
Grab Matters Podcast
Hunter Thane
Grab Matters is a watersports podcast with an emphasis on wakeboarding. Featuring open and honest conversations with professional athletes (both current and former), industry icons, and those who carry a passion for all things wakeboarding. New Episodes every other Tuesday! More at www.grabmatters.com
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Danny Amir | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 73
Grab Matters Podcast
12/03/24 • 225 min
mDanny Amir aka Dano The Mano has been the voice of wakeboarding for a better part of 2 decades. He has been to and announced ore competitions than just about anyone else. We sit down with Dano and go over his midwest waterski roots and how he found himself living in Florida and getting into the announcing game. Living with Australians, riding OWC late at night, wake restrictions, his dad not liking wakeboarding, Feet On Fire, Twin Lakes Cornfest, The Golden Mic Podcast, Lake Lovers Club, life jackets, shoe skiing, and Dano’s list of his favorite watersports. Hear all that and much in Episode 73 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Now streaming everywhere you listen to podcasts.
Follow Dano: https://www.instagram.com/danotmano/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
Chapters:
00:00 - 3:45 Intro
4:30 Favorite Grab
6:35 Wakepants
8:50 Midwest roots
18:20 Not allowed to wakeboard
28:00 Moving to Florida
37:00 Getting involved with the pro tour
40:30 Wild Australians
50:00 Early OWC days
52:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:00:00 Boat brands
1:01:40 Wake restrictions
1:12:00 Announcing
1:19:00 Making a career in the watersports industry
1:31:00 Toe Jam Stories
1:34:30 Feet on Fire
1:48:00 Gifts from Dano
1:57:00 Lake Lovers Club
2:09:00 Guest Question: Oli Derome
2:20:30 Guest Question: Kyle Alberts
2:33:00 Best moments announcing
2:37:00 Golden Mic Podcast
2:56:40 ROTY Board
3:05:20 Setup
3:08:50 Life Jackets
3:19:00 Power Ranking Watersports
3:22:00 Thank you’s
Links:
Golden Mic: https://noiseofthenorth.com/category/golden-mic-podcast/
Feet On Fire: https://www.feetonfirebarefoot.com/
Twin lakes corn fest: https://tlcornfest.com/
Lake Lovers Club: https://www.lakeloversclub.com/
Decline of the Waterski Monopoly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPvQjFfDQFk&t=1563s
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast
Website: https://www.grabmatters.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videos
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters

Meagan Ethell | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 80
Grab Matters Podcast
04/01/25 • 181 min
Over the past decade no rider has been as dominant as Meagan, with countless podiums on both competitive disciplines (boat and cable), she has constantly been on the forefront of women’s riding for years. Although Meagan has Midwest roots, she moved down to Florida at a very young age to pursue wakeboarding, and has remained in the south ever since. Clear Lake rail park, going pro, switching sponsors, Let Her Rip, landing the KGB 5, marrying your best friend, equal pay, and the cover that never was. Hear all that and much more in Episode 80 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
Follow Meagan: https://www.instagram.com/meaganethell/
Thank you to this shows sponsors!
