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Maddy Brown, better known as WNBA Data, joins us to talk WNBA playoffs, making statistics interesting, what the numbers can (and can’t) tell us about sports, and the growing role of data in women’s sports. Then we bring it back to skateboarding: an industry that has historically relied less on data and more on “seems right,” and look at the value women and gender-expansive skaters may be creating that the industry isn’t measuring. What data are we missing, what questions should we be asking, and what could the numbers tell us about the bigger story of skateboarding? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rosie Archie joins us to talk about growing up in Canim Lake First Nation, finding skateboarding, building community and starting Nation Skate Youth. Plus, the 11th annual Stop, Drop & Roll goes down in Vancouver this weekend. Thank you Rosie! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From learning how to kickflip the second time she ever skated in flip-flops, as one does — to representing the Philippines at the Olympics, Margielyn Didal has had an incredibly impressive skateboarding career. Margie joins us to talk about growing up in Cebu, competing before she owned a skateboard, SLS, X Games, winning the Asian Games, making the Tokyo Olympic final, breaking her ankle, getting engaged, filming a new video part and what’s next. Spoiler: a lot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Red Bull Bowl Rippers Marseille  Rockstar Energy Open  SLS Tempe Takeover  Paige Heyn x Phoenix Mercury  The Bunt Jam  Unity Fest + Exposure  Secret Lynn — Thief of Joy  Kylie Frank and Werka Choromańska new Etnies promo video  Slam Skateboarding x Big Heart’s State of MindChina trip - Felicity Turner & Liv Lovelace Liv Lovelace + New Balance Southerly  Nora Vasconcellos — Gilda  The September street-clip challenge See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beatrice joins us to talk about growing up in Florida, finding her place in skateboarding, the complicated weight of being the first, leaving FA, and starting something new Desire 2911. Plus, a little bit of New York vs. San Francisco skating.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Revisiting when Leo Baker joined GLWT. This episode covers a lot of ground.Two-time Super Crown champion. Eight X-Games medals. First trans person to have a signature shoe on Nike. A body of work and video parts that we're still talking about.  We get into being shaped by an industry that decided what was “marketable,” and the cost of surviving inside it. Walking away from the Olympic path to transition. Building brands like Glue and Tacky. Process, obsession, and what it actually takes to own a trick.Choosing yourself is the whole story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ashley and Alex catch up with Amelia Brodka to talk life on the road with the X Games League, broadcasting skateboarding, the league’s inaugural season, the changing business of competitive skateboarding, her own X Games origin story, the return of vert, and what’s ahead for Exposure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Ashley, Nora, and Alex catch up after a busy stretch of travel to cover the X Games League finale, Sky Brown's historic week, bad internet opinions, and one tiny wet hippo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've had a lot of new listeners finding the show lately, thank you! It felt like the right time to revisit one of our favorite conversations with Alexis Sablone. One of the most respected to ever do it. Chiseled into our skateboarding Mt. Rushmore. We talk process to obsession, where it helps and where it gets in the way. Early childhood attempts at Frankensteining the perfect specimen (via bugs). The time Alexis brokered a deal with an injured skater to buy her way into the X Games. Showing up to a contest in Shanghai with only two left shoes. Everything from welding to coaching to all of her new projects. And why skateboarding is just cool... and always will be. We also finally crack the code on Alexis' IG handle @suminaynay. If you've ever wondered where it came from, you're not alone. So if you're new to the show, this feels like a pretty perfect place to start. And if you've heard it before, I think you'll hear it with fresh ears. Hope you enjoy - -GLWT  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lau Willems is having a breakout year. We talk about growing up skating in Belgium, leaving a career in engineering, and going all-in on skateboarding. We also get into the story behind her L.A.U. Unity part, filming Postcards From Lisbon with Adidas, navigating online hate, joining THERE, and what comes next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

- Rockstar Energy Open — Video Qualifier Open. (Ria Tanno Breakout video submission) - Jackalope Canada preview - Adjacency Bias Conference - Street League Takeover: Rio & Tempe - World Skate adds Vert World Championships. Could Vert become an Olympic discipline? - X Games League.— Sacramento & Chiba recap, Championship Finals next week in New Orleans - Shout out Amelia Brodka appreciation corner - Postcards From Lisbon now streaming, featuring Lau Willems & Lilli Werner - Nora Vasconcellos on the road with Adidas - If you're in Boston, go say hi!   Next week's guest: Lau Willems. XOXO, talk soon - GLWT See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News Desk  Chloe Covell wins the first Olympic qualifier of the LA 2028 cycle in Rome First-ever Women of Washington takeover at Washington Street X Games League debuts in Sacramento on June 26 Show & Tell Ariana Spencer joins GLWT. We talk about moving from the Midwest to California with her young daughter and betting on herself to become a professional skateboarder. Everything from Jacuzzi vs Converse trips, filming video parts, managing self-doubt to the realities of being one of the few women in the van. And a few dream sponsors make an appearance too.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

World Skate Rome Podium: Mizuho Hasegawa — 96.33 - Highest Score in WST Women's Park History!   -Rayssa Leal Named to TIME100's List of the Most Influential People in World Sport -The Una Farrar Half Cab Wafflecup -Thrasher x Spitfire Presents SF Burning : Elissa Steamer, Breana Geering, Una Farrar -SQUEAKY — Bill Strobeck : Efron Danzig & Orin Curtis -Abnormal Communications: Ep. 6 : Jenn Soto & Anna Shea -Jenkem Piece on European Skate Shops -New artist segment: Yeoubi"Lullaby" music video featuring Lizzie Armanto and Allysha Le See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cata Díaz left Chile at 18 with a three-month visa and never went back. She's been building a life city by city ever since — Barcelona, London, Los Angeles, Miami, and now New York. She talks about finding skateboarding through a skate shop job at 16, surviving cancer at 22, and what it took to get back on a board after chemotherapy. Plus: astrology and tarot as a practice versus as a superstition, and all the emotions in between.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Born and raised in Queens, Elisa Martini is holding it down at NYU while spending every spare minute chasing clips and hunting for spots. We talk about growing up first-generation Albanian, balancing school and skating, and why the love of skateboarding has very little to do with a name on a board. Let's go Knicks. Plus, it's back tail summer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.