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
2026.06.19: 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.
2026.05.05: Pam Ruins Everything
Burnie and Ashley discuss free drinks, voicemails, early lessons, The Prisoner Problem, Steam Controllers, scalpers, weird product promotions, finding the loophole, and minding our own business.
2026.05.04: The Free Refills Era
Burnie and Ashley don't discuss Star Wars, do discuss Spirit Airlines shutting down, Hantavirus, Gamestop bids on eBay, Jeeves resigns, Free Refills on warning, Three Body Problem only gets 2.5 Bodies, Project Hail Mary vs The Martian, and the Spider Noir trailer.
2026.05.01: For Whom The Barnacle Dongs
Burnie and Ashley discussGregor's impact, Leap Day freebies, Atomfall, BBC shows, derp face, Xbox hope, big screen, 360 faceplates, birthdays, and the Add To Cart day approaches.
2026.04.30: Leaving No Trace
Burnie and Ashley discuss neatness etiquette, hotel routines, a-hole culture, SIM walkie talkies, voicemails, someone else is working on it, and Supreme Court redistricting rules.
2026.04.29: Splitting Gs
Burnie and Ashley return from day off to discuss trip to Ireland, cheat day, the new Steam controller, Hades, controller pickiness, Playstation DRM, Burnie's Guinness run, Splitting The G, and droning by wire.
2026.04.27: Good Run All Around
Burnie and Ashley discuss 700 episodes of Morning Somewhere, unique titles, Gen V cancellation, new spin-offs, world building, easy pivots, Super Troopers 3, Broken Lizard, the WHCD attack, bizarre times, marathon records, robots horning in, and our day off tomorrow.
2026.04.24: Roar Shark Test
Burnie and Ashley discuss wall phones, phone colors, Escape From New York, Kurt Russell, tasting Houston, UK generational smoking ban, Bad News Bears, Bone Temple, stacked casts, Leif Garrett, The Pitt, and phones ringing both ways.
2026.04.23: Reference Nudes
Burnie and Ashley discuss taking photos, social media names, Anthropic Mythos leak, biggest tech heist, deleting the group chat, YouTube deepfake tools, reference nudes, the Metallic precedent, Spring logo, what a trillion dollars buys, Doordash economy, and the Breakfast Club keeping it together.
2026.04.22: The World Share
Burnie and Ashley disucss Youtube, fight or flight, stubborn streaks, ceased ceasedfires, Prego joins the Big Brother club, gmail kid hack, and talking to the whole world at once.
2026.04.21: Turtles All The Way Down
Burnie and Ashley discuss unitless scales, weird animals, Bowser poll results, push to talk, wifi landlines, Tim Cook resignation, fluorescent iMacs, VW Beetles, our cute era, sticky nicknames, replaceable batteries, and contradictory CEOs.
2026.04.20: Our Anti-Science Era
Burnie and Ashley discuss Monty Pyhton, cease fire theter, anti-paleontology rhetoric, Richter units, Bowser heritage, arch support, BAFTA games, Expedition 33, Atomfall, and the Windscale nuclear disaster.
2026.04.17: Always Chasing Life
Burnie and Ashley discuss apologies for yesterday, running the gauntlet, Allbirds follow up, Europe six weeks of jet fuel left, Ticketmaster monopoly judgements, Disney severance packages, and the Pentagon recites Tarantino.
2026.04.16: Theater of War
Burnie and Ashley discuss Allbirds, the pivot to AI, valuation unpacking, Avatar leaks, Marvel layoffs, Chinese soft blockades, Sierra Madre, cyanida fish, Tylenol, and the Unabomber.
2026.04.15: Let's Talk About The Moon
Burnie and Ashley upcoming Artemis missions, the Marvel End Credits Cinematic Multiverse, Rockstar leak, Disney summer releases, their home network issues, Emily Blunt, The Gray Man, Walu-evans, Quiet Place, Orion recovery, and future Artemis missions.
