Beyond Boards

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

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Episode 81 with Evan Smith, professional skateboarder and musician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Together we discussed his life and career, from his early years at Metro Skatepark in Orlando, Florida to starting Uma Landsleds (today Umaverse) in 2020 and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his: Brian Delatorre, Jeff Pang, Danny Montoya, Kiah Harrington-Wymer, Jimmy Astleford, Mike Heikkila, Mark Stewart, Nick Garcia, Mary Grace Potts, Justin Reynolds, Ray Barbee, Chad Poore, Jacob Nuñez, Phil Zwijsen, Michael Sieben, Maura Moon, Chris Ray, John Petras aka Peach, Joey Pulsifer, Chris Colbourn, Shimrit Vavak, Michael Burnett, Nathaniel Russell, Mack Sharff, Mark Appleyard, Todd Larson, Chris Blake, Cole Mathews, Dave Hoang and Thomas Campbell.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Evan life recap
(06:06) – Brian Delatorre
(14:26) – Jeff Pang
(20:10) – Danny Montoya
(21:35) – Kiah Harrington-Wymer
(24:31) – Jimmy Astleford
(27:25) – Mike Heikkila
(28:11) – Mark Stewart
(31:14) – Nick Garcia
(33:57) – Mary Grace Potts
(36:01) – Justin Reynolds
(37:19) – Ray Barbee
(42:28) – Chad Poore
(49:34) – Jacob Nuñez
(50:25) – Phil Zwijsen
(51:20) – Michael Sieben
(56:23) – Maura Moon
(57:57) – Chris Ray
(59:41) – John Petras aka Peach
(01:01:06) – Joey Pulsifer
(01:01:51) – Chris Colbourn
(01:06:07) – Shimrit Vavak
(01:07:37) – Michael Burnett
(01:08:34) – Nathaniel Russell
(01:10:58) – Mack Sharff
(01:13:24) – Mark Appleyard
(01:14:53) – Todd Larson
(01:20:23) – Chris Blake
(01:21:19) – Cole Matthews
(01:24:29) – Dave Hoang
(01:26:44) – Thomas Campbell
(01:36:02) – Conclusion

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Episode 80 with Chris Haslam, professional skateboarder from Vancouver, Canada.

Together we discussed his life and career from growing up and picking up his first board in Singapore in the mid 90’s to starting his own board brand Brainchild in 2019 and everything in between through surprise questions from friends of his: Bill Weiss, Danny Gonzalez, Colin Kennedy, Greg Lutzka, Louie Barletta, Joe Perrin, Alex Craig, Adam Cassidy, Jose Rojo, Seu Trinh, Jason Rothmeyer, Shawn Perez, Mark Nickels, Cairo Foster, Jesus Fernandez, Michael Burnett, Jan Kliewer, Joel Pippus, Kirill Korobkov, Liam Searle, Austin Gardner, Caleb Shenkman, Andrew Cannon and Ronnie Creager.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Chris life recap
(04:38) – Bill Weiss
(09:13) – Danny Gonzalez
(11:20) – Colin Kennedy
(16:11) – Greg Lutzka
(27:01) – Louie Barletta
(33:20) – Joe Perrin
(39:50) – Alex Craig
(43:26) – Adam Cassidy
(46:56) – Jose Rojo
(49:33) – Seu Trinh
(52:25) – Jason Rothmeyer
(55:31) – Shawn Perez
(58:21) – Mark Nickels
(01:06:06) – Cairo Foster
(01:08:03) – Jesus Fernandez
(01:11:58) – Working on “Sterling Golden”
(01:13:49) – Michael Burnett
(01:14:50) – Jan Kliewer
(01:21:08) – Joel Pippus
(01:35:38) – Kirill Korobkov
(01:40:32) – Liam Searle
(01:45:07) – Austin Gardner
(01:54:01) – Caleb Shenkman
(01:56:16) – Andrew Cannon
(01:59:29) – Ronnie Creager
(02:18:09) – Conclusion

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Episode 79 with Esther Sayers, artist, researcher, gallery educator, lecturer and skateboarder from London, England.

Together we discussed her life and career from studying art in the early 90’s to her current role at the Goldsmiths University of London, picking up her first board in 2017 at the age of 47 and how it’s affected her life from then on, connecting with the local and broader skate community, her involvement with the Hackney Bumps Regeneration project and the City Mill Skate Research project at UCL East, her upcoming projects…

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Getting started
(02:00) – Artist Educator
(06:56) – PhD in Philosophy
(16:04) – Starting skateboarding with her son
(24:23) – First time stepping on a board
(27:11) – Skating in skateparks for the first time
(30:47) – Dealing with injuries
(38:02) – Connecting with people in the skateboarding industry/community
(42:53) – Consuming skate media
(47:10) – Free Skatemag interview: “We’re always learning”
(51:21) – Skateboarding as an obsession
(54:49) – Hackney Bumps
(01:03:20) – City Mill Skate
(01:12:39) – Panel discussion in May and Chelsea Gardens
(01:18:09) – What could be your “next” skateboarding?
(01:25:00) – Friends questions
(01:25:03) – Aga from Everyone on boards
(01:31:05) – Josh Sutton
(01:33:46) – Sander Hölsgens
(01:35:06) – David Gough
(01:51:40) – Iain Borden
(02:00:45) – Gustav Edén
(02:08:00) – Åsa Bäckström
(02:09:33) – Paul O’Connor
(02:15:59) – Indigo Willing
(02:19:07) – John Dahlquist and George Nicholls
(02:36:10) – Conclusion

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