Together we discussed his life and career, from him growing up in Anaheim where he picked up his first board in the mid-90’s in his teen years; putting out multiple iconic video parts for Habitat Skateboards among others throughout the 2000’s and early 2010’s; slowly transitioning into another passion of his, music, under the name “Reverend Baron”; to releasing his own EPs and albums and touring all around the globe while also engineering and producing music for other musicians for the last 15 years and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Aaron Brown
(02:50) – Abdul Hamid
(04:53) – Seu Trinh
(05:21) – Tyrone Coronado
(07:31) – Joe Castrucci
(08:40) – Brian Wenning
(11:23) – Austyn Gillette
(13:31) – Brennan Conroy
(15:47) – Calvin Love
(18:56) – Johnny Franck
(24:40) – Kelly Bird
(29:05) – Rodney Cox Jr.
(32:42) – Evan Schiefelbine
(34:35) – Justin Michael Brooks
(35:13) – Abdon Valdez
(36:48) – Hayden Brosnan
(38:23) – Andrew Gabbard
(39:37) – Oscar Ruvalcaba
(42:15) – Stefan Janoski
(42:58) – Toby Adkins
(49:27) – Colin Kennedy
(51:10) – Working with Colemine Records
(54:38) – Greg Hunt
(01:01:42) – Ray Barbee
(01:03:44) – Cornelia Murr
(01:04:12) – Mike O’Meally
(01:05:26) – Christian Maalouf
(01:06:08) – Ry Welch
(01:07:30) – Ryan Pollie
(01:10:02) – Matthew Aveiro
(01:13:42) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed her picking up skateboarding as a young adult in Cornwall, England; in the early 2010’s traveling to Kabul, Afghanistan three times to volunteer among other things as an English teacher, skateboard instructor and program coordinator at Skateistan; in 2015 publishing her first book “The Art of Living Sideways: Skateboarding, Peace and Elicitive Conflict Transformation” based on her MA thesis; since 2018 pioneering the use of skateboarding in mental health care with a Scholarship in Germany; becoming a qualified Gestalt therapist and running her project “Drop In Ride Out” which combines skateboarding and Gestalt therapy…

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Starting skateboarding
(09:22) – Studies
(19:35) – First trip to Afghanistan
(28:21) – Writing “The art of living sideways”
(38:09) – Transition from peace work to therapeutic work
(45:26) – Gestalt therapy
(49:46) – Chapter in “Skate/Worlds – New pedagogies for skateboarding”
(52:28) – Starting “Drop in ride out”
(57:49) – Skateboarding as a therapeutic tool
(01:28:43) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding
(01:10:47) – Friends questions
(01:10:53) – Rhianon Bader
(01:12:31) – Oliver Percovich
(01:18:42) – Adelina Ong
(01:20:44) – Ben Büscher
(01:26:10) – Iain Borden
(01:29:28) – Paul O’Connor
(01:32:30) – Brian Glenney
(01:38:36) – Rosalie Kubny
(01:42:12) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in his early teens in Fountain Valley and becoming a local at the Santa Ana skatepark, in his late teens winning Slap’s “One in a million” contest which put him on the map, since then leading a highly productive skate career, eventually getting on the WKND and New Balance Numeric programs, his uniquely creative approach to spots and tricks showcased in his numerous amazing video parts, often filmed and edited by his lifelong friend Matt Bublitz, his upcoming projects and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Nando Yiv
(07:20) – Matt Price
(11:28) – Kento Takahashi
(14:06) – Taylor McClung
(17:32) – Andrew Considine
(22:38) – Jordan Taylor
(24:11) – Nick Boserio
(35:21) – Dan Plunkett
(37:40) – Tim Savage
(39:58) – Cameron Strand
(46:52) – Scotty Simmons
(49:44) – Ben Lee
(01:07:58) – Michael Burnett
(01:16:16) – Matt Payne
(01:26:42) – Shintaro Hongo
(01:33:56) – Jaime Owens
(01:37:20) – Justin Reynolds
(01:43:07) – Ed Templeton
(01:45:40) – Matt Bublitz
(01:53:39) – Cristina Ledesma Karangelov
(01:54:36) – Rob Taro
(01:57:08) – Alia Huffman
(01:59:22) – Dan Stolling
(02:05:41) – Sebastian Palmer
(02:14:03) – Garrett Holmes
(02:16:19) – Salomon Cardenas
(02:19:24) – Tyler Surrey
(02:21:06) – Bob Altamirano
(02:23:05) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed her life and career, from picking up her first board at the age of 10 in 1985, in the following years starting to film her friends and make her own videos while also traveling all over North America to enter skate competitions, in the early 2000’s launching “The Side Project” which quickly changed its name to the “Girls Skate Network”, a platform which has since then significantly contributed to push and support women’s skateboarding all over the world, to starting Meow Skateboards in 2012 with some of her close friends and since then continuing to push women’s skateboarding to reach new heights and much more through surprise questions from friends of hers.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Poe Pinson
(04:38) – Monica Shaw
(05:25) – Leo Baker
(09:36) – Anthony Acosta
(16:17) – Catharine Lyons
(18:46) – Jaime Reyes
(19:53) – Natalie Porter
(24:07) – Colin Kennedy
(32:52) – Christine Cottam
(37:38) – Nanaka Fujisawa
(41:27) – Alex White
(42:34) – Shane Auckland
(43:16) – Ron Resurrection
(48:39) – Amy Caron
(50:01) – Cara-Beth Burnside
(52:27) – Shari White
(54:44) – Kim Woozy
(56:07) – Van Nguyen
(01:02:27) – Nicole Young
(01:06:00) – Josh Friedberg
(01:07:22) – Lori Damiano
(01:09:42) – Annie Guglia
(01:14:13) – Rose Archie
(01:16:04) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Exeter and picking up his first board around 11 years old, connecting with photographer Leo Sharp and starting to get coverage in the UK scene which led him to getting flowed Motive boards from Rob Selley, later getting flowed Enjoi boards until he landed on the Sour team, spending the last 15 years traveling and skating all around the world, skating across the UK in the autumn of 2021 in memory of his dear friend Ben Raemers, a trip which was beautifully captured by his friend Ryan Sherman in the “Land’s End” documentary, to rebuilding and designing a canal boat to live in and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Paul O’Connor
(07:26) – Oli Buergin
(21:17) – Travis Wardle
(30:47) – Josh Harris
(34:57) – Aidan Campbell
(38:39) – Jonathan Lomar
(41:28) – Gustav Tønnesen
(47:38) – Tom Snape
(55:47) – Kevin Parrott
(01:06:59) – Leo Sharp
(01:09:43) – Sam McGuire
(01:15:05) – Susie Crome
(01:18:33) – Lucy Raemers
(01:21:59) – Nisse Ingemarsson
(01:23:41) – Oscar Dryden
(01:25:01) – Bas Janssen
(01:31:49) – Yann Horowitz
(01:33:08) – Albert Nyberg
(01:35:03) – Sami Seppala
(01:37:18) – Martin Sandberg
(01:42:57) – Ally Campbell
(01:44:53) – Nestor Judkins
(01:55:12) – Patrik Wallner
(01:58:38) – Björn Holmenäs
(02:00:07) – Tim Ruck
(02:05:23) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in San José and picking up his first board in the early 90’s, connecting with local pros such as Marc Johnson who helped him get on Maple Skateboards and later on Enjoi, Osiris days, his iconic “Bag of suck” part, his thoughts on music in skate videos, diving deep into art and photography in the mid-2010’s which led him to start his brand Sci-Fi Fantasy, first as an art project which eventually turned into a board brand, to releasing their first full-length video “Endless Beauty” in the summer of 2025 and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Will Sprot
(08:10) – Shawn Mandoli
(16:24) – Chris Pastras
(22:28) – Ray Barbee
(26:14) – Mike Crabtree
(30:39) – Ed Dominick
(33:47) – Dave Mayhew
(42:06) – Caswell Berry
(43:33) – Kyle Camarillo
(50:14) – Mark Whiteley
(01:05:24) – Music supervision in “Endless beauty”
(01:12:48) – Jonathan Mehring
(01:17:31) – Javier Mendizabal
(01:21:33) – Ryan Lay
(01:26:24) – Katina Danabassis
(01:27:43) – Yasi Salek
(01:31:14) – Ted Barrow
(01:42:04) – Sam Korman
(01:49:11) – Aaron Meza
(01:52:18) – Ed Templeton
(01:57:35) – Anthony Claravall
(02:03:03) – Zak Anders
(02:06:36) – Luke Murphy
(02:07:32) – Winston Tseng
(02:17:21) – Daniel Wheatley
(02:22:24) – Louie Barletta
(02:26:15) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in the mid-80’s to turning pro for Real Skateboards in the early 90’s, transitioning into marketing and team management at DC Shoes, moving over to Lakai shortly after it started in 1999 where he spent the following 15 years as team, then brand manager, before eventually joining Nike SB in 2015 where he has been working as global brand manager for the past 10-years, recently integrating into Nike’s global basketball brand team and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Aaron Meza
(20:55) – Dave Swift
(23:32) – Thomas Morgan
(28:20) – Bill Weiss
(31:42) – Tony Ferguson
(37:51) – Skin Phillips
(46:13) – James Kelch
(49:32) – Joe Brook
(56:07) – Mike Carroll
(01:23:28) – Dimitry Elyashkevich
(01:31:16) – Aaron Hoover
(01:51:22) – Chris Carter
(02:09:10) – Kaspar Van Lierop
(02:11:33) – Eric Swisher
(02:14:42) – Hunter Muraira
(02:16:38) – Jason Patrick Searcy
(02:24:37) – Jürgen Blümlein
(02:28:37) – Kristin Ebeling
(02:40:35) – John Rattray
(02:42:31) – Megan Last
(02:45:44) – Shawn Mandoli
(02:54:37) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in the late 80’s, settling down in Miami and having a productive skateboarding career riding for Planet Earth, Stereo, Rasa Libre and eventually Hopps, and appearing among other things in Josh Stewart’s iconic Static video series, working in event production and marketing throughout his entire career, ripping hard as ever in his late 40’s and sharpening his photography skills at Harvard and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Felix Arguelles
(06:52) – Andre Lezama
(11:50) – Connecting with Josh Stewart
(13:02) – John Baragwanath
(16:48) – Abe Bethel
(20:00) – Danny Fuenzalida
(22:45) – Steve Brandi
(29:25) – Fred Gall
(32:30) – Sven Barth
(34:45) – Brian Delatorre
(37:38) – Jake Todd
(44:08) – Jimmy Lannon
(46:30) – Jerry Fowler
(51:22) – Brad Cromer
(58:12) – Danny Montoya
(59:16) – Mark Gamez
(01:10:50) – Photography class at Harvard
(01:12:39) – Matt Cantor
(01:17:54) – Paul De Oliveira
(01:24:49) – Josh Stewart
(01:40:46) – Cecilia Cuff
(01:51:17) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and starting skateboarding in San Francisco in the mid to late 80’s, coming up at Embarcadero in the early 90’s and filming for the Plan B videos, starting Girl Skateboards alongside Rick Howard, Megan Baltimore and Spike Jonze in 1993 which throughout the years has become a staple in skateboarding culture and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Max Schaaf
(09:49) – Sal Barbier
(11:08) – Aaron Meza
(14:26) – Pat Duffy
(23:15) – Tobin Yelland
(29:27) – Jacob Rosenberg
(34:57) – The importance of style
(37:43) – Josh Kalis
(41:29) – John Cardiel
(44:57) – James Kelch
(45:56) – Lance Dawes
(01:05:05) – Frank Gerwer
(01:07:01) – PJ Ladd
(01:08:14) – Sam Smyth
(01:13:44) – Ted Barrow
(01:37:59) – Greg Hunt
(01:41:52) – Charlie Carroll
(01:43:07) – Megan Baltimore
(01:48:09) – Megan steps into the room
(01:48:28) – Rick Howard
(01:53:10) – Paulo Diaz
(02:10:21) – Alex Olson
(02:16:08) – Johannes Gamble
(02:19:17) – Joey Tershay
(02:20:09) – John Marello
(02:23:58) – Jesus Fernandez
(02:31:38) – Tim Dowling
(02:36:28) – Michael Burnett
(02:44:21) – Ray Barbee
(02:46:13) – Tim Anderson
(02:52:42) – Greg Carroll
(03:03:11) – Spike Jonze
(03:10:52) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed her life and career, from picking up her first board in the early 90’s to launching Nations Skate Youth in 2020, a non-profit which aims to connect Indigenous youth with their culture and heritage through skateboarding, and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of hers.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Mel Mercier
(03:56) – Kristin Ebeling
(07:45) – Natalie Porter
(11:15) – Norma Ibarra
(15:29) – Héloïse Wathelet
(17:45) – Dustin Henry
(27:29) – Una Farrar
(28:24) – Tina Janien Cale
(37:58) – Patricia Kavanaugh
(43:04) – Olga Arista
(45:55) – Jade Spotted Eagle
(46:53) – John Rattray
(54:45) – Maurice Crandall
(58:16) – Caroline Samorodin
(01:01:10) – Annie Guglia
(01:11:52) – Cole Nowicki
(01:16:57) – Adea Chung
(01:19:19) – Cecely Todacheenie
(01:21:42) – Jessie Van Roechoudt
(01:25:42) – Cassandra Bailey
(01:33:05) – Denise Biziaev
(01:45:20) – Jess Sung
(01:50:38) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Montréal where he started skating as a young teen in the late 90’s, putting his name to a number of skate films throughout the 00’s including “Lo-Def” (2008), “Elephant Direct” (2010), “Poisonous Products” (2011) and “The Brodies” (2013), embarking on a documentary project centered around Eli Gesner and RB Umali’s iconic Zoo York “Mixtape” video which eventually evolved into “All the Streets Are Silent” (2021), focused on the convergence of hip-hop and skateboarding in New York City between 1987 and 1997, relocating to Tokyo, Japan in 2024 where he keeps working on numerous rad projects and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro

