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Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ripping The Rack Podcast

By Tim Matero

We are a bi-weekly podcast surrounding the game of Candlepin Bowling. We incorporate interviews, past experiences, and just our general knowledge of the game during the show.
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Ep 141 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 05/20/2024

Ep 141 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 05/20/2024

Welcome to Episode 141 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! In tonights episode, we have Brian, Calvin, and Tim discussing some past results, upcoming tournaments, and basically anything that is of interest to us, other sports, other things, other topics, among other stuff I guess. As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast. And don't forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube page!

May 21, 202401:09:18
Ep. 140 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Monday 04/22/2024

Ep. 140 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Monday 04/22/2024

Welcome to Episode 140 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! In tonights episode, we have Brian, calvin, and Tim discussing some past results, upcoming tournaments, and a special after-school episode of what grinds our gears (and yes, I supppose I am showing a certain age with the afterschool special comment. Spiciness awaits! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast. And don't forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube page!

Apr 23, 202401:21:10
Ep. 139 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 04/08/2024

Ep. 139 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 04/08/2024

Welcome to Episode 139 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! In tonights episode, we have Calvin, Tim, and maybe Brian (he had a great adventure, bucket list type trip this weekend) discussing the state of the game, Easter Classic, and all sorts of other interesting topics/tidbits, etc.. And yes, we even get a little spicy with an abbreviated what grinds Brian's gears! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast. And don't forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube page!

Apr 09, 202401:07:27
Ep. 138 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon Evening 03/25/2024

Ep. 138 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon Evening 03/25/2024

Welcome to Episode 138 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! We have a very special guest on the show this evening, he's an ICBA Hall of Famer, a multiple time World Champion, a multiple time State, Pro-Tour, Pro-Series Champion, he's arguably the best left-handed Candlepin Bowler to grace the lanes, and arguably one of the Top 3 (in my humble opinion) to EVER lace them up on the lanes. We have Craig Holbrook joining Calvin, Brian, and Tim tonight to talk about the game of Candlepin bowling, the upcoming Easter Classic, and whatever else we decide to chat about! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast. And don't forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube page!

Mar 26, 202401:25:50
Ep. 137 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 03/11/2024

Ep. 137 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 03/11/2024

Welcome to Episode 137 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! We are live on this post daylight savings Monday evening as the guys discuss the current state of affairs with candlepin bowling. Past tournaments, upcoming tournaments, answer some questions, and the re-debut of the long awaited Power Rankings (which is only opinions folks!). As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast. And don't forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube page!


Mar 12, 202401:05:15
Ep. 136 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Monday 02/26/2024

Ep. 136 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Monday 02/26/2024

Welcome to Episode 136 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! We are live late winter Monday evening as the guys discuss the current state of affairs with candlepin bowling. Past tournaments, upcoming tournaments, answer some questions, see if we can't get Tim and/or Brian to go on a rant, perhaps even some squirrel moments or 2? And newsflash, a couple of minor rants were had!


As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast. And don't forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube page!

Feb 27, 202401:06:22
Ep. 135 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Monday 02/05/2024

Ep. 135 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Monday 02/05/2024

Welcome to Episode 135 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! We are live on this cold and windy Monday evening as the guys discuss the current state of affairs with candlepin bowling. Past tournaments, upcoming tournaments, answer some questions, see if we can't get Tim and/or Brian to go on a rant, perhaps even some squirrel moments or 2? Newsflash, Calvin went on a rant! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast. And don't forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube page!

Feb 06, 202401:08:29
Ep. 134 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Sunday 01/21/2024

Ep. 134 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Sunday 01/21/2024

Welcome to Episode 134 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! We are live, on a special Sunday night edition of the show. Tim, Brian, and Calvin welcome some very special guests to the show tonight. We have 3 of the best young bowlers from the State of Maine joining us tonight. Cole Frey, Mark Webber, and Kerrigan Skinner join us to talk bowling and what ever else we may come up with!


