Beyond Boards

Episode 91 with Colin Read, skateboarder and filmmaker from Stuart, Florida.

Together we discussed him growing up and starting skateboarding in Florida, breaking his pelvis at the age of 19 which led him to start filming his friends, moving to NYC at the age of 21 and living there ever since, making independent skate films throughout the 2010’s among which “Mandible Claw” (2010), “Tengu: God of Mischief” (2013) and the cult classic “Spirit Quest” (2016), dealing with gnarly back issues which forced him to take a long break from filming skateboarding, transitioning into music videos (for Radiohead, Weezer or Glass Animals to name a few) and commercial film work (for Apple, Converse, Burberry…) and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Alex Fogt
(14:47) – Matt Town
(18:26) – Josh Stewart
(23:29) – Steve Spence
(25:36) – Steve Cockrell
(26:47) – Jimmy Lannon
(34:18) – Billy Rohan
(39:27) – James Sayres
(45:40) – Cosme Fernandez
(50:11) – Jesse Narvaez
(54:46) – Evan Borja
(01:04:30) – Ian Williams and John Stanier from Battles
(01:06:16) – Dylan Kammerer
(01:16:45) – Drew Tetz
(01:20:51) – Glen Fox
(01:21:28) – Anthony Pappalardo
(01:24:27) – Brian Downey
(01:26:07) - Jacob Ireland
(01:32:17) – Zach Moore
(01:33:35) – Evan Kinori
(01:35:01) – Joe Perrin
(01:37:35) – John Lindsay
(01:38:17) – Takahiro Morita
(01:40:20) – Léo Valls
(01:41:30) – Hiroki Muraoka
(01:47:14) – James Coleman
(01:51:31) – Nikola Racan
(01:53:12) – Cole Giordano
(01:59:46) – Conclusion

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Episode 90 with Brian Delatorre, professional skateboarder from Miami, Florida.

Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Miami and picking up his first board in 1999 to moving to San Francisco at the age of 19 and spending the following 15+ years between SF and New York City while traveling all around the world with the help of his various sponsors, turning pro for Habitat Skateboards in 2013, developing a strong interest in photography, moving back to Miami in 2023 with his family and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Danny Fuenzalida
(45:59) – Jake Rupp
(48:17) – Lucian Moon
(58:12) – Evan Smith
(01:08:34) – Marius Syvanen
(01:14:01) – Jason Henry
(01:24:30) – Kevin Métallier
(01:33:36) – Joe Brook
(01:37:09) – Zac Coyne
(01:40:10) – Chewy Cannon
(01:42:55) – Jaime Owens
(01:45:19) – Danny Montoya
(01:47:01) – Andrew Caulfield aka Ando
(01:51:04) – Alex Papke
(01:55:16) – Silas Baxter Neal
(02:02:50) – Josh Stewart
(02:04:52) – Brad Cromer
(02:24:12) – Aaron Herrington
(02:39:46) – Matt Rodriguez
(02:46:58) – Conclusion

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Episode 89 with Dan Magee, skateboarder, filmer and filmmaker from London, England, creative mind behind Blueprint Skateboards.

Together we discussed his life and career, from the early days of Panic and Blueprint Skateboards to more recent projects such as “Cover Version” (2019, co-directed with Kevin Parrott) or Conor Charleson’s “Slight Inclination” part (2023) and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:38) – John Rattray
(19:21) – Nick Hamilton
(24:38) – John Cattle
(29:12) – Gustav Edén
(35:24) – Jacob Harris
(42:13) – Josh Stewart
(52:06) – Kevin Parrott
(59:50) – Nick Sharratt
(01:01:02) – Hattie Castelberg
(01:05:17) – Conor Charleson
(01:11:54) – Adam Mondon
(01:21:45) – Ben Powell
(01:26:45) – Kevin Coakley
(01:35:15) – Al Hodgson
(01:43:29) – Paul Shier
(01:48:31) – Danny Brady
(01:49:47) – Ben Grove
(01:52:11) – Joel Curtis
(01:55:03) – Ewan Bowman
(01:56:41) – Dave Mackey
(02:05:20) – Leo Sharp
(02:09:52) – Conclusion

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Episode 88 with Nikola Racan, skateboarder and filmmaker from Fažana, Croatia, co-founder of the Vladimir Film Festival.