(01:25) – Eli Gesner

(09:17) – Jeremy Pettit

(14:59) – Mike Fyfe

(18:35) – Leo Gutman

(27:51) – Julien Januszkiewicz

(32:27) – Joseph Delgado

(35:16) – Eric Lebeau

(37:39) – Aaron Herrington

(40:29) – Rob Campbell

(41:52) – German Nieves
(44:12) – Charles Lamb

(47:06) – Dan Magee

(52:08) – Sandro Grison

(01:09:43) – Ted Gushue

(01:10:41) – Barry Walsh

(01:19:38) – Jimmy McDonald

(01:20:48) – Xavier Tera

(01:23:21) – Jahmal Williams

(01:24:22) – Yuki Watanabe

(01:29:49) – Marc Tison

(01:33:15) – Josh Kalis

(01:37:07) – Steve Rodriguez

(01:40:47) – Kevin Lowry

(01:47:35) – Josh Stewart

(01:51:03) – Jacob Rosenberg

(01:58:28) – Bradley Sheppard

(02:01:57) – Greg Hunt
(02:08:36) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in the late 80’s, crossing paths in the early 90’s with a young Jamie Thomas in Dallas, Texas who invited him to California and offered him a spot on the Toy Machine team, getting on Alien Workshop and DC Shoes and settling down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he and Stevie Williams teamed up to push further the concept of plaza skating at the already iconic Love Park spot, joining Stevie on DGK after 13 years on the workshop, moving back with his family to Grand Rapids where he built his own indoor park as well as his clothing brand “Silak” and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Romie Dennison
(04:59) – Skin Phillips
(08:28) – Jimmy Astleford
(09:16) – RB Umali
(12:26) – Mike Ballard
(22:00) – Kelly Bird
(27:09) – Jimmy Pelletier
(33:25) – Tobin Yelland
(43:26) – Jeremy Wray
(49:52) – Karl Watson
(55:43) – Kerry Getz
(56:45) – Dave Ruta
(01:07:00) – Ken Keistler
(01:11:09) – Jimmy Gorecki
(01:15:53) – Bill Strobeck
(01:26:50) – Jerry Fowler
(01:33:41) – Mike Hoag
(01:45:03) – Troy Morgan
(01:47:04) – Collin Slew
(01:51:26) – Zack May
(01:53:38) – Mark Appleyard
(01:59:58) – Jacob Rosenberg
(02:06:13) – Dane Vaughn
(02:12:47) – Jack Curtin
(02:20:08) – Ryan Gee
(02:24:19) – Chris Carter
(02:29:24) – Thomas Winkle
(02:36:00) – Love Malmö
(02:39:38) – Raul Navarro
(02:42:17) – Ruben Garcia
(02:58:15) – Darren Harper
(03:00:51) – John Gardner
(03:06:01) – Alex Carolino
(03:16:20) – Flo Marfaing
(03:18:35) – Brian Panebianco
(03:29:21) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Algorta and picking up his first board in 1989, moving to Barcelona at 19 years old right before it became a global skate Mecca, getting on Cliché Skateboards in 1999 and spending the following 15 years traveling all around the world shooting photos and filming for their various projects, relocating to the French part of the Basque country in the mid-2010’s and transitioning into painting and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Nahia Mendizabal
(10:35) – Manuel Palacios
(21:05) – Quentin De Briey
(24:23) – Tony Cox
(26:17) – Hugo Morales
(30:50) – Thomas Campbell
(34:54) – Ben Derenne
(41:18) – Jan Kliewer
(48:22) – Andrew Brophy
(01:03:15) – Charles Collet
(01:05:00) – Steve Forstner
(01:07:08) – Leo Sharp
(01:10:56) – Fred Mortagne
(01:19:47) – Lucas Puig
(01:23:24) – Lee Smith
(01:30:06) – Nils Inne
(01:33:51) – Ray Barbee
(01:38:37) – Julian Furones
(01:41:38) – Dave Aron
(01:46:09) – Mike O’Meally
(01:56:00) – Luc Prouzat
(01:59:25) – Julian Smith
(02:04:45) – Kenny Reed
(02:06:45) – Carine Bedoya
(02:08:17) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed her life and career, from picking up her first board in 1995, connecting with the local skate scenes first in Vancouver then in Montreal where she studied for a few years in the early 2000’s, working as a librarian since 2009, launching “Womxn Skate History” in 2022, an online resource which catalogues and celebrates the visibility of female and non-binary skateboarders throughout history and into contemporary skate culture, her new book “Girl Gangs, Zines and Powerslides: a history of badass women skateboarders” coming out in September 2025 (published by ECW Press) and much more through surprise questions from friends of hers.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Other intro
(03:59) – Harry Meadley
(08:46) – Annie Guglia
(12:35) – Lisa Whitaker
(15:28) – Jaime Reyes
(19:17) – Louise Hénault-Ethier
(23:27) – Iain Borden
(30:13) – Kristin Ebeling
(35:05) – Norma Ibarra
(41:48) – Kevin Marks
(46:39) – Cole Nowicki
(55:51) – Rhianon Bader
(59:45) – Jen Sookfong Lee
(01:02:43) – Michael Burnett
(01:15:01) – Rose Archie
(01:17:51) – Beth Fishman
(01:20:38) – Kim Adrian
(01:24:19) – Betsy Gordon
(01:27:35) – Michele Addelio
(01:31:00) – Indigo Willing
(01:34:22) – Anita Sanford
(01:38:37) – Jessie Van Roechoudt
(01:42:21) – Kyle Beachy
(01:46:14) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking up his first board in the early 90’s, applying for a job at Alien Workshop in 1998 which led to launching its sister brand Habitat Skateboards in 1999 and releasing the cult classic “Photosynthesis” video in 2000, running Habitat throughout the last 25 years and bringing back Alien Workshop and Habitat under the same roof in 2018 and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Dave Caddo
(02:54) – Doug Korfhagen
(03:57) – Nick Accurso
(05:45) – Chris Carter
(10:06) – Josh Stewart
(14:08) – Nate Jones
(19:16) – Tim Anderson
(22:38) – Eric Swisher
(25:50) – Kerry Getz
(26:46) – Don Pendleton
(28:06) – Rob Pluhowski
(29:08) – Brennan Conroy
(29:57) – Tim O’Connor
(33:47) – Jason Hernandez
(35:33) – Joe Perrin
(36:47) – Colin Kennedy
(40:59) – Oliver Barton
(48:27) – Tyler Dietterich
(50:40) – Marius Syvanen
(52:37) – Silas Baxter-Neal
(01:00:28) – Zac Coyne
(01:02:43) – Guilherme Guimarães
(01:05:54) – Buddy Best
(01:17:49) – Bill Strobeck
(01:26:02) – Fred Gall
(01:27:12) – Stefan Janoski
(01:28:02) – Greg Hunt
(01:33:54) – Justin Albert
(01:45:05) – Brian Delatorre
(01:47:32) – Jiro Platt
(01:47:55) – Kaue Cossa
(01:52:20) – Conclusion

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We talked about his path from picking up a board in the late ’90s to discovering art in his teens, studying it in Portland in the 2000s, and eventually moving to NYC in 2015. Sam has worked as a freelance writer, curator, copywriter, and strategist since 2010. He started the blog Waxing the Curb during the pandemic, launched PLANK magazine in fall 2024 — a publication at the intersection of skateboarding, art, and literature — and is currently working on issue 2, due out in September 2025.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Starting skating
(05:58) – Studying art in Portland
(22:18) – Waxing the curb
(29:40) – The psychoanalytic skatepark
(33:52) – Board breaking for emotional pretend
(37:09) – Starting Plank
(42:16) – Other magazine projects prior to Plank
(49:08) – Combining/overlapping serious and funny articles
(52:00) – Is it harder to work on the second issue?
(56:14) – Same format in the upcoming issues?
(58:56) – Friends questions
(59:06) – Kyle Beachy
(01:03:46) – Random drawings in the sleeping habits piece
(01:05:48) – Cole Nowicki
(01:13:14) – Any discarded projects from issue 1?
(01:17:31) – Michael Worful
(01:18:37) – Ian Browning
(01:22:43) – José Vadi
(01:30:17) – Monica Weltyk
(01:32:16) – Will Harmon
(01:35:46) – Amount of copies printed and distribution
(01:37:22) – Ted Barrow
(01:43:06) – Dena Yago
(01:44:57) – Spencer Gillespie
(01:47:03) – Matt Price
(01:47:42) – Jacob Kassay
(01:51:46) – Louis Sarowsky
(01:52:22) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Sydney and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, starting to shoot skate photos in the early 90’s and getting them published in local skate magazine Slam, moving to NYC in 1998 to become a staff photographer for Slap, in the following years traveling all over the world shooting photos for Skateboarder, Transworld, Alien Workshop and Habitat among other things and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – James Turvey
(07:35) – Skin Phillips
(10:25) – Renton Millar
(12:44) – Dave Swift
(17:36) – Trent Fahey
(20:44) – Joe Brook
(27:23) – Catharine Lyons
(36:15) – Peter Bici
(40:47) – Rob Pluhowski
(45:38) – Anthony Van Engelen
(53:05) – Joe Castrucci
(58:19) – Mark Oblow
(01:02:35) – Tobin Yelland
(01:08:20) – Thomas Campbell and Ed Templeton
(01:12:17) – Brad Saunders
(01:20:47) – Fred Mortagne
(01:27:10) – Cameron Sparkes
(01:33:00) – Josh Kalis
(01:35:59) – Bobby Puleo
(01:50:54) – Alex Papke
(01:52:58) – Ben Colen
(01:56:01) – Seu Trinh
(01:58:17) – Blondey McCoy
(02:00:38) – Lucien Clarke
(02:07:22) – Chris Carter
(02:10:02) – Dimitry Elyashkevich
(02:11:25) – Ray Barbee
(02:13:48) – Grant Brittain
(02:19:05) – Chris Yormick
(02:24:05) – Aaron Meza
(02:32:28) – Greg Hunt
(02:40:04) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Seattle and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, developing a strong interest for hardcore/punk and graffiti culture alongside skateboarding, getting his PhD at USC and eventually teaching philosophy in Massachusetts and Vermont, having the Worble crew as his students and contributing to the genesis of Manramp, and publishing many research papers and a book on skateboarding throughout the last 5 to 10 years and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Life and career recap
(05:13) – John Dahlquist
(14:14) – Chris Colbourn
(21:45) – Paul O’Connor
(31:10) – Kristin Ebeling
(36:41) – Levi Glenney
(40:19) – Thomas Kemp
(43:46) – Andrea Buchetti
(48:06) – Chris Giamarino
(55:55) – Thomas Barker
(01:02:44) – Steve Mull
(01:04:14) – Sander Hölsgens
(01:11:48) – James Van Cleve
(01:15:59) – Issac Bjorke
(01:21:06) – Matt Kimball
(01:24:06) – Max Boutin
(01:25:58) – Andrei Buckareff
(01:31:08) – Will Devereux
(01:32:04) – Andy Dicker
(01:34:55) – Lisa Glenney
(01:36:28) – Vera Glenney
(01:37:59) – Esther Sayers
(01:44:32) – Clifton Evers
(01:46:49) – Conclusion

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(00:18) – First intro
(02:02) – Second intro
(06:41) – Growing up
(14:58) – Desert island
(19:51) – Beyond Bars
(26:21) – Hitting rock bottom
(33:27) – Starting Beyond Boards
(38:39) – Episode 1 with Nestor Judkins
(41:49) – Research
(46:29) – Structure
(50:57) – What makes a good interviewer
(52:30) – What’s the worst thing an interviewer can do
(54:39) – Best interview so far
(01:00:55) – Most challenging interview
(01:04:28) – Moments that stood out over the last 100 episodes
(01:07:18) – Most different from what you thought
(01:08:39) – Top 3 to 5 dream guests on the podcast
(01:12:23) – Dream scenario for the future of the pod
(01:15:00) – Monetizing the podcast
(01:18:29) – Friends questions
(01:22:41) – What has skateboarding or this podcast taught you so far
(01:27:36) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Southern California and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, spending a few months in Russia in the mid 90’s, riding for Alien Workshop for 15 years until Jason Dill offered to join him on an adventure to transform his clothing brand Fucking Awesome into a board brand, filming some of his most iconic video parts with Greg Hunt, to skating in his mid-forties while raising 2 kids and managing a business and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Aria Van Engelen
(03:36) – Miki Vuckovich
(18:06) – Kunjiro Eguchi
(20:37) – Shawn Mandoli
(26:06) – Rudy Mosqueda
(29:31) – Lance Dawes
(31:22) – Freddy from Heckride
(36:08) – John Fitzgerald
(38:00) – Aaron Meza
(38:41) – Ewan Bowman
(41:27) – Steve Olson
(41:54) – Celynnda Ingrande Gaudino
(46:23) – Sobriety
(53:22) – Farran Golding
(56:29) – Eric Swisher
(57:37) – Chris Carter
(01:01:01) – Fred Gall
(01:02:06) – Geoff Rowley
(01:03:05) – Jaime Owens
(01:04:09) – Nathan Fletcher
(01:08:40) – Neal Shoemaker
(01:10:48) – Grant Taylor
(01:11:55) – Mike Piscitelli
(01:16:56) – Catherine Acosta
(01:18:23) – Eric Dressen
(01:21:14) – Brandon Mallough
(01:21:53) – Jacob Rosenberg
(01:28:39) – Greg Hunt and Diego Todd
(01:37:58) – Jonathan Mehring
(01:39:16) – Henry Sanchez
(01:42:50) – Keith Wager
(01:43:47) – Mark Gonzales
(01:46:58) – Ray Barbee
(01:51:54) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed her life and career, from growing up in Long Island, hanging out with Erik Rosetti in her late teens, meeting with Tim Anderson aka Bobshirt in her early 20’s, advocating for a skatepark build in Nyack, New York in the mid 2010’s, to starting Deckaid, a volunteer-run non-profit organization which raises funds for youth-centered community organizations through skateboard art exhibitions, and much more through surprise questions from friends of hers.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Erik Rosetti
(10:14) – Marc McKee
(23:00) – Niki Williams
(32:09) – Steve Lenardo
(35:22) – Jay Croft
(41:38) – Sean Cliver
(43:41) – Derek Brennan
(52:03) – Bryan Ridgeway
(54:21) – Andy Jenkins
(57:00) – Miki Vuckovich
(59:36) – Pat Conlon
(01:06:05) – Nick Halkias
(01:10:14) – Eric Swisher
(01:16:35) – Jesse Geboy
(01:21:02) – Tim Anderson
(01:24:41) – Megan Baltimore
(01:26:19) – Alex Aranovich
(01:30:08) – Kevin Marks
(01:33:28) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Ontario and picking up his first board in the late 90’s to turning pro for Blind Skateboards in 2013, subsequently moving to California, his recent battle with testicular cancer, getting on SK8MAFIA, his upcoming éS pro model shoe and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Emily De Keyzer
(07:45) – Bill Weiss
(12:44) – Kevin Romar
(14:26) – Michael aka Dr. Purpleteeth
(17:32) – Don Brown
(20:26) – Mitch Barrette
(21:20) – Jordan Moss
(23:02) – Jon Cosentino
(25:32) – Ronnie Creager
(26:42) – Joe Buffalo
(35:26) – Brandon Bandula
(37:35) – Luke Lutz
(46:12) – Dan Connelly
(48:46) – Dan Mathieu
(49:59) – Cameron McIntosh and Daniel Goycoolea
(55:45) – Wade and Scott Power
(01:01:47) – Dallas Ives
(01:03:07) – Lando Visionz
(01:04:07) – Wes Kremer
(01:05:04) – Sébastien Petit
(01:08:03) – Kelly Hart
(01:08:47) – Mike Lyon
(01:09:59) – Vihar Patel
(01:16:14) – Mitch Donovan
(01:26:27) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in the early 90’s to launching FESN in the mid 90’s and creating some of the most iconic videos in skateboarding culture ever since, including the cult classic “Overground broadcasting” (2008), in recent years deciding to stop ollieing and transitioning into cruising, building custom cruiser boards at the FESN laboratory in Nakano and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Zach Chamberlain
(02:37) – Simon Lockett
(06:51) – Glen Fox
(17:56) – Léo Valls
(23:18) – Josh Stewart
(29:33) – Silas Baxter Neal
(33:21) – Cole Giordano
(36:19) – Masafumi Kajitani
(43:06) – Pete Talbot
(45:43) – Gaston Francisco
(48:58) – Colin Read
(52:21) – Soy Panday
(55:54) – Connor Kammerer
(59:03) – Ken Goto
(01:02:14) – Laurence Keefe
(01:07:42) – Katsumi Minami
(01:13:21) – Daisuke Takahashi
(01:23:53) – Shigeta Iha
(01:28:08) – Yutaka Hashiguchi
(01:32:11) – Liu Puli
(01:34:46) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking up his first board in and around New Jersey to developing his art practice (among which picking up various discarded objects off the streets of New York), his iconic contributions to skateboarding culture and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Charlie Butterly
(06:17) – Jeff Pang
(11:37) – German Nieves
(13:39) – Jacob Rosenberg
(22:20) – Tim Anderson
(25:23) – Donny Barley
(35:32) – Aaron Meza
(42:16) – Shawn Mandoli
(48:49) – Tobin Yelland
(55:55) – Rich Jacobs
(59:55) – Nicola White
(01:07:19) – Chris Parkinson
(01:09:45) – Waylon Bone
(01:20:04) – Kris Markovich
(01:27:56) – Soy Panday
(01:33:21) – Eric Swisher
(01:41:19) – Louie Barletta
(01:43:41) – Jack Sabback
(01:48:19) – Eli Gesner
(01:56:02) – Kevin Marks
(02:07:48) – Jack Palmiotti
(02:11:10) – Ted Barrow
(02:16:26) – Mathew McGrath
(02:19:26) – Jay Maldonado
(02:23:35) – Rich Adler
(02:28:09) – Reese Forbes
(02:36:33) – Kelly Bird
(02:41:42) – Florian Schneider
(02:52:02) – Aaron Szot
(03:02:50) – Anthony Pappalardo
(03:06:06) – Conclusion

