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RoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsRoShamBo Turns Five - Anniversary EditionHappy anniversary to us! Thank you for 5 fun and funny years! In this episode, we recap some of our favorite competitions plus we visit with Chef Chris Hall of Roshamo Diner in Atlanta, Georgia. Yes, It's true! There's a new restaurant in our hometown named Roshambo, and Chef Hall shares his story and connection to our namesake: Rock, Paper, Scissors.
2023-05-1124 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsSplendid Teapot RacingHow do you take your tea? Maybe with a smidgen of sugar or a splash of milk? Or perhaps you prefer your tea to be delivered to you on top of a racecar? Well, the creators of Splendid Teapot Racing have you covered. Head over to RoShamBoPodcast.com for pictures and more!
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4 Questions Journalist Spotlight"4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" with WABE's City Lights (Part Two)Each week, Atlanta public relations professional Mitch Leff of Leff & Associates presents his “4 Questions Journalist Spotlight,” a conversation with a Georgia journalist.This week in Part Two of our Journalist Spotlight, we continue our conversation with the team that brings us "City Lights" on WABE Radio. We've got host Lois Reitzes, Senior Producer Kim Drobes, and Producer Summer Evans! The daily show covers pop culture, music, theater, dance, visual arts, film, food and more. You'll need to listen to know all about the "more"!There's a segment in this episode where Lois talks about an inte...2022-08-2015 min
4 Questions Journalist Spotlight"4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" with City Lights, WABE Radio (Part 1 of 2)Each week, Atlanta public relations professional Mitch Leff of Leff & Associates presents his “4 Questions Journalist Spotlight,” a conversation with a Georgia journalist.This week, we talk with the team that brings us "City Lights" on WABE Radio. We've got host Lois Reitzes, Senior Producer Kim Drobes, and Producer Summer Evans! The daily show covers pop culture, music, theater, dance, visual arts, film, food and more. You'll need to listen to know all about the "more"!This was such a great conversation that we're making it a two-part podcast. Here's part one. Look for part two next...2022-08-1416 min
Hugo, Girl!Hugo Woman: A Whole Absence of LadiesLast month, we had the pleasure of appearing on City Lights, our local NPR station's arts and culture show, for an interview with senior producer Kim Drobes. We discussed the Hugo Awards, common issues in science fiction, and our favorite podcast segments. AND THEN...the text version of our interview got scraped, run through a not-very-good thesaurus, and posted on a goofy "news" site. The result was hilarious, and we are pleased to present you with a dramatic live reading! Check out the original (legitimate) version (you can listen or read the interview highlights) on W...2022-07-2408 min
The City Lights CollectiveKimono My House Music FestivalSenior Producer Kim Drobes caught up with Kimono My House's Atlanta musicians Andy Gish and Kim Ware about their first ever live, in person, music festival. Plus Lois talks with Raymond Goslow. As a senior at Kennesaw State University, he was a finalist on the “Jeopardy! National College Championship" earning the second place prize of $100,000. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-03-0452 min
Helpful HumansTwo Blind BrothersWould you trust a stranger to pick out your clothes? What if you weren't allowed to see anything until the order arrived? Brad and Bryan Manning, owners of charity-focused Two Blind Brothers clothing, have asked their customers to do exactly that with the "Shop Blind Challenge." The clothing company invites customers to order a mystery box of clothing, sight unseen - which is how the brothers themselves have been shopping for much of their lives due to a degenerative eye disease that causes increasing blindness over time. Research to cure blindness is moving ahead at great speed, and, by...2021-04-1920 minHelpful HumansMove For HungerMoving is stressful, right? With a hundred things going on at the time of a move, little things, like what to do with the leftover food in your pantry, often get missed. Enter Move For Hunger, and founder Adam Lowy. Adam literally grew up in the moving industry. His family has owned a moving company in New Jersey for nearly 100 years (dating back to Great Grandpa Lowy) and after years of seeing so much food wasted when people move, Adam decided to take action. Get involved and learn more at moveforhunger.org.
