Bonifay Banter — Episode 36 | Aaron Katen

This week, the tables get turned in the Banter Studio as Aaron Katen steps in and practically takes over the show. Instead of Parks and Shane asking all the questions, Katen puts the Bonifay brothers in the hot seat and takes the conversation in every direction imaginable.

Aaron has been part of the wakeboard industry since the early '90s and has been friends with the Bonifays for just about as long. For more than 30 years, he's been behind the camera capturing some of the most iconic moments in wakeboarding history. If you've seen legendary photos, magazine covers, groundbreaking tricks, or classic video projects, there's a good chance Katen was there documenting it.

In this episode, the crew dives into:

📸 Over three decades of shooting wakeboarding's biggest moments
 🌎 Traveling the world and documenting the evolution of the sport
 🚤 Stories from the early days of wakeboarding in the 90s
 🔥 Being there for historic tricks, including the progression all the way to the 1260
🎥 Behind-the-scenes stories from some of the most legendary wakeboard films ever made
😂 Katen turning the microphones around and grilling Parks and Shane
📖 Untold stories from a lifetime spent around the biggest names in wakeboarding

Few people have witnessed the growth of wakeboarding from the front row quite like Aaron Katen. He's seen the trends come and go, the tricks get bigger, and the athletes become legends—and he's got the stories to prove it.

If you're a fan of wakeboarding history, photography, filmmaking, or just hearing stories from someone who's truly seen it all, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

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