Podcast appearances and mentions of ryan lay

R.I.P. to my microphone. Sorry for the poor quality this week.  Topics this week: TJ Rogers joins the Skate Mafia, Torey Pudwill now rides for P448, Ryan Sheckler teams up with Mark Wahlberg, Tokiya Imamura wins me over, and Ryan Lay can walk 35 miles like it's nothing.  Intro/Outro music by Andy and Bobb Amidon www.nomongo.com  

On this episode of the world's greatest action sports podcast, Chris and Todd have a quick chat with Benji Weatherley about some stuff, then the boys dive in to some action sports talk about the MEO Rip Curl Portugal Pro, Stephanie Gilmore goes to Rip Curl, Natural Selection is wild, Chris got three new Dark Arts boards to try, Kelly Slater gets pitted, Dane Reynolds X Chapter 11 TV Dumpster Diver 2 commercial is epic, OceanKamp is coming to Oceanside, Beach Grit goes big with some Coté Fan Fiction (and some good comments), StormSurf YouTube page is tight, Ryan Lay on Epicly Later'd, JP Walker and Salsa Dancing, Mike Tyson fighting Jake Paul, some questions answered, and   Presented By:   Spy Optics @spyoptic Opus Footwear @opusfootwear Mammoth Mountain @mammothmountain Hansen Surfboards @hansensurfboards Machu Picchu Energy @machupicchu.energy Bachan's Japanese BBQ Sauce @trybachans Bub's Naturals @bubsnaturals Pannikin Coffee And Tea @pannikincoffeeandtea New Greens @newgreens Pedal Electric @pedal.electric Vesyl Shipping Vesyl.com  Mint Tours @minttours Die Cut Stickers @diecutstickersdotcom

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

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Ryan Lay joins me to talk about Slow Impact, his plans for the rest of 2023, and rakes. Yes, rakes. Intro/Outro music by Andy and Bobb Amidon Slow Impact - Empathy and Texture Followed: Ryan Lay 36" Tine Aluminum Rake www.nomongo.com

This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite talk to Ryan Lay about Slow Impact then we get into some bike talk. Listen here and subscribe on iTunes or Spotify.

Pro-skateboarder Ryan Lay. Total paranoid conspiracist saying fanatical things & casting out clickbait for bottom feeders. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bling-viera/message

You may not know a “kickflip” from an “ollie,” but today's episode of 3Ps in a Pod may make you want to grab a board and start exploring how the skills you can learn skateboarding can apply to other parts of life. Extracurricular activities can be a crucial part of both students' and teachers' school experience, and today we're going to be looking at how one particular program, Skate After School, has shaped students' and staff's experience in Balsz Elementary School District and beyond. Hosts Kathleen and Josh welcome Sean Hannafin, principal of Crockett Elementary, and Ryan Lay, professional skateboarder and co-founder of Skate After School, to the podcast to talk about the nonprofit program and how it can enhance students' educational experience. Lay shares how Skate After School started in Balsz Elementary School District and then grew into the Creighton and Roosevelt school districts. He explains how the program uses the acronym G.R.I.P., inspired by the textured tape on the top of a skateboard, to teach students generosity, respect, innovation, and persistence while learning new tricks and or any other challenges in life. The four also share the impact they've seen from Skate After School with students and staff at participating schools. Learn more about Skate After School and see photos and videos of the program at skateafterschool.org. Learn more about the Arizona K12 Center at azk12.org.

What's up, skaters?! Welcome back to another full episode of Vent City. On today's show we have the author Kyle Beachy, the caption writer Ted Schmitz, professional skater Ryan Lay and one of the sickest skaters on the planet Arin! Did you know she had no intentions of getting into the sponsored game? Maybe! Did you know she worked in a lab processing COVID samples? Probably not, but maybe you did. But you certainly won't know everything we talk about in this fantastic interview, so put on some headphones and enjoy. Intro music by Roar Credits music by Dylan Bryne Logo and Graphic Design by Michael Worful Support the show: Patreon.com/ventcity

Ryan is a professional skateboarder currently riding for Sci-Fi Fantasy. We speak about his time at Enjoi, years at Welcome, and making the decision to make the move to Sci-Fi. His level of honesty on how volatile the skate industry can be was both refreshing and eye opening. In addition to his skate career, Ryan helped found the organization Skate After School and is an ambassador for the SkatePal organization. Having gone back to college to pursue a degree in Public Administration, Ryan preached always having a personal desire to do more than just skate. We also talk a bunch about his new passion of endurance running. Going on 800 mile hikes, overnight runs, ultra marathons, helping pace runners on 250 mile runs: respect Ryan!Ryan is also a co-host with SYS alumni Ted Barrow on the lovely podcast Vent City!!Thanks for tuning in

The WhistlinDiesel video that forced me to make this episode. The plea deal is disgusting. DeKalb County Law Enforcement & Judicial System is corrupt. The guy in the yellow shirt exposed the operation by thinking his actions have no consequences. Yellow shirt guy is the type that does not consider the lives of individuals & wants more corrupt DeKalb County money for more boats. This is garbage. This is the Post-Pandemic Corruption I have been talking about. WhistlinDiesel is experiencing something that countless of other citizens in that county have experienced. There is a disconnect with DeKalb County. They are not helping people. They are ruining lives. They are ruining futures. FOR MONEY When I was 23, I was not able to get a job at Chase Bank due to a trespassing misdemeanor I received when I was 18. Where was I trespassing? I was skateboarding at Gilbert Elementary School in Gilbert, Arizona. Ryan Lay was there. The cop put him in handcuffs. The cop even said, "I know these handcuffs won't fit on your wrists, but I am putting them on you anyway." Luckily, Ryan didn't have that charge stay on his record. Because he was 12. Crooked cops man... I support WhistlinDiesel, he is doing good things. Changing the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bling-viera/message

Topics this week: Baker Skateboards' "Tyson and T-Funk" video, almost renting a room from Jim Thiebaud, and Ryan Lay is now on Sci-Fi Fantasy.  Intro/Outro music by Andy and Bobb Amidon www.nomongo.com  

This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite talk to Ryan Lay about his move to Sci-Fi Fantasy then do a quick video round-up of recent releases.

Topics this week: Ishod Wair's latest edit from Real Skateboards, "The Skate Show" from The Berrics, Jenkem Mag's "Date a Sk8er", and Ryan Lay leaves Welcome Skateboards.  Intro/Outro music by Andy and Bobb Amidon REAL presents Ishod  The Skate Show with OG McGee Date a Sk8er  Ryan Lay: DR in Color   

What's up, Youtube, meet our friends, skaters. Today on the show we have skater and Climate reporter Noah Gallagher Shannon talking with Kyle Beachy, Ryan Lay, and resident skeptic/show-note author Ted Schmitz about why the planet is fine and all good. Actually, the groundwater is getting sucked out then shipped to Saudi Arabia, the storms in South America are scarier and worse than ever, and nobody knows if skateboarding is bad for the planet or not. Read the chat then listen to Noah's articles we talk about here: What's Going on Inside the Fearsome Thunderstorms of Córdoba Province? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/22/magazine/worst-storms-argentina.html Water Wars of Arizona https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/magazine/the-water-wars-of-arizona.html lol, I just remembered Noah has, like, all these prestigious awards for journalism, and we talked to him like he was just a guy who knew a couple facts about clouds. Whoops. Well, you'll get something out of it and then you'll stop flying, stop driving, stop buying premade meals at Starbucks and stop talking about Elijah and Austyn. The just life awaits. Intro music by Roar Credits music by Dylan Bryne Logo and graphic design by Michael Worful Support the show: patreon.com/ventcity More work by Noah Gallagher Shannon: http://www.noahgallaghershannon.com/work

