Beyond Boards

Episode 110 with Mike Carroll, professional skateboarder from Daly City, California.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and starting skateboarding in San Francisco in the mid to late 80’s, coming up at Embarcadero in the early 90’s and filming for the Plan B videos, starting Girl Skateboards alongside Rick Howard, Megan Baltimore and Spike Jonze in 1993 which throughout the years has become a staple in skateboarding culture and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro (01:25) – Max Schaaf(09:49) – Sal Barbier(11:08) – Aaron Meza (14:26) – Pat Duffy (23:15) – Tobin Yelland(29:27) – Jacob Rosenberg(34:57) – The importance of style(37:43) – Josh Kalis(41:29) – John Cardiel(44:57) – James Kelch(45:56) – Lance Dawes(01:05:05) – Frank Gerwer(01:07:01) – PJ Ladd (01:08:14) – Sam Smyth (01:13:44) – Ted Barrow(01:37:59) – Greg Hunt(01:41:52) – Charlie Carroll(01:43:07) – Megan Baltimore(01:48:09) – Megan steps into the room(01:48:28) – Rick Howard(01:53:10) – Paulo Diaz(02:10:21) – Alex Olson(02:16:08) – Johannes Gamble(02:19:17) – Joey Tershay(02:20:09) – John Marello(02:23:58) – Jesus Fernandez(02:31:38) – Tim Dowling(02:36:28) – Michael Burnett(02:44:21) – Ray Barbee (02:46:13) – Tim Anderson(02:52:42) – Greg Carroll(03:03:11) – Spike Jonze(03:10:52) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 109 with Rose Archie, skateboarder and community activist from Tsq’escen’ (Canim Lake) of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation.Together we discussed her life and career, from picking up her first board in the early 90’s to launching Nations Skate Youth in 2020, a non-profit which aims to connect Indigenous youth with their culture and heritage through skateboarding, and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of hers.(00:13) – Intro(01:13) – Mel Mercier(03:56) – Kristin Ebeling(07:45) – Natalie Porter(11:15) – Norma Ibarra(15:29) – Héloïse Wathelet (17:45) – Dustin Henry(27:29) – Una Farrar(28:24) – Tina Janien Cale(37:58) – Patricia Kavanaugh(43:04) – Olga Arista(45:55) – Jade Spotted Eagle(46:53) – John Rattray(54:45) – Maurice Crandall(58:16) – Caroline Samorodin(01:01:10) – Annie Guglia(01:11:52) – Cole Nowicki(01:16:57) – Adea Chung(01:19:19) – Cecely Todacheenie(01:21:42) – Jessie Van Roechoudt (01:25:42) – Cassandra Bailey(01:33:05) – Denise Biziaev (01:45:20) – Jess Sung(01:50:38) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 108 with Jeremy Elkin, skateboarder and filmmaker from Montréal, Québec. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Montréal where he started skating as a young teen in the late 90’s, putting his name to a number of skate films throughout the 00’s including “Lo-Def” (2008), “Elephant Direct” (2010), “Poisonous Products” (2011) and “The Brodies” (2013), embarking on a documentary project centered around Eli Gesner and RB Umali’s iconic Zoo York “Mixtape” video which eventually evolved into “All the Streets Are Silent” (2021), focused on the convergence of hip-hop and skateboarding in New York City between 1987 and 1997, relocating to Tokyo, Japan in 2024 where he keeps working on numerous rad projects and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro(01:25) – Eli Gesner(09:17) – Jeremy Pettit(14:59) – Mike Fyfe(18:35) – Leo Gutman(27:51) – Julien Januszkiewicz(32:27) – Joseph Delgado(35:16) – Eric Lebeau(37:39) – Aaron Herrington(40:29) – Rob Campbell(41:52) – German Nieves(44:12) – Charles Lamb(47:06) – Dan Magee(52:08) – Sandro Grison(01:09:43) – Ted Gushue(01:10:41) – Barry Walsh(01:19:38) – Jimmy McDonald(01:20:48) – Xavier Tera(01:23:21) – Jahmal Williams(01:24:22) – Yuki Watanabe(01:29:49) – Marc Tison(01:33:15) – Josh Kalis(01:37:07) – Steve Rodriguez(01:40:47) – Kevin