Episode 121 with Harry Meadley, skateboarder and artist from Leeds, England.

Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Leeds where he picked up his first board in his early teen years; quickly becoming very embedded in the Leeds skate scene through starting his website “Don’t mess with Yorkshire”, and writing for Sidewalk magazine; going to art school as a young adult and for quite some time keeping his skate and art life separate, with skateboarding eventually taking a step back; in the late 2010’s reconnecting with skateboarding, even filming his first full video part at 35 years old for Joe Allen’s “Pétanque”; finally bringing his two worlds together, in 2023, by developing Civic Skateboarding, a skateboarding arts festival in Leeds that focused on making street skating more inclusive for marginalized skaters; to successfully completing a PhD in socially engaged skateboarding in 2025 and much more through surprise questions from friends of his.

(00:13) – Intro
(01:25) – Rachel Meadley
(06:23) – Lucy Evans
(13:14) – Tom Brown
(21:28) – Ben Powell
(25:08) – Farran Golding
(34:24) – Joe Allen
(44:21) – Indigo Willing
(49:11) – Lee Dubin
(52:05) – Laura Long
(01:03:14) – Chris Lawton
(01:13:54) – Sarah Oglesby
(01:21:46) – Jack Lovell
(01:25:48) – Gerard Roberts
(01:32:17) – Ruby McMullen
(01:34:24) – James Kelly
(01:35:34) – Tom Meadley
(01:40:41) – Natalie Porter
(01:46:05) – Brian Glenney
(02:04:53) – Esther Sayers
(02:09:37) – Paul O’Connor
(02:12:35) – Sean Ashton
(02:17:01) – Izzy Almond
(02:18:43) – Conclusion

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