Conversations with Big Rich Big Rich Klein

Our very own people person, Alan Johnson, has spent a lifetime helping people. With good listening and great photography skills, Alan is a storyteller. I’m proud to call him my friend. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.4:03 – my dad took typing because that’s where the pretty girls were; he claims typing saved his life. 10:32 – I really wanted to be on the radio, so I showed up at 16 with my FCC disc jockey license and played country music &...

Rich Minga got his start in off-road racing, then turned it into a career in the movie business. Stuntman to the stars, winners do daily what losers do occasionally. Rich is a winner. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.9:57 – I thought I’d learn from the school of hard knocks. I was a better student of the universe than the school system 12:43 – It’s not O-N-E, it’s W-O-N; it means WE won the race! 17:24 – he got me across ...

World champion speed skier turned rockcrawler, John Hembel, shares techniques in improving all skills on Episode 215. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.9:48 – I worked ski rentals, at the end of the day there’d be a huge pile in the middle of the ski shop; my job was to pair them all up together and put them awayl 17:30 – I actually got a soccer scholarship to a school in Mississippi, but I didn’t like the school 22:40 – the for...

Brent Bradshaw is a master with many things, known for supporting the Samurai community as the hands behind TrailTough, he’s transitioned to a cancer-free simpler life. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.4:24 – my dad was real proud of the parts he was able to sneak home 11:57 – my whole life, I would nail tricycle wheels or lawn mower wheels to 2x4s to make go-karts, whatever rolled, I loved. 18:17 – in those days, I was allowed...

Justin Hall began as a rockcrawling and racing competitior. Moving from a Suzuki Samurai to an Unlimited car, then jumping over to the 4500 class, Justin grew up in rock sports. If you’re looking to do the same, listen in for some great advice. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.4:42 – I watched it go from small town to big town with a ridiculous amount of people 8:07 – every break I got, winter, spring, summer, my dad had me work at his company, and I got all the crap jobs, ...

Land use warrior, Amy Granat, Managing Director of CORVA (California Off Road Vehicle Association) joins us for a discussion of what’s on the table for off-road and why it matters to her. Amy is a leader in the fight to keep public lands open to the public. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.3:47 – You have to be more calculated, …I call it being pointed but polite 10:17 – not being able to walk was a difficulty until a friend said, “You have a Ford truck, it has four-wheel d...