The Bonfire: Recent Episodes
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A lifestyle podcast hosted by Andrew Herzog talking stories of warmth, entertainment, and celebration. Bonfire is a show reserved exclusively for culture, sports, food, travel, and entertainment. POLITICS STRICTLY BANNED. Bonfire believes a work/life balance, joyful spirit, and selfless demeanor are crucial to a life well-lived; Work hard, play harder!
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This week, Andrew reviews the classic heist starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, shares why you too should visit Las Vegas after his recent weekend there, discovers a strategy to help prevent overspending, & wraps up with a surprisingly deep insight from Selena Gomez!
Talks about Selena Gomez, and how she does not like instagram, because of how addictive and obsessive it is, since see became the most viewed person on the social media website.
This week, Andrew is back from a quick hiatus to share his review of a great documentary about human intuition, discuss a classic book worth a read, encourage you to watch 'Avatar: The Last Airbender', & suggest something to do on a Friday night!
Andrew Herzog reviews the trailer from a Documentary and connects today's world with the concept of being burnt-out. He suggests finding ways to keep your life in balance, instead of spreading yourself too thin, or losing track of the important things in your life. It also covers rational thought versus intuition, and why we rely on too much reasoning.
This week, Andrew reviewed the 2006 movie ‘Lady in the Water’, shared some thoughts on social media addiction, reviewed a terrible documentary on Netflix, & ended the show with some words of wisdom from Gandalf!
Andrew Herzog explains how they world has become more and more dependent on Social Media for entertainment in the last 10 years. Social Media has consumed the lives of many, through the internet and smartphones, and has become an addiction. Herzog says that we don't need to check our phones every second and to focus more on our lives outside of social technology.
Andrew gives his 2 cents about Scarlett Johansen's recent interview with Playboy magazine (he only subscribes for the articles, seriously), in which she says monogamy is unnatural because it's "difficult." Well you might say Andrew disagrees with that...just a bit.
This week, Andrew reviews a terrible movie, comments on an upcoming movie called 'The Circle', chastises Scarlett Johansson for her marriage views, & finishes up with a restaurant review of Benihana!
Andrew talks about his love of nature and it's impact in the world. He also talks about how architects from Europe are working in China to make buildings with "forest" inside of them.
Andrew Herzog talks with Miss Teen USA about the Super Bowl. They cover the teams they are rooting for, and what they are expecting for the Halftime Show, as well as the National Anthem.
This week, Andrew hosts a very special guest: Miss Teen USA 2011, Danielle Doty! Together, they talk about a recent segment on Dr. Phil covering ‘wife lessons’, Andrew gives a documentary review, brings up 11 extinct species that scientists are trying to bring back to life, and they conclude with some quick Super Bowl 51 coverage!
This week on the one-year anniversary of Bonfire on TheBlaze Radio Network, Andrew gives his take on the foreign kung fu film 'Ip Man', highly recommends the book 'Originals', comments on the idea of universal basic income, & finishes up with an article of his own on lifestyle!
Andrew is back for another show, reviewing a food documentary on Netflix called ‘Hungry for Change’, suggesting the One-Percent method, reviewing a financial app, and concluding with a rant on girly drinks!
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This week, Andrew reviews a documentary on Netflix called ‘Minimalism: A Documentary about the Important Things’, shares his experience in flotation therapy, previews an upcoming movie called ‘The Lost City of Z’, and wraps up with an article explaining how to reach the top!
Andrew is back in the new year with more Bonfire! In this episode, Andrew reviews the 2013 movie ‘About Time’, recommends the book ‘David and Goliath’ by Malcolm Gladwell, shares the final chapter in the Jared story he’s written, and concludes with some thoughts on self-checkout lanes!
This week, Andrew is back from illness and tackles ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’, highly recommends the book ‘Fahrenheit 451’, covers 11 things you can’t change in your life, and concludes with the worst movies of 2016!
This week, Andrew shares the trailer and some thoughts about the upcoming reboot of ‘The Mummy’, rejoices in Amazon ‘Go’, gives the Bonfire Seal of Approval to another 90’s sitcom, and concludes with new information about the ‘Avatar’ sequels!
This week, Andrew recommends a great movie for the Thanksgiving holiday called ‘Planes, Trains, and Automobiles’, reminisces about his Thanksgiving vacation abroad, gives a food review of the online delivery service ‘Freshly’, & finishes with a short story of his own!
This Thanksgiving week, Andrew gives his review of the new Amazon series 'The Grand Tour', goes over the four temperaments of humanity, explains why the TV show 'George Lopez' is worth a watch, & concludes with his idea of a dream vacation!
This week, Andrew reveals some new information and a trailer from the upcoming movie ‘Kong: Skull Island’, finds an article that breaks down procrastination, reviews the Liam Neeson thriller ‘The Grey’, & finishes with some home improvement advice!
