Todd Richards | The Bomb Hole Episode 63

Olympian, author, video game character, actor, announcer-Richards is a snowboard icon dressed with X-Games medals and US Open titles. The list of his accolades goes on and on. In this episode, we talk about how to have a 20-year long career, Star Wars trivia, snowboard heroes, carving, the current state of halfpipes, “Out Cold”, getting stuffed in lockers, life coaching, calling trick names, professional sports announcing, and so much more. Todd hails from Massachusetts and made a name for himself in the halfpipe world in the early 90’s continuing on to have one of the longest careers as a pro snowboarder and is set to commentate the 2021 Olympics. We had the pleasure of sitting down with Todd and embarking on a banter marathon learning about his amazing journey, as well as get an idea of how this very talented human thinks on this weeks episode of The Bomb Hole!
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Chapters-
0:00:00 | Intro | Tavel Anxiety | Aging Gracefully | Growing Up Masshole |
0:21:06 | Statues And Rails | Carving | Half Pipes | Oldest McTwist | Super Pipe |
0:44:25 | Contests | Liquid Death Spinning Wheel | Cheddar Biscuits | Snowboard Hero’s |
1:10:03 | The Pant’s Man | Social Media | Life Coaching | Life Skills | Family | Creature Of Habit |
1:35:41 | Commentating | 20 Year Pro Career | Name That Video Part |
1:56:58 | Out Cold | Contest Results | Flow State | The Olympics |
2:24:47 | D.C. Mountain Lab | Pub Beer Break Out Moment | Calling Tricks Right |
2:41:49 | Han Solo Of Snow | Hot Takes | Omatic | Audi's | Don’t Be A Di#K | Thanks | Monday Mass
Show Notes-
Todd Richards Toy | www.ebay.com/p/6039194142
Guns And Rose “Mr. Brownstone” | • Mr. Brownstone
E.T. | • ET The Extra Terrestri...
Bullying In School | www.uopeople.edu/blog/definit...
Todd Richards Documentary | • Todd Richards Discusse...
The Carve Father | • The Carvefather at Hun...
Longboard Dancing | • Longboard DANCING on t...
The Western Front | vimeo.com/126442746
Master Blaster | madmax.fandom.com/wiki/Master...
Lindsey Jacobellis | • 06 Winter olympics fal...
Shawn White 2018 Gold Run | • 2018 Winter Olympics: ...
KingPin Productions | www.kingpinproductions.tv/sno...
Out Cold | • Out Cold
The 6 Million Dollar Man | • The Six Million Dollar...
Post Olympic Depression | www.theatlantic.com/health/ar...
D.C. Mountain Lab Todd Richards | • dc mtn lab 1.5 todd ri...
#TheBombHole #Snowboarding #ToddRichards
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[@corbettroberts]

One of the highlights of my youth was being at the top of the half pipe with Tod at Brk I was a gaper but I didn’t care I was there!! With fricking Tod Richard’s the Voice of Snowboarding!!

[@AngeronaLongspell]

Todd has shaped how we think about snowboarding from the overall direction the sport has taken to how what we came to know is possible has inspired the way that we personally ride. Thank you Todd for keeping the humor, keeping the style, keeping the spirit & attitude, and making sure the cool kids club gets representation for all the years, all the contests or lack there of, the brokenness, and through the brands and fads/sponsors we endured. Way to represent! And way to make sure the future generations know what's up through your mentorship. And way to perpetuate the trifecta (surf sk8 sno). My husband is your age and we named our kid Ollie Winter Kai, a tribute to all the boardsports and at ten years old he's a better surfer, sk8er and soon to be gasp, snow shredder than my aging ass. It's humbling but so glad you found your place within the establishment and made it better reflect what we were all about and what we're all still clinging to in our own ways. Cheers!

[@joshuabrorby8265]

Todd is the pure definition of a "professional snowboarder". His career highlights on a board matched with that personality..... very few have done it better than him!

