Throughout his career, Ian Smile has been a graphic designer, creative director, community builder, and is currently a principal UX designer building digital products for media management and distribution for pro sports & entertainment industries. Ian and I discuss Pump Up the Volume, starring Christian Slater as a high schooler who moonlights as an underground radio personality, he's a voice for the students and somebody they relate to, even look up to. We also talk about Generation X, the punk ethos, and old school media.

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After over 15 years building his career in the New York City design community, Ian Smile chased his dreams of designing skateboards, following the sunset west for the skateparks and beaches of Southern California. He was welcomed into the skate world by some of his childhood heroes and has since proudly held the position of Creative Director for both the Skateboarding Hall of Fame and CSEF College Skateboarding.

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Pump Up the Volume (1990)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100436/

https://www.theringer.com/2020/08/21/movies/making-of-pump-up-the-volume-30th-anniversary-christian-slater

https://www.rogerebert.com/features/the-needle-drop-sessions-pump-up-the-volume-and-untamed-heart

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2020/08/pump-up-the-volume-still-reverberates-30-years-later/

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/christian-slater-dirty-john-mr-robot-pump-up-the-volume-1234707369/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soupy_Sales

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Other movies and shows discussed, alphabetical list

Clerks (1994)

The Crow (1994)

Dazed and Confused (1993)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Dune (1984, 2021, 2024)

The Fisher King (1991)

Gleaming the Cube (1989)

The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

Network (1976)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Singles (1992)

Slacker (1990)

Sneakers (1992)

Stand by Me (1986)

Talk Radio (1988)

Turk 182 (1985)

Vanishing Point (1971)

WarGames (1983)