Amazingly unique competitions and events from around the world combined with storytelling from the most passionate participants. Travel with Kim and Ted as they cover crazy competitions, extraordinary events, and other amazing adventures.
RoShamBo / Kim Drobes and Ted Ladue
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, Scissors.
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!
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 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. ----- Music for RoShamBo is provided by the amazing Cadillac Jones. ----- If you enjoy the episode, please consider leaving us a review on your favorite podcast provider. And while you're there, check out our sister podcast, Helpful Humans. Helpful Humans shares stories about people who are creating good in our world by helping and empowering others. These are quick hits of positivity and hope, with episodes that are inspiring, heartwarming, and always interesting.
Join us as we go full tilt into the IFPA's World Pinball Championship!
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?
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.
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.RoShamBoPodcast.com
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 Kinetic Universe Board Kati Texas to find out all about this online Memorial Day Weekend event. Check it out at http://kineticgrandchampionship.com/
“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
Oh 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
A 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
In 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)
In 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
Some of our favorite past guests reached out to wish YOU a Happy New Year! . . 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/
Your 3rd grade teacher’s worst nightmare…. It’s the Red Bull Paper Wings World Finals!
Fair 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 Beatriz
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://www.roshambopodcast.com/episodes/2018/5/21/s1e4-gurning
Get your Imperials, your Handlebars and your Alaskan Whalers ready - it's the National Beard and Mustache Championships! Learn more: https://www.nationalbeardchampionships.com/
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.
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.
Potty humor encouraged - It's the World Championship Outhouse Races!
We'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!
Before there were water skis, this is how the kids got their kicks.
Going for the gold at the US Air Guitar Championship!
We’re big fans of The Ocho and if you like us, we assume you are too. So we got you a treat!
Want a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts? No problem. But there is one catch…
Skip stones, win fudge. Sounds like fun, right? Right.
Extreme Bird Watching is for real, and The World Series of Birding is the largest and most prestigious birding competition around.
Cheese Rolling! The crazy thing with the cheese wheel flying down the hill with a bunch of crazy people chasing it. That one.
Every July 4th America celebrates it’s independence. Sometimes it gets weird.
Kim travels the the magical, mystical, mind-bending world of MEOW WOLF!
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!
Let's hit the streets with some of our favorite people- The Krewe of Optical Delusions takes us parading!
Ted went back to Scotland for the 2019 World Stone Skimming Championships. Along the way there, there was adventure to be had.
This episode has it all: bar stools, ski slopes and bad ideas. Learn more at http://www.cabinfeverdays.com
Golden Eagles, Stick Wrestling ,Gilgamesh, goats, and possibly minotaurs. This is the World Nomad Games!
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.
Sport Stacking-AKA Cup Stacking-combines speed, dexterity and well, a lot more speed!
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!
Want to get naked and run around with other naked people and do other sporty things naked? We thought so.
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!
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.
Crying babies being held by Sumo wrestlers! What more could you want?
UFOs, Alligators and Sandboarding. Where do you think we went?
Ted hung out with World Champ Adrian and does a terrible job Gurning!
It’s more than Puppets. It’s Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge LIVE at Dragon Con 2018!
Wormcharming, a small food competition and 2-legged horses! Confused? You won’t be.
“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.”
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!
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