What's up, skaters?! Welcome back to another episode of Vent City. Logging on to talk all the good and the bad from 2021, we got Kristin Ebeling, Ryan Lay, Ted Barrow and Ted Schmitz. Is it really easy to forget what happened last year? Yes. Did we remember and catalog everything that was noteworthy? Also, yes—no exceptions. We get into the good stuff with skate parts from our favorite people like Max Wheeler, Jacopo Carozzi and Breana Geering. Then the bad stuff like NFTs and the fact that we are stuck in the slow decline of a dying empire! Maybe not that last part, but it's still true. And of course, the question on everyone's mind: Is Cariuma going to save the planet? No. But luckily, skating with the people you love is still pretty much the coolest thing. Listen to this show and if you disagree with any points we bring up on the episode, talk to your folks about it. Intro music by Roar Credits music by Dylan Bryne Logo and Graphic Design by Michael Worful Support the show: Patreon.com/ventcity

Episode 97 Notes and Links to Kyle Beachy's Work        On Episode 97 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Kyle Beachy, and the two talk about impactful childhood and adolescent experiences, both recreationally and involving reading, his formational days at the university school paper, his meeting with David Foster Wallace and his relationship to the latter's work, his first novel, Slide, the myriad intricacies of skateboarding culture and its evolution, and existential questions that govern the critically-acclaimed The Most Fun Thing.         Kyle Beachy‘s first novel, The Slide (Dial Press, 2009), won The Chicago Reader's Best Book by a Chicago Author reader's choice award for the year. His short fiction has appeared in journals including Fanzine, Pank, Hobart, Juked, The Collagist, 5 Chapters, and others. His writing on skateboarding has appeared in The Point, The American Reader, The Chicagoan, Free Skateboard Magazine (UK & Europe), The Skateboard Mag (US), Jenkem, Deadspin, and The Classical. He teaches at Roosevelt University in Chicago and is a co-host on the skateboarding podcast Vent City with pro skater Ryan Lay and others. His newest book was released in 2021 to rave reviews-the book is The Most Fun Thing: Dispatches from a Skating Life.   Buy Kyle Beachy's Books   Chicago Reader Review of Kyle's The Most Fun Thing   “A Interview with Kyle Beachy”-regarding Slide -from 2009-Hobart Pulp   The Most Fun Thing Featured with NPR's “12 books NPR staffers loved in 2021 that might surprise you”-by Mia Estrada At about 2:20, Pete and Kyle jump right into the important topics: Was the remix better than the original for “Flava in Ya Ear”    At about 4:00, Kyle responds to Pete's questions about his early relationship with reading and language   At about 7:00, Pete asks Kyle about the balance between the philosophical and the realistic as he got into adolescence, and Kyle responds with how these ideas impacted him and his reading/skating   At about 10:00, Kyle discusses his attitude toward realism and how it plays out (or doesn't) in his writing process    At about 12:30, Pete wonders about any “ ‘Eureka' moments” in Kyle becoming a writer, and he references his incredible Pomona College student newspaper editor, David Roth, as well as Kyle's embrace of 90s hip hop styles   At about 16:00, Pete wonders about chill-inducing writers for Kyle, who shouts his “ravenous” reading after college, including John Barth, Murakami, Denis Johnson, David Foster Wallace, and Don DeLillo; later reading brought out Joan Didion, Marilyn Robinson, Annie Dillard   At about 19:00, Kyle details his career as a professor/teacher, and Pete and Kyle wax nostalgic about being “young, cool teachers”   At about 21:00, Kyle talks about how he does (or does not) use skateboarding and his personal experience in the classroom   At about 24:45, Pete wonders how Kyle would identify himself-as a “novelist?”   At about 26:50, Kyle summarizes and discusses seeds for his first book, Slide, including how Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections informed the work   At about 30:00, Pete and Kyle begin talking about Kyle's recent critically-acclaimed The Most Fun, and Kyle shouts out texts that informed his, like Iain Borden's Skateboarding and the City   At about 33:45, Kyle explains his understanding of why skateboarding hasn't necessarily been “put under the microscope” too often before   At about 35:30, Kyle discusses exciting and fast-moving changes in the last decade in skateboarding scholarship   At about 36:20, Pete compliments the book as “unclassifiable” and masterful in so many ways, and Kyle responds by talking about the particular challenges of writing about skateboarding    At about 40:15, Pete shouts out Kyle's thoughtful comments as shared on the excellent writer's podcast, “I'm a Writer But…”   At about 41:55, Kyle muses about what skateboarding is and what it isn't, as described through the book   At about 45:00, Pete shouts out one of many skillful lines from Kyle's book, and Pete details his first (and only) skateboarding incident; this    At about 49:30, Pete asks Kyle about the word at the center of his book title, as well as parallels between David Foster Wallace's work, Infinite Jest, and Kyle's recent work   At about 50:50, Kyle details the time he met David Foster Wallace   At about 53:25, Pete and Kyle nerd out over one of DFW's pieces, “The View from Mrs. Thompson's,” as well as the stunningly-good “A Supposedly Fun Thing…”   At about 56:20, Pete shares a chill-inducing final line from Wallace's work   At about 57:00, Kyle discusses the troublesome fandom of “Wallaceheads” and how he endeavors to “foreground” the info when discussing Wallace's work in his classes   At about 58:50, Pete recounts a profound quote from Kyle's book involving his meeting DFW, and Kyle explains his usage of “equipped” and the “real costs” that can come with the writing life   At about 1:00:15, Kyle shouts out great storytellers like Danny Khalastchi   At about 1:02:00, Pete and Kyle recount examples of writers (like Kyle) who actually have fun writing, and Pete asks Kyle if he can detect writers (he notes Anne Carson and Christian TeBordo) who have a good time   At about 1:05:00, Kyle discusses the ever-evolving balance needed to figure out competitiveness in his writing life    At about 1:06:15 Pete asks Kyle about nostalgia in skateboarding and the balance between celebrating history while being open to new developments   At about 1:12:00, Pete and Kyle discuss the evolving demographics of skateboarding, the furor over Jason Jessee's racist comments, and Kyle's written response   At about 1:13:30, Kyle discusses the evolving and more inclusive skateboarding culture of the last ten years or so, including Chandler Burton and Matt King's important work   At about 1:17:20, Kyle responds to Pete's musings about hip hop culture and possible appropriation by skateboarding   At about 1:18:15, Pete asks Kyle about his skating “end date” and its implications   At about 1:21:15, Pete reads some masterful and profound lines from the book       You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.       This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.      The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.       Pete is excited to share Episode 98 on January 4, with guest Greg Bishop. Greg is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated whose feature subjects have ranged from Ricky Williams to Adrian Peterson to Aaron Rodgers. He spent time as the Jets beat writer for the New York Times and the Seahawks beat writer for the Seattle Times.

