Rad Season

In this episode Oli Russell-Cowan chats to Julia Galvin, a novelty sports enthusiast. After a car accident when she was 27 years old, using a zimmer frame for 3 years and reading the Guinness World Records Book in hospital Julia learned to swim and bog snorkel. She became the Ladies World Champion Mountain Bike Bog Snorkeller and soon went on to the Wife Carrying World Championships in Sonkajärvi, Finland! Listen to her stories about bouncing back and what it takes to win. Find out more about how Julia got into Wife Carrying and Bog Snorkelling events around the world and what she loves about novelty sports.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rad-season/message

In this episode Oli Russell-Cowan chats to World Surf League commentator Joe Turpel, the voice of professional surfing. He travels to places you would never imagine to go, building friendships with some of the best surfers in the world on the dream tour. He loves the adrenaline rush of going live, especially when it’s pumping! Tune in for some of his best stories from the World Surf League and how he sees the future of surfing events unfold. Find out more about how Joe got into surfing, where he grew up and his favorite moments from the surf tour.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rad-season/message

In this episode Oli Russell-Cowan chats to trail runner Edward Chapman. Edward's an ordinary guy, well as ordinary as a recovering accountant can be, but has achieved extraordinary things through running. At the young age of 40 a grave health warning resulted in his first tentative running steps. It took some time, but he eventually became hooked and has completed over 200 marathons and ultra marathons. Edward has done something amazing; finishing the Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon, a 250km desert self-sufficiency stage race, 12 times. More people have walked on the moon than done that, not bad for an ex fat bloke. He will always be a trail runner, but is currently enjoying a new lease of life as an adventurer, hiker and wild camper.  Find out how Edward got into trail running, what keeps him going and what he loves about marathons and ultras. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rad-season/message

In this episode Oli Russell-Cowan chats to US TV host, commentator, musician, actor, journalist, producer, entrepreneur and action sports enthusiast Sal Masekela. Sal is best known for his work presenting ESPN's Summer and Winter X Games for 13 years as well as being the host for the Red Bull Signature Series. He's reported on the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa; and hosted E!’s Daily 10 and was the executive producer on the hit documentary series VICE World of Sports. Sal talks about his time growing up surfing in California. How he got his start in action sports as an intern at Transworld Skateboarding and Snowboarding Magazine, which lead to a career in the action sports industry working with ESPN and Red Bull as well cofounding companies Alphanumeric and Stoked.org. We also dig into Sal's best moments from X Games in the run up to the 25th X Games anniversary.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rad-season/message

In this episode Oli Russell-Cowan chats to photographer Sol Neelman. Sol is an unusual sports photographer and addicted traveler. Besides traveling he loves sports, strange events and crazy stuff. He is working on his third book about weird sports around the globe which is cleverly titled, 'Weird Sports 3' and will share some of his epic adventures. Find out more about how Sol got into photographing weird sports and what his favourite weird events are in the US and around the world.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rad-season/message

In this episode Oli Russell-Cowan chats to Wade Gravy, former editor of Australia's Surfing Life and life-long part of the Stoke Travel menagerie of misfits. He is usually cutting across Spain in search of the country's weirdest and wildest Spanish Festival and he's constantly on the hunt for the best sub €5 bottles of vino tinto. Tune in for some of his best festival stories and what he thinks the festival culture will be like in Spain going forward.  #spain #festivals  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rad-season/message

In this episode Oli Russell-Cowan chats to Neil Rutter, 3 time World Bog Snorkelling Champion and Guinness World Record holder for the fastest time in the Bog. Neil talks about how he got into bog snorkelling, the most hilarious event in world. How he trains and what's in store for the future.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rad-season/message

In this episode Oli Russell-Cowan chats to Chris Thomas, a film director from London who created an award winning short film called 'Let's Roll.'  The film is based on the eccentric tradition know as Cheese Rolling in Gloucestershire, England. Chris talks about how the film idea came about. In their conversation Chris dives deep on his experience rolling down this incredibly steep hill and how much this event means to the community around Brockworth in the UK.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rad-season/message