Lowry(01:47:35) – Josh Stewart(01:51:03) – Jacob Rosenberg(01:58:28) – Bradley Sheppard(02:01:57) – Greg Hunt(02:08:36) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 107 with Josh Kalis, professional skateboarder from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in the late 80’s, crossing paths in the early 90’s with a young Jamie Thomas in Dallas, Texas who invited him to California and offered him a spot on the Toy Machine team, getting on Alien Workshop and DC Shoes and settling down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he and Stevie Williams teamed up to push further the concept of plaza skating at the already iconic Love Park spot, joining Stevie on DGK after 13 years on the workshop, moving back with his family to Grand Rapids where he built his own indoor park as well as his clothing brand “Silak” and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro (01:13) – Romie Dennison(04:59) – Skin Phillips(08:28) – Jimmy Astleford (09:16) – RB Umali(12:26) – Mike Ballard(22:00) – Kelly Bird(27:09) – Jimmy Pelletier (33:25) – Tobin Yelland(43:26) – Jeremy Wray(49:52) – Karl Watson(55:43) – Kerry Getz(56:45) – Dave Ruta (01:07:00) – Ken Keistler(01:11:09) – Jimmy Gorecki(01:15:53) – Bill Strobeck (01:26:50) – Jerry Fowler(01:33:41) – Mike Hoag(01:45:03) – Troy Morgan (01:47:04) – Collin Slew(01:51:26) – Zack May(01:53:38) – Mark Appleyard(01:59:58) – Jacob Rosenberg(02:06:13) – Dane Vaughn(02:12:47) – Jack Curtin(02:20:08) – Ryan Gee(02:24:19) – Chris Carter(02:29:24) – Thomas Winkle(02:36:00) – Love Malmö (02:39:38) – Raul Navarro(02:42:17) – Ruben Garcia(02:58:15) – Darren Harper(03:00:51) – John Gardner(03:06:01) – Alex Carolino (03:16:20) – Flo Marfaing (03:18:35) – Brian Panebianco(03:29:21) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 106 with Javier Mendizabal, skateboarder and artist from Algorta, Spain.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Algorta and picking up his first board in 1989, moving to Barcelona at 19 years old right before it became a global skate Mecca, getting on Cliché Skateboards in 1999 and spending the following 15 years traveling all around the world shooting photos and filming for their various projects, relocating to the French part of the Basque country in the mid-2010’s and transitioning into painting and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro (01:13) – Nahia Mendizabal(10:35) – Manuel Palacios(21:05) – Quentin De Briey(24:23) – Tony Cox(26:17) – Hugo Morales(30:50) – Thomas Campbell(34:54) – Ben Derenne (41:18) – Jan Kliewer(48:22) – Andrew Brophy(01:03:15) – Charles Collet (01:05:00) – Steve Forstner(01:07:08) – Leo Sharp (01:10:56) – Fred Mortagne(01:19:47) – Lucas Puig(01:23:24) – Lee Smith (01:30:06) – Nils Inne(01:33:51) – Ray Barbee(01:38:37) – Julian Furones(01:41:38) – Dave Aron(01:46:09) – Mike O’Meally(01:56:00) – Luc Prouzat (01:59:25) – Julian Smith(02:04:45) – Kenny Reed(02:06:45) – Carine Bedoya (02:08:17) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 105 with Natalie Porter, skateboarder and librarian from Owen Sound, Ontario, now living on Canada's west coast.Together we discussed her life and career, from picking up her first board in 1995, connecting with the local skate scenes first in Vancouver then in Montreal where she studied for a few years in the early 2000’s, working as a librarian since 2009, launching “Womxn Skate History” in 2022, an online resource which catalogues and celebrates the visibility of female and non-binary skateboarders throughout history and into contemporary skate culture, her new book “Girl Gangs, Zines and Powerslides: a history of badass women skateboarders” coming out in September 2025 (published by ECW Press) and much more through surprise questions from friends of hers.