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Hosted by Bob, Greg, and Ryan · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 139 episodes
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A podcast about roller coasters and the parks they live in.Each episode will contain a mixture of industry related news, trip reports, interviews and a whole lot of rabbit trails.
Bob, Greg, and Ryan hosts Side Friction: Roller Coasters and the Parks They Live In, a leisure show with 139 episodes published.
Side Friction - Episode 140 - "Tilt-ulator" August 15th, 2026 Bob, Greg, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic discuss the out of nowhere news and then move on to the smaller stories in a shorter but entertaining episode. Groundbre
Side Friction - Episode 139 - "You owe me a buck..." August 8th, 2026 Bob, Greg, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic discuss Bob's car drama and his trip and then get into the latest news. BAKUNAWA POV & Off-Ride - World's Talles
Side Friction - Episode 138 - "Billy Bob's Fat Ones" July 25th, 2026 Bob, Ryan the Ride Mechanic and Steph go way off the rails like they were Big Dipper at Blackpool. Buckle up for a very funny and entertaining show. Bi
Side Friction - Episode 137 - "Asphalt Revenge" July 18th, 2026 This week we mourn the loss of Dick Knoebel who passed away at the age of 87. He was an industry later that has shaped the industry that will be felt genera
Side Friction - Episode 136 - "Orange is the New Brown" July 11th, 2026 Bob, Greg, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic have a wide range of smaller stories that spark a lot of speculation and even some confusion. Pls don't hate u
Side Friction - Episode 135 - "Copy, Paste, Ride" July 4th, 2026 Bob, Greg, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic talk about the latest industry news, tracking executives between park chains, Roller Coaster Tycoon, and whatever els
Side Friction - Episode 134 - "Gargantuan Vertical Waterfall" June 27th, 2026 Bob, Ryan the Ride Mechanic and Steph talk about some disappointing news, weird news, and then a few bits of good news with a whole lot of ext
Side Friction - Episode 133 - "Get Stuck, Have Fun, Don't Die" June 20th, 2026 Bob, Greg, Ryan the Ride Mechanic have a fun collection of news stories along with more ride stoppages, the AI invastion, and share an exampl
Side Friction - Episode 132 - "The Don" June 13th, 2026 Bob, Ryan the Ride Mechanic and Steph know it's not winter because it's hot outside but with all the announcements this week you'd think it was winter. This is a sh
Side Friction - Episode 131 - "Rescue 1-0-0" June 6th, 2026 Bob and Greg present a shorter show but one with some interesting (and some unexpected) stories. Everyone In This LEGO Dispute Should Have Spoken To A Lawyer Ea
Side Friction - Episode 130 - "Round Rage" May 30th, 2026 Bob, Greg, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic start with the expected chicken nugget story, well, after a rabbit trail of course. The rest of the show covers about an equ
Side Friction - Episode 129 - "Cheaper than a Ballroom" May 23rd, 2026 Bob and Ryan the Ride Mechanic have a lot of fun and entertaining conversations about the recent news in the park industry and step into the tech ind
Side Friction - Episode 128 - "Ultra Plywood Canyon" May 16th, 2026 Bob, Greg, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic are back to talk about a selection of dumb park moves, Six Flags Themeing, parks that are closing (and aren't) as
Side Friction - Episode 127 - "Gone Wild" May 2nd, 2026 Bob, Greg and Steph keep rabbit trails to a minimum this week but that's only because a lot of the stories in the news are entertaining enough so there is plenty to
Side Friction - Episode 126 - "Balls" April 25th, 2026 Bob, Greg, Ryan the Ride Mechanic and Steph talk about..... everything? While touching upon huge park rumors and other industry news it seems like every corner bring
Side Friction - Episode 125 - "Temu Hat" April 18th, 2026 Bob, Greg and Ryan the Ride Mechanic talk forever about all kinds of fun things and that's before the show gets going and then the randomness kicks up the enterta
Side Friction - Episode 124 - "Show Some Restraint" April 11th, 2026 Bob, Greg and CoasterBro (from Coaster Cuzzies ) talk about enchantment, monsters, wolves, and some roller coaster stuff too recapping the news of the
Side Friction - Episode 123 - "Hungry for More" April 4th, 2026 Bob, Greg and Ryan the Ride Mechanic talk about tech frustrations in and out of the industry, Disney mishaps, Universal, various other stories.... and a lot
Side Friction - Episode 122 - "Milking the Rumors" March 28th, 2026 Bob, Greg and Steph have everything to talk about this week. United Parks gets sued, Six Flags continues their soap opera, tons of rumors flying around,
Side Friction - Episode 121 - "Keep Your Wood" March 21st, 2026 Bob, Greg and Ryan the Ride Mechanic cover a whole lot of stuff this week including a whole bunch of potential wood coaster revivals as well as corporations
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