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Episode 15!!!!!  This is a BIG episode, in length and content! Today I have nine, yes, NINE guests on the show! All of them are members of the greatest #skatetwitter group chat that you never knew existed: THE SHOE PANT CHECK. This is the REAL show that has skaters talking, TEN of them actually-all at once! We talk about all types of skateboard stuff, and a bunch of non-skateboard stuff too! It's all hilarious and insightful and at a lot of times chaotic. Big, big, big thanks to all my friends here for coming on-Johnny, Tempest, Jay, Rose, Owen, Brooklyn, Sean, Isaiah, and Pablo, love y'all!!! Dramatic recap music from: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/  Free music for non-commercial use Their youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/fesliyanstudios RIP BIZ MARKIE RIP DAVE ABAIR

Episode 14!! On this episode, my friend Mark Dunning and I have a discussion about the skate world and it's relationship to drugs, alcohol, addiction, sobriety and mental health. Mark was also nice enough to share his own experiences with sobriety. Hope y'all enjoy! Mark's links: IG @mrklittle Twitter @Marklittle95 Bandcamp https://marklittle.bandcamp.com/ Antwuan Epicly Later'd- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9XwoZ8BsX0 Ali Epicly Later'd- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Mxpxrce9U

Episode 13!! This one I got my friend Tempest on and we had a real cool conversation about skate videos, film, and how skate videos can be looked at as film. We also touch on the importance of coolness and what the kids are into. Tempest's links- IG @transgenderbasketballplayer twitter @tempestbritthoe Her sk8 crü  on IG @monroeparkcollective Custom Clothing IG @tempestcustomclothing Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCaller51 old youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCID8v5O3LaaisYsDQ9KKoDA

Yoyoyoyoyoyo,  in this episode, my friend Jay and I delve deep into the new Illegal Civilization video, "GODSPEED". We go over our favorite things in the video and discuss some of the negative reception the video has received on sites like Slap and Twitter. Executive Produced by Pablo Godspeed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYAzo5OdqHM Jay's on social medias- twitter: @unrecovery_ IG: @pissandnewports @catatonicskateboards on IG RIP MF DOOM

Episode 11!! This one is an ep I've been thinking about for a longgg time. The subject is personal to me as a bigger skater, so I def took my time to work on this one and make it something meaningful for all the big skaters out there, not just me. Gotta seriously, from the bottom of my heart, thank my guests for coming on, they all killed it and had dope things to say. Hope you enjoy! Niko Lara: IG @ffakiebigspin  @nikolaraphotography Jerome Neal: IG @jrock91six Colton Randolph: IG @c.snacks_    @thiccboiskate Tim Ward: IG @timothyward @vert_button  @thenutdailynews @skateafterschool

Today I talk to my #skatetwitter friend, Evan Tooley. Evan is a skater from Denver, CO who has his own board brand called, Déar, and he also shot and edited his own video, "Peer Pressure", featuring him and his friends. We talked about the inspiration behind Déar and how Evan runs it by himself, the making of "Peer Pressure", the current state of the full-length skate video, and Evan tells me a hilarious story about an interaction he had with Chaz Ortiz while skating in Chicago.  Peer Pressure on Skate Jawn: https://skatejawn.com/peer-pressure/ Déar/Peer Pressure Website: https://peerpressurebydear.bigcartel.com Evan's Instagram: @evantooley Evan's Twitter: @TooleyEvan Déar on Instagram: @__.d.e.a.r.__

Today I talk about a bunch of random skate opinions I have because I  was too lazy to work on a better episode. Please email [email protected] if any of these takes are too hot. The Parade Article- https://www.paradeworld.com/news/editorial-skateboarding-podcasts-what-s-missing/

EPISODE 8!!!!!!!!! This episode I start off buy talking about the late, great, Keith Hufnagel who unfortunately passed away a couple weeks ago. Then I talk to my guest Akiko who is a Baltimore skater involved in the incident following a trans rights graffiti piece being tagged over at their local skate park. We go over the situation and also the close-knit queer skate community that has formed at the park.   Akiko on IG: @dank.burrito Quee Skate Baltimore on IG: @queerskatebmore Solidarity Skateboards on IG: @solidarityskateboards Akiko's friend Maxx on IG: @maxxfrost Queer Skate Baltimore's account of the trans rights graffiti situation: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFhXbMfF21D/?igshid=99rxkghq2mer R.I.P. HUFF!!!!! TRANS RIGHTS!!!

Today I talk about this BIG IMPORTANT SCOOP-well, I try to. Patrick Kigongo on IG: @pkigongo The Black List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hkG5OMnBbhmEqe5aasHGV74LLWRbR9wXebzVv3HWuqE/htmlview I got all the commercial music (except for Rata commercial music which I made) from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/  Free music for non-commercial use Their youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/fesliyanstudios Please DO NOT add this audio content to the Youtube Content ID System. I have used background music which is owned by FesliyanStudios.

YOOOOO EPISODE 6. I'm back one man show style this week. This episode I update y'all real quick on the status of my skating and my ankle, I also talk about skateboard video games and how important they were to my generation of skaters, and then I end it by tryna figure out what the deal with all these old pros turning into Q-anon/Trump people on social media. @Jac5connor's exercises: https://twitter.com/Jac5Connor/status/1296120550549381121 Old Friends Fitness on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oldfriendsfitness Kareem Campbell's "The Ghetto Bird Show": https://theghettobirdshow.com/

This episode, new homie Niko Lara comes on the show. We talk about him and his friend's negative experience with some of the Pizza skateboards guys and the recent controversy over one of their boards graphics. From there we talk about some of the positive things coming out of the Sacramento skate scene as well as Niko's experience with being a skate photographer. Lastly we go over the Independent Trucks logo and how much of skateboarding still isn't ready to let it go. My IG & twitter: @jokamundo My band Madlovely's IG : @__madlovely  Niko's IG'S: @ffakiebigspin  &  @nikolaraphotography Niko's Twitter: @ffakiebigspin Jerome Neal's IG: @jrock91six Some Sacramento tings: Hoodlegal on IG - @hoodlegal Purple Gold on IG - @_purple_gold Jesse Boudreau's Purple Gold part - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie6GOeYoEVo Dawg Pound Fan Club skateshop - dawgpoundskateshop.com IG - dawgpoundfanclub Pizza's wackass board graphic: https://skateparkoftampa.com/pizza-skateboards-rodeo-deck-assorted-woodgrain-83847-11001

As skaters, whether we want to or not, we are often faced with non-skater’s perception of us. From our encounters with people in the streets, to our depictions in popular media, it seems like a subject that greatly fascinates us. I wanted to get an idea of some of these perceptions by asking a few of my non-skating friends a number of questions I prepared. Though to be honest, I’m not sure if I learned anything? I’m also not sure if they learned anything? Are we all better for this? I don’t know, TALK TO MY PUBLICIST! (Thank you to all my friends who participated, I love you)