2026.04.14: Missed Information
Burnie and Ashley discuss Tax Day, scathing voice mails, elderly tech support, debunking urban legends, desktop wifi, troubleshooting, Bitcoin as a fear metere, and AI mass death liability.
2026.04.13: Found Family Plan
Burnie and Ashley discuss long term relationships, Houston sports, treadmill gaming, family plans, Duolingo, pawn shop economics, paintball, military drafting, Kindle drama, most ever platforms, and mobile gaming, the lame juggernaut.
2026.04.10: All The Free Games
Burnie and Ashley discuss Irish twins, gestation periods, Sims logic, gamertag value, giving up the inverted life, free games in sales platforms, platinum trophies on Xbox, Community Managers, Artemis splashdown, and the SpaceX IPO.
2026.04.09: Retention Problems
Burnie and Ashley discuss bike riding, the Run To Dallas, walking it off, modern health discussions, Boys Season 5, retention problems, cliffhangers, and getting it done.
2026.04.08: Fidelity Plateau
Burnie and Ashley discuss cat's opinions of people, dog culture, Scottish social media, vines from the 1950's, graphics plateaus, Bone Temple, Wireless fest, and bad live events.
2026.04.07: Weaponized Peacocking
Burnie and Ashley talk about lunar records, lush Spring days, shouting at birds, peacocking, military floor routines, marching out of step, walking abreast, K Dramas, the power of advertising, data dumping at death, and our record social distancing.
2026.04.06: 90 Minute Post Credit Scene
Burnie and Ashley discuss Super Mario Galaxy, Easter Sunday, the cost of cinema, Sponsor updates, gas prices, bankable voice roles, Vin Diesel, Groot, the PCU, Polymarket, and the penultimate NCAA update.
2026.04.03: Public Math
Burnie and Ashley discuss CICO, calorie gifts, binge eating, fitness goals, fresh eggs, email in space, Overcooked lore, Pokopia, difficulty settings, Claude leak, Tamagotchis, social media ban failures, and the great egg surplus.
2026.04.02: Prepper's Amazon Cart
Burnie and Ashley discuss teaching kids about important moments, public math, prepping via Amazon cart, Indonesian earthquakes, San Francisco, reverse parking, Hambone, Iranian uranium, dirty bombs, and cool pictures on the way.
2026.04.01: To The Moon
Burnie and Ashley discuss urban legends, unchecked misinformation, price matching, how much DOES a banana cost, Artemis II, time zones, the presidential address about Iran, Super Mario II, computer building, hard drive philosophy, and hunting a rogue SSID.
2026.03.31: Stimulus Response
Burnie and Ashley discuss fuel prices, mathematical bases, cost comparisons with the UK, stimulus reactions, Lego stories, Smart Bricks, NCAA updates, and astronuats to the moon.
2026.03.30: Just Too Much
Burnie and Ashley discuss Consoel prices, RAM prices, mute astronauts, AI performance issues, and sports seasons.
2026.03.27: The Barber Paradigm
Burnie and Ashley discuss modern kids, Epic Games layoffs, bro dramas, Fortnite birthdays, God of War Ragnarok, media as a product of its time, price increases for Playstation & Netflix, plastic shortage, March Madness updates, and voicemail calls.
2026.03.26: That Book Smell
Burnie and Ashley discuss least favorite gaming mechanics, new difficulties, economical entertainment, nostalgic smells, dry counties, stuff we like, and workarounds.
2026.03.25: Lion In Court
Burnie and Ashley discuss the Lion King lawsuit, damages, retainer fees, Sora shutdown, Disney's AI exit, Ninja Mixing, Ninja Switch 2 batteries, TSA lines, and nice driving.
2026.03.24: Upright Position
Burnie and Ashley discuss 10 year looks, relationship roles, planning to escape, Laguardia updates, plane recline debate, zipper merging, go rounds, iPhone anniversary edition, and why life in the walled garden.
2026.03.23: Juggle Who
Burnie and Ashley disuss their weekend, the NCAA Sweet 16, upsets, global markets, exotic foods, Instagram recipes, medium vinegar, tech layoffs, Juggalo facial recognition, BTS, and military timing.