In the intro I mentioned that Bobby rode for Shut but turns out he never did. My apologies!

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking up his first board in New Jersey to moving to California in 2017, officially getting on the DC shoes team and becoming their global TM, turning pro for Creature Skateboards in 2021, since 2023 transitioning into mental health awareness, moving back east early 2024 and settling down in Asheville, NC and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Jordan Gesko
(03:33) – Paul Overstrom
(06:06) – Chris Ray
(12:33) – Zach Gesko
(14:52) – Alex Pennacchia
(20:01) – Evan Smith
(21:24) – Jill Wijangco
(26:17) – Elias Parise
(31:14) – Ace Pelka
(34:35) – Darren Navarette
(35:19) – Shintaro Hongo
(36:56) – Felipe Amigo
(38:57) – Austin Leleu
(43:30) – Mike Heikkila
(47:55) – Jake Baldini
(51:38) – Chris “Rhino” Rooney
(55:34) – Martin Fobes
(58:46) – Jimmy Astleford
(01:03:51) – Andy Enos
(01:07:06) – Lauren Valls
(01:10:22) – Brandon Turner
(01:14:49) – Joel Pippus
(01:18:30) – Léo Valls
(01:22:43) – John Rattray
(01:26:30) – Kim and Ray Turpin
(01:33:09) – David Manaud
(01:34:33) – Sergio Cadaré
(01:38:47) – Wes Kremer
(01:42:47) – Conclusion 

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking up his first skateboard in Lac La Biche, Alberta to releasing his most recent book “Laser Quit Smoking Massage” in 2024 and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Nathan Mader
(04:20) – Fine. Press
(06:07) – Mike Munzenrider
(09:21) – Jen Sookfong Lee
(10:11) – Carleigh Baker and Sean Cranbury
(11:52) – Writing habits
(13:59) – Paul O’Connor
(19:44) – Dina Del Bucchia
(21:12) – Farran Golding
(25:29) – Sarah Berman
(27:08) – John Dahlquist
(33:30) – Alicia Tobin
(34:55) – Stew Klein
(37:35) – Deer Man from Barrier Kult
(38:35) – First connection with the Barrier Kult
(41:38) – Patrick Kigongo
(44:15) – Aaron Read
(45:54) – Will Pearson
(51:52) – Stefen Ursulan
(56:01) – Nikola Racan
(56:54) – Michael Christie
(01:00:07) – Ian Browning
(01:06:14) – Hiller Goodspeed
(01:07:34) – José Vadi
(01:12:10) – Indigo Willing
(01:17:05) – Norma Ibarra
(01:19:24) – Matt Bowes
(01:22:12) – Kyle Beachy
(01:27:41) – Conclusion

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(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – First part: behind the scenes with some of the people who organized “Connect”
(01:26) – Léo Valls
(06:51) – Lucas Lopes
(11:34) – Aurélien Gaucherand
(15:33) – Flavien Jara
(21:33) – Juliette Evon and Jean-Sébastien Lacam
(29:11) – Second part: feedback voice memos shared by attendees
(30:07) – Julien Januszkiewicz
(34:00) – Jan Kliewer
(35:48) – Emily Jones
(38:32) – Josh Katz
(40:16) – Luis Guedes
(41:52) – Harry Meadley
(46:59) – Lena Germanese
(49:53) – Lui Araki
(50:29) – Philip Halton
(52:59) – Brian Glenney
(55:19) – Aurore Roussel
(58:03) – Cameron Ohlson
(01:00:58) – Charles Paratte
(01:02:54) – Jimmy Lannon
(01:04:35) – Sophie Friedel
(01:06:30) – Andrew Holt
(01:08:54) – Julien Glauser
(01:11:03) – Mike Mag
(01:12:46) – Helen Wyss
(01:15:37) – Will Ascott
(01:18:35) – Patrick Kigongo
(01:21:07) – Gustav Eden
(01:24:06) – Kirsty Smith
(01:26:52) – Jean Turcat
(01:29:24) – David Gough
(01:32:44) – Ted Barrow
(01:36:21) – Lauren Valls
(01:38:35) – Thibault Carpentier
(01:42:35) – Leo Sharp
(01:44:15) – John Gardner
(01:45:53) – Chris Lawton
(01:48:43) – Jim Thiebaud
(01:51:35) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from crossing paths with Mike Ternasky at summer skate camp in the late 80’s to working on the “Recording the ride” exhibition at the Museum of Moving Image (which opened in September 2024), releasing his new photo book “Right before my eyes” and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Stephanie Person
(06:51) – Eddie Elguera
(10:04) – Mark Whiteley
(14:57) – Jeremy Wray
(19:29) – Aaron Artis
(22:56) – Colin McKay
(24:09) – Pat Channita
(27:47) – Brendan Spohn
(34:52) – Aaron Meza
(36:54) – Rick Ibaseta
(40:17) – Ryan Fabry
(42:51) – Tony Ferguson
(46:35) – Greg Carroll
(50:47) – Greg Hunt
(01:01:02) – Bret Anthony Johnston
(01:03:48) – Pete Thompson
(01:08:12) – Anthony Pappalardo
(01:14:02) – Tim Anderson
(01:18:44) – Justin Girard
(01:21:54) – Colin Kennedy
(01:25:19) – Ronnie Bertino
(01:28:49) – Will Harmon
(01:30:09) – Damian Siguenza
(01:35:02) – Pat Duffy
(01:39:51) – Eric Swisher
(01:45:01) – James Kelch
(01:48:44) – Andrew Huberman
(01:53:00) – Joseph Ternasky
(01:59:05) – Ty Evans
(02:04:57) – Michaela Ternasky Holland
(02:07:41) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed her growing up in Mexico and picking up her first camera at the age of 15, moving to Vancouver, Canada in 2009 at the age of 25 after completing degrees in tourism, advertising and marketing, getting involved in the mountain bike industry as a practitioner and photographer, starting skateboarding at the age of 31 which led her to new opportunities, traveling all over the world in the last 5 to 10 years documenting the women and non-traditional skateboarding scenes and much more through surprise questions from friends of hers.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Raisa Abal
(05:43) – Jaime Reyes
(19:06) – Allysha Le
(22:18) – Shani Bru
(26:17) – Alex White
(29:22) – Natalie Porter
(40:40) – Cierra Xavier
(46:13) – Rose Archie
(51:57) – Clara Solar
(54:30) – Sabrina Sellers
(01:02:37) – Hannah Bailey
(01:08:16) – Atita Verghese
(01:13:11) – Helena Long
(01:15:37) – José Vadi
(01:20:56) – Matt Price
(01:23:09) – Nicole Hause
(01:28:32) – Nam-Chi Van
(01:30:02) – Judith Kasiama
(01:32:36) – Kim Woozy
(01:35:51) – Denise Biziaev
(01:40:04) – Fabiana Delfino
(01:45:46) – Shari White
(01:49:30) – Vanessa Torres
(01:54:47) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed him growing up and starting skateboarding in Florida, breaking his pelvis at the age of 19 which led him to start filming his friends, moving to NYC at the age of 21 and living there ever since, making independent skate films throughout the 2010’s among which “Mandible Claw” (2010), “Tengu: God of Mischief” (2013) and the cult classic “Spirit Quest” (2016), dealing with gnarly back issues which forced him to take a long break from filming skateboarding, transitioning into music videos (for Radiohead, Weezer or Glass Animals to name a few) and commercial film work (for Apple, Converse, Burberry…) and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Alex Fogt
(14:47) – Matt Town
(18:26) – Josh Stewart
(23:29) – Steve Spence
(25:36) – Steve Cockrell
(26:47) – Jimmy Lannon
(34:18) – Billy Rohan
(39:27) – James Sayres
(45:40) – Cosme Fernandez
(50:11) – Jesse Narvaez
(54:46) – Evan Borja
(01:04:30) – Ian Williams and John Stanier from Battles
(01:06:16) – Dylan Kammerer
(01:16:45) – Drew Tetz
(01:20:51) – Glen Fox
(01:21:28) – Anthony Pappalardo
(01:24:27) – Brian Downey
(01:26:07) - Jacob Ireland
(01:32:17) – Zach Moore
(01:33:35) – Evan Kinori
(01:35:01) – Joe Perrin
(01:37:35) – John Lindsay
(01:38:17) – Takahiro Morita
(01:40:20) – Léo Valls
(01:41:30) – Hiroki Muraoka
(01:47:14) – James Coleman
(01:51:31) – Nikola Racan
(01:53:12) – Cole Giordano
(01:59:46) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Miami and picking up his first board in 1999 to moving to San Francisco at the age of 19 and spending the following 15+ years between SF and New York City while traveling all around the world with the help of his various sponsors, turning pro for Habitat Skateboards in 2013, developing a strong interest in photography, moving back to Miami in 2023 with his family and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Danny Fuenzalida
(45:59) – Jake Rupp
(48:17) – Lucian Moon
(58:12) – Evan Smith
(01:08:34) – Marius Syvanen
(01:14:01) – Jason Henry
(01:24:30) – Kevin Métallier
(01:33:36) – Joe Brook
(01:37:09) – Zac Coyne
(01:40:10) – Chewy Cannon
(01:42:55) – Jaime Owens
(01:45:19) – Danny Montoya
(01:47:01) – Andrew Caulfield aka Ando
(01:51:04) – Alex Papke
(01:55:16) – Silas Baxter Neal
(02:02:50) – Josh Stewart
(02:04:52) – Brad Cromer
(02:24:12) – Aaron Herrington
(02:39:46) – Matt Rodriguez
(02:46:58) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from the early days of Panic and Blueprint Skateboards to more recent projects such as “Cover Version” (2019, co-directed with Kevin Parrott) or Conor Charleson’s “Slight Inclination” part (2023) and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:38) – John Rattray
(19:21) – Nick Hamilton
(24:38) – John Cattle
(29:12) – Gustav Edén
(35:24) – Jacob Harris
(42:13) – Josh Stewart
(52:06) – Kevin Parrott
(59:50) – Nick Sharratt
(01:01:02) – Hattie Castelberg
(01:05:17) – Conor Charleson
(01:11:54) – Adam Mondon
(01:21:45) – Ben Powell
(01:26:45) – Kevin Coakley
(01:35:15) – Al Hodgson
(01:43:29) – Paul Shier
(01:48:31) – Danny Brady
(01:49:47) – Ben Grove
(01:52:11) – Joel Curtis
(01:55:03) – Ewan Bowman
(01:56:41) – Dave Mackey
(02:05:20) – Leo Sharp
(02:09:52) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed how skateboarding entered his life as a young teenager in the late 90’s, working for a few years at a local film festival as well as in a theater which allowed him to have a good understanding of the cultural scene, starting the Vladimir Film Festival, a small independent skateboard film and photography festival with his friends in 2011 and doing it every year since then while working a full-time job, raising 2 kids and making a full-length skate film called “Solsticij” (which was premiered at Vladimir in 2016)… through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Will Harmon
(07:16) – Vivien Feil
(12:04) – Zoe Miloš
(18:05) – Ricsi Matyas
(26:12) – Antonio Pekovic
(27:55) – Tomaž Šantl
(34:42) – Richard Hart
(39:27) – Paul O’Connor
(47:33) – Tibor Rep
(51:42) – Sergej Vutuc
(57:44) – Kirill Korobkov
(01:02:48) – Cole Nowicki
(01:07:42) – Tibor Jakulic 
(01:09:12) – Henry Kingsford
(01:11:38) – Brett Nichols
(01:14:06) – Yoann Taillandier
(01:16:17) – James Ahern
(01:17:31) – Tom Remillard
(01:19:11) – Elvis Butković
(01:20:26) – Colin Read
(01:21:37) – Peter Fettich
(01:23:28) – Marko Zubak
(01:27:29) – Nicholas Kunz
(01:31:42) – Marina Jakulic
(01:33:09) – Aymeric Nocus
(01:36:09) – John Dahlquist
(01:41:46) – Last words
(01:43:09) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed him growing up in Devon and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, developing an interest for research early on which eventually led him to start his academic journey in the late 90’s, moving to Hong Kong in 2001 where he spent the next 15+ years exploring among other exciting things the sociology of religion and in particular Islam, transitioning into skateboarding-focused research projects from 2014 onwards, his book “Skateboarding and religion” which came out in 2019, moving back with his family to the UK in 2020 to teach Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Exeter, his upcoming projects…