Episode 96 Notes and Links to Frank Guridy's Work           On Episode 96 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Dr. Frank A. Guridy, and the two discuss, among other topics, his childhood in New York City and his early love of history, fostered by his parents and directly and indirectly based on his family's immigration stories, his early and lasting introductions to influential writers and professors, as well as his book on African diasporas and connections to Cuba. The two spend the bulk of the interview discussing Frank's latest book on Texas and its “sports revolution.”       Frank A. Guridy specializes in sport history, urban history, and the history of American social movements. His recent book, The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics (University of Texas Press, 2021) explores how Texas-based sports entrepreneurs and athletes from marginalized backgrounds transformed American sporting culture during the 1960s and 1970s, the highpoint of the Black Freedom and Second-Wave feminist movements. His first book, Forging Diaspora: Afro-Cubans and African Americans in a World of Empire and Jim Crow (University of North Carolina Press, 2010), won the Elsa Goveia Book Prize from the Association of Caribbean Historians and the Wesley-Logan Book Prize, conferred by the American Historical Association. He is also the co-editor of Beyond el Barrio: Everyday Life in Latino/a America (NYU Press, 2010), with Gina Pérez and Adrian Burgos, Jr. His articles have appeared in Kalfou, Radical History Review, Caribbean Studies, Social Text, and Cuban Studies. His fellowships and awards include the Scholar in Residence Fellowship at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Ray A. Billington Professorship in American History at Occidental College and the Huntington Library. He is also an award-winning teacher, receiving the Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award from the University of Texas at Austin, and, more recently, the Mark Van Doren Award for Teaching at Columbia. His current book project, Between Conflict and Community: The Stadium in American Life, tells the story of the American stadium as a community institution that has been a battleground for social justice since its inception. Buy Frank Guridy's Books   Frank Guridy's Columbia University Home Page   Review of Forging Diaspora: Afro-Cubans and African Americans in a World of Empire and Jim Crow   Kirkus' Reviews Review for THE SPORTS REVOLUTION: HOW TEXAS CHANGED THE CULTURE OF AMERICAN ATHLETICS At about 2:50, Frank talks about his early relationship with languages, his parents as immigrants and/or bilingual and symbolism-as seen through reading and listening to The Bible   At about 8:10, Frank talks about the “Trujillo legacy as profound” in his family, as well as how his family's history impacted his decision to become a historian   At about 10:00, Pete and Frank talk about historical traumas and troubles in reconstructing some histories, and the two discuss infamous incidents in Trujillo's dictatorship, including the pivotal word “perejil”   At about 13:05, Frank responds to Pete's question about his early reading habits; Frank describes an early penchant for nonfiction/history, including sports biographies-Giant Steps by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was one that “really spoke to [him]”   At about 16:35, Frank describes the unique and impressive reading culture of New York City, as well as how the subway served as a microcosm of NYC life-Frank calls it a “great place of learning”   At about 18:30, Pete wonders about any moments of discovery for Frank as he became someone who would read and write and study history for a living   At about 20:20, Frank recounts Horace Campbell's intriguing and creative teaching that involved Rastafarianism and pulled Frank in as a future historian; he also cites other inspiring works from Angela Davis, Walter Rodney, C.L.R. James, and many others   At about 23:15, Frank explains his understanding of Bob Marley and Rastafarianism and the religious symbolism and history of the music and the cultures   At about 25:00, Pete asks about Frank's ideas of representation in what he read from childhood into college   At about 27:55, Pete asks about Frank's take on “publish or perish” in 2021   At about 31:00, Pete asks about the “seeds” for his first book, Forging Diaspora: Afro-Cubans and African Americans in a World of Empire and Jim Crow At about 35:00, Frank gives background on the term “diaspora” and its connection to his work   At about 37:30, Frank talks about how sports advanced the end of the color line in baseball and other sports, with a particular focus on Cuba and the Caribbean; he also shouts out Adrian Burgos' Cuban Star   At about 41:10, Pete wonders about the genesis of his latest book, The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics   At about 46:00, Pete notes how the book's form, in eight chapters, is reminiscent of Sam Quinones' True Tales from Another México in its scope and cohesiveness    At about 46:40, Pete uses the book's opening as a springboard    At about 47:30, Frank discusses some ideas of the book's thesis including the book's first chapter, which deals with early integration   At about 49:30, Frank responds to Pete's question about motives for integration among Houston and Texas' sports teams, drawing on history and contemporary connections    At about 52:50, Pete and Frank discuss the unfair and outsized expectations, burdens, and consequences for the “first” to integrate-Jackie Robinson, for one, and Jerry LeVias of SMU, “who lost the ability to feel” (watch the moving video interview here)   At about 56:20, Pete notes the intriguing stories told in the book about the Baseline Bums of the 1970s San Antonio Spurs and the incredibly-underpaid Cowboys' Cheerleaders   At about 57:40, Frank discusses Bobby Riggs and the famous (infamous?) “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match, including the cigarette industry's involvement, and innovators and visionaries like Gladys Heldman   At about 1:02:10, Pete and Frank discuss the importance of Houston and Phi Slamma Jamma's impact and the book's Epilogue, as the revolution was “undone,” particularly by business interests   At about 1:04:40, Frank explains a mission of his in writing the book: giving a more well-rounded and nuanced view of Texas    At about 1:05:35, Pete outlines an powerful essay, written by Dan Treadway, and that Pete has taught in his English classroom, that juxtaposes The University of Texas' Asian Studies Program and its football program   At about 1:07:35, Frank discusses his upcoming book on the importance of stadiums in society, to be published by Basic Books   At about 1:09:00, Frank gives out his contact info     You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.     This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com. Please tune in for the next episode, a conversation with Kyle Beachy. Kyle Beachy‘s first novel, The Slide (Dial Press, 2009), won The Chicago Reader's Best Book by a Chicago Author reader's choice award for the year. His short fiction has appeared in journals including Fanzine, Pank, Hobart, Juked, The Collagist, 5 Chapters, and others. His writing on skateboarding has appeared in The Point, The American Reader, The Chicagoan, Free Skateboard Magazine (UK & Europe), The Skateboard Mag (US), Jenkem, Deadspin, and The Classical. He teaches at Roosevelt University in Chicago and is a co-host on the skateboarding podcast Vent City with pro skater Ryan Lay and others. His newest book was released in 2021 to rave reviews-the book is The Most Fun Thing: Dispatches from a Skating Life. The episode with Kyle Beachy will air on December 28.

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The year is 1996 and the Girl skateboard team, along with Spike Jonze, released a video that sent shivers down the spines of every schoolyard in Los Angeles. Join the Vert Button boys and very special guest Ryan Lay as they break down each crooked grind, each varial flip, and each terrible Mike York song choice as they watch "Mouse." 

This week I discuss whether or not skaters (or all humans) should rock jockstraps with cups, Maite Steenhoudt's "From Broski 2 Proski" video, and Ryan Lay's 800 mile journey. Email the show nomongopodcast@gmail.com  Intro/Outro music by Bobb Amidon Skateboarder Kicked in the Balls Article  Maite Steenhoudt's Pro Part Patrick Melcher's Exploded Testicle Story Ryan Lay's "Heck of a Treck" Fundraiser 

What's up, skaters? It would be nice if there would be a rebuttal after that YouTubey "What's Up" greeting. It's very isolating, like having a conversation with your own canyon echo. Damn. This is getting off to a weird start. Let's get a do over. Welcome back to another episode of Vent City!!! Too much? Shit. Whatever. We've got a hell of a sincere show here with our incredible guest Ashley Rehfeld who helped us break into this business of mental health crises in skating. Sadly, being a skater doesn't make you immune to depression, or really anything else. So Kristin Ebeling, Alex White, Ryan Lay, and the author of these show notes talk about our individual experiences with mental stuff and what our journey through therapy has looked like. Are hotlines helpful? Maybe. They also might be an extension of the carceral apparatus. You won't get any hard answers, but you will get a few tools, options (openpathcollective.org), and insights into daily practices that help you feel like waking up is alright. Okay, I'm done now. you don't even fuckin' read this far down. Scroll down to see the trick challenge and the people off mic that help us out. Trick Challenge: Backside bluntslide on a curb or ledge (don't even think about doing it on a rail, you sicko) Pro Challenge: Backside bluntslide BIG SPIN OUT! It won't look great, but it can be done. Intro music by Roar Credits music by Dylan Bryne (naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Logo and graphic design by Michael Worful (@worful) Support the show: Patreon.com/ventcity Contact the show: DM @vent.city on Instagram. I'm way behind on emails.

