The Latchkey Kids

Episode 128: The Golden Age of Skateboarding


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In the 1980s, if you were a social miscreant, how would you set yourself apart from mainstream society? Easy! Become a skateboarder! A burgeoning sport at the time, skateboarding - and skate culture - spread across the globe from its home in southern California, bringing with it the Vans, black T-shirts, and punk rock attitude that made skaters famous everywhere. And although "Skateboarding Is Not a Crime," it's maybe something best left to the young folks (lookin at you, Aaron).

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