2026.03.20: Level Collapse
Burnie and Ashley discuss Dungeon Crawler Carl Live, Edinburgh, healthy boundaries, American brands, Texas BBQ, Wheel of Time, Arcane, Masters of Universe, collector's popcorn buckets, and Faces of Death.
2026.03.19: Slop All The Way Down
Burnie and Ashley discuss Spiderman Brand New Day, Subnautica 2, delusional humans, hallucinating AI, human slop, Dotcom II, and the water bottle era.
2026.03.18: Uncannie Vallie
Burnie and Ashley discuss Oscar's In Memoriam, DLSS5, Nvidia, post processing, remastering, man vs technology, visual rejection, and rage baiting.
2026.03.17: Butter Runnin'
Burnie and Ashley discuss McDonald's CEO, Mega 64, NCAA tournament, Canberra civil planning, Austin's river streets, Iranian futbal teams, more NCAA news, butter running, prediction markets, and even more NCAA news.
2026.03.16 Patrick's Eve
Burnie and Ashley talk about Saint Patrick's Day, Six Nations Rugby, Oscar roundup, Paul Thomas Anderson, Project Hail Mary, Austin airport, Austin geography, loud quitting, Internet Creators Guild, Digg shuts down, and re-rebooting.
2026.03.13: Of Its Time
Burnie and Ashley discuss Bam Adebayo, scoring records, Artemis cancellation, War Machine, Alan Ritchson, Timothee Chalamet, Ethan Hawke, Before Sunrise, and the Oscars preview.
2026.03.12: Labubu Strays
Burnie and Ashley about halftime chatter, Nintendo key card follow up, performance vs sentiment, Hogwarts Legacy, Valve's gambling lawsuit, Labubu strays, Firefly teases, Iran War updates, the Oscars, watching nominees, twin dogs, twin ages, and emulating the horrors of youth.
2026.03.11 The Fried Dough Debate
Burnie and Ashley discuss the Rooster Teeth App closed beta, fried dough debates, viral recipes, Heated Rivalry, and male spaces. To link your Patreon account to the RT website Sponsorship, please visit the Settings on your profile.
2026.03.10: Crowns For Horses
Burnie and Ashley discuss rugby, Six Nations, Scotland's possible Triple Crown, sad injuries, Iran's new supreme leader, Disney is a churro company, pastry math, earphones on planes, bizarre time zones, and time machine safety protocols.
2026.03.09: Pokisode
Burnie and Ashley discuss Pokopia. Lord of The Rings, Amazing Race, Doom, evil technology, and jury duty.
2026.03.06: Inside Names
Burnie and Ashley discuss Scottish traffic, potholes, Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, over-hype, IGN, Pokeopia, Days Gone, and more.
2026.03.05: Apocaparalysis
Burnie and Ashley discuss Project Hail Mary, imagined characters fading away, Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie, paralysis via apocalypse, the plan in Iran, China's downturn, Elizabeth Warren, political betrayal, and Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
2026.03.04: Butterfingers
Burnie and Ashley discuss gold follow ups, insane collectibles, Paramount's junk status, GoT, Korea's slippery fingers, screen sharing mishaps, God of War first look, and The Expanse.
2026.03.03: SpiceCoin
Burnie and Ashley discuss the Criterion Collection, Gordon McPhail, Kpop Demon Hunters, laserdiscs, Armageddon, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, Stepbros, Brewdogs, Hilary Clinton, and Spice Girls becoming a currency.
2026.03.02: Doublespeakin'
Burnie and Ashley discuss 1984, Israel/US joint operation, what is a war, Anthropic defeying the Pentagon, Nintendo digital keys, archives going offline, Red Rising, and Starsand Island.
2026.02.27: Gardeners Wanted
Burnie and Ashley discuss Pakistan/Afghanistan, Warner/Paramount, Breaking Bad/Game of Thrones, Block layoffs, Jack Dorsey, and getting ready for a storm.
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