Send us Fan Mail Hello Friends and Neighbors! In this episode Troy catches up on all the exciting happenings at Sunnyside (not to mention a few mishaps) and explains how his friends and neighbors have been there to help. Plus, there's a way to get additional details and produced videos about the many happenings at Sunnyside by joining our newsletter. Simply click on the link below to subscribe and you'll have access to the other antics around the ranch. https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/so8...
May 04, 2026•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, Troy visits with the local chiropractor: Dr. Jim Brockhohn who also happens to be an actor in over 100 films, tv shows, and commercials. Over the last 38 years, Dr. Brockhohn has been adjusting patients in our small town as well as with professional rodeo and the US Olympic Training Center. But, his real passion is in front of the camera and you have got to hear the stories he has to share in his 32 years of acting! If that weren't enough, he's also the P...
Apr 22, 2026•1 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Sunnyside! Troy returns from Easter with updates on the last couple weeks at the ranch, the beef, the kids and the news. Join our newsletter here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/so8PkyQ Support the show
Apr 13, 2026•52 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, Troy shares a new development that has sparked a little undue controversy and he's kind of OK with that. For tickets to the Vinylfest 1950s show at the Boman Fine Arts Center April 4th visit https://bomanfineartscenter.org/events/ For information about a Sunnyside Biography recording for your family simply use the text the show link with your contact info in the message. Support the show...
Mar 23, 2026•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Send us Fan Mail This week, as we kick-off season five of The Sunnyside of Life with Troy Thompson, Troy has returned from his hiatus to sunny Sarasota, Florida and has some thoughts about this Iran thing we're up to. As his wife, Heidi, tells his friends: "He doesn't like it." Get the details on the vacay, an Amish parody from the skit vault, and a bit of a history lesson on why we're just not good at this regime-change thing we seem to be invested in lately. Support the show...
Mar 09, 2026•57 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, place your beef orders now. Text the show with your name and contact info so we can get you on the list. Meanwhile, Troy meet's grandson Austin for the first time, Carrie Prejean-Boller gets kicked off a committee on "faith" and Troy thinks there's a correlation between the CBS series "Elsbeth" and Candace Owens....what? Happy President's Day.....is that a thing? Support the show...
Feb 16, 2026•28 min•Season 4Ep. 44
Send us Fan Mail This week - big news as Troy reveals he is officially a grandpa! Plus, an introduction of the Institute for Justice and his thoughts on Super Bowl LX.... Support the show
Feb 09, 2026•34 min•Season 4Ep. 43
Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, Troy recounts his trip to Des Moines as a lobbyist for schools, gives his take on some recent bills he likes, some he doesn't, and some he thinks are just silly. Then, he reviews The Promised Land series and the movie Song Sung Blue plus, thoughts on a Chinese robot he has mopping the floors which he's sure is a communist spy and small victories in the shape of staircase stringers. Don't forget to text the show with your contact info to place you custom o...
Feb 02, 2026•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy shares the story of a little town under a lake: A place called Red Rock. It's a tale of forced migration. No conspiracy just a nice place for birds to roost. Support the show
Jan 26, 2026•50 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy comes down from the Johnny Cash show with Vinylfest, shares some insights on the show and possibilities for the future, let's us in on the Homefront at Sunnyside and highlights some upcoming shows and an an event you'll want to attend. (And, stay til the end for a special rendition of the song "Keep On The Sunnyside of Life" as performed this past Saturday. To reserve an order for a quarter, half or whole steer text the show using the link and include your contac...
Jan 19, 2026•34 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Send us Fan Mail This week - it's all about CASH with special guests Donovan Johnson and Elizabeth May joining Troy at Sunnyside as VINYLFEST V: CASH approaches this Saturday January 17th at the Boman Fine Arts Center in Forest City see the link below to get your tickets in advance: https://bomanfineartscenter.org/event/vinylfest-johnny-cash/?instance_id=284 Support the show...
Jan 12, 2026•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy returns with 20 (or 26) hopes or the new year. You'll be happy to listen in to this one! TEXT THE SHOW, folks (there's a link! Just be sure to add your name and phone or email in your message to be contacted!) Support the show
Jan 05, 2026•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Send us Fan Mail Enjoy this Theatre of the Mind Presentation from the Sunnyside of Life Players this Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas! To buy your tickets to the one night only event of Vinylfest V: Johnny Cash simply follow this linkL https://bomanfineartscenter.org/events/ Support the show
Dec 24, 2025•51 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Send us Fan Mail This week, on the Sunnyside of Life, Troy celebrates a birthday and visits an Orthodox Church, shares his comparisons with "rock'n'roll Sunday" at the local church and finds peace in the hymnal. To learn more see what the Orthodox Christians are up to visit: https://dcs.goarch.org/goa/dcs/dcs.html To buy your tickets to the one night show of Vinyfest V: Johnny Cash visit: https://bomanfineartscenter.org/events/ To place an order for a quarter or more of beef in advance of the we...
