RoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary Events

RoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary Events

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RoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary Events episodes

  • The Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship

    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 

     

    16 min
  • Frozen Dead Guy Days

    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

     

    31 min
  • World's Greatest Chainsaw Juggler

    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)

    13 min
  • World Champion Whistler

    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

     

    25 min
  • Happy New Year - Episode 53
    Some of our favorite past guests reached out to wish YOU a Happy New Year! 
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    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/
    12 min
  • The 2019 National Gingerbread House Competition at the Omni Grove Park Inn - Episode 51
    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
    36 min
  • The International Hair Freezing Contest

    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

    15 min

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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…