Wakeskate Wednesday

Leo is big part of the Wakeskate Wednesday family, his passion for wakeskate community knows no bounds, Taco sat down with him to catch up and talk about the past season aswell as whats next for 2025. We always have a great time siiting down with our brother Leo to chat. Socials: @LeoLabadens @WakeskateWednesday @WakeskateWeekend @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys Theme Musica by Dave Hanson @Dave_Endlessly Check out his new music!

The young French Phenom Yohan Nilias joins us on the podcast today, together with special guest host Leo Labadens we chat about how Yohan got started wakeskating, his competitive mindset, trying to figure out what tricks he has a hard time learning and more. Enjoy and see ya next Wakeskate Wednesday Social Links: @YohanNilias @LeoLabadens @WakeskateWednesday @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys Theme Music by Dave Hanson @dave_endlessly

We sat down with our fiend TJ Giesey to catch up and talk about what he has been up to recently from riding with an awesome crew of wakeskaters in Orlando to judging the 2024 season of the PWL. We also took this opportunity in the second half of the pod to soft launch a new monthly or bi-monthly (in the off season) series called "The Debrief" where we will gather some of our favourite clips, online edits and short films in wakeskating over the past month and talk about them. The clips will be posted in the instagram pods with the podcast artwork, for you to follow along. Unfortunately we ran out of time to cover all that we wanted to, but we hope you enjoy what we did and stay tuned for the next episode of "The Debrief" coming soon. Thanks for listening and as always we will see you next Wakeskate Wednesday. Social Links @WakeskateWednesday @TJGiesey @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys Music By Dave Hanson @Dave_endlessly

After many months of shredding together here in Cape Town, South Africa. We sat down with Lukas Winkelmann, to chat about his time with us, how he got into wakeskating his new pro model with Heca Wakeskates and more...

Long time no hear friends, we are sorry we've been so quiet, we have alot of exciting projects on the go at the moment but we found some time to sit down with our good friend of the Podcast Leo to chat about life since we last spoke, The Wakeskate Cup and the plans for the next season. Enjoy

Taco sits down with Leo to chat about the Wakeskate Weekends passed and the next two coming up, aswell as all the details about The Wakeskate Cup coming up at the begining of September, whats gonna be happening at the event and who's gonna be there. Spots are going fast and there are only a handful left, and after listening to Leo you are definitely gonna wanna book you slot. Social Links @WakeskateWednesday @LeoLabadens @WakeskateWeekend @TheWakeskateCup @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys

It's been awhile, but we are back, or actually still here, we thought we'd give everyone a little update on what we have been up to and chat a bit about whats been going on in the wakeskate world as well as some upcoming events. We are testing out some new mobile podcast gear to use while we travel in this episode so please excuse a few crackles here and there. We are stoked to be podcasting again and bringing you all some new content and other exciting news in the future.

It's been awhile, but we are back, or actually still here, we thought we'd give everyone a little update on what we have been up to and chat a bit about whats been going on in the wakeskate world as well as some upcoming events. We are testing out some new mobile podcast gear to use while we travel in this episode so please excuse a few crackles here and there. We are stoked to be podcasting again and bringing you all some new content and other exciting news in the future.

This episode has been along time coming and man, it's taken us quite some time to get it going, from technical difficulties to hurricanes, but we finally managed to sit down with Travis Belsito and talk about the ins and outs of his wakeskate career, his new company paradigm and how he is just getting started! Due to some recording issues we had to record this in two sessions so it's one of longest and best episodes (in our humble opinion) yet. We hope you all enjoy!

To wrap up our Wakeskate Weekend series we sat down with Leo Labadens and Pierre Atruz to look back on the last stop and the 2022 season, we also get into their plans for next year, including the launch of The Wakeskate Cup, a European wakeskate only contest for riders run by riders. We also got deep into the lock-in discussion with the release of Leo's guest board on Fattitesi and more. Social Links @WakeskateWednesday @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys @WakeskateWeekend @TheWakeskateCup @LeoLabadens @PierreAtruz

We are joined by a special guest host, can you guess who? to discuss whats been going on in wakeskating the last couple of weeks, recapping the first stop of the PWL at the spills and our predictions for the upcoming stop at Black Water Junction. Be sure to head to The PWL's instagram page and get the link to the live stream, its going to be an epic event. Social Links: @WakeskateWednesday @ThePWL @DaleNieuwstad @Mattibuys Music by: Dave Hanson

