Beyond Boards

Episode 78 with Grant Yansura, skateboarder, business owner and filmmaker from Los Angeles, California. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking up his first board in West Palm Beach, Florida to starting WKND Skateboards in 2014, running the brand for the last 10 years and putting out several amazing videos full of great skating and hilarious skits and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his. (00:13) – Intro (01:25) – Grant life recap (04:06) – Blake Carpenter (07:10) – Bryce Mandel (08:38) – Justin Fuller (09:34) – Tom Carter (13:18) – Matt Price (16:18) – Riley Pavey (17:41) – Aaron Meza (21:05) – Colin Read (22:00) – Guy Azulay (26:10) – Shintaro Hongo (29:13) – Alex Schimdt (34:11) – Jason Hernandez (36:05) – Jonathan Julio (45:09) – Jordan Taylor (49:00) – Shane Auckland (49:39) – Jake Todd (52:51) – Danny Montoya (53:12) – Zac Gracie (56:27) – Matt Bublitz (59:51) – Taylor Caruso (01:02:15) – Jeff Cecere (01:03:04) – Alia Huffman (01:04:19) – Josh Stewart (01:11:22) – Jan Henrik (01:12:40) – Sarah Meurle (01:13:05) – Fredrik Winsents (01:14:19) – Andrew Considine (01:17:45) – Bob Altamirano (01:19:14) – Gabe Kehoe (01:22:14) – Lacey Nevers (01:25:49) – Margie Y. (01:27:51) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 77 with Patrick Kigongo, skateboarder, digital product manager and podcaster from Los Angeles, California. Together we discussed his life and career from him growing up and picking up his first board in Rockland County, NY, to moving to Los Angeles in 2014, getting involved with the Harold Hunter Foundation and the Mostly Skateboarding podcast and much more through surprise questions from friends of his: Jim Thiebaud, Chris Giamarino, Cole Nowicki, Dan Brenner, Paul Young, Peter Schechter, José Vadi, Mike Munzenrider, Kevin Von Esper, Indigo Willing, Ryen Motzek, Ted Barrow, Jason from Frozen in Carbonite, Kate Kigongo, Daniel Fedkenheuer, Tiffany Lee, Templeton Elliott, Jordan Silver, Jamie Carey, Paul O’Connor, Ryan Handt, Anthony Pappalardo, Sebastian Corral and Ian Browning. (00:13) – Intro (01:25) – Patrick life recap (32:00) – Jim Thiebaud (35:37) – Chris Giamarino (44:40) – Cole Nowicki (49:19) – Dan Brenner (50:13) – Paul Young (53:58) – Peter Schechter (56:54) – José Vadi (59:24) – Mike Munzenrider (01:00:57) – Kevin Von Esper (01:03:18) – Indigo Willing (01:04:29) – Ryen Motzek (01:05:00) – Ted Barrow (01:14:36) – Jason from Frozen in Carbonite (01:16:21) – Kate Kigongo (01:18:38) – Daniel Fedkenheuer (01:19:19) – Tiffany Lee (01:23:29) – Templeton Elliott (01:27:16) – Jordan Silver (01:29:51) – Jamie Carey (01:33:07) – Paul O’Connor (01:38:33) – Ryan Handt (01:41:51) – Anthony Pappalardo (01:44:30) – Sebastian Corral (01:47:24) – Ian Browning (02:03:44) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 76 with Marbie Miller, skateboarder and artist from Oakland, California. Together we discussed her life and career, from growing up in La Porte, Iowa where she picked up her first board at the age of 11 to turning pro for There Skateboards in 2020, her art practice, fingerboarding and much more through surprise questions from friends of hers: Jeff Cheung, Nick Lyle, Una Farrar, Shari White, Cher Strauberry, Tom Mull, Preston Moses Clopton, James Pitonyak, Darren Johnson, Shag, Ben Venom, Matt Price, Lorien Stern, Jae Matthews and Augustus Muller from Boy Harsher, Eunice Chang, Chris Colbourn, Andrew Schoultz, Kristin Ebeling, Evan Smith, Jaime Reyes, Carolina Rey, Victor Valdez, Akiko Scott aka Kiki, Katherine Hamilton, Jim Thiebaud and Jessyka Bailey. (00:13) – Intro (01:25) – Jeff Cheung shoutout (01:46) – Nick Lyle (04:46) – Una Farrar (06:25) – Shari White (07:14) – Cher Strauberry (09:10) – Tom Mull (09:33) – Preston