(00:13) – Intro(01:13) – Other intro (03:59) – Harry Meadley (08:46) – Annie Guglia(12:35) – Lisa Whitaker(15:28) – Jaime Reyes(19:17) – Louise Hénault-Ethier(23:27) – Iain Borden(30:13) – Kristin Ebeling (35:05) – Norma Ibarra(41:48) – Kevin Marks(46:39) – Cole Nowicki(55:51) – Rhianon Bader(59:45) – Jen Sookfong Lee (01:02:43) – Michael Burnett(01:15:01) – Rose Archie (01:17:51) – Beth Fishman(01:20:38) – Kim Adrian (01:24:19) – Betsy Gordon(01:27:35) – Michele Addelio(01:31:00) – Indigo Willing(01:34:22) – Anita Sanford(01:38:37) – Jessie Van Roechoudt (01:42:21) – Kyle Beachy(01:46:14) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 104 with Joe Castrucci, skateboarder and visual artist from Cincinnati, Ohio. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking up his first board in the early 90’s, applying for a job at Alien Workshop in 1998 which led to launching its sister brand Habitat Skateboards in 1999 and releasing the cult classic “Photosynthesis” video in 2000, running Habitat throughout the last 25 years and bringing back Alien Workshop and Habitat under the same roof in 2018 and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro(01:13) – Dave Caddo(02:54) – Doug Korfhagen(03:57) – Nick Accurso(05:45) – Chris Carter(10:06) – Josh Stewart(14:08) – Nate Jones(19:16) – Tim Anderson(22:38) – Eric Swisher(25:50) – Kerry Getz(26:46) – Don Pendleton (28:06) – Rob Pluhowski(29:08) – Brennan Conroy(29:57) – Tim O’Connor(33:47) – Jason Hernandez(35:33) – Joe Perrin(36:47) – Colin Kennedy(40:59) – Oliver Barton(48:27) – Tyler Dietterich(50:40) – Marius Syvanen(52:37) – Silas Baxter-Neal(01:00:28) – Zac Coyne(01:02:43) – Guilherme Guimarães (01:05:54) – Buddy Best(01:17:49) – Bill Strobeck(01:26:02) – Fred Gall(01:27:12) – Stefan Janoski(01:28:02) – Greg Hunt(01:33:54) – Justin Albert (01:45:05) – Brian Delatorre(01:47:32) – Jiro Platt(01:47:55) – Kaue Cossa(01:52:20) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 103 with Sam Korman — skater, writer, and editor originally from Buffalo, NY. We talked about his path from picking up a board in the late ’90s to discovering art in his teens, studying it in Portland in the 2000s, and eventually moving to NYC in 2015. Sam has worked as a freelance writer, curator, copywriter, and strategist since 2010. He started the blog Waxing the Curb during the pandemic, launched PLANK magazine in fall 2024 — a publication at the intersection of skateboarding, art, and literature — and is currently working on issue 2, due out in September 2025.(00:13) – Intro(01:13) – Starting skating(05:58) – Studying art in Portland(22:18) – Waxing the curb(29:40) – The psychoanalytic skatepark(33:52) – Board breaking for emotional pretend(37:09) – Starting Plank(42:16) – Other magazine projects prior to Plank(49:08) – Combining/overlapping serious and funny articles(52:00) – Is it harder to work on the second issue? (56:14) – Same format in the upcoming issues? (58:56) – Friends questions (59:06) – Kyle Beachy(01:03:46) – Random drawings in the sleeping habits piece(01:05:48) – Cole Nowicki(01:13:14) – Any discarded projects from issue 1? (01:17:31) – Michael Worful(01:18:37) – Ian Browning (01:22:43) – José Vadi(01:30:17) – Monica Weltyk(01:32:16) – Will Harmon(01:35:46) – Amount of copies printed and distribution (01:37:22) – Ted Barrow(01:43:06) – Dena Yago(01:44:57) – Spencer Gillespie (01:47:03) – Matt Price(01:47:42) – Jacob Kassay(01:51:46) – Louis Sarowsky(01:52:22) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 102 with Mike O'Meally, skateboarder and photographer from Sydney, Australia.