Sat down with the crew from Wakeskate Weekend, Leo Labadens and Pierre Atruz to recap the session at South wakepark, as well as chatting about whats been happening recently in the world of wakeskating. Music by Dave Hanson Social Links: @WakeskateWednesday @WakeskateWeekend @Leolabadens @PierreAtruz @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys

We Catch up Bobby Sutherland ahead of the first stop of the 2022 Professional Wakeskate League's first stop at The Spills. Social Links @ThePWL @WakeskateWednesday @bsstl @mattibuys @dalenieuwstad

We got another minisode coming at ya this week, catching up again with the boys from Wakeskate Weekend, Leo Labadens & Maxime Giry. They gave us a recap on the most recent event in Italy at Awake Sports Centre. Socials @Wakeskatewednesday @WakeskateWeekend @LeoLabadens @MaximeGiry @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys Music By Dave Hanson

In this minisode we sit down with the Wakeskate Weekend crew, Leo Labadens and Pierre Atruz and chat about the first event of 2022. @WakeskateWednesday @WakeskateWeekend @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys @LeoLabadens @PierreAtruz Music by Dave Hanson

This is a guest we have been wanting to get on for awhile, Telma Cester is the future of women's wakeskating, at only 16 she already has many titles to her name and has been making wakes throughout the international wakeskate scene with her progressive riding and NBD's like the first woman to Kickflip a drop. We cant wait to see what she does next. A big thanks to my guest Co-host Leo Labadens for helping out while Matti was away at sea. Social Links @telmacester @wakeskatewednesday @leolabadens @dalenieuwstad @mattibuys Music by Dave Hanson

Happy 2022! We are back! A day late so it's #lateskatewednesday! We have a bunch to cover this week in the news and we caught up with Leo again for another chat about the past year in wakeskating, ROTY, The PWL, Wakeskate Weekends, his brand he co-runs with his friend, Scab and Pus and his plans for 2022. We also have a good time chatting to Leo, he has a real deep passion for wakeskating and wants to pass his knowledge on to the next generation of riders. We hope you enjoy! Social Links @leolabadens @wakeskatewednesday @wakeskateweekend @mattibuys @dalenieuwstad Music by: David Hanson

We finally got to sit down with French wakeskater Pierre Atruz, we spoke about his start in wakeskating, winching, the up and coming French talent, his involvement with Quantum wakeskates and more...

We catch up with Bobby Sutherland AKA The Commish, and talk about the successful first season of The PWL, Wakeskate Trick of the Year partnership with The Wakeboarding Mag and the future plans for The PWL. The future for wakeskating is looking bright. Social Links @bsstl @ThePWL @WakeskateWednesday @MattiBuys @DaleNieuwstad Music By: David Hanson

Taco and Matti share some tips on what to do when you can't wakeskate, whether it be during the off season or a global pandemic. Socials @WakeskateWednesday @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys Music By: David Hanson

We are back from a short break due to many unforeseen circumstances to discuss and recap the last event of The Professional Wakeskate League at Valdosta Wake Compound. Bobby and the team at the PWL and VWC really put together an epic event! Social Links: @WakeskateWednesday @ThePWL @ValdostaWakeCompound @MattiBuys @DaleNieuwstad

We sit down and have a look at the riders list for the 3rd and final stop of the Professional Wakeskate League at Valdosta Wake Compound and discuss our predictions for the event.

We sit down with Andrew Roehm, the man behind, Istudiomo, Typical Supply, Project Wakeskates and now his new project, Water Child which launches today. We spoke about everything from his first board, traveling the world filming for Istudiomo, his new water adventure products brand, and more, we could easily have gone for another two hours, we will definitely have to get him back on. Hope you enjoy. Social Links @andrewroehm @waterchild.co @istudiomo @typicalsupply @projectco @wakeskatewednesday @mattibuys @dalenieuwstad Music by: Dave Hanson

We did things a little different this week, we decided to record this podcast as an Instagram live video with Marcus Knox so we could get live feedback and have a discussion about the latest stop of the PWL which we think turned out pretty rad. We were also joined by TJ Giesey for a quick chat. While you can still find the video on our IGTV, we decided to make an audio podcast out of it aswell so you can listen on the go. Enjoy

We sit down and have a look at the riders list for the 2nd stop of the Professional Wakeskate League at Black Water Junction and discuss our predictions for the event.