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Growing up in Devon
(04:55) – First skate video
(07:57) – Beginning his academic journey
(11:38) – Moving to Hong-Kong
(12:11) – PhD with the University of Queensland
(14:11) – Starting to teach in Hong-Kong
(18:56) – Adjunct lecturer at Charles University in Prague
(22:00) – Transition into skateboarding focused research
(27:20) – Skateboarding related projects he’s worked on
(34:13) – Friends questions
(34:20) – Iain Borden
(37:47) – Brian Glenney
(42:15) – Maurice Crandall
(45:56) – Dani Abulhawa
(48:56) – Candy Jacobs
(50:45) – Patrick Kigongo
(56:20) – Esther Sayers
(01:00:32) – Benjamin Duester
(01:04:05) – Chris Giamarino
(01:09:00) – Tom Critchley
(01:15:05) – Stuart Maclure
(01:17:19) – Lizzie Heath
(01:20:42) – Ryan Sherman
(01:27:28) – Cole Nowicki
(01:30:43) – Harry Meadley
(01:34:23) – Indigo Willing
(01:36:44) – John Dahlquist
(01:43:16) - Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in the early 80’s to turning pro for Powell-Peralta at the age of 17, how he's been living his life between his 3 main passions that are skateboarding, music and photography and much more, through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Mike Griffin
(04:58) – Tommy Guerrero
(06:36) – Ed Templeton
(16:14) – Call of faith
(29:09) – John Lucero
(35:49) – Greg Hunt
(40:29) – Jaime Owens
(42:38) – Javier Sarmiento
(44:56) – Mike Frazier
(49:13) – Donny Barley
(54:38) – Joe Brook
(01:00:23) – Tobin Yelland
(01:06:38) – Thomas Campbell
(01:20:06) – Bob Burnquist
(01:27:40) – Monte Vallier
(01:30:57) – Joe Gruber
(01:37:08) – Rick Howard
(01:39:05) – Juan Casas
(01:44:56) – Michael Burnett
(01:54:30) – Neil Blender
(01:56:35) – Eric Swisher
(01:58:28) – Anthony Claravall
(02:07:07) – Lance Mountain
(02:08:16) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Stockholm where he started skating and writing graffiti in the mid to late-80’s to making a living as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer for nearly 3 decades and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Martin life recap
(07:45) – Magnus Gyllenberg
(12:31) – Martin Karlsson
(16:11) – Finsta Fari
(19:17) – Malcolm Jacobson
(21:26) – Micke "Bozze" Boström
(28:00) – Nathan Hamelberg
(31:08) – Tobias Barenthin Lindblad
(34:33) – Viktor Telégin
(41:00) – Karl Grandin
(43:08) – John Dahlquist
(53:44) – Ian Deacon
(57:25) – Fredrik Nilsson
(01:05:40) – Sean Scantelbury
(01:12:18) – Stefan Sagmeister
(01:16:22) – Roberto Rodriguez Redondo
(01:20:33) – Marc McKee
(01:23:25) – Egs
(01:24:45) – Björn Almqvist
(01:30:58) – Per Englund
(01:33:21) – Milko Özlü
(01:41:36) – Hilda Ander
(01:44:49) – Charlie Nilsson
(01:52:47) – Andreas Glad
(02:04:35) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking up his first board in Williston, Vermont to turning pro for Element Skateboards in 2019, joining the Worble team soon after and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his: James Buchmann, Collin Hale, Mark Appleyard, Antonio Ciongoli, Tom Rohrer, Kyle Seidler, Tyler Surrey, Jordan Maxham, Jaime Owens, Tylre Wilcox, Jordan Taylor, Steve Mull, Chris Rooney aka Rhino, Rob Maynard, Nick Richards, Alex Wiktor, Ray Maté, Tom Mull, Jeff Mikut, Poppy Starr, Andy Dicker, Ira Ingram, Jackson Tupper, Mitch Buangsuwon, Evan Smith, Ben Colbourn and Chris Whitaker.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Chris life recap
(04:20) – James Buchmann
(08:54) – Collin Hale
(13:34) – Mark Appleyard
(16:11) – Antonio Ciongoli
(20:40) – Tom Rohrer
(25:45) – Kyle Seidler
(29:21) – Tyler Surrey
(33:41) – Jordan Maxham
(34:29) – Jaime Owens
(38:22) – Tylre Wilcox
(41:44) – Jordan Taylor
(46:57) – Steve Mull
(49:12) – Chris Rooney aka Rhino
(01:04:15) – Rob Maynard
(01:04:59) – Nick Richards
(01:08:18) – Alex Wiktor
(01:14:03) – Ray Maté
(01:16:24) – Tom Mull
(01:18:18) – Jeff Mikut
(01:23:13) – Poppy Starr
(01:31:04) – Andy Dicker
(01:35:57) – Ira Ingram
(01:37:26) – Jackson Tupper
(01:41:45) – Mitch Buangsuwon
(01:47:44) – Evan Smith
(01:50:49) – Ben Colbourn
(01:52:15) – Chris Whitaker
(02:02:55) - Conclusion

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Together we discussed him growing up in the UK, moving to Barcelona in 2005 where he spent a few years teaching English aside from skating and traveling, connecting with Patrik Wallner and going on his first Visual Traveling trips, settling down in Tokyo, Japan in March 2011 with a working holiday visa just a few days before the devastating earthquake hit the country, building his new life there in the following years, working for Evisen Skateboards and getting on the team while also starting to build from scratch and manage the Adidas Skateboarding Japan team…

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Starting skateboarding
(04:09) – First video, first mag
(06:49) – First sponsors
(08:06) – After high-school
(12:30) – Meeting with Patrik Wallner
(13:54) – 10.000km trip
(16:44) – First trip to Japan
(19:38) – Earthquake 4 days upon arrival
(25:08) – Learning Japanese
(26:28) – Transition from teaching English to working at FTC
(28:34) – Working in sales and turning pro for Evisen Skateboards
(30:15) – Adidas Japan Team Manager
(32:09) – Splitting time between both jobs
(33:24) – Responsibilities as Adidas Japan TM
(35:28) – Building the Adidas Japan team
(38:00) – Explosion of skateboarding in Japan
(40:13) – How do you see the future?
(42:57) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding
(45:25) – Friends questions
(45:32) – Masafumi Kajitani
(49:29) – Phil Zwijsen
(50:09) – Kyota Kamei
(52:35) – Hiroki Muraoka
(56:25) – Kirill Korobkov
(58:49) – Chewy Cannon
(59:30) – Saki Keefe
(59:55) – Michaël Mackrodt
(01:09:00) – Nobuo Iseki
(01:12:57) – Seimi Miyahara
(01:13:37) – Walker Ryan
(01:19:27) – Gosha Konyshev
(01:22:20) – Kenny Reed
(01:25:17) – Shingo Ogura
(01:28:32) – Katsumi Minami
(01:30:42) – Patrik Wallner
(01:34:39) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed her life and career, from growing up in Long Island, going to punk and hardcore shows as a teenager in the late 80’s/early 90’s, working as a party promoter for a few years until opening KCDC skateshop in 2001 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, running the shop for the last 23 years which has become a staple in NYC skate culture, and much more through surprise questions from friends of hers: Waylon Bone, Jaime Reyes, Eli Gesner, RB Umali, Jeremy Fish and Dylan Goldberger, Steve Rodriguez, Andre Razo, Anthony Pappalardo, Haylynn Conrad, Dave Waite from 35th Avenue Skateshop (Federal Way, WA), Dennis McNett, Jacob Sawyer from Slam City Skates (London), Andy Katz, Kelly Bird, Pat Smith, Alexis Papadopoulos, Vanessa Chiu, Borja Santiago and Pablo Garcia from Welcome Skateshop (Madrid), Brian Siswojo from 8FIVE2 shop (Hong Kong), Esteban Gomez, Abi Teixeira, Jake Keenan, Elisa Martini, Lindsey Byrnes, Erik Ellington and Benoit Gonsolin from Wall Street Skateshop (Lyon, France).

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Amy life recap
(04:54) – Waylon Bone
(08:27) – Jaime Reyes
(10:44) – Eli Gesner 
(12:50) – RB Umali
(14:53) - Jeremy Fish and Dylan Goldberger
(20:33) – Steve Rodriguez
(21:20) – Andre Razo
(25:49) – Anthony Pappalardo
(26:58) – Haylynn Conrad
(29:24) – Dave Waite
(34:37) – Dennis McNett
(38:52) – Jacob Sawyer
(41:39) – Andy Katz
(42:22) – Kelly Bird
(43:49) – Pat Smith
(47:18) – Alexis Papadopoulos
(49:11) – Vanessa Chiu
(51:23) – Borja Santiago and Pablo Garcia
(53:23) – Brian Siswojo
(55:30) – Esteban Gomez
(56:15) – Abi Teixeira
(56:42) – Jake Keenan
(57:12) – Elisa Martini
(59:11) – Lindsey Byrnes
(01:02:43) – Erik Ellington
(01:07:00) – Benoit Gonsolin
(01:09:29) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from his early years at Metro Skatepark in Orlando, Florida to starting Uma Landsleds (today Umaverse) in 2020 and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his: Brian Delatorre, Jeff Pang, Danny Montoya, Kiah Harrington-Wymer, Jimmy Astleford, Mike Heikkila, Mark Stewart, Nick Garcia, Mary Grace Potts, Justin Reynolds, Ray Barbee, Chad Poore, Jacob Nuñez, Phil Zwijsen, Michael Sieben, Maura Moon, Chris Ray, John Petras aka Peach, Joey Pulsifer, Chris Colbourn, Shimrit Vavak, Michael Burnett, Nathaniel Russell, Mack Sharff, Mark Appleyard, Todd Larson, Chris Blake, Cole Mathews, Dave Hoang and Thomas Campbell.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Evan life recap
(06:06) – Brian Delatorre
(14:26) – Jeff Pang
(20:10) – Danny Montoya
(21:35) – Kiah Harrington-Wymer
(24:31) – Jimmy Astleford
(27:25) – Mike Heikkila
(28:11) – Mark Stewart
(31:14) – Nick Garcia
(33:57) – Mary Grace Potts
(36:01) – Justin Reynolds
(37:19) – Ray Barbee
(42:28) – Chad Poore
(49:34) – Jacob Nuñez
(50:25) – Phil Zwijsen
(51:20) – Michael Sieben
(56:23) – Maura Moon
(57:57) – Chris Ray
(59:41) – John Petras aka Peach
(01:01:06) – Joey Pulsifer
(01:01:51) – Chris Colbourn
(01:06:07) – Shimrit Vavak
(01:07:37) – Michael Burnett
(01:08:34) – Nathaniel Russell
(01:10:58) – Mack Sharff
(01:13:24) – Mark Appleyard
(01:14:53) – Todd Larson
(01:20:23) – Chris Blake
(01:21:19) – Cole Matthews
(01:24:29) – Dave Hoang
(01:26:44) – Thomas Campbell
(01:36:02) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career from growing up and picking up his first board in Singapore in the mid 90’s to starting his own board brand Brainchild in 2019 and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his: Bill Weiss, Danny Gonzalez, Colin Kennedy, Greg Lutzka, Louie Barletta, Joe Perrin, Alex Craig, Adam Cassidy, Jose Rojo, Seu Trinh, Jason Rothmeyer, Shawn Perez, Mark Nickels, Cairo Foster, Jesus Fernandez, Michael Burnett, Jan Kliewer, Joel Pippus, Kirill Korobkov, Liam Searle, Austin Gardner, Caleb Shenkman, Andrew Cannon and Ronnie Creager.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Chris life recap
(04:38) – Bill Weiss
(09:13) – Danny Gonzalez
(11:20) – Colin Kennedy
(16:11) – Greg Lutzka
(27:01) – Louie Barletta
(33:20) – Joe Perrin
(39:50) – Alex Craig
(43:26) – Adam Cassidy
(46:56) – Jose Rojo
(49:33) – Seu Trinh
(52:25) – Jason Rothmeyer
(55:31) – Shawn Perez
(58:21) – Mark Nickels
(01:06:06) – Cairo Foster
(01:08:03) – Jesus Fernandez
(01:11:58) – Working on “Sterling Golden”
(01:13:49) – Michael Burnett
(01:14:50) – Jan Kliewer
(01:21:08) – Joel Pippus
(01:35:38) – Kirill Korobkov
(01:40:32) – Liam Searle
(01:45:07) – Austin Gardner
(01:54:01) – Caleb Shenkman
(01:56:16) – Andrew Cannon
(01:59:29) – Ronnie Creager
(02:18:09) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed her life and career from studying art in the early 90’s to her current role at the Goldsmiths University of London, picking up her first board in 2017 at the age of 47 and how it’s affected her life from then on, connecting with the local and broader skate community, her involvement with the Hackney Bumps Regeneration project and the City Mill Skate Research project at UCL East, her upcoming projects…