[@TheBombHole]

True!!!

[@traviskerr5263]

I think Kazu holds the crown for current mysterious legends - good fuckin convo

[@TheBombHole]

Good call

[@christophergruenwald5054]

Out Cold has to be one of my all time favorite movies.

[@jasonsong86]

What a legend! Todd just doesn’t age somehow. I swear he secretly owns the fountain of youth.

[@TheBombHole]

He owns the papers on the fountain of youth for sure!

[@Champzilla77]

"a Voltron of bad ideas"

[@TheBombHole]

hahaha

[@Theterminato2013]

Todd Richards was a beast and one my fav pro snowboarders to use in Coolboarders 2001, alongside Kevin Jones.

[@arjanvijselaar534]

Been waiting for this one. Richards is the very definition of legend. 12 minutes in and I’m already wiping tears of laughter from my eyes.

[@TheBombHole]

ahahah love that

[@HAKKY2112]

Guys this is amazing… I’m only halfway through this but this interview is equalizing, nostalgic, clarifying and a breath of fresh air! TR, is really setting a good portion of the record straight… it’s almost like an epiphany from the rest of what’s going on in the snowboard world these days… I’ve been shredding since 1988 and this just feels like a validation of my own memories and thoughts now vocalized and supported by the feedback that you guys are discussing right now… I might comment later but I want to get back to the rest of this interview

[@chandlerhalbur6272]

the bomb hole competition NEEDS to happen.

[@TheBombHole]

Good call!

[@Subaruuu12]

Frank April is the chewy of snowboarding. awesome interview.

[@benryan2009]

And Jamie Lynn is Yoda

[@shawnmclaughlin7418]

If it wasn't for Jason Ellis bringing up Todd Richards interview at the olympics i would not have known about this channel and snowboarding was my life from 94 to 2005 until i broke my back tryin to film with friends on house rock at crested butte. Needed this thanks.

[@bob6693]

Loved this one, the old heads are where its at.

[@TheBombHole]

hahaha glad you enjoyed!

[@Justaride-Snowboard-Channel]

Possibly the best one so far, guys! TR is so bloody authentic, it's an absolute pleasure to listen to all of this! Respect for being that straight up honest! Super funny, but also full of wisdom. Epic!!

[@TheBombHole]

booom! glad you liked it

[@SledShedID]

Met Todd at SIA when me and my business partner sat down for an appointment in the Omatic booth. He was a legend and played it super cool. This episode was a lot of fun guys haha. Laughed through the whole thing.

[@MattthewCunha]

Todd’s witt is always great. I remember being at the Honda sessions and a rider fell on the stair set straight to their back. Without hesitation he told the crowd not to worry and that the stairs actually felt like a deep tissue massage.

[@TheBombHole]

😂

[@skeight976]

this one was the best, and I was cleaning the house and doing some video editing while listening to this one, not just taking a shit.

[@TheBombHole]

love hearing that

[@buildinghome175]

Best one yet. So funny, and such a legendary part of snowboarding.

[@TheBombHole]

glad you enjoyed!

[@jaburke88]

TR represents east coast snowboarding to the core. Great episode

[@treycooper4155]

Yoooo the rail / carve break down got me hahahah

[@TheBombHole]

glad you enjoyed

[@StudioMontaneZone]

Might be my favorite Bombhole yet.

[@ollie1006]

Thanks again Bomb Hole, banger after banger.❤️

[@TheBombHole]

thanks!

[@backsideslash]

LEGEND. also, my least favorite hike in Utah is from the gates to the baggage claim

[@TheBombHole]

👑👑

[@m0sesdewitt]

"one dude sucking up the entire snowboard industry budget" LOL

[@Powsurf]

Music to my ears. Thanks Todd and the bomb hole for this one big time! Thanks for keeping true to the roots on the trick names. Nailed that one 100%

[@mikemackenzie3305]

Great episode guy. Thanks for all you do

[@ichakidann10]

Great topics, great banter - thank you bomb hole nation !

