One board can change a kid’s entire direction and Ron Allen is proof. We’re posted up at the legendary Kona Skatepark in Jacksonville, Florida with a guest whose name sits deep in skateboarding history: Ron Allen, widely credited as the first professional African American street skateboarder. From getting his first setup in 1973 to navigating the 80s and 90s street era, Ron brings the kind of memory and honesty you only get from someone who lived every version of the culture. 

We get into the real stuff: how it felt to skate when skateboarding wasn’t accepted, how race shaped the way people read him, and why the line between ignorance and racism still has consequences. Ron tells a story about rejecting a board graphic that included a noose, then later seeing it circulate anyway, and it turns into a bigger conversation about consent, respect, and protecting your name in the skate industry. We also talk money, exploitation, and what riders did and didn’t get paid for during the VHS boom. 

Then we zoom out to what keeps people rolling: skateboarding and mental health, the “escape” that comes from full focus, the community that pulls you back during dark times, and the way music and skating mirror each other in work ethic and performance pressure. We even debate the Olympics and wrap with our “Is It A Sport” game where Ron makes the case that skateboarding isn’t a sport or a game, it’s a lifestyle. If you dig skateboarding history, street skating culture, and honest talk about the business and the joy, hit play, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.

Jacksonville skateboarding isn’t just tricks and footage, it’s places, people, and the years you put in when nobody is watching. We link up with Mike Peterson, aka Dinger, a hometown hero who helped shape how a whole generation here thinks about skating: skate everything, go fast, keep your style, and keep showing up.

We talk Kona Skatepark memories from the first scary day on the ramps to the legendary obstacles that keep pushing skaters decades later. Mike walks us through the old Jacksonville street spots and how local history turns into local identity. Then we get into the real behind-the-scenes work of building a skate scene: how The Block Skate Supply grew, why an indoor warehouse skatepark hit zoning and city roadblocks, and what it takes to create something that can actually last.

From there it gets wide-ranging in the best way, comparing Florida skate culture to California’s massive ecosystem, shouting out the skaters who set the standard for style, and even breaking down the Ollie North with tips you can take to your next session. We also hit real life: injuries, ACL recovery, blue-collar work ethic, running Southern Pro Tree, and the kind of happiness that comes from doing what you love without needing the spotlight.

If you ride for your city, you’ll feel this one. Subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a five-star review so we can keep bringing on the people who built the scene.

A touring stand-up comedian pulls up to Jacksonville, skates all day, then hits the stage that night and somehow it all makes perfect sense. We’re posted up at legendary Kona Skatepark with Taylor Clark (stand-up comedian and skateboarder) and St. Augustine’s Nick Day, and the background sound of skating sets the tone for a conversation that’s equal parts funny and real.

Taylor breaks down how he started doing comedy, why skateboarding keeps showing up in his writing, and the hard problem every niche storyteller faces: making “skate language” land with people who’ve never stepped on a board. We also get into Florida skate stops like DIY parks, the vibe at Neon Moon, and the history that hangs over Kona, including the kind of spots that instantly humble you.

Nick shares what it’s like being 20 and living out of a backpack for skate trips, chasing sessions from San Francisco to Philly, and learning how connected the skateboarding world really is once you start moving. From there we go deeper on expectations, gratitude, and a line that sticks: skateboarding doesn’t owe you anything. We talk sobriety and focus, how getting healthy can bring skating back, and why the best skate community is the one that lets people skate their own way.

If you’re into skateboarding, stand-up comedy, Kona Skatepark, Tampa Pro energy, or just love stories about finding your people, hit play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who still skates, and leave us a review.

Episode 56 Pauly and Doc link up with former Crown Skateboards team riders, Jayson Colón and Aaron Mullen.
Mullen is a repeat guest, and we wanted him on this episode to help give some perspective, and straight up testimony on the absolute radness of Jayson's skateboarding. 
Jayson is originally from Puerto Rico, but he put down roots on the westside of Jacksonville, FL when his family moved here when he was ten years old.
Jayson is a quiet storm and rips every terrain from the streets to the vert ramp. 
We were stoked as always to chop it up with two NoFla skateboarding legends. 
Westside Duval stand up for this one!!!

Episode 55 was one for the boizzzzz, and the books!!!
We had Dave "Suede" Libhart from True East Brand, while also hosting Devon and Travis Mertiff of Ride On Concrete. 
We discussed skateboarding old and new, building skateparks and pools, as well as our favorite skateparks and street spots. 
We played "Is It A Sport", along with "Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes".  
We had a gang of laughs with some of the raddest dudes spreading the concrete wave everywhere and anywhere possible!

After a long unexpected break we are back! 
Episode 54 we link up with local skater and hip hop artist Billy Winfield. 
Billy skates street and park, he grew up a Kona local. 
The past few years he's been making a name for himself in the music scene. 
His music is raw, dark, and real as shit! 
We talk everything from skateboarding, to music, to life in general.
We also discuss Bam Margera's recent "beef" with the rest of his former Jaskass crew, and run a "Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes" segment.
Stoked to be back on the grind! 
Enjoy the radness!

This week we recorded another episode at KONA Skatepark, with one of the raddest dudes, Rick Andrade of Legacy Skateboards. 
We talked everything from his early days in his hometown in Texas, where he started skating. His time in the military, the Legacy days, his current daily life being a father and a husband, and much, much more!!! 
This episode is filled with a ton of funny moments and rad stories. 
We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!!!

Episode 52 I sat down with the homie Trevor Brice. 
We talked everything from his roots surfing and skating at the beaches, to contests and much, much more.
Trevor shreds any concrete or ramp his wheels touch!
One of the raddest dudes, and we've been fortunate to witness his growth, both on and off the board, first hand.
Big love on this episode!!!

We took a little break cause we've been working on big things!
Stoked to be back and bringing you a guest I've looked up to since I was a kid. 
The one and only TO, Ochabellero, Travis Ochab!
I've known Travis since I was a kid and he's always RIPPED!!!! Growing up he was one of the heavy hitters that if he showed up to the park or the ramp, get ready to have a seat and sit back, take a pad or two off, cause you're gonna wanna watch what TO is about to throw down!!!!
We barely scratched the surface, but we are piecing the Legacy Team history back together, one guest at a time.
Episode 51 rips!!! 
Hope you enjoy!

Episode 50 we sit down with the man that shaped Pauly into the man he is today. 
The one and only, Pop. 
Pop grew up in an Italian American household in South Florida.
His adolescence was filled with fun. Like playing team sports, boating with family, biking, surfing, snorkeling/diving, etc......you know, the basic Florida life. But with an Italian American twist on it. 
He tells us tales of childhood adventures and life growing up in the 60's & 70's, as well as many stories where the parallels between father and son are impossible to miss. 
Doc joined via phone while he continues to heal post surgery. And Pauly ate a few edibles that kicked in during “Pauly-tics” and had him rambling like an idiot. Hahaha!
The love is big on this episode!
We hope you enjoy!