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
Slingshot: https://slingshotsports.com/
Chapters:
00:00 - 1:40 Intro
3:00 Clear Lake Rail Park
5:20 Moomba Masters
8:20 Favorite rab
12:00 Growing up in Illinois
31:00 Going pro
33:30 From Ronix to Liquid Force
36:00 Knee Injury
42:40 Internal vs. external pressure
47:30 Guest Question: Guenther Oka
56:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:01:20 LF’n Wildcard
1:03:00 Nautique to MasterCraft
1:11:20 Let Her Rip
1:15:00 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge
1:16:15 Patreon Question
1:19:10 KGB 5
1:23:00 Setup
1:25:30 Guest Question: Larisa Morales
1:34:00 Women’s boat riding/PWT
1:40:00 Equal pay
1:49:00 A gift from Meagan
1:54:30 Guest Question: Don Wallace
2:00:20 Up and comers
2:03:00 Contest mindset
2:15:00 Marriage
2:16:00 Biggest career moment
2:19:00 Guest Question: Rivers Hedrick
2:23:30 The cover that never was
2:34:00 Social media
2:35:50 Guest Question: Mahallia Budds
2:47:50 2025 Season
2:50:00 Injuries
2:58:00 Thank you’s
Links:
Brimdana: https://brimdana.shop/
Welcome To The Team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjxVdCS7xNE
Let Her Rip: https://www.mastercraft.com/let-her-rip-movement/
Up and coming girls:
Giulia: https://www.instagram.com/__giulia.castelli__/
Kitt: https://www.instagram.com/thekittsmith/
Nacha: https://www.instagram.com/nachaholscher/
Anna: https://www.instagram.com/annabeardennn/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast
Website: https://www.grabmatters.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videos
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters

Kevco | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 56
Grab Matters Podcast
06/25/24 • 163 min
Kevin Michael, mostly known as “Kevco”, has been in and around the wakeboard and waterski industry for decades, helping shape the sports we know today. From working at Wakeboarding Mag during the peak years of wakeboarding, to lobbying on the steps of capitol hill, Kevco has put countless hours into turning wakeboarding and waterskiing into legitimate and respected sports. With those years helping run one of wakeboardings biggest publications comes with countless stories of shenanigans and unrivaled times celebrating some of the sports greatest icons and their achievements. Boardstock ‘96, skiboarders vs. wakeboarders, Alliance vs. Wakeboarding Mag, lobbying at congress, Randall Harris, Wake Awards, Wakeboarding in the Olympics, and Kevco’s newest position at USA Waterski and Wake. Hear all that and much more in Episode 56 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
Follow Kevco: https://www.instagram.com/kevcomedia/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
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Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Chapters:
00:00 - 2:00 Intro
2:30 Favorite Grab
3:30 Wakeboarding Mag
5:20 Blue mind theory
7:20 Boardstock ‘96
10:00 Getting into watersports
21:20 Skiboarders vs. Wakeboarders
24:25 Wakeboarding Mag
32:00 Alliance vs. WBM
34:30 LF’n Wheel of Questions
45:00 Wakeboarding Mag
1:03:15 Driftline Deserves Some Love
1:05:20 Guest Question
1:06:00 Lobbying at congress
1:11:00 Cassette
1:14:00 Thomas Horrell
1:15:00 Patreon Question
1:21:00 Digital media
1:23:20 Transworld Wakeboarding
1:29:20 Wakeboarding as the 4th board sport
1:30:30 Randall Harris
1:36:00 Wake Awards
1:47:00 Judging
2:00:00 Olympics
2:06:00 Red Bull Wake Lab
2:08:50 Influential Events
2:09:00 Most influential rider
2:15:40 Setup
2:23:00 US Waterski and Wake
2:38:00 Thank you’s
Links:
Waterski Triple Jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l8il5MDvAI&t=340s
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast
Website: https://www.grabmatters.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videos
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Quint Noble (STZ) | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 13
Grab Matters Podcast
08/01/23 • 127 min
Quint Noble is part owner in one of the biggest apparel companies in the wakeboard industry. Quint is a wakeboarder and snowboarder himself and found himself loving everything about boardsports culture at a young age. In this episode Quint details how his journey in wakeboarding is different than previous guests, his experience as a small business owner, and the pro's and con's of being intertwined within the core of the wakeboarding community. Shots, rail jams, student loans, living check to check, sponsoring kids, and roads trips. Listen to that and much more in Episode 13 of the Grab Matters Podcast, available everywhere podcasts are heard.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast
Website: https://www.grabmatters.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videos
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters

Shop Talk #5 | Johnny D, Jake Ramsdell and T.J. Giesey
Grab Matters Podcast
07/23/24 • 187 min
We start off the 5th installment of Shop Talk with the Mount Rushmore of "Worst things that can happen to you on the boat". After that were touching on wakeskating making an appearance at the X Games, who is the best wake photographer, life jacket requirements, optimal cable speed, winch kickers, Wake The City, RGR, a question from Sam De Haan on our thoughts on "grabbing a rail" while riding, Don Pedro, and Violet. We end this episode with all of our gnarliest winching stories, with T.J. having a wild one from winching at a spot in South Florida.