This week, Andrew shares his thoughts and approval for the new movie ‘Arrival’, has some choice words for any complainers out there, explains where ‘The Walking Dead’ has gone wrong, & finds some encouraging words for us all!
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This week, Andrew covers a somewhat negative article on man caves, promotes the upcoming movie ‘Logan’, reviews the book ‘Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less’, & shares another short story he wrote!
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This week, Andrew gives his review of the upcoming movie ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ directed by Mel Gibson, highly recommends everyone read the book ‘The Five Love Languages’ for better relationships, shares an article touting the superiority of silence in today’s noisy world, & finishes with another short story he wrote!
Andrew reads a new short story.
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This week, Andrew compares his movie review of ‘Deepwater Horizon’ with another review, recommends the documentary ‘Poverty Inc.’ for a little poverty re-education, shares his fascination with eSports, and suggests school days begin later in the morning!
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This week, Andrew makes his case for why the movie ‘Gladiator’ surpasses the movie ‘Braveheart’, gives a suggestion for managing a budget more easily, promotes the awesome BBC documentary ‘Planet Earth’, & concludes with another great article from Medium!
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This week, Andrew tackles an article that suggests a work-life balance is a bad thing, gives a book review of the power of circadian rhythms in our lives, reviews the movie ‘Click’ starring Adam Sandler, & wonders if it’s even desirable to live beyond 125 years?
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This week, Andrew returns from his incredible road trip across California, comments on the Hollywood stars who avoid social media like the plague, reviews the documentary 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi', & reveals something about George Clooney!
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This week, Andrew found an interesting documentary on YouTube all about the boring music in Marvel’s movies, uncovered some articles depicting millennials as anti-social and lame, read an original short story of his, & teased his upcoming Californian road trip!
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In this episode, Andrew reminds everyone why the movie ‘Pursuit of Happyness’ is so incredible, reviews an awesome wine documentary, discusses the current state of the entertainment industry in terms of Netflix, & concludes with a stand against the common misconception he is a hipster!
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This week, Andrew explains what’s wrong and what’s right with Apple lovers, shares his pipe-carving experience, talks about the stupid gluten-free craze, & ends the show with an honest admission.
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This week, Andrew jumps back to an old movie with some insight, reads a fan letter, discusses why ‘October Sky’ was such a great movie, & reveals some pet peeves of his!
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This week, Andrew shares some of the latest details on the Ryan Lochte drunken escapade in Brazil, opens up about a personal fear of his, gives a quick review of a book by Mark Cuban, & explains why kids should absolutely have homework!
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In this episode, Andrew reviews the movie ‘Anthropoid’ and gives it great ratings, discusses the importance of comfort food and such, shares some amazing tech right around the corner, and gives his first product review!
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This week, Andrew recommends checking out the new Netflix TV show, 'Stranger Things', discovers the nuclear war of 1967 that almost happened, talks about Hollywood laziness, & has some answers to the afternoon work slump!
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This week, Andrew gives a review of the terrifying movie 'Lights Out', reviews the TV show 'Last Man Standing', talks about digital detoxing in today's world, & finds a study involving relationships and booze!
This week, Andrew saw the latest Star Trek installment and gives his thoughts, explains why he loves the beach so much, comments on the new ‘Wonder Woman’ trailer, and concludes with a breakdown of his weight and body type!
This week, a book review, a movie review, some food talk, and the ‘Arrested Development’ experiment results!
In this episode, Andrew touches on the tragic and disturbing police murders in Dallas, discovers some serious laziness in today's world, shares an upcoming WWII movie, & gives an update on his 'Arrested Development' experiment.
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This week, Andrew learns of a new scientific breakthrough related to ‘Inception’, explains why ‘Deep Impact’ is better than ‘Armageddon’, finds out some great news about spaghetti and New Zealand, & wraps up with a little experiment on ‘Arrested Development’!
This week, Andrew finds a new TV series starting this fall on HBO based on the movie ‘Westworld’, shares some weird services you can waste your money on, talks about helicopter parenting and the pressures on the child, and wraps up with the ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’!
This week, Andrew gives the official Bonfire movie review of ‘Finding Dory’, looks forward to the next installment in the new ‘Star Trek’ revamps, watches a horrific TV show, & finds a handy dandy tool in iTunes for podcast listeners!
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This week, Andrew gives a book review of ‘The Happiness Track’, shares an interesting article from Nat Geo regarding the immediate aftermath of the prehistoric extinction event, and argues about LeBron James with a die-hard Cleveland fan!
This week, Andrew touches on the idea we’ve all heard before: ‘follow your passion’ and why we shouldn’t do it, how to see America for about $200, a naked restaurant in London, & more relaxing audio from our friend Grant Raymond Barrett!