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Getting started
(02:00) – Artist Educator
(06:56) – PhD in Philosophy
(16:04) – Starting skateboarding with her son
(24:23) – First time stepping on a board
(27:11) – Skating in skateparks for the first time
(30:47) – Dealing with injuries
(38:02) – Connecting with people in the skateboarding industry/community
(42:53) – Consuming skate media
(47:10) – Free Skatemag interview: “We’re always learning”
(51:21) – Skateboarding as an obsession
(54:49) – Hackney Bumps
(01:03:20) – City Mill Skate
(01:12:39) – Panel discussion in May and Chelsea Gardens
(01:18:09) – What could be your “next” skateboarding?
(01:25:00) – Friends questions
(01:25:03) – Aga from Everyone on boards
(01:31:05) – Josh Sutton
(01:33:46) – Sander Hölsgens
(01:35:06) – David Gough
(01:51:40) – Iain Borden
(02:00:45) – Gustav Edén
(02:08:00) – Åsa Bäckström
(02:09:33) – Paul O’Connor
(02:15:59) – Indigo Willing
(02:19:07) – John Dahlquist and George Nicholls
(02:36:10) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking up his first board in West Palm Beach, Florida to starting WKND Skateboards in 2014, running the brand for the last 10 years and putting out several amazing videos full of great skating and hilarious skits and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Grant life recap
(04:06) – Blake Carpenter
(07:10) – Bryce Mandel
(08:38) – Justin Fuller
(09:34) – Tom Carter
(13:18) – Matt Price
(16:18) – Riley Pavey
(17:41) – Aaron Meza
(21:05) – Colin Read
(22:00) – Guy Azulay
(26:10) – Shintaro Hongo
(29:13) – Alex Schimdt
(34:11) – Jason Hernandez
(36:05) – Jonathan Julio
(45:09) – Jordan Taylor
(49:00) – Shane Auckland
(49:39) – Jake Todd
(52:51) – Danny Montoya
(53:12) – Zac Gracie
(56:27) – Matt Bublitz
(59:51) – Taylor Caruso
(01:02:15) – Jeff Cecere
(01:03:04) – Alia Huffman
(01:04:19) – Josh Stewart
(01:11:22) – Jan Henrik
(01:12:40) – Sarah Meurle
(01:13:05) – Fredrik Winsents
(01:14:19) – Andrew Considine
(01:17:45) – Bob Altamirano
(01:19:14) – Gabe Kehoe
(01:22:14) – Lacey Nevers
(01:25:49) – Margie Y.
(01:27:51) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career from him growing up and picking up his first board in Rockland County, NY, to moving to Los Angeles in 2014, getting involved with the Harold Hunter Foundation and the Mostly Skateboarding podcast and much more through surprise questions from friends of his: Jim Thiebaud, Chris Giamarino, Cole Nowicki, Dan Brenner, Paul Young, Peter Schechter, José Vadi, Mike Munzenrider, Kevin Von Esper, Indigo Willing, Ryen Motzek, Ted Barrow, Jason from Frozen in Carbonite, Kate Kigongo, Daniel Fedkenheuer, Tiffany Lee, Templeton Elliott, Jordan Silver, Jamie Carey, Paul O’Connor, Ryan Handt, Anthony Pappalardo, Sebastian Corral and Ian Browning.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Patrick life recap
(32:00) – Jim Thiebaud
(35:37) – Chris Giamarino
(44:40) – Cole Nowicki
(49:19) – Dan Brenner
(50:13) – Paul Young
(53:58) – Peter Schechter
(56:54) – José Vadi
(59:24) – Mike Munzenrider
(01:00:57) – Kevin Von Esper
(01:03:18) – Indigo Willing
(01:04:29) – Ryen Motzek
(01:05:00) – Ted Barrow
(01:14:36) – Jason from Frozen in Carbonite
(01:16:21) – Kate Kigongo
(01:18:38) – Daniel Fedkenheuer
(01:19:19) – Tiffany Lee
(01:23:29) – Templeton Elliott
(01:27:16) – Jordan Silver
(01:29:51) – Jamie Carey
(01:33:07) – Paul O’Connor
(01:38:33) – Ryan Handt
(01:41:51) – Anthony Pappalardo
(01:44:30) – Sebastian Corral
(01:47:24) – Ian Browning
(02:03:44) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed her life and career, from growing up in La Porte, Iowa where she picked up her first board at the age of 11 to turning pro for There Skateboards in 2020, her art practice, fingerboarding and much more through surprise questions from friends of hers: Jeff Cheung, Nick Lyle, Una Farrar, Shari White, Cher Strauberry, Tom Mull, Preston Moses Clopton, James Pitonyak, Darren Johnson, Shag, Ben Venom, Matt Price, Lorien Stern, Jae Matthews and Augustus Muller from Boy Harsher, Eunice Chang, Chris Colbourn, Andrew Schoultz, Kristin Ebeling, Evan Smith, Jaime Reyes, Carolina Rey, Victor Valdez, Akiko Scott aka Kiki, Katherine Hamilton, Jim Thiebaud and Jessyka Bailey.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Jeff Cheung shoutout
(01:46) – Nick Lyle
(04:46) – Una Farrar
(06:25) – Shari White
(07:14) – Cher Strauberry
(09:10) – Tom Mull
(09:33) – Preston Moses Clopton
(11:32) – James Pitonyak
(14:19) – Darren Johnson
(16:13) – Shag
(20:01) – Ben Venom
(21:59) – Matt Price
(23:28) – Lorien Stern
(24:14) – Jae Matthews
(27:34) – Augustus Muller
(30:06) – Eunice Chang
(30:58) – Chris Colbourn
(34:32) – Andrew Schoultz
(35:40) – Kristin Ebeling
(36:39) – Evan Smith
(37:40) – Jaime Reyes
(39:50) – Carolina Rey
(45:00) – Victor Valdez
(46:06) – Akiko Scott aka Kiki
(47:11) – Katherine Hamilton
(48:57) – Jim Thiebaud
(49:51) – Jessyka Bailey
(55:09) – Upcoming projects
(57:23) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up between Gothenburg and Lund in the 80's, riding for Unabomber Skateboards and Octagon Wheels while living in London and Australia in the late 90's and 2000's before moving back to Sweden and eventually becoming the skateboarding coordinator for the city of Malmö in 2014 among many other things through surprise questions from long-time friends of his: James Woodley and Ali Cairns, Will Harmon, Martin Stahlman, Wig Worland, David Gough, Morgan Campbell, Paul Silvester, Dan Magee, Ted Barrow, John Dahlquist, Leo Sharp, Kyle Beachy, Léo Valls, Chris Lawton, Peter Hellicar, Rich Holland, Mia Erlandsson, Toby Alexander, Sigurd Tvete aka Siggy, Viet N’Guyen, Martin Ottosson and Danijel Stankovic aka Jugga.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Gustav life recap
(09:52) – James Woodley and Ali Cairns
(23:22) – Will Harmon
(30:40) – Martin Stahlman
(35:16) – Wig Worland
(41:48) – David Gough
(45:45) – Morgan Campbell
(48:25) – Paul Silvester
(50:12) – Dan Magee
(55:30) – Ted Barrow
(01:08:33) – John Dahlquist
(01:14:42) – Leo Sharp
(01:18:50) – Kyle Beachy
(01:22:20) – Léo Valls
(01:30:52) – Chris Lawton
(01:38:44) – Peter Hellicar
(01:45:45) – Rich Holland
(01:50:04) – Mia Erlandsson
(02:10:12) – Toby Alexander
(02:13:49) – Sigurd Tvete aka Siggy
(02:19:16) – Viet N’Guyen
(02:21:01) – Martin Ottosson
(02:29:50) – Danijel Stankovic aka Jugga
(02:35:00) – Conclusion

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Together we talked about her life, from growing up and picking up her first board in Chile in the mid-2000’s to moving to Berlin in 2018, getting on the Poetic Collective team in 2022 and developing her art practice aside from skating through surprise questions from friends of hers: Carmen Benito, Dave Morgan, Domi, Gabriel Bjørsvik, Joseph Biais, Franziska Datz, Aleksi Suovaara, Roland Hoogwater, Markus Bengtsson, Kotte, Jenne Grabowski, Marbie Miller, Tom Botwid, Max Schofer, Lucía Cortés, Helena Long and Paula Umaña.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Carmen Benito
(09:11) – Dave Morgan
(12:28) – Domi
(17:13) – Gabriel Bjørsvik
(20:20) – Joseph Biais
(23:37) – Franziska Datz
(34:50) – Aleksi Suovaara
(41:33) – Roland Hoogwater
(43:19) – Markus Bengtsson
(49:06) – Kotte
(56:53) – Jenne Grabowski
(01:01:27) – Marbie Miller
(01:03:20) – Tom Botwid
(01:08:22) – Max Schofer
(01:09:31) – Lucía Cortés
(01:10:17) – Helena Long
(01:12:17) – Paula Umaña
(01:13:46) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from him growing up in Dana Point, CA and picking up his first board in the late 70’s to shooting photos, making zines, painting, sewing, making full-length skate and surf films and much more through surprise questions from life-long friends of his: Joe Lloyd aka “Xeno”, Max Schaaf, Damon Way, Julian Dykmans, Ed Templeton, Evan Smith, Dave Aron, Tobin Yelland, Sergej Vutuc, Sean Cliver, Eric Swisher, Chris Colbourn, Jaime Owens, Tommy Guerrero, Andre Razo, Andy Jenkins, Skin Phillips, Jai Tanju, Fred Mortagne, Madars Apse, Todd Francis, Benjamin Deberdt and Josh Stewart.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Joe Lloyd aka “Xeno”
(04:36) – Max Schaaf
(08:25) – Damon Way
(10:19) – Julian Dykmans
(12:57) – Ed Templeton
(23:02) – Evan Smith
(24:05) – Dave Aron
(25:49) – Tobin Yelland
(35:29) – Sergej Vutuc
(38:52) – Sean Cliver
(41:08) – Eric Swisher
(41:49) – Chris Colbourn
(45:52) – Jaime Owens
(48:41) – Tommy Guerrero
(50:27) – Andre Razo
(54:35) – Andy Jenkins
(56:45) – Skin Phillips
(01:03:38) – Jai Tanju
(01:05:06) – Fred Mortagne
(01:11:15) – Madars Apse
(01:12:06) – Todd Francis
(01:14:23) – Benjamin Deberdt
(01:27:32) – Josh Stewart
(01:38:00) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career from growing up and picking up his first board in Saint Louis, Missouri in 1986 to releasing his second book “The most fun thing” (published by Grand Central Publishing in August 2021), a collection of essays focused on skateboarding, and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his: Indigo Willing, Dan Piquard, Patrick Kigongo, Cole Nowicki, John Matson, José Vadi, Iain Borden, Alex White, Jason Waters, Sam Korman, Wes Miller, Janie Porche, Ted Schmitz, Kristin Lueke, Jim Daley, Ted Barrow, Terry and Roger Beachy, and John Dahlquist.

(00:13) – Intro

(01:13) – Kyle life recap

(07:12) – Indigo Willing

(11:14) – Dan Piquard

(14:11) – Patrick Kigongo

(16:09) – Cole Nowicki

(32:42) – John Matson

(36:09) – José Vadi

(43:44) – Iain Borden

(52:02) – Alex White

(54:58) – Jason Waters

(59:37) – Sam Korman

(01:05:08) – Wes Miller

(01:12:00) – Janie Porche

(01:14:05) – Ted Schmitz

(01:19:32) – Kristin Lueke

(01:29:12) – Jim Daley

(01:31:41) – Ted Barrow

(01:35:50) – Terry and Roger Beachy

(01:39:44) – John Dahlquist

(01:47:55) - Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career from growing up and picking up his first board in Tampa, Florida in the late 80’s to releasing Static 6 in 2023 and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his: Colin Read, Brian Schaefer, Julien Januszkiewicz, Aaron Meza, Roger Bagley, Jeremy Wray, Patrik Wallner, Jeff Taylor, Andre Stringer, Steve Brandi, Paul Zitzer, Soy Panday, Brian Delatorre, John Baragwanath, Jordan Trahan, Jack Sabback, Kuba Kaczmarczyk, Eric Swisher, Jahmal Williams, Allyson Atchison, Zach Chamberlain, Steve Durante, Joel Meinholz, Will Harmon, Zach Sayles, Paul Young, Ryan Clements and Jeremy Elkin.

• (00:13) – Intro

• (01:13) – Josh life recap

• (05:36) – Colin Read

• (06:17) – Brian Schaefer

• (13:42) – Julien Januszkiewicz

• (22:12) – Aaron Meza

• (28:05) – Roger Bagley

• (30:32) – Jeremy Wray

• (33:03) – Patrik Wallner

• (38:40) – Jeff Taylor

• (42:30) – Andre Stringer

• (48:06) – Steve Brandi

• (54:38) – Paul Zitzer

• (01:03:07) – Soy Panday

• (01:09:51) – Brian Delatorre

• (01:19:57) – John Baragwanath

• (01:25:56) – Jordan Trahan

• (01:27:43) – Jack Sabback

• (01:33:25) – Kuba Kaczmarczyk

• (01:44:57) – Eric Swisher

• (01:48:20) – Jahmal Williams

• (01:55:03) – Allyson Atchison

• (02:02:57) – Zach Chamberlain

• (02:06:34) – Steve Durante

• (02:08:46) – Joel Meinholz

• (02:12:55) – Will Harmon

• (02:16:06) – Zach Sayles

• (02:19:33) – Paul Young

• (02:27:29) – Ryan Clements

• (02:32:23) – Jeremy Elkin

• (02:41:11) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in Aberdeen in the late 80’s to working in consumer strategy at Nike in Portland, Oregon, and everything in between through surprise questions from long-time friends of his: Colin Kennedy, Danijel Stankovic, Anthony Claravall, Mark Baines, Kaspar Van Lierop, Joel Curtis, Dan Magee, Skin Phillips, Eric Swisher, Diego Bucchieri, Silas Baxter-Neal, Joel Pippus, Kristin Ebeling, John Gardner, Kelly Bird, Rob Mathieson, Benson Kaai, Jon Horner and Michael Burnett.

• (00:13) – Intro

• (01:13) – Getting started

• (09:51) – Mental health advocacy

• (11:27) – Would you consider getting a degree in psychology in the future?

• (12:20) – Nike SB “Why so sad?” comic video with Jon Horner

• (14:55) – Colin Kennedy

• (16:22) – Danijel Stankovic

• (19:49) – Anthony Claravall

• (33:18) – Mark Baines

• (36:53) – Kaspar Van Lierop

• (40:49) – Joel Curtis

• (42:52) – Dan Magee

• (47:24) – Skin Phillips

• (48:59) – Eric Swisher

• (55:13) – Diego Bucchieri

• (56:45) – Silas Baxter-Neal

• (01:02:15) – Joel Pippus

• (01:12:26) – Kristin Ebeling

• (01:20:40) – John Gardner

• (01:23:38) – Kelly Bird

• (01:25:59) – Rob Mathieson

• (01:27:21) – Benson Kaai

• (01:30:16) – Jon Horner

• (01:33:27) – Michael Burnett

• (01:36:00) – One flew over the cuckoo’s nest

• (01:38:07) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding

• (01:38:51) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed him growing up and picking up his first board in Millau in the South of France in the late 80’s, studying chemistry between Pau and Evry and moving to Bordeaux in 2007 to start his career in the pharmaceutical industry, connecting with the Bordeaux skate scene and making his first video “Days and Nights” in 2011 for his brother Ben’s Montpellier-based skateshop Popular, the following year putting out the first installment of his “Bordeaux Exposure” videos, starting a new job in Switzerland in 2013 and going back and forth between Bordeaux and Switzerland while still working on his next two “Bordeaux Exposure” videos, releasing early 2023 the first volume of the “Bordeaux Exposure" series which are slightly shorter edits, his involvement with skate urbanism projects in the city of Bordeaux, his recent trip to Japan and upcoming projects...