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Sydney and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, starting to shoot skate photos in the early 90’s and getting them published in local skate magazine Slam, moving to NYC in 1998 to become a staff photographer for Slap, in the following years traveling all over the world shooting photos for Skateboarder, Transworld, Alien Workshop and Habitat among other things and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro(01:13) – James Turvey(07:35) – Skin Phillips (10:25) – Renton Millar(12:44) – Dave Swift (17:36) – Trent Fahey(20:44) – Joe Brook(27:23) – Catharine Lyons (36:15) – Peter Bici (40:47) – Rob Pluhowski(45:38) – Anthony Van Engelen(53:05) – Joe Castrucci(58:19) – Mark Oblow(01:02:35) – Tobin Yelland(01:08:20) – Thomas Campbell and Ed Templeton(01:12:17) – Brad Saunders(01:20:47) – Fred Mortagne(01:27:10) – Cameron Sparkes(01:33:00) – Josh Kalis(01:35:59) – Bobby Puleo (01:50:54) – Alex Papke(01:52:58) – Ben Colen(01:56:01) – Seu Trinh (01:58:17) – Blondey McCoy(02:00:38) – Lucien Clarke(02:07:22) – Chris Carter(02:10:02) – Dimitry Elyashkevich(02:11:25) – Ray Barbee(02:13:48) – Grant Brittain (02:19:05) – Chris Yormick(02:24:05) – Aaron Meza(02:32:28) – Greg Hunt(02:40:04) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 101 with Brian Glenney, skater, skate professor and skate dad from Burlington, VT.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Seattle and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, developing a strong interest for hardcore/punk and graffiti culture alongside skateboarding, getting his PhD at USC and eventually teaching philosophy in Massachusetts and Vermont, having the Worble crew as his students and contributing to the genesis of Manramp, and publishing many research papers and a book on skateboarding throughout the last 5 to 10 years and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro(01:25) – Life and career recap (05:13) – John Dahlquist (14:14) – Chris Colbourn(21:45) – Paul O’Connor(31:10) – Kristin Ebeling(36:41) – Levi Glenney(40:19) – Thomas Kemp(43:46) – Andrea Buchetti(48:06) – Chris Giamarino(55:55) – Thomas Barker(01:02:44) – Indigo Willing (01:05:45) – Harry Meadley(01:08:35) – Steve Mull(01:10:06) – Sander Hölsgens(01:17:40) – James Van Cleve(01:21:51) – Issac Bjorke(01:26:58) – Matt Kimball(01:29:57) – Max Boutin(01:31:50) – Andrei Buckareff(01:37:00) – Will Devereux(01:37:56) – Andy Dicker(01:40:47) – Lisa Glenney(01:42:20) – Vera Glenney(01:43:50) – Esther Sayers(01:50:24) – Clifton Evers(01:52:41) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

To celebrate 100 episodes of Beyond Boards, I had the privilege to switch seats for once and sit down for a nice conversation with my friend and mentor John Dahlquist, Vice-Principal of Bryggeriets Gymnasium in Malmö, Sweden. We talked about how skateboarding entered my life, addiction and sobriety, doing Beyond Boards over the last 4 years, some of the most memorable moments along the way and much more. (00:18) – First intro(02:02) – Second intro(06:41) – Growing up(14:58) – Desert island (19:51) – Beyond Bars(26:21) – Hitting rock bottom(33:27) – Starting Beyond Boards(38:39) – Episode 1 with Nestor Judkins(41:49) – Research (46:29) – Structure (50:57) – What makes a good interviewer(52:30) – What’s the worst thing an interviewer can do(54:39) – Best interview so far(01:00:55) – Most challenging interview(01:04:28) – Moments that stood out over the last 100 episodes(01:07:18) – Most different from what you thought(01:08:39) – Top 3 to 5 dream guests on the podcast (01:12:23) – Dream scenario for the future of the pod(01:15:00) – Monetizing the podcast(01:18:29) – Friends questions (01:22:41) – What has skateboarding or this podcast taught you so far(01:27:36) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 100 with Anthony Van Engelen, professional skateboarder from San Diego, CA.