Moses Clopton (11:32) – James Pitonyak (14:19) – Darren Johnson (16:13) – Shag (20:01) – Ben Venom (21:59) – Matt Price (23:28) – Lorien Stern (24:14) – Jae Matthews (27:34) – Augustus Muller (30:06) – Eunice Chang (30:58) – Chris Colbourn (34:32) – Andrew Schoultz (35:40) – Kristin Ebeling (36:39) – Evan Smith (37:40) – Jaime Reyes (39:50) – Carolina Rey (45:00) – Victor Valdez (46:06) – Akiko Scott aka Kiki (47:11) – Katherine Hamilton (48:57) – Jim Thiebaud (49:51) – Jessyka Bailey (55:09) – Upcoming projects (57:23) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 75 with Gustav Edén, skateboarder and project manager for the city of Malmö, Sweden. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up between Gothenburg and Lund in the 80's, riding for Unabomber Skateboards and Octagon Wheels while living in London and Australia in the late 90's and 2000's before moving back to Sweden and eventually becoming the skateboarding coordinator for the city of Malmö in 2014 among many other things through surprise questions from long-time friends of his: James Woodley and Ali Cairns, Will Harmon, Martin Stahlman, Wig Worland, David Gough, Morgan Campbell, Paul Silvester, Dan Magee, Ted Barrow, John Dahlquist, Leo Sharp, Kyle Beachy, Léo Valls, Chris Lawton, Peter Hellicar, Rich Holland, Mia Erlandsson, Toby Alexander, Sigurd Tvete aka Siggy, Viet N’Guyen, Martin Ottosson and Danijel Stankovic aka Jugga. (00:13) – Intro (01:25) – Gustav life recap (09:52) – James Woodley and Ali Cairns (23:22) – Will Harmon (30:40) – Martin Stahlman (35:16) – Wig Worland (41:48) – David Gough (45:45) – Morgan Campbell (48:25) – Paul Silvester (50:12) – Dan Magee (55:30) – Ted Barrow (01:08:33) – John Dahlquist (01:14:42) – Leo Sharp (01:18:50) – Kyle Beachy (01:22:20) – Léo Valls (01:30:52) – Chris Lawton (01:38:44) – Peter Hellicar (01:45:45) – Rich Holland (01:50:04) – Mia Erlandsson (02:10:12) – Toby Alexander (02:13:49) – Sigurd Tvete aka Siggy (02:19:16) – Viet N’Guyen (02:21:01) – Martin Ottosson (02:29:50) – Danijel Stankovic aka Jugga (02:35:00) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 74 with Carolina Gamboa, skateboarder and artist from Santiago, Chile. Together we talked about her life, from growing up and picking up her first board in Chile in the mid-2000’s to moving to Berlin in 2018, getting on the Poetic Collective team in 2022 and developing her art practice aside from skating through surprise questions from friends of hers: Carmen Benito, Dave Morgan, Domi, Gabriel Bjørsvik, Joseph Biais, Franziska Datz, Aleksi Suovaara, Roland Hoogwater, Markus Bengtsson, Kotte, Jenne Grabowski, Marbie Miller, Tom Botwid, Max Schofer, Lucía Cortés, Helena Long and Paula Umaña. (00:13) – Intro (01:13) – Carmen Benito (09:11) – Dave Morgan (12:28) – Domi (17:13) – Gabriel Bjørsvik (20:20) – Joseph Biais (23:37) – Franziska Datz (34:50) – Aleksi Suovaara (41:33) – Roland Hoogwater (43:19) – Markus Bengtsson (49:06) – Kotte (56:53) – Jenne Grabowski (01:01:27) – Marbie Miller (01:03:20) – Tom Botwid (01:08:22) – Max Schofer (01:09:31) – Lucía Cortés (01:10:17) – Helena Long (01:12:17) – Paula Umaña (01:13:46) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 73 with Thomas Campbell, skateboarder and multidisciplinary artist from Bonny Doon, California. Together we discussed his life and career, from him growing up in Dana Point, CA and picking up his first board in the late 70’s to shooting photos, making zines, painting, sewing, making full-length skate and surf films and much more through surprise questions from life-long friends of his: Joe Lloyd aka “Xeno”, Max Schaaf, Damon Way, Julian Dykmans, Ed Templeton, Evan Smith, Dave Aron, Tobin Yelland, Sergej Vutuc, Sean Cliver, Eric Swisher, Chris Colbourn, Jaime