Decks, Daughters, and Dumb Decisions

Decks, Daughters, and Dumb Decisions

From Blue-Collar BS by Brad Herda and Steve Doyle

June 5, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 208

About this episode

The hosts discuss their personal lives, including home improvement projects and summer plans, while roasting each other.

We break away from our usual educational episodes to talk about what's actually going on in our lives. Steve's daughter is graduating, Brad's rebuilding a trailer, and the roasting begins immediately starting with Steve's 40 yards of concrete project that never happened. Our conversation bounces from home improvement disasters to paint color debates (chartreuse with zebra stripes, anyone?) to what summer looks like when we're not recording podcast episodes. Brad's golfing in 31-degree weather. Steve refuses to shingle his own roof despite knowing how. We argue about whether Cookie Monster blue or lime green with pink LEDs makes more sense for a trailer. We wrap the episode with what's next for the show. We're thinking about an in-person event late 2026 or 2027, somewhere between Detroit and Milwaukee. We want to know what would get you to show up. What would make it worth your time? Highlights: We ditch the usual format for a conversation about summer plans and roasting each other. Steve's daughter graduates and heads to college. Brad debates trailer paint colors while Steve deals with deck repairs and roof quotes. What's next for the show: a potential in-person event if you want…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Doyle, Brad Herda

Topics covered

  • personal stories
  • home improvement
  • graduation
  • summer plans
  • trailer renovation

Keywords

  • graduation
  • home improvement
  • trailer
  • summer plans
  • podcast event

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Detroit, Milwaukee

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