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Southern California and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, spending a few months in Russia in the mid 90’s, riding for Alien Workshop for 15 years until Jason Dill offered to join him on an adventure to transform his clothing brand Fucking Awesome into a board brand, filming some of his most iconic video parts with Greg Hunt, to skating in his mid-forties while raising 2 kids and managing a business and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro(01:13) – Aria Van Engelen(03:36) – Miki Vuckovich(18:06) – Kunjiro Eguchi (20:37) – Shawn Mandoli (26:06) – Rudy Mosqueda(29:31) – Lance Dawes(31:22) – Freddy from Heckride(36:08) – John Fitzgerald (38:00) – Aaron Meza (38:41) – Ewan Bowman(41:27) – Steve Olson(41:54) – Celynnda Ingrande Gaudino(46:23) – Sobriety(53:22) – Farran Golding(56:29) – Eric Swisher (57:37) – Chris Carter(01:01:01) – Fred Gall(01:02:06) – Geoff Rowley(01:03:05) – Jaime Owens(01:04:09) – Nathan Fletcher(01:08:40) – Neal Shoemaker(01:10:48) – Grant Taylor (01:11:55) – Mike Piscitelli (01:16:56) – Catherine Acosta(01:18:23) – Eric Dressen(01:21:14) – Brandon Mallough (01:21:53) – Jacob Rosenberg(01:28:39) – Greg Hunt and Diego Todd(01:37:58) – Jonathan Mehring(01:39:16) – Henry Sanchez(01:42:50) – Keith Wager(01:43:47) – Mark Gonzales(01:46:58) – Ray Barbee(01:51:54) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 99 with Sarah Anderson, English as a new language teacher in New York City, founder and president of Deckaid.Together we discussed her life and career, from growing up in Long Island, hanging out with Erik Rosetti in her late teens, meeting with Tim Anderson aka Bobshirt in her early 20’s, advocating for a skatepark build in Nyack, New York in the mid 2010’s, to starting Deckaid, a volunteer-run non-profit organization which raises funds for youth-centered community organizations through skateboard art exhibitions, and much more through surprise questions from friends of hers.(00:13) – Intro(01:25) – Erik Rosetti(10:14) – Marc McKee (23:00) – Niki Williams(32:09) – Steve Lenardo(35:22) – Jay Croft(41:38) – Sean Cliver(43:41) – Derek Brennan (52:03) – Bryan Ridgeway(54:21) – Andy Jenkins(57:00) – Miki Vuckovich (59:36) – Pat Conlon(01:06:05) – Nick Halkias(01:10:14) – Eric Swisher(01:16:35) – Jesse Geboy(01:21:02) – Tim Anderson(01:24:41) – Megan Baltimore(01:26:19) – Alex Aranovich(01:30:08) – Kevin Marks(01:33:28) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 98 with TJ Rogers, professional skateboarder from Whitby, Ontario. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Ontario and picking up his first board in the late 90’s to turning pro for Blind Skateboards in 2013, subsequently moving to California, his recent battle with testicular cancer, getting on SK8MAFIA, his upcoming éS pro model shoe and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro(01:25) – Emily De Keyzer(07:45) – Bill Weiss(12:44) – Kevin Romar(14:26) – Michael aka Dr. Purpleteeth (17:32) – Don Brown(20:26) – Mitch Barrette(21:20) – Jordan Moss(23:02) – Jon Cosentino (25:32) – Ronnie Creager(26:42) – Joe Buffalo(35:26) – Brandon Bandula(37:35) – Luke Lutz(46:12) – Dan Connelly (48:46) – Dan Mathieu(49:59) – Cameron McIntosh and Daniel Goycoolea(55:45) – Wade and Scott Power(01:01:47) – Dallas Ives(01:03:07) – Lando Visionz(01:04:07) – Wes Kremer(01:05:04) – Sébastien Petit(01:08:03) – Kelly Hart(01:08:47) – Mike Lyon(01:09:59) – Vihar Patel(01:16:14) – Mitch Donovan(01:26:27) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 97 with Takahiro Morita, skateboarder and filmmaker from Tokyo, Japan, creative mind behind FESN (Far East Skate Network). Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in the early 90’s to launching FESN in the mid 90’s and creating some of the most iconic videos in skateboarding culture ever since, including the cult classic “Overground broadcasting” (2008), in recent years deciding to stop ollieing and transitioning into cruising, building custom cruiser boards at the FESN laboratory in Nakano and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro (01:13) – Zach Chamberlain(02:37) – Simon Lockett(06:51) – Glen Fox(17:56) – Léo Valls(23:18) – Josh Stewart (29:33) – Silas Baxter Neal(33:21) – Cole Giordano(36:19) – Masafumi Kajitani(43:06) – Pete Talbot(45:43) – Gaston Francisco(48:58) – Colin Read(52:21) – Soy Panday(55:54) – Connor Kammerer(59:03) – Ken Goto(01:02:14) – Laurence Keefe(01:07:42) – Katsumi Minami(01:13:21) – Daisuke Takahashi(01:23:53) – Shigeta Iha(01:28:08) – Yutaka Hashiguchi(01:32:11) – Liu Puli(01:34:46) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 96 with Bobby Puleo, skateboarder and artist from Clifton, New Jersey. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking up his first board in and around New Jersey to developing his art practice (among which picking up various discarded objects off the streets of New York), his iconic contributions to skateboarding culture and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro(01:13) – Charlie Butterly(06:17) – Jeff Pang(11:37) – German Nieves(13:39) – Jacob Rosenberg(22:20) – Tim Anderson(25:23) – Donny Barley(35:32) – Aaron Meza(42:16) – Shawn Mandoli(48:49) – Tobin Yelland (55:55) – Rich Jacobs (59:55) – Nicola White (01:07:19) – Chris Parkinson(01:09:45) – Waylon Bone(01:20:04) – Kris Markovich(01:27:56) – Soy Panday(01:33:21) – Eric Swisher (01:41:19) – Louie Barletta(01:43:41) – Jack Sabback (01:48:19) – Eli Gesner(01:56:02) – Kevin Marks(02:07:48) – Jack Palmiotti (02:11:10) – Ted Barrow (02:16:26) – Mathew McGrath(02:19:26) – Jay Maldonado(02:23:35) – Rich Adler(02:28:09) – Reese Forbes(02:36:33) – Kelly Bird(02:41:42) – Florian Schneider(02:52:02) – Aaron Szot (03:02:50) – Anthony Pappalardo (03:06:06) – ConclusionIn the intro I mentioned that Bobby rode for Shut but turns out he never did. My apologies! For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 95 with John Gardner, skateboarder and student social worker from New Jersey. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking up his first board in New Jersey to moving to California in 2017, officially getting on the DC shoes team and becoming their global TM, turning pro for Creature Skateboards in 2021, since 2023 transitioning into mental health awareness, moving back east early 2024 and settling down in Asheville, NC and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro (01:25) – Jordan Gesko (03:33) – Paul Overstrom(06:06) – Chris Ray(12:33) – Zach Gesko (14:52) – Alex Pennacchia(20:01) – Evan Smith (21:24) – Jill Wijangco(26:17) – Elias Parise(31:14) – Ace Pelka(34:35) – Darren Navarette(35:19) – Shintaro Hongo(36:56) – Felipe Amigo(38:57) – Austin Leleu(43:30) – Mike Heikkila (47:55) – Jake Baldini (51:38) – Chris “Rhino” Rooney(55:34) – Martin Fobes (58:46) – Jimmy Astleford(01:03:51) – Andy Enos(01:07:06) – Lauren Valls(01:10:22) – Brandon Turner(01:14:49) – Joel Pippus(01:18:30) – Léo Valls(01:22:43) – John Rattray(01:26:30) – Kim and Ray Turpin(01:33:09) – David Manaud(01:34:33) – Sergio Cadaré(01:38:47) – Wes Kremer(01:42:47) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 94 with Cole Nowicki, skateboarder, writer and publisher based in Vancouver, BC.