What's up, skaters?! Here we have another skateboarding and current events discussion in light of the episode at the Capitol. We do a little talk about how we felt watching the coverage, and look into the ways life lessons from skateboarding are used in icky ways by right-wingy goofballs like Tim Pool and Jordan Peterson. Does skateboarding reinforce the popular virtues of Individualism by making you solely responsible for your own success and failure? Or do the bootstrappers miss the point that if anything from skating is really important to your wellbeing, it's that it plugs you into a communal, collective effort of fun having? That sentence was probably poorly written. Who cares, you know what I'm saying. Join Ted Schmitz—the author of these show notes and weird third-person-voice user—Kristin Ebeling, Ryan Lay, and returning guest Alan Gomez as they discuss the intersection of right wing grifters and skating. Oh yeah, we also talk about our favorite silly skate moments of 2020. This shit's fun but maybe don't play it around your kids, 'cause we say the fuckin' eff word a few times. I'm not gonna link to the videos we talk about. You can look em up if you're a real sicko. For a VERY good piece about the things we talk about, please read Hanson O'Haver's article on the Baffler. Here's the link: https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/a-crime-and-a-pastime-ohaver Trick Challenge: No Comply 180 grind (Thanks, Alan...) Intro music by Roar Credits music by Ilana Bryne (naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Logo and graphic design by Michael Worful Support the show: patreon.com/ventcity

What's up, skaters?! Today on Vent City we've got three regulars and a guest! You already know Kristin Ebeling, Ryan Lay, and Alex White. And actually you might already know our guest Marbie Miller who is a full-time skater for There Skateboards and many other fine companies. Anyway, we had the privilege and the pleasure to talk with Marbie and her little scene growing up in Iowa and of course the slightly bigger scene in Wisconsin. "Stay Gold" premiere stories? Yeah, they're in there. What about getting jacked with Jeff from There? Yep, we talk about it too. Oh, and we play SOTY and the SHOTY (Skate Hottie Of The Year). And this was recorded before the Mason news, so if you have something to say about that, maybe don't? Or do. I don't really give a shit, but it would be cooler if you didn't. Trick challenge: THE NOLLIE VARIAL FLIP! Thank you again, everyone, for listening. We'll be back with a year-end wrap up shortly. Talk to us: @vent.city ventcitypod@gmail.com Support the show: Patreon.com/ventcity Intro Music By: Roar Credits Music By: Ilana Bryne (naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Logo and Graphics By: Michael Worful (@worful)

What's up, skaters?! On this episode we are joined by the phenomenal Jessie Van Roechoudt! Alex White kicks off the show with fellow adult skaters Ted Barrow, Ryan Lay and Ted Schmitz (also the one who writes these notes). Jessie has had a unique career as a '90s pro for Rookie, Silicon Valley designer and now as a director at adidas skateboarding. She's seen skateboarding from a vantage point unlike anyone else and this interview is good for anyone with a brain. Also, maybe plants like this show too, but I don't even know how to figure that out. Seems like a waste of time. Just listen to it and tell your fuckin' friends that own brains to do it. I guess dogs have brains too and might not get a kick out of this. It's really hard to pinpoint exactly who this show is for, but it's really good and Jessie's words should be heard by every skater. Probably better to say it's for skaters than just brain-havers. Anyway, listen and then do a nollie 5-0. Jessie says to leave the trick challenge open so technically backside counts, but honestly, I think you should do a frontside one. Or do a backside one and be intentionally snarky about it. That's fun too. We hope you're doing well. And we love you all for listening, except the kooks who listen to talk shit on the show. You guys are fucking assholes. Don't be a shitty, and we'll love you again. Support the show: Patreon.com/ventcity Intro Jams: Roar Credits Jams: Ilana Bryne (naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Logo and Graphic Design: Michael Worful (@worful)

What's up, skaters?! Here is about a third of Ted Schmitz and Ryan Lay's conversation with Vans Footwear Design Director of the Skate Category Neal Shoemaker. Neal's an old friend of ours and we had an awesome time talking about the process of how pro shoes make it from the design room to the shop shelf. We also talk about the best skate shoe of all time—The Vans Slip-on Pro (don't listen to the other people on this show when they gas up the Blazers). Oh, also I think the Slip-On talk is behind the paywall. Whatever. Have a listen and if you're interested in pursuing something in footwear and design in skating. Reach out to the show ventcitypod@gmail.com and we'll give you Neal's email. Just make sure the subject line says "Please Give Me Neal's Email. I Promise I Won't DM Him" Intro Music: Roar Credits Music: Ilana Bryne Logo and Graphic Design: Michael Worful Hear the full episode at Patreon.com/ventcity

What's up, skaters?! Welcome back to another Vent City. On the show, we have Kristin Ebeling, Kyle Beachy, Ted Schmitz and Ryan Lay talking about the thing we all know and love—song choices in video parts! Yes, it's true. This is not just a full hour of pants banter and meandering discussions on proper skatepark design. We already did that, I think. This time we take a look at Tiago's new New Balance Numeric part called something like "A trustable fellow with sick-ass running shoes." Is it his best part ever? You'll have to listen to find out if we think so. But also, no, it's not. It's fine. There are some weird effects and song choices that we talk about though and it's really fun. Also, there is some talk of Beagle's My War that you might've watched. It's fun, you should. Unless you have better things to do, in which case just imagine what it would be like and have us drown your thoughts out with our criticism. Honestly, we're not telling you how to live your life, most of the time. What items from skateboarding get thrown onto the funeral pyre, never to emerge in skating ever again? Well we don't have the power to make that happen but we have a fun time goofing on Qanon skaters, non-skate journalism, Tony Hawk's agent and something that Ryan said but I can't remember right now. Anyways, we hope you like this, and if you don't maybe take out your frustration with the show by organizing a food drive in your area. So that's mostly it. Intro Music by Roar: Credits Music by Ilana Bryne: (naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Logo & Graphic Design by Michael Worful (@worful on the fuckin' 'Gram) That looked weird to write with two apostrophes, but technically it's correct. Support the show: Patreon.com/ventcity Now go skate. Or don't, I don't know what you're doing. Maybe you're busy?

What’s up, skaters?! Welcome back to Vent City. There will be a mandatory 14-day podcast quarantine for any listeners coming to the show for the first time, where you will have to listen to every single episode across a two-week period all alone in your room. Honestly, it’s a fate worse than death, but we don’t make the rules. On today’s episode we have three relatively isolated individuals attempting to connect over their lifelong time-wasting passion. They are Ted Schmitz—who writes these notes in third person like a complete narcissist that really needs the attention—along with Ted Barrow from his writer’s lodge in Berkely (sp?), Californ-i-yay, and professional anti-popsicle-stick rider Ryan Lay. Where are the rest of the people on the show? Good question. Send them all DMs and demand they get re-edited into this ep. Or leave them alone cause they’re fucking busy and need to do their jobs well without your nonsense. We are discussing the return of two absolute KINGS, Brandon Turner and Stevie Williams…wait, actually THREE KINGS including THE YOSHE! That’s right this episode has a full fifteen minute appreciation of Yoshi Tenninbomb (sp?). VC is the only skateboarding podcast willing to dedicate this much time to the Virginian treasure. Why not spend the time talking about Bobby Worrest instead? Because, although he is a fine skater, let’s be honest, he is the Waluigi to Yoshi’s…well…Yoshi. Does the rest of the cast co-sign this message? Probably not, but they don’t write the show notes. With that said we also investigate what one skate pundit has coined “Good Guy” Syndrome that might be—but probably isn’t—the leading cause of burnout among technically proficient adult skaters. Anyway, that’s just to say a lot of people have had the sponsor ladder be the carrot in front of their stick stick for so long they really don’t know what to do with themselves once they lose their early-twenties bag. Without getting too preachy about it (although the episode is basically a masterclass on how to do the skate sermon right [this phrase should not be confused with whatever the fuck Brian Sumner does]) it's pretty cool to be oky with getting worse. And finally there is an out-of-time, off-key ode to our forepodcasters where, like, half the shoutouts were accomplished, leading to a straight-up reading of every name on the list of our Pro-flow Patreon tier. Thank you again, everyone. We love you. Intro music by ROAR (https://roarsongs.bandcamp.com/) Credits music by Ilana Bryne (@ilanan.bryne or naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Logo and graphic design by Michael Worful (@worful) Support the show at Patreon.com/ventcity

