Category: Podcasts

We wrap up the summer with Dr. J and cover a lot of ground. We start with some post Worlds talk from the UCI BMX World Championships in Australia, including new Elite Men’s World Champion Jesse Asmus. Can he back up the title, become a major player moving forward, and maybe even win another World…

This one has been a long time in the making. Big thanks to Brian Randolph at BioLab for making this one happen. The Andy Contes Podcast On this episode, Andy talks about the early days of his BMX career, from the Arizona teams he first rode for, to getting picked up by Free Agent, followed…

What a mess over the UCI Worlds in Australia. Another World Championships cancelled, with the results decided by the times from the last round the day before. A lot of unhappy people. Social media is in uproar, so it only made sense for Dr. J to swing by early this morning and record a podcast…

Jerry Landrum of BMXmania.com talks about the demise of the NBL, the fierce rivalry between the ABA and NBL, his time working with Bob Tedesco, and the formation of USA BMX after the NBL finally came to an end. Jerry also shares stories about the legendary NBL Christmas Classic and Presidents Cup, some South Park…

The man himself, Mr. BMX Mania, Jerry Landrum, is out in San Diego for the week, visiting and helping out with our Summer Camp. Of course, part of the plan for Jerry’s trip was to record some podcasts and document some of the BMX Mania history. We talk about Jerry’s early days getting into BMX,…

In this episode, we talk about a bunch of podcasts I recorded at DIRTYFEST, including Charles Townsend, Tommy Brackens, the UK’s first No. 1 girl rider, Jane Windle, and one of the BMX riders from the movie E.T., Robert Cardoza. We also talk about Paul being on a new episode of the Union Tapes that he just recorded.…

This podcast features Charles Townsend reflecting on his trip to the UK in 1986 to race the IBMXF World Championships at Slough while still an amateur rider for Hutch. Charles talks about travelling from the United States with his Hutch teammate Eric Carter, his first impressions of the Slough track, and racing overseas for the…

Dennis’s story is a raw and compelling look at a life defined by resilience. Growing up in the San Fernando Valley and Antelope Valley with a Hells Angels father, Dennis experienced early trauma, including nearly being kidnapped at age 9 and facing a false statutory rape accusation at 13 that led him to attempt suicide.…

Catching up with Dr. J for a conversation covering everything from the Sea Otter Classic and the bike industry show to some bigger questions around the BMX race scene, who’s really driving it, and a few thoughts on the gatekeepers. With Chula Vista closing down, we also talk about how Southern California still feels like…

In this episode of the BMX Weekly Pod, we catch up with San Diego local Scott Hultgren, a creative force on the design and branding side of Action Sports. Scott shares his journey from moving to San Diego at a young age, growing up riding BMX and later mountain bikes, to building a career in design…

Last month, while over in the UK, I made the trip down to Kent to spend the day with Malcolm Jarvis and his family. It was an incredible opportunity to sit down and capture the story of the early days of British BMX. For those who may not know, Malcolm was responsible for bringing BMX…

Good to catch up with Martin Ogden (Oggy) while I’m over in the UK this week. We had a cup of tea, recorded a podcast, and just talked about anything that came up. We talk 4X Mountain Bikes, starting with a little history of 4X in the UK, some of the riders we raced with…

BMX Weekly podcast with Paul Roberts. We kick things off talking about BMX magazines, then get into some mid-’80s talk, including rider Solan Foster and the ’80s Huffy team Mike King, Brent Romero and Gary Ellis. We also touch on the 1985 IBMXF Whistler Worlds, some terrible TV announcers, and the irritating fake Brad Simms…

In this episode, Brian Randolph (BioLab TM) and I sit down with Scott Felt to talk about his BMX journey, from growing up in Southern California to becoming one of the fastest riders in the 50+ classes today. In the early days, he was riding places like Azusa, Monrovia, and Honda Hills alongside riders such…

I first met Brian back in 2006 at one of the Free Agent clinics I was running at the time with Cristian Becerine. We stayed in touch on and off over the years, and I’d also see him at races from time to time. So it was great to finally reconnect properly when Brian and…