As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast. And don't forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube page!

Jan 22, 202401:12:38
Ep. 133 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Monday 01/08/2024

Ep. 133 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Monday 01/08/2024

Welcome to Episode 133 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! Today's first episode of 2024 features Tim, Calvin, and Brian as they discuss the world of Candlepin Bowling, some things that will most likely cause some squirrel moments, and discuss the hard-hitting, world wide interest generating, wheeling dealing, type of content that the interwebs is missing today... and nicknames, they spend far too much time listening to old man Tim shake his fist at clouds talking about nicknames! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Jan 09, 202401:00:25
Ep. 132 Ripping The Rack Podcast Recorded LIVE Mon 12/11/2023

Ep. 132 Ripping The Rack Podcast Recorded LIVE Mon 12/11/2023

Welcome to Episode 132 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! Today's episode features Tim, Calvin, and Brian as they discuss the comings and goings of the game of Candlepin bowling, while at the same time most likely having several squirrel moments and discuss other goings on, etc... And yes, there was some lively discussion on Lobbing, foot fouls, and bowlers calls.. As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Dec 12, 202301:10:21
Ep. 131 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE on Mon 11/27/2023

Ep. 131 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE on Mon 11/27/2023

Welcome to Episode 131 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! Today's episode features Tim, Calvin, and Brian as they discuss the comings and goings of the game of Candlepin bowling, while at the same time most likely having several squirrel moments and discuss other goings on, etc... And yes, it was off the rails at times, Tim probably talks way too much, Calvin wants to reach through and throttle Tim, and Brian just wants to have a good discussion on things! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Nov 28, 202301:03:23
Ep. 130 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Monday 11/13/2023

Ep. 130 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Monday 11/13/2023

Welcome to Episode 130 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! In today's episode Calvin and Tim (Brian has been suspended indefinitely doe conduct detrimental to the show..... Just kidding, he is on a well deserved family vacation and will be back for the next show) have a lot to get through between the recent large tournaments, some things that may grind some gears, and other various topics that hopefully don't get them kicked off the air! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Nov 14, 202301:45:36
Ep. 129 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 10/23/2023

Ep. 129 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 10/23/2023

Welcome to Episode 129 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! In today's episode, Brian, Tim, and Calvin welcome 2 of the young guns of Candlepin Bowling, Josh Daley and Charlie Collins. Just checking, but if you add up Brian, Calvin, Charlie, and Josh's age, does it reach Tim's? These 5 bowlers will be discussing the state of Candlepin bowling, the upcoming Men's Worlds Tournament, the recent ICBA Hall of Fame Induction, and other topics that I am sure will be brought forth! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Oct 24, 202301:15:39
Ep. 128 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 10/09/2023

Ep. 128 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 10/09/2023

Welcome to Episode 128 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast on the interwebs today! In today's episode, Brian, Tim, and Calvin discuss the state of Candlepin bowling, past results, upcoming tournaments, and they view and comment on a few of the 200 strings that are actually recorded! And yes, Tim gets a little heated, irritated, grinding of the gears type moment... As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Oct 10, 202301:07:45
Ep. 127 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 09/25/2023

Ep. 127 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 09/25/2023

Welcome to Episode 127 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! Tonight we have Tim and Calvin (Brian had family obligations and could not make it). Tim and Calvin talk a little hockey to start but soon move into some upcoming tournaments before featuring a new aspect to the show. They watched and commented on the last string of the Craig Holbrook vs Tom Olzsta match from Channel 5 in 1993. This will be something they do quite frequently moving forward. They also answered a couple of questions and discussed some aspects of the current state of the game.

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Sep 26, 202301:02:07
Ep. 126 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE on Monday 09/11/2023

Ep. 126 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE on Monday 09/11/2023

Welcome to Episode 126 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! Tonight we have Brian, Tim, and Calvin along with 3 special guests in Ashlee Breton, Matt Nichols, and Brittany Underwood. Three up and coming young bowlers join the guys as we discuss the state of the game, some recent results, some upcoming tournaments, and discussing the upcoming fall/winter season. And I am sure they will discuss other things as well, perhaps some squirrel moments from Tim, etc...

