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Lucky Todd is off to Mt. Snow this weekend for some good old fashioned East Coast shredding. Though he now resides in sunny So Cal, Todd is originally from Massachusetts, making ice, tight trees and joeys especially close to his heart. We figured it was time to get the real dirt on the east coast.
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The Winter X Games is going on in a little place called Aspen and Todd Richards is not announcing in order to save himself for the Olympics. But he is old as shit, and still has insight on the TV Show as he competed in the very first one! You know what though? Todd is [...]

It’s mid winter and Todd Richards happens to be a busy man. With two kids, a wife, a company or two and plenty of hosting gigs, Todd’s finding it harder and harder to relax, and more importantly, play Xbox. YoBeat is a caring company; we’re all about feelings here. With that in mind I thought [...]

Todd Richards has been around long enough to know everything about snowboarding, women, the universe and genealogy. This led me to thinking, could Todd know the answers to the classic, “Why can’t chicks ride like dudes?” question. Well, let’s find out.
Who is the best Female Snowboarder of all time?
It’s a tie between Janna Meyen [...]

After Kevin Pearce slammed in Park City the media jumped all over the story because, well, they had something to talk about. While we send our best wishes to Kevin no real snowboarder will say, “Oh shit, we better ban that damn double twisty.” Most people aren’t real snowboarders though, including the claimed “expert” Christine [...]

After an incredible Hump Day with Todd, it was decided Todd’s unique views on current events, toys, sex and life needed to be explored further. Since that fateful day Todd has sat down to answer five questions for the Yobeat audience to enjoy every Friday. Below are five of the better Q&A moments from the [...]

It’s December now and depending on where you call home it’s either snowy, frozen, or a worthless place to live. Next week the Dew Tour makes it’s first stop in Breckenridge, cutting the ribbon for the upcoming mega-tv-contest season, and Todd Richards will be there, in a booth, talking shit while wearing massive headphones.
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While many snowboarders will disagree in order to stay cool, a little competition in life is healthy, if not fun. Whether you’re competing against yourself, battling a friend at Mario Kart, or trying to have the most totally wick dope set up, we all compete here and there. Now when you’re Todd Richards, competition is [...]

It’s hard being an aging legend. Just ask Todd Richards. Forced to fly around the world, paid to talk about nothing of importance, and eventually return to his sunny So-Cal home where his only fitness options are surfing, skating, snowboarding, bike riding, anything aquatic or land oriented actually. Never mind, Todd Richards has it fucking [...]

It took Sal Masekela years to break out of action sport hosting, only to end up a stupid celebrity gossip show co-host. Likewise it took years as America’s Favorite Douche for Carson Daily to earn his extra, extra late night talk show. But those guys are losers in comparison to Mr. Richards who has gone from [...]

Todd Richards has been to the Olympics (before it was cool), has helped his wife pop kids out, and has already experienced a snowboard career that none of you could even hope to obtain, so bottom line, dude is old. The real question is, does Todd agree? Well, let’s find out.
1. You’ve had a legendary career, been to the [...]

Obviously working for Yobeat is paying off huge for Mr. Todd Richards as he just hosted a gig on MTV! Now that the Music Television Station no longer offers music, they have been scrambling for new “legit” shows.  Last night MTV ran a Parkour challenge. You know parkour, it’s that French sport where people run and jump/flip/spin through [...]

When I heard a woman had given birth to Jabba the Hut Jr. I knew Todd had to be in the loop. Why? Because Todd had babies once, and he’s seen the whole birthing process. Todd didn’t think it was that funny that a woman had pushed out a monster, he was more sympathetic, but [...]

One of Shaun White’s illustrious sponsors bought him a damn foam pit. As if having your own foam pit wasn’t cool enough, they gave him a private halfpipe as well. Back in the year 1845, when Todd Richards was a pipe superstar they didn’t have foam pits, and halfpipes sure as hell weren’t private. Let’s see what [...]

Talk to Todd Richards and he’ll tell you that he is proud of his family, career, and his tiny dancer. While Louie might not be kicking enough ass over at ABC to get his board graphic shown on national TV, he is in negotiations with Todd to get an O-Matic neck tattoo, or at least [...]

So I just did a week in San Diego. It was crazy. The adults worked out all day, and I don’t think anyone had a job. The Mexicans were tough and the white boys were insane. Why anyone would wanna live there I don’t know. I guess the beach was nice.  Seeing as Todd [...]

It’s that time of year. Snowboard videographers are locked away in the studio making sure the cuts match up perfectly with whatever kind of music is popular in videos this year, getting the latest flicks ready for human consumption. What will this year’s videos bring and more importantly, what does Todd think? As a man [...]

