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CO-FOUNDER OF GRAIN THEORY, JAKE WIENS, JOINS FOR A DEEP DIVE INTO THREE DECADES OF KENDAMA CULTURE, FILMMAKING, AND CREATIVE PHILOSOPHY.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

-HOW TO CREATE "SENSOR BURNS"

-WHILE YOU'RE HERE PRODUCTION

-OVER A DECADE OF EMCEEING KENDAMA'S MOST HYPE MOMENTS

-THE IMPENDING CREATIVE RENAISSANCE

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AUSTRALIAN FILMMAKER MICHAEL OXLEY DISCUSSES HIS EPIC JOURNEY FILMING FOR BIRL VOLUME 3.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

-HANDCUFFED CREATIVITY

-LUKE: KENDAMA AUSTRALIA LEGEND

-QUALITY OF LIGHT

-SYDNEY KENDAMA CUP

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KUSA PRO AND PROLIFIC FILMMAKER, ZACH "MAGZ" MAGNUSON LINKS UP TO TALK ABOUT CRAFTING KENDAMA MEDIA.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

-THE MOST SPASTIC KENDAMA FILMER

-MAKING "BETWEEN STATIONS"

-EDITING AND COLOR GRADING TECHNIQUE

-RAINBOW ROAD

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ETHAN SANTIAGO, FOUNDER OF THE HAWAII KENDAMA CLUB, IS BRINGING THE SPORT BACK TO ITS ROOTS ON OAHU WITH A COMMUNITY-FIRST APPROACH.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

-WHY KENDAMA GOT BANNED IN SCHOOLS

-THE GOLDEN ERA OF HAWAII KENDAMA (YO DAMA, MILILANI OPEN)

-CONNECTING KENDAMA TO PLACE AND CULTURE

RECORDED MAY 16, 2026. ETHAN HAS ACCOMPLISHED A LOT SINCE THEN. FOLLOW HIS PROGRESS @hawaiikendamaclub ON INSTAGRAM

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VEGAS LOCAL AND PASSION KENDAMA SPONSORED PLAYER, JUSTIN NIPALES, JOINS TO TALK ABOUT KENDAMA AND A LITTLE BIT OF X-MEN.

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ORIGINZ PLAYER AND KIND SOUL, BENJAMIN "BEENIE" MASTEK, CHECKS IN FROM AARHUS, DENMARK.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

 -GROWING UP AT THE KROM SHOP
 -IT MEANS UNCLE
 -TAKING OSCAR ON A NOSTALGIA TOUR
 -LETTING THE SONG LEAD THE EDIT
 -12 TRICKS. ONE WALL.

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GENTLEMAN FILMMAKER AND ONE OF BIRL'S STRONGEST COLLABORATORS, OSCAR EALAND CHECKS IN TO DISCUSS HIS CURRENT RELATIONSHIP WITH KENDAMA.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

-SHIFTING INTENTIONS FOR FILMING

-LENS CHOICES

-TRAVELING IN DENMARK

-KENDAMA AS A TEACHER

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IT'S A PARTY HAT BECAUSE IT'S ZACKIE'S BIRTHDAY DAY!

WE TALK ABOUT KENDAMA AND PARTYING AND PIZZA AND STUFF

THIS IS THE EPISODE YOU'LL PROBABLY WANT TO WATCH ON PATREON

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DANISH KENDAMA STEEZELORD, MARKUS LANDER, TALKS WITH BIRLog

TOPICS INCLUDE:

-FILMING FOR BIRL VOLUME 3

-WHY THE DANISH SCENE HITS DIFFERENT

-STRING SCHEMES

-KENDAMA PHILOSOPHY

-UPCOMING PROJECTS

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OWNER OF SOL KENDAMAS AND KENDAMA CO, CHAD COVINGTON, JOINS FROM TOKYO TO DISCUSS THE EVOLUTION OF KENDAMA

TOPICS INCLUDE:

-DOCUMENTING KENDAMA FOR OUR AI FUTURE

-HOW KENDAMA SPREAD FROM JAPAN

-COMMONALITIES BETWEEN KENDAMA PLAYERS

-TRAVELING BROADENS YOUR PERSPECTIVE

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