Skaters, What's up, hello, good morning. This is Vent City, a place to talk about skateboarding and other shit. But you know that, cause you are currently listening. On the show we've got Ryan Lay speaking with Next up Foundation's Vina Tinoco about running social skate programs, growing orgs and managing burn out. It is an inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking discussion, but there's a lot to learn from Vina's experience. Enjoy it! Intro Music by Michael Kryger Credits Music by Ilana Bryne Logo & Graphic Design by Michael Worful Support the show at patreon.com/ventcity Follow @vent.city

DSA Pro Skater Ryan Lay on Skaters for Bernie, Skating in Palestine, and After School Skate Programs.Interviewed by Sean Baker (West Suburban IL DSA).  TWITTER: @KenzoShibata Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClassTimePod/ Patreon: Patreon.com/KenzoShibata Pro skater Ryan Lay (@ryyanlay on Twitter) talks about skating in Palestine (it wasn't easy to get in), his after school skating program for poor and working class youth, and organizing Skaters for Bernie. Ryan on Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryan_lay/ Skate After School Twitter: https://twitter.com/sk8afterschool Skate After School Instagram: https://instagram.com/skateafterschool/ skateafterschool.org Vent City Twitter: https://twitter.com/VentCityPod Vent City Instagram: https://instagram.com/vent.city/ Skaters for Bernie Twitter: https://twitter.com/skaters4bernie Skaters for Bernie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skatersforb...

What is up, all you skaters?! Welcome back to another FANTASTIC episode of Vent City, where we talk about bullshit skating, or something like that. You might be thinking, "Didn't I just hear this guy on the Bunt?" Your thoughts are correct, dear listener. But I address that right off the bat in the intro to the show, so you don't need that explained again here. We'll just say that you should listen to their ep with Cairo as well because there is a lot of stuff that doesn't overlap and hearing his retelling of the California Street gap shit is amazing. Also he forgot that Justin Brock three flipped it, which is pretty funny. Some context for today's dicsussion: Ryan Lay and Cairo Foster were teammates on enjoi very briefly, and their friendship has maintained since both have moved to other positions in the skate world. They are both also adults who have navigated the intersection of being a grown up and pro with varying degrees of grace, and they both skated to Built To Spill (which we talk about here because it's very fun to talk about being a grown up and music that is good). We also start with Popwar bracelet talk for some reason. This was a really fun interview and we hope you enjoi it. See what I did there? Also, here's a thing that only a few copy editors know: The brand enjoi prefers to be written all lowercase. And while we're at it, the company REAL goes the for the full caps. Who cares about that kind of stuff? I don't know. Maybe two of you. You don't have to send us a dm if you read all this. I know all seven of you are out there. But if you'd like to know more about brand standards of the skate world, feel free to email ventcitypod@gmail.com and I can tell you the other two I know that have unconventional capitalizations. Music by Ilana Bryne (@ilnan.bryne or naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Logo and Graphic Design by Michael Worful (@worful) Support the show: Patreon.com/ventcity I think I spelled that right this time. Thank you again. And plz don't comment how bad the singing is at the end. We know it sucks and we're gonna keep doing it.

Skaters, what is up? Episode 17 is coming to you straight from the Vent City studios in Maricopa County which actually is not that far from where Joe Arpaio’s absolutely abhorrent Tent City was. So there’s that. For the first time ever we have a live in-person roundtable discussion without the use of video conferencing technology. On the show, we’ve got the owner of a brand-new birthday Kristin Ebeling, followed by Ryan Lay, Ted Schmitz, and Kora Colasuonno from Queer Skate LA, to discuss a thousand topics which we will not, under any circumstances, give you timecodes for because it’s after midnight and somehow feel like if we don’t you’ll listen to the whole thing. We get into Kristin taking kids at Skate Like a Girl to the state capital to advocate for more skate parks and skate programming. Word has it, they even got the Governor to wear a SLAG hat. After that we talk about the olympic art of cupping which three out of four panelists tried and liked at varying degrees. The main focus of our discussion is centered around three things: local skateparks and why you should build them with beginners in mind, Queer Skate LA meetups and how Instagram can be used for good, and Marsha Ann’s Day in the Life video on Skateism. It’s all very rad stuff and pretty goddamn wholesome this time around. Check out Marsha's video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xORr_dAB52Q&feature=emb_title Oh, you’re wondering what our first skate shoes were? Yeah, we cover that too. Almost forgot, I give tips on frontside airs that you don’t need to listen to. The only real tip is to spend a few years as a fly-out kid and then live in shame until you find the guts to come back into the ramp. Also, minus that shame part. Fly-outs are totally fine. I get to say that stuff like it’s everyone on the show’s opinion cause I write the show notes and I don’t think they read them long enough to ask me to delete the parts where I’m misrepresenting their feelings towards hangtime. On the Pyre we’ve got Red Bull hats and a bunch of other silly shit! What’s up with our Pro-Flow credits songs? They’re fucking weird, but this time the studio just wasn’t working out so we did it a little different. As always our credits music is by Ilana Bryne (@ilana.bryne and naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Our logo and graphic design is by the ever-so talented Michael Worful (@worful) Thank you again, everyone, for listening. To support the show further and get some bonus materials, go to patreon.com/ventcity

What in the complete fuck is up, skaters? This here is the sixteenth full episode of Vent City which originally was a place to talk about skating and all its bullshit and although we don't really use that tag line anymore we do, however, still talk about skating and much of its bullshit. This ep we've got five fine folks—Alex White, Kyle Beachy, Ted Barrow, Ryan Lay and Ted Schmitz—tackling three things at length: Nick Mathews on Huf. It's awesome. It's good. It's encouraging to see a talented young non-coastal sk8r get some shine. We don't fully know what "on Huf" means, but we like that Nick is that. We briefly touch the AO piece in GQ with a ten-foot pole only before realizing, there's not a whole lot there and that it just made Ted S—who is currently writing to you—kind of insecure about his own hotness compared to the chiselled Jesus. Anyway, why do outside publications think skaters who every now and then drink water and stretch are so fascinating? We get into that as well. Moving on, we talk about Jenkem CEO, CFO, COO, and probably also Head of HR, Ian Michna on a different podcast. Mostly just to have a discussion about the corrupting influence of advertising in media and alternative funding models and how goddamn hard it is for the skate economy to keep it's head above water without the big four pairs of shoes helping out. Anyway, buy Vans and Welcome or REAL boards. We're not paid to say that but who gives a shit. I'm the one who gets to write these and I thought it was funny. There will be no links to the things we discuss because you probably already saw them. Actually, here's the Nick Mathews part just in case you're confused: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QnaiF5bo4E Ok, that's it. More shows soon. We love you. Music by: Ilana Bryne (naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Logo and Graphic Design: Michael Worful (@worful) As always, thank you to our kind supporters on Patreon. We hope you listened to Ryan Lay's episode about canvassing for Bernie in Iowa. If you missed that or can't afford that feed, send us an email and we'll get you a show for your next drive or flight. Also, tell your friends to vote for Bernie and if they hate him, tell them to stay home. To support the show check out Patreon.com/ventcity and if you're super generous you can get mentioned in the Tom Waits covers at the end of the show! This week's challenge is to hop off a loading dock like you're a 5th grader. Get it, freaks!

