Sean sullivan is a professional snowboard photographer from Snowboarding’s golden age. Sully joined Snowboarder magazine before they had a senior photographer program and took some of the most iconic snowboard photos of all time. Sully was there for the transition from the magazines running snowboarding to videos, DVD’s, and eventually social media being the main level of engagement for the core snowboard community… we cover all of that plus the time someone tried to steal his name! Enjoy...

Josh Dirksen is one of the nicest pro snowboarders I've ever met. Hailing from Oregon and riding out of Mt Bachelor, Josh developed amazing surf style snowboarding through a career of competing, filming, and freeriding. Living with his family in Switzerland, I caught up with Josh at The Mount Baker Headquarters in Bellingham Washington just an hour from my house. Plane tickets for Josh and his daughter had already been purchased so even though the LBS is postponed because of lacklustre snow...

Megan Pischke Porcheron is a Legendary Pioneer Women's Pro Snowboarder. She filmed for tons of movies and competed in seven X-games. Her reputation as a back country snowboarder is all time. She's been married to DCP for 25 years and the two have raised two shredding children and just got back from a Japow trip with the whole family. Megan is a director at the Boarding For Breast Cancer Foundation and is a cancer survivor. Enjoy this conversation from her home in Squamish. The Ninth Season...

Tyler Nichol is a cat driver from the Yukon. He was the guy behind the 2010 Olympic SuperPipe and then he did a few years building the Mount Seymour Park. Tyler's story is fascinating and his take on the snowboarding community may just be the antidote to all the corporate craziness going on in the snowboard industry. Sit back and relax as Tyler teaches us all a lesson in bottom up economics. The Ninth Season of the FNRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social:...

Damian Buckley is a 90's Canadian Pro Snowboarder from the Calgary scene. Damian's involvement with Powderstick Snowboards lead to him working for Never Snowboards briefly in Vancouver (the original Vancouver based snowboard manufacturer where Wired owner Rob Dow designed boards in the 90's). After a move to Southern California Damian returned to Calgary. I met him at Mount Baldy Resort outside Osoyoos where he currently lives and builds custom cars. The Ninth Season of the FNRad Podcast is...

Retirement is going well. Thanks in a big way to this week's guest Sean Kearns. The story I'm telling myself is that you are lucky to have this conversational snapshot of where Sean is in his life today for many many reasons. One of the intentions of this conversation is to engage at least one person that needs to hear Sean's story right now. Sean is an amazing friend, anyone who considers him to be one knows exactly what I'm talking about. I'm honoured to bring you this chat with the one and...

Kevin Royes is the inventor behind Bakoda accessories. In the 90's Kevin innovated leashes, stomp pads, locks, waxing and binding tools. He took accessories to another level by signing Devun Walsh and half the Forum 8 to the Bakoda team. Then he sold Bakoda to Northwave and Drake in 1998. 20 years later when I tried to track him down Kevin was no where to be found. So when I got a phone call from him this summer I was stoked. This lead to a meeting up for this interview which took place in...

Estelle Pensiero is a pro snowboarder for Arbor Snowboards who is also sponsored by Volcom, DB Bags, and BCA. She cut her teeth in the backcountry growing up at Baldface Lodge in the Selkirk mountains riding with some of the best snowboarders in the world. Estelle has been featured in Volcom snow videos like NewFangled Phenomenon which just came off a few days ago, go check it out after this episode!! The Ninth Season of the FNRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social:...

Court Larabee, or Blackbird, the English translation of his anishnaabe name he uses  when doing spiritual work, is a snowboarding  powerhouse who is dedicated to raising spirit in the indigenous community . He won Whistler’s rising star award, competed in The Amazing Race Canada 8, become a celebrated actor, all while helping run The Indigenous Life Sports Academy, an organization that brings indigenous youth snowboarding on their territorial lands.  Lately, Court has been bridging the gap...

Jussi Oksanen is a Finnish retired professional snowboarder who went to the olympics, won the x games, and secured15 years of International Pro Team status at Burton Snowboards including 9 pro models. Jussi's son is completing the circle moving from their comfortable home in Southern California back to Scandinavia to play competitive soccer.  Please support our patreon for ad free episodes! The Ninth Season of the FnRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social:...

Arthur Longo is a professional snowboarder from France known for his seemingly magical ability to turn in-bounds features into pure gold. His quiet, smiling demeanour is so disarming it’s easy to forget you’re in the presence of one of the great forces in pro snowboarding. Arthur’s career has seen X-Games and Olympics but his creation: Side Hits Euphoria is some next level content that I love watching over and over to bring some of that inspiring creativity into my local resorts.  The Ninth...

Jeff Pensiero worked for Glissade snowboards and spent the early nineties shredding in Tahoe before migrating to BC Canada to follow his heart and his passion for back country snowboarding. In 2002 Jeff opened Baldface with a group of investors that included Craig Kelly and John Buffery as well as a handful of others, some you’ve heard of, like Dave Grohl and some you haven’t. 20 years later Baldface employs somewhere around 100 people and some weeks of cat boarding at the lodge are sold out...

Michael McDaniel is a professional snowboarder who rides for Gnu, Oakley, Airblaster, Coal, FatTire, and JBL audio.  His smile and energy are infectious and his style is powerful and smooth. We recorded in a restaurant up on hill at Holy Bowly  Sunshine Village. 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:...

Fabien Rohrer is one of the longest running pro snowboarders on the Nitro team. He won The Innsbruck Air And Style competing against the best snowboarders in the world at the time. He went to the olympics and then boycotted them... I was overjoyed to get an invite to Greenwater (Mike Michalchuk's AirBNB getaway up in Pemberton) to interview Fabien. He and his son Jeremy are crushing it on Instagram and TikTok with videos of the Father Son duo battling it out with the occasional super pro...

Andrew and Jonas are Canadian Pro Snowboarders from the province of Alberta. This means they grew up in the Canadian Rockies. Both rode contests before following their passion into the backcountry. Andrew's unique personality matched the you'd unique style in their home terrain. They were olympic hopefuls in halfpipe riding the train that is the olympic process. They rode their way into our hearts with true Canadian grit.   The Ninth Season of the FnRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview...

Schoph, Jamie Lynn, and Scottie Daniels join FNRad from the Denver Meka 1910 art show. We talk about snowboarding, friendship, and art... Support the show

FNRad will be at the TGR Flying High Again Premiere November 9th at the Rio Theatre. Go to Tetongravity.com for tickets!! There will be an early (6:00) and a late (8:00) show.  This is the latest film from Mike Hatchett and it's already won IF3's Snowboard Movie of The Year, Best Backcountry Part, and Best Urban Part. This is one movie I have to see on the big screen, its not made for phones... Join us for prizes and the best Vancouver Snowboard Movie experience of the year. Support the show

Ethan Stone Fortier ran Tech Nine for years where they invented the baseless binding and the toe cap strap. Then he was one of the most successful snowboarding photographers of all time. Ethan was the cohost of The Bombhole Podcast up until a few months ago, we tell that story in this episode... Be prepared for some difficult subject matter... The Ninth Season of the FnRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social: https://www.instagram.com/skyviewcampers Website:...

The long awaited Ethan Fortier Episode 1 of season 9 is ready and going to drop tonight at midnight... Stonie's Buds Podcast has put it out exclusively for their Patreon listeners today. Stay tuned. We're ready to roll with Season 9 of FNRad! 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 ...

Kendra Scurfield grew up at Sunshine Village and her love for the snowboard community runs deep. An accomplished snowboarder herself, Kendra never lost sight of what it means to a snowboarder to have a resort that genuinely cares about their experience. So often the old guard harbours some resentment towards the snowboard community that was founded in the conflict  brought on by a mass of skateboarding oriented youths invading the slopes with attitude and recklessness. But that’s just not how...

Happy Birthday to one of the best artists in the business!! Stoked to have Mark Kowalchuk on the podcast finally! Mark's residing in Calgary right now and is absolutely crushing it as a designer and artist. MArk did the art for Devun Walsh's Wired Snowboards Pro Model this season and Mark is the longest running artist at Yes Snowboards, a resident artist for Remind Insoles, 32 Boots, and Academy Snowboards. He's an amazing human and a good friend. I'm proud to bring you this preseason episode...

Megajoink made three art pieces and had them signed by three legends: Peter Line, Ingemar Backman, And Terje Haakonsen. I asked Megajoink to donate one of his signed masterpieces to the FNRad Season 8 Raffle and he agreed. So I set about to record short interviews with the three legends. As fate would have it, only two were available for an interview, this is the second one. I am overdue to draw for the Art Piece as I'm writing this. I will post this and then do a live draw on...

It’s time for the FNRad Fundraiser! This year we are raising money to support indigenous communities in need of clean water infrastructure and to help get kids on the snow with Indigenous Life Sports Academy a local organization that brings indigenous youth skateboarding and snowboarding on their traditional lands. Peter Line is featured in an art print trio by Megajoink. And we are giving away one sign print. Buy tickets in our instagram bio... Just sign into instagram look up FNRad Podcast...

Jess Kimura, is a pioneer in women's snowboarding and has been working for over a decade to elevate the sport. She created the Uninvited Invitational, a women's snowboarding event that has attracted talented snowboarders from around the world. We'll be discussing her love for snowboarding, her journey in the industry, and the impact of her work on women's snowboarding. Support the show

The final guest of season 8 will be Jess Kimura, I'm just putting the finishing touches on it this week... In the meantime enjoy this recap that includes a little snippet from said future episode!! I have had an incredible season this year, with 25 amazing guests. I added the YouTube video component, visited High Cascade summer camp and Blaise Boot camp, rode epic Tahoe powder with Dave Downing, The Hatchett brothers, and Corey Achtoong, designed and built a custom Wired board with Rob and...