Andrew found an article that tells you how you can get from SF, to Chi, to NYC all for around $200! He also shares his experience a few summers back, where he made a trip from La to Dallas the exact same way on a small budget.
In this episode, Andrew gives his thoughts on the headline of the week, gives a review of the movie 'Hush', comments on the movement to draft a female James Bond, & wraps up with some advice for all the young people out there!
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This week, Andrew explains with the help of American artist Robert Florczak why modern art is objectively terrible, why running a red light can be ok, shares the latest 'Finding Dory' trailer, & an awesome piece of audio from iTunes!
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In this episode, Andrew gives a Bonfire review of the Scientology documentary, ‘Going Clear’, finds an article on stress he disagrees with, defends the movie ‘The Village’ to all the naysayers, & talks about Zika sex condoms. Yes, condoms for Zika.
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This week, Andrew gives a review of the movie ‘Captain America: Civil War’, shares what all he did in NYC for vacation, everything that’s wrong with flying, & some hysterical audio from Keith and Jeffy, the honored guests of last week’s show!
Another solid episode this week! Andrew comes back to work after a wedding weekend in Florida and explains how to recover from vacation, how spending less time at the gym is good for you, and allows fellow radio coworkers Jeffy Fisher and Keith Malinak on the show to vent about the ‘hellhole otherwise known as New York City’!
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This week, Andrew goes over the concept of ‘manspreading’, 7 ways to handle sitting in a chair all day, the bizarre sleeping habits of successful people, and a Taco Bell personal story!
Some serious entertainment talk this week! Andrew gives a brief review of the movie ‘The Greatest Game Ever Played’, talks about the importance of sports, reminds everyone that the occasional video game with friends is OK, and reveals the latest LEGO Batman movie trailer!
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Some people think the word ‘innovation’ is a dirty word, the CDC says the Zika virus is ‘scarier than initially thought’, how long term travel can change your life, & Bonfire joins Apple News this week!
Andrew discusses his adventures, and how your plans on vacation never goes as planned! Lets face it, life is going to throw you some curve balls, and you have to adjust and hit it out of the park! You never know either, sometimes that curve ball can be a great thing, as Andrew discovered.
This week, Andrew shares a recent article from Bonfire Thoughts about friendship, gets personal and explains ways to beat the blues, talks about Twitter's deal with the NFL, and the latest Tesla model 3!
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This week, Andrew invited fellow TV professional and comic book guy, Chris Childs, on the show to talk the movie 'Batman v Superman', then Andrew wrapped up with his own review of the BBC show 'Top Gear' and why he enjoys playing golf so much!
This week, Bonfire talks about millennials and how "anxious" we are, explains the greatness of having brunch with friends, covers some little-known facts of the world, and commemorates the one year anniversary of Bonfire!
Bonfire gives a review of the new movie ’10 Cloverfield Lane’, premieres a brilliant montage of ‘Trump Grammar’, talks about the great language-learning app ‘Duolingo’, and finishes up with the latest news on a fifth installment of ‘Indiana Jones’!
Bonfire explains the beauty and necessity of rich people, invites fellow TV producer Rachel Bonilla on to discuss “the weird things about America”, finds an article on an Italian prison restaurant, and concludes with a segment on Class vs. Swag!
Andrew quickly touches on the #OscarsSoWhite situation, explains why the Lord of the Rings trilogy is Hollywood’s highest achievement, covers the Nat Geo article on de-stressing in nature, and shares something awesome he found online!
Bonfire goes over the six keys to happiness and success from Stanford psychologist, Emma Seppala, the fun of camping and road trips, and finishes up with that ‘Open Letter’ from the fired Yelp employee! Let’s all take a lesson from her and learn how not to tackle issues in life!
A very special episode this week featuring guest co-hosts Doc Thompson & Skip LaCombe from TheBlaze Radio! Kanye West’s money problems, Daniel Craig quitting the Bond franchise, and our favorite movies; Bonfire brings you the entertainment this week!
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This week, Andrew explains the importance of goofing off as well as his personality type of ENFP, gives a movie review of ‘Hail, Caesar!’, and finishes with special guest Skip LaCombe of the TheBlaze Radio talking about best and worst first dates! Happy Valentine’s Day!
This week, Andrew explains why Cam Newton should lose the Super Bowl, how Bonfire identifies with the Monuments Men of WWII, and then wraps up with fellow TV producer Rachel, asking her whether or not asking the girl for a kiss ruins the moment (it does)!
The Bonfire premieres on TheBlaze Radio! Andrew shares where the Bonfire lifestyle of balance, cheer, and purpose originated, why we shouldn’t talk politics all the time and how 2016 is the year of personal discovery! Special BlazeRadio guest Jeffy Fisher joins as well!
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