Skaters, what is up? We are here with a half-cast on Vent City episode number 1-5. On the show, Ted Barrow, Kyle Beachy, and Ted Schmitz are talking: The best nolliers other than Matt Miller and Ryan Lay—obviously Paulo Diaz What two Teds were separately doing in San Francisco Why Kyle likes that one parking lot so goddamn much How Ted S. and Kyle deal with losing their dear canine companions A slightly broader conversation about skating and mourning The new Bronze video that most of us liked but one out-of-touch guy wishes it was a little weirder The new Kyle Walker and Ishod part We don't talk about Chief Keef because, somehow, none of us knew his music before googling it after the show We have a short Funeral Pyre for boring all black grip jobs courtesy of Ted S., but Ted B. doesn't mind it so maybe it's a tie or something. Whatever, I write the show notes, so I'll just say once and for all, fuck boring grip jobs. Spice it up like Snot Rag—who is a good friend of mine. You know, the guy with pink hair and baggy pants and colored rails? Yeah that's him in the slip-ons. Kyle needs to be two places at once and that's our whole show. Thank you to everyone who supports the show. We've got more coming soon. Credits music by Ilana Bryne (@ilana.bryne or naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Logo and graphic design by Michael Worful (@worful) If you'd like to support the show find us at patreon.com/ventcity We love you, all. Email us to say how much you love my singing voice: ventcitypod@gmail.com

Hello and what's up, skaters! What we've got here is another episode of Vent City, where we talk skateboarding and some other bullshit. On this show we've got Kristin Ebeling, Alex White, Ted Schmitz and Ryan Lay, who are all also skaters. We talk about what's good in skateboarding like Pat Burke and Danny Dicola being awesome skaters in the Slave video, Radio Silence. Also Ryan Lay likes the Cafe video, Sonata, which you can find a link to right after this sentence is over. https://www.freeskatemag.com/2019/12/12/cafe/ Ryan also skated a demo for Bernie Sanders and Skate After School, along with Cowtown skateboards, gave out hundreds of skateboards to kids in AZ! Kristin and Skate Like A Girl delivered skateboards for Christmas to kids around Seattle with help from both 35th shops and we can all agree that's what's good. She also helped premiere the videos for Scene Attack in Seattle which is a sick street video contest that we might have a link to after I text Northwest people to get the link since googling "scene attack seattle" has delivered some truly horrifying results that aren't skate related at fucking all. Alex White is digging Maité Steenhoudt's eponymous part by Element and we have a nice little discussion talking about different parts of the video we liked that are all good and just reasons to get hyped on it. Oh, you want a link? Shit, you already saw it cause it was like three weeks ago? Well, fuck you, here's the link anyway so you watch it again, goddamnit! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpFRepAzKJ0&feature=youtu.be Also, who knew that Element had a Youtube channel? After the good stuff we get into more good stuff by talking about Women's Battle at the Berrics where both Alex and Kristin handled some business refereeing and broadcasting the action. After that contest discussion we get into a deeper talk about women's contests more broadly and whether or not all contests should be done away with. The answer to that question is in the show but if you're reading this, I'll just tell you: most of us are fine with contests existing except Ryan Lay who just wants pros to be out in the streets and in the community skating together. Then we get into our usual Funeral Pyre segment where we say farewell and goodbye to things in skating that no longer giving us any functional value. I, Ted, think that the front blunt with a crail grab shouldn't be performed anymore and also that it should definitely never be written or spoken of because the name it was given is just kinda ew. Ryan says something about contests and we just end up throwing him on the pyre instead. Goodbye, old friend, you are an amazing skater and dude but you don't know what should be skating worthy of the story and what is for the feed. Kristin throws being a "cool guy" onto the gorgeous pillar of flaming corpses. Just, like, say what's up to people and be mellow about it when you see familiar faces at the park. And especially don't purposely ignore people. That's super weird. Alex says teen pregnancy is quite passé so let's drop it. Also, we back planned parenthood where you can get lots of reproductive health services and access to contraceptives! Want a link to that as well? What's that? You know how Google works? Well, fuck you again, here it is! https://www.plannedparenthood.org/ And that's it for the shows main product. Music by Ilana Bryne (@ilana.bryne or naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Logo and Graphic Design by Michael Worful (@worful) Also check out this cool shit he designed for Skate After School and Pyramid Country https://www.pyramidcountry.com/product/pyramid-country-x-skate-after-school-tee-white After you see all that, feel free to listen to a truly cringey jam I made for our Pro Flow members who give to our patreon! And yeah, I'm gonna link it. https://www.patreon.com/ventcity Sincerely though, we thank each an every one of you for listening. We love you a lot.

Welcome Back to Vent City. Not really sure why I put the capital "B" in the "Back," but that's what you get when you fuck with show notes. On today's show that was recorded last week, we have Kristin Ebeling, Alex White, Ted Schmitz, Ted Barrow, and Ryan Lay. *Warning* This episode contains discussion of the 2020 Democratic primary by five bonafide nonpundits. We Bern it down by discussing a few reason's why you should maybe consider being a Skater for Bernie. We also talk a lot about Baker 4 which, like everyone else in the skate-nerd community, we waited patiently to come out on its own dedicated page on the Thrasher site. It's a fun talk. We also talk things you can support! Skate After School's Skate Angel Program with Cowtown Skateboards: https://www.cowtownskateboards.com/tickets-and-events/cowtownskate/skateboard-angel-donation-pid-43091?PID=43091 Skate Like a Girl Donation Page: https://www.facebook.com/donate/452051435457491/ Help Omar Get to University: https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/11anu9 Get Free Movement Back on the Road: https://chuffed.org/project/get-free-movement-back-on-the-road?fbclid=IwAR2cWT6DfRKJ0sARYn8HJDTjVFAKO6axBrEUsHnF_8iAkp__MYTDh24xzss Thank you again to everyone who listens. Each and every one of you is The Boss to us. In a way that's not just an Andrew Reynolds pun: patreon.com/ventcity Music that wasn't Dollin's song in Baker 2g is by Ilana Bryne (naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Logo and graphic design is by Michael Worful (@worful)

On this week’s episode of Vent City the limited panel of Ryan Lay, Ted Barrow, and Kyle Beachy discuss Ryan’s article on Jenkem about life lessons from a pro skater. Here’s a link for that: http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2019/10/24/life-lessons-pro-skater/ . They also talk Ben Chadourne’s BOOM and somehow not one person on the show knows how to say the filmmaker’s name. Here’s a link to BOOM for some reason: https://vimeo.com/367591176 Then the panel discusses the new Passport video, Kitsch, which we’re not going to link to cause it’s on our hard drives. This one is short and fun and we’ll see you next week, skaters. Stick around for the Pro Flow credits on this one for something special from Ted Barrow at a cocktail party with our dedicated Patreon team. Thank you everyone who supports the show. patreon.com/ventcity