This week, we sit down with Tom Doran fresh off his AM division win at the first stop of the PWL, to talk about how him and his brother Trav got their start in wakeskating, the AMI crew, his travels, and his plans to host his own wakeskate event later this year. Tom is easily one of the most stoked people we have had the pleasure to talk to, and you can tell ho much he loves wakeskating by the incredible enthusiasm in his voice. We can't wait to to see more of Tom shredding this year and bringing the stoke wherever he goes. Social Links @ptd3 @WakeskateWednesday @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys

We sit down with event co-announcer Marcus Knox and recap all the highlights of the first stop of the 2021 Professional Wakeskate League held at Bobby Sutherland's wakeskate paradise, "The Spills" in St. Louis, Missouri. Social Links: @WakeskateWednesday @ThePWL @TheSpills @MarcusKnox @MattiBuys @DaleNieuwstad

It's the event we have been waiting all year and more for, the first stop of The Professional Wakeskate League, hosted by The Spills. We decided to bring T.J. Giesey in to talk about the run up to the event and predictions on who's gonna make the podium. We are then joined by Bobby Sutherland, The PWL commissioner himself and catch up on the event details. Be sure to follow The PWL on Instagram and their vimeo account for all the action this weekend, we'll be back next time with an event recap! Social Links @ThePWL @WakeskateWednesday @tjgiesey @bsstl @mattibuys @dalenieuwstad

We wanted to try something new and do a discussion or reaction episode if you will and what better topic to do it on than the new Watermonsters video that just dropped called, "Six at Seven". We almost go through it trick for trick and just talk about it as you would with your friends watching a new video part. Let us know what you think and if you would like to hear more episodes like this in the future. Along with that we also bring you up to date with whats going on in the world of wakeskating with "Whats hot with Taco" brought to you by Don Bosco. Social Links @WakeskateWednesday @Watermonsters @MattiBuys @DaleNieuwstad @DonBosco.gp

We sit down with 2020 TOTY winner and all around French shredder, Maxime Giry, to talk about how he started wakeskating, his career so far, his recent trip to the states, future plans and more. Music by: David Hanson  Social Links @Maximegiry @WakeskateWednesday @MattiBuys @DaleNieuwstad 

We catch up with Jake Ramsdell and talk about how he got into wakeskating, his move to Florida, his riding career so far and more. Music by: David Hanson Social Links @Jake_from_.state._farm @WakeskateWednesday @MattiBuys @DaleNieuwstad

We sit down with Marcus Knox and catch up on what he has been up to, living on lake Holden, riding everyday with his roommate Jake Ramsdell, future video collabs and more. Music by: David Hanson Social Links @MarcusKnox @WakeskateWednesday @MattiBuys @DaleNieuwstad

We sit down with Bobby Sutherland again to chat about the highly anticipated PWL, aka, The Professional Wakeskate League. The future is looking bright for wakeskating. Social Links @thepwl @bsstl @wakeskatewednesday @mattibuys @dalenieuwstad

2021 we're back baby! First show of the new year, we finally get to sit down with Daniel Grant, only 23 years young and already a legend in the sport! Dan, amongst many achievements is also known for posting weekly #WakeskateWednesday videos. He is always bringing the stoke and it was really awesome to chat with him. Social Links @DanielGranttt @WakeskateWednesday @MattiBuys @DaleNieuwstad Music by: David Hanson

No Episode this week, we are going to take a little break for the end of the year holidays, thanks everyone for tuning in, we will see you again next Wakeskate Wednesday

Brian Grubb joins us again to chat about what he's been up to since we last spoke and his latest project, "Unfinished Business" which saw him tackle a ridiculous backyard rail that they recreated from the Pointless: "Incomplete" shoot 20 years ago, which landed him the fist cover of Alliance Wake. It's always a pleasure and a huge honor to talk to Grubb, and hear his stories from all of his wakeskate adventures over the years. Social Links @BrianKGrubb @WakeskateWednesday @MattiBuys @DaleNieuwstad Music by: David Hanson

