September 27, 2020

EPISODE 193: MATTY BENEDETTO

September 27, 2020/ Mike Powell

Matty Benedetto is owes everything he has today to the ski industry. This self-described Evil Genius is the master of his domain through his internet property, Unnecessary Inventions but his roots in action sports stared as a kid on the message boards of newschoolers.com. From there he started a brand that would become an underground success in the ski world, had a life changing injury, came out, became successful and then organically became a budding TikTok star. It’s a great podcast with an interesting dude….

September 20, 2020

EPISODE 192: SCOTT IAN

September 20, 2020/ Mike Powell

Scott Ian is the brainchild behind the thrash metal band Anthrax and a snowboarder who was there in the early days and wants to get back. On the podcast we talk about growing up a little Jewish kid in Queens, what comes with that, guitar, Anthrax, Metallica, lead singer syndrome, a little snowboarding and a lot of metal. It’s an entertaining hour with a legend.

September 13, 2020

EPISODE 191: STEVE 'STIX' NILSEN

September 13, 2020/ Mike Powell

Steve Nilsen, better known as Stix to everyone but his family, is a legend in the world of cans. While his career started with Airwalk in the days when it competed with Nike and Reebok, Steve then went on to have incredible jobs at Red Bull and PBR. Now, he’s now championing Liquid Death and on the podcast we talk the rad road he traveled to get his dream jobs.

September 06, 2020

EPISODE 190: MARTY CARRIGAN

September 06, 2020/ Mike Powell

Marty Carrigan is a name you may not know but he’s a guy who has so much history in the ski and snowboard world. While he’s a sales rep extraordinaire these days, he cut his teeth with some of the most important brands in snow. He started in the 80’s with Hart Skis when they were running the freestyle scene and then moved on to snowboarding and working with Morrow and Palmer. He’s a talker with a ton of insight and stories.

August 30, 2020

EPISODE 189: GREG NELSON

August 30, 2020/ Mike Powell

Greg Nelson has done everything you can do in the world of wakeboarding. He was an early pro who started the first rider owned company, he’s worked retail, and nowadays he calls the shots over at Hyperlite. Greg is a legendary dude in the world of wake and his life and times are full writing the history of the sport. Another must listen episode…..

August 23, 2020

EPISODE 188: DARON RAHLVES PT. 2

August 23, 2020/ Mike Powell

Daron Rahlves is the greatest American Downhiller of all time. He’s an Olympian that owns X-Games gold and is the only the second American to ever win the most important race in the world, the Hahnenkamm Downhill at Kitzbühel. Daron has done so much in his life and in part 2 of Daron’s podcast we talk about Bode Miller, the Olympics, X-Games and more….

August 16, 2020

EPISODE 187: DARON RAHLVES PT. 1

August 16, 2020/ Mike Powell

Daron Rahlves is the greatest American Downhiller of all time. He’s an Olympian that owns X-Games gold and is the only American to ever win the most important race in the world, the Hahnenkamm Downhill at Kitzbühel. Daron has done so much in his life and in part 1 of Daron’s podcast we talk about growing up with opportunity, how his dad was hard on him, jet skiing, skiing, boarding school, The US Ski Team, Rossignol, Atomic and more…So much good stuff in here.

August 09, 2020

EPISODE 186: TYLER MCCAUL

August 09, 2020/ Mike Powell

Tyler McCaul is the classic story of little brother chasing big brother (Cam) and eventually breaking out of his shadow and creating a life of his own, without comparison to his bro. On the podcast we talk about turning his home pool into a water ramp, racing downhill, Chili’s, Rampage, Cam and a whole lot more. It’s Tyler’s first podcast and an entertaining listen

August 02, 2020

EPISODE 185: BOB SOVEN

August 02, 2020/ Mike Powell

Bob Soven has been in the wakeboarding game since the sport was invented pretty much. His older brother Phil, aka Froggy, was one of the most dominant riders of the time and Bob, who was known as Robert or Tadpole, was the little brother that didn’t want to be anything like his older brother. Bob was always the more likable Soven and over his career, he won, not as much as his brother but while his brother is done with wakeboarding, Bob is still one of the more influential guys in the sport.

July 26, 2020

EPISODE 184: LANCE HAKKER

July 26, 2020/ Mike Powell

Lance Hakker is a self-described “darkman” which makes him the perfect guest for a business episode. Lance makes things happen behind the scenes in the world of boardsports and you know what he has done, but you never hear his name. His resume speaks for itself though…from K2 to founding Ashbury and Videograss and then on to The Berrics and now Element, Lance has had some amazing gigs and shares the behind the scenes of it all. It’s another great listen and my second business podcast in a row with an identical twin!

