The Gnar Couch Podcast

Gnar Couch, LLC
  • 4.6 (38)
  • Comedy
  • Biweekly

Radio without rules. Official podcast of Gnar Couch. www.gnarcouch.com @gnarcouch A bunch of random shit that pops in our heads, a little bit of mountain bike chat (sometimes), not your average interviews, and incoherent analysis of all things. If laughing isn’t your thing, we aren’t for you.

  1. Oct 19

    Gnar Couch Podcast 211: Wes Lukens (Wes Sends), How To Raise a Shredder, Cheef's 2-Year-Old Is Better Than Him

    11-year-old freeride phenom Wes Lukens is the youngest person to ride Freeride Fiesta, the Cam Zink invitational, the Reece Wallace Invitational, Swatch Nines, and the Backyard Battle. This week on Gnar Couch, we're joined by Wes and his dad, Shawn. Wes has been sending ridiculous lines, throwing massive tricks, and generally riding like he forgot to download the fear update for a couple years now. From Whistler to the Virgin, this kid is doing things that most mountain bikers will never do in their entire lives. And behind every kid launching himself into orbit is a dad who's somehow keeping the whole operation rolling. This kid has serious mountain bike talent and a father who knows how to develop and manage it perfectly. Guest: Wes Lukens SHRED TIL BED! Go to our Patreon and give us money. We've added old episodes, downloadable songs, and give you early access to raw, uncut shows for only $4.20/month. Save 20% on Vee Tires, and Tannus Inserts!!! Use the code GNAR to save on tires that are already the best value in MTB and the best inserts in the industry! We all ride TRP brakes. They're the best. Buy some. Gnar Couch: www.gnarcouch.com @gnarcouch Thanks to crankbrothers and Hyland Cyclery and EXT Suspension for always keeping the bikes running. Get 30% off BLIZ sunglasses and more with the code "sponchesmom".

  2. Oct 2

    Gnar Couch Podcast 210: Johny Salido, Return to Rampage, Freeride Fiesta

    Seven years after Rampage tried to kill the dream, Johny Salido is back for unfinished business. @johnysalido joins Gnar Couch from the Utah desert as he prepares for his return to Red Bull Rampage in 2026. The last time Johny earned his way to Rampage, he was a 19-year-old Mexican kid trying to figure out big-mountain freeride. A massive crash, a ruptured spleen, and one extremely s****y hospital visit later, the dream got put on hold. Now he's back. Since 2019, Johny has spent seven years riding some of the biggest shit on Earth, traveling the world, building Freeride Fiesta into one of freeride's sickest events, and becoming an entirely different rider. We get into the comeback, fear, risk, the mental game of Rampage, what he's learned since his first shot, growing freeride in Mexico, Freeride Fiesta, and why apparently almost dying once wasn't enough to make him pick a safer hobby. It's Johny Salido. It's Rampage week. And we're sitting on a couch talking about riding bicycles off cliffs. Real Talk. Raw Takes. No Filter. SHRED TIL BED. Go to our Patreon and give us money. We've added old episodes, downloadable songs, and give you early access to raw, uncut shows for only $4.20/month. Save 20% on Vee Tires, and Tannus Inserts!!! Use the code GNAR to save on tires that are already the best value in MTB and the best inserts in the industry! We all ride TRP brakes. They're the best. Buy some. Gnar Couch: www.gnarcouch.com @gnarcouch Thanks to crankbrothers and Hyland Cyclery and EXT Suspension for always keeping the bikes running. Get 30% off BLIZ sunglasses and more with the code "sponchesmom".

