Redbull Rampage is the most insane event in all of sports. The bikers are gladiators and the desert is their colosseum. I take a trip down to Utah to check out the event and get quick interviews with the riders and more. It’s a do not miss episode from a do not miss event.
Rampage Show Notes:
2:00: Lead up to Rampage
4:30: Josh Bender, Legend
7:30: Derek Westerlund, Freeride Entertainment
10:11: Dusty Wygle, Nitro Circus
12:50: Brett Rheeder’s Mom
15:00: Bienvenito, Rider
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20:00: Jonny Collinson, Pro Skier
22:00: Casey Brown, Rider
23:00: Bienvenito part 2
24:00: Ton Van Steenbergen
26:00: Cam Zink, Rider
28:45: Diggers
31:00: Andreu Lacondeguy, Rider
34:00: Tyler McCaul, Rider
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37:40: Brandon Semenuk, Rider
40:00 Andy Farrington and Michelle Parker
44:00: Colin Collins, Pro Skier
45:00: Mike “Hucker” Clark, Pro BMXER
48:00: Brett Tippie, Legend
Sean Tedore was an up and coming pro snowboarder in the early 2000’s. He had sponsors, film projects, travel and the things were looking up for Tedore until they weren’t. Multiple catastrophic knee injuries derailed his career, but he had a back up plan. He went to school and studied to be an engineer and then landed an engineering dream job building snowboards. The podcast a look at a lot of different sides of snowboarding.
Sean Tedore Show Notes:
2:00: Selling cars, San Francisco, and Iowa
6:15: Reno, Snowboarding, and College
10:15: Getting on Forum, Mack Dawg, and Mt Hood
16:00: Nitro, 411 Video Magazine, and Truckee
20:30 : Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:15: Image, Neo-Proto, and Superpark injury
32:00: Promising future, another injury, and K2
39:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:00: China, too cool Tedore, and, Capita
48:00: Back to Ride, knee replacement, and layoffs
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jared Garrison
Simon Dumont is a legendary figure in the world of freeskiing. Known for boosting higher than almost anyone else in the halfpipe, Simon’s career was full of podiums and video parts. While he is a legend in the sport, things didn’t come easy for Simon. He was always too small and told he would never make it and he never listened. He willed and worked himself to success and it’s something he believes anyone can do, if they put in the work.
Simon Dumont Show Notes:
2:00: Meeting Simon for the first time, having a chip on his shoulder, and height
5:30: Maine, Native American, and child modeling
9:00: Sports, snow, and talents
15:00: Meeting Strokes and X-Games alternate
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19:45: Generations, films, and breaking his pelvis
27:00: Cube Pipe, Quarter Pipe, and channeling anger
36:30: Sponsors, Michael Spencer, and contest winnings
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: Investments, the 10% rule, and the JOI/JOSS
50:00: Slumdog Illionaire, Head, and losing motivation
55:00: The Olympics, injury, and life now
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Peter Olenick
Ben Weis has lived a rollercoaster of a life so far and he’s not even 40. Ben came up in a dysfunction family in Minnesota, didn’t have the money to play hockey and ended up finding rollerblading. In just three quick years he went pro in a sport where there was no money. So contest winnings went into backing drug deals, they went bad, and Ben found himself a heroin addict/criminal who was in and out of prison. He’s been out for a month, he’s clean, and this tale is a must listen.
Ben Weis Show Notes:
2:00: Austin, MN, no dad, and sports
7:30: Skating, college, and world championships
12:00: The Ben Weis Show style of skating, getting on K2, and pain tolerance
22:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code tpm30
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24:15: Weed, tour, and covers/video parts
29:00: The bottom falling out of the sport, Amsterdam, and traveling broke
36:00: Drugs, getting dropped, and devoting all his time to selling drugs
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:30: Suicide, college, and triggers
45:30: OD'ing on heroin, proposing, and homeless
51:00: Red Bull Crashed Ice, prison, and facing 20 years and having the charges dropped
55:00: What’s next
57:00: Inappropriate Questions