Grab Matters Podcast

How would you go about having a full time job while also traveling the world and shooting some of the best wakeboard and wakeskate athletes out there? Well, Mahallia has been doing just that for years now. Mahallia has an infectious energy and has spent time shooting and riding with some of the best. Growing up in California, doing her first Red Bull shoot, snagging her first cover, traveling to Bali with Nick Taylor, and dealing with burnout. Hear all that and much more in Episode 77 of the Grab Matters Podcast.

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Chapters:
00:00 - 2:00 Intro
5:00 Grabbing on a wakeskate
6:00 California roots
15:20 Why wakeskating?
16:35 College
22:20 Getting into photography
26:15 LF’n Wheel of Questions
31:20 First Red Bull Shoot
39:00 “Amongst The Sierra”
44:20 First cover
47:00 Female in a male dominated industry
51:00 Bali with Nick Taylor & friends
59:10 Europe trip with Felix Georgii
1:12:30 Art of photography
1:21:30 Cable Mag cover
1:25:10 Setup
1:30:00 Snow vs. Wake photography 
1:36:00 Sketchy photography situations
1:38:00 Red Bull Illume
1:59:00 Dealing with “burnout”
2:10:00 Patreon Question: Meagan Ethell
2:19:00 Slingshot “Silhouette”
2:22:00 Guest Question: Nick Taylor
2:28:30 Guest Question: Silas Thurman

Links: Justin Fisher Authentic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=180l0-ZTW3w

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Tom Fooshee was coined by Scott Byerly himself as the "King of Cable", and Tom has the resume to back it up. Getting started in in Texas waterskiing behind the boat, Tom didn't even start riding the cable until many years later when TSR opened. Tom is an eccentric and passionate rider who still follows the sport closely to this day, and has managed to stay in the industry after his professional career came to an end. The Debut, Wakeboarding with Jamie O'Brien, Texas football, contests, signing with Liquid Force, boat vs. cable, winning ROTY, and almost killing a swan while riding. Hear all this and much more in Episode 76 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:30 Intro
1:45 The Debut
6:00 Meeting Jamie O’Brien
9:30 Wakepants/Favorite Grab
12:00 Texas roots
20:00 Football
26:00 First time riding cable
33:20 Cable contests
43:00 Board sponsors 
46:30 Signing with Liquid Force
49:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:03:40 Guest Q: Gavin Stuckey
1:11:40 “Age gaps” in boarding
1:14:40 Boat vs. Cable
1:20:00 Do air tricks have to be grabbed?
1:24:00 ROTY Board
1:28:10 Winning ROTY
1:33:30 LF Team Manager 
1:42:00 Losing to Daniel Grant
1:43:00 Current “King of the cable”
2:01:20 “2025” Debut
2:05:00 Favorite cables
2:12:00 Patreon Questions
2:16:30 Cable growth in the U.S.
2:19:00 Guest Question: Victor Imondi
2:22:00 T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds 
2:26:00 Should judges ride the setup?
2:29:00 Ollieing a bird…?
2:33:30 Competitive mind games
2:41:45 Setup
2:49:20 Oh Come On Man
2:54:00 When you know its over

Links: 
The Debut: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-debut/umc.cmc.45jprfxyp7s1fit4qk8ib4lck 
Pedro Caldas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0Fh7j9z678&t=429s

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Jimmy LaRiche is a former pro rider who still cares about wakeboarding today just as much as he was when he was riding. Starting on the cable at Ski Rixen in south Florida, Jimmy made a transition to boat pretty smoothly. Wakeboarding with Tom Brady, riding with Adam Errington, getting mentored by Erik Ruck, winning Brostock, several pro models, board tech, ROTY pick, transitioning from a rider to a salesman, and moving to Oregon. Hear all that and much more in Episode 75 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Jimmy LarRiche. 