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Music for...2021-04-0616 minHelpful HumansUnhoused NeighborsOn Thanksgiving weekend, eight-year-old Rose and her mom Sherri delivered meals to a homeless encampment in Atlanta, GA. While there, several people asked if they had blankets so Rose and Sherri gave away the two blankets that they kept in the car for family outings. Then with tears in her eyes, Rose asked her mom if they could go and find more blankets. Months later, Sherri and Rose are still out there trying to help meet the needs of their unhoused neighbors. They now call their effort Blessing Bags of Warmth for the Homeless, and to date, they have...2021-03-2213 minHelpful HumansPipe DreamsWhen New Jersey Master Plumber Andrew Mitchell realized the recent Texas winter storm had left so many people without water, he knew he had to find a way to help. Kisha Pinnock, Andrew's wife, remembers it well. “Sometimes people wonder when is it their moment...but Andrew, he just knew. He said, 'I have time, I have the credentials and the skills, this is for me. I need to go." One 24 hour car ride and a new nonprofit later, The Pinnock-Mitchell Texas Relief Foundation was born.
Visit https://mitchellsplumbingandheating.com/texas-relief-efforts to learn more.
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Follow these links to learn more about Gloria's Gla...2021-02-0116 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe Kinetic Grand ChampionshipAlthough we just found out California's Kinetic Grand Championship is officially canceled for 2021, you can still hear all about this amazing race, lovingly called THE TRIATHLON OF THE ART WORLD. This is a crazy 50-mile race of Kinetic Sculptures with all-terrain human-powered art vehicles, engineered to race over road, water, mud, and sand. It’s for real and it's nuts! You can learn more about the race, plans for a virtual 2021 event, and get excited about 2022 here.
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If you en...2021-01-3134 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World Pinball ChampionshipJoin us as we go full tilt into the IFPA's World Pinball Championship!
2021-01-0324 minHelpful HumansBitty and Beau'sStaffed almost entirely by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Bitty and Beau's is changing the way some folks see and interact with people with IDD. Customers leave with not only a really good cup of coffee but an incredibly positive experience.
Learn more: www.bittyandbeauscoffee.com
2021-01-0314 minHelpful HumansDial-a-CarolFor a group of students at the University of Illinois, embracing the Christmas spirit through song has always been a way to both stave off the stresses of final exams and spread holiday cheer. At first, their approach might seem modern, but on this episode of Helpful Humans, we learn that the students of Snyder Hall’s DIAL-A-CAROL program are upholding a campus tradition that actually stretches all the way back to the 1960s.2020-12-2007 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World Championship of Santa ClausesHo ho ho-boy is this the most magical time of the year? Yes. Yes, it is. And if one Santa is good, a bunch of Santas doing Santa things is gooder, right?
2020-12-2025 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World's Ugliest Dog CompetitionTravel back to pre-Covid days with RoShamBo as we revisit the World's Ugliest Dog Competition. By far one of the most heartwarming episodes in the RoShamBo catalog, and a classic example of community and quirky coming together.
2020-11-1741 minHelpful HumansSecond ChancesEDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute in Cleveland, Ohio, educates people like no other establishment. They teach formerly incarcerated people the skills necessary to run a fine dining restaurant and their philosophy of second chances has led to an incredible recidivism rate of less than 1% for the graduates of the program. Founded in 2007 with the belief that every human being, regardless of their past, has a right to a fair and equal future. Students are not only equipped with basic culinary skills but are also assisted with finding employment and have the opportunity to utilize free housing, legal services, basic medical c...2020-11-1020 minHelpful HumansGuitars over GunsChoose your sound.
That's the motto of Guitars Over Guns, a nonprofit that offers students from our most vulnerable communities a powerful combination of music education and mentorship with professional musicians to help them overcome hardship, find their voice, and reach their potential as tomorrow’s leaders. In this episode of Helpful Humans, we speak to Guitars over Guns students, mentors, and CEO Chad Bernstein to hear their stories of choosing the sounds of guitars over the sounds of guns. Learn more at https://www.guitarsoverguns.org/
2020-10-1522 minHelpful HumansGravityThis is the story of the employees of Gravity Payments, and how their boss’s radical decision led to changed lives and reciprocated generosity.2020-09-1718 minHelpful HumansErasing HateCorey doesn’t claim to be a hero — he just plays one while cleaning up the streets, one hateful image at a time.2020-09-1715 minHelpful HumansNourishmentWhat would you do if you were told you had 6 months to live?
That is such a heavy question with so many possible answers, but for chef Ryan Hidinger, one of those answers was to bring his dream restaurant to life. And, in that process, something larger, grander, and more nourishing then he had ever imagined was born– a way to give back to the community in times of crisis. 2020-09-1724 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary Events2020 US Air Guitar Online ChampionshipRoShamBo welcomes back Kriston Rucker, the co-founder of the US Air Guitar Championship to give us the scoop on the 2020 online championship. Watch for free on July 25th on Twitch ( https://www.twitch.tv/usairguitar ) and head over to https://www.usairguitar.com/ to learn more!
