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.
It’s more than Puppets. It’s Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge LIVE at Dragon Con!
Wormcharming, a small food competition and 2-legged horses! Confused? You won’t be.
Dogs are magical, special creatures. It’s hard to believe that there are any truly ugly dogs, but these guys and gals push the bound of conventional beauty!
On December 23rd 2009 George Trosset called up his son and said “ I need you and your wife to be at the beach house tomorrow morning, in Elf outfits… I’m gonna be Santa and your gonna be Elves, and w…
Making gingerbread houses for the holidays is a tradition. At the Euclid Avenue Yacht Club in Atlanta, they took that tradition and added some southern charm and is now the Gingerbread Trailer Park C…
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?
What is mountainboarding, exactly? Well it’s a gravity based sport that allows you to ride a board with air tires, over almost any terrain. Grass, dirt, gravel, cobblestones, skateparks - all good. S…
It's the year 2018 and robots are still controlled by humans. The humans make them fight. They consider the carnage and destruction of the robots entertainment. The humans call it Robot Battles and i…
Puns. Some love them. Some hate them. We definitely love them as you would know if you listened to any of our shows. And we are not alone! Each year punsters gather in Austin, Texas for the wordy cau…
Sign Spinning, like many great pursuits, began as a way to relieve boredom. One guy with a sign decided he’d start flipping it around. Soon another saw it and started doing it too. And as it goes, co…
The sport of bearding and mustaching is, at it’s essence, presenting the most magnificent example of facial hair as it fits in one of 17 or so categories. The World Beard and Mustache Championships h…
DragonCon takes place in Atlanta every Labor Day weekend - it's a costume lover's dream so of couse Ted and Kim had to check it out.
For 18 years Bo Schaffer lugged blocks of ice up the hills of Nederland Colorado to ensure their most famous resident stayed frozen.
Stone Skipping, or Stone Skimming as they say in Scotland, is another hobby we probably all grew up doing. All you need is a body of water and a flat stone and you can make that sucker fly.
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We all grew up thumb wrestling, right? Did you ever consider wrestling with your second strongest digit - the big toe? Yes! It’s a thing! And on this episode we cover both these amazing competition…
If you’ve ever longed to go for a run with your wife on your shoulders but thought better of it, we have JUST the event for you! The North American Wife Carrying Championship goes down every fall at…
Welcome to our Christmas in July spectacular featuring the National Gingerbread House Competition! If you’re looking for a sweet summer treat, this episode really takes the cake.
The 24 Hours of Lemons is an endurance roadracing series for cars that cost $500 or less. The name is a play off of the historic 24 hours of LaMans race, but as 84 time racer Anton Lovett put it, "Le…
Bonus Episode - RoShamBo Recap
*Please listen to to the full episode (#3) about the race first. We promise it will make this bonus episode more enjoyable*
The Kinetic Grand Championship crowned the…