Dec 22, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Send us Fan Mail This week, at Sunnyside, Troy covers the past two week break and delivers some insights on preparations for being a grandpa and preparations for Christmas via a trip to KC, life on the farm, and time with the boys... Support the show
Dec 15, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside - Thanksgiving! Our favorite holiday and we're looking forward to family gathering and giving thanks. We wish the very same to you and yours! Happy Thanksgiving from The Sunnyside of Life! Support the show
Nov 24, 2025•18 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy welcomes Dr. John Graham to Sunnyside. Dr. Graham is the Executive Director of Good Samaritan Home located in the greater Dayton, Ohio region. Since 2001, starting with opening his own home to homeless convict, John has remodeled house after house to provide a place to mentor, re-start, and rebuild a life. For over 2500 ex-offenders, Good Samaritan Home has given them that life remodel. He's a teacher, a preacher, a contractor, trucker, journalist and award-winni...
Nov 17, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy expands the podcast empire to include video (which can be found on his YouTube Channel: Sunnyside Farm Studios) with Iowa Senate District 5 Republican candidate: Stacy Besch. Stacy is spokesperson for Team Iowa and has been combatting human trafficking in the state for the last three years. She's also businesswoman, entrepreneur, long-time public speaker, farmer and much more. Get to know Stacy and how she has been working to be the Sunnyside of a whole lot peopl...
Nov 10, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Send us Fan Mail It all has to start somewhere and for Troy, the love for audio production like The Sunnyside of Life, is rooted in his radio experience starting at the age of 16 at the local radio station working for for his first boss off the farm: Tony Coloff and with local sportscasting legend, Orin Harris. In the episode that ends the total audio experience of The Sunnyside of Life before embarking on the additional video broadcast in forthcoming episodes on YouTube, no two people are bette...
Nov 03, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, Troy takes a look at the 21st century and decides maybe this shutdown thing will open up doors to efficiencies achievable through artificial intelligence. And, big news from Sunnyside Farms Studios as November approaches and The Sunnyside of Life adopts video! Plus: Johnny Cash, Bombing La Vagabond, and Happy Halloween! Support the show...
Oct 27, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Send us Fan Mail This week Troy welcomes Chris Wellendorf to Sunnyside. Chris is the Food Service Director for Forest City Community School District but he's also a musician, an actor, a chef, a brewmaster, and a "cooker"! Find out how this eclectic modern day Renaissance man feeds the masses of youth and keeps on the Sunnyside of Life! Support the show
Oct 20, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy reviews the Netflix series: "The House of Guinness" and shares his take on revisionist history spanning examples from the re-writing of the Guinness family history for entertainment purposes to the rewriting of American history for post-modern theories and even the theatrical reworking for the Gospels for the purpose of evangelistic entertainment in "The Chosen" and, he finds a way to work Chris Farley into the subject. Pull up a rocker - this is The Sunnyside of...
Oct 06, 2025•59 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy updates listeners on the happenings at Sunnyside and delves into the situation with Dr. Ian Roberts, the Superintendant of Des Moines Public Schools. Support the show
Sep 29, 2025•52 min•Season 4Ep. 27
Send us Fan Mail Last week at Sunnyside was difficult. There's a void that will linger a great while. As the world considers the loss of Charlie Kirk in one way or another, we consider our own loss: Dennis Burkholder. Heidi and Reed's Dad, Bev's husband, Papa to the grandkids, Troy's father-in-law and friend to so many. He was, truly, the Sunnyside of so many lives. Support the show...
Sep 15, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Send us Fan Mail This week on The Sunnyside of Life, Troy sits down with the last guy you want to talk to...the local funeral director! And you know what? He's amazing! Isaiah Schott has been a funeral director for nearly twenty years and when you listen to him, you'll get it. What does it take to be a funeral director? Find out on this episode! For more information about The Sunnyside of Life Biography, simply email Troy at troy@sunnysidefarmstudios.com Support the show...
Sep 08, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, Troy visits with Adam Upmeyer, owner of the Garner Lumber and Supply - the local lumber yard that has kept Troy supplied these last few years with great quality lumber and products for all his varied building projects. Get to know what's involved in the small town lumber business these days as well as being the owner of a new area events center. It's a quality conversation across the board - literally! Visit Garner Lumber and Supply Company online here ht...
Aug 25, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, Troy recounts his speech to the full faculty and staff of the community school district and the significance of that high school diploma based on the stories and recollections of his grandfather who moved into town from the farm to finish his final year and earn that diploma in 1939. For inquiries about a quarter, half or whole steer purchase to be delivered in March/April simply send your query to troy@sunnysidefarmstudios.com and we'll get you on the li...
Aug 18, 2025•32 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Send us Fan Mail Who brings the Sunnyside of Life to small town businesses, community celebrations, and planned events? The local Chamber of Commerce Director, of course! This week, we meet Julianna Burkholder who has been the Executive Director of the Forest City Chamber of Commerce for the last three years. Julianna discusses the small town values, challenges, bright outlook and genuinely unique opportunities of small town commerce as she exits the Chamber of Commerce and begins a new career i...
Aug 11, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Send us Fan Mail Well, we missed a week while away to Ireland and it just wouldn't be right to talk about the trip without the best National guide in Ireland to help me out - the man who spent 10 days guiding our way through Ireland - Brendan McCarthy. Get to know him and you'll shortly discover why he is truly the Sunnyside of so many traveler's lives. To find Brendan, visit Love Irish Tours at the link below and don't forget to request him specifically - you'll be glad you did! https://loveiri...
Aug 04, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Send us Fan Mail It's a short one, but this volunteer spirit with Troy is a little heavy - remember when you see someone who needs help and you gave it? Meh. Do your part and enjoy the reward - stay busy and don't bump your nose! Support the show
Jul 21, 2025•26 min•Season 4Ep. 20