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2020-07-1513 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsKinetic Sculpture in PlaceAs with so many extraordinary events in these strange pandemic days, the folks from the Kinetic Grand Championship knew that they couldn’t gather like normal this Memorial Day Weekend. So... they decided to come up with an online alternative. Introducing… The 2020 Kinetic Sculpture in Place!
RoShamBo was joined by Queen Professor President of the Kinetic Universe Board Kati Texas to find out all about this online Memorial Day Weekend event.
Check it out at http://kineticgrandchampionship.com/
2020-05-2020 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe Chiditarod“The CHIditarod is a race like none other. It’s a food drive, a race for charity, a beauty pageant, a bar crawl, spontaneous street theater, and not for the faint of heart. It’s fast, furious, cold, creative, exciting, and very, very fun.”
This episode originally aired back in 2018, but contains an update from the 2020 race that happened last weekend. 2020 marked the 15th anniversary of the Chiditarod and you can still check out pictures and links on the Chiditarod's original show page on RoShamBoPodcast.com
2020-03-1040 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe Heavy Metal Knitting World ChampionshipOh how RoShamBo loves Finland... Home of the World Wife Carrying Championship, Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships and The World Air Guitar Championships... and now - adding to their RoShamBo ranks, we are thrilled to tell you the story of The Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship. This past July, the town of Joensuu hosted the first ever inaugural event and RoShamBo caught up with USA's (Lansing, Michigan) team - 9" Needles.
Mentioned in this episode:
Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship
Eagle Monk Brewery
2020-02-2515 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsFrozen Dead Guy DaysA quirky little Colorado mountain town. A dead Norwegian grandfather on ice. A coffin race. All of this and more at Frozen Dead Guy Days. This year's festival is happening March 13-15 2020 - start planning your adventure today!
Mentioned in this episode:
Frozen Dead Guy Days Festival
RoShamBo's Frozen Dead Guy Days episode page
Mike the Headless Chicken
RoShamBo Episode that gives more info on the town where Ted moved
2020-02-1130 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsWorld's Greatest Chainsaw JugglerIn RoShamBo’s world, Ian Stewart lands somewhere between Unique and Amazing. He’s a 6 time Guinness World Record holder who also happens to be a hypnotist, a comedian and a magician. You know, just your average Canadian daredevil.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Ian's Website
The Plantation on Crystal River Manatee Tour
The World Sign Spinning Championship (episode page)
Baltimore’s Small Foods Party (episode page)
Small Foods Party (event page)
2020-01-2812 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsWorld Champion WhistlerIn the movie "To Have and Have Not", Lauren Bacall infamously said, “You know how to whistle, don’t you Steve? You just put your lips together, and blow”. And you know what, according to World Champion Whistler Carole Anne Kaufman, she’s not wrong.
Master’s of Musical Whistling Festival and Competition
The Diva’s website
The World Whistlers Convention and Competition in Japan
2020-01-1424 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsHappy New Year - Episode 53Some of our favorite past guests reached out to wish YOU a Happy New Year!
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www.24hoursoflemons.com
www.nationalbeardchampionships.com
http://kineticgrandchampionship.com/
https://aarrowsignspinners.com/competitions/
https://www.chiditarod.org/
https://www.smallfoodsparty.com/
https://frozendeadguydays.org/
https://www.ifpapinball.com/
https://www.pilwarren.com/pilwarren_maslin_beach_nude_games.htm
http://www.theworldsugliestdog.com/
2019-12-3100 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsRed Bull Paper Wings World FinalsYour 3rd grade teacher’s worst nightmare…. It’s the Red Bull Paper Wings World Finals!
2019-12-1711 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe 2019 National Gingerbread House Competition at the Omni Grove Park Inn - Episode 51Fair warning, we use the term ‘houses’ loosely - because there are also Gingerbread pirate ships, tiki bars, gypsy wagons, fairy castles and polar bears - if you can dream it, they can build it in this wondrous assortment of 100% edible masterpieces!
Cool things mentioned in this episode:
Omni Grove Park Inn
Grove Arcade
National Gingerbread Championship
In Real LIfe
East Atlanta Kids Club
Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic
Gingerfriends
Cakes by Beatriz2019-12-0300 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe International Hair Freezing ContestStraight from the mighty Yukon territory of Canada - this is what happens when cold hair meets hot pools.