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.


Sep 12, 202301:09:02
Ep. 125 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live on Monday 08/21/2023

Ep. 125 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live on Monday 08/21/2023

Welcome to Episode 125 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! Tonight we have the guys with no special guests. We have Brian, Calvin, and Tim discussing the state of the game, some recent results, some upcoming tournaments, and discussing the upcoming fall/winter season. And I am sure they will discuss other things as well, perhaps some squirrel moments from Tim, etc... As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Aug 22, 202301:11:26
Ep 124 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Monday Aug 7th 2023

Ep 124 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Monday Aug 7th 2023

Welcome to Episode 124 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! We are live on Monday evening, August 7th, with 2 very special guests! The TikTok Ladies of @Candlepinbowling (on TikTok) fame join us tonight. Kerry Ann and Caitlyn Finn are here, in person, along with Brian, Tim, and Calvin as they discuss Candlepin Bowling, TikTok, the social media aspect, behind the scenes, etc... basically everything to do with the game of Candlepin Bowling... As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Aug 08, 202301:10:39
Ep. 123 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live Monday 07/24/2023

Ep. 123 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live Monday 07/24/2023

Welcome to Episode 123 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! We are live on Monday evening, July 24th and we are talking about Candlepin Bowling and other items of fun discussions, such as our Top 10 Robin Williams movies! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Jul 25, 202301:07:42
Ep 122 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live on Monday 07/10

Ep 122 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live on Monday 07/10

Welcome to a very special episode of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! We are live on Monday evening, July 10th with a very special guest. He is to be inducted into the International Candlepin Bowling Association Hall of Fame this coming October, he is a fierce competitor on the lanes, but one of the all-time nicest bowlers to step foot on the lanes. Mr. Bob Whitcomb joins the guys tonight in our discussion on the state of candlepin bowling and other topics that pop up! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Jul 11, 202301:18:24
Ep. 121 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 06/26/2023

Ep. 121 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 06/26/2023

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast and episode 120. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! We are live, talking about the game of Candlepin Bowling, answering question, talking about the Can-Ams Mixed Doubles Tournament as well as results from this past weekend Mixed Worlds Team Championships. And I am sure several other topics that crop up during the show!


As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Jun 27, 202301:06:23
Ep. 120 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live on Monday 06/12/2023

Ep. 120 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live on Monday 06/12/2023

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast and episode 120. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! We are live, talking about the game of Candlepin Bowling, upcoming tournaments, past results, answering questions, and yes... We finally have a long awaited return of the Top 10 list! And today's subject has nothing to do with bowling or sports, but our favorite Top 10 Tom Hanks movies! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Jun 13, 202301:05:07
Ep. 119 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 05/29/2023

Ep. 119 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded LIVE Mon 05/29/2023

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! We are live, talking about bowling, results, upcoming tournaments, answering questions, and perhaps talking about other things not actually related to the game (and yes, we all know Tim is going to have his squirrel moments, but bare with him..) And yes, we absolutely went off the rails during this show, but Tim blames Calvin, Calvin blames Brian, and Brian blames Tim! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

May 30, 202301:00:29
Ep. 118 Ripping the Rack Podcast - Taped Live Mon 05/15/2023

Ep. 118 Ripping the Rack Podcast - Taped Live Mon 05/15/2023

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! We are live, talking about bowling, results, upcoming tournaments, answering questions, and talking about other things perhaps NOT related to the game (and yes, plenty of Tim with squirrel moments)! And best of all, we have a special guest, the Queen of Leda Lanes, Lexy Howard-Bouley! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

May 16, 202301:09:07
Ep. 117 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live Monday 05/01/2023

Ep. 117 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live Monday 05/01/2023

