Synopsis
BMX, Sports, and Life
Episodes
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Episode 21: Bad Luck, Brain Damage, and BMX Betrayal
01/09/2019 Duration: 01h16minAndrew Luck shocks the football world, and calls it quits in Indianapolis. Ex-NFL Fullback Le'Ron McClain pleads for help in his fight against concussion syndrome. An American-born Pro BMX racer betrays the red, white, and blue. Should athletes be allowed to compete for other countries during international competition?
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Episode 20: It's Not Equality If We Bend the Rules
29/08/2019 Duration: 01h16minThe sports world continues to shit on NFL placekickers, after female soccer star Carli Lloyd takes seven steps to kick a field goal. The XFL unveils their new football franchises, and I cover the latest selfish-millennial-drama from Ezekiel Elliott in Dallas. Finally, I discuss my trip to the NorCal BMX national event, and why the sanction should send me a Christmas card every year.
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Episode 19: BMX Racing Dead AF
07/08/2019 Duration: 01h12minBMX racing is dead AF right now, and the lack of compelling stories isn't helping matters. In the NFL, Ezekiel Elliott is holding the Dallas Cowboys hostage over a new contract, and Antonio Brown's feet look like death. Finally, ESPN's Max Kellerman is still bitter that Tom Brady stole his girlfriend back in high school.
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Episode 18: You Play To Win the Game
03/08/2019 Duration: 01h11minTeam USA got smacked around at the UCI BMX World Championships in Belgium; have Americans gotten too soft? The Houston Rockets launch "Iso-City" on the NBA, and Running Back Melvin Gordon holds out of Los Angeles Chargers training camp. In MLB news, the Cincinnati Reds beat up the Pittsburgh Pirates--literally.
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Episode 17: In Another Man's Shoes
30/07/2019 Duration: 01h13minThe road to the NBA Championship will go straight through Los Angeles. Zion Williamson could have been Emperor of China, but signed the wrong big-time shoe deal. Adrian Peterson spent $100 million on birthday parties and baby-mamas, and on the BMX racing front I analyze how pro-ams have contributed to the demise of the US pro class.
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Episode 16: Bone Collecting
27/07/2019 Duration: 01h13minBoxing legend Floyd "Money" Mayweather gets his ankles broken in a game of basketball, the city of New York struggles to stay relevant in the NBA, and I question why global shoe icon Vans seems to have turned its back on the BMX race industry.
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Episode 15: Yellow Card, Red Card, Victim Card
22/07/2019 Duration: 01h04minOnly in America can a person get a free ride to college, earn lots of money kicking a soccer ball, enjoy an entire month publicly celebrating her sexuality, and STILL claim to be a victim. In other news, Texans are mourning the death of fast-food-sellout Whataburger, and a long-standing BMX track in Louisiana takes its ball and goes home.
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Episode 14: The First Domino Has Fallen
03/06/2019 Duration: 01h16minThe first domino has fallen... a global distribution giant shakes up the BMX industry! Game of Thrones disappoints all of Earth (and probably the universe), a Golden Girls obsession lands an ex-NFL superstar in hot water, and apparently there are some weirdos in this world that eat cinnamon rolls with chili.
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Episode 13: Team Parity and the 2020 BMX Draft
20/05/2019 Duration: 01h17minI talk about the ongoing NBA Playoffs, and fallout from the recent NBA Draft Lottery. Maybe we could apply some of the same policies to BMX teams that make other leagues and competitions so wildly entertaining? Roster limits, annual drafts, and even teams divided by region seem to make good sense...
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Episode 12: The (12) Best BMX Innovations
12/05/2019 Duration: 01h04minThis is my personal countdown of the (12) best innovations in the sport of BMX racing. Seriously, kids these days have no idea how easy they have it!
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Episode 11: I'd Kill For A Pastry
05/05/2019 Duration: 01h10minPick-up basketball sure has changed--and getting old sucks! I provide a truly-biased review of the NBA playoffs, as well as a painful summary of my keto experience. On the BMX front, perhaps it's time to change the marketing scheme to something besides "no one sits the bench in BMX."
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Episode 10: Game of Thrones Saved My Easter
26/04/2019 Duration: 01h08minOn this episode I talk about my addiction to Game of Thrones, as well as the useless $35 million Mueller Report paperweight. In true keto-guy fashion, I'll also tell you about my recent transition to a meat-and-cheese-heavy diet. Finally, I talk about the evolution of helmets in the BMX industry!
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Episode 9: Teachable Moments
19/04/2019 Duration: 01h15minTiger Woods makes grown men cry during his redemption at the Masters. After a close call in Oregon, the BMX community continues its time-honored tradition of "lift the rug and sweep." And, finally, I debunk (7) dipshit arguments currently floating around on the interwebs. Spoiler Alert: BMX Dads are not in fact Gremlins!
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Episode 8: The Horse Looked Right Through Him
11/04/2019 Duration: 01h01minOn this episode I discuss the similarities between horse racing and BMX, as well as a recent string of tragic equine fatalities at Santa Anita. I also explore the potential benefits of slowing the sport down to increase the overall entertainment value of BMX racing action. Does top speed matter more to fans, or the chaotic passing action that occurs between the starting gate and finish line?
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Episode 7: E-Bikes Are 2019 Fruit Boots
04/04/2019 Duration: 57minInline skates threatened skateboarding's reign back in the 90's--then boarders banded together to clown them right out of existence! E-bikes now threaten traditional forms of cycling like road, mountain, and even BMX. Will these stalwart disciplines fight off the dark cloud of E-technology in an effort to maintain two-wheel purity?
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Episode 6: Beer, BMX, and the Bottom Line
27/03/2019 Duration: 01h07minOn today's show I discuss why we need more alcohol in BMX, the trading away of diva wide receivers during NFL free agency, as well as some truly epic old-school BMX videos.
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Episode 5: Stackin' Bodies in Albuquerque
21/03/2019 Duration: 01h03minPodcasting is much harder than it looks, Duke City BMX separates the lions from the lambs, and re-evaluating the BMX classification system. Are you really an Expert?
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Episode 4: Team USA Goes to War
01/03/2019 Duration: 01h10minUSA BMX designed some awesome digital camouflage uniforms for the 2019 Worlds in Belgium. Then prompty wussed out and went toward a more traditional red, white, and blue color scheme. And always a man of the people, Robert Kraft gets busted at an oriental massage parlor...
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Episode 3: The Pro Class Extinction
21/02/2019 Duration: 01h06minAnytime there's an issue brought to light in the sport of BMX, there's a train of privileged sanction ass-kissers waiting to tell the have-nots to "be quiet." Pros continue to train like Olympians and make a pittance, as the sport continues its downhill slide. Pop in any Salma Hayek movie, that usually cheers me right up!
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Episode 2: Good Riddance Scumbag
15/02/2019 Duration: 01h17minAs a guy who played high school basketball at a 2A Texas powerhouse (a whopping 68 students in my graduating class), I provide semi-expert analysis of what's going on in the NBA this season. I revel in the fact that my nemesis is suspended from the sport of BMX via the cycling death penalty, and the gloves come off as I make a mockery of his illiteracy.