Word on the street is that Mexico decided to legalize a “personal amount” of most drugs.  Watch out spring breakers, this year should be crazy with all the legal meth around. Being as close to Mexico as possible, and old as hell, Todd knows a thing or two about Mexico, spring break, and drugs, so [...]

So Mr. Todd Richards is busy this week chasing the great wave. Apparently the coast of Florida is about to get rocked by some huge waves due to a a storm swell off the coast. The name of this wicked wave is Hurricane Bill or something like that. Since Todd is busy chasing the dream [...]

What a wild week. Ex-Presidents rescue people from North Korea, snowboarders acted like snowboarders, and we are headed to Mars! With all of this going on Todd’s secret identity, God, must be in a rage. It’s hard to take the weight of the world day in and day out, but someone has to do it. [...]

Old Man Winter is headed to Government Camp yet again for what should be a great end to an amazing summer. The TR-minator, as Todd would now like to be called, is a “signature pro” during session six of HCSC.  This week we went over what makes Todd tick, smile, frown, and kill when he [...]

At this point every Yobeat reader should know we had our first truly amazing comment battle. One of snowboarding’s most prominent photographers, Tim Zimmerman, and one of snowboarding’s most unsponsored riders, Blake Geis, went head to head in an all out keyboard rope-a-dope of anger, wit, and sarcasm. Todd felt a bit lazy this week [...]

This week’s topic for High Fives was set to be health care for all, but you may have noticed Michael Jackson’s recent death has taken a front row in the news these days. As millions mourned and flocked to the memorial service, the news networks had trouble concentrating on anything else. And if CNN and [...]

Fire up the bbq, crack open a cold one, but don’t blow off your hand. It’s time to celebrate America’s independence. All across the United States, folks will be celebrating our independence in their own little way. Some will shout “Ammerrrca!” while others will blog up a small part of it. And almost everyone will [...]

This shitty economy has wrecked havoc on many a bank account, but that drug war keeps raging which can only mean one thing, people are smoking a lot of weed. The topic of legalized Mary-J has been on the tip of everyone’s tongues as of late and for a good reason. Why not take the violence out [...]

So many interesting things happened in the last few days that no one theme could do the world justice. Enjoy this vomit-style edition of High Fives complete with ripped up cats, Alabama dildo laws, poopie puppies, and insane societies. Good thing Todd is around to make sense of it all.
1) Many feel the newly-reelected Iranian [...]

School is out for summer and unless you are a parent or a senior citizen that means it is time to blow off some steam. Fire up the BBQ, rub on the SPF, and puke before sundown. This week Todd shares his newfound passion for windsurfing and a plethora of lovely details about life at [...]

Earlier this week the media broke yet another “health risk” story. Wearing tight pants is literally crippling women! Apparently the pressure to the hips skinny jeans cause is leaving women in extreme pain and with nerve damage. What does this mean for men? What does this mean for hipster snowboarders? Will this new health risk [...]

North Korea sucks. The people have no food, no money, nothing to do, and their leader is a dopey little man hell bent on becoming the next Hitler. Unfortunately for North Koreans the world can’t see their creepy parades, lack of civil liberties, or Soviet era militarism. “Kim Dong” as Todd so lovingly calls him is slowly killing those who entertain [...]

Things in Mexico are rough. Leave it to Todd to lighten it up.

Pop culture seems to have turned into a “vagina shooter” super extravaganza as of late. Everyone knows how celebrities live their lives is exciting, cool, and deserving of emulation. So to follow the trends you need to pop out at least eight kids, have a messy divorce, and experience at least one filthy and subpar affair. Where [...]

Scientists have reported finding dino DNA in a fossil, much like the cinematic masterpiece “Jurassic Park.” As it turns out, Todd is a massive fan of all things dinosaur. You can almost feel the giddy little boy bursting out of the screen this week.
1) Scientists claimed to have found “dino blood” in a fossil, how [...]

Thank god for Swine flu. With all of the viruses, diseases, and terrorists out there, the standard fears were getting boring. Luckily, Swine fluis giving the world something new to lose sleep over. Todd, in his sage old age, couldn’t care less.
1) Are you afraid of the possible Swine Flu pandemic?
Todd: I am more afraid [...]

This week an ex-astronaut announced that the government is hiding evidence of alien life from us. Also, scientists believe life could be found on Saturn’s moon Titan, and that many planets around the galaxy and beyond have formed under very similar conditions as our own. With all this information floating around it seems aliens must exist, [...]

Welcome to Yobeat’s first installment of High Fives with Todd Riachards. Each week, or wheneverhe can take the time out of his busy schedule, Todd will answer five questions about some current affair. This week we will be discussing the hot button issue of Somali pirates. Enjoy.
1) What do you think about modern Pirates?
Todd: Well, I think [...]