Rad Matters hosted by Mike Ranquet

On today’s episode of Rad Matters Podcast I briefly pretend to talk to Todd Richards and I recall a couple stories from my years in AK. Support the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

This episode of Rad Matters Podcast is an impromptu book review of The Darkest White by @ericblehm (it’s about Craig Kelly btw) and also includes why I think airplanes are great bars and how they double as time machines.  Go buy the book, it’s a way better interpretation of snowboardings history than anything so far.Support the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

After 60+ trips to Japan since 1989, it's safe to say I've seen some funny shit over the decades and I'm alive to report on it. #poundsymbol #powdeRwithahardR  #radmatterspodcast #ilikejapan #gocuckyourself #ismokecigs  Please support Rad MattersVenmo:https://account.venmo.com/u/MikeRanquetCash App:https://cash.app/$ranquetPaypal:https://www.paypal.me/ranquetSupport the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

RM020Jobs Does the snowboard industry hire from within it’s own pool of pro snowboarders? It’d be a lot cooler if it did. Be it 2yrs, 5, 10 or 25 years as a pro snowboarder either way it’ll get you nowhere. Whether a dude was filming or competing, whatever brand was paying for that is losing out on their investment by not hiring/utilizing the dudes they’ve invested in. It’s like training a pilot for years only to hire someone w/out his ‘training’ because they look better on paper. One would think that riding as a professional snowboarder and caring at least as much as whoever cares the most about snowboarding would be sufficient. Please support Rad MattersCash App:https://cash.app/$ranquetPaypal:https://www.paypal.me/ranquetVenmo:https://account.venmo.com/u/MikeRanquetTelos SnowboardsMike Ranquet Pro Model MyStory 152, 156, & 159Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

RM019Roadkills In this episode I  talk about sketchy plane rides in AK; Peter Line and the resurrection of Penthouse Forum; Roadkill turns 30 & I recall gettin high with Terje, Iguchi and Cardiel while filming Roadkill, Glittering prizes and endless  compromises, shatter the illusion of integrity.⬇️ Click below ito support my efforts ⬇️ Help Support Rad Matters Podcast⬇️ Click below  Telos Snowboards website ⬇️ Telos Snowboards⬇️ Click below for my Telos pro model ⬇️ Ranquet 156 Mystory⬇️ Click below for Island Life Skateboards ⬇️ https://islandlifeskateboardsmaui.com/Telos SnowboardsMike Ranquet Pro Model MyStory 152, 156, & 159Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

RM018TedMartinTalksFISISFTQ+  So this conversation happened seven years ago I think, Ted Was on Maui visiting family,  so I contacted him on Facebook or whatever. My neighbor at the time on Door of Faith Road, He was in the field of filming, audio but more lighting. Either way we had a conversation and I told him about Ted and that I thought it would be really cool to do an interview with him considering our backgrounds etc. He said set it up and film it, I invited Ted over to my house. We met at Baldwin Beach and it was probably a 45 minute drive from there, it was fucking deep. I’m sure Ted had some trepidation at the time following me 45 minutes off the grid on Maui North Shore. My biased opinion is I like it,  He was such the perfect skier jock scapegoat  but deep down inside he just wants to destroy a hotel room. Telos SnowboardsMike Ranquet Pro Model MyStory 152, 156, & 159Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

RM017 The Trans Am w/ Pat & Stan on a Bridge Too Far. I guess I’m covering 2 or 3 different people and their situation‘s, they seem to roll into one in my head because it’s all the same  BS. Snowboarding has damn near been taken over by Un-vetted industry dudes that don’t give a shit about snowboarding. Snowboardings future needs big thinkers willing to go to the mat for our beloved sport. .  Help Support Rad Matters Podcast Glittering prizes and endless  compromises, shatter the illusion of integrity.⬇️ Click below ito support my efforts ⬇️ Help Support Rad Matters Podcast⬇️ Click below  Telos Snowboards website ⬇️ Telos Snowboards⬇️ Click below for my Telos pro model ⬇️ Ranquet 156 Mystory⬇️ Click below for Island Life Skateboards ⬇️ https://islandlifeskateboardsmaui.com/⬇️ Click below to hear why Burton dropped Terje Play for 2-3 min minimum. ⬇️https://www.buzzsprout.com/277361/10052386?t=2481  ⬇️ FNRad podcast w/Trans AM (Sam) ⬇️https://www.buzzsprout.com/277361/10052386-sam-bertolino Telos SnowboardsMike Ranquet Pro Model MyStory 152, 156, & 159Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

RM016- Jeff Fulton Snowboarder Zero. ’Thank Jesus for Kaishu Hirano and his glorious method air. This  has been fun for me, For now, I’ll assume my old post of guardian of the gate. Because Basically Pats been asleep at the wheel for 20 years. Snowboard media Is such garbage, so starting today and every week I’ll be calling someone out  whether it’s a rider, writer or industry clown.  It’s nothing personal, I’m just looking after the betterment of snowboarding and could give a [-] about your feelings. Telos SnowboardsHelp support Rad Matters PodcastSpotify/Rad Matters LinkSupport the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

RM015 Hey look! He thinks he’s flying, but it’s just Stan, on the shoulders of giants. I get right into some recent things as I’m starting to really realize I can’t stop the rant. Telos SnowboardsHelp Support Rad Matters PodcastSupport the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

RM014 Haha! Snowboarding got cucked by Skiers.  I’ll post weekly asap. Post your thoughts  (I feel oddly compelled to say that) Telos SnowboardsHelp Support Rad Matters PodcastSupport the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

RM013 Call me crazy, but you’d  have to be blind to not see that we’ve been played by skiing/skiers and the fanboys parading as sports journalists isn’t helping. To act as though snowboarding is a youth market for the last 20+ years while giving away our language and culture is embarrassing. When you don’t work for something yourself, you don’t think twice about giving it away. Entitled and ungrateful come to mind. Telos Snowboards Help Support Rad Matters PodcastSupport the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

RM012 I talk to Nate Bozung about any and everythingTelos SnowboardsHelp Support Rad Matters PodcastSupport the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

RM011 Telos Snowboards In this episode of Rad Matters I’m at venting my hate love relationship with Snowboarding by way of the hate mail I should’ve been sending to the industry the entire time. When you step away from something like I have with Snowboarding and come back you’re more susceptible to notice glaring changes of which were incrementally pushed along, the people in it don’t notice the small daily things but from my perspective; what the fuck is wrong with this industry? When the most credible and respected opinions in this realm of this realm are coming from, I wouldn’t say imposters but I would say posers, Then you might as well get your  Kicks in before the whole shit house goes up in flames Help Support Rad Matters PodcastSupport the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

RM010 Here’s my story of how I Inadvertently made the Dalai Lama laugh by way of pranking Adam Yauch. Besides a chance for total consciousness on my death-bed, this is one of the fun things that can happen when your buddy is down with ‘the Lama’. RIP Adam, I miss you man. Telos SnowboardsHelp supportSupport the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

RM009 Telos Snowboards In this episode I ramble about Pro snowboarders entitlement issues. At the end of the day you fucking pussies need to go to Alaska, that’s all the fucking matters. Did the last generation push the bar too high up there? They didn’t think so about the generation before them so why the fuck haven’t ya’ll been to AK? Pussies.  Help support Rad Matters Podcast Hosted By Mike Ranquet   Support the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

In Rad Matters podcast #008 (hosted by me) I am reading my journals from between 2004 and 2008. What I wrote about snowboarding then is as applicable now as it was when it was written. There are a few pauses as I’m trying to decipher what I wrote over a decade ago. Support the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

Terje canceled? The snowboard industry eats its own, what a bunch of kooks.Support the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

We ponder if Tomoko thinks GerryLopez can’t talk, skate etiquette and other pointless drivel.Support the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

Rad Matters Hosted by Mike Ranquet number 004 is a conversation with my friend Randy Pye. We’re at his house which will be an eventual home for Rad Matters podcast,  Randy’s compound sports an expanding mini-ramp  (soon to be bowled in)v and is the HQ for his skateboard  brand; Island Life Skateboards.I Randy’s a good friend of mine and will be on the show intermittently to a lot as time goes on, so get used to to it. We touch on a lot of subjects from getting arrested one my first trip to Maui with Pearl Jam to Pancho Sullivan to Randy Colvin and how fucked up my home town of Seattle has become in the last decade.Support the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.

I am talking to my friend Jordan about kitesurfing for a couple minutes. I am  working out the details and will have another audio channel for a friend or cohost etc.  Support the showThanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while taking the snowboard industry to where it ought to be.