vs bad personal data, and getting phished.
2026.08.11: Air Traffic Console
Burnie and Ashley discuss GenZ 9/11 accountability, two factor bomb defusal, Lando Norris, gamer air traffic controller, ATC achievments, muscle memory driving, panic response, pre-written obituaries, and panic responses.
2026.08.10: Robe And Wizard Hat
Burnie and Ashley discuss sexting, One Night Only, romcom romps, Gen X puritanism, hippie reversal, Spokane fire, Spiderman, the spoiler window, Lando Norris Monsters, and the mental nature of flavors.
2026.08.07: People Like Swings
Burnie and Ashley double down on Lumalee, discuss animation casting, Mario stolen valor, influencer double downs, the Spiderman bump, swinging mechanics, Bionic Commando, Iranian strait plans, Odyssey, and Nolan's ever-growing troupe.
2026.08.06: Slop With Friends
This episode contains discussions of self harm. Burnie and Ashley discuss Roblox, gaming valuations, laying off players, friend slop, Fall Guys, Among Us, SpaceX to the moon, solar eclipses, asteroid near passes, and the mechanics & limits of empathy.
2026.08.05: Male Prep
Burnie and Ashley discuss fond farewells, guy group dynamics, British privacy laws, the Texas nanny state, Discord ID verification, THC laws in the Lone Star state, and being the highest regarded authority in all marijuana topics.
2026.08.04: Nihilism's Cute Era
Burnie and Ashley discuss BWM's latest enshittification efforts, Spiderman box office, box office records, realistic CGI, God of War, Bautista, and when nihilism goes cute.
2026.08.03: Power Couplings
Burnie and Ashley discuss Spider Man, billion dollar weekends, biggest power couples, and AI authoring.
2026.07.31: Cowju
Burnie and Ashley discuss their personal beef, cow wrangling, monster cow, Nic Cage, stolen film, bison domestication, Spiderman Brand New Day, and Gaelic Football. UPDATE: Now featuring today's episode. Depending on your podcast service you may need to re-download.
2026.07.30: Perfect Beef
Burnie and Ashley discuss hangover cures, jet lag, tortillas, Altman, weird people, weird billionaires, cow deflation, duress passwords, Fed stalls, and poisoning the conversation well.
2026.07.29: The Scale Of Self
Burnie and Ashley discuss the singularity, chip sell off, Sam Altman, scale problems, self awareness, dealing with anxiety, and Ashley's movie dilemma.
2026.07.28: Hoop & Look
Burnie and Ashley discuss YouTuber voice, transatlantic accents, hurricanes and wildfires, controller holding methodologies, Steam Machine experiences, million dollar faceplate ideas, smartphone life, and moving on from circumspection.
2026.07.27: The One With The Whataburger Cup
Burnie and Ashley discuss Halo Campaign Evolved, Odyssey second weekend record, when woke doesn't go broke, San Diego Comic Con round up, the wind down of the comic movei era, Lanterns, Blade Runner 2099, how to stop talking, Resident Evil, being a casual fan, Neuromancer, Mike Flanagan, and the world's biggest conventions.
2026.07.24: Somebody Got Caught
Burnie and Ashley discuss travel days, Amazon carts, LG monitors, nutrition stopgaps, dude trips, squatting, Xbox PC compatiblity, bad mobile ads, job interview, landscape tissue boxes, Costco, Sam Rockwell, Jeff Hays, and DCC casting news.
2026.07.23: Aspect Ratioed
Burnie and Ashley discuss lava floors, new shoes, the gun counter, TSA massages, Neil Blompkamp's AI movie, District 10, Elysium, Odyssey, IMAX aspect ratios, Prime reconfigures ad free, pillar boxes, and getting back together.
2026.07.22: Good Morning From Heck
Burnie and Blaine discuss swapping roles, Amazing Race, Drag Race, Austin Food spots, Doomsday trailer, and the terrible conundrum of Roko's Basilisk.
2026.07.21: Who Took The Games Out Of Gamestop?
Burnie and Blaine discuss wedding cuts, running, growing older, World Cup farewell, Burnie's Futball Journey, Fallout goes into development, AI bashing, fall of arcades, collectibles, regulations good and bad, alcohol following cigarettes, and millenial youthfulness.
2026.07.20: Stunt Troubles
Burnie and Blaine discuss God of War injury recasting, hauntings, Blaine's bicep injury, the difficulty of casting, Blaine's live show, Answer For It, and the Stinky Dragon Podcast.
