Grab Matters Podcast
Grab Matters is a wakeboarding podcast featuring open and honest conversations with professional athletes (both current and former), industry icons, and those who carry a passion for riding. New Episodes every Tuesday! More at www.grabmatters.com
Episodes
139 episodes
Tanar Pigrenet | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 121
Tanar Pigrenet went all but completely quiet when it came to being in the wakeboard world, but that didn’t come after years and years of riding, traveling, and filming. Originally from Texas Tanar got started riding at 16, and blew his knee out...
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Shop Talk #14 w/Guenther Oka, Campbell Scarborough & Cooper Scarborough
A ton has happened in wakeboarding since the last Shop Talk, so today we are doing our best to cover at least some of it. From the Munich Mash results, PWT stop 1 and 2, IG clips, Foama 2, and a ton more. Hear this diverse squad of G...
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Quinn Silvernale and Todd Allen | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 120
KC Watersports was the 4th full size cable installed in America, and after over 20 years in operation they have a new General Manager, and his name is Todd Allen. We recorded this special episode of the Grab Matters podcast with him and Quinn S...
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Mini Matters #3 w/Reed Hansen
In Episode 3 of Mini Matters we sit down with Reed Hansen, the man behind the build of the X Games X Fest wakeskate pool. From design to build and everything even an unfortunate blowout, and fix to that blowout, we chat everything to do with th...
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X Fest Wakeskate/Wakeboard Recap | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 119
Wakeboarding and wakeskating were out in full force at X Fest at the X Games in Sacramento this past weekend, and we are breaking it all down. From Reed tre flipping the drop to a pool blowout, this weekend had it all, and the crowd showed up f...
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Beni Bodoki, Luiz Batista, and Pedro Caldas | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 118
Full length projects are back and absolutely better than ever, but these projects don’t happen without a dedicated, motivated, and dialed crew, today we sit down with a few of the guys behind Singularity. Gathered at Hexa Jam, Luiz Batista, Ped...
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Euge De Armas | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 117
We can’t tell if Euge is known more for her double flip, or her contagious laughter and infectious positive energy, which you’ll see both on and off the water. Euge is a prime example of someone who truly loves wakeboarding, and seemingly every...
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Nicklas Dorfer | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 116
Nicklas Dorfer is not afraid to speak his mind about his thoughts on wakeboarding. Right or wrong, good or bad, Nicklas is as passionate about riding as they come, and his actions match his words. Having been behind the camera for edits, live e...
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Nick Taylor | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 115
If you know Nick Taylor you probably won’t be surprised that this podcast is over 4 hours long, and if you dont know Nick, well you’re in for a treat. Nick Taylor is one of the best wakeskaters to ever do it, with countless video parts, contest...
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Hannah Littlefield | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 114
Wakeboarding is small, winching is an even smaller part of that, and Hannah got into both within quick succession of one another. What happens when you get invited to go winching but can’t really ollie yet? You go to the cable and learn. Hannah...
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Jack Schoepp | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 113
Jack Schoepp is what you call the “boot guy” at Square One, but he didn’t get there by just being an engineer with a fascination for footwear. Jack is a lifelong wakeboarder, and a damn good one at that. Getting his start in the midwest Jack kn...
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Nick Davies | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 112
Nick Davies is a wakeboarder who does not care what you think of his riding, and that's not in a pretentious way, its simply in a “I’m having more fun than you can imagine” way, and its refreshing. Getting started on cables with little to no fe...
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Mini Matters #2 w/Rivers Hedrick
In Episode 2 of Mini Matters we sit down with Rivers Hedrick to get a brief preview of LAO, winning ROTY, plans for the 2026 season, and what she’s up to now that her home park Terminus closed. We also dive into pro shops and run through some t...
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Shop Talk #13 w/Keaton Bowlby, Nick Taylor, Tad Matthews, & T.J. Giesey
Today we have put together a heater of a squad, a group that could be argued as having some of the most wakeskate knowledge of any. Keaton Bowlby, Nick Taylor, Tad Matthews, and T.J. Giesey dive into wakeskate history, as well as announce that ...
J.K. Mullins | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 111
When it comes to boat riding, J.K. Mullins is a breath of fresh air. If the boat is pulling him forward he is doing something with his board and the water, downtime doesn’t exist for J.K. Hailing from Tennessee and combining his snowboard roots...
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Max Van Helvoort | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 110
Max Van Helvoort is on a short list of elite talent when it comes to riding both a wakeboard (cable/boat/winch) and a snowboard. In an episode that isn’t short of energy, or laughs, we chat with him about Japan grabs, the triple rodeo, the wake...
Shop Talk #12 w/Daniel Jarrett & Garrett Cortese
We have the second ever guest on Grab Matters, Daniel Jarrett, and joined by a staple of the show, Garrett Cortese, down in Orlando to chop it up. We are talking women being back on the PWT, Olympics 2032, WSIA Summit recap, Cable/Boat etiquett...
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Derek Huntoon | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 109
When breaking your neck isn’t the wake up call you needed, what is? In today’s episode we explore a different side of wakeboarding, the side many are likely familiar with, the side of the rider who tried to “go pro” but never quite reached the ...
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Maxime Roux | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 108
Maxime Roux might just be the top up and coming rider for the 2026 season, if you can even say “up and coming”, because Maxime is all but established. Locking down his first PWT win in 2025, Maxime posts nothing but certified heat, and has tric...
Minipod #1 w/ Oli Derome
In the first edition of “mini pod” Oli and I are diving into everything with the Toronto Boat Show, “core brands”, natty or not, Raph, events, and much more! Follow Oli: https://www.instagram.com/oliderome/Thank you to this s...
Derek Cook | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 107
Derek Cook just might be the king of the wrap, as he has just about as many clips with a wrap handle as anyone else. We chat with this west coast legend about his favorite grab (obviously), the delta, switch methods, the difference of Californi...
Shop Talk #11 w/Campbell Scarborough, Meagan Ethell, Rivers Hedrick, & Sina Jacobsen!
We gathered arguably 4 of the most progressive and dominant female riders of the current era in the studio for a chat on all things wakeboarding. We dive into equal pay, field a solid guest question from Aussie legend Amber Wing, talk clip sati...
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Grab Matters x Bonifay Banter Christmas Special Part 1!
Join us for Part 1 of this two-part Grab Matters x Bonifay Banter Christmas Special! We are catching up with Parks, Shane, and Erik about what they’ve been up to lately over a few glasses of Florida’s finest egg nog. Trivia, the Japan wakeboard...
Marc Shuster | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 106
In this episode, we kick things off with a quick intro before catching up on what Marc’s been up to lately. Marc dives into his first-ever wakeboarding experience, boat riding stories, and early progression moments—including Air Pete 5s and dia...
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John Dreiling | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 105
John Dreiling is now what you would call the head man at Slingshot when it comes to all things “wake”, so we had him back in the studio for a chat about his new job and a ton more. We’re diving into ROTY, when video projects should be released,...
