The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

PulpMX Podcast: Dec. 16 Tits and the MX News

16 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Waddyaknow, Tits and his mx news/gossip/mumblings is a hit. Here's round 2 of Tits and the MX news. -- Intro Music- "What's in a Name?" by Face to F...

PulpMX Podcast: Trey Canard

14 Dec 2010

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Ice Trey talking shop with Matthes on whats been going on and his focus for '11.

PulpMX Podcast: Josh Hill

14 Dec 2010

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Matthes catches up with Josh Hill at the Hart and Huntington track after only four rides since his injury.

Guest: Ryan Morais

13 Dec 2010

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News flash, MX is dangerous. Anyone who has done it has encountered injury but Mo may hold the record for most seasons cut short by injury. Resiliency...

Guest: Jeremy McGrath

08 Dec 2010

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The King flips your wig back a little in this, his second appearance, on the podcast show. A champion with his credentials speaking so honestly is a r...

Guest: Jim Holley

06 Dec 2010

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Hollywood comes back on the podcast show to hit on the current state of the industry heading into the 2011 SX season. Good stuff here. - Intro Musi...

PulpMX Podcast: Tits and the MX News

01 Dec 2010

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Peter Sundell(Tits Legendary), Las Vegas native and Pulp supporter comes in studio with the latest topics in MX and SX to get the PulpMX Grand Poobah'...

Guest: John Gregory

28 Nov 2010

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JT founder John Gregory lays it all out for us from the inspiration of the name, who pushed him to start, how they got into paintball and much more in...

Guest: David Izer

23 Nov 2010

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Much like Rocky v Ivan Drago, this show is a showdown of epic proportions, Matthes squares off against his arch-nemesis, David Izer of DMXS Radio fame...

PulpMX Podcast: Bercy Interviews

22 Nov 2010

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Matthes one on one with, no not a bear claw, some heavy hitters from the Bercy SX.

Guest: Travis Pastrana

16 Nov 2010

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An icon of motor sports, TP199 discusses his busy lifestyle, countless injuries, his often believed to be abbreviated career in moto; and explains the...

Guest: Sean Hamblin

15 Nov 2010

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This one is damn good. Why? Because it's complete honesty from a guy who's been everywhere from the top of the food chain to the bottom, raced in Amer...

Guest: Guy Cooper

12 Nov 2010

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Oklahoman's and '80-'90's era fans rejoice, Airtime has landed. Matthes hooks up with Guy Cooper to chronicle his career from start to finish. As you ...

Guest: Zach Osbourne

05 Nov 2010

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American export Zach Osbourne comes in studio to discuss his experiences racing abroad, his mx training facility, explains why some Americans can't ha...

Guest: Broc Glover

28 Oct 2010

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Matthes touches base with The Golden "Man" on a range of issues from how the industry transition to Dunlop has gone, how this silly season relates to ...

Guest: Mike Genova

25 Oct 2010

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He may not be stirring up discussion on Vital via Twitter(nope, his new team manager takes care of that) but Mike Genova, President of Leisure Concept...

Guest: Michael Byrne

21 Oct 2010

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Matthes catches up with newly signed BBMX rider Michael Byrne to find out how is deal came about, what was holding him back in '10 and how he feels mo...

Guest: Eric Peronnard

18 Oct 2010

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Who is Eric Peronnard you ask? Simply put, a friend of MX and SX. Listen in and learn as Eric and Matthes essentially break down the politics of ride...

PulpMX Podcast: Jason Weigandt "Cold Call"

16 Oct 2010

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Welcome to the 2010 off-season where silly season is the talk of the sport and Matthes is actually kind of bored. Matthes cold calls Weege and they ta...

Guest: Dave Arnold Part 2

12 Oct 2010

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As good as part one of this two part show was, believe it or not, it was surpassed. Listen as Dave reveals the inside story on the legendary '82 MXoN ...

Guest: Sebastien Tortelli

05 Oct 2010

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Not your typical "crafty Frenchman", Sebastien discusses his racing history including his amazing Colliseum SX win, his current work with Champ Factor...