2026.07.17: Deer Dearth Done
Burnie and Becca discuss screw worm, Ebola, Alamo Drafthouse, deer populations, conservation efforts, Zelle, America's antiquated payment systems, and cool projects.
2026.07.16: Couple of Industry Plants
Burnie and guest host Jason discuss humidity, eating in Austin, TexMex glory, old eating, World Cup updates, IMAX emotions, Minions, Trey Parker, PG-13 rules, sensitive adlibs, Buc-ee's, lead vests, and being industry plants.
2026.07.15: Clean Sheets
Burnie and Ashley discuss kid logistics, Austin weather, Utah heat wave, the weird American box office, Moana flops, Spain soaring, Black Flag breaking records, Big Red vs Irn Bru, and being in Rome.
2026.07.14: Football Is Job
Burnie and Ashley discuss World Cup semifinals, Danny Rojas real life football player, Ted Lasso, actors doing their roles in real life, Sam Neill, Jurassic Park, Event Horizon, AI journalist, and American tolls on Hormuz.
2026.07.13: How Many Icelands
Burnie and Ashley discuss the farewell to Ashley's favorite World Cup player, stealing chants, Iceland population, berry season, watching media without your spouse, Odyssey, Fallout Season 2, and missed opportunities.
2026.07.10: Free Money
Burnie and Ashley discuss free money, hydration breaks, girl math, buffet life, Scotland's proposed Euro precursor, Count Binface, and the steady demise of leadership.
2026.07.09: Single Serving
Burnie and Ashley don't discuss the World Cup, but do discuss New York buckling skyscrapers, high rise living, and single season TV shows.
2026.07.08: On To Eight
Burnie and Ashley discuss World Cup results, EV battery longevity, Burnie's early adoption win, Ozone depletion, new molecules in space, and naming scientific discoveries.
2026.07.07: Our Robot Journey
Burnie and Ashley discuss sunscreen, refelctor trays, Jet2 Holidays, World Cup results, Xbox layoffs, the steady decline of AirBnB, and moving ahead in their robot journey.
2026.07.06: Last Minute Deals
Burnie and Ashley discuss actually using a last minute travel deal, British people gone wild, World Cup abroad, Norway vs Brazil, England vs Mexico, DCCTV, and cutting corners wherever we can.
2026.07.03: Life In The Coma Dream
Burnie and Ashley discuss summer holidays, investing too much in nothing, Spotify betting manipulation, AI scrutiny, Subnautica's drama marketing, GTA's potential faceplant, and the long cycle of development in the 2020's.
2026.07.02: Let's All Go To The Bar
Burnie and Ashley discuss Sony going digital, PR timing, talking to other departments, England vs DR Congo, Harry Kane, and all your World Cup news.
2026.07.01: Lamborghini Mules
Burnie and Ashley gab about World Cup Scores, the Japanese Yen hits a 40 year low, Calls From The Public, Persona Live Action, and the Commodore Phone.
2026.06.30: Super Vision
Burnie and Ashley discuss World Cup results, Japanese economic updates, WhatsApp usernames, building a brand, Xe, Bosnia and Herzegovina, fantasy sports, betting on war, and Persona teasers.
2026.06.29: Long Term Licensed
Burnie and Ashley discuss pickled red onions, Ashley's garden, World Cup Elimination, Burnie loving the WNBA, Sophie Cunningham, sales tax, property tax, announcing videogame prices, movie ticket prices, and losing digital purchases.
2026.06.26: Soccer Is Pretty Good
Burnie and Ashley discuss the World Cup, pity pass, King Charles' taxes, rich people startegies, royal gamertags, hardware prices go up, and group play comes to an end.
2026.06.25: Soccer Is An Awful Sport
Burnie and Ashley discuss soccer, per capita wins, novice advice, GTA VI prices, multi floppies, Venezuelan earthquake, and adjust GTA prices for inflation.
2026.06.24: Egg Baby
Burnie and Ashley discuss Finishing School, trampolines, analyzing our own biases, EU political activism, English soccer optimism, Scottish realism, TexMex hopium, Edinburgh hot salsa, and BBQ hopes.
2026.06.23: Pre-Hoarder
Burnie and Ashley discuss Pentagon, Quincillions, eye of newt, small plates, reagants, gaming values, Steam machine pricing, pre-ordering physical goods, max decibels, and Euro heat waves.