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! We are live, talking about bowling, results, upcoming tournaments, answering questions, and talking about other things perhaps NOT related to the game! And best of all, we have a special guest, all the way from North of the Border.. Mr. Adam Melanson! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

May 02, 202301:10:21
Ep. 116 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Taped LIVE on Mon 04/17/2023

Ep. 116 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Taped LIVE on Mon 04/17/2023

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! We are live, talking about bowling, results, upcoming tournaments, answering questions, and talking about other things perhaps NOT related to the game! And I do NOT even know how to describe the last 10 minutes or so, but hilarity ensues and I am guessing the guys show their immaturity a little.. As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Apr 18, 202301:06:53
Ep. 115 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live Mon 04/03/2023

Ep. 115 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live Mon 04/03/2023

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! We are live with special guest Chris Boisvert, talking about bowling (and the Easter Classic), results, upcoming tournaments, answering questions, and talking about other things perhaps NOT related to the game!


As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.


Apr 04, 202301:14:13
Ep. 114 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live

Ep. 114 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Recorded Live

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! We are live (or recorded live), talking about bowling, results, upcoming tournaments, answering questions, and talking about other things perhaps NOT related to the game including some NHL hockey talk, wrestling talk, among other things.


As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Mar 21, 202301:10:32
Episode 113 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Live!

Episode 113 Ripping The Rack Podcast - Live!

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! We are live, talking about bowling, results, upcoming tournaments, answering questions, and talking about other things perhaps NOT related to the game!   

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Mar 07, 202301:11:01
Ep. 112 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 112 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! Episode 112 was taped in front of a live and interactive audience where we discussed bowling results, upcoming tournaments, answered some questions, and talked about other non related items!

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Feb 21, 202301:03:16
Ep. 111 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 111 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. The often imitated, never duplicated, longest running bi-weekly podcast surrounding Candlepin bowling on the interwebs! The gentleman are tryin something new today and are going live in an effort to change things up, answer questions, and just go crazy! As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Feb 02, 202301:16:37
Ep. 110 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 110 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast, the longest running, bi weekly podcast around the great game of Candlepin Bowling on the interwebs today!! In today's episode the guys talk about a bunch of things and are all over the place for the 1st 10 minutes or so before they jump into the talk of candlepin bowling. They answer some questions, talk about some upcoming tournaments, and some other bowling talk!  

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Jan 17, 202358:35
Ep. 109 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 109 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast, the longest running, bi weekly podcast around the great game of Candlepin Bowling on the interwebs today!! In the first episode of 2023, the guys are kind of all over the place for the 1st 20 minutes or so before they kick into bowling gear. They talk about some recent accomplishments, upcoming tournaments, and even answer a few questions!  

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Jan 03, 202352:40
Ep. 108 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 108 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast, the longest running, bi weekly podcast around the great game of Candlepin Bowling on the interwebs today!! In today's episode, the guys seem to ramble along discussing some results, upcoming tournaments, and answer some listener questions.  

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Dec 13, 202255:03
Ep. 107 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 107 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast, the longest running, bi weekly podcast around the great game of Candlepin Bowling on the interwebs today!! In todays episode, the guys (Brian, Tim, and Calvin) welcome a very special guest in Dave Barber. Dave brings many years of experience in the game between the ICC, The Pro Series, and many other tournaments. The guys talk about some recent results, upcoming tournaments, and then the conversation turns to bowling in general with some advice given and questions answered.   

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Nov 29, 202201:11:11
Ep. 106 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 106 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast, the longest running, bi weekly podcast around the great game of Candlepin Bowling on the interwebs today!! In todays episode, Brian, Calvin, and Tim discuss the most recent Men's World Candlepin Championship as well as the Ladie's Can-Am tournament. With a special "spicy" ending by Calvin and some sportsmanship conversation.  

