Send us a text Sean Kearns answers listener questions! Sean's life sounds like ten of my lives. He's been a sponsored skater, professional snowboarder, international snowboard filmer, movie producer, talent manager, studio director, and registered therapist. And that's an incomplete list. Kearns is infamous for living the Whiskey movies and holding Whistler hostage during snowboardings boom years. And I consider him one of the most caring people you could ever meet. Coincidences happen for me wh...
Jun 11, 2025•2 hr 37 min•Season 10Ep. 25
Send us a text Fun times over the past ten years. Picked some of the best ones and put them here. Check it out! FNRad Season 10 is Presented by Flojoy Artesian Mountain Water Social: https://www.instagram.com/flojoyh2o/ Website: https://www.flojoyh2o.com Sponsored by: * Wired Snowboards Social: https://www.instagram.com/wiredsnowboards Website: https://wiredsnowboards.com * Fix Snowboard Bindings Social: https://www.instagram.com/fixbindingco Website: https://fixbindingco.com * Anon Goggles and ...
Apr 16, 2025•49 min•Season 10Ep. 24
Send us a text This week I recount some of my favourite FNRad moments from the past ten years. FNRad Season 10 is Presented by Flojoy Artesian Mountain Water Social: https://www.instagram.com/flojoyh2o/ Website: https://www.flojoyh2o.com Sponsored by: * Wired Snowboards Social: https://www.instagram.com/wiredsnowboards Website: https://wiredsnowboards.com * Fix Snowboard Bindings Social: https://www.instagram.com/fixbindingco Website: https://fixbindingco.com * Anon Goggles and Helmets Social: h...
Apr 09, 2025•58 min•Season 10Ep. 23
Send us a text TK is the man! Working at Burton, taking people on factory tours, and maintaining the archives (the largest collection of snowboarding nostalgia in the world...) Todd Kohlman started his career at Burton as a customer service rep and was hand selected by Jake to care for the ever growing collection of all things Burton. More than 20 years into his career, Todd's energy might just be the best of anyone I've met through snowboarding. Please enjoy this week's FNRad featuring the lege...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 10Ep. 22
Send us a text Mark Sollors is a pro for Burton whose smooth style permeates everything his does. Mark was on a Burton trip to Fernie Wilderness Adventures for cat boarding that I was invited on so we sat down and spoke about snowboarding the night after some great riding. FNRad Season 10 is Presented by Flojoy Artesian Mountain Water Social: https://www.instagram.com/flojoyh2o/ Website: https://www.flojoyh2o.com Sponsored by: * Wired Snowboards Social: https://www.instagram.com/wiredsnowboards ...
Mar 26, 2025•56 min•Season 10Ep. 21
Send us a text Phil Tifo is a snowboarding photographer whose 20 year career documented some of the best snowboarding done around the world. Phil is a big mountain snowboard photographer and his images are mind blowing. We talk about his life in snowboarding, parenting, and a whole lot more! Thanks for tuning in! FNRad Season 10 is Presented by Flojoy Artesian Mountain Water Social: https://www.instagram.com/flojoyh2o/ Website: https://www.flojoyh2o.com Sponsored by: * Wired Snowboards Social: h...
Mar 19, 2025•2 hr 59 min•Season 10Ep. 20
Send us a text Jeff Keetley is a Seymour Kid turned Skid whose contributions as a pro snowboarder include board and boot design as well as running his own pro camps up Seymour. Jeff's an accomplished pro having ridden for Sims, Invasion, Atomic, and Rossi as well as 32 boots and Intuition liners (plus many more sponsors). These days you can catch him up Mt. Seymour, still ripping, and talking about his career in snowboarding. FNRad Season 10 is Presented by Flojoy Artesian Mountain Water Social:...
Mar 12, 2025•2 hr 2 min•Season 10Ep. 19
Send us a text Mikey Rencz has been on the Burton team for 30 years!! Since he was 8 Mikey's been a snowboarding phenom, crushing halfpipe, jumps, park, and back country. Now, he's bringing the best in the world into his backyard (The Whistler Backcountry) on sleds to continue the progression. Soon to be a father of 2, he's one of the raddest snowboarders to ever dedicate their life to it. Stoked to have him on the show!! Enjoy! FNRad Season 10 is Presented by Flojoy Artesian Mountain Water Soci...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Season 10Ep. 18
Send us a text NIls Mindnich is a professional snowboarder and mechanical engineer for Salomon Snowboards in France. He started in Vermont with his brother Hans and their dad was college room mates with the legendary Burton board shaper JG. The Mindnich brothers grew up riding Burton prototypes and both have very successful snowboard careers. Nils has crushed a few genres at this point taking on halfpipe, filming, back country contests, and banked slalom. His incredible talent on a snowboard and...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 10Ep. 17
Send us a text Dani Kiwi Meier is a New Zealander who moved to Switzerland and became a huge part of the European snowboard community. As a pro rider Dani had parts in videos, covers of magazines, and wrote features and columns influencing the culture and style of the scene. He's an absolute gem of a human and I remember his name being on Rad Air Soul snowboards, the asymmetrical free carve boards I talk about riding with aggressive angles every once in a while on the show. Enjoy this interview ...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 10Ep. 16
Send us a text Duncan Howat was the president and CEO of Mt Baker Ski Area from 1968-2024. He is FNRad's first Octogenarian guest and he's the man responsible for allowing snowboarding at Baker in 1984! Duncan worked with Tom Sims on the 1985 Slalom contest that morphed into the Legendary Banked Slalom and he continues to build features for the course 40 years and 35 competitions later. The Tenth Season of the FNRad Podcast is Presented by Flojoy Artesian Mountain Water Social: https://www.insta...