2026.06.22: We Are Go For Pokemon
Burnie and Ashley discuss AI language changes, Heathers, portrait format mode, unUSB, Pan & Scan, Heat, World War Z The Movie The Game, Pokemon Go military data, news archaeology, and being in Billie Eilish's Close Friends group.
2026.06.19: Rooting For A Tie
Burnie and Ashley discuss Father's Day, World Cup, Iran peace deal, DCC greenlight, Seth MacFarlane live action, Orville, teh Rocky curse, Scottish traffic cones, new voicemail solution, and the unending stress of the check engine light.
2026.06.18: Dry Run
Burnie and Ashley discuss the Scottish invasion on Boston, craft beers, Corona, Alaskan saw mill, the resin movement, chugging ranch in the security line, biscuits and gravy, legal haggis, and bringing the world together.
2026.06.17: LASOed
Burnie and Ashley discuss Halo Campaign Evolved, Achievements, LASO, the history of Sony standards, and Supergirl projections.
2026.06.16: Polyavarice
Burnie and Ashley discuss SpaceX gains, Polymarket bets, World Cup, Roku acquisition, Burnie's weird Roku moment, unpacking American war axioms, and a B-52 crashes in 2026.
2026.06.15: The C Stands For sCotland
Burnie and Ashley discuss the sports weekned, NBA Finals, NHL Stanley Cup Finals, Shakira, Not Levi's Stadium, UK Social Media Ban, Iranian Peace Deal Take 12, and fighting on The White House lawn.
2026.06.12: The Protein Wars
Burnie and Ashley discuss commitment, voice acting, confidence, stretching, The Protein Wars, He-man's weak performance, late night sports this weekend, SpaceX goes public, the world's first trillionaire, and uploading L's.
2026.06.11: Feral Child Lunch
Burnie and Ashley discuss Disclosure Day, dollar cinemas, feral children eating habits, pot pies, mini-bikes, couple dynamics, remembering big dates, and paying the subscription fee for every single thing.
2026.06.10: The Engine Is Life
Burnie and Ashley discuss the Great SpaceX IPO, the dotcom bubble, Stephen Speilberg, custom popcorn buckets, European silverware, Nintendo Direct, overboard rules, and faking it until the funding runs out.
2026.06.09: That Clear Aesthetic
Burnie and Ashley discuss Halo corrections, the clear plastic movement, PAL world, Knicks/Spurs, Joycons go to court, Apple WWDC, Pratt out, Screw Worms, and the Nintendo Direct.
2026.06.08: Star Warts
Burnie and Ashley discuss YouTube at the box office, Gameoverse, Clone Wars, Sidemen, Xbox showcase, Halo drop, clear Xboxes, variant controllers, Persona 6, Gears of War, Alien Isolation, and collective memories.
2026.06.05: Just Too Much
Burnie and Ashley discuss overencumbrance, fast travel, toddler hoarding, Switch 2 sales, console exclusivity, Summer Games Fest, Halo Campaign Evolved, SpaceX, Bitcoin, and the biggest everything of all time.
2026.06.04: Ashley Burns, Swordsell
Burnie and Ashley discuss date pronunciation, cold defense, puffer fish dynmics, mall jobs, Dead Rising meets real mall stores, specialty stores, and respecting other's choices.
2026.06.03: Singled Out
Burnie and Ashley discuss Playstation State of Play, Laufey, Wolverine, working at the mall, Prince of Persia, big movie June, Masters of the Universe, Stargate, Scottish BBQ, and the mythical beast has finally been found.
2026.06.02: Now Just The Worse Case Scenario
Burnie and Ashley discuss Game of Thrones, climate change changes, Ben McSweeney, Animated RvB, not being first, SpaceX IPO rules, Duolingo resurrects old streaks, and the many forms of the RT logo.
2026.06.01: Killing At The Box Office
Burnie and Ashley discuss the weekend Sponsor Chat, bluetooth plane drama, Obsession, Backrooms, indie horror dominance, not naming your kid after Superman, population cap in switzerland, and working on our opera.
2026.05.29: The Good Kind of Vampire
Burnie and Ashley discuss YMH Studios, Colton Dunn, Adam Ray, Subnautica 2 updates, World War Z, Kara Eberle, Jenn Hassin, Disclosure Day, Brendan Frasier workouts, and the good kind of vampire.
2026.05.28: Excel Senior
Burnie and Ashley discuss Steam Deck, Existential Horror Technology, Stan Lee resurrected, YOU ARE A BRAIN IN A TANK WAKE UP, toddler sports day, Lego City Skylines, Minecraft vs Lego Worlds, and the Champion mindset.