Owens, Tommy Guerrero, Andre Razo, Andy Jenkins, Skin Phillips, Jai Tanju, Fred Mortagne, Madars Apse, Todd Francis, Benjamin Deberdt and Josh Stewart. (00:13) – Intro (01:25) – Joe Lloyd aka “Xeno” (04:36) – Max Schaaf (08:25) – Damon Way (10:19) – Julian Dykmans (12:57) – Ed Templeton (23:02) – Evan Smith (24:05) – Dave Aron (25:49) – Tobin Yelland (35:29) – Sergej Vutuc (38:52) – Sean Cliver (41:08) – Eric Swisher (41:49) – Chris Colbourn (45:52) – Jaime Owens (48:41) – Tommy Guerrero (50:27) – Andre Razo (54:35) – Andy Jenkins (56:45) – Skin Phillips (01:03:38) – Jai Tanju (01:05:06) – Fred Mortagne (01:11:15) – Madars Apse (01:12:06) – Todd Francis (01:14:23) – Benjamin Deberdt (01:27:32) – Josh Stewart (01:38:00) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 72 with Kyle Beachy, skateboarder and writer from Saint Louis, Missouri. Together we discussed his life and career from growing up and picking up his first board in Saint Louis, Missouri in 1986 to releasing his second book “The most fun thing” (published by Grand Central Publishing in August 2021), a collection of essays focused on skateboarding, and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his: Indigo Willing, Dan Piquard, Patrick Kigongo, Cole Nowicki, John Matson, José Vadi, Iain Borden, Alex White, Jason Waters, Sam Korman, Wes Miller, Janie Porche, Ted Schmitz, Kristin Lueke, Jim Daley, Ted Barrow, Terry and Roger Beachy, and John Dahlquist. (00:13) – Intro (01:13) – Kyle life recap (07:12) – Indigo Willing (11:14) – Dan Piquard (14:11) – Patrick Kigongo (16:09) – Cole Nowicki (32:42) – John Matson (36:09) – José Vadi (43:44) – Iain Borden (52:02) – Alex White (54:58) – Jason Waters (59:37) – Sam Korman (01:05:08) – Wes Miller (01:12:00) – Janie Porche (01:14:05) – Ted Schmitz (01:19:32) – Kristin Lueke (01:29:12) – Jim Daley (01:31:41) – Ted Barrow (01:35:50) – Terry and Roger Beachy (01:39:44) – John Dahlquist (01:47:55) - Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 71 with Josh Stewart, skateboarder, filmmaker, brand and distribution business owner from Tampa, Florida. Together we discussed his life and career from growing up and picking up his first board in Tampa, Florida in the late 80’s to releasing Static 6 in 2023 and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his: Colin Read, Brian Schaefer, Julien Januszkiewicz, Aaron Meza, Roger Bagley, Jeremy Wray, Patrik Wallner, Jeff Taylor, Andre Stringer, Steve Brandi, Paul Zitzer, Soy Panday, Brian Delatorre, John Baragwanath, Jordan Trahan, Jack Sabback, Kuba Kaczmarczyk, Eric Swisher, Jahmal Williams, Allyson Atchison, Zach Chamberlain, Steve Durante, Joel Meinholz, Will Harmon, Zach Sayles, Paul Young, Ryan Clements and Jeremy Elkin. (00:13) – Intro (01:13) – Josh life recap (05:36) – Colin Read (06:17) – Brian Schaefer (13:42) – Julien Januszkiewicz (22:12) – Aaron Meza (28:05) – Roger Bagley (30:32) – Jeremy Wray (33:03) – Patrik Wallner (38:40) – Jeff Taylor (42:30) – Andre Stringer (48:06) – Steve Brandi (54:38) – Paul Zitzer (01:03:07) – Soy Panday (01:09:51) – Brian Delatorre (01:19:57) – John Baragwanath (01:25:56) – Jordan Trahan (01:27:43) – Jack Sabback (01:33:25) – Kuba Kaczmarczyk (01:44:57) – Eric Swisher (01:48:20) – Jahmal Williams (01:55:03) – Allyson Atchison (02:02:57) – Zach Chamberlain (02:06:34) – Steve Durante (02:08:46) – Joel Meinholz (02:12:55) – Will Harmon (02:16:06) – Zach Sayles (02:19:33) – Paul Young (02:27:29) – Ryan Clements (02:32:23) – Jeremy Elkin (02:41:11) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 70 with John Rattray, skateboarder, strategist and mental health awareness activist from Aberdeen, Scotland. Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in Aberdeen in the late 80’s to working in consumer strategy at Nike in Portland, Oregon, and everything in between through surprise questions from long-time friends of his: Colin Kennedy, Danijel Stankovic, Anthony Claravall, Mark Baines, Kaspar Van Lierop, Joel Curtis, Dan Magee, Skin Phillips, Eric Swisher, Diego Bucchieri, Silas Baxter-Neal, Joel Pippus, Kristin Ebeling, John Gardner, Kelly Bird, Rob Mathieson, Benson Kaai, Jon Horner and Michael Burnett. (00:13) – Intro (01:13) – Getting started (09:51) – Mental health advocacy (11:27) – Would you consider getting a degree in psychology in the future? (12:20) – Nike SB “Why so sad?” comic video with Jon Horner (14:55) – Colin Kennedy (16:22) – Danijel Stankovic (19:49) – Anthony Claravall (33:18) – Mark Baines (36:53) – Kaspar Van Lierop (40:49) – Joel Curtis (42:52) – Dan Magee (47:24) – Skin Phillips (48:59) – Eric Swisher (55:13) – Diego Bucchieri (56:45) – Silas Baxter-Neal (01:02:15) – Joel Pippus (01:12:26) – Kristin Ebeling (01:20:40) – John Gardner (01:23:38) – Kelly Bird (01:25:59) – Rob Mathieson (01:27:21) – Benson Kaai (01:30:16) – Jon Horner (01:33:27) – Michael Burnett (01:36:00) – One flew over the cuckoo’s nest (01:38:07) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:38:51) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 69 with Julien Januszkiewicz, skateboarder, pharmaceutical engineer and filmmaker from Bordeaux, France. Together we discussed him growing up and picking up his first board in Millau in the South of France in the late 80’s, studying chemistry between Pau and Evry and moving to Bordeaux in 2007 to start his career in the pharmaceutical industry, connecting with the Bordeaux skate scene and making his first video “Days and Nights” in 2011 for his brother Ben’s Montpellier-based skateshop Popular, the following year putting out the first installment of his “Bordeaux Exposure” videos, starting a new job in Switzerland in 2013 and going back and forth between Bordeaux and Switzerland while still working on his next two “Bordeaux Exposure” videos, releasing early 2023 the first volume of the “Bordeaux Exposure" series which are slightly shorter edits, his involvement with skate urbanism projects in the city of Bordeaux, his recent trip to Japan and upcoming projects... (00:13) – Intro (01:13) – Getting started (06:15) – First skate videos (09:14) – Starting to film skateboarding (13:06) – First full-length “Days and nights” (15:20) – Starting “Bordeaux Exposure” (17:21) – Starting a new job in Switzerland (18:21) – Going back and forth between Bordeaux and Switzerland and doing the next "Bordeaux Exposure" videos (20:52) – Tom Penny clips in “Bordeaux Exposure 3” (22:21) – Filming the DC team in Bordeaux (23:46) – Music in Julien’s videos (25:54) – Credits inspired by Girl videos (26:38) – Favorite skater to film with (28:50) – A skater that really surprised you? (30:50) – Alexis Greusard shoutout (31:42) – Bordeaux Exposure series: did you approach this project differently? (33:19) – Episode 2 coming soon (33:51) – About skate videos in general (38:24) – Videos to take on a desert island (39:09) – Work experience in the pharmaceutical industry (42:10) – Do your work colleagues know about your skateboarding activities? (43:44) – Skate urbanism projects in Bordeaux (47:18) – Working on permanent skateable sculptures in Bordeaux (51:29) – Traveling to Japan for the first time in 2023 (53:30) – Dream destination to film skateboarding? (54:50) – Upcoming projects (55:37) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (56:48) – Friends questions (01:16:37) - Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 68 with Tim Anderson aka Bobshirt, skateboarder, skateboard collector and interviewer from Long Island, New York. Together we discussed him growing up and picking