#10 How to Skate While Also Being Terrified of Eating Shit For the listener who asked, "Why are the episodes always so late?" This one's for you. Kristin Ebeling, Alex White, Ted Schmitz, Kyle Beachy, and Ryan Lay sit down for a fireside discussion about Alex and Kristin's article, Coping with Creeps, on Bigfoot Magazine's site. Read the whole thing here https://bigfootskatemag.com/coping-with-perverts/?v=7516fd43adaa We also talk month old skate news like Reynolds leaving Emerica, Women's Street League and a Tyler Surrey part we hope you remember. The editor of this fair podcast says there will be more shows this week so stay tuned! Music by Ilana Bryne (@ilana.bryne and naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Graphic Design by Michael Worful (@worful)

Holy Shit, Vent City episode nine is here just one day before Mark Suciu drops his long-awaited Verso part. But we don't get into that here. We are doing a Pushing Boarders recap ep to bookend all our PB coverage. Lots of things are talked about—why folks were at the conference, what they talked about and each panelist (co-host?) shares their highlights. Ted S thinks we should maybe do away with describing skateboard movements in non-skate outlets. It seems like he's coming down on one particular instance, but he's just shortsighted and has seen this come up many time in the past from news outlets. He really really does like the Tyshawn piece—it's very very good—even though he gripes about the kickflip front board description. Kristin pyres the practice of excluding non-male skters from leadership positions and decision making processes in the industry. Also maybe stop asking non-traditional skaters for their opinion if you're just going to ignore it or use it as free consulting. Kyle chooses some actual kindling for the funeral pyre and hope we can light the fucking Mega Ramp on fire for fucking good before it kills someone. Also, if you don't pop your tail, you might be missing something essential to this thing we loosely define as skateboarding. Ted Barrow is ready to burn down this whole thing where folks say "...... is ruining skateboarding." Most things other skaters are doing for fun on their skateboards don't really affect your skateboarding, even if the other Ted is fighting about it on Twitter. Ryan Lay says "bye bye" to elaborate camera gear that turns the session into a car commercial. The higher the production gear budget, the further you get from an organic session. Music by Ilana Bryne (@ilana.bryne, naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Graphic Design by Michael Worful (@worful) That's it. We love you. Big time. For more stuff or to support the show go to patreon.com/ventcity

Ryan Lay and Ted Barrow interview Leo Valls at the Pushing Boarders Conference in Malmö, Sweden last month to talk about his panel and the work he's doing back home in Bordeaux. To hear the rest of the interviews ryan conducted, just go to patreon.com/ventcity and you can sign up for either the Rep Flow or Pro Flow tier and you'll have those to listen to while you're doing stuff around the house or switching out bearings alone. Don't listen to podcasts in your headphones around your friends. It's a lame move.

Here is a selected interview Ryan Lay did with Mimi Knoop while at the Pushing Boarders conference. This is just one of five we've put up on our Patreon feed at patreon.com/ventcity. These interviews are just brief discussions to give listeners a sample of the panels we heard and participated in at the conference. In this interview Mimi talks with Ryan about how she helped get the X-Games to give equal pay for the women's division. It's an amazing story and we hope you like it. It's cool to like things. The additional interviews from the full show include Thom Callan-Riley (organizer at Pushing Boarders), Betsy Gordon (helping to catalog skateboarding at the Smithsonian), Indigo WIlling (Ph.D candidate working on what she calls "the new ethics of skateboarding"), and Rick McCrank (he's Rick McCrank).

Welcome back to Vent City, a place to talk about skateboarding and it’s bullshit. This week on the show we have novelist Kyle Beachy, pro skater and commentator Alex White, art historian Ted Barrow, and Thrasher contributor Ted Schmitz. The panel starts by discussing good things going on in skating and the world—USA Women’s Soccer team being non-White House going badasses, teaching kids to push their skating, and Jacob Elliot Harris’s recent video output. Following the Trust Fall and Nike videos discussion the panel discusses the Welcome video, Seance, and discusses whether or not Ryan Lay’s most recent part is dummy good or not. Spoiler: nollie front salad equals dummy good. WIth the industry skate talk out of the way, everyone engages Ted Barrow on stopping the daily skatepark clip reviews on feedback_ts and what his output on the account looks like going forward. They also discuss sincerity online and arguing with 14 year olds. The funeral pyre burns bright this week as we say goodbye to some practices in skating that once served us but maybe we could do without. Ted Schmitz thinks being good at skating for certain people is no longer enough to make him like someone’s skating, Ted Barrow thinks roll-on grinds that aren’t in a pool are quite corny. Alex White thinks nose slide bigspins in contest runs have run their course. Kyle Beachy thinks their is an odd thing taking place where skateboarding, instead of having our scene co-opted by pop culture, is now taking influences from the broader culture when it comes to things like Spencer Hamilton’s Primitive intro video, which seems to look more like an innocuous Uber commercial than a street skating video. Thank you to everyone for listening. As always you can support the show on patreon.com/ventcity to get access to more show and help our operation get our faster. Music provided by Ilana Bryne (@ilana.bryne and naivetrax.bandcamp.com) Logo Design by Michael Worful (@worful)

Hey Skaters, In the sixth episode of Vent City, the cast (Kristin Ebeling, Ryan Lay, Ted Barrow, Kyle Beachy, and Ted Schmitz) talk Alexis Sablone's Thrasher interview by Elissa Steamer and whether skating is enough to keep someone happy. They go over some already covered ground about pads and shame, that hopefully uncovers something exciting. Dew Tour had a remarkably young podium for the Women's division and they talk about how these young skaters are pushing the limits. Misugu Okamoto and Kokona Hiraka are both under 15 and winning/placing alongside well established skaters like Lizzie Armanto. Music in this episode was provided by the amazing Ilana Bryne (naivetrax.bandcamp.com & @ilana.bryne on Instragram)

Welcome back to Vent City. Our tagline is something like “a place to talk about skateboarding and all its bullshit,” which pretty much covers what goes on in this episode. First up, we are excited to announce that we have launched a Patreon for fans of the show to support the show and access some exclusive content (www.patreon.com/ventcity). This will help us work on the show more and take a few shifts off a month to focus on the production and editing. We’ll make some stickers too and get those to you if you sign up. We have two tiers: Rep Flow ($5/month) will get you extra Patreon-only content and some bragging rights; Pro Flow ($20/month) for the die-hards out there who are maybe too down for the show. Pro flow will get you a shoutout on every episode as well as access to the sweet extra content and hell, if we see you out in the real world, we’ll buy you a drink (coffee, beer, tea, soda, water or even a Red Bull) As for the discussion in this episode: Kristin Ebeling, Ted Barrow, Kyle Beachy, Ted Schmitz and Ryan Lay talk Nike’s Gizmo and a bunch of other cool stuff. Kristin conducted and wrote the Gizmo interviews is this month’s Thrasher, so do yourself a favor and pick that up. The feature of this episode is an interview Ryan Lay with some of the key players at Skate Pal (Charlie Davis, Aram Sabbah and Theo Krish), an NGO doing incredible work in the West Bank in Palestine. They talk their mission to support young people in Palestine through skateboarding by building skateparks and growing the skate scene in the region. To learn more about or to support Skate Pal with their amazing work go to http://www.skatepal.co.uk Volunteer, donate, spread the word. Following the interview, the panel discusses Ryan’s conversation and then casts a few things out of skateboarding in the Funeral Pyre segment. Kyle thinks we could do with less of the travel-based skateboarding that feels disconnected from the skaters’ deep relationship with the place or its history—Shanghai’s marble landscape comes to mind. Ryan is over long back smiths that are just like funky 5050s. Kristin invites people to find some more inclusive vocabulary to address non-male skaters by casting off the term “female skateboarding.” Ted Barrow thinks we could do better by not confusing the world of skateboarding with the act of skateboarding—hear him out! Ted Schmitz’s insecurities about his own output in skating make him throw Jacob Elliott Harris of Atlantic Drift onto the pyre—Harris is just too good at everything and is making people look bad. This one is a doozie, coming in around three hours. Enjoy the discussion and let us know what you think of the show or if we fucked up in some way by sending us an email at ventcitypod@gmail.com Music in this episode was provided by the amazing Ilana Bryne (naivetrax.bandcamp.com & @ilana.bryne on Instragram) Logo Design by Michael Worful (@worful)