Links mentioned in episode:
https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-best-river-surfing-waves-in-the-world
http://takhinihotpools.com/
https://www.roshambopodcast.com/episodes/2018/10/5/episode-011-world-beard-and-moustache-championships
https://www.roshambopodcast.com/episodes/2018/5/21/s1e4-gurning
2019-11-1914 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsNational Beard and Mustache ChampionshipsGet your Imperials, your Handlebars and your Alaskan Whalers ready - it's the National Beard and Mustache Championships!
Learn more: https://www.nationalbeardchampionships.com/
2019-11-0510 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsIrish Road BowlingFun with Cannonballs!
2019-10-2219 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsCosplay MedicsDuring our coverage of Dragon Con 2019 we discovered a subculture - within the subculture of Dragon Con. People that spend their time at the Con helping others in need. They are Cosplay Medics and they're the hero's HEROES.
2019-10-0825 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsWheelbarrowsSure they're great for hauling things - but did you know that you can race 'em and use 'em for crazy tricks? Well you can. And it is awesome.
2019-09-2417 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsOuthouse RacesPotty humor encouraged - It's the World Championship Outhouse Races!
2019-09-1010 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsRoShamBo Recap - DragonCon 2018We're off to DragonCon and we will bring you stories in the coming weeks of all the craziness that we get to see this year. To hold you over, here's a compilation of DragonCon related episodes from 2018. Enjoy, and if you see us at the Con, say HI! 2019-08-2900 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsAquaplaning - Episode 44Before there were water skis, this is how the kids got their kicks.2019-08-2700 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsDog SurfingI bet these dogs surf better than you.
2019-08-2019 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsAir Guitar ChampionshipsGoing for the gold at the US Air Guitar Championship!
2019-08-1334 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsESPN's the Ocho! - Episode 41We’re big fans of The Ocho and if you like us, we assume you are too. So we got you a treat!
2019-08-0600 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsKrispy Kreme ChallengeWant a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts? No problem. But there is one catch…
2019-07-3019 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsSkipping StonesSkip stones, win fudge. Sounds like fun, right? Right.
2019-07-2325 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World Series of BirdingExtreme Bird Watching is for real, and The World Series of Birding is the largest and most prestigious birding competition around.
2019-07-1624 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsCheese RollingCheese Rolling! The crazy thing with the cheese wheel flying down the hill with a bunch of crazy people chasing it. That one.
2019-07-0918 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary Events4th of July ShenanigansEvery July 4th America celebrates it’s independence. Sometimes it gets weird.
2019-07-0226 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsMeow Wolf and the House of Eternal Return - Episode 35Kim travels the the magical, mystical, mind-bending world of MEOW WOLF!
2019-06-2500 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World's Best Laugh CompetitionWe all know someone with that spectacular laugh. The one that makes you crack up just hearing it, or the one that helps you find your friend in a crowd. Welcome to the World’s Best Laugh Competition- put on by yours truly, RoShamBo!
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Buzzsprout ConversationsKim Drobes // RoShamBoSend us a textOn today's episode of Podcasting in Real Life, I get to sit down with Kim Drobes, co-host of "RoShamBo."Want to be featured on a future episode of Podcasting in Real Life? Click here to submit your application.Check out Kim's podcast at RoShamBoPodcast.com and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to Buzzsprout Conversations on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Do you know somebody we should interview on Buzzzsprout Conversations? Reach out on Twitter. 2019-06-1240 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsParading with The Krewe of Optical Delusions - Episode 33Let's hit the streets with some of our favorite people- The Krewe of Optical Delusions takes us parading!
2019-06-1100 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsStone Skimming Trip ReportTed went back to Scotland for the 2019 World Stone Skimming Championships. Along the way there, there was adventure to be had.
2019-06-0428 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsBarstool Ski RacesThis episode has it all: bar stools, ski slopes and bad ideas.
Learn more at http://www.cabinfeverdays.com
2019-05-2822 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World Nomad GamesGolden Eagles, Stick Wrestling ,Gilgamesh, goats, and possibly minotaurs. This is the World Nomad Games!
2019-05-2122 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsGambler 500Using the wrong tool for the right job can be a lot of fun. Exhibit A: This (mostly) off-road race for non-off-road cars. Perfection.
2019-05-1419 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsSport StackingSport Stacking-AKA Cup Stacking-combines speed, dexterity and well, a lot more speed!
2019-05-0716 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsTiddlywinksRemember the game tiddlywinks you played as a kid? There’s way more to it than you ever imagined. It’s not just child play!
2019-04-3017 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe Nude GamesWant to get naked and run around with other naked people and do other sporty things naked? We thought so.