Guest: Dave Arnold Part 1

29 Sep 2010

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Legendary mechanic turned new product R&D member, Dave Arnold has been with Honda for 33 years and covers his experiences in MX and SX in this fir...

PulpMX Podcast: MXoN Interviews

27 Sep 2010

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First is Josh Coppins from saturday qualifying; Antonio "Ravioli" Cairolli talks about his MXoN experience at Lakewood. "Captain America" Andrew Short...

Guest: David Pingree #5

22 Sep 2010

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Ping and Matthes are pressing some buttons and boundaries in this bench racing session regarding the '10 MX Season and the just reaching terminal velo...

Guest: '10 MX Season Review w/Jason Thomas and Jason Weigandt

22 Sep 2010

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Yup, you guessed it, Matthes and Jason Squared dish on the '10 MX Season and just where their predictions went awry.

Guest: Jimmy Albertson

18 Sep 2010

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"Top" Jimmy Albertson discusses his season abroad racing the the GP's. From his confident preseason, to a severe case of home sickness and his parting...

PulpMX Podcast: Pala Interviews

12 Sep 2010

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Listen to what Mike Alessi, MX Lites Champ Trey Canard, (Monster)Tom McGovern and Andrew Short have to say about Pala's maiden voyage.

PulpMX Podcast: Roger DeCoster

10 Sep 2010

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Matthes catches up with Roger D at Pala to discuss his departure from Suzuki and future plans.

PulpMX Podcast: Steel City Interviews

06 Sep 2010

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Matthes catches up with K-DUB, Nick Paluzzi, Ice Trey, J-Law(Yep, that one), Justin Brayton and Jeff Emig after the Steel City National.

Guest: Eric "Smelly" Sandin

03 Sep 2010

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Listen as Matthes talks punk music and motocross with the drummer for the legendary SoCal punk band who came up with brilliant album names such as "Wh...

DMX Podcast: Ryan Lockhart

01 Sep 2010

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The Canadian motocross championships just wrapped up and I thought a nice little season recap with former top Canadian rider turned mechanic Ryan "The...

PulpMX Podcast: Southwick Interviews

31 Aug 2010

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Matthes catches up with John Dowd, Brett Metcalfe, Mitch Payton, Nick Wey and Wil Hahn after the Southwick National.

Guest: Ryan Sipes

24 Aug 2010

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Motoconcepts Yamaha's Ryan Sipes was a front runner all year in both the 250 East SX series and now the 450 MX series. Matthes called up the uber-frie...

Guest: Jason Thomas

19 Aug 2010

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Last weekend a race took place in Mexico that included such legends as Tortelli, Everts, Vuillemin, Huffman and Doug Dubach. There wasn't much fanfare...

PulpMX Podcast: Unadilla Interviews

19 Aug 2010

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Matthes chats with Larry Brooks, Clement Desalle, Brett Metcalfe and more in this Unadilla podcast.

PulpMX Podcast: Mid-Season Update

27 Jul 2010

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Steve Matthes, Jason Thomas and Jason Weigandt take a look at the National season thus far.

PulpMX Podcast: Washougal Interviews

27 Jul 2010

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Matthes chats with Mike Alessi, Ryan Sipes, Jeremy Albrecht, Ryan Villopoto and Tyla Rattray at round 8 of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championshi...

Guest: David Pingree #4

23 Jul 2010

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This week Matthes calls up Troy Lee Designs Honda team manager David Pingree to talk about his motocross101.com instructional DVD, his upcoming career...

Guest: James Stewart

20 Jul 2010

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As we get closer and closer to his return to racing, James Stewart and Steve Matthes have a little chat about Stewie's expectations, what he's been do...

Guest: Marshall Plumb

13 Jul 2010

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Matthes calls up long-time industry veteran and championship winning mechanic Marshall Plumb. The tire guru and shop owner worked with Ross Pederson, ...

