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Earthquakes, poverty, internet haters and all sorts of stuff is currently ravaging this great planet.  What does Todd Richards think of this downward decline? Can he save us? Well, obviously not because he’s just an aging father of two, but he sure can make us laugh about it. 
Two earthquakes in 2010, is this a sign [...]

The Olympics are finally over and Todd is no longer in a foreign country. For Todd that means he can finally see his family again, for us, that means we don’t have to think about ice dancing anymore. This week we are bringing back the Todd in High Fives with Todd Richards. Here we go…
If I gave [...]

Todd’s busy, bored and ready to ditch the Olympics for some surf n’ turf and some family time in his sunny So-Cal home. In the mean time though, we’ll keep bugging him as he slowly loses his mind.
How do you feel about the bad press the American Snowboarders have been getting?
I think that when [...]

Our man on the Olympic scene, Todd Richards, is having a busy week. Besides texting me (possibly during the halfpipe Final), doing voice work for NBC, snuggling up with Celebrities and actually getting serious about a thing or two Todd’s head is spinning. We know you don’t care though, so we cracked the whip and [...]

You may remember not too long ago Shaun White dropped his new trick: a double McTwist 1260. The timing could have been better, as the biggest threat to his Olympic gold had just fallen victim to injury, but “the kids” seemed pretty stoked on it. With the Games right around the corner, Todd Richards is [...]

Snowboarding has seen many trends come and go: low backs, big pants, tight pants, bigger pants, neon, baseless bindings, etc., and Todd Richards is old enough to have seen them all. So what does Todd think about current tread of big clothes and bad attitudes? Surely he has some sage old wisdom to share, just [...]

What do you get with Todd Richards, two cardboard version of Todd Richards, and some free time at a trade show? This video, obviously. And if you think this version sucks, there will likely be an upcoming Todcast version as well! So really, it was potentially the best way we could have spent our time [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Our weekly interviews, or as you are used to them, “Hump Days,” have exposed secrets good and bad to our readership in 2009. We learned who was junkie, who ate (literally) shit, all about Todd Richards and oh so much more. While we focus many of our interviews on the up-and-coming talent of today we [...]

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 [...]

We’re partial to this week’s Todcast since it hits close to home. (Have we told you we like Portland?) And even though Todd came to our hometown and DIDN’T CALL (ok, I wouldn’t call us either) it’s still pretty funny. Living the American Dream with Bryan Fox.

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 [...]

A little lady named Brooke Geery attended this year’s Burton Bash. Being the founder of Yobeat, Brooke decided to recap her experience in the form of a Yobeat article.  Apparently the big “B” wasn’t pleased with Brooke’s personal opinions and a battle involving editorial censorship, money, jobs, and even insults ensued. A Burton employee, probably a marketing [...]

Todd says people love content. Here’s the latest on LV-DWTS in the form of a Tuesday todcast.

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 no secret that the big companies such as Quiksilver have been the hardest hit by these tough economic times. And by watching the latest Todcast, it’s pretty obvious why. Talk about big budget! Todd goes to Jackson Hole for some T.I.T.A. style production value. Watch out.

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 [...]

Attention campers, Gov’y hood rats, people who need stuff to sell on the streets, and anyone who can and will make it to Government Camp in the next few days: Todd Richards is giving stuff away. To win, just let him video tape you saying “I am Penis Lips McGee.” No, seriously. The first five [...]

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 [...]

Portland rarely sees the sun or snow. This was a special day.
Meth, homelessness, and snowboarding clashed under a scorching sun Saturday when Portland, Oregon hosted the ‘09 Cricket Rail Jam championship. Skiers, snowboarders, meth addicts, babes, and plenty of Portland’s oddballs showed up to scratch their heads, fight in product tosses, drink beer, and [...]

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.

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 [...]

So Todd Richards does these podcasts for the Quiksilver site called “TodCasts” (get it!) and they are pretty funny. But apparently no one watches them because every he posts one we get desperate-sounding IMs asking us to link because he wants “views and comments.” So throw the dude a bone and watch the latest one.

“Sponsorship? [...]