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.      

RoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary Events

The Kinetic Grand Championship

Join us as we go full tilt into the IFPA's World Pinball Championship!

The 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?

The World Championship of Santa Clauses

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. 

The World's Ugliest Dog Competition - Episode 61

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      

2020 US Air Guitar Online Championship - Episode 60

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/

Kinetic Sculpture in Place - Episode 59

“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 

Timely and Terrific - The Chiditarod - Episode 58

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   

The Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship - Episode 57

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  

Frozen Dead Guy Days

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)

World's Greatest Chainsaw Juggler - Episode 55

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   

World Champion Whistler - Episode 54

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://www.ifpapinball.com/ https://www.pilwarren.com/pilwarren_maslin_beach_nude_games.htm http://www.theworldsugliestdog.com/    

Happy New Year - Episode 53

Your 3rd grade teacher’s worst nightmare…. It’s the Red Bull Paper Wings World Finals!

Red Bull Paper Wings World Finals - Episode 52

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

The 2019 National Gingerbread House Competition at the Omni Grove Park Inn - Episode 51

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

The International Hair Freezing Contest - Episode 50

Unique Competitions, Extraordinary Events and other Amazing Adventures. We always say the weirder the better, and we share stories of champions and organizers from some of the world's most obscure events. From Bar Stool Ski Racing to Competitive Air Guitar to the search for the World's Ugliest Dog - we aim to get listeners to add to their bucket lists and actively start seeking the odd and unusual in life.

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RoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary Events

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