Episode 28 with Dutch/Algerian Barcelona resident skateboarder, photographer, musician and all around artist Louisa Menke. 

Together we talked about her growing up skating in the Netherlands, becoming the first European woman ever to turn pro back in 2003, developing her interest for art and photography aside from skating, traveling to Afghanistan, India, South Africa or Palestine to name a few and documenting these experiences abroad through zines and books, going to the first edition of Pushing Boarders in London in 2018, her ongoing projects... 

• Intro (00:13) 

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Episode 27 with Viktor Telégin, skateboarder, co-founder and CEO of Stockholm-based watch and eyewear brand CHPO. 

Together we discussed him growing up in Stockholm, his love for skateboarding, football/soccer and snowboarding, working at WeSC and Quiksilver/Roxy for a few years, starting CHPO with his partner Johan Graffner in 2013, the brand's values focused on inclusivity and sustainability among other things, the many collaborations with charities, non-profits and brands they do every year, starting Skate Nation, a program dedicated to helping young refugees integrate Swedish society through skateboarding, going to Palestine for a month in 2019 to volunteer as a skate coach for Skatepal, collaborating with Bryggeriets Gymnasium class of 2022... 

• Intro (00:13) 

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Episode 26 with French skater, artist and entrepreneur Lucas Beaufort.

Together we discussed him growing up skating in the South of France, his first job as advertising manager for French surf & skate magazine Desillusion, transitioning into freelance illustration, partnering up with other artists for the LB project, making the documentary « Devoted » dedicated to skateboarding media, his most recent endeavor « Heart », a book dedicated to some of the most iconic skate shops of the last 40 years, his upcoming projects…   

• Intro (00:13) 

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Episode 25 with Jonathan Lomar, skateboarder, filmer and documentary filmmaker.

Together we discussed him growing up skating in Sweden, picking up a camera and filming his friends, getting involved with Sweet Skateboards (ancestor of Sour Skateboards) and moving to Barcelona, filming the first Sour Solution video, studying documentary filmmaking and making his first project "Made in Skene", his latest work "the Oski documentary" about Swedish pro skater Oskar Rozenberg's journey to the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, his upcoming projects... 

• Intro (00:13) 

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Episode 24 with Cephas Benson aka the Ghost and Donovan Jones aka D-Jones, creators and hosts of the famous Toronto-based skateboarding and sports podcast The Bunt Live. 

Together we talked about them growing up skating in Toronto, starting The Bunt in 2016, their influences, how they operate together, how they manage to do the podcast while having a regular full-time job and all around busy lives , the support from brands such as Vans throughout the years, their favorite episodes so far, dream guests for the future... 

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Episode 23 with Tom Botwid, skateboarder, artist, founder and owner of Poetic Collective (and also Vans TM for Scandinavia). Together we discussed him growing up skating around Malmö, Sweden, studying art between Stockholm and Berlin, starting Poetic Collective as a fun project with a few friends and slowly developing it into a legit international board and clothing brand, developing his unique style of skating, pushing for more inclusivity in skateboarding, getting a pro truck from Jérémie Daclin's company Film Trucks... 

• Intro (00:13) 

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Episode 22 with one of South Africa's finest skateboarders, Yann-Xavier Horowitz. 

• Intro (00:13) 

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Episode 21 with Sarah Meurle, pro skater and photographer from Malmö, Sweden. 

Together we discussed her growing up in Blentarp close to Malmö, picking up a skateboard at a young age, getting into Bryggeriets Gymnasium as one of the very first students to enter the program, developing her interest for photography aside from skating, turning pro and getting hooked up by Nike SB, her recent move to WKND Skateboards, traveling all over the world for her skating and photography, her recent trip to Barcelona to skate and shoot with Brian Anderson for a Nike SB x Polaroid collab, the photography book she’s currently working on…   

• Intro (00:13) 

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Episode 20 with Jérémie Daclin, legendary pro skater and business owner from Lyon, France. 

Together we discussed him growing up skating in Lyon, starting his career with the support of US brands, which inspired him to launch his own board brand Cliché skateboards in 1997 to help build the booming European skate scene, running this iconic and successful brand for two decades, showcasing some of the best skaters from Europe and all around the world, closing it down in 2016 and moving right into a new project: Film Trucks, adapting his skating to keep it more fun and creative than ever after skating for 4 decades...

• Intro (00:13) 

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Episode 19 with Oisín Tammas, skateboarder, writer and storyteller from England. Together we talked about him growing up skating around London and its suburbs, developing a strong interest for literature and storytelling from a young age, moving to Athens in 2014 and getting involved with Moch Simos at diversity skateboarding magazine Skateism, helping out his friends Will Ascott and Ruby Mateja launch their skate charity Free Movement Skateboarding, working on the logistics of the second edition of Pushing Boarders in Malmö, Sweden, becoming chief writer and communications manager of the Skateroom, a Brussels based organization which works with artists to fund social projects related to skateboarding…  

• Intro (00:13) 

• Growing up (01:27) 

• Studying philosophy and literature in college (09:22) 

• Erasmus program in Athens, getting involved with Skateism (13:54) 

• Free Movement Skateboarding (19:58) 

• Pushing Boarders (26:32) 

• Working for Amsterdam based agency “Super stories” (31:41) 

• The Skate Room (38:06) 

• Mark Gonzales collaboration (41:53) 

• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (45:28) 

• Surprise questions from friends (47:18) 

• Conclusion (54:16)  

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