[@TheBombHole]

❤️👊🏻

[@LifetimeShred]

What a legend. Great episode.

[@TheBoarder360]

I’ve totally had some of my bests surfs hungover - that bit resonated with me… great episode, as a 40some year old boarder of 25 years this was so rad. Thank you Bombhole!

[@robertroyal382]

LEGEND!!! greatest ep ever

[@TheBombHole]

❤️❤️❤️

[@NickyP902]

Another banger from the bomb hole

[@justintime5252]

This dude had been the same age since I was in junior high. Respect!

[@TheBombHole]

hahah trye

[@TheBombHole]

true'

[@citizensofshred]

Another sick ep. I grew up surfing everyday and skating a fair bit before discovering snowboarding at 21 and moving my whole life overseas to be in the mountains. I still watch a heap of surfing and hearing the trick names get butchered by most people in that industry is hard to take. Cheers to Todd for trying to educate.

[@TheBombHole]

boom

[@Christopherthomas123]

Another phenomenal episode boys, can I put another vote on for Otterstrom please?!

[@jerdybird3594]

Who in their right mind would downvote this gold?

[@Sixty4Fifty7]

Some jock from his hometown that doesn't want Todd to have any shine.

[@backsideslash]

probably someone hoping they would talk about Robot Food and Airblaster...i'm not saying i downvoted, but i understand. but that would probably need to be a second 3.5 hour interview!

[@307beez]

@@backsideslash what was the deal with robot food and air blaster ?

[@backsideslash]

Just an incredible video company and an incredible clothing company he was involved in. Robot Food's Afterbang and Lame are two of my all time favorites

[@307beez]

@@backsideslash I knew he was involved with robot food, I didn’t know he had anything to do with air blaster though…. And yes those robot foods films were and still are amazing !

[@C_Haberstoked]

Cheers boys this is a good one! The force is strong with this one.

[@TheBombHole]

👊🏻👑

[@4ever2wheels18]

Todd is a legend! Another awesome show bomb hole, you guys are killing the game.

[@TheBombHole]

thanks!!

[@Sketchbag]

I asked for xmas, during *The Resistance* days, for a black/blue/grey *Special Blend* jacket I seen him wear in his section! _Santa did not disappoint that year!!_

[@LEGENDofBEANY]

Such a great era in snowboarding. Perhaps the best.

[@TheBombHole]

❤️🏆

[@briansmith960]

I thank Todd Richards. He posted some weak ass IG on Nick Sandman and asked if his parents were proud of him. I quit social media forever at that point. Todd’s smartest move was pulling that crap down. I learn a lot from Todd, we’re both Massholes to......

[@tourhead]

One contest like a WWF event and we would never want to see anything else. I'm down! In Todd's voice........ In The Main Event We Have A TRIFECTA! "RedRum" Gerard vs Scotty "Slaughter" James vs Danny "The Destroyer" Davis!!!!!!!

[@TheBombHole]

hahah

[@Uzishmoozi36]

I’m from shrewsbury but you guys made snowboarding cool for us in our gen. Now we’re the cool kids 😎. Doing the chasing 😭🤣

[@spearcam]

Shouts out Gunstock. Love that spot. Also thanks for another solid Bombhole 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@TheBombHole]

boom! thanks

[@benoitarseneau1428]

The superpipe killed the pipe scene. Although Terje was right... If you know how to carve and are not afraid of speed, 22ft is best!

[@jwconstruction9065]

Love the banter

[@TheBombHole]

boom!

[@jwconstruction9065]

Keep on spreading the good word. Love learning about the culture and the legends of your sport I'm 5 years into my snowboarding addiction at 41 , that's what brought me here. Upstate ny Western mass, local. Catamount, hunter mt Good times

[@roostervision]

Great to see Grampa Todd hasn't lost his zest for deadpan sarcasm.