• (00:13) – Intro

• (01:13) – Getting started

• (06:15) – First skate videos

• (09:14) – Starting to film skateboarding

• (13:06) – First full-length “Days and nights”

• (15:20) – Starting “Bordeaux Exposure”

• (17:21) – Starting a new job in Switzerland

• (18:21) – Going back and forth between Bordeaux and Switzerland and doing the next "Bordeaux Exposure" videos

• (20:52) – Tom Penny clips in “Bordeaux Exposure 3”

• (22:21) – Filming the DC team in Bordeaux

• (23:46) – Music in Julien’s videos

• (25:54) – Credits inspired by Girl videos

• (26:38) – Favorite skater to film with

• (28:50) – A skater that really surprised you?

• (30:50) – Alexis Greusard shoutout

• (31:42) – Bordeaux Exposure series: did you approach this project differently?

• (33:19) – Episode 2 coming soon

• (33:51) – About skate videos in general

• (38:24) – Videos to take on a desert island

• (39:09) – Work experience in the pharmaceutical industry

• (42:10) – Do your work colleagues know about your skateboarding activities?

• (43:44) – Skate urbanism projects in Bordeaux

• (47:18) – Working on permanent skateable sculptures in Bordeaux

• (51:29) – Traveling to Japan for the first time in 2023

• (53:30) – Dream destination to film skateboarding?

• (54:50) – Upcoming projects

• (55:37) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding

• (56:48) – Friends questions

• (01:16:37) - Conclusion

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Together we discussed him growing up and picking up his first board in Massachusetts, moving to Long Island, NY in 1998, skating and making videos with his friends in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, starting to collect boards in 2004 and that same year launching his first website guymariano.com, quickly changing the name to “Bobshirt”, working in lighting and rigging on video productions throughout the years aside from his skateboarding projects, his wife Sarah starting the skateboarding-focused charity “Deckaid” in 2013, interviewing Gino Iannucci as a promotional effort for Deckaid which kickstarted his amazing Bobshirt video interviews with iconic skaters and industry people of the 90’s onwards, the involvement of Deckaid with the Girl 30 year anniversary in 2023…

• (00:13) – Intro

• (01:25) – Getting started

• (03:04) – Moving to Long Island

• (04:32) – Special Sauce video

• (06:24) – First video, first mag

• (07:21) – Keenan Milton story

• (11:01) – Working in video production

• (14:06) – Starting to collect boards

• (18:51) – Starting the website guymariano.com

• (23:07) – Changing the name to Bobshirt

• (24:13) – Origin of the name Bobshirt

• (26:06) – “Bobshirt” hidden in the "Snuff" logo in the video interviews

• (27:38) – Getting into the video interviews

• (30:37) – His wife Sarah starting Deckaid

• (31:22) – First Deckaid show

• (34:47) – Next Bobshirt interviews after the first one with Gino

• (37:00) – Nardwuar influence

• (39:45) – Ever regretted giving an item to a guest?

• (43:06) – Other interviewers that influenced you?

• (50:30) – How much time do you dedicate to researching a guest?

• (52:04) – How long in advance do you usually try to plan your interviews?

• (57:59) – How many interviews have you done so far?

• (59:31) – Who I’d like to see Bobshirt interviews of

• (01:00:29) – Who among your interviewees really surprised you?

• (01:02:30) – Any epic missed opportunities?

• (01:04:54) – Interviewing Rick Howard and Mike Carroll at Crailtap

• (01:05:52) – Helping out Aaron Meza on Mid-90’s

• (01:10:08) – Girl 30 year anniversary

• (01:23:25) – Chocolate turning 30 years old in 2024

• (01:27:14) – Upcoming projects

• (01:29:05) – Any random events occurring during the filming of a Bobshirt interview?

• (01:30:38) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding

• (01:32:07) – Friends questions

• (02:12:09) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed his life and career, from his early days skating and shooting photos in San Franciso to shooting stills on movie-sets and everything in between through surprise questions from long-time friends of his: Chris Pastras, Thomas Campbell, Mickey Reyes, Antonius Dintcho, Aaron Meza, Fabian Alomar, Sean Sheffey, Andrew Caulfield, Anthony Claravall, Tim Dowling, Rick Ibaseta, Fred Mortagne, Eric Swisher, Ed Templeton, Jaime Owens, Joe Brook, Grant Brittain, Greg Hunt, Benjamin Deberdt, Ben Colen and Lance Dawes.

• (00:13) – Intro

• (01:13) – Getting started

• (05:12) – Chris Pastras

• (13:17) – Thomas Campbell

• (17:23) – Mickey Reyes

• (19:27) – Antonius Dintcho

• (22:37) – Aaron Meza 

• (24:27) – Fabian Alomar

• (27:09) – Sean Sheffey

• (28:15) – Andrew Caulfield

• (32:29) – Anthony Claravall

• (38:58) – Tim Dowling

• (41:44) – Rick Ibaseta

• (43:10) – Fred Mortagne

• (44:46) – Eric Swisher

• (47:32) – Ed Templeton

• (50:29) – Jaime Owens

• (54:24) – Joe Brook

• (57:51) – Grant Brittain

• (59:02) – Greg Hunt

• (01:01:05) – Ever got burnt out on photography?

• (01:03:18) – How do you get motivated to shoot again?

• (01:04:25) – Benjamin Deberdt

• (01:09:24) – Ben Colen and Lance Dawes

• (01:10:23) – Conclusion
  
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Together we discussed him growing up in Pomona, CA, picking up his first board in the mid-90’s, aside from skating developing an interest for poetry and getting involved with the “Youth Speaks” program, moving to Oakland in the early 2000’s to study History at Berkeley, his different work experiences in the Bay Area, writing his first book “Interstate”, a collection of essays which explore California through various lenses, published in 2021, relocating to Sacramento that same year, going to the first edition of "Slow Impact" in Tempe, Arizona in February 2023, his second book “Chipped” coming out in April 2024…   

• (00:13) – Intro  
• (01:13) – Getting started  
• (04:23) – First video and magazine 
• (06:03) – Developing an interest for poetry 
• (08:43) – Getting involved with Youth Speaks  
• (12:57) – Moving to the Bay Area 
• (16:09) – Working at Adobe for a bit 
• (21:23) – Working at UC Davis 
• (25:39) – "Interstate" 
• (33:37) – "Chipped"  
• (42:48) – Sun Ra essay 
• (49:04) – Comparison between Sun Ra and Sage Elsesser  
• (53:27) – Jazz music, ageing and skateboarding 
• (55:47) – Slow Impact 2023  
• (59:59) – Upcoming projects 
• (01:02:33) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding
• (01:04:43) – Friends questions  
• (01:28:09) – Conclusion   

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Together we discussed him growing up in Maryland, skating Pulaski in the late 80’s/early 90’s, getting on Think Skateboards and Venture Trucks before moving to San Francisco in 1992, turning pro for Think, moving over to Mad Circle and eventually Chocolate after settling down in L.A., transitioning from pro skating to shoe design in the late 2000’s, first at Lakai and eventually Adidas, his upcoming projects… through surprise questions from Greg Carroll, Matthew Willigan, Tobin Yelland, Aaron Meza, Jacob Rosenberg, Jaime Owens, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Colin Kennedy, Justin Girard, Cairo Foster, Joey Pepper, Tim Anderson, Nikhil Thayer, Pontus Alv, Tony Ferguson, Jesus Fernandez, R.B. Umali, Mike O’Meally and Greg Hunt. 

• (00:13) – Intro 
• (01:13) – Getting started 
• (07:35) – Greg Carroll  
• (20:15) – Matthew Willigan 
• (22:41) – Tobin Yelland  
• (28:37) – Aaron Meza 
• (31:55) – Jacob Rosenberg 
• (38:28) – Jaime Owens 
• (41:57) – Dimitry Elyashkevich 
• (44:28) – Colin Kennedy  
• (46:18) – Justin Girard  
• (50:28) – Cairo Foster 
• (01:03:03) – Joey Pepper 
• (01:07:07) – Tim Anderson 
• (01:12:57) – Nikhil Thayer 
• (01:18:50) – Pontus Alv 
• (01:21:16) – Tony Ferguson
• (01:22:44) – Jesus Fernandez 
• (01:26:40) – R.B. Umali  
• (01:29:16) – Mike O’Meally  
• (01:35:07) – Greg Hunt  
• (01:39:04) – Transitioning into shoe design
• (01:44:39) – Retiring from pro skating 
• (01:51:56) – Adidas Skateboarding  
• (01:53:02) – Adjusting to Adidas
• (01:57:06) – Favorite project at Adidas  
• (02:04:28) – Upcoming projects 
• (02:09:05) – Conclusion   

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Together we discussed him growing up in Madrid and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, traveling to the US for the first time at 16 years old with Enrique Lorenzo and staying at Lance Mountain’s home, going back a few years later with his brother Alphonso and his good friend Dani Lebron, getting on Neighborhood skateboards and filming for the “Lala land” video, meeting with Chico Brenes at Lockwood and getting flowed Chocolate boards, filming for “Yeah Right”, getting banned from the US because of visa issues and quitting Chocolate, coming back to Madrid and getting on Nomad Skateboards, reconnecting with the Lakai team in Málaga and meeting with Federico Vitetta with whom he filmed most of his iconic “Fully Flared” part, getting back on Chocolate and turning pro, moving to Copenhagen with his wife and 2 kids in 2018 and getting adjusted to their new life over there, his upcoming projects…  

• (00:13) – Intro  
• (01:25) – Getting started  
• (04:03) – First mag, first video 
• (07:41) – Spanish tech skating 
• (10:09) – Meeting with Javier Sarmiento and Dani Lebron 
• (14:08) – Skate scene in Madrid back in the days  
• (20:38) – Going to the states for the first time 
• (22:48) – Staying with Lance Mountain 
• (26:47) – Meeting with Richald Mulder 
• (27:06) – Going to the “Nueve vidas de Paco” premiere 
• (32:52) – Moving to the states with Alphonso and Dani to find sponsors
• (44:53) – Getting on Neighborhood 
• (47:12) – Filming for “Lala land” 
• (48:29) – Meeting with Socrates Leal 
• (51:29) – After "Lalaland", Neighborhood was kind of done 
• (54:12) – Meeting Chico Brenes at Lockwood and getting on Chocolate flow 
• (01:07:58) – Filming for “Yeah Right” 
• (01:10:25) – Getting banned from coming to the US for 5 years and quitting Chocolate
• (01:19:19) – Back to Spain, skating for Nomad
• (01:26:02) – Moving from Madrid to Barcelona
• (01:30:49) – Lakai team coming to Spain to film for "Fully Flared"
• (01:43:41) – Fakie treflip switch crook ender in "Fully Flared"
• (01:46:08) – Getting back on Chocolate 
• (01:57:05) – Turning pro for Chocolate 
• (02:01:37) – Gnarliest trick witnessed during the filming of “Fully Flared”
• (02:04:14) – Moving to Copenhagen
• (02:09:23) – What are you up to these days?  
• (02:13:44) – Upcoming projects? 
• (02:15:53) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding
• (02:18:06) – Friends questions  
• (03:02:52) – Conclusion   

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Together we discussed him growing up near Phoenix, AZ and picking up his first board in 1999, the current state of his pro-skater career recently joining Sci-Fi Fantasy and New Balance in his mid-30’s, going to college for a bit after high school but eventually dropping out to focus on his
skate career, being vegan for over 10 years, starting Skate After School with his friends Timothy Ward and Bobby Green and growing it into a successful non-profit, his involvement with Skatepal and his fond memories of traveling to Palestine, going to the 2019 edition of Pushing Boarders in Malmö, putting together the first edition of Slow Impact AZ in his hometown of Tempe in February 2023, his love of trail-running, doing the Vent City podcast for a few years with his friends, what he envisions for the rest of his pro-skater career…   

• (00:13) – Intro  
• (01:13) – Getting started 
• (02:44) – First mag, first vid 
• (04:56) – How do you feel at this stage of your pro skater career?  
• (07:33) – Being on NB with Andrew Reynolds 
• (09:00) – Sci-Fi Fantasy 
• (10:59) – Education  
• (14:47) – Veganism 
• (19:00) – Skate After School 
• (25:41) – Getting involved with Skatepal 
• (30:07) – Going to Pushing Boarders 
• (31:49) – Slow Impact  
• (36:32) – Were you set on doing the event in Tempe?  
• (40:04) – When will the next edition of Slow Impact happen?
• (43:17) – “We found love” by Rihanna 
• (46:15) – Favorite memory from the event? 
• (49:14) – Trail running 
• (01:02:18) – Goals/ambitions for the next 5 to 10 years?  
• (01:05:42) – Vent City Podcast
• (01:06:38) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding?  
• (01:08:43) – Friends questions   
• (01:42:39) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed her Vietnamese origins and settling down in Sydney, Australia with her adoptive family as a young child, how her interest for sociology began and eventually led to completing her PhD, starting to skateboard in 2014 at the age of 41, co-building communities through various groups such as the Adopted Vietnamese International Initiative (AVI), the Asian
Australian Films, Forum and Network (AAFFN), the We Skate QLD network (formerly known as Girls Skate Brisbane), the Consent is rad campaign or more recently the SSHRED Research and Community Network, her most recent book “Skateboarding, Power and Change” written with co-author Anthony Pappalardo, her upcoming projects in Sydney in 2024…  

• (00:13) – Intro  
• (01:37) – Birth in Vietnam and arrival in Australia as a child 
• (06:20) – How did your interest for studying sociology begin?  
• (10:57) – How long did it take you to complete your PhD?  
• (15:46) – What year did you start skating?  
• (18:22) – First few years of skating  
• (23:44) – Building communities  
• (32:30) – Consent is rad campaign and cyber harassment  
• (37:47) – Consent is rad started at Pushing Boarders Malmö in 2019 
• (41:28) – How did you enjoy going to Pushing Boaders? 
• (43:46) – Had you participated in similar events outside of skateboarding prior to PB? 
• (49:10) – How skateboarding is addressing the climate crisis 
• (58:36) – “Skateboarding, power and change” book with Anthony Pappalardo 
• (01:06:07) – Interviewing 42 people over zoom calls 
• (01:08:41) – How did you work together with Anthony on this book?  
• (01:15:54) – What’s something you learned from doing the book?  
• (01:22:54) – Moving back to Sydney in 2024
• (01:31:04) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding?
• (01:32:37) – Friends questions
• (02:24:32) – Conclusion  

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Together we discussed him growing up in Venstpils and picking up his first board in the
early 2000’s, doing a lot of contests in his early years of skating which landed him some of his first sponsors, living in Barcelona and studying business as his career was taking off, filming with Javier Mendizabal for the “Cuatro sueños pequeños” film by Thomas Campbell, doing a skateboarding travel show called “It’s a mad world” for a few years which eventually turned into “Skate Tales” for Redbull, the most recent season including episodes with Wes Kremer and Takahiro Morita among other exciting guests, riding for Element for nearly 20 years, his current shoe sponsor situation, his upcoming projects…   