  3. Sep 28

    Gnar Couch Podcast 209: Red Bull Rampage Round Table

    Five freeriders. One podcast. Absolutely no responsible adults. We're loading up the Gnar Couch with Bienvenido Aguado-Alba, Chelsea Kimball, Connor Gallart, Tylor James, and CJ Selig for a Red Bull Rampage roundtable featuring more talent than our podcast hosts have accumulated on their bikes in six years. We're talking big-mountain freeride, Rampage, digging in the Utah desert, pushing boundaries, throwing yourself off enormous cliffs, and the questionable decision-making required to call any of this a career. These people have dedicated their lives to doing things on mountain bikes that most people wouldn't attempt with a parachute. Naturally, we thought we'd invite them onto a podcast hosted by four idiots who can barely manage a group conversation. Come for the Rampage talk. Stay for the inevitable derailment.  **FOLLOW THE GUESTS:** Bienvenido Aguado-Alba: @bienvenidoaguado Chelsea Kimball: @chelseasendsit Connor Gallart: @connorgallart99 Tylor James: @_tylor_james CJ Selig: @cj.selig Gnar Couch: @gnarcouch www.gnarcouch.com 👉 Like the podcast 👉 Subscribe to Gnar Couch 👉 Comment  Gnar Couch: www.gnarcouch.com @gnarcouch Go to our Patreon and give us money. We've added old episodes, downloadable songs, and give you early access to raw, uncut shows for only $4.20/month. We all ride TRP brakes. They're the best. Buy some. Thanks to crankbrothers and Hyland Cyclery and EXT Suspension Vee Tires, and Tannus for always keeping the bikes running. Get 30% off BLIZ sunglasses and more with the code "sponchesmom".

  4. Sep 25

    Gnar Couch Podcast 208: Luke and Alex Mallen, UCI World Cup Racing, Boomers Can't Say Music Right

    The Mallen Twins are back on the Gnar Couch, and somehow Luke and Alex have gone from terrifyingly fast Utah groms to terrifyingly fast World Cup downhill racers while the rest of us have gotten older, angrier, and developed health and attitude problems. We get into life racing the UCI World Cup, traveling the world chasing tenths of a second, representing Outlaw INTENSE Racing, the reality of trying to make it as a young American downhill racer, and what happens when some of your biggest competition also happens to share your DNA. The boys talk racing, crashes, progression, growing up in the Utah bike scene, the FOX US Open at Deer Valley, and what it takes to keep pushing when your “normal teenage experience” involves throwing yourself down mountains at a verifiably dangerous speed. Meanwhile, the Gnar Couch crew contributes its usual collection of highly (mis)informed questions, questionable observations, unnecessary interruptions, and absolutely no useful guidance whatsoever. Two twins. Two downhill bikes. One couch full of rapidly declining chopped uncs. This is professional mountain bike journalism at its finest. 👉 Like the podcast 👉 Subscribe to Gnar Couch 👉 Comment which Mallen twin is faster so they can fight about it at Thanksgiving. Follow these three rad dudes. Luke Mallen Alex Mallen Gnar Couch: www.gnarcouch.com @gnarcouch Go to our Patreon and give us money. We've added old episodes, downloadable songs, and give you early access to raw, uncut shows for only $4.20/month. We all ride TRP brakes. They're the best. Buy some. Thanks to crankbrothers and Hyland Cyclery and EXT Suspension Vee Tires, and Tannus for always keeping the bikes running. Get 30% off BLIZ sunglasses and more with the code "sponchesmom".

  5. Sep 18

    Gnar Couch Podcast 207: Deer Valley Dig Crew, Building a US Open Course, Bike Park/Building/Dig Talk

    The Deer Valley Dig Crew joins Gnar Couch to break down what it took to build the 2026 Fox US Open Downhill course, a track riders were calling the steepest, loosest, and most savage downhill track in the country. We get into the whole process, from the original design and build complications to changes requested by Clay Harper and the Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series, the infamous moon dust, wild off-cambers, and the challenge of constructing a world-class race track during one of the hottest Utah summers on record. Oh, and when they needed wood features, they didn’t just order lumber. They bought a damn sawmill and started milling trees directly from the property. All of that while somehow keeping the rest of Deer Valley’s bike park running. If you’ve ever wondered how a major downhill track goes from an idea on a hillside to something that makes professional racers initially question why the hell they're racing, this one’s for you. Follow these three rad dudes. Deacan Ben Joe Gnar Couch: www.gnarcouch.com @gnarcouch Go to our Patreon and give us money. We've added old episodes, downloadable songs, and give you early access to raw, uncut shows for only $4.20/month. We all ride TRP brakes. They're the best. Buy some. Thanks to crankbrothers and Hyland Cyclery and EXT Suspension and Tannus for always keeping the bikes running. Get 30% off BLIZ sunglasses and more with the code "sponchesmom".