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:40 Intro
3:40 Tom Brady
15:40 First time riding
19:10 Ski Rixen
24:00 Boat riding
25:00 Guest Question: Adam Errington
32:30 Erik Rucks Mentorship 
37:20 2008 Brostock
42:00 Early sponsors 
45:20 Brandon Meek vs. Jimmy LaRiche
48:50 LF’n Wheel of Questions
53:17 Pro Models
57:50 Board tech
1:03:55 Getting dropped
1:07:30 Sponsors
1:17:50 Nautique 
1:22:00 Ending your pro career 
1:29:30 Moving to Oregon
1:37:00 ROTY
1:40:30 Setup
1:47:00 Patreon Questions
1:49:40 Guest Question: Rusty Malinoski
1:54:00 Patreon Questions
1:56:00 Unicycling across Florida…?
2:00:00 Rails on PWT?
2:06:00 “Cheers To Summer” edit
2:08:40 Red Bull in Miami

Links:
Incomplete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W-SKoK8zrI
Christmas Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evu5AEDbEpE&t=389s
Cheer To Summer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAp61f1ibMo

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Parks Bonifay, Shane Bonifay, and Erik Ruck reunite for the Pointless Posse Christmas Special! Complete with 2 bottles of egg nog, the boys reminisce on some of their favorite stories from the Pointless days, as well as chat about the present and future of wakeboarding. The Mt. Rushmore of style, PWT/LAO Predictions, New X Star, Pointless vs. La Familia, ROTY, Wakestock Canada stories, Sketchy rails, and plenty of egg nog. Hear all that and much more in the 8th installment of Shop Talk, the Pointless Christmas Special, this is one you're not going to want to miss!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:00 Intro
1:15 Mt. Rushmore of Style
15:30 PWT/LAO Predictions
25:40 New X Star
29:14 LF’n Wheel of Questions
45:30 Pointless vs. La Familia
54:40 New Age in Media
59:50 ROTY talk
1:03:20 Should Chad have won 2004 X Games?
1:08:30 Wakestock Canada
1:17:10 X Star in Parks pool
1:22:30 Board tech/rail riding
1:29:20 How do you stand out today?
1:43:00 Parks Gift
1:49:30 Ruck vs. Federation
2:05:00 Sketchiest rails
2:15:30 Mark Kenney
2:19:00 Chris O'shea 
2:23:00 Building personal brands
2:33:00 More eggnog
2:35:00 ROTY

Links:
Steve Wahlman: https://www.facebook.com/wakesportshalloffame/videos/steve-wahlman-for-what-its-worth/303470717295979/
Double ROTY: https://alliancewake.com/wake/2002-riders-of-the-year-parks-bonifay-randall-harris

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Is Terminus wake park in Atlanta closing? Short answer, no. For the rest of the story tune in to this week’s episode with Chase Andrews. We chat with him about the Georgia wakeboard scene, his days on the PWT, boat sales, building a cable park, how much astroturf costs, his ROTY pick, video production, cable park pricing, and wakeboarding in a hat. Hear all that and much more in Episode 74 of the Grab Matters Podcast! 

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:25 Intro
3:30 Is Terminus closing?
4:20 Early days riding
10:00 First contests 
13:30 Different boats
16:30 Fathers influence 
21:00 Getting into boat sales
23:00 Early days on the PWT
25:20 Georgia wake scene
27:20 Downside up
31:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
35:25 Video production 
41:30 Bad slam
45:00 Singleton Marine Group
52:20 Guest Question: Rivers Hedrick
1:13:00 Beginning of Terminus
1:28:40 Creating a strong work culture 
1:36:00 Terminus cont.
1:45:00 More cables in Atlanta? 
1:55:20 ROTY Board
1:58:40 Guest Question: Daniel Jarrett
2:05:00 The business of cable parks 
2:21:00 Setup 
2:26:40 More cable parks? 