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking up his first skateboard in Lac La Biche, Alberta to releasing his most recent book “Laser Quit Smoking Massage” in 2024 and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his. (00:13) – Intro(01:25) – Nathan Mader(04:20) – Fine. Press(06:07) – Mike Munzenrider (09:21) – Jen Sookfong Lee (10:11) – Carleigh Baker and Sean Cranbury(11:52) – Writing habits (13:59) – Paul O’Connor(19:44) – Dina Del Bucchia(21:12) – Farran Golding(25:29) – Sarah Berman (27:08) – John Dahlquist (33:30) – Alicia Tobin(34:55) – Stew Klein(37:35) – Deer Man from Barrier Kult(38:35) – First connection with the Barrier Kult(41:38) – Patrick Kigongo(44:15) – Aaron Read(45:54) – Will Pearson(51:52) – Stefen Ursulan (56:01) – Nikola Racan(56:54) – Michael Christie(01:00:07) – Ian Browning (01:06:14) – Hiller Goodspeed (01:07:34) – José Vadi(01:12:10) – Indigo Willing(01:17:05) – Norma Ibarra(01:19:24) – Matt Bowes(01:22:12) – Kyle Beachy (01:27:41) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Today’s episode is focused on the first edition of the Connect festival, which took place in Bordeaux, France between October 17th and 20th 2024. Connect is a new international festival dedicated to skateboarding culture and its relationship to urban planning, highlighting its cultural and artistic aspects. The event, co-organized by Leo Valls, City Skate Collective and Côte Ouest Agency brought together over 3600 participants from 16 different nationalities and featured exhibitions, conferences, video premieres, workshops, concerts, skateable sculptures and city sessions.(00:13) – Intro(01:13) – First part: behind the scenes with some of the people who organized “Connect”(01:26) – Léo Valls (06:51) – Lucas Lopes (11:34) – Aurélien Gaucherand(15:33) – Flavien Jara (21:33) – Juliette Evon and Jean-Sébastien Lacam(29:11) – Second part: feedback voice memos shared by attendees(30:07) – Julien Januszkiewicz (34:00) – Jan Kliewer (35:48) – Emily Jones(38:32) – Josh Katz(40:16) – Luis Guedes(41:52) – Harry Meadley (46:59) – Lena Germanese(49:53) – Lui Araki(50:29) – Philip Halton (52:59) – Brian Glenney(55:19) – Aurore Roussel(58:03) – Cameron Ohlson(01:00:58) – Charles Paratte(01:02:54) – Jimmy Lannon(01:04:35) – Sophie Friedel(01:06:30) – Andrew Holt(01:08:54) – Julien Glauser(01:11:03) – Mike Mag(01:12:46) – Helen Wyss(01:15:37) – Will Ascott(01:18:35) – Patrick Kigongo (01:21:07) – Gustav Eden(01:24:06) – Kirsty Smith(01:26:52) – Jean Turcat(01:29:24) – David Gough(01:32:44) – Ted Barrow(01:36:21) – Lauren Valls(01:38:35) – Thibault Carpentier(01:42:35) – Leo Sharp(01:44:15) – John Gardner(01:45:53) – Chris Lawton(01:48:43) – Jim Thiebaud (01:51:35) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 93 with Jacob Rosenberg, skateboarder and filmmaker from Palo Alto, California.Together we discussed his life and career, from crossing paths with Mike Ternasky at summer skate camp in the late 80’s to working on the “Recording the ride” exhibition at the Museum of Moving Image (which opened in September 2024), releasing his new photo book “Right before my eyes” and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his.(00:13) – Intro (01:25) – Stephanie Person(06:51) – Eddie Elguera (10:04) – Mark Whiteley(14:57) – Jeremy Wray(19:29) – Aaron Artis(22:56) – Colin McKay (24:09) – Pat Channita(27:47) – Brendan Spohn (34:52) – Aaron Meza(36:54) – Rick Ibaseta(40:17) – Ryan Fabry (42:51) – Tony Ferguson(46:35) – Greg Carroll(50:47) – Greg Hunt (01:01:02) – Bret Anthony Johnston (01:03:48) – Pete Thompson (01:08:12) – Anthony Pappalardo(01:14:02) – Tim Anderson(01:18:44) – Justin Girard(01:21:54) – Colin Kennedy(01:25:19) – Ronnie Bertino (01:28:49) – Will Harmon(01:30:09) – Damian Siguenza(01:35:02) – Pat Duffy(01:39:51) – Eric Swisher(01:45:01) – James Kelch(01:48:44) – Andrew Huberman(01:53:00) – Joseph Ternasky(01:59:05) – Ty Evans(02:04:57) – Michaela Ternasky Holland(02:07:41) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.