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Cody Lampman and Bobi Spassov discuss their newly launched rollerblading brand Inferno.

Michael Kraft is one of my favourite skaters to watch over the past couple of years. His skating is full of surprises, combining of traditional street skating skills with a keen eye for an interesting spot, or a way of seeing something in a standard skate obstacle that most people would overlook. I was very excited about doing this episode, so much so that even when he cancelled on me the first time I kept annoying him until he finally came on the podcast! My persistence was rewarded with a couple of hours and change of chat with an interesting, funny and pleasantly weird individual. Enjoy!

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I took a break from the podcast recently because I've been busy trying to finish off the latest Wheel Scene full-length video, but I'm back with a new episode and this time the guest is Gabe Talamantes. The Chicago native talks about his local scene, his recent section for Orange Wheel Company, reminisces on riding for Razors once upon a time, why he spent some time away from skating and his unrelenting passion for the sport.

I have always admired Dustin Werbeski's skating for being fiercely innovative and creative, even if it completely went against what was currently popular at the time in skating. He produced numerous wonderful sections for Xsjado and Undercover while he was a member of their respective pro teams and even after things fell apart with both brands he continued pushing forward, driving his skating into more unknown territory. Back in 2016 he released a video riding SUV skates on mountain bike trails in Vancouver, Canada and to date it has clocked up over 878,000 views and he has kept pursuing this aspect of skating ever since, and now has the first SUV pro skate through Powerslide.

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Cameron Talbott is the latest guest on Platform podcast and he discusses his new section Bunkers, living and skating in San Francisco, what it means to be on the professional team for Rollerblade, his additional responsibilities as well as being a team rider, his bike messenger business day job, and so much more. We also talked about the possibility of him getting a pro skate in the near future, as well as a new flat frame that Blank has in the works. Time absolutely flew by talking to Cameron and before I knew it we had been chatting for over two hours. When you don't realise how long you've been talking, you know it's a good conversation!

Detroit to California transplant Koda Hult discusses his new split section with rollerblading legend Randy Spizer, Kodahult, as well as all things Them Skates and Spring Cup. He talks about what life has been like since he moved to the west coast and offers some insights into what we can expect from him in the future.

For the latest episode of Platform podcast, Kentucky's Mark Wojda reflects on his time as an up and coming skater during the early 2000s. He discusses his time riding for Salomon, Remz and USD, as well as Denial, Genre and Create Originals. Mark also talks about his popular sections in Genre is Dead and The One Video, as well as an incident that hospitalised him while filming for the latter. He also talks about life after pursuing the pro skater dream, moving to Connecticut, becoming a physio therapist and starting his own family. If you thought he skating has slowed down, you would be wrong because he has had sections in recent videos Always Next Time and Better Than Never, and he's got another part in the works!

Mark talks about touring South America and Europe, why Demetrious George was the best team manager he ever had and why Denial was the most legitimate sponsor in terms of taking care of him, and the reasons that he decided to no longer continue life as a sponsored skater.

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For the latest episode of Platform podcast we check in with Detroit's Zack Savage. He is fresh off the back of an unbelievably good performance at Bitter Cold Showdown 2023, he had his first pro wheel from Gawds not to long ago and he keeps popping up in a bunch of videos including Ghetto Community, One Trick A Day and the latest Carter Le Blanc piece Rain Check.

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Most people know Kaya as the dominant Winter X Games freestyle champion, with eight gold medals and a bronze to her name, as winning the world championships for freestyle skiing. Before all that, she just so happened to be one of the best female street skaters of all time. If you require evidence, check out her section in the D Structure team video What is... and her exceptional section in the iconic Brandon Negrete video Road To Nowhere. Both sections are still strong by today's standards and prove how much she was pushing the envelope for female rollerblading. Kaya has proven herself to be one of the very best on both skates and skis, and her career in freestyle only ended due to chronic headaches which made it pretty much impossible for her to continue training. She retired from professional skiing in 2017 and has recently started working as a TV correspondant for major ski events like Winter X Games. I caught up with her back home in Montreal to find out about her skating background, how she ended up in a Brandon Negrete video, some memorable moments from that era, including hanging out with and getting to know some of the most famous skaters of all time. 

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This episode of Platform podcast feels extra special because it features my favourite Scottish skater of all time, and someone I have spent a lot of time with over the years, Scott Quinn. He talks about being put on Razors through Chaz Sands, going to America for the first time, getting a pro skate and the pressure of filming a promo for it, living at Unit 23 Skatepark for various years and moving to Copenhagen and filming for both of David Sizemore's projects. He also discusses working in the industry, first as the team manager for Razors, then handling UK distribution for Sunshine Distribution, before later joining Skatepro and then starting his own skate shop called 8 Set. Needless to say, we covered a lot of topics!   

Quinny's wifi cut out, then mine died just after the two-hour mark, so we are hoping to record a part two to the podcast next week, where we will discuss the Cayenne Project videos, his Elite Series section and why he chose to stop riding for Razors.   

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References: SF 2:  https://youtu.be/xMsAVGLLZxcScott Quinn - 

Wheel Scene Profile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSubspNVIW8&t=13s

Scott Quinn - Elite Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUPYuiOUAaU

5th