up his first board in Massachusetts, moving to Long Island, NY in 1998, skating and making videos with his friends in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, starting to collect boards in 2004 and that same year launching his first website guymariano.com, quickly changing the name to “Bobshirt”, working in lighting and rigging on video productions throughout the years aside from his skateboarding projects, his wife Sarah starting the skateboarding-focused charity “Deckaid” in 2013, interviewing Gino Iannucci as a promotional effort for Deckaid which kickstarted his amazing Bobshirt video interviews with iconic skaters and industry people of the 90’s onwards, the involvement of Deckaid with the Girl 30 year anniversary in 2023… (00:13) – Intro (01:25) – Getting started (03:04) – Moving to Long Island (04:32) – Special Sauce video (06:24) – First video, first mag (07:21) – Keenan Milton story (11:01) – Working in video production (14:06) – Starting to collect boards (18:51) – Starting the website guymariano.com (23:07) – Changing the name to Bobshirt (24:13) – Origin of the name Bobshirt (26:06) – “Bobshirt” hidden in the "Snuff" logo in the video interviews (27:38) – Getting into the video interviews (30:37) – His wife Sarah starting Deckaid (31:22) – First Deckaid show (34:47) – Next Bobshirt interviews after the first one with Gino (37:00) – Nardwuar influence (39:45) – Ever regretted giving an item to a guest? (43:06) – Other interviewers that influenced you? (50:30) – How much time do you dedicate to researching a guest? (52:04) – How long in advance do you usually try to plan your interviews? (57:59) – How many interviews have you done so far? (59:31) – Who I’d like to see Bobshirt interviews of (01:00:29) – Who among your interviewees really surprised you? (01:02:30) – Any epic missed opportunities? (01:04:54) – Interviewing Rick Howard and Mike Carroll at Crailtap (01:05:52) – Helping out Aaron Meza on Mid-90’s (01:10:08) – Girl 30 year anniversary (01:23:25) – Chocolate turning 30 years old in 2024 (01:27:14) – Upcoming projects (01:29:05) – Any random events occurring during the filming of a Bobshirt interview? (01:30:38) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:32:07) – Friends questions (02:12:09) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 67 with Tobin Yelland, skateboarder and photographer from San Francisco, California. Together we discussed his life and career, from his early days skating and shooting photos in San Franciso to shooting stills on movie-sets and everything in between through surprise questions from long-time friends of his: Chris Pastras, Thomas Campbell, Mickey Reyes, Antonius Dintcho, Aaron Meza, Fabian Alomar, Sean Sheffey, Andrew Caulfield, Anthony Claravall, Tim Dowling, Rick Ibaseta, Fred Mortagne, Eric Swisher, Ed Templeton, Jaime Owens, Joe Brook, Grant Brittain, Greg Hunt, Benjamin Deberdt, Ben Colen and Lance Dawes. (00:13) – Intro (01:13) – Getting started (05:12) – Chris Pastras (13:17) – Thomas Campbell (17:23) – Mickey Reyes (19:27) – Antonius Dintcho (22:37) – Aaron Meza (24:27) – Fabian Alomar (27:09) – Sean Sheffey (28:15) – Andrew Caulfield (32:29) – Anthony Claravall (38:58) – Tim Dowling (41:44) – Rick Ibaseta (43:10) – Fred Mortagne (44:46) – Eric Swisher (47:32) – Ed Templeton (50:29) – Jaime Owens (54:24) – Joe Brook (57:51) – Grant Brittain (59:02) – Greg Hunt (01:01:05) – Ever got burnt out on photography? (01:03:18) – How do you get motivated to shoot again? (01:04:25) – Benjamin Deberdt (01:09:24) – Ben Colen and Lance Dawes (01:10:23) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 66 with José Vadi, skateboarder and writer from Sacramento, California. Together we discussed him growing up in Pomona, CA, picking