Beyond Boards Beyond Boards
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A podcast dedicated to the actions & interests of skaters beyond skateboarding.
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Episode 81 - Evan Smith
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) – Conclusion
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Episode 80 - Chris Haslam
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) – Conclusion
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Episode 79 - Esther Sayers
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) – Conclusion
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Episode 78 - Grant Yansura
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) – Conclusion
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Episode 77 - Patrick Kigongo
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) – Conclusion
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Episode 76 - Marbie Miller
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) – Conclusion
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