• (00:13) – Intro 
• (01:25) – Getting started 
• (06:29) – Doing competitions at an early age 
• (12:08) – Getting on Element  
• (14:35) – Studying business  
• (18:57) – “Cuatro sueños pequeños” film by Thomas Campbell 
• (22:09) – Starting to travel a lot 
• (25:17) – Getting on Redbull 
• (29:39) – “It’s a mad world”  
• (32:49) – Transitioning into “Skate Tales”  
• (34:59) – Figuring out the layout of a season
• (37:18) – Are you already working on season 4? 
• (38:02) – Episode in Russia which never came out
• (39:19) – Future “Skate Tales” dream guests? 
• (42:13) – Riding for Element and DC for a long time 
• (46:58) – Current situation with DC Shoes 
• (51:20) – Redbull helping out building and rebuilding spots in Latvia  
• (56:40) – Favorite crew to travel with
• (58:35) – What’s left to do on your bucket list for skating? 
• (59:43) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding 
• (01:00:54) – Friends questions  
• (01:35:58) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed him growing up and picking up his first board in the mid-80’s, road-tripping with his friend Goose and a young Sean Sheffey to San Francisco and eventually settling down there right after his 18th birthday, turning pro for Stereo and filming parts for their iconic videos “A visual sound” and “Tincan Folklore”, developing an interest for photography thanks to his friend and roommate Gabe Morford, retiring from pro skating in his mid-20’s and
transitioning into filmmaking, taking Ty Evans’ spot over at Transworld and working with Jon Holland on a few videos (including the iconic “Sight Unseen”), making (initially with Joe Castrucci) the first DC video, working on the next Alien Workshop video “Mind Field", choosing the music for it with Mike Hill and Chad Bowers, making the famous Dylan Rieder solo part for Gravis, moving over to Vans to make their first ever full length video “Propeller” and doing many other projects with them since then, his music videos for Cat Power, the photography books he’s put out in recent years…   

• (00:13) – Intro  
• (01:25) – Getting started 
• (03:38) – Road trip to SF with Sean Sheffey  
• (05:59) – Meeting with all the Deluxe guys in SF 
• (09:39) – Getting flowed Real boards before getting on Stereo 
• (11:22) – Going to college during his pro years in SF 
• (13:57) – Turning pro for Stereo 
• (20:47) – Filming some super 8 footage in “Tincan Folklore”  
• (22:47) – Quitting Stereo 
• (24:32) – Developing an interest in photography  
• (28:16) – What films did you like when you were just getting started with cinematography? 
• (30:49) – First jobs on films  
• (36:38) – Working at Transworld 
• (43:12) – Getting approached by DC to film their first full length video 
• (49:12) – Transition into “Mind Field”  
• (53:37) – Selecting the music for “Mind Field” with Chad Bowers and Mike Hill 
• (59:14) – Dylan part for Gravis 
• (01:01:42) – Starting to work with Vans on “Propeller”  
• (01:03:57) – Transitioning between massive video projects 
• (01:07:17) – Other video projects with Vans  
• (01:13:18) – Elijah skating to “Falling rain” by Link Wray 
• (07:17:58) – Roy Orbinson’s song “In Dreams” used in different skate videos 
• (01:19:12) – Music videos for Cat Power 
• (01:20:44) – Nuge and Louie Lopez in Cat Power music videos 
• (01:21:40) – “Making a music video is a lot like filming a skate part” 
• (01:23:41) – Photography books  
• (01:31:21) – Back story on a photo of John Fitzgerald from “Everything I’m trying to tell you” 
• (01:34:30) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding 
• (01:37:02) – Friends questions  
• (02:23:41) – Conclusion   

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Together we discussed him growing up between Texas and Northern California and picking up his first board in the mid to late 80’s, developing early on an interest for art and eventually studying art history in college, spending a few summers connecting with the local skaters in Paris in the late 90’s to early 2000’s, settling down in New York City in 2002 and spending 18 years there skating, bartending, working on his PhD, teaching/lecturing, giving historical walking tours of the city and more, running the famous “Feedback TS” Instagram account for a few years, moving to the Bay Area in February 2020 right at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, Tony Vitello pitching him the idea for a show on Thrasher which became “This Old Ledge”, making the first few episodes on the iconic San Francisco spots, where he’d like to shoot the next episodes…   

• (00:13) – Intro  
• (01:13) – Growing up  
• (02:53) – Moving to Texas  
• (06:31) – First mag and first video 
• (08:22) – Interest for art  
• (16:55) – Summers in Paris 
• (23:46) – Moving to New York to find work around art  
• (27:44) – 18 years in NYC, arriving after 9/11 and leaving right before Covid started 
• (31:27) – Favorite place in NYC? 
• (33:03) – Working several different jobs  
• (37:42) – Historical walking tours in New York  
• (44:43) – Leaving New York  
• (49:47) – Back to California  
• (51:45) – Feedback TS Instagram account  
• (01:01:04) – Hosting panel talks at Pushing Boarders and Slow Impact  
• (01:12:08) – Completing his PhD recently 
• (01:24:12) – “This old ledge” for Thrasher Magazine
• (01:37:50) – Most valuable lesson learned from skating 
• (01:39:53) – Friends questions  
• (02:09:31) – Conclusion

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Together we discussed him growing up in Göttingen and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, traveling to California and getting flowed ATM Click boards and DC shoes for a bit, getting on Cliché and filming for their iconic second full length video “Bon Appétit” directed by Fred Mortagne, moving from DC to Globe and from Cliché to Jart within a few years, having a part in Pontus Alv’s cult classic film “The Strongest of the Strange”, unofficially joining Polar in 2012, retiring from pro skating and getting into journalism as the German editor of European skate mag “Kingpin” for a few years, his current job as skatepark designer at Yamato Living Ramps…  

• (00:13) – Intro 
• (01:25) – Picking up his first board 
• (02:43) – First magazine, video 
• (03:54) – Moving to Berlin 
• (05:34) – Importance of style  
• (15:12) – Sponsors  
• (21:19) – Sharing a part with JJ Rousseau in « Bon Appétit »   
• (27:01) – Leaving Cliché  
• (30:14) – Part in “Strongest of the strange”  
• (30:55) – Moving from DC to Globe 
• (31:53) – Getting on Jart  
• (33:38) – “Unofficially” joining Polar in 2012  
• (36:13) – Guest board on Magenta  
• (37:48) – Retiring from pro skating  
• (39:26) – Kingpin 
• (44:26) – Yamato Living Ramps
• (58:47) – Sustainability and concrete building  
• (01:03:49) – Increase in demand for skateparks since the Olympics? 
• (01:08:03) – How long does it usually take to build a skatepark? 
• (01:08:53) – Upcoming projects  
• (01:11:41) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding 
• (01:14:10) – Friends questions  
• (01:53:02) – Conclusion   

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Together we discussed him growing up in La Grande-Motte next to Montpellier in the South of France, picking up his first proper board in 2007, developing an interest for filming aside from skating, spending a year in San Francisco as a student, filming and editing videos for Jeremie Daclin’s brands Bonjour Urethane and Film Trucks, making three full length videos with his crew of friends under the name "B(ee)R” in the last few years, his obsession for Twin Peaks, his upcoming projects…  

• (00:13) - Intro 
• (01:25) - Getting started  
• (06:30) - First mag, first video
• (07:40) - Starting to film skating 
• (12:53) - Learning how to make videos 
• (14:30) - Meeting with the Mofos crew 
• (16:53) - Freelance filming gigs 
• (27:45) - Bonjour Urethane and Film Trucks projects  
• (41:34) - Favorite project for Film Trucks, filming with Ben Koppl 
• (46:26) - Solo parts vs. full length videos  
• (50:47) - Upcoming Film Trucks video 
• (51:24) - Beer videos: how it all started 
• (58:24) - Making the first Beer video 
• (01:07:10) - San Francisco trip  
• (01:09:50) - Premiering Beer 3  
• (01:15:15) - Maxime Garlenc back tail drop in surprise
• (01:20:00) - Twin Peaks references in skate videos 
• (01:21:55) - Turning Beer into a brand?  
• (01:30:06) - Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding  
• (01:34:09) - Friends questions 
• (02:01:20) - Conclusion

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Together we discussed him growing up in Kerkrade and picking up his first board in the early 2000’s as a teenager, studying art and anthropology and labeling himself a skateboarding anthropologist, writing his PhD thesis on skateboarding in Seoul, South Korea, co-creating and organizing the Pushing Boarders conferences/events in 2018 and 2019 in London and Malmö, his current position at the University of Leiden, his thoughts on the climate crisis and why the skateboarding community is not addressing this issue more, his upcoming projects…   

• (00:13) - Intro 
• (01:13) - Getting started 
• (05:47) - First mag and first video 
• (06:52) - John Rattray influence  
• (09:42) - Ever dreamt of getting sponsored/turning pro? 
• (11:22) - How good of a student were you? 
• (16:38) - Journey with academia 
• (21:53) - PhD thesis on skateboarding in Seoul 
• (26:03) - Skateboarding anthropologist 
• (30:16) - Film Recordings festival 
• (32:47) - Pushing Boarders 
• (38:47) - How many days, how many panels at both editions? 
• (41:11) - Was the second edition more chill than the first one? 
• (43:14) - How difficult was it to involve sponsors? 
• (49:16) - Why hasn’t there been another edition of PB since 2019? 
• (54:06) - Current initiatives that are inspired by Pushing Boarders
• (56:50) - Current position at the University of Leiden 
• (01:00:46) - Article about skateboarding and failure with Paul O’Connor 
• (01:04:38) - Studying the skateboarding scene in Korea 
• (01:16:06) - Climate crisis: why is it not discussed more in skateboarding? 
• (01:26:07) - Upcoming projects 
• (01:28:14) - Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding 
• (01:30:13) - Friends questions 
• (01:57:29) - Conclusion  

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Together we discussed him growing up in Wakefield, reading Chromeball and Jenkem and developing an interest for writing aside from skating, asking Ben Powell if he could contribute in any way to Sidewalk Magazine, studying journalism in Manchester for a few years, writing for Leeds-based skateshop Welcome’s blog and Slam City Skates, things really taking off after the first favorite spot series for Quartersnacks on Gilbert Crockett skating the Suntrust spot in Richmond VA, Jaime Owens taking him on board as contributing editor for Closer Skateboarding Magazine, developing the digital side of the mag, his recent pieces for GQ about Tyshawn Jones and Bill Strobeck’s work relationship and Alexis Sablone’s Converse pro-model shoe, his upcoming projects…  

• Intro (00:13) 
• Starting skateboarding (01:25) 
• Meeting with Ben Powell (06:30)
• Asking Ben to work for Sidewalk (13:04) 
• First interviews with Shane O’Neill and Brian Anderson (15:12) 
• Writing for Welcome shop’s blog (16:06) 
• Journalism degree at Manchester University (20:41) 
• Collaboration with Slam City Skates (24:38) 
• Quartersnacks (26:10) 
• First favorite spot piece for QS (28:23) 
• AVE green bench favorite spot piece (30:40) 
• Editing the favorite spot pieces (36:03) 
• Greg Hunt interview for Speedway (38:46) 
• Working for Closer (44:22)
• Silas and wallrides in issue 4 (50:53) 
• Work relationship with Jaime (53:41) 
• Developing the digital side of Closer (57:15) 
• GQ (59:10) 
• Alexis Sablone article (01:02:22) 
• Other pieces for non skate media (01:05:55)
• Favorite things to do while working on a piece (01:08:22) 
• Time dedicated to research (01:10:01) 
• Motivation to keep writing about skateboarding (01:13:28) 
• Living in Leeds, ever wanted to move elsewhere? (01:18:34) 
• Advice on how to get into skate media (01:20:54) 
• What’s left on your bucket list? (01:25:56) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:29:14) 
• Friends questions (01:30:55) 
• Conclusion (02:01:33)  

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Together we discussed him growing up in South San Francisco and picking up his first board in the 80's, filming his friends skating at EMB and crossing paths with a young James Kelch who asked if he could film him, making the iconic videos "Finally" and "Penal Code 100A" for FTC, connecting with some of the World Industries and Plan B guys who eventually left to start Girl Skateboards in 1993, working on the first Girl and Chocolate videos with Spike Jonze, Tim Dowling and Rick Howard (among other people), being the editor of Skateboarder Magazine for a few years, coming back to Girl to work on digital content for Crailtap as well as tour videos (among other things), going to Vice to work on the production of Epicly Later'd and King Of The Road, assisting Jonah Hill in the making of his first film "Mid 90's", his current role at Nike SB... 