[@svetozarmadzharov1182]

hahah 6 coors light deep . Man his sense of humor kills me every time.

[@justinkobak5341]

Love it fellas! When you landing Shawn Palmer???

[@TheBombHole]

thanks! great suggestion

[@mcminigo3036]

he's the real banter king , no doubt

[@TheBombHole]

true, certified banter king

[@jwconstruction9065]

I love that Todd talked about us wanting better for our kids, wen is it to good? Pampering people has made us soft. I think that's why we generation x. It gets to a point were tuff love is nessecary, I don't have kids but finding that balance must be the hardest thing..

[@zimizoom]

HAHA I'm from Nelson BC... had no idea these connections! so cool!

[@stillsurvivingbarely]

so good my dohhhgggggggggg

[@TheBombHole]

Hahaha

[@certiflatfab3083]

Such a G! According to my hetero life mate, T Rich once gave one of my cab 5 tail grabs a "w0000" while they were standing on the mound in Freeway at Breck circa 06. Literally the highlight of my "career"

[@TheBombHole]

👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@kyledrums702]

“the champ” T.R. Awesome episode gents!

[@TheBombHole]

glad you liked it! thanks

[@sachsenboarders8983]

Interesting aspects from TR (starting late to ride and being able to ride at 50+). Loved to ride his pro models when I was riding for Rossignol by myself in the early 2000s. By the way E Stone reminds me to a young Bud Spencer ;)

[@frappe214]

Hell yeeeeeeeaaaaaa!!!!!!! BH is the dannnmmmm bessstttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dubaudi]

TR is the fucking man, glad that some Audi talk snuck in at the end. Audi 90 will always be one of my favorite models I've owned. was a tank in the snow

[@itemps]

Def a small town new england thing. I remember that in high school and that was only 10yrs ago lol. Grew up at gunstock too lol

[@theorcasisterspod8603]

Yoda of Snowboarding mos def The Guch, 1st thing that came to my head. As for Hans Solo, Jaime Lynn hands down. Chewy.... thinking E Jack. These days at least.

[@andrewpsc]

Shouts to the dungeon!

[@chrisbumpus956]

Todd did u go to Lowes in Worcester recently?

[@whytanna2280]

Waaaaaaa waaaa waaaa WACHUSETT BABY

[@bettencourtm4]

Loon built a mini pipe last season and it was super fun

[@marketingmasters3550]

This dude seems like a super cool dude 🤙

[@filmerd]

Thank you for going the full three hours this is dope 🙏

[@TheBombHole]

glad you enjoyed!

[@jamescorbett5729]

Funny idea about speed suits for superpipe. Maybe Ayumu will need to trade in the Tom Penny 1990s gangster look. On a side note, I was always impressed by Todd's hockey hair. If you Google it, you'll get an actual hockey played named Todd Richards who looks a little like Todd Richards the snowboarder.

[@photoandhi]

Such a decent ep 👌🏼

[@TheBombHole]

❤️👊🏻

[@va4114]

This was the most offensive compliment I ever heard I think

[@survivor1time]

Yes!!!!

[@dukedyer5599]

Good to see Barry got his legs back!

[@Sketchbag]

The Patrick Swayzee of snowboarding!

[@jiboperator3140]

The little pipes at Bear and Mammoth are fun af. The woopty’s at mammoth are the shit though

[@TheBombHole]

Both are crazy fun

[@JeanaBeanaKG]

Who won the board from the contest from the website? Did I somehow miss it on the cast today? Great one btw.

[@TheBombHole]

we announced it on our IG

[@zimizoom]

WWF STYLE HALFPIPE COMPS!!!!! YES PLEASE LOVE CANADA!!!!

[@slayerthecat6riley152]

My first Snowboarder Fan out.. 1995 Drove from Vegas to Breckinridge to Ride & hunt Him down.. 🏂😻

[@TheBombHole]

🙌🏼 amazing

[@MMagner2]

My first board was an Omatic Boron!