Feb 12, 2025•45 min•Season 10Ep. 15
Send us a text Matt Cummins had the first pro model Lib Tech snowboard back in the early 90’s and Lib Tech still puts the MC branding on boards every year making it the longest run of pro model boards in the world which probably won’t never be outdone. Matt started One Ball Jay wax in the eighties and still sells his quality wax and accessories to all the best snowboard shops… The MC wayfinder shape came out of the MC Blank DIY snowboard program, a board you cut out and finish yourself. matt Cum...
Feb 05, 2025•2 hr 35 min•Season 10Ep. 14
Send us a text Roberta Rodger is an amazing human and one of the foundational pioneers of women's snowboarding. Roberta rode for and did design work for Westbeach, Thirty Two, Soloman, Chorus (the first women's only snowboard company), and Foursquare. Her impressive career included winning the Westbeach Classic and filming parts. She's married to JP Walker. She has survived being hit by a truck. The Tenth Season of the FNRad Podcast is Presented by Flojoy Artesian Mountain Water Social: https://...
Jan 29, 2025•2 hr 29 min•Season 10Ep. 13
Send us a text conversation. Mike is the founder of Gnu snowboards, cofounder of Lib Tech snowboards, and an inventor whose groundbreaking ideas have shaped the way we ride. What’s really inspiring is that he’s on the autism spectrum, which gave him a hyper-focused perspective that helped him turn his visions into reality. His story is a powerful reminder that being different is often a superpower. To any one out there with autism, kids with autism —or anyone who feels like they don’t quite fit ...
Jan 22, 2025•2 hr 7 min•Season 10Ep. 12
Send us a text Mike Olson is an absolute legend of snowboarding. Arguably the individual responsible for the most innovation, Mike brought us modern sidecut, torsion wrap, tri-axial woven fibre glass, sublimated graphics, lifetime team riders, magna-traction, banana-tech rocker, a company that doesn't do ads, and trade show booths that are remembered 30 years later. Mervin Manufacturing is shrouded in mystery and lore so there are more fun history lessons than a university level undergrad course...
Jan 15, 2025•2 hr 41 min•Season 10Ep. 11
Send us a text Mikkel Bang started his career as a 12 year old on the Burton team. He won contests without coaches, learned double corks without airbags, and chose to not do the same run twice, such a badass. Mikkel started snowboarding at Hemsedal Norway during the era of huge snowboard features built by Lars Ericksson, who took him under his wing. Mikkel's career continues today with Burton, Dragon, and Nixon supporting him in filming for major projects and competing in Natural Selection. Supe...
Jan 08, 2025•2 hr 14 min•Season 10Ep. 9
Send us a text Happy New Year! Jesse Burtner hails from Alaska and became a well known pro rider for Lib Tech with a pro model. He's in a band with his wife and together they are raising their kid! Being from Alaska, Jesse chose a jibber's life, forsaking his birthright back country skills and showcasing his creativity in the streets. He's the brain behind Think Thank and he's got a hell of a story about how that all came to be. Strap in for an amazing ride with the great Jesse Burtner Support t...
Jan 01, 2025•2 hr 52 min•Season 10Ep. 10
Send us a text Josh Rosen is a pro snowboarder from the Pacific Northwest whose career in the late 90's included video and magazine content. There's a famous jump called The Rosen below a power line... Just a couple of years back Josh filmed a part for Wash'd Up, a movie by Kurt Jensen featuring a big group of talented snowboarders from Washington in their 30's and 40's. He’s still a part of the Mervin manufacturing family, the snowboarders who produce LibTech and Gnu snowboards very near Canada...