Together we discussed how skateboarding entered his life as a young teenager in the late 90’s, working for a few years at a local film festival as well as in a theater which allowed him to have a good understanding of the cultural scene, starting the Vladimir Film Festival, a small independent skateboard film and photography festival with his friends in 2011 and doing it every year since then while working a full-time job, raising 2 kids and making a full-length skate film called “Solsticij” (which was premiered at Vladimir in 2016)… through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Will Harmon
(07:16) – Vivien Feil
(12:04) – Zoe Miloš
(18:05) – Ricsi Matyas
(26:12) – Antonio Pekovic
(27:55) – Tomaž Šantl
(34:42) – Richard Hart
(39:27) – Paul O’Connor
(47:33) – Tibor Rep
(51:42) – Sergej Vutuc
(57:44) – Kirill Korobkov
(01:02:48) – Cole Nowicki
(01:07:42) – Tibor Jakulic 
(01:09:12) – Henry Kingsford
(01:11:38) – Brett Nichols
(01:14:06) – Yoann Taillandier
(01:16:17) – James Ahern
(01:17:31) – Tom Remillard
(01:19:11) – Elvis Butković
(01:20:26) – Colin Read
(01:21:37) – Peter Fettich
(01:23:28) – Marko Zubak
(01:27:29) – Nicholas Kunz
(01:31:42) – Marina Jakulic
(01:33:09) – Aymeric Nocus
(01:36:09) – John Dahlquist
(01:41:46) – Last words
(01:43:09) – Conclusion

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Episode 87 with Paul O'Connor, skateboarder and academic from Exeter, England.

Together we discussed him growing up in Devon and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, developing an interest for research early on which eventually led him to start his academic journey in the late 90’s, moving to Hong Kong in 2001 where he spent the next 15+ years exploring among other exciting things the sociology of religion and in particular Islam, transitioning into skateboarding-focused research projects from 2014 onwards, his book “Skateboarding and religion” which came out in 2019, moving back with his family to the UK in 2020 to teach Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Exeter, his upcoming projects…

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Growing up in Devon
(04:55) – First skate video
(07:57) – Beginning his academic journey
(11:38) – Moving to Hong-Kong
(12:11) – PhD with the University of Queensland
(14:11) – Starting to teach in Hong-Kong
(18:56) – Adjunct lecturer at Charles University in Prague
(22:00) – Transition into skateboarding focused research
(27:20) – Skateboarding related projects he’s worked on
(34:13) – Friends questions
(34:20) – Iain Borden
(37:47) – Brian Glenney
(42:15) – Maurice Crandall
(45:56) – Dani Abulhawa
(48:56) – Candy Jacobs
(50:45) – Patrick Kigongo
(56:20) – Esther Sayers
(01:00:32) – Benjamin Duester
(01:04:05) – Chris Giamarino
(01:09:00) – Tom Critchley
(01:15:05) – Stuart Maclure
(01:17:19) – Lizzie Heath
(01:20:42) – Ryan Sherman
(01:27:28) – Cole Nowicki
(01:30:43) – Harry Meadley
(01:34:23) – Indigo Willing
(01:36:44) – John Dahlquist
(01:43:16) - Conclusion

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Episode 86 with Ray Barbee, professional skateboarder, musician and photographer from San Diego, California.

Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in the early 80’s to turning pro for Powell-Peralta at the age of 17, how he's been living his life between his 3 main passions that are skateboarding, music and photography and much more, through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Mike Griffin
(04:58) – Tommy Guerrero
(06:36) – Ed Templeton
(16:14) – Call of faith
(29:09) – John Lucero
(35:49) – Greg Hunt
(40:29) – Jaime Owens
(42:38) – Javier Sarmiento
(44:56) – Mike Frazier
(49:13) – Donny Barley
(54:38) – Joe Brook
(01:00:23) – Tobin Yelland
(01:06:38) – Thomas Campbell
(01:20:06) – Bob Burnquist
(01:27:40) – Monte Vallier
(01:30:57) – Joe Gruber
(01:37:08) – Rick Howard
(01:39:05) – Juan Casas
(01:44:56) – Michael Burnett
(01:54:30) – Neil Blender
(01:56:35) – Eric Swisher
(01:58:28) – Anthony Claravall
(02:07:07) – Lance Mountain
(02:08:16) – Conclusion

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Episode 85 with Martin Ander aka Mander, skateboarder, artist, illustrator and graphic designer from Stockholm, Sweden.

Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Stockholm where he started skating and writing graffiti in the mid to late-80’s to making a living as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer for nearly 3 decades and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Martin life recap
(07:45) – Magnus Gyllenberg
(12:31) – Martin Karlsson
(16:11) – Finsta Fari
(19:17) – Malcolm Jacobson
(21:26) – Micke "Bozze" Boström
(28:00) – Nathan Hamelberg
(31:08) – Tobias Barenthin Lindblad
(34:33) – Viktor Telégin
(41:00) – Karl Grandin
(43:08) – John Dahlquist
(53:44) – Ian Deacon
(57:25) – Fredrik Nilsson
(01:05:40) – Sean Scantelbury
(01:12:18) – Stefan Sagmeister
(01:16:22) – Roberto Rodriguez Redondo
(01:20:33) – Marc McKee
(01:23:25) – Egs
(01:24:45) – Björn Almqvist
(01:30:58) – Per Englund
(01:33:21) – Milko Özlü
(01:41:36) – Hilda Ander
(01:44:49) – Charlie Nilsson
(01:52:47) – Andreas Glad
(02:04:35) – Conclusion

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Episode 84 with Chris Colbourn, professional skateboarder and artist from San Diego, California.

Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking up his first board in Williston, Vermont to turning pro for Element Skateboards in 2019, joining the Worble team soon after and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his: James Buchmann, Collin Hale, Mark Appleyard, Antonio Ciongoli, Tom Rohrer, Kyle Seidler, Tyler Surrey, Jordan Maxham, Jaime Owens, Tylre Wilcox, Jordan Taylor, Steve Mull, Chris Rooney aka Rhino, Rob Maynard, Nick Richards, Alex Wiktor, Ray Maté, Tom Mull, Jeff Mikut, Poppy Starr, Andy Dicker, Ira Ingram, Jackson Tupper, Mitch Buangsuwon, Evan Smith, Ben Colbourn and Chris Whitaker.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Chris life recap
(04:20) – James Buchmann
(08:54) – Collin Hale
(13:34) – Mark Appleyard
(16:11) – Antonio Ciongoli
(20:40) – Tom Rohrer
(25:45) – Kyle Seidler
(29:21) – Tyler Surrey
(33:41) – Jordan Maxham
(34:29) – Jaime Owens
(38:22) – Tylre Wilcox
(41:44) – Jordan Taylor
(46:57) – Steve Mull
(49:12) – Chris Rooney aka Rhino
(01:04:15) – Rob Maynard
(01:04:59) – Nick Richards
(01:08:18) – Alex Wiktor
(01:14:03) – Ray Maté
(01:16:24) – Tom Mull
(01:18:18) – Jeff Mikut
(01:23:13) – Poppy Starr
(01:31:04) – Andy Dicker
(01:35:57) – Ira Ingram
(01:37:26) – Jackson Tupper
(01:41:45) – Mitch Buangsuwon
(01:47:44) – Evan Smith
(01:50:49) – Ben Colbourn
(01:52:15) – Chris Whitaker
(02:02:55) - Conclusion

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Episode 83 with Laurence Keefe, professional skateboarder and team manager from Tokyo, Japan.