 As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Nov 15, 202201:16:53
Ep. 105 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 105 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Thank you for tuning in to this special episode. Episode 105 starts season 3 of Ripping The Rack Podcast and Brian, Tim, and Calvin continue our serious conversation on mental health, suicide, and mental health and wellness before we move on to candlepin bowling. Please, if you are experiencing depression or contemplating suicide, please talk to someone. Reach out to 988 in the United States or go on www.988lifeline.org and get the help you need. It's ok to not be ok and help is available.   

The 2nd part of the show is dedicated to upcoming events, recent results, and our picks on the upcoming Men's Worlds!  As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Nov 01, 202201:15:58
Ep. 104 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 104 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to the longest running, bi weekly episodic podcast around Candlepin Bowling and other topics! Once again the guys swerve around the world of bowling while discussing other topics, including a serious 20+ minute long discussion about mental health, suicide awareness, depression, and yes they try to tie it into bowling, etc..   

Ultimately, the guys would like you all to know that the United States has started 988 which is the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. As Brian so put it, it's ok to not be ok and this lifeline is there for you to seek help and talk to someone. You can text, call, even go online and chat with someone if you are in crisis and feel like there is no way out. Depression and mental health is real and a lot of times it's the hidden demon that someone is facing which makes it difficult to see. Be kind to one another, cheer each other on, and be there for one another.   

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Oct 11, 202201:03:54
Ep. 103 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 103 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast, the longest running, bi weekly podcast around the great game of Candlepin Bowling on the interwebs today!! The guys are down a man tonight so they picked up a special guest in another gentleman North of the boarder, one Mr. Tommy Wood. Calvin, Tim, and Tommy talk candlepin bowling, dive down some deep discussion on stats and things like that, and then end with a Top 10 list of best sports dynasties.  

 As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Sep 27, 202201:23:25
Ep. 102 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 102 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Episode 102 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The longest running, bi weekly podcast around the great game of Candlepin Bowling on the interwebs today! In today's episode, the gentleman of the podcast have a semi-serious discussion about the previous results of some tournaments, followed by a detailed outline of just how bad Tim really has recently performed. And ended by talking about some football and how much Tim really is not a fan of Bill Belichick.   

And we are requesting ideas for some top 10 lists. We have missed them and want to do some more!  

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Sep 13, 202258:01
Ep. 101 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 101 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to the Ep. 101 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The longest running bi-weekly podcast centered around Candlepin Bowling available on the world wide interwebs! In today's episode, the guys (Tim, Brian, and Calvin) start a little bit off the rails, bring it back by talking about some past tournaments, go off the rails slightly before coming back on the rails to answer some listener questions, before we digress some more.  

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Aug 30, 202201:03:09
Ep. 100 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 100 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Well folks, we did it, made it all the way to triple digits on episodes and we couldn't have lasted this long without at least 5 fans now! Thank you!!   

Welcome to Episode 100 of Ripping The Rack Podcast. The longest running, bi-weekly podcast about candlepin bowling on the world wide interwebs! In this episode the guys (Brian, Calvin, and Tim) do not have any real set agenda other than discussing upcoming tournaments, past results, some broken records, a little baseball, some differing of opinions on things, and Tim trying to goad Brian into a grinding of gears which doesn't pay off the way he wanted.  

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Aug 09, 202257:26
Ep. 99 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 99 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to a very special episode of Ripping The Rack Podcast, the longest running bi-weekly podcast with a focus on Candlepin Bowling. Episode 99 was a tough episode to complete as we focused on the passing of one of the greatest the game has ever seen. Charlie Milan was larger than life and he was one of a kind. He lived life on his terms for 86 years until cancer finally took him home to be with his beloved wife, Marie. Charlie was arguably the best this game has ever seen, but more importantly was his impact on the game here in the State of Maine. He was a tireless promoter of the game and his accomplishments are too numerous to list. And he will be missed, tremendously.  

To his children, Charles IV, James, Dawn, and John.. we can only thank you for sharing your father with all of us in the candlepin world. Charlie, we love you, we miss you, and we thank you for everything!  