[@kaylerwall6]

Same I got handed down a 158 Andreas Wiig pro model board when I was 5 foot nothing😂

[@32srt32]

just turned 37 and skate everyday! as soon as i take days off i start getting stiff.

[@websterbrandcoaching9724]

Brand is literally the art of managing perceptions, agree 100% with TR, "people shouldn't know everything about everyone, then the mystiques is gone." Miss the late 90s and hiking Breck's pipe with the breck crew. Thanks, TR.

[@arnaudcolomb5497]

Good one Did peter line has been on the podcast?

[@TheBombHole]

not yet. thanks

[@JesusSaves2121]

OG LEGEND. Mr. Wet cat himself ! Def need Danny Kass on here too. Eddie Wall also.

[@TheBombHole]

❤️❤️❤️

[@personalcatalog]

The audi 5cyl oh baby

[@32srt32]

hate articulated knees on pants and its soo hard to find a good straight leg baggy pant

[@MrTacoma]

Carving is like jazz

[@thebaronvoneric87]

Ice Coast creates the best riders.

[@josephmoore9839]

Need some rainx sponsorship for the top sheet to eliminate the beaver slap. Snow will slide right off

[@TheBombHole]

Great call!

[@annenyctheoriginal]

Listened to every minute. How many sponsors do the listeners need to support so they support you for the Bombhole Comp?

[@TheBombHole]

ahaha thats a good question

[@annenyctheoriginal]

@@TheBombHole (1) if Stan can do this: www.snowboarder.com/featured/reading-lips-pop-up-park-at-boreal-with-stan/ , you can do yours. (2) I'll become a Big Dawg if you decide to make a go of it.

[@scottyflintstone]

01:25:00 solid stuff from a man who knows a few things

[@m0sesdewitt]

Sierra at Tahoe had the sickest modified pipe this last year.

[@TheBombHole]

True!

[@trhyne1]

🔥🔥🔥

[@TheBombHole]

❤️👊🏻

[@m0sesdewitt]

name that video part was jess kimura in DFA

[@jasonlilly4916]

3hrs of Richards ? TR tell me you spoke about Toy collections and Jawbreaker ;) lol

[@kelleyrogers8107]

Todd tells it like it is… from the old school.. skate style disciple all the way.

[@NitroSnowboardsOfficial]

B-Fox Hans Solo... : )

[@McNeallyFPV]

Yoda has to be the OG Yoda. The one and only JG.

[@TheBombHole]

He’s a legend

[@McNeallyFPV]

@@TheBombHole you've got to bring him on to share some stories and spill the T..

[@307beez]

@@McNeallyFPV yes to this

[@raylewis7221]

Carving convo needed to happen

[@TheBombHole]

Hahaha

[@tourhead]

Killer skater makes hella stylish snowboarder. That's Richards. (for those of you unfamiliar with Richards. Huh?)

[@jebzinewicz2711]

"Wachusett" 🤣, would be epic to run into TR there. Back in high school I got kicked out of ski-club for speeding there and my boy got thrown out for stealing a cheeseburger. That place is/was so ridiculous with their ski-patrol team. Any time they get a powder dump, they close the trails off and groom it immediately because they claim it's "dangerous" lol. If only they brought back a hand-dug 10-12 foot pipe at Wachusett to redeem themselves of past atrocities..

[@militantminded109]

"When job needs to be done there is no other way than Slappin Beeev"....Weavinnnnnnn....great show

[@TheBombHole]

hhHAHAH

[@Squirtn4certn]

Legend. One really wet cat! Thanx for a glimpse behind the TR curtain. "Dinr be a dick"-words to live by.

[@TheBombHole]

great words!

[@stuartadams3127]

2:57:00 Amen

[@dougsmith8107]

Well that was the longest dump I've ever taken. Pro/notpro tip: tip to one side for 10sec, then the other, and you get the circulation back in your legs for a few more minutes :)

[@TheBombHole]

that is a pro tip