PulpMX Podcast: David Vuillemin Red Bud

12 Jul 2010

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Matthes catches up with David Vuillemin at the RedBud national in this quickie interview. Hear what DV thinks of James Stewart, Mike Alessi and more.

Guest: Tim Ferry

30 Jun 2010

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With the announcement that Tim Ferry has hung up his boots for good, Matthes calls up Red Dog to get his thoughts on retiring, what he's going to miss...

PulpMX Podcast: Mark Robitaille

29 Jun 2010

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Steve calls up his pal Mark from back home in Manitoba to get the scoop on what their buddies are doing and to talk about his new 2010 YZ450F.

Guest: Jake Weimer

23 Jun 2010

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Jake Weimer is coming off his first supercross championship but is struggling a bit in the outdoors. Listen in as we talk about the outdoor season, st...

PulpMX Podcast: Mt. Morris Podcasts

15 Jun 2010

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Listen in as Mike Alessi, Andrew Short, Nick Wey, Kyle Chisholm and Tyla Rattray talk about their day at Mt Morris.

Guest: Ryan Villopoto

15 Jun 2010

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Ryan Villopoto suffered a gnarly crash during the supercross series that left him unable to compete in this summers nationals. I call up RV2 to get hi...

DMX Podcast: MX Season Preview

09 Jun 2010

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Listen in as former top pro turned mechanic to Eric Nye and Matthes preview the Canadian nationals and discuss who's going to do what.

PulpMX Podcast: USGP Interviews

02 Jun 2010

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Matthes catches up with Kyle Chisholm and Josh Coppins after the Glen Helen U.S. Grand Prix.

Guest: Geoff Meyer

25 May 2010

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In anticipation of this weekends USGP at Glen Helen, Steve calls up long-time GP journalist Geoff Meyer. MXGeoff and Steve talk about how the GP seaso...

PulpMX Podcast: Hangtown

25 May 2010

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Listen in as Mike Alessi talks about his 4-1 day, Stefan Everts talks about a bunch of stuff, Trey Canard talks about regrouping and Brett Metcalfe ta...

PulpMX Podcast: Motocross Season Preview

20 May 2010

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Listen in as Jason Weigandt, Jason Thomas and myself try to predict what's going to happen this summer. And then we get 13-year old Adam Cianciarulo o...

Guest: Mike Larocco

14 May 2010

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Mike Larocco was one of the sport's top riders for a long time and a fan favorite. After hanging up the O'Neals it was assumed that Mike was going to ...

Guest: Robbie Reynard

14 May 2010

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Robbie Reynard burst onto the scene as the (still) youngest national winner ever. Factory rides followed, but unfortunately so did injuries. Listen in...

PulpMX SX Podcast: Salt Lake City Interviews

06 May 2010

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Matthes interviews David Pingree, Justin Brayton, Mitch Payton and Jeremy Albrecht before and after the 2010 Salt Lake City Supercross.

Guest: Ernesto Fonseca

06 May 2010

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Ernesto Fonseca was in the prime of his career when he suffered a devastating crash while practicing. EF10 and Matthes talk titles, his career, what h...

Guest: Dave Castillo

06 May 2010

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Dave Castillo has transitioned from a nice career as a privateer racer to one of the owners of Asterisk knee braces to now a stuntman on a hit TV show...

PulpMX SX Podcast: Seattle Interviews

28 Apr 2010

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Matthes talks to Steve Cox and Simon Cudby after the Seattle SX, then calls up The Weege to talk about the race and meeting some superfans.

Guest: Damon Huffman

23 Apr 2010

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Damon Huffman was once a motocross prodigy who blasted out of the gate with a couple of 125 SX titles, a factory Kawasaki ride and then a transition i...

Guest: Ross Maeda

23 Apr 2010

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Ross Maeda is universally loved in the industry so when this long-time suspension guru and owner of Enzo Racing suffered a terrible crash that left hi...

Guest: Chad Reed

20 Apr 2010

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This week Matthes calls up Monster Energy Kawasaki's Chad Reed to get the scoop on his comeback, the accidents in St. Louis, the tracks of supercross ...

