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CO-FOUNDER OF GRAIN THEORY, JAKE WIENS, JOINS FOR A DEEP DIVE INTO THREE DECADES OF KENDAMA CULTURE, FILMMAKING, AND CREATIVE PHILOSOPHY. TOPICS INCLUDE: -HOW TO CREATE "SENSOR BURNS" -WHILE YOU'RE HERE PRODUCTION -OVER A DECADE OF EMCEEING KENDAMA'S MOST HYPE MOMENTS -THE IMPENDING CREATIVE RENAISSANCE BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

AUSTRALIAN FILMMAKER MICHAEL OXLEY DISCUSSES HIS EPIC JOURNEY FILMING FOR BIRL VOLUME 3. TOPICS INCLUDE: -HANDCUFFED CREATIVITY -LUKE: KENDAMA AUSTRALIA LEGEND -QUALITY OF LIGHT -SYDNEY KENDAMA CUP BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

KUSA PRO AND PROLIFIC FILMMAKER, ZACH "MAGZ" MAGNUSON LINKS UP TO TALK ABOUT CRAFTING KENDAMA MEDIA. TOPICS INCLUDE: -THE MOST SPASTIC KENDAMA FILMER -MAKING "BETWEEN STATIONS" -EDITING AND COLOR GRADING TECHNIQUE -RAINBOW ROAD BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

ETHAN SANTIAGO, FOUNDER OF THE HAWAII KENDAMA CLUB, IS BRINGING THE SPORT BACK TO ITS ROOTS ON OAHU WITH A COMMUNITY-FIRST APPROACH. TOPICS INCLUDE: -WHY KENDAMA GOT BANNED IN SCHOOLS -THE GOLDEN ERA OF HAWAII KENDAMA (YO DAMA, MILILANI OPEN) -CONNECTING KENDAMA TO PLACE AND CULTURE RECORDED MAY 16, 2026. ETHAN HAS ACCOMPLISHED A LOT SINCE THEN. FOLLOW HIS PROGRESS @hawaiikendamaclub ON INSTAGRAM BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

VEGAS LOCAL AND PASSION KENDAMA SPONSORED PLAYER, JUSTIN NIPALES, JOINS TO TALK ABOUT KENDAMA AND A LITTLE BIT OF X-MEN. BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

ORIGINZ PLAYER AND KIND SOUL, BENJAMIN "BEENIE" MASTEK, CHECKS IN FROM AARHUS, DENMARK. TOPICS INCLUDE:  -GROWING UP AT THE KROM SHOP  -IT MEANS UNCLE  -TAKING OSCAR ON A NOSTALGIA TOUR  -LETTING THE SONG LEAD THE EDIT  -12 TRICKS. ONE WALL. BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

GENTLEMAN FILMMAKER AND ONE OF BIRL'S STRONGEST COLLABORATORS, OSCAR EALAND CHECKS IN TO DISCUSS HIS CURRENT RELATIONSHIP WITH KENDAMA. TOPICS INCLUDE: -SHIFTING INTENTIONS FOR FILMING -LENS CHOICES -TRAVELING IN DENMARK -KENDAMA AS A TEACHER BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

IT'S A PARTY HAT BECAUSE IT'S ZACKIE'S BIRTHDAY DAY! WE TALK ABOUT KENDAMA AND PARTYING AND PIZZA AND STUFF THIS IS THE EPISODE YOU'LL PROBABLY WANT TO WATCH ON PATREON BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

DANISH KENDAMA STEEZELORD, MARKUS LANDER, TALKS WITH BIRLog TOPICS INCLUDE: -FILMING FOR BIRL VOLUME 3 -WHY THE DANISH SCENE HITS DIFFERENT -STRING SCHEMES -KENDAMA PHILOSOPHY -UPCOMING PROJECTS BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

OWNER OF SOL KENDAMAS AND KENDAMA CO, CHAD COVINGTON, JOINS FROM TOKYO TO DISCUSS THE EVOLUTION OF KENDAMA TOPICS INCLUDE: -DOCUMENTING KENDAMA FOR OUR AI FUTURE -HOW KENDAMA SPREAD FROM JAPAN -COMMONALITIES BETWEEN KENDAMA PLAYERS -TRAVELING BROADENS YOUR PERSPECTIVE BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

VAN JAM CO-HOST AND TERRA KENDAMA PLAYER, JESSE SANTI, SHINES LIGHT ON THE EVOLUTION OF KENDAMA IN VANCOUVER, CANADA. TOPICS INCLUDE: -OVERCOMING ANXIETY THROUGH KENDAMA -VAN JAM IS NOT FOR TRY-HARDS -WORKING IN THE FILM INDUSTRY -WHY YOU NEED TO ATTEND VAN JAM 13 BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

FOUNDER OF FAIR GAMES, DANIELLE RUFFILO, TELLS US WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM THIS YEAR'S EVENT.  TOPICS INCLUDE: - EQUITY IN KENDAMA - HOW MIGUEL STOLE HER BRAND - GATEKEEPING JERO - RIA'S BIRTHDAY - VAN JAM IS VAN JAM BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

TEO RETURNS TO GIVE HIS INSIGHT ON THE CURRENT STATE OF KENDAMA AS HE PREPARES TO HOST EKC 2026 TOPICS INCLUDE: -FEDERALIZING KENDAMA -THE BANALIZATION OF SOCIETY -EKC PARTNERSHIP WITH FISE -THE FUTURE OF EVENT HOSTING BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

JACOB WATTS IS BACK IN THIS UN-PLANNED SEQUEL. ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED AS A VOICEOVER SESSION FOR BIRL VOLUME 3, THIS CONVERSATION SEEMED INTERESTING ENOUGH TO POST AS A FULL EPISODE. TOPICS INCLUDE: FILMING CASEY HENSON THE COLORADO SCENE HOW JERO STARTED KUSA BEING A COMMUNITY LEADER BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM

HOST OF THE EUROPEAN KENDAMA CHAMPIONSHIP AND GT PRO, TEODORE FIORINA, JOINS BIRLog TO TALK ABOUT: -NEVER STEPPING FOOT INSIDE A MUSEUM -SOME KENDAMA SH*T -MORE KENDAMA SH*T -MURDERING A TREE WITH URINE -BREAKING IN UTRECHT -EKC SCHEMES - THE BIRLIES -BIRL VOLUME 1 IS FREE -BIRL VOLUME 2 IS COMING BIRLSUBCULTURE.COM