Follow Johnny D: https://www.instagram.com/johnxdreiling/
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Follow Jake: https://www.instagram.com/jake_from_.state._farm/
Follow Hunter: https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
15% OFF Driftline use "grab15" at checkout: https://tinyurl.com/yvksusym
15% OFF FatSac use "grab15" at checkout: https://www.fatsac.com/ $50 OFF Skiboatcovers use "grab50" at checkout: https://www.skiboatcovers.com/
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TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcast
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters
Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Chapters:
00:00 - 27:00 Mount Rushmore
27:25 LF’n Wheel of Questions
30:00 Best photographer
35:50 X Games Wakeskating
46:35 Driftline Deserves Some Love
52:50 Instagram Questions
1:15:00 Building a kicker
1:16:30 30km as cable speed?
1:21:00 Fatsac Fast Five Sponsor insert
1:26:00 Event calendar
1:36:00 PWL Talk
1:48:35 Return of Remote?
1:49:35 Red Bull Wake the City
1:53:30 RGR
1:59:15 Pardon My Take Wakeboarding
2:09:00 Don Pedro x Spicytv
2:13:30 IWWF Pan Am
2:17:25 New Wake Park in Virginia
2:24:30 Best part in wakeboarding
2:25:50 Violet
2:32:40 Bussup Bussup
2:34:40 Gnarliest winch stories
Links:
Chris Roberts at X Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhyC0w8meaA
Wake The City: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/red-bull-wake-the-city/
RGR: https://www.grabmatters.com/rail-garden-rampage
PMT Wakeboarding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukkWGdK4nhg
Don Pedro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0Fh7j9z678
Violet:
Virginia Wake Park: https://www.slobber.xyz/articles/the-man-behind-the-lake
Tape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gohcSuZ5IXQ&t=840s
Human Rocket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRoEu0a3iWQ&t=404s
Felix Real Wake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-R0ia0K2BQ
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast
Website: https://www.grabmatters.com/
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Shop Talk #6 | Erik Ruck, Guenther Oka, and Jake Pelot
Grab Matters Podcast
08/20/24 • 104 min
We start off the 6th installment of Shop Talk with the Mount Rushmore of Best Wakeboard Contests. After that the boys are talking all things wake, including going over events like Munich Mash, Copenwaken, and the most recent PWT stop. We also go over the new edit "Foama" from Felix Georgii and Dom Hernler, which is an absolute must watch. In addition to edits and events, were chatting about how harshly reverts should be punished in a contest run, the differences between boat and cable cultures, if pro's should pay for a pass to the cable, Herbs Cup, contest pay, Olympic wakeboarding, and streetjam. Hear all this and much more in the 6th Episode of Shop Talk!
Follow Erik: https://www.instagram.com/erikruck/
Follow Guenther: https://www.instagram.com/guentheroka/
Follow Jake: https://www.instagram.com/jake_pelot/
Follow Hunter: https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
15% OFF Driftline use "grab15" at checkout: https://tinyurl.com/yvksusym
15% OFF FatSac use "grab15" at checkout: https://www.fatsac.com/
$50 OFF Skiboatcovers use "grab50" at checkout: https://www.skiboatcovers.com/ WSIA: https://wakeresponsibly.com/
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Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters
Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Chapters:
00:00 - 00:20 Intro
00:30 Mt. Rushmore of Contests
20:17 LF’n Wheel of Questions
24:40 Laces in or out?
25:50 Reverts?
31:15 PWT
33:18 Herbs Cup
36:34 Driftline “Deserves Some Love”
43:50 Life Jackets
46:30 Boat vs. Cable worlds
50:00 Foama
55:40 Fatsac Fast Five
1:02:30 Munich Mash
1:04:20 Copenwaken
1:09:00 Contest pay
1:12:00 Wakefest
1:19:00 New products
1:24:00 Free passes to a cable?
1:27:30 Olympics?