What's up, skaters. Welcome back to another episode of Vent City—a place to talk about skating and all its bullshit. Full original cast on the show this episode: Kristin Ebeling, Ryan Lay, Ted Schmitz, Kyle Beachy and Ted Barrow. We talk about the tenth Wheels of Fortune event in Seattle put on by Kristin, Skate Like a Girl and their partners. We also discuss the Actions Realized board by Real Skateboards and Unity Skateboarding. More things are talked about, like, what's up with that last Birdhouse video? The Funeral Pyre segment this week reduces to ash the practices of filming cops do kickflips and dehumanizing people experiencing homelessness. In a bankshot, Kyle Beachy throws in skaters not buying things print—buy the print mags and zines and donate them to Lookback Library when you need space. Ted Barrow casts off his switch varial heels in front of a camera and the other Ted says skaters turning into bikers (both kinds) are out. Listen, tell us nice thing or ways we fucked up at ventcitypod@gmail.com. Thank you.

On Episode 3 of Vent City Ryan Lay, Ted Schmitz, Kyle Beachy, Ted Barrow and Kristin Ebeling talk about skateboarding and all its bullshit. Interview Music by Michael Kryger (@blogafonte) Credits Music by Ilana Bryne (@ilana.bryne) Please check out their music and support fellow skaters! Due to a longer than normal running time, here are some timecodes to help you navigate through the episode if you want to just hear us discuss a specific top or jump to the interview of Bing Liu by Kyle Beachy. 0:00 - 5:45 a reading by Ted Schmitz dedicated to Pablo Ramirez (aka P Splifff) of the GX1000 squad followed by a short discussion acknowledging his impact 7:10 show intro 9:00 Ryan Lay opening and disclaimer about the show 14:00 panel discusses who has the authority to say who is and is not a skater. Ted Schmitz says he’s the authority but he’s wrong about a lot of things 15:30 panel discusses X-Games Real Street 16:00 Kristin Ebeling explains how reverse sexism is not the same as sexism 19:00 more X-Games discussion. The panel gives their votes and discusses LA bias in the selection of contestants 30:40 panel discusses the video A Day in the Life of Cher by Magdalena Wosinska, a short documentary about the first transgender pro skater. It’s fucking amazing, watch the video here: https://vimeo.com/317400509 44:00 Kyle Beachy interviews Bing Liu about his breakthrough success and Academy Award Nominated film Minding the Gap. We still think Free Solo should not have won the Oscar over Bing’s film. 1:56:15 panel discusses the interview with Bing and the film in general. 2:16:40 Funeral Pyre Segment: watching the things we no longer want in skating go out in a glorious blaze 2:17:20 Ted Barrow throws music in Instagram clips onto the pyre (don’t put so much thought into your post, it’s already corny enough) 2:19:05 Ryan throws in the gamification of wallrides and wallies (don’t let the skatepark kids find the button the every trick in the tasteful street skater’s bag) 2:22:28 Kristin throws unsolicited advice for tricks onto the pyre (the pathway to hell is paved with good intentions) 2:27:00 Kyle bids adieu to ledge tricks to manual (when Koston did it in Mouse, that shit was funny and wasn’t supposed to get all serious) 2:33:00 Ted Schmitz says we gotta burn the practice of sponsoring and promoting little kids (they’re probably not the next Guy or Nyjah, so just avoid the future child labor lawsuit and let them play)

After a glorious day at Cream City, we’re back in the studio talking about skateboarding… Slides & Grinds, Jason Jesse on Thrasher, Logan Frank, Pedro Delfino’s My War, Ryan Lay’s 102 trick line, and much much more. Have a listen, and tell two friends. http://skatosis.com/files/SK8-087.mp3 SPONSORS: Old Dude Skate Co. Skater Balm Next For Me(...) The post Skatosis #87 – Cream City Sundays appeared first on Skatosis - An Obsession with Skateboarding.

The Dads are joined again by our friend Ryan Lay as well as our friend Deshon Batts in a jam packed episode full of first a side-by-side of four different proofs of Stagg Jr. in order to pick our favorite. We then gave Ryan a shot at redemption as we put the Stagg Jr. in a blind against George T. Stagg and 128.1 Proof EHT Barrel Proof in order to see if hype prevails or if an underdog will emerge.   Intro/Outro: springtide "Fall Asleep Under the Millions of Stars"

Keeping your enjoyment intact is hugely important when going vegan and creating a lifestyle you're happy to wake up to every day is basically the holy grail. If you're miserable, veganism isn't working for you. Thankfully, there are many ways to make veganism work in your life. So this week, Ryan Lay, a professional skateboarder for Etnies & Welcome Skateboards shares how and why he keeps being vegan fun. We also talk the importance of not passing judgment on others and Ryan shares how a big corporation felt about supporting his vegan shoe line. Plus, this week's listener questions on how to get tofu crispy and what to eat when you're vegan and gf. Find Ryan Lay: instagram.com/ryan_lay/ instagram.com/skateafterschool/ skateafterschool.org Get the MERCH HERE! : www.etsy.com/shop/LivePlanted?r…=l2-shop-info-name Live Planted is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people like runners, cyclists, weightlifters, and vegetarians get lower rates on their life insurance. Go to www.healthiq.com/PLANTED to support the show and see if you qualify. Find a complete list of everything MENTIONED on the show including links and a video featuring Ryan's kitchen & vegan sneaker: http://liveplanted.com/095-professional-skateboarder-ryan-lay-keep-veganism-enjoyable-long-term/ ▶️ Let's get social! Instagram: www.instagram.com/liveplanted/ Twitter: twitter.com/LivePlanted Facebook: www.facebook.com/LivePlanted/ ✮Write a review & subscribe in iTunes (preferably a 5✮!) The more reviews, the greater chance someone else will hear the podcast. Or share the podcast with a friend.

John and Zeke are again joined by Ryan Lay, and although it didn't snow in Nashville, the dads brought some to town through Stranahan's by reviewing their "Snowflake". To make it interesting (and more accessible), they put it up in a blind tasting against the Stranahan's Yellow Label and Sherry finished whiskey along with a bourbon from Distillery 291, also out of Colorado. How did they do in the blinds? It might make you #rethinkhowyoudrink Intro/Outro: springtide "Fall Asleep Under the Millions of Stars"

The dads discuss Blade and Bow and Zeke's time at their Nashville whiskey release party with our friend Ryan Lay. Diageo is hoping to make this an "everyday rare" which begs the question if it beats the everyday rare that we already know in Weller Special Reserve. Ryan is someone John and Zeke text pretty regularly about bourbon, so you may get an insight into some of what we might talk about with each other daily about bourbons and brands. Intro/Outro: springtide "Fall Asleep Under the Millions of Stars"

1. Ryan Lay interview (3:30) 2. Early come up in AZ (6:00) 3. What happened with Enjoi(10:55) 4. Welcome Skateboards (14:14) 5. Shoe sponsor trajectory(16:35) 6. Skate After School NPO(20:33) 7. Gym life (27:34) 8. Story Time (32:30) 9. What's on the horizon for Ryan Lay? (35:18) 10. Rapid Fire wit Da Ghost (40:16) 11. Post Office (48:50) 12. The Rundown NFL/NBA/NHL(1:00:10)

Episode 4 with pro skater Ryan Lay