up his first board in the mid-90’s, aside from skating developing an interest for poetry and getting involved with the “Youth Speaks” program, moving to Oakland in the early 2000’s to study History at Berkeley, his different work experiences in the Bay Area, writing his first book “Interstate”, a collection of essays which explore California through various lenses, published in 2021, relocating to Sacramento that same year, going to the first edition of "Slow Impact" in Tempe, Arizona in February 2023, his second book “Chipped” coming out in April 2024… For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 65 with Scott Johnston, skateboarder and footwear designer from Los Angeles, California. Together we discussed him growing up in Maryland, skating Pulaski in the late 80’s/early 90’s, getting on Think Skateboards and Venture Trucks before moving to San Francisco in 1992, turning pro for Think, moving over to Mad Circle and eventually Chocolate after settling down in L.A., transitioning from pro skating to shoe design in the late 2000’s, first at Lakai and eventually Adidas, his upcoming projects… through surprise questions from Greg Carroll, Matthew Willigan, Tobin Yelland, Aaron Meza, Jacob Rosenberg, Jaime Owens, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Colin Kennedy, Justin Girard, Cairo Foster, Joey Pepper, Tim Anderson, Nikhil Thayer, Pontus Alv, Tony Ferguson, Jesus Fernandez, R.B. Umali, Mike O’Meally and Greg Hunt. For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 64 with Jesus Fernandez, professional skateboarder from Madrid, Spain. Together we discussed him growing up in Madrid and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, traveling to the US for the first time at 16 years old with Enrique Lorenzo and staying at Lance Mountain’s home, going back a few years later with his brother Alphonso and his good friend Dani Lebron, getting on Neighborhood skateboards and filming for the “Lala land” video, meeting with Chico Brenes at Lockwood and getting flowed Chocolate boards, filming for “Yeah Right”, getting banned from the US because of visa issues and quitting Chocolate, coming back to Madrid and getting on Nomad Skateboards, reconnecting with the Lakai team in Málaga and meeting with Federico Vitetta with whom he filmed most of his iconic “Fully Flared” part, getting back on Chocolate and turning pro, moving to Copenhagen with his wife and 2 kids in 2018 and getting adjusted to their new life over there, his upcoming projects… For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 63 with Ryan Lay, professional skateboarder from Tempe, Arizona. Together we discussed him growing up near Phoenix, AZ and picking up his first board in 1999, the current state of his pro-skater career recently joining Sci-Fi Fantasy and New Balance in his mid-30’s, going to college for a bit after high school but eventually dropping out to focus on his skate career, being vegan for over 10 years, starting Skate After School with his friends Timothy Ward and Bobby Green and growing it into a successful non-profit, his involvement with Skatepal and his fond memories of traveling to Palestine, going to the 2019 edition of Pushing Boarders in Malmö, putting together the first edition of Slow Impact AZ in his hometown of Tempe in February 2023, his love of trail-running, doing the Vent City podcast for a few years with his friends, what he envisions for the rest of his pro-skater career… For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 62 with Dr. Indigo Willing, skateboarder, sociology researcher, community leader and author from Brisbane, Australia, also known as occupied Yugarra and Turrbal Aboriginal tribes’ territory. Together we discussed her Vietnamese origins and settling down