Guest: Brian Swink

15 Apr 2010

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In this BTOSports.com TWMX podcast, Matthes catches up to former Suzuki factory rider and 2-time 125 SX champion Brian Swink to see what the Swinkster...

DMX Podcast: Tyler Medaglia

15 Apr 2010

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Did you know Matthes is Canadian? He rarely mentions it. He talks with fellow Canuck Tyler Medaglia in this podcast for directmotocross.com.

DMX Podcast: Blair Morgan

15 Apr 2010

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Steve Matthes catches up with his old pal Blair Morgan in this podcast for directmotocross.com.

Guest: Jim Holley

15 Apr 2010

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This week Matthes calls up a real motocross legend, a motocross mercenary named Jim Holley. The 1985 Rodil Cup SX Champion, Holley was nicknamed Holly...

Guest: Austin Stroupe

05 Apr 2010

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In this revealing podcast, Matthes calls up Suzuki's Austin Stroupe to talk about his year of second places, his 450 debut, his off-track troubles and...

PulpMX SX Podcast: Jacksonville Interviews

05 Apr 2010

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Matthes talks to Jeremy Albrecht, Larry Brooks, Ryan Sipes and Mitch Payton before the race and then Tim Ferry (!), Michael Byrne and the Atlanta Falc...

PulpMX SX Podcast: Toronto Interviews

05 Apr 2010

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Matthes talks to Kevin Windham before the Toronto Supercross and then Trey Canard and Lites winner Justin Barcia afterwards.

Guest: Josh Coppins

31 Mar 2010

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Okay, so it's actually a three-fer this week. Matthes chats with longtime GP racer Josh Coppins just a few days before the GP opener in Bulgaria this ...

Guest: Mike Gosselaar

30 Mar 2010

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In a two-fer this week! Matthes gets the winningest mechanic in AMA history on the line to discuss what its like being just that. Suzuki's Mike Gossel...

Guest: Eric Johnson

30 Mar 2010

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Matthes calls up Monster Energy's Eric Johnson, a legend in moto-journalism who is used to being on the other side of the mic.

Guest: Travis Preston

24 Mar 2010

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This week on The Steve Matthes Show, Matthes calls up JGR Communications Specialist (and 2002 125 West Supercross Champion) Travis Preston just to che...

Guest: Donn Maeda

23 Mar 2010

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Normally Steve interviews some riders after the race, but it was cold so he just wanted to get the hell out of there. So, this week Transworld Motocro...

Guest: Jeff Emig

18 Mar 2010

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Matthes calls up multi-time AMA champion turned SPEED TV SX analyst Jeff Emig to get his take on the 2010 series, the Ricky Carmichael School at Dayto...

Guest: Andrew Short

17 Mar 2010

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Steve Matthes and Andrew Short update you on Short's injury, the healing process, and what he's been doing with his spare time.

PulpMX Podcast: Kevin "swizcore" Husted

10 Mar 2010

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Steve gets a fair amount of letters from people who want him to do a podcast with... himself. So he decided to call up a long time reader and regular ...

Guest: Randy Lawrence

10 Mar 2010

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This week Matthes calls up a guy who has done it all, Randy Lawrence. A former pro mountain bike racer, championship winning mechanic and now trainer ...

Guest: David Vuillemin

01 Mar 2010

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This week on the BTOSports.com TWMX Podcast Show, Matthes calls up Le Cobra in France to get his thoughts on the SX season, his foray back to America ...

Guest: Trey Canard

23 Feb 2010

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With a promotion to the 450 for Indianapolis, GEICO Honda's Trey Canard is now Honda Red Bull Racing's Trey Canard. Listen in as Matthes and Canard ta...

Guest: Josh Hill

10 Feb 2010

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Steve Matthes and Josh Hill talk turkey this week on the BTOSports.com Podcast Show.

Guest: Q&A with Tim Ferry

03 Feb 2010

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A little while back Steve asked you guys to call to talk about whatever was on your mind that day. Tim Ferry happened to call during the show and fans...

