Side Friction: Roller Coasters and the Parks They Live In

Side Friction - Episode 55 - "The Frontal Lobe”

November 9th, 2024

Greg and Bob make the best out of a week that certain other US news far out-paced amusement park news.  It's one of our shorte…

Side Friction - Episode 54 - "Queenda Qwa”

November 2nd, 2024

This show starts off with some sad news as Bob and the others remember his mom who passed away on October 17th but then the whole c…

Side Friction - Episode 53 - "Greedflation”

October 12th, 2024

It's happening everywhere including parks and especially at Disneyland and Six Flags Entertainment Corp.... prices are going up.  …

Side Friction - Episode 52 - "Pagan Cat”

October 5th, 2024

We're back with another episode and for it we've got the entire team together again.  Join Bob, Greg, Steph, and Adam as they discuss …

Side Friction - Episode 51 - "Maurer's Curse”

September 21st, 2024

Steph and Bob go on a wild ride of news. Bob gets fired up and Steph actually comes along for the ride when it comes to the ot…

Side Friction - Episode 50 - "Holy Hell, Watch Out for the Mayonnaise!”

September 14th, 2024

We've made it to 50 episodes! This episode is packed full of not only news but a few flash backs, so…

Side Friction - Episode 49 - "Bobbing for Treasure?”

September 7th, 2024

Greg and Bob find that it's a famine this week when it comes to news but they manage to scrape together enough to talk a…

Side Friction - Episode 48 - "Indefinite Height”

August 31st, 2024

Steph and Bob discuss a collection of news stories ranging from infuriating to completely expected.  It won't cost a thing unl…

Side Friction - Episode 47 - "Disney's Left in the Stardust”

August 24th, 2024

Greg and Bob talk about an asortment of news with a bit of a focus on some truly perplexing incidents and a Disney…

Side Friction - Episode 46 - "Binding Arbitration”

August 17th, 2024

Steph is back and joins Bob as they discuss the dystopian legal future Disney helps bring us and the other half of the Six F…

Side Friction - Episode 45 - "You Put My Volcano Where?”

August 10th, 2024

Mother Nature tries really really hard to make this show not happen and First Energy doesn't do anyone any favors eith…

Side Friction - Episode 44 - "Up On Blocks”

July 27th, 2024

This week is different.  Steph needed to take a break so filling in for her is Bob's Nephew, LJ.  Join them as they discuss the news …

Side Friction - Episode 43 - "BSOD: Blue Spin of Death”

July 20th, 2024

Riley from That's So Mid joins Steph and Bob to talk about, well, whatever they feel like.... but they do fit in some new…

Side Friction - Episode 42 - "Decades of Research”

July 13th, 2024

Bob and Steph put lots of time and effort into this show..... or maybe they just tossed some links on a Google Doc and hit rec…

Side Friction - Episode 41 - "Tipflation”

July 6th, 2024

The merge happened..... and Steph and Bob both got their glimpses at each side of that merger. Hear the trip reports mixed in with the n…

Side Friction - Episode 40 - "Stress Analysis”

June 22nd, 2024

A lot of sad news stories this week but Steph and Bob do a great job of keeping the episode fun and, by somewhat intentional desig…

Side Friction - Episode 39 - "Wingcano's Epic Barnyard Adventure"

June 15th, 2024

West from High Rollers joins Steph and Bob for an adventure in whatever the hell they feel like talking about. A…

Side Friction - Episode 38 - "Suck It, Tony Clark, Suck It”

June 8th, 2024

Steph talks all about HWN and Santa Claus (the town, of course) and doesn't want to stop but eventually Bob gets her b…

Side Friction - Episode 37 - "Mackprodukt”

June 1st, 2024

Generally fun stuff in this week's episode as Steph and Bob talk about the latest coaster to join the list of extended closures

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Side Friction - Episode 36 - "Coast to Coast(er)”

May 25th, 2024

Steph and Bob barely stay on the reservation as somehow talking about coasters and industry news leads into discussions about th…