2026.05.27: Bottoms Up And The Devil Laughs
Burnie and Ashley discuss indistinguishable satire, Energy Drink Satanism, Gwen of VHS Dates, Fast and the Furious, Final Destination, Goth, Emo, Alt, Flannel, Spotify's rollback, and South Korea's Starbuck atrocity.
2026.05.26: Daylight Saved
Burnie and Ashley discuss broken voices, nodules, energy drink, bottled water, Reality Bites, Spaceballs, daylight savings, carpal tunnels, and asymmetric circumcisions. WARNING: We think the mixer might be dying. You may hear some pops.
2026.05.25: Enhanced Podcasting
Burnie and Ashley discuss favorite undeveloped franchises, Elfquest, Dragonriders of Pern, the Enhanced Games, Mandalorian and Grogu, living spoiler free, and doing it live.
2026.05.22: Tripling Down
Burnie and Ashley discuss Stephen Colbert, Sir Peter Jackson, new Lord of the Rings, Plex triples lifetime subscription, British adjectives, Last Ship Standing, and the end of Destiny 2.
2026.05.21: Barnes & Noble & Dalton & Claude
Burnie and Ashley discuss the intro, Barnes & Noble makes a horrible change, the AI slippery slope, making Human Slop a thing, creative bankruptcy, book editors, giving notes, taking notes, Paramount credit rating, and pushing back via prose.
2026.05.20: The Predictability Paradox
Burnie and Ashley discuss The Boys ending, but first: cave diving accidents, looking to the helpers, Immersion Shark Week, the predicability paradox, and our most memorable narrative endings.
2026.05.19: Influencer Fatigue
Burnie and Ashley discuss influencer fatigue, influencer licensing, America's latest mass shootings, Trump's 1.8B tax fund, Cannes updates, Supermodel certification, ventriloquism, and Sunlight.
2026.05.18: Deal Gets Worse All The Time
Burnie and Ashley discuss resuming war, UAE nuclear attack, cat drones, recipes, music licensing, Drew Carey, The Boys finale, Eurovision, when quitting becomes a boycott, Scottish Premiership, Subnautica's bonus deal breakdown, and waiting for Later Access.
2026.05.15: Hadoukened When I Should Have Shoryukened
Burnie and Ashley discuss Subnautica 2, Steam numbers, call of the void, Spotify update, Audible update, update to Princeton, update to Fed Chair, Hantavirus at the Pub, and listener voicemails.
2026.05.14: SATs ACTs & GPAs
Burnie and Ashley discuss animal sense, SATs, ACTs, GPAs, Mush's diet, US reading recession, Red Rising, modern Harry Potters, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Matt Dinniman, cat fall dynamics, WhatsApp AI Incognito, Instgram nudie detection, and the Hive Mind Wars.
2026.05.13: An Independent Fort Worth
Burnie and Ashley discuss DCC8, Subnautica 2, Early Access, japanimations vs anime, personal mechs, crowdfunding the future, Waymo recall, San Antonio, Fort Worth, America Gold Phones, Subnautica 2 removes their publisher, and cow workouts.
2026.05.12: Irish Maligned
Burnie and Ashley discuss Irish Goodbyes, wedding farewells, gaming injuries, kids bypassing age verification, moustache fingers, Denver airport accident, stadiums in US vs the EU, airport drop off fees, Wordle on TV, DCC 8, and Subnautica 2.
2026.05.11: Never Say Goodbye bye bye
Burnie and Ashley discuss music clarifications, British goodbyes, finding streaming dates, annoying tech obfuscation, Project Hail Mary streaming dates, Hantavirus, Outbreak, Star Wars sequel indifference, and the biggest event no one is talking about.
2026.05.08: Inspiring No Names
Burnie and Ashley discuss Civilization VII, videogame auteurs, Daikatana, Sim City, King of the Kill, most influential games no one plays, Slay The Spire, Hantavirus info, and public health exhaustion post-COVID.
2026.05.07: German Guy Gets It Done
Burnie and Ashley discuss robot lounger etiquette, Oregon Trail 2026, reserving parking spaces, accepting the unacceptable, Sunbautica 2, GTA VI, ultra-hype, and Coyote vs Acme.
2026.05.06: Not Financial Advice
Burnie and Ashley discuss serving concern, UK vs US POS habits, debit cards, credit cards, and getting the full financial picture.
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