Rad Matters hosted by Mike Ranquet
41 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThe Rad Matters podcast is the direct result of the snowboard industry being so far off track for the last 20 years that I had to start a podcast. Oftentimes a viable solution is masked by my bombastic reactions to the selfish nature of the snowboarding community/industry. The snowboarding community/industry oughtI to be burned to the ground but until then I’ll sniff out the weak-links like a God damn truffle pig. I’ve no bones to pick with anyone nor do I have skin in the game at this point.
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SOS
February 29, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBOn 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 show Thanks 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.
The Darkest White
February 25, 2024 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBThis 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 show Thanks 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.
Tales from inebriated trips to Japan
January 28, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBAfter 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 Matters Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/MikeRanquet Cash App: https://cash.app/$ranquet Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/ranquet Support the show Thanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Donate to see me go down swinging while ta...
Jobs
December 23, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBRM020Jobs 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 ...
RM020Jobs
December 23, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBDoes 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...
RM019Roadkills
December 02, 2022 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBRM019Roadkills 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 M...
RM019Roadkills
December 02, 2022 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBRM019Roadkills 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 M...
Ted Martin Talks FISISFTQ+
August 09, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBRM018TedMartinTalksFISISFTQ+ 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 m...
Ted Martin Talks FISISFTQ+
August 09, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBRM018TedMartinTalksFISISFTQ+ 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 m...
The Trans Am w/ Pat & Stan on a Bridge Too Far
March 12, 2022 03:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBRM017 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 o...
Jeff Fulton Snowboarder Zero
February 21, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBRM016- 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...
Jeff Fulton Snowboarder Zero
February 21, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBRM016- 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...
Stan On The Shoulders Of Giants
February 07, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBRM015 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 Snowboards Help Support Rad Matters Podcast Support the show Thanks 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.
Haha! Snowboarding got cucked by Skiers.
January 31, 2022 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBRM014 Haha! Snowboarding got cucked by Skiers. I’ll post weekly asap. Post your thoughts (I feel oddly compelled to say that) Telos Snowboards Help Support Rad Matters Podcast Support the show
Haha! Snowboarding got cucked by Skiers.
January 31, 2022 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBRM014 Haha! Snowboarding got cucked by Skiers. I’ll post weekly asap. Post your thoughts (I feel oddly compelled to say that) Telos Snowboards Help Support Rad Matters Podcast Support the show Thanks 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.
Hate Mail to Snowboarding Part 2 w/Pat Abramson
January 11, 2022 23:00 - 2 hours - 84.9 MBRM013 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 Podcast Support the show Thanks f...
Hate Mail to Snowboarding Part 2 w/Pat Abranson
January 11, 2022 23:00 - 2 hours - 84.9 MB#013 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.
Nate Bozung and I discuss some funny travel stories.
December 17, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBRM012 I talk to Nate Bozung about any and everything Telos Snowboards Help Support Rad Matters Podcast Support the show Thanks 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.
012 Nate Bozung
December 17, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBI talk to Nate Bozung about any and everything
Hate Mail to Snowboarding
December 13, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBRM011 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 m...
011 Hate Mail to Snowboarding
December 13, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBIn 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 respec...
Rad Matters 010
November 25, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBHere’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.
Adam Yauch, The Dalai Lama & Me
November 25, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBRM010 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 Snowboards Help support Support the show Thanks 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.
010 Adam Yauch & The Lama
November 25, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBHere’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.
Rad Matters 009
November 15, 2021 02:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBIn 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.
009 Snowboard AK You Pussies
November 15, 2021 02:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBRM009 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 show
009 Snowboard AK You Pussies
November 15, 2021 02:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBRM009 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 show Thanks for enduring Rad Matters Podcast Hosted by Mike Ranquet. Dona...
008 My Journals From 2007
October 20, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 9.78 MBIn 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 show Thanks 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 008
October 20, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 9.78 MBIn 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.
Rad Matters 007
October 16, 2021 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBTerje canceled? The snowboard industry eats its own, what a bunch of kooks.
007 Terje Canceled? That’s G(r)ey
October 16, 2021 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBTerje canceled? The snowboard industry eats its own, what a bunch of kooks. Support the show Thanks 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 006
January 21, 2021 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBPart 1 of my conversation with Drew Stevenson, we mention to many names and topics to list (including cocaine) and it’s a doozy. Drew and myself (me being Mike Ranquet) are talking for the first time in a long time with an unwavering disregard for the fact it was being recorded. We’ve known each other long time and neither of us have an issue talking over one another nor do we care what we are saying might come off as offensive to some or each other.. Speaking for myself, I come from a diff...
005 Talking w/Randy Pye
January 14, 2021 01:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBWe ponder if Tomoko thinks GerryLopez can’t talk, skate etiquette and other pointless drivel. Support the show Thanks 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 005
January 14, 2021 01:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBWe ponder if Tomoko thinks GerryLopez can’t talk, skate etiquette and other pointless drivel.
004 Talking w/Randy Pye
December 30, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBRad 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 M...
Rad Matters 004
December 30, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBRad 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 M...
Rad Matters 003
December 24, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes - 5.07 MBI 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.
003 Talking w/Jordan Helmer
December 24, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes - 5.07 MBI 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 show Thanks 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.
002 Nathan Fletcher interview
December 14, 2020 04:00 - 14 minutes - 10 MBNathan Fletcher is the Fletcher’s favorite Fletcher. Support the show Thanks 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 002
December 14, 2020 04:00 - 14 minutes - 10 MBNathan Fletcher is the Fletcher’s favorite Fletcher.
Rad Matters 001
November 25, 2020 08:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThis is my first podcast, nothing special really. Just getting used to talking into a mic while solo in my garage. It’ll get better from here, it has too. #pornfiller #radmatterszerozeroone Support the show Thanks 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.