July 19, 2020

EPISODE 183: PAUL BASAGOITIA

July 19, 2020/ Mike Powell

Paul Basagoitia’s life has been a rollercoaster of insanity. He powered through a dysfunctional childhood by racing his bike. When his race career came to an abrupt halt do to lack of support at home, his bike became an escape. Then he met Cam Zink, eventually got on a mountain bike, had overnight success, became a pro, and had a life altering injury. We talk about it all on this heavy podcast.

July 12, 2020

EPISODE 182: AUSTEN SWEETIN

July 12, 2020/ Mike Powell

Austen Sweetin is one of the best snowboarders to come out of the Northwest in a long time. He’s one of those guys that has a ton of energy and is always doing something rad with talented people. What he doesn’t do is too many interviews or podcasts, actually, this is his first. We dive deep into his life and times and his kindhearted, humble personality shine throughout. Another do not miss episode!

July 05, 2020

EPISODE 181: DANA DANE

July 05, 2020/ Mike Powell

Dana Dane is legendary storytelling rapper from Brooklyn who helped influence me in my formative years. A chance zoom call with Dane connected us and once that happened, I made it my goal to get him on the podcast. In the month leading up to recording, so much was happening with race in this country and the podcast talks about Dana’s life and times and how race seemed to play into them.

June 28, 2020

EPISODE 180: KATHRYN SMITH

June 28, 2020/ Mike Powell

Kathryn Smith is the Global Brand Director at Skullcandy. Her resume is one that most people would be jealous of, but like everyone with a great title, a lot of hard work was put in to get Kathryn to her position today. On the podcast we talk about growing up in North Carolina, ski bumming, getting gigs, losing them, and a whole lot more. It’s the first business episode I’ve had in a while and it’s great!

June 21, 2020

EPISODE 179: BRAD HOLMES

June 21, 2020/ Mike Powell

Brad Holmes is one of the last great personalities in the sport of skiing. Attitude, ego, style sense of humor—These are some of the things that made Brad stand out. But his real talent was skiing and on the podcast we talk about “Daddy Rad” and his unique childhood, dominating the world of moguls, becoming the youngest person ever to make the US Ski Team, Plake, Freeze, K2, MSP, and so much more. Do not miss this one.

June 14, 2020

EPISODE 178: CHRIS GRENIER

June 14, 2020/ Mike Powell

Chris Grenier is part of a legendary East Coast snowboard crew that includes Scott Stevens, Austen Granger and Chris Beresford. He pretty much raised himself at Mt Snow Academy, where he met the crew as a young stoner who had a unique style. Fast forward 20 years and he’s been a pro snowboarder that’s ended video parts, had signature models and X Games Gold. He had his problems… but they never impacted his pro career and now, he’s sober and killing it. We talk about it all….

June 07, 2020

EPISODE 177: BRIAN PARK, PINKBIKE

June 07, 2020/ Mike Powell

This week I chat with Brian Park form Pinkbike. Pinkbike sets the benchmark for what action sports websites should be. They are a hub that creates amazing content and serves as a sounding board for mountain biking. On the podcast we talk about the site, the numbers, Brian’s life and times and a look at the Grim Donut. It’s a different type of episode and really interesting.

May 31, 2020

176: JAMES WOODSY WOODS

May 31, 2020/ Mike Powell

James Woods is an X Games gold medalist that hails from England. Let that sit in for a second. Growing up in Sheffield, , Woodsy, as he’s known, learned how to shred on carpets that resembled tooth brushes more than they did snow…That never slowed him down as he’s proved himself on every level of the sport and has had an impressive career. This is a fun one with one of the only personalities in contest skiing today.

May 24, 2020

EPISODE 175: DAVE BACHINSKY

May 24, 2020/ Mike Powell

I have not had too many guests on the show as laid back and chill as Dave Bachinsky...Which is crazy as Dave is known for doing some insane things skateboard-wise but the rest of his life is all about creating and giving back. But it was not always that way. On the podcast we talk about his career, inspiration, his side hustle, and a whole lot more. Another must listen episode…

May 17, 2020

EPISODE 174: MARCUS CASTON

May 17, 2020/ Mike Powell

Marcus Caston’s ski career started in the race world. His goal was the Olympics but he didn’t get close. When he didn't make the college team, he was over it... But skiing is all he knows. He got back into it through photography, which he parlayed into his first Warren Miller trip and his career takes off. Now, he’s on the other side of the lens and he’s become one of the most photographed and published skier of modern times. It’s a good episode.

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