Unique Competitions, Extraordinary Events and other Amazing Adventures. We aim for weird and wonderful, and we share the stories of champions and organizers from some of the world's most obscure events. From Heavy Metal Knitting to Barstool ski racing, to the search for the World's Ugliest Dog - we hope our listeners will add these events to their bucket lists and start seeking the odd and unusual in life.
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RoShamBo Turns Five - Anniversary Edition
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Happy 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, Scisso…
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How 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!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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The Kinetic Grand Championship
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Although 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 f…
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The World Pinball Championship
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Join us as we go full tilt into the IFPA's World Pinball Championship!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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The World Championship of Santa Clauses
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Ho 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?Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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The World's Ugliest Dog Competition
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Travel 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.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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2020 US Air Guitar Online Championship
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RoShamBo 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! Wanna give RoShamBo some love? Subscribe. Review. Tell a friend. www.Ro…
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Kinetic Sculpture in Place
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As 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 K…
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The Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship
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World's Greatest Chainsaw Juggler
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Red Bull Paper Wings World Finals
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Your 3rd grade teacher’s worst nightmare…. It’s the Red Bull Paper Wings World Finals!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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The International Hair Freezing Contest
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Straight 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:/…
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National Beard and Mustache Championships
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Get your Imperials, your Handlebars and your Alaskan Whalers ready - it's the National Beard and Mustache Championships! Learn more: https://www.nationalbeardchampionships.com/Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Fun with Cannonballs!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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During 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.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Sure 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.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Potty humor encouraged - It's the World Championship Outhouse Races!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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I bet these dogs surf better than you.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Air Guitar Championships
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Going for the gold at the US Air Guitar Championship!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Want a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts? No problem. But there is one catch…Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Skip stones, win fudge. Sounds like fun, right? Right.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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The World Series of Birding
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Extreme Bird Watching is for real, and The World Series of Birding is the largest and most prestigious birding competition around.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Cheese Rolling! The crazy thing with the cheese wheel flying down the hill with a bunch of crazy people chasing it. That one.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Every July 4th America celebrates it’s independence. Sometimes it gets weird.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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The World's Best Laugh Competition
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We 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!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Stone Skimming Trip Report
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Ted went back to Scotland for the 2019 World Stone Skimming Championships. Along the way there, there was adventure to be had.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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This episode has it all: bar stools, ski slopes and bad ideas. Learn more at http://www.cabinfeverdays.comKirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Golden Eagles, Stick Wrestling ,Gilgamesh, goats, and possibly minotaurs. This is the World Nomad Games!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Using 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.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Sport Stacking-AKA Cup Stacking-combines speed, dexterity and well, a lot more speed!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Remember the game tiddlywinks you played as a kid? There’s way more to it than you ever imagined. It’s not just child play!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Want to get naked and run around with other naked people and do other sporty things naked? We thought so.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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The 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!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Do 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.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Sumo Wrestlers and Crying Babies
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Crying babies being held by Sumo wrestlers! What more could you want?Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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UFOs, Alligators and Sandboarding. Where do you think we went?Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Ted hung out with World Champ Adrian and does a terrible job Gurning!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge - LIVE
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It’s more than Puppets. It’s Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge LIVE at Dragon Con!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Worms, Small Foods and 2-Legged Horses
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Wormcharming, a small food competition and 2-legged horses! Confused? You won’t be.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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“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.”Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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The World's Ugliest Dog Competition
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Dogs 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!Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Bonus Episode - Surfing Santas LIVE
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On 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.”Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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Bonus episode - Gingerbread Trailer Park - LIVE
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Making 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.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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The World Championship of Santa Clauses
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Ho 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?Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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The World Mountainboarding Championships
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What 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.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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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.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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The O.Henry Pun-Off World Championships
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Puns. 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.Kirjoittanut RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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