Links: 
Downside Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17vfTYYzB-Q
A Single Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cr5EUkUgsk&t=1700s
Seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg1HFwq8kwg&t=1253s
Terminus Wake Park: https://terminuswakepark.com/

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mDanny Amir aka Dano The Mano has been the voice of wakeboarding for a better part of 2 decades. He has been to and announced ore competitions than just about anyone else. We sit down with Dano and go over his midwest waterski roots and how he found himself living in Florida and getting into the announcing game. Living with Australians, riding OWC late at night, wake restrictions, his dad not liking wakeboarding, Feet On Fire, Twin Lakes Cornfest, The Golden Mic Podcast, Lake Lovers Club, life jackets, shoe skiing, and Dano’s list of his favorite watersports. Hear all that and much in Episode 73 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Now streaming everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

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Chapters:
00:00 - 3:45 Intro
4:30 Favorite Grab
6:35 Wakepants
8:50 Midwest roots
18:20 Not allowed to wakeboard 
28:00 Moving to Florida 
37:00 Getting involved with the pro tour
40:30 Wild Australians
50:00 Early OWC days
52:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions 
1:00:00 Boat brands 
1:01:40 Wake restrictions 
1:12:00 Announcing
1:19:00 Making a career in the watersports industry  
1:31:00 Toe Jam Stories
1:34:30 Feet on Fire
1:48:00 Gifts from Dano
1:57:00 Lake Lovers Club
2:09:00 Guest Question: Oli Derome 
2:20:30 Guest Question: Kyle Alberts
2:33:00 Best moments announcing 
2:37:00 Golden Mic Podcast 
2:56:40 ROTY Board
3:05:20 Setup
3:08:50 Life Jackets
3:19:00 Power Ranking Watersports
3:22:00 Thank you’s 

Links:
Golden Mic: https://noiseofthenorth.com/category/golden-mic-podcast/
Feet On Fire: https://www.feetonfirebarefoot.com/
Twin lakes corn fest: https://tlcornfest.com/
Lake Lovers Club: https://www.lakeloversclub.com/
Decline of the Waterski Monopoly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPvQjFfDQFk&t=1563s

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Are you ready to hear some of the best stories from the wakeboard and rodeo industry from one of the best story tellers? Rodrigo Donoso has been around wakeboarding since its inception, getting his roots from the iconic west coast style of riding. We run through Rod's relationship with Corey Kraut, and how he influenced Rod's outlook on life. Getting into photography, shooting covers, The Delta, whistling, modern content, what makes someone a champion, Rockstar girls, camera gear, and the west coast influence in wakeboarding. 

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Chapters:
00:00 - 2:00 Intro
2:20 Golf
5:00 Wakepants and Favorite Grab
8:40 Growing up
11:10 Skating
15:00 The Delta
19:30 Corey Kraut
35:00 Breaking away and doing your own thing
40:00 Getting into photography 
52:20 Guest Question: Garrett Cortese
1:04:00 Safety 
1:08:00 Modern content
1:14:00 Whistling 
1:17:00 Photoshoot advice
1:26:00 What makes someone a champion?
1:33:00 “Core”
1:39:40 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:44:55 LF’n Wildcard
2:05:30 GOAT
2:11:00 ROTY Prediction
2:12:45 JB Mauney
2:16:40 Guest Question: Rocker Steiner
2:25:10 Patreon Questions
2:31:30 Guest Question: Josh and Trever
2:45:00 More Patreon Questions
2:57:00 Sports talk
3:03:30 Rockstar girls
3:08:00 Camera setup
3:16:00 Iconic Rod photos

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Regarded by many as the “Thrasher” of wakeskating, Tad Mathews has done more for the sport than most realize. We sit down with Tad and guest co-host Jake Ramsdell and go over just how deep Tad’s involvement in wakeskating runs. Meeting Kyle Walton, filming, video premieres, winning VOTY, moving to Orlando, Rip City, More Than Machines, Van Life, Remote, Watermonsters, The Wakeskate Mag, ROTY, WeSubsist, pranks and a plethora of great guest questions, hear all that and much more in Episode 71 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Now streaming wherever you find your podcasts. 