Dec 25, 2024•3 hr 19 min•Season 10Ep. 8
Send us a text Devun Walsh is the Seymour Kid turned Seymour Legend. His unmistakeable style has graced countless films including Mack Dawg, Treetop, Mouse, Wildcat movies and too many more to list. He's had a long amazing pro career on Barfoot, Never, Shorties, Forum, and DC snowboards plus a dozen or so more sponsors over the years including Boardroom and The Source. He's started companies like Iris Goggles (IS), Wildcats Clothing, and now he's jumpstarting Shorties Snowboards again. He's your...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 10Ep. 6
Send us a text Justin Lamoureux is a snowboarder's snowboarder. Based out of Squamish and crushing lines in the Whistler backcountry as an ACMG guide, Justin's entire adult life has been centred around snowboarding. He competed at two Olympics in Halfpipe, placing 7th in Vancouver in 2010. He's also the guy behind Spline snowboards. Plus he built his kid Xavier a split board when X was only 7 years old. Enjoy this epicosed with the one and only Justin Lamoureux. Support the show...
Dec 04, 2024•2 hr 25 min•Season 10Ep. 5
Send us a text Peter Line, one of the most iconic freestyle innovators of all time, joins the show again for a Season Ten episode! I reached out to Peter to join me for Baker opening day (thank you Gwyn Howatt for the support!!) and was so stoked when he said sure. Peter's been quietly innovating the snowboard industry since he was a teenager. His contributions to trick innovation cannot be overstated... I just watched Torstein's newest movie RETURN at the premier last night and saw several tric...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 46 min•Season 10Ep. 4
Send us a text Jeffrey Fulton is an original MBHC (Mount Baker Hard Core) and the guy behind the resurgence of MBHC merch. He had a pro career on Gnu before becoming one of the first sanctioned snowboard judges to have experience as a pro rider. Jeff was a judge at that iconic TDK battle in Breck between Craig and Palmer. Jeff was the person who introduced Craig to snowboarding. He has been a leader in the snowboard community for longer than many listeners have been alive. We recorded in his hom...
Nov 20, 2024•2 hr 21 min•Season 10Ep. 3
Send us a text PJ Gustafsson is a Scandanavian Legend. He's one of the Swedish pro snowboarders whose influence can't be overstated. PJ shares stories about his life in snowboarding including TBI's (traumatic brain injuries), heavy drinking and partying, recovery, and balancing people's expectations and staying alive. We originally recorded years ago and the tape was lost so it was amazing to sit wth PJ at Holy Bowly and get it down properly. In celebration of his episode we are giving away his ...
Nov 13, 2024•2 hr 10 min•Season 10Ep. 2
Send us a text Jamie Lynn is a legendary founding father of freestyle snowboarding. Hailing from the PNW Jamie is a soft spoken absolute ripper who always let his riding do the talking. With 30 years of pro models on LibTech Snowboards and 30 years with Vans Snowboard boots, he's one of the most recognized influences on snowboarding's culture. I was absolutely honoured to meet and talk with him at his compound in Washington just a few hours south of Vancouver. The Tenth Season of the FNRad Podca...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Season 10Ep. 1
Send us a text Julia is a snowboarder and an artist. She rides for Ripping Giraffe and Rude Girls and her art can be seen on the outerwear of several notable pros including MFR and Jared Elston. Julia is a great example of the future of the snowboard community. The Ninth Season of the FNRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social: https://www.instagram.com/skyviewcampers Website: https://www.skyviewcampers.com Sponsored by: Wired Snowboards Social: https://www.instagram.com/wiredsnowboard...
Jul 03, 2024•9 min
Send us a text Steve Hare is a friend in real life and friend of the show who's been repping snowboards for his entire adult life. Steve's daughter Maggie was just born last week making his son George a big brother!! Love you Steve! Support the show
Jun 26, 2024•9 min
Send us a text Chris Savage is a talented snowboarder and my personal friend who built parks on the north shore of Vancouver for the better part of a decade before moving back east. Support the show
Jun 26, 2024•11 min
Send us a text Aaron Vincent is an OG Tahoe Pro Snowboarder who had a pro model on Sims during the golden era of snowboarding. Aaron was Noah's best friend and lived with him during the formative years of their pro careers. The Ninth Season of the FNRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social: https://www.instagram.com/skyviewcampers Website: https://www.skyviewcampers.com Sponsored by: Wired Snowboards Social: https://www.instagram.com/wiredsnowboards Website: https://wiredsnowboards.com...
Jun 12, 2024•34 min
Send us a text Joel Gomez is the man behind Sessions outerwear and the Sessions Shop which was the first snowboard specific shop in America!! Joel's deep roots in snowboarding started when Steve Caballero introduced him to it in 1980!! Joel helped with Sims in the early 80's and worked with Santa Cruz during the Roach era... We need to have Joel on for a full interview... in the meantime enjoy this bonus content! The Ninth Season of the FNRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social: https...
Jun 05, 2024•21 min
Send us a text Dave "The Weave" Weaver is one of the truest snowboarders to ever slide sideways down mountains. He was integral to Sims in the developmental years of snowboarding. Support the show
May 29, 2024•38 min
