RoShamBo : Unique Competitions, Extraordinary Events
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.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 64
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2023
RoShamBo Turns Five - Anniversary Edition
Happy anniversary to us! Thank you for 5 fun and funny years! In this episode, we recap some of our favorite competitions plus we visit with Chef Chris Hall of Roshamo Diner in Atlanta, Georgia. Yes,…
Splendid Teapot Racing
How do you take your tea? Maybe with a smidgen of sugar or a splash of milk? Or perhaps you prefer your tea to be delivered to you on top of a racecar? Well, the creators of Splendid Teapot Racing ha…
The Kinetic Grand Championship
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. Thi…
The World Pinball Championship
Join us as we go full tilt into the IFPA's World Pinball Championship!
The World Championship of Santa Clauses
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's Ugliest Dog Competition
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 communit…
2020 US Air Guitar Online Championship
Kinetic Sculpture in Place
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 dec…
The Chiditarod
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 r…
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 p…
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 y…
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 Champi…
Red Bull Paper Wings World Finals
Your 3rd grade teacher’s worst nightmare…. It’s the Red Bull Paper Wings World Finals!
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-wav…
National Beard and Mustache Championships
Get your Imperials, your Handlebars and your Alaskan Whalers ready - it's the National Beard and Mustache Championships!
Learn more: https://www.nationalbeardchampionships.com/
Cosplay Medics
During our coverage of Dragon Con 2019 we discovered a subculture - within the subculture of Dragon Con. People that spend their time at the Con helping others in need. They are Cosplay Medics and …
Wheelbarrows
Sure they're great for hauling things - but did you know that you can race 'em and use 'em for crazy tricks? Well you can. And it is awesome.
Outhouse Races
Potty humor encouraged - It's the World Championship Outhouse Races!