We sit down with Clark Davis, to talk about his Space Tapes 2020 win with the Cosmic Cahoots, his unique approach to wakeskating and more. Full disclosure, we lost about 10 minutes of audio because we forgot to hit record, its been a long week. Social Links @Clarkdontgram @Cosmic_Cahoots @WakeskateWednesday @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys Music by: Dave Hanson

The week we jump back into our archives and bring you our Interview with Reed Hansen, 11x WWA World Boat Riding Champion,  lander of multiple NBD's and Keeper of Battle Falls, we would run out of space listing his accolades, he's is without a doubt one of wakeskatings greats. We enjoyed chatting to him and hope you guys enjoy the podcast. Social Links: @reedhansen @ronixwakeboards @wakeskatewednesday @mattibuys @dalenieuwstad Music by Dave Hanson 

In this episode we discuss the results of the 2020 Space Tapes video competition before we dig into the archives to bring you one of or live chats with Mitchell Reed Cobb, known for his work on some of wakeskating's biggest films and video projects. Social Links @Forthegator @wakeskatewednesday @mattibuys @dalenieuwstad

As things start to wind down in the wakeskate world we go back into the archives and pull up our chat with, as some may say, the voice of wakeskating, T.J. Giesey. Social Links @tjgiesey @wakeskatewednesday @dalenieuwstad @mattibuys Music by : David Hanson

We catch up with Léo Labadens again to talk about wakeskating, the success of the Wakeskate Weekend events and his plans for next year. Social Media: @leolabadans @wakeskateweekend @wakeskatewednesday @remotewakeskates @dalenieuwstad @mattibuys

We caught up with one of our first guests from the live shows, the one and only Nick Taylor, we have unfortunately since lost that first episode but it was rad to get Nick on the podcast to talk about his life, travel stories and his love for wakeskating. We could easily talk to Nick for hours and this definitely won't be the last time we have him on. Social Links: @nicktaylor941 @wakeskatewednesday @dalenieuwstad @mattibuys Music by: David Hanson

No guest this week, so we decided to sit down and chat about some videos, mainly Water Monsters, "OK C ya Later" and the 2020 Space Tapes, brought to you by the Space Mob Crew. @wakeskatewednesday @mattibuys @dalenieuwstad @spacemob.tv @watermonsters Music by: David Hansen

We sit down and talk with Josh Zentmeyer about his love for wakeskating, how he got into the sport, his travels on the road, his family life and much more, we couldve easily talked for hours! Social Links @wakeskatewednesday @joshzentmeyer @remotewakeskates @mattbuys @dalenieuwstad Music by: Dave Hansen

What a week its been for Travis Doran! Winning WWA Worlds, releasing a limited edition wakeskate and dropping a banger video part, so we decided sit down an talk to Trav and Bobby Sutherland about the video project, aptly named "Hard Work Pays Off", Worlds and The Wakeskate Weekend at Valdosta. HARD WORK PAYS OFF a Travis Doran Story Social Links @wakeskatewednesday @travisdoran @bsstl @mattbuys @dalenieuwstad Music by: Dave Hansen

We sit down and talk about the WWA Wakeparkworlds, the upcoming Wakeskate Weekends, Trav Dorans new limited edition board and more. This week we also go back in the archives and give you our Live chat with Zuzana Vrablova

From the IG Live Archives, We bring you "Locked Down" a bonus series, where we convert the IG Live interviews we did during lockdown into podcast form. We are kicking things off with the legend, Brian Grubb.

We sit down to speak with Alex Ambs about his win in the Amateur division at The Junction Function, his wakeskate beginnings and getting onto the Original wakeskates team. Social links @WakeskateWednesday @Alex.ambs @originalwakeskates @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys Music by Dave Hanson

Bonus Episode: We sit down and talk about the past weeks events in wakeskating, answer some questions and get Mini on the phone to have a short discussion about his new pro-model and stances.

We sit down talk with Norwegian wakeskater, Thomas Jensen about life, holding on to a stupid stick and being a viking wakeskater from the oldest town in Norway. Social Links @WakeskateWednesday @Thomasjskate @heca_wakeskates @DaleNieuwstad @MattiBuys

No episode this week but, Dale checks in and gives us the lowdown on The Wakeskate Message #3 happening this weekend in Poland. We'll be back to our usual show next week