1:31:00 Streetjam
1:33:40 Events
Links:
Depth Charge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FQONJbAGng
Foama: https://www.redbull.com/hu-hu/videos/foama-felix-georgii-dominik-hernler-unchained-
Victor Copenwaken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evum3CYgUQU
Graham Slam: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9I43bABOFo/
PWT Team Challenge Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imh6hCz_ixc
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast
Website: https://www.grabmatters.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videos
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters

Shop Talk #9 | Gavin Stuckey, Dylan Mead, & Hunter Thane
Grab Matters Podcast
03/18/25 • 150 min
Gavin broke his foot, Hunter has to wear a cheese-head, and Dylan pukes milk up on himself, need we say more? In this episode we take a call from the head “boot guy” Jack Schoepp at Ronix about whats going on in the boot market, run through some more industry news like Shaun Murray parting ways with Nautique and some sponsorship changes with riders, we spotlight some of our favorite up and coming riders, hit on where we think the best winter riding destination is, have a debate on “drip” vs. “style”, dive into some board tech/riding tech, and go real deep into some winching clips from Fusion. Hear us talk about all that and MUCH more in Episode 9 of Shop Talk from Grab Matters!
Follow Gavin: https://www.instagram.com/gavinstuckey/
Follow Dylan: https://www.instagram.com/backwardsboards/
Follow Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jackinthebox165/
Follow Hunter: https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast
Thank you to this shows sponsors!
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
Slingshot: https://slingshotsports.com/
Chapters:
1:20 Gavins Injury
2:20 Call with “Boot guy” Jack Schoepp
11:45 Murray off Nautique
15:50 Loic on Hyperlite
17:20 Return of Double Up?
18:50 Plastic Playgrounds is back
20:00 Contest formats
23:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
29:00 Instagram Clips
32:30 Stationary wakeboarding device...?
41:30 Up and comers
44:50 Best winter riding spot?
47:50 Drip vs. Style
53:30 Slingshot Slhouette Challenge
55:55 Riders signature tricks
1:01:25 Gavin’s Hot Take
1:05:00 Ollie talk/Trick talk
1:19:45 Patreon Question: Cable Setup
1:25:00 Creativity/IG Questions
1:45:45 Board tech/Feature talk
2:09:00 Fusion winch clips
Links:
ROTY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOI2GFQcYk
How Surfers Get Paid: https://watch.stabmag.com/how-surfers-get-paid/
FLYP: https://flypfantasy.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast
Website: https://www.grabmatters.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videos
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcast
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Parks Bonifay | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 68
Grab Matters Podcast
10/01/24 • 152 min
It would be hard to argue that anyone single person has done more for the sport of wakeboarding, both on the water and off, than Parks Bonifay. You can tell he lives, eats, and breathes this lifestyle, and it shows. Parks was the youngest person to ever waterski, invented several tricks, filmed tons of video parts, won even more contests, and has pushed the boundaries of what is possible on a wakeboard. While a lot of riders might step away from the scene as they end their riding career, Parks has embraced the sport, continuing to keep up with the evolution of wakeboarding. You can feel the passion in his voice when he speaks about riding, Parks is truly a gem in the watersports industry. Ski baby, ugly board graphics, Byerly, knee injuries, getting banned from the masters, MTV cribs, Jackass, video parts, barefooting behind an F1 car, Ronix, Wakelab, and the future of the sport. Hear all that and much more in Episode 68 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
Follow Parks: https://www.instagram.com/parxxx/
Chapters:
00:00 - 2:00 Intro
2:20 Ski Baby
10:00 Why is Parks still involved?
12:00 Shifting from athlete to ambassador
13:50 Why is wakeboarding special?
16:00 Waterskiing
17:20 Ski baby
21:00 First time wakeboarding
27:00 First sponsors
30:00 X-Games
33:30 LF’n Wheel of Questions
38:20 Freemotion
44:40 Hyperlite
47:10 Shane Bonifay
52:20 Byerly influence
56:50 Biggest win
59:55 Knee injuries
1:10:00 Contests
1:13:00 Banned from Masters
1:18:40 Question from Raph Derome
1:25:30 Wakelab
1:28:30 Rail riding
1:39:30 MTV Cribs
1:42:10 Driftline “Deserves Some Love”
1:43:00 Parents inspiration
1:49:20 Jackass
1:54:45 Ronix
1:58:25 RedBull
2:11:00 Currently
2:14:10 Setup
2:22:00 Future of wakeboarding
2:29:30 Thank you’s
Links:
Parks Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjqjl0Qal44
Wakelab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpcZJDcFkWw
Incomplete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W-SKoK8zrI
Shane Bonifay Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNnN6UOeVOo&t=7685s
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast
Website: https://www.grabmatters.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videos
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcast
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Amber Wing | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 49
Grab Matters Podcast
04/23/24 • 153 min
Amber Wing is one of the most successful female wakeboarders to ever do the sport, and is still the only woman to land a 900 behind the boat. Although Amber didn’t seriously start wakeboarding until after highschool, her strong background in gymnastics allowed her to progress quickly. Making finals in her first pro tour stop, landing NBD’s, Sets in motion, Foundation for women’s wake, getting sponsors, getting dropped, progression in women’s riding, competing with a child, and retiring from wakeboarding. Hear all that and much more in Episode 49 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
Follow Amber: https://www.instagram.com/amberwing/
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Chapters
00:00 - 1:30 intro
2:00 Official last name
3:20 favorite grab
4:30 Intro to watersports
7:30 Gymnastics
14:00 First wakeboard
20:00 Australian riding
30:00 Never having a coach
32:00 First sponsor
37:00 Contests
45:00 Surf expo sponsors
48:00 Knee injury
51:10 LF’n wheel of questions
54:20 Equal pay
59:00 Women getting dropped from the tour
1:03:00 Touring the states
1:05:00 Fans and contests
1:10:00 Maven girls
1:13:50 Pro models with LF
1:16:00 Switching brands
1:19:30 Sets in motion
1:28:00 Copycatsclub
1:29:00 Oakley
1:36:00 Being a mother
1:40:00 Best contest season
1:44:00 Traveling with a child
1:46:40 Driftline “Deserves some love”
1:49:40 Foundation for women’s wake
2:00:00 Women’s progression
2:11:00 Setup
2:18:00 Retirement
2:26:30 Future
2:31:00 Thank you’s
Links:
Sets in motion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0UzibjILlU
Foundation for women’s wake: https://www.facebook.com/FoundationForWomensWake
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast
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Darin Shapiro | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 63
Grab Matters Podcast
08/27/24 • 130 min
Who has won the most wakeboard contests? Who has invented the most tricks? Who has signed one of the largest contracts in wakeboardings history? The answer to all of those questions is Darin Shapiro. Darin got started in watersports before wakeboarding as we know it was even a thing. Starting at the cable, Darin took countless laps on a trick ski, and barefooting, but it wasn’t until “ski boarding” came around that he really started to find some success. Darin was flown out by Herb O’Brien to a contest in Hawaii in 1991, and from there Darins journey in the sport began and had no signs of slowing down. Winning over 70 pro contests, inventing countless tricks, starring in 2 video games, signing one of wakeboardings largest contracts, the speedball, and retiring twice. Hear all that and much more in Episode 63 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
Follow Darin: https://www.instagram.com/darin_shapiro/
Armada JiuJitsu: https://armadabjj.com/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
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Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Chapters:
00:00 - 1:40 Intro
3:00 Darin's biggest contract
5:40 Getting started at the cable
14:20 First contest in Hawaii
16:30 Inventing the raley
19:40 Skiboard prototype
23:00 Modifying boards
27:40 Sponsors
31:30 Biggest year
33:15 LF’n Wheel of Questions
39:30 Darin's video game
41:30 Is winning everything?
42:50 Wakeboarding unleashed
45:15 Video parts
49:30 Tricks
54:00 Triples
58:10 Inventing tricks
1:08:20 Driftline “Deserves Some Love”
1:10:55 Scud
1:11:50 Contests
1:17:00 Mindset
1:27:20 Being the “contest guy”
1:32:05 WSIA (Ad)
1:44:20 Retiring
1:48:00 Directional boards
1:50:20 Darin's favorite board
1:53:00 Back problems
2:01:30 Jiu Jitsu
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FAQ
How many episodes does Grab Matters Podcast have?
Grab Matters Podcast currently has 89 episodes available.
What topics does Grab Matters Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Boating, Leisure, Podcasts and Sports.
What is the most popular episode on Grab Matters Podcast?
The episode title 'Kevco | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 56' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Grab Matters Podcast?
The average episode length on Grab Matters Podcast is 145 minutes.
How often are episodes of Grab Matters Podcast released?
Episodes of Grab Matters Podcast are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Grab Matters Podcast?
The first episode of Grab Matters Podcast was released on Jul 26, 2022.
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