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Life Wide Open with CboysTV

A group of friends and YouTubers from rural Minnesota recount their chaotic, vehicle-filled adventures and mishaps.

The brief

This is an unstructured, multi-host conversation that feels like eavesdropping on the CboysTV crew's weekly debrief. The hosts, often with four or more on mic, share behind-the-scenes stories from filming their YouTube channel, tell personal anecdotes about breaking vehicles, and relentlessly roast each other. The discussion flows organically from one story to the next, covering everything from near-death experiences while driving to debates on the proper length of men's shorts.

The sheer number of hosts creates a uniquely chaotic, overlapping conversational style rarely found in polished studio shows. It's a raw, unfiltered look into the group's real-life dynamics, inside jokes, and constant stream of vehicle-related misadventures, from denting trucks to breaking lawnmowers.
— What makes it distinctive
§1 · The host

Who hosts this show

Life Wide Open is the podcast of CboysTV, an American motorsports and comedy YouTube group from Cormorant, Minnesota. The core members, including CJ Lotzer, Ben Roth, Ryan Iwerks, Ken Matthees, Micah Sandman, and Evan Sheff, started making videos of their adventures with dirt bikes and snowmobiles as childhood friends. The podcast serves as an audio extension of their main channel, offering behind-the-scenes stories and casual conversations about their lives.

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Credentials & credits

  • YouTubers
  • Content Creators
  • Founders of CboysTV

Other ventures

  • CboysTV YouTube Channel
  • cboystv.com (Merchandise)
  • LWO Gear
  • Octane Autofest (Live Event)
§3 · Cadence & catalog

When new episodes drop

§3b · Editor's picks

Notable episodes

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  1. 01
    LWO Podcast #222

    Features a lengthy and comedic debate on the fashion trend of men's short shorts, a story about their matching tattoos, and a host's near-death experience.

  2. 02
    LWO Podcast #223

    A full recap of the chaos from their 'Octane Fest' live event, including stories of breaking multiple vehicles and a 'bridge takeover' by pit bike riders.

  3. 03
    LWO Podcast #224

    Includes stories about causing road rage, encountering a live-streaming hitchhiker, and a host admitting to denting a truck by forgetting the parking brake.

§4 · Signature

What you'll be asked on this show

How the host interviews

This show is not an interview format. It's a multi-person conversational podcast where the hosts share stories and banter among themselves. There is no structured Q&A with an external guest; the conversation is driven entirely by the group's recent activities and personal anecdotes.

This is a non-interview, co-hosted chat show. The format is a free-flowing, informal conversation between the members of the CboysTV YouTube crew, often with five or more people on mic. They frequently interrupt each other, build on jokes, and reference a deep well of shared experiences and past videos.

Signature segments

  • · Saying 'Welcome to work' to someone who arrives late.
  • · Referring to revving an engine to its rev limiter as being 'on the chip'.
  • · Fast-paced intro montage with quick cuts of episode highlights.
  • · Roasting each other's fashion choices, particularly shorts.
  • · Recapping chaotic events and vehicle damage from their main channel videos.

Topics covered repeatedly

MotorsportsVehicle ModificationBreaking MachineryPersonal AnecdotesRural LifeCboysTV Behind-the-ScenesFriendship DynamicsEvent RecapsPranks and StuntsFashion and Trends
§5 · Guests

Who gets booked here

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Typical guest

The show does not feature external guests. The "guests" are other members of the core CboysTV crew and collaborators like Spenser "Spenny" Wilton who rotate in and out of the conversation.

§6 · Channels & links

Where to find this show

§7 · Stats

Audience & reach

YouTube · first-party
Subscribers
389K
389,000
Avg views / video
95.7K
Trailing window
Total views
87.6M
87,623,110
Videos published
499
Sponsor readEstimated

Sponsors are a mix of direct-to-consumer brands (e.g., Reboot, Northwest Registered Agent) and lifestyle products (e.g., Twisted Tea) that align with their young, male-skewing, hands-on audience. The hosts deliver ad reads themselves in a casual style.

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§8 · Contact

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§9b · FAQ

People also ask

AI-extracted researched answers · help us verify
What is CboysTV?
CboysTV is an American motorsports and comedy YouTube group from Cormorant, Minnesota, known for their videos featuring stunts, vehicle builds, and outdoor adventures. The podcast is an extension of their channel.
Who are the hosts of the podcast?
The podcast is hosted by the members of CboysTV, including CJ Lotzer, Ben Roth, Ryan Iwerks, Ken Matthees, Micah Sandman, and Evan Sheff, who rotate in and out of episodes.
Is this an interview show?
No, it is not an interview show. It's a conversational podcast where the group of friends and co-hosts talk among themselves about their lives and recent events.
What does 'Cboys' stand for?
The 'C' in Cboys stands for 'Cormorant,' the lake area in Minnesota where the group is from.
How often do new episodes come out?
Full-length podcast episodes are typically released weekly on Tuesdays.
Where can I listen to the podcast?
The podcast is available in video format on the 'Life Wide Open with CboysTV' YouTube channel and as an audio podcast on platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Last updatedJun 29, 2026Not yet host-verified
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Built from the show's public RSS feed, YouTube, the host's own websites, and the cited sources below. Computed and AI-extracted fields are labelled. Facts only — no private info, no fabrication, no transcripts republished.

§9c · Methodology

Sources & how this page was built

This page is AI-assisted, grounded in the public sources cited below, and host-verifiable. We publish facts only; we do not republish transcripts. If anything here is wrong, the host can claim and correct the page above.Model: gemini-2.5-pro · high confidence

  1. [01]CBOYSTV - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
  2. [02]CBOYSTV - Grokipediagrokipedia.org
  3. [03]CboysTV Bio: Age, Family & Facts - Beaconsbeacons.ai
  4. [04]Evan Sheff - Age, Bio, Family | Famous Birthdaysfamousbirthdays.com
  5. [05]Spenser Wilton's BIGGEST Racing Events & CboysTV's CRAZIEST Collab Moments! Ep. 38youtube.com
  6. [06]CboysTV Official Storecboystv.com
  7. [07]How Evan Joined the Cboys - YouTubeyoutube.com
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