FNRad Snowboarding Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Maria Thomsen is one of the best women's pro snowboarder in the world right now. She's the only girl who's competed in the X-Games Real Snow competition and her part in Jess Kimura's The Uninvited won women's video part of the year last season. I interviewed Maria at her home in Pemberton. Be sure to check out Maria in Burton's Oneworld Movie that is...

Send us Fan Mail Mark Sollors is a Whistler local and a Professional Snowboarder for Burton. He's also a genuinely nice human being who happens to crush it in powder, in the streets, and in the park. I was honoured to interview Mark in his home in Whistler please enjoy this amazing conversation. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Wate...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Brown is a Wildcat. An original Whistler Pro, Chris got his start on Shorties with Devun and Kevin. He's the real deal. I recorded with him at his house in Squamish. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuni...

Send us Fan Mail Sean Kearns has a big heart and is a fan favourite so I reached out to him to kick of Season 6. Sean's had a long career covering a lot of territory, pro snowboarder, filmer, manager, and one of the original influencers (that's right I said influencer...) Sean keeps me on my toes and lives with an integrity I've rarely seen in a human being. This season I will be fo...

Send us Fan Mail Season 6 of FNRad is presented by Vans! This year we're adding a new feature, dreamed up by intern Stephen, SIDE HITS. The idea is short episodes based around a single topic. We don't follow that structure in the first episode so who knows where this will lead. Jamie Lynn talks about his first graphic design and a little about the inspiration for the whale graphic. Someh...

Send us Fan Mail Russell interviews NFL Linebacker Dhani Jones in this final episode of Season One of The Plug.  I announce the name of the Stoked Raffle up top! We raised $4310 for Stoked with the Vans generously matching the first $2000 of listener donations! Thank you Russell, Dhani and all the guests of The Plug Podcast, thanks FatTire Beer!! Thanks to Wired Snowboards, The Boardroom Snowboard...

Send us Fan Mail Russell Winfield interviews Snowboarder's Stan LeVeille at his home office in California.  Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca...

Send us Fan Mail This week Russell goes outside the snowboard community to talk with professional basketball player turned Nascar Pit crew superstar Derrell Edwards. We're running a raffle to raise money for Stoked.org an organization that teaches mentoring and leadership skills to underserved youth through skateboarding, snowboarding, and surfing. Vans is matching the first $2000 we raise. T...

Send us Fan Mail Russell Winfield interviews pro snowboarder, actress, and songwriter Gabby Maiden in the fifth installment of The Plug Podcast.  The Plug is the result of a joint effort between myself and Russell Winfield to amplify voices of culture in the snowboard community. Russel and his guests are providing an inside listen into the experience of people of culture inside the snowboard commu...

Send us Fan Mail Russell interviews Stevie in this episode and it is amazing. The conversation is authentic and heartfelt. Let's listen together.  Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.co...

Send us Fan Mail Russell Winfield interviews former professional snowboarder Keir Dillon. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggl...

Send us Fan Mail Russell Winfield is back with the second installment of The Plug Podcast. His guest this week is Spencer O'Brien the Canadian Olympic Slopestyle shredder. Russell's new podcast is weekly conversations with voices of culture from the snowboard community and I'm proud to be involved behind the scenes. FNRad is raising money for Stoked.org with a raffle including a Wir...

Send us Fan Mail Russell Winfield interviews Selema Masekela for Episode One of his new podcast The Plug.  I’m excited to present the first episodes of Russell’s podcast here for listeners of FNRad to hear first hand experiences from voices of culture from snowboarding. The conversations are heavy, relevant to all of us, and important. Personally, I’ve been waking up to a lot of the things Russell...

Send us Fan Mail Russell Winfield is a fan favourite and the first guest to have 1000 downloads of his FNRad Podcast Episode back in Season 2! The Plug is his podcast and this clip is from a conversation we had about it! Get ready for the first episodes to hit your ears in the next week or so!! Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water http...

Send us Fan Mail Garret Louie is one of the great Canadian reps and distributors. His story is amazing and we sat down to record it at The Vancouver KnowShow earlier this winter. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals...

Send us Fan Mail A quick story from Rob about getting on Vans... Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggles Fix Bindings https://f...

Send us Fan Mail Jason Ford joins the show for a bonus episode. This story is salvaged from a would-be full episode and is about a time in snowboarding when things were changing quickly.  Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and...

Send us Fan Mail Knowshow Repisode #1 - Dan Sutton is the CEO of Tantalus Labs and a unique Canadian entrepreneur. We caught up with him at the KnowShow earlier this year. This kicks off a bunch of Repisodes featuring interviews recorded at the Vans/FNRad Podcast Booth at the 2020 Winter KnowShow Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water ht...

Send us Fan Mail Doug Palladini was the editor at Snowboarder magazine from 1989-1995 (my favourite years of snowboarding) and is currently the Global Brand President at Vans. We recorded this wonderful conversation at the Vans Headquarters down in sunny Costa Mesa California. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o....

Send us Fan Mail A fan favourite, Jamie Lynn, returns to the show to talk about his life in snowboarding.  Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/...

Send us Fan Mail I ask you to buy tickets, be patient, and review us on iTunes. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggles Fix Bin...

Send us Fan Mail Todd Richards joins the podcast for a talk about snowboarding. Todd is a legendary Professional Snowboarder who's kicked ass at halfpipe and slopestyle competitions, designed pro model snowboards with Morrow, been in movies including a Hollywood movie, starred in video games, had action figures made in his likeness, wrote a book, and announced snowboarding competitions for NB...

Send us Fan Mail An FNRad favourite guest is back! Dave Downing returns to the show straight from his living room to talk about Craig, split-boarding, filming, and more. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://b...

Send us Fan Mail Cypress Mountain hosted a day for Jake March 13, and it had to be cancelled at the last minute to comply with new Coronavirus rules of no gatherings of more than 200 people. A few riders still held an unofficial event and I was able to interview a good group of Burton team riders. Mikey Rencz, Mark Sollors, Brock Crouch, Mikey Ciccarelli, and Red Gerard stepped up to the mic for s...

Send us Fan Mail This year's Craig Kelly tribute episode is an interview with his daughter Olivia Kelly. Olivia has been around snowboarding her whole life and has been close with the Carpenter's (Jake, Donna, and their sons) for as long as she can remember. Olivia has worked at Tribute Boardshop in Nelson BC as well as at Baldface Lodge. She has been filming with Burton for their upcomi...