  6. Sep 12

    Gnar Couch Podcast Episode 206: Neko Mulally, Frameworks Racing, Fox US Open

    We caught up with @nekomulally at the @usopenmtb to talk about the track, life as a World Cup racer, and what happens when you decide racing bikes isn't enough work, so you start @rideframeworks and manage @frameworksracing too. Neko gives us the rundown on building Frameworks, running a race team, and somehow keeping tabs on an absolutely ridiculous roster featuring @aarongwin1, @asavermette and @annanewkirk_. We also talk race lines, team management, bike development and how Neko manages to do approximately 47 jobs while the Gnar Couch crew struggles to organize four microphones. Actual mountain bike knowledge was exchanged. We're as surprised as you are. Gnar Couch: www.gnarcouch.com @gnarcouch Go to our Patreon and give us money. We've added old episodes, downloadable songs, and give you early access to raw, uncut shows for only $4.20/month. We all ride TRP brakes. They're the best. Buy some. Thanks to crankbrothers and Hyland Cyclery and EXT Suspension and Tannus for always keeping the bikes running. Get 30% off BLIZ sunglasses and more with the code "sponchesmom".

  7. Sep 8

    Gnar Couch Podcast 205: Taken Cycles, Jeremy McGlathery, Matt Mundy, Chris Canfield

    We're getting TAKEN. Taken Cycles' Jeremy McGlathery, Matt Mundy and Chris Canfield join us to talk about the Boise-built Taken Encounter, CBF + i-Track suspension, and how to make a bike climb well without ruining all the fun on the way back down. This week, we've also included the second hour for free, which is usually reserved for Patreon. Thanks to Chris Canfield for sticking around. Hear his takes unfiltered for free this week! Guest: Taken Cycles Instagram: @takencyles Gnar Couch: www.gnarcouch.com @gnarcouch Go to our Patreon and give us money. We've added old episodes, downloadable songs, and give you early access to raw, uncut shows for only $4.20/month. We all ride TRP brakes. They're the best. Buy some. Thanks to crankbrothers and Hyland Cyclery and EXT Suspension and Tannus for always keeping the bikes running. Get 30% off BLIZ sunglasses and more with the code "sponchesmom".

  8. Aug 24

    Gnar Couch Podcast 204: Rampage Rookie Connor Gallart

    Connor Gallart joins Gnar Couch today. Connor grew up riding the legendary Aptos Post Office Jumps, stepped away from bikes for six years to serve in the US Coast Guard, then apparently decided normal life was overrated and came back to freeride. Now the Evil Bikes rider is headed to Red Bull Rampage as a rookie rider after going absolutely enormous in his Fair Winds submission. This week, we've included the second hour for free. Usually, this is a Patreon-exclusive show. Hope you like it. Check out our Patreon at patreon.com/gnarcouch for as low as $4.20/month! Guest: Connor Gallart Instagram: @connorgallart99 Gnar Couch: www.gnarcouch.com @gnarcouch Go to our Patreon and give us money. We've added old episodes, downloadable songs, and give you early access to raw, uncut shows for only $4.20/month. We all ride TRP brakes. They're the best. Buy some. Thanks to crankbrothers and Hyland Cyclery and EXT Suspension and Tannus for always keeping the bikes running. Get 30% off BLIZ sunglasses and more with the code "sponchesmom".

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Radio without rules. Official podcast of Gnar Couch. www.gnarcouch.com @gnarcouch A bunch of random shit that pops in our heads, a little bit of mountain bike chat (sometimes), not your average interviews, and incoherent analysis of all things. If laughing isn’t your thing, we aren’t for you.

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  • Creator
    Gnar Couch, LLC
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Explicit
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