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Jul 19, 202255:53
Ep. 98 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 98 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. We are the longest running, bi weekly podcast mostly about the great game of Candlepin Bowling (But we do veer off topic quite a bit) on the internet and we are happy you have found us! In today's episode (episode 98 for those still keeping score at home) the guys discuss some upcoming tournaments, mixed in with some Mixed Worlds stuff, with a couple of questions, and back to Mixed Worlds stuff, before Brian finishes it off discussing his trip to Denver and the Rocky Mountain Pro event he went out for.   

At the same time, the guys MOSTLY stayed on the right path, but occasionally veered off the side.. Before the ship would get righted again, until the very end when the rails were removed and we may have lost Calvin.  

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Oh and Calvin lost to Tim in the Mixed Worlds. Just wanted to make sure everyone knew this.

Jul 05, 202201:04:46
Ep. 97 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 97 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. This is the longest running, bi weekly podcast mostly about the great game of Candlepin Bowling (But we do veer off topic quite a bit) on the internet and we are happy you have found us! In today's episode (Ep. 97 for those keeping score) Brian, Calvin, and Tim have some discussion about some upcoming tournaments before they turn their attention to the Mixed Worlds coming up. Of course, they also struggle to keep Tim on task, but they eventually get what they are looking for!  

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.  

And go Celtics!

Jun 14, 202256:58
Ep. 96 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 96 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. This is the longest running, bi weekly podcast mostly about the the great game of Candlepin Bowling (But we do veer off topic quite a bit) on the internet and we are happy you have found us! In today's episode (Episode 96 for those that still think about what episode number we are on) we have the OG's of the show as Calvin was unable to make the show. So, Brian and Tim start the show on a somber note with the passing of Trevor Smith, move on to discuss some recent results, some upcoming tournaments, and then close the show on another somber note as a brief discussion regarding the tragedy in Texas.   

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

May 31, 202256:34
Ep. 95 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 95 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. This is the longest running, bi weekly podcast mostly about the the great game of Candlepin Bowling (But we do veer off topic quite a bit) on the internet and we are happy you have found us! In today's episode (Episode 95 for those that still think about what episode number we are on) Brian, Calvin, and Tim talk about some recent results and then about some upcoming tournaments. Before they dive into a couple of questions from listeners.  

And yes, we know the first 6+ minutes were a little bit unorthodox or off the rails or just plain stupid, but Tim was being Tim and we all know that Tim is a little bit of an idiot. And for the record, before the IRS, FBI, CIA, ISS, ABC, NBC, etc... come looking for Tim, no he does not believe in state sponsored removal of dictators, etc... Want to know what it's about? Listen to the program!  

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

May 17, 202256:04
Ep. 94 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 94 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. This is the longest running, bi weekly podcast around the great game of Candlepin Bowling on the internet and we are happy you have found us! In today's episode (Episode 94 for those of you keeping score at home) Brian, Calvin, and Tim talk about some results and some upcoming tournaments, and then dive into a couple of listener questions.  

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

May 03, 202256:03
Ep. 93 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 93 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. The longest running biweekly podcast about Candlepin bowling on the interwebs today! In episode 93, Calvin, Tim, and Brian talk about some past results, some upcoming events (really cool plug for the 1st Woman's Money Match) and then switch their focus to the big one, The Easter Classic at Leda Lanes. Congrats go out to Chris Merrill on his successful bid to remain as Champion for the 2nd consecutive year!   

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Apr 19, 202251:53
Ep. 92 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Ep. 92 Ripping The Rack Podcast

Welcome to Ripping The Rack Podcast. The longest running biweekly podcast about Candlepin bowling on the interwebs today! In episode 92, Calvin and Tim (No Marky or Brian) keep the show relatively on the rails for the entirety of the show. They talk about some past results as well as some upcoming tournaments. They make their predictions for the big Easter Classic and finish the talk discussing the upcoming AL East season in the MLB (Go Red Sox!).  

As usual, we appreciate your questions and comments, your big announcements, your big accomplishments, etc.. You can send them to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or you can find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast.

Apr 05, 202259:04