Guest: Jeff Stanton

01 Feb 2010

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One thing's for sure. When you call Jeff Stanton and ask him a question, you're going to get a straight answer. Matthes called up Stanton before San F...

Guest: Tallon Vohland

28 Jan 2010

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Matthes calls up one of the only men to catch and pass Ricky Carmichael, Tallon Vohland. Tallon, now with Scott/Acerbis, and Steve touch on how much a...

Guest: Rick "Super Hunky" Sieman

28 Jan 2010

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This week on the BTOSports.com TWMX Podcast Show, Matthes puts a call in to one of the founding fathers of motojournalism, long-time editor Rick Siema...

Guest: Danny Betley

21 Jan 2010

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Long-time Factory Honda wrench Danny Betley has done it all. From working for Jeff Stanton to selling tools to building motors every week. Listen in a...

Guest: Tim Olsen

21 Jan 2010

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This week on the BTOSports.com Podcast Show, Matthes calls up the head Yamaha PR guy and the man in charge of more teams in the pits than anyone else....

Guest: Grant Langston

13 Jan 2010

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Grant Langston quietly returned to racing last weekend at the Anaheim 1 supercross opener and took a very credible 10th place in the main event. Liste...

Guest: Tim Ferry

07 Jan 2010

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Earlier this week we filled you in on what Tim Ferry was up to, and now he's back to talk about the 2010 Supercross season. Listen in as we talk about...

PulpMX Podcast: Jason Matthes

05 Jan 2010

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There aren't many people out there who know Matthes better than his brother, Jason. Listen in as Steve and Jason talk about their mini-dad, the websit...

PulpMX Podcast: Steve's Buddy Mark

04 Jan 2010

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Matthes calls up his buddy and former Manitoba racer Mark to talk about the good old days growing up in Canada and racing locally, as well as Mark's r...

Guest: Rich Taylor Dec 2009

24 Dec 2009

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One of the most interesting podcasts yet. Rich Taylor, longtime magazine test rider, pro racer, goggle innovator spins his tales from a life in the wo...

Guest: Andrew Short Dec 2009

22 Dec 2009

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Shorty talks with Matthes about his training routine and his preparation for the 2010 SX season. Oh yeah, and he's really appreciative of his position...

Guest: Matt Boni Dec 2009

18 Dec 2009

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The 3rd show featuring an in studio guest. Sit down and listen to the stellar audio quality as Boni oozes his good ole' boy charisma on this show. Pri...

Guest: Dave Prater Dec 2009

14 Dec 2009

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Dave Prater discusses his job as Director of Supercross for Feld Entertainment as it relates to the Supercross series. Some interesting stuff in here ...

Guest: Joe and Coy Gibbs Dec 2009

11 Dec 2009

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You read that right, Matthes talks with NFL Hall of Fame coach, Joe Gibbs. A fun, informative interview, listen as Matthes and Coy ham it up with inte...

Guest: Alan Brown Dec 2009

02 Dec 2009

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Long-time engine builder Alan Brown of Brown Motorsports sits down in-studio with Matthes to discuss his current race season and his roots in MX inclu...

Guest: Dave Nash Nov 2009

27 Nov 2009

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Matthes talks moto with PulpMX and seemingly self-taught moto historian, Dave Nash. Weege joins in to create a Jersey-centric Super-power of moto hist...

Guest: Steve Giberson Nov 2009

24 Nov 2009

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Steve Giberson, or GuyB as he's known from his digital home VitalMX, is a long time photographer of all things moto. He discusses trying to police the...

Guest: James Stewart Nov 2009

22 Nov 2009

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JS7 discusses his Bercy experience and subsequent sickness, the fans, the internet forums and speculation on what to expect starting at A1 in 2010.

Guest: Dave Thorpe Nov 2009

20 Nov 2009

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Matthes catches up with British MX Legend Dave Thorpe who is presently rider liaison for CCM. Thorpy is a very humble racer with great insight into th...

Guest: Jeff Emig Part 2 Nov 2009

12 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This sequel is every bit as good as its predecessor.