• Intro (00:13)  
• Getting started (01:13) 
• Picking up his first camera (04:18) 
• Studying filmmaking in college (09:26) 
• Intro song in Penal Code 100A (15:21) 
• Starting to film/work for Girl (19:24) 
• Filming for Mouse (26:10) 
• Working with Tim Dowling (26:31) 
• Music rights (27:41) 
• Who did you enjoy filming with the most in those early days? (29:11) 
• JB Gillet almost getting on Girl or Chocolate (33:33) 
• Worst things you and Mike Carroll said to one another (36:25) 
• Being the content and tour video guy at Girl (39:03) 
• Moving over to Skateboarder to become their editor (41:32) 
• Leaving Girl (45:56) 
• Making Jaime Owens stay at work at Skateboarder instead of going to film for Jackass, true of false? (49:13) 
• Going back to Girl after Skateboarder (50:46) 
• Vice (56:56) 
• Working with Michael Burnett and Patrick O’Dell (01:03:55) 
• Working on Mid 90’s with Jonah Hill (01:07:58) 
• Nerdiest question you ever asked Tim Anderson? (01:15:34) 
• Working for Nike SB (01:17:15) 
• What’s in the works right now? (01:22:48)
• 20 years of Yeah Right, 30 years of Girl: key ingredient to their success? (01:24:51) 
• San Francisco today and GX1000 (01:30:12) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:33:18) 
• Friends questions (01:35:26)
• Conclusion (02:04:34)  

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Together we discussed him growing up in Japan, moving to Seattle, WA in the mid-80’s and picking up his first board over there, coming back to Osaka in 1990, watching the Japanese skate scene grow and evolve throughout the years, starting VHS Mag out of Tokyo in 2011, an online media to share what’s going on in the skateboarding world to Japanese skaters with no language barriers, and also get Japanese skaters out there to the world, the Tightbooth « Lenz 3 » masterpiece by Shinpei Ueno which came out a few months ago, his involvement with local wheel brand Strush, the perception of skateboarding in Japan before and after the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games…   

• Intro (00:13) 
• Getting started (01:25) 
• First video/magazine (05:18) 
• Moving back to Japan (07:51) 
• Skate scene in Osaka in the early 90’s (10:55) 
• Starting VHS Mag (15:02) 
• Inspiration from other media (22:51) 
• Evolution of the Japanese skate scene in the last 30 years (29:06) 
• Tightbooth Lenz III masterpiece (32:46) 
• Strush Wheels (35:27) 
• 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo (39:14) 
• Current projects (48:23)
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (50:04) 
• Friends questions (51:53) 
• Conclusion (01:13:53)  

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Together we discussed her growing up in the Midlands and picking up her first board in 1998, feeling slightly out of place as a skateboarder for a long time, her journey with academia from completing her PhD to becoming a senior lecturer in performance at the University of Leeds, her involvement with NGO Skatepal which started in 2015, going to both editions of the Pushing Boarders events in 2018 and 2019, starting non-profit Skate Manchester with a few
friends, writing her book « Skateboarding and femininity: Gender, Space Making and Expressive Movement » which was published in 2020, the Plant Ecology Beyond Land project she initiated with her husband Christian Berger, the Skatepark Allyship audio artwork she recently put out…  

• Intro (00:13) 
• Getting started (01:25)
• First magazine (03:53) 
• Not a « typical » skateboarder (04:57) 
• Getting into Academia (09:27) 
• Involvement with Skatepal (16:22)
• Pushing Boarders (25:57) 
• Skate Manchester (28:53) 
• Celebrating the « effortless » way of skating (31:06) 
• Skateboarding and femininity (36:51) 
• Plant Ecology Beyond Land (47:21) 
• Skatepark allyship audio artwork (53:36) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (58:40) 
• Friends questions (59:25) 
• Conclusion (01:22:32)  

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Together we discussed him growing up and picking up his first board in Sheffield in the mid-80’s, developing an interest for music at an early age, getting flowed Zero boards and Circa shoes for a bit, moving over to Landscape Skateboards when the brand was started, filming for the classic video « Portraits » by Chris Massey (RIP), retiring from pro skateboarding and settling down in Bath in 2009, transitioning into making music for various brands and projects, starting the Skate Creative Podcast in 2021 and interviewing iconic creative skateboarders from the UK scene of the last 40 years…   

• Intro (00:13) 
• First video/magazine (03:55) 
• Interest for music (05:39) 
• Sponsors (11:01) 
• Zero and Circa distributor flow (12:45) 
• Getting on Landscape (15:47) 
• Skating for Nike SB (21:15) 
• Favorite skater/music combo in a part (27:38) 
• Working on « Portraits » part with Chris Massey (33:23) 
• Retiring from pro skating (41:32) 
• Transitioning into making music (48:30) 
• The Skate Creative Podcast (58:51) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:09:17) 
• Friends questions (01:11:52) 
• Conclusion (01:38:13)  

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Together we discussed him growing up skating in Florence, South Carolina, studying art and photography in college, moving to California in 1999, connecting with Aaron Meza and Mike Ballard at Skateboarder Magazine, filming for Jackass for a little bit, climbing up the ladder at Skateboarder until it closed down in 2013, moving over to Transworld to become the editor-in-chief, leaving in 2021 with no set plans, deciding to launch a new print skate mag in 2022 and calling it Closer, releasing issue number 4 in the Spring of 2023, his vision of the future of skateboarding media, skating better than ever in his late 40's... 

• Intro (00:13) 
• Getting started (01:13) 
• First video/magazine (03:01)
• Studying art and photography (06:01) 
• Moving to California in 1999 (10:08) 
• Connecting with the Jackass crew (13:43) 
• Working at Skateboarder (24:05)
• Moving towards more digital content (34:35) 
• Leaving Transworld, developing the idea for a new print mag (38:04) 
• Secret to skating a lot in his late 40’s (45:18) 
• The beginning of Closer (48:59) 
• Connecting with Farran Golding (56:47) 
• Dealing with print quantities (57:40) 
• Decision to do a quarterly magazine (01:01:37) 
• Printing the mag locally (01:04:49) 
• Scheduling (01:08:23) 
• Doing more digital stuff in the near future (01:10:33)
• The future of skateboarding media (01:13:07) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:15:13) 
• Friends questions (01:16:30)
• Conclusion (01:53:23)  

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Together we discussed her growing up in Bangalore, her mom being her first inspiration to become a strong independent woman and create her own lane, picking up a skateboard at 19 years old and skating with the Holystoked crew, meeting with the Make Life Skate Life crew and learning how to build skate spots, starting Girl Skate India in 2015, an organization which teaches girls how to skate, promotes gender equality and brings together skateboarders in India through workshops, going to Pushing Boarders Malmö in 2019, skating with Madars Apse recently for an episode of his show « Skate Tales », her upcoming projects…   

• Intro (00:13) 
• Getting started (01:13) 
• Upbringing (02:21) 
• Discovering skateboarding (07:36) 
• Being a girl in this emerging skate scene (10:26) 
• Family and friends’ reaction to her skating (14:27) 
• Access to skateboarding gear in Bangalore in 2013 (17:41) 
• First videos and magazines (19:13) 
• Make life skate life (21:40) 
• Building parks around India (22:39) 
• Starting Girl Skate India (23:11) 
• The challenge of skateboarding for young children in India (31:46) 
• Vans sponsorship (34:48) 
• Pushing Boarders 2019 in Malmö (37:21) 
• Skateboarding not really gendered in India (40:15) 
• Current Indian skaters the world should keep an eye on (48:01) 
• Upcoming projects (51:27) 
• Skate Tales episode with Madars Apse (55:42) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (57:43) 
• Friends questions (58:43) 
• Conclusion (01:28:55)  

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Together we discussed them growing up in different parts of Germany, meeting for the first time on a skate trip to Croatia back in 2010, working in the skateboarding industry, Johannes in marketing for German distributor Mosaic and Burny as a skate photographer for various publications, launching Pocket Skatemag in 2017, how they run this whole operation between the two of them along with all the other people involved (particularly young prodigy Bennet Rahm), their favorite « followed » pieces so far, their thoughts about the future of skateboarding media, their upcoming projects…   

• Intro (00:13) 
• Getting started (01:13) 
• First video and magazine (05:13) 
• Meeting for the first time in Croatia in 2010 (08:33) 
• Work experience before launching Pocket (10:59) 
• First Transworld photographer issue for Burny (15:30) 
• Johannes worked for Mosaic, a German distributor for a few years (17:10) 
• Starting Pocket Skatemag (24:41) 
• Coming up with the name (28:55) 
• Influences in skateboarding media (31:58) 
• Business plan in mind at the beginning? (35:33) 
• Dividing tasks between both of them (38:13) 
• What is the other’s best skill or quality? (43:29) 
• How are you so damn productive? (44:47) 
• Johannes animations for Instagram (54:05) 
• Favorite « Followed » pieces so far (01:00:12) 
• « Followed » bucket list (01:03:00) 
• Thoughts on the future of skateboarding media (01:03:54) 
• Inspiring current initiatives in skateboarding media (01:08:45) 
• Upcoming projects (01:12:23) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:14:30) 
• Friends questions (01:17:49) 
• Conclusion (01:52:29)

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Together we discussed him growing up and picking up a skateboard in Warsaw in the early 90’s, getting interested in filming and making skate videos with his friends, releasing his first full-length video « Grey Area » in 2012 with a crew of talented skaters from Eastern and Central Europe, a few years later using the name Grey Area for the crew, working a full-time job and having a family while filming and making many more videos throughout the years, his upcoming projects…  

• Intro (00:13)
• Getting started (02:15) 
• Starting to film (14:25) 
• Early videographer influences (17:33) 
• Grey Area (20:32) 
• Filming in Florida with Danny Fuenzalida (33:03) 
• Plaza pieces « Culture of Grey » (36:04) 
• Potentially turning Grey Area into a brand (39:44) 
• Balance between skateboarding, work and family (46:41) 
• The war in Ukraine (53:01) 
• Upcoming projects (56:46) 
• Friends questions (57:37) 
• Conclusion (01:16:27)  

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Together we discussed him growing up and picking up his first board in Stockholm, his obsessive nature since childhood, developing an interest for music thanks to Bastien Salabanzi back in the Flip days, his early sobriety days and having been sober for nearly 10 years, working with Max Eriksson on the documentary « the scars of Ali Boulala », joining the alternative rock band Ghost Boys, working on their first album, modeling for some of his friends’ brands such as CHPO or Human Recreational Services, working on a book…  

• Intro (00:13) 
• Getting started (01:25) 
• Obsession (06:28) 
• Music (09:34) 
• Sobriety (13:39) 
• The Scars of Ali Boulala (24:56) 
• Ghost Boys (40:12) 
• Fashion projects: CHPO, HRS… (43:07) 
• Book project (47:23) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (50:40) 
• Friends questions (53:21) 
• Conclusion (01:18:13)  

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Together we discussed her first encounter with a skateboard while she was living in Singapore as a young child, being bullied as a teenager and finding somewhat of a release through skateboarding, getting involved with Skate Like a Girl around that time and later becoming the executive director, throwing the wheels of fortune events for SLAG, turning pro recently for Meow Skateboards, playing bass in the punk band Punitive Damage, her upcoming exchange
trip to Cambodia with Skateistan, going to the 2019 edition of Pushing Boarders in Malmö, her latest part for Krux Trucks...

• Intro (00:13) 
• Getting started (01:26) 
• Subject to bullying as a child (04:56) 
• Getting involved with Skate like a girl (09:14) 
• Sponsors (22:28) 
• Wheels of fortune events for SLAG (25:26) 
• Turning pro for Meow Skateboards (31:28) 
• Playing bass with punk band Punitive Damage (36:28) 
• Upcoming exchange trip to Cambodia with Skateistan (42:32)
• Pushing Boarders (43:38) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (47:46) 
• Friends questions (50:05)
• Conclusion (01:02:29)  

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Together we discussed him growing up and picking up his first skateboard in Stavanger, getting sponsored and doing competitions at a young age, finding out about Bryggeriets Gymnasium in Malmö and convincing his parents to send him over there, moving back to Stavanger after graduating to work and study for a few years, coming back to Bryggeriets in 2020 to work alongside his mentor John Dahlquist as a skateboarding teacher, the many challenges of teaching skateboarding, overcoming anxiety, his recent decision to go sober…   

• Intro (00:13) 
• Getting started (01:25) 
• First sponsors (05:02)
• Going to Bryggeriets (07:28) 
• After graduating from high-school (15:44) 
• Coming back to work at Bryggeriets in 2020 (23:27) 
• Running skate classes alongside John Dahlquist (31:42) 
• Regular day-to-day schedule (41:55)  
• Class side-projects like CHPO in 2022 (48:07) 
• Current students we should keep our eyes on in the future (54:49) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (59:25)
• Friends questions (01:01:32) 
• Conclusion (01:57:22)  

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Together we discussed him growing up in Boston, Lincolnshire, moving to Nottingham in 1996 to study history and connecting with the thriving local skate scene, working in academia at Nottingham Trent University for a few years, traveling to Malmö and Copenhagen with his skate friends and drawing much inspiration from there to launch Skate Nottingham, a non-profit which uses skateboarding as a tool to unlock learning and creativity, participating in a talk about « skate friendly cities » at Pushing Boarders 2018 in London, recently taking the position as Community Development Officer at Skateboard GB, the National Governing Body for skateboarding for the UK…   

• Intro (00:13) 
• Getting started (01:26) 
• Studying modern history in Nottingham (08:44) 
• Fond of Japanese skate culture (13:08) 
• Working in academia (17:40) 
• First time in Malmö (25:00) 
• Many similarities between Nottingham and Malmö (30:35) 
• First steps of creating Skate Nottingham (38:44) 
• Pushing Boarders panel discussion (46:46) 
• Latests projects at Skate Nottingham, collaboration with Tampere in Finland (50:30) 
• Tough love from British skate media (01:05:12) 
• Skateboard GB (01:08:26) 
• Managing time between Skateboard GB and Skate Nottingham (01:13:34) 
• Infertility struggles (01:21:29) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:26:43) 
• Friends questions (01:28:08)
• Conclusion (01:59:54)  

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Together we discussed him growing up and picking up a skateboard in Ohio, starting a blog in 2008 to  share scans from old skateboarding magazines and naming it « the Chrome Ball Incident » (a reference to Neil Blender), starting to do interviews with pro skaters in 2010, keeping it going until today and interviewing some of the most iconic pro skaters, photographers, videographers, artists of the last 40 years and therefore slowly but surely building Chrome Ball into a staple in skateboarding culture, his whole interview process, how he’s managed to keep doing it so consistently throughout the years despite a busy work life and not making any money directly from the blog, his collaboration with Jaime Owens’ Closer Skateboarding Magazine…  

• Intro (00:13) 
• Getting started (01:25) 
• Work experience aside from doing Chrome Ball (06:51) 
• Starting the interviews on Chrome Ball (11:32)
• Staple in skateboarding culture (17:25) 
• Considering the monetization Chrome Ball (22:23) 
• Most outrageous sponsor proposal (25:16) 
• Preparing the interviews (27:57) 
• Interviews over phones calls vs. in person (42:49) 
• Favorite and least favorite parts of doing these interviews (49:15) 
• Inspiration from other interviewers in skateboarding and elsewhere (54:34) 
• Interviewing Street League/Olympics skaters (56:06) 
• Most surprising guest (59:44) 
• Who’s left (01:03:03) 
• Closer Magazine collab (01:06:22) 
• The future of Chrome Ball (01:09:25) 
• Cinema version of Chrome Ball (01:13:04) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:17:51) 
• Friends questions (01:20:48)
• Conclusion (01:50:16)  

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Together we discussed him growing up and picking up a skateboard in Texas, going to college in Boulder, Colorado to study journalism, making zines with his friends, getting his foot in the door at Thrasher in 1994, then becoming the editor-at-large and eventually the editor-in-chief, starting King of the Road in 2003, the process of choosing SOTY, the relative mainstreamization of the brand Thrasher, the future of the mag (both print and digital), mental health and life balance...  

• Intro (00:13) 
• Growing up (01:44) 
• Crossing paths with Jeff Tremaine (08:20) 
• Foot in the door at Thrasher (10:39) 
• Editor-at-large (14:29) 
• Phelps passes away in 2019 (18:14) 
• Gnarliest trick ever witnessed (19:02)
• KOTR (21:33) 
• SOTY (25:53) 
• « Mainstreamization » of the brand Thrasher (29:34) 
• Future of print (33:59) 
• Growth in the digital stuff (36:34) 
• Future of social media (37:29) 
• Talking about mental health in the mag (41:01) 
• Trying to maintain a good life balance (46:56) 
• Friends questions (49:22)
• Conclusion (01:14:39)  

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