in Sydney, Australia with her adoptive family as a young child, how her interest for sociology began and eventually led to completing her PhD, starting to skateboard in 2014 at the age of 41, co-building communities through various groups such as the Adopted Vietnamese International Initiative (AVI), the Asian Australian Films, Forum and Network (AAFFN), the We Skate QLD network (formerly known as Girls Skate Brisbane), the Consent is rad campaign or more recently the SSHRED Research and Community Network, her most recent book “Skateboarding, Power and Change” written with co-author Anthony Pappalardo, her upcoming projects in Sydney in 2024… For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 61 with Madars Apse, professional skateboarder from Venstpils, Latvia. Together we discussed him growing up in Venstpils and picking up his first board in the early 2000’s, doing a lot of contests in his early years of skating which landed him some of his first sponsors, living in Barcelona and studying business as his career was taking off, filming with Javier Mendizabal for the “Cuatro sueños pequeños” film by Thomas Campbell, doing a skateboarding travel show called “It’s a mad world” for a few years which eventually turned into “Skate Tales” for Redbull, the most recent season including episodes with Wes Kremer and Takahiro Morita among other exciting guests, riding for Element for nearly 20 years, his current shoe sponsor situation, his upcoming projects… For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 60 with Greg Hunt, skateboarder, photographer and filmmaker from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Together we discussed him growing up and picking up his first board in the mid-80’s, road-tripping with his friend Goose and a young Sean Sheffey to San Francisco and eventually settling down there right after his 18th birthday, turning pro for Stereo and filming parts for their iconic videos “A visual sound” and “Tincan Folklore”, developing an interest for photography thanks to his friend and roommate Gabe Morford, retiring from pro skating in his mid-20’s and transitioning into filmmaking, taking Ty Evans’ spot over at Transworld and working with Jon Holland on a few videos (including the iconic “Sight Unseen”), making (initially with Joe Castrucci) the first DC video, working on the next Alien Workshop video “Mind Field", choosing the music for it with Mike Hill and Chad Bowers, making the famous Dylan Rieder solo part for Gravis, moving over to Vans to make their first ever full length video “Propeller” and doing many other projects with them since then, his music videos for Cat Power, the photography books he’s put out in recent years… For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 59 with Ted Barrow, skateboarder and art historian from San Francisco, California. Together we discussed him growing up between Texas and Northern California and picking up his first board in the mid to late 80’s, developing early on an interest for art and eventually studying art history in college, spending a few summers connecting with the local skaters in Paris in the late 90’s to early 2000’s, settling down in New York City in 2002 and spending 18 years there skating, bartending, working on his PhD, teaching/lecturing, giving historical walking tours of the city and more, running the famous “Feedback TS” Instagram account for a few years, moving to the Bay Area in February 2020 right at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, Tony Vitello pitching him the idea for a show on Thrasher which became “This Old Ledge”, making the first few episodes on the iconic San Francisco spots, where he’d like to shoot the next episodes… For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.