Beyond Boards

Episode 102 with Mike O'Meally, skateboarder and photographer from Sydney, Australia.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 101 with Brian Glenney, skater, skate professor and skate dad from Burlington, VT.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) – Indigo Willing (01:05:45) – Harry Meadley(01:08:35) – Steve Mull(01:10:06) – Sander Hölsgens(01:17:40) – James Van Cleve(01:21:51) – Issac Bjorke(01:26:58) – Matt Kimball(01:29:57) – Max Boutin(01:31:50) – Andrei Buckareff(01:37:00) – Will Devereux(01:37:56) – Andy Dicker(01:40:47) – Lisa Glenney(01:42:20) – Vera Glenney(01:43:50) – Esther Sayers(01:50:24) – Clifton Evers(01:52:41) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

To celebrate 100 episodes of Beyond Boards, I had the privilege to switch seats for once and sit down for a nice conversation with my friend and mentor John Dahlquist, Vice-Principal of Bryggeriets Gymnasium in Malmö, Sweden. We talked about how skateboarding entered my life, addiction and sobriety, doing Beyond Boards over the last 4 years, some of the most memorable moments along the way and much more. (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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 100 with Anthony Van Engelen, professional skateboarder from San Diego, CA.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 99 with Sarah Anderson, English as a new language teacher in New York City, founder and president of Deckaid.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 98 with TJ Rogers, professional skateboarder from Whitby, Ontario. 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 97 with Takahiro Morita, skateboarder and filmmaker from Tokyo, Japan, creative mind behind FESN (Far East Skate Network). 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 96 with Bobby Puleo, skateboarder and artist from Clifton, New Jersey. 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 95 with John Gardner, skateboarder and student social worker from New Jersey. 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 For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 94 with Cole Nowicki, skateboarder, writer and publisher based in Vancouver, BC.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Today's episode is focused on the first edition of the Connect festival, which took place in Bordeaux, France between October 17th and 20th 2024. Connect is a new international festival dedicated to skateboarding culture and its relationship to urban planning, highlighting its cultural and artistic aspects. The event, co-organized by Leo Valls, City Skate Collective and Côte Ouest Agency brought together over 3600 participants from 16 different nationalities and featured exhibitions, conferences, video premieres, workshops, concerts, skateable sculptures and city sessions.(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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 93 with Jacob Rosenberg, skateboarder and filmmaker from Palo Alto, California.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 92 with Norma Ibarra, skateboarder and photographer from Hermosillo, Mexico. 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 91 with Colin Read, skateboarder and filmmaker from Stuart, Florida.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(01:32:17) – 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 90 with Brian Delatorre, professional skateboarder from Miami, Florida.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 89 with Dan Magee, skateboarder, filmer and filmmaker from London, England, creative mind behind Blueprint Skateboards.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 88 with Nikola Racan, skateboarder and filmmaker from Fažana, Croatia, co-founder of the Vladimir Film Festival.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 87 with Paul O'Connor, skateboarder and academic from Exeter, England.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) - ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 86 with Ray Barbee, professional skateboarder, musician and photographer from San Diego, California.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 85 with Martin Ander aka Mander, skateboarder, artist, illustrator and graphic designer from Stockholm, Sweden.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 84 with Chris Colbourn, professional skateboarder and artist from San Diego, California. 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) - ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 83 with Laurence Keefe, professional skateboarder and team manager from Tokyo, Japan.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 82 with Amy Ellington, founder of KCDC Skateshop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 81 with Evan Smith, professional skateboarder and musician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 80 with Chris Haslam, professional skateboarder from Vancouver, Canada.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 79 with Esther Sayers, artist, researcher, gallery educator, lecturer and skateboarder from London, England.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 78 with Grant Yansura, skateboarder, business owner and filmmaker from Los Angeles, California.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 77 with Patrick Kigongo, skateboarder, digital product manager and podcaster from Los Angeles, California. 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 76 with Marbie Miller, skateboarder and artist from Oakland, California. 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 75 with Gustav Edén, skateboarder and project manager for the city of Malmö, Sweden. 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 74 with Carolina Gamboa, skateboarder and artist from Santiago, Chile.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 73 with Thomas Campbell, skateboarder and multidisciplinary artist from Bonny Doon, California.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 72 with Kyle Beachy, skateboarder and writer from Saint Louis, Missouri. 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) - ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 71 with Josh Stewart, skateboarder, filmmaker, brand and distribution business owner from Tampa, Florida. 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 70 with John Rattray, skateboarder, strategist and mental health awareness activist from Aberdeen, Scotland. 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 69 with Julien Januszkiewicz, skateboarder, pharmaceutical engineer and filmmaker from Bordeaux, France. 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) - ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 68 with Tim Anderson aka Bobshirt, skateboarder, skateboard collector and interviewer from Long Island, New York.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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 67 with Tobin Yelland, skateboarder and photographer from San Francisco, California.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 Dentcho, Aaron Meza, Fabian Alomar, Sean Sheffey, Andrew Caulfield, Anthony Claravall, Tim Dowling, Rick Ibaseta, Fred Mortagne, Eric Swisher, Ed Templeton, Jamie 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 Dentcho(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) – Jamie 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) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 66 with José Vadi, skateboarder and writer from Sacramento, California. 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    For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 65 with Scott Johnston, skateboarder and footwear designer from Los Angeles, California. 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    For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 64 with Jesus Fernandez, professional skateboarder from Madrid, Spain. 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    For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 63 with Ryan Lay, professional skateboarder from Tempe, Arizona. 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 For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 62 with Dr. Indigo Willing, skateboarder, sociology researcher, community leader and author from Brisbane, Australia, also known as occupied Yugarra and Turrbal Aboriginal tribes' territory.   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   For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 61 with Madars Apse, professional skateboarder from Venstpils, Latvia. 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 For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 60 with Greg Hunt, skateboarder, photographer and filmmaker from Ann Arbor, Michigan.  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    For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards 

Episode 59 with Ted Barrow, skateboarder and art historian from San Francisco, California.  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 For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards 

Episode 58 with Jan Kliewer, skateboarder and skatepark builder from Berlin, Germany.  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    For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 57 with Bastien Regeste, skateboarder and filmmaker from Montpellier, France.  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 For more information and resources:  https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 56 with Sander Hölsgens, skateboarder, filmmaker and academic based in Rotterdam, Holland.  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   For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

Episode 55 with Farran Golding, skateboarder and journalist from Leeds, England. 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)   For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards 

Episode 54 with Aaron Meza, skateboarder, filmer and producer from San Francisco, CA. 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)   For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards