Conversations with Big Rich
Big Rich Klein
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Hear conversations with the legacy stars of rockcrawling and off-road. Big Rich interviews the leaders in rock sports.
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S6E309 Off-road lifer breaks stereotypes in multi-states, Cameron Chin on Episode 309
Send a textConversations with Big Rich welcomes fabricator, racer, and shop owner Cameron Chin—an off-road lifer who broke stereotypes to build a career around cars. Born and raised in Houston,…
S6E309 A Life Steeped in Off-Road Legacy, Josh Hall, on Episode 309
Send a textIn this episode of Conversations with Big Rich, Josh Hall shares a lifetime of off-road stories shaped by growing up in the iconic Hall family. From pumping gas at his dad’s ARCO stations…
S6E308 Episode 308 features Jeff Furrier – racer, entrepreneur and preservationist
Send a textBig Rich sits down with Tucson native and lifelong off-roader Jeff Furrier—board member of the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame (ORMHOF), racer, entrepreneur, and preservationist of…
S6E307 Navy Vet, Land-Use Warrior, and Indie Author Todd Ockert on Episode 307
Send a textThis week, Big Rich sits down with Todd Ockert—a 26-year U.S. Navy veteran turned oil-and-gas professional, land-use leader, NAMRAC facilitator, and indie author. From small-town Michigan…
S6E305 West Virginia State Senator Mark R Maynard talks life, politics and a lifetime in off-road on Episode 305
Send a textMark shares growing up at his family’s Union 76 service station, early Jeeping and Baja Bug adventures, club rides every Sunday, and a childhood shaped by mud, mountains, and motors.State…
S6E305 From Baja Beginnings to the ORMHOF Board, Steve Kelley on Episode 305
Send a textOff-road legend and 2021 Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee Steve Kelley joins Big Rich to trace a lifetime in the dirt—racing, rules-making, giving back, and globe-trotting.From…
S6E304 Let’s talk history with Ben Hanks in Episode 304
Send a textOld-school rock crawler and Utah native Ben Hanks joins Rich to trace his journey from growing up feral in a small, mountain-side town to becoming one of the OG competitors in competitive…
S6E303 Off-road icon, Casey Currie in Episode 303
Send a textOff-road icon, Casey Currie, joins Big Rich to trace a life lived on dirt – from a family compound of builders and racers to Dakar glory and beyond. Casey shares how a tight-knit Currie…
S6E302 Adventure-seeker Dave Simpson on Episode 302
Send a textBig Rich sits down with lifelong off-roader and adventure seeker Dave Simpson to trace a journey that began as a 10-year-old pitting for Malcolm Smith at the 1970 Baja 1000 to now a board…
S6E301 The Voice of WE Rock, Tacoma White rings in the new year in Episode 301
Send a textThis week, Big Rich sits down with WE Rock announcer, longtime off-road advocate and friend, Tacoma White. From small-town New York to Utah’s vast public lands, Tacoma shares how punk…
S6E300 Rubicon Trail advocate, John Arenz on Episode 300
Send a textThis week, Rich sits down with Rubicon Trail Foundation board member and Rubicon property owner, John Arenz. From high-adventure Scouting and early days as an EMT/paramedic in Oakland to a…
S6E299 The Flying Dutchman provides a masterclass in off-road on Episode 299
Send a textBig Rich sits down with ORMHOF inductee Dan VandenHeuvel—aka the Flying Dutchman—for a life-in-off-road masterclass spanning 40+ years of racing, building, promoting, and giving…
S6E298 Boats, Baja, and Bolstering the Rebelle Rally with Brian Busby in Episode 298
Send a textBig Rich sits down with Brian Busby, the SoCal gearhead who turned a love of speed into a life in racing—and became “the fuel guy” for some of off-road’s biggest events.From San Clemente…
S6E297 Family, Firsts, and the Evolution of Rock Crawling with Joel Randall on Episode 297
Send a textIn the finale of Joel Randall’s audiography, Joel and Rich revisit the explosive early-2000s growth of competitive rock crawling and the community that fueled it. Joel shares heartfelt…
S6E296 Ready for part two? Joel Randall picks up with a return to Nebraska in Episode 296
Send a textFrom Nebraska farm fields to the forefront of early rock crawling, Joel Randall picks up his story with Big Rich. After a turbulent childhood, Joel lands in Nebraska, builds a ’74…
S6E295 From feral freedom to farm discipline, Joel Randall in Episode 295
Send a textThis week, Big Rich sits down with Joel Randall, whose path to becoming an OG R-Gang rock crawler started far from ordinary. Pulled from school after third grade, Joel grew up on the…
S6E294 From Backyard Builds to Baja Wins with Jagged X’s Bill Schueler in Episode 294
Send a textBig Rich sits down with Jagged X Off-Road founder Bill Schueler to trace the journey from a Phoenix garage to the front lines of UTV racing and aftermarket innovation. Bill shares how his…
S6E293 Episode 293 with RJ Jackman of the Idaho Vintage Jeep Rally
Send a textRJ Jackman of Pocatello, Idaho—flat-fender fanatic, trail leader, writer, and organizer of the Idaho Vintage Jeep Rally. RJ grew up riding dirt bikes with his grandpa’s Simplot-sponsored…
S6E292 From Navy Chief to West Virginia’s Country Roads Champion, Jerry Bain on Episode 292
Send a textRetired Navy Chief Petty Officer Jerry Bain joins Big Rich to talk adventure, public access, and preserving West Virginia’s unmaintained road network. Jerry shares how high school mud…
S6E291 Johnny Rocha is all-in on off-road in Episode 291
Send a textFrom SoCal surf breaks to the rocks of Johnson Valley, fabricator, racer, and builder Johnny Rocha shares a lifetime immersed in dirt, water, and horsepower. Johnny grew up riding desert…
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Conversations with Big Rich has published 310 episodes since April 2020, covering topics in Automotive, Documentary.
Conversations with Big Rich is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 15m.
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