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Chapters:
00:00- 1:20 Intro
2:30 Kyle Walton 
9:40 Favorite Grab
10:45 Getting into wakeskating 
16:45 Biggest inspirations 
18:50 Nick Taylor
21:20 Getting into filming 
23:40 Premieres 
24:50 Moving to Orlando 
27:50 LF’n Wheel of Questions 
31:20 Guest Question: Keaton Bowlby
34:25 Getting spots ripped
40:45 Attention to detail
44:50 Guest Question: Bammer Rehn
53:00 More Than Machines
56:20 Filming 
1:01:50 Choosing music for parts 
1:11:00 WeSubsist
1:18:30 Guest Question: T.J. Giesey
1:24:50 Van life
1:33:00 Crews 
1:35:00 Divise and conquer 
1:41:20 Filming Tips
1:44:00 Remote
1:49:20 The Wakeskate Tour
1:52:45 Guest Question: Reed Hansen
1:58:50 The Wakeskate Mag
2:04:00 ROTY
2:06:10 Favorite video parts 
2:07:50 Pranks
2:10:00 Resurgence in wakeskating 
2:13:40 Lip Tricks
2:17:00 Currently 

Links: 
More Than Machines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH0V_HaQ3tg&t=829s
Groveland: https://vimeo.com/120557617 
Human Rocket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRoEu0a3iWQ&t=901s

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Simon Pettai just might be every wakeboarders favorite wakeboarder. Hailing from Estonia, Simon has been influenced by some of the best snowboarders in the game, and it shows in his riding. Creativity mixed with a not too serious attitude makes for a truly inspiring rider. We sit down with Simon and talk about how he grew up riding in Estonia, video parts, his first trip to America to ride and work at VWC, Team Perfect Landing, claiming tricks, corrugated pipes, world records, and sleeping in subzero temperatures in a board bag. Hear all this and more in Episode 70 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Simon Pettai!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 2:00 Intro
3:50 Being a dad
4:50 Team Perfect Landing
7:00 Growing up in Estonia
12:20 Snowboarding and Wakeboarding 
15:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
23:00 Visiting America
26:20 Guest Question: Marten Kikas
27:40 Real Life Viking
30:20 Space Tapes
33:50 ROTY
35:30 Knee injury
39:00 Patreon Questions
40:20 Setup/Giveaway
44:20 Favorite graphics
46:10 Guest Question: Kadri Pettai
50:00 Lake Tahoe Trip
51:30 GOAT
52:20 Guest Question: Marko Malsub
55:20 Guest Question: Ralphy Slayton
57:30 Custom Feature
1:00:00 Thank you’s

Links: Real life viking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqBJpaq5sEs 
The Coalition The Movie The Sequel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5h8rZk0d30&t=545s 
World Record Rail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5VnXIxYkp8 
Dylan Miller Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user4421424

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In the 7th installment of Shop Talk the boys start off by doing the Mount Rushmore of "Rewatchable Wakeboard Parts". After that, we dive into what makes a part good, wake "influencers", IG clips vs. edits, Noah off Hyperlite, bluntslides, Wake The City, Double or Nothing, WWA vs. IWWF, Brostock '25, and judging contests. Hear all this and much more in Episode 7 of Shop Talk!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 15:00 Mt. Rushmore of “Rewatchable Parts”
15:30 What makes a part rewatchable?
17:20 IG clips vs. Edits
30:30 Noah off Hyperlite
35:00 “Influencers” in wakeboarding
41:45 LF’n Wheel of Questions
58:44 Trivia
1:05:50 Motorized wakeboard…?
1:08:00 Can you blunt on a wakeboard?
1:14:20 Ulf on Hyperlite
1:22:00 Wake The City
1:35:50 WWA vs. Worlds
1:43:00 Patreon Questions
2:02:00 BROstock is back
2:14:00 Double Ups/Judging

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