Together we discussed him growing up in the UK, moving to Barcelona in 2005 where he spent a few years teaching English aside from skating and traveling, connecting with Patrik Wallner and going on his first Visual Traveling trips, settling down in Tokyo, Japan in March 2011 with a working holiday visa just a few days before the devastating earthquake hit the country, building his new life there in the following years, working for Evisen Skateboards and getting on the team while also starting to build from scratch and manage the Adidas Skateboarding Japan team…

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Starting skateboarding
(04:09) – First video, first mag
(06:49) – First sponsors
(08:06) – After high-school
(12:30) – Meeting with Patrik Wallner
(13:54) – 10.000km trip
(16:44) – First trip to Japan
(19:38) – Earthquake 4 days upon arrival
(25:08) – Learning Japanese
(26:28) – Transition from teaching English to working at FTC
(28:34) – Working in sales and turning pro for Evisen Skateboards
(30:15) – Adidas Japan Team Manager
(32:09) – Splitting time between both jobs
(33:24) – Responsibilities as Adidas Japan TM
(35:28) – Building the Adidas Japan team
(38:00) – Explosion of skateboarding in Japan
(40:13) – How do you see the future?
(42:57) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding
(45:25) – Friends questions
(45:32) – Masafumi Kajitani
(49:29) – Phil Zwijsen
(50:09) – Kyota Kamei
(52:35) – Hiroki Muraoka
(56:25) – Kirill Korobkov
(58:49) – Chewy Cannon
(59:30) – Saki Keefe
(59:55) – Michaël Mackrodt
(01:09:00) – Nobuo Iseki
(01:12:57) – Seimi Miyahara
(01:13:37) – Walker Ryan
(01:19:27) – Gosha Konyshev
(01:22:20) – Kenny Reed
(01:25:17) – Shingo Ogura
(01:28:32) – Katsumi Minami
(01:30:42) – Patrik Wallner
(01:34:39) – Conclusion

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Episode 82 with Amy Ellington, founder of KCDC Skateshop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Together we discussed her life and career, from growing up in Long Island, going to punk and hardcore shows as a teenager in the late 80’s/early 90’s, working as a party promoter for a few years until opening KCDC skateshop in 2001 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, running the shop for the last 23 years which has become a staple in NYC skate culture, and much more through surprise questions from friends of hers: Waylon Bone, Jaime Reyes, Eli Gesner, RB Umali, Jeremy Fish and Dylan Goldberger, Steve Rodriguez, Andre Razo, Anthony Pappalardo, Haylynn Conrad, Dave Waite from 35th Avenue Skateshop (Federal Way, WA), Dennis McNett, Jacob Sawyer from Slam City Skates (London), Andy Katz, Kelly Bird, Pat Smith, Alexis Papadopoulos, Vanessa Chiu, Borja Santiago and Pablo Garcia from Welcome Skateshop (Madrid), Brian Siswojo from 8FIVE2 shop (Hong Kong), Esteban Gomez, Abi Teixeira, Jake Keenan, Elisa Martini, Lindsey Byrnes, Erik Ellington and Benoit Gonsolin from Wall Street Skateshop (Lyon, France).

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Amy life recap
(04:54) – Waylon Bone
(08:27) – Jaime Reyes
(10:44) – Eli Gesner 
(12:50) – RB Umali
(14:53) - Jeremy Fish and Dylan Goldberger
(20:33) – Steve Rodriguez
(21:20) – Andre Razo
(25:49) – Anthony Pappalardo
(26:58) – Haylynn Conrad
(29:24) – Dave Waite
(34:37) – Dennis McNett
(38:52) – Jacob Sawyer
(41:39) – Andy Katz
(42:22) – Kelly Bird
(43:49) – Pat Smith
(47:18) – Alexis Papadopoulos
(49:11) – Vanessa Chiu
(51:23) – Borja Santiago and Pablo Garcia
(53:23) – Brian Siswojo
(55:30) – Esteban Gomez
(56:15) – Abi Teixeira
(56:42) – Jake Keenan
(57:12) – Elisa Martini
(59:11) – Lindsey Byrnes
(01:02:43) – Erik Ellington
(01:07:00) – Benoit Gonsolin
(01:09:29) – Conclusion

For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

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