2019-04-2320 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsLog RidingThe Official name is “Suwa Taisha Shikinen Zouei Onbashira Taisai“ or Onbashira but we called it Log Riding because that is the part you want to know about!
2019-04-1611 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsIron TikiTender SE LIVEDo you like all things Tiki? Do you like bartenders? THIS IS THE THING FOR YOU! The Iron Tikitender is the quest to find the world’s best tiki bartender.
2019-04-0933 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsSumo Wrestlers and Crying BabiesCrying babies being held by Sumo wrestlers! What more could you want?
2019-04-0218 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsSandboardingUFOs, Alligators and Sandboarding. Where do you think we went?
2019-03-2618 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsRoShamBo Goes GurningTed hung out with World Champ Adrian and does a terrible job Gurning!
2019-03-1226 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsJim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge - LIVEIt’s more than Puppets. It’s Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge LIVE at Dragon Con!
2019-02-2625 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsWorms, Small Foods and 2-Legged HorsesWormcharming, a small food competition and 2-legged horses! Confused? You won’t be.
2019-02-1234 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe Chiditarod“The CHIditarod is a race like none other. It’s a food drive, a race for charity, a beauty pageant, a bar crawl, spontaneous street theater, and not for the faint of heart. It’s fast, furious, cold, creative, exciting, and very, very fun.”
2019-01-2903 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World's Ugliest Dog CompetitionDogs are magical, special creatures. It’s hard to believe that there are any truly ugly dogs, but these guys and gals push the bound of conventional beauty!
2019-01-1541 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsBonus Episode - Surfing Santas LIVEOn December 23rd 2009 George Trosset called up his son and said “ I need you and your wife to be at the beach house tomorrow morning, in Elf outfits… I’m gonna be Santa and your gonna be Elves, and we’re going SURFING.”
2018-12-2819 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsBonus episode - Gingerbread Trailer Park - LIVEMaking gingerbread houses for the holidays is a tradition. At the Euclid Avenue Yacht Club in Atlanta, they took that tradition and added some southern charm and is now the Gingerbread Trailer Park Contest.
2018-12-2522 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World Championship of Santa ClausesHo ho ho-boy is this the most magical time of the year? Yes. Yes it is. And if one Santa is good, a bunch of Santas doing Santa things is gooder, right?
2018-12-1826 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World Mountainboarding ChampionshipsWhat is mountainboarding, exactly? Well it’s a gravity based sport that allows you to ride a board with air tires, over almost any terrain. Grass, dirt, gravel, cobblestones, skateparks - all good. Snow, not so good.
2018-12-0439 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsRobot Battles!It's the year 2018 and robots are still controlled by humans. The humans make them fight. They consider the carnage and destruction of the robots entertainment. The humans call it Robot Battles and it happens every year at DragonCon.
2018-11-2041 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe O.Henry Pun-Off World ChampionshipsPuns. Some love them. Some hate them. We definitely love them as you would know if you listened to any of our shows. And we are not alone! Each year punsters gather in Austin, Texas for the wordy cause known as the O. Henry Pun-Off World Championship.
2018-11-0652 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World Sign Spinning ChampionshipSign Spinning, like many great pursuits, began as a way to relieve boredom. One guy with a sign decided he’d start flipping it around. Soon another saw it and started doing it too. And as it goes, competition broke out and a sport was born.
2018-10-2344 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World Beard and Mustaches ChampionshipsThe sport of bearding and mustaching is, at it’s essence, presenting the most magnificent example of facial hair as it fits in one of 17 or so categories. The World Beard and Mustache Championships have been held every two years since the early 2000’s and has been hosted all over Europe as well as in the United States.
2018-10-0945 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsSneak Peek : Season 2RoShamBo Season 2 is starting on October 9th. Here's a sneak peek of what's to come! 2018-09-2500 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsRoShamBo Special - Dragon Con 2018 - LIVEDragonCon takes place in Atlanta every Labor Day weekend - it's a costume lover's dream so of couse Ted and Kim had to check it out.
2018-09-1118 min
Podcasting SmarterPlanning A Successful Podcast Launch With The RoShamBo Podcast: Season 4 Ep. 09On this episode Jen gets to chat with Kim Drobes who is the co-host and executive producer of the RoShamBo podcast which features unique competitions and extraordinary competitors. Only ten episodes in, Kim's background in radio and a previous podcast gave her all the skills she needed for a successful podcast launch!
Kim's Podcasting Smarter Tips:
Treat your podcast like a business. Set money aside to spend on the show, and come up with a launch plan. Kim and her co-host Ted each contributed $1,000 to invest in the podcast. Find out how they spent the money!
Plan a launch party! Not o...2018-08-3135 min
Podcasting SmarterPlanning A Successful Podcast Launch With The RoShamBo Podcast: Season 4 Ep. 09On this episode Jen gets to chat with Kim Drobes who is the co-host and executive producer of the RoShamBo podcast which features unique competitions and extraordinary competitors. Only ten episodes in, Kim's background in radio and a previous podcast gave her all the skills she needed for a successful podcast launch!
Kim's Podcasting Smarter Tips:
Treat your podcast like a business. Set money aside to spend on the show, and come up with a launch plan. Kim and her co-host Ted each contributed $1,000 to invest in the podcast. Find out how they spent the money!
Plan a launch party! Not o...2018-08-3135 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsBonus Episode - The Ice Man from Frozen Dead Guy DaysFor 18 years Bo Schaffer lugged blocks of ice up the hills of Nederland Colorado to ensure their most famous resident stayed frozen.
2018-08-2825 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World Stone Skimming ChampionshipStone Skipping, or Stone Skimming as they say in Scotland, is another hobby we probably all grew up doing. All you need is a body of water and a flat stone and you can make that sucker fly.
In the States we generally try to see how many skips we can make the stone do. In Scotland, it's a distance game. To that end, the World Stone Skimming Championships are held every September on beautiful Easdale Island.
2018-08-1426 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsDigit WrestlingWe all grew up thumb wrestling, right? Did you ever consider wrestling with your second strongest digit - the big toe? Yes! It’s a thing! And on this episode we cover both these amazing competitions.
2018-07-3128 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe North American Wife Carrying Championship
If you’ve ever longed to go for a run with your wife on your shoulders but thought better of it, we have JUST the event for you! The North American Wife Carrying Championship goes down every fall at Sunday River in Maine.
2018-07-1730 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe National Gingerbread House CompetitionWelcome to our Christmas in July spectacular featuring the National Gingerbread House Competition! If you’re looking for a sweet summer treat, this episode really takes the cake.
2018-07-0336 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary Events24 Hours of LemonsThe 24 Hours of Lemons is an endurance roadracing series for cars that cost $500 or less. The name is a play off of the historic 24 hours of LaMans race, but as 84 time racer Anton Lovett put it, "Lemons isn't racing just for rich idiots, it's for all idiots".
2018-06-1932 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsBonus Episode- RoShamBo Recap : The Kinetic Grand ChampionshipBonus Episode - RoShamBo Recap
*Please listen to to the full episode (#3) about the race first. We promise it will make this bonus episode more enjoyable*
The Kinetic Grand Championship crowned their winner over Memorial Day weekend. Congratulations to Team TriloBike and their amazing machine, the Trilobike Diner. Listen in as we talk to Steve McHaney about what it's takes to win this most grueling yet joyful race. (Photo Credit - Andrew Goff and Lost Coast Outpost)
2018-06-1214 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsFrozen Dead Guy Days' Coffin RaceFrozen Dead Guy Days is held every March in Nederland, CO. The festival celebrates it’s most famous resident (the ever frozen Grandpa Bredo) by holding a bunch of fun activities, including a good old fashion coffin race! Hear the story behind the legend and meet the race competitors that embrace this fantastically unique tradition.
2018-06-0531 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World Gurning ChampionshipWhat is Gurning, you ask? Gurning is a competition based on what some people call Grimacing - or “pulling a face”. The goal is to try and make your face look as ugly or ridiculous as possible.
Come along with us on this episode we travel back in time and across the ocean to England to meet some modern-day competitors of this medieval sport.
2018-05-2220 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe Kinetic Grand ChampionshipImagine a 50-mile race of Kinetic Sculptures. Sculptures are all-terrain human-powered art vehicles, engineered to race over road, water, mud, and sand. It’s for real and it's nuts! Listen in as we go Art over Elbows at The Kinetic Grand Championship!
2018-05-0837 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe World Pinball Championship - Episode 002The World Pinball Championship is hosted by the International Flipper Pinball Association and this year's event - IFPA 15 - is happening in Ontario, Canada. Join us as we go Full Tilt into the world of competitive pinball.
2018-05-0800 minRoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary EventsThe European Rock Paper Scissors ChampionshipFormerly known as the UK Rock Paper Scissors Championship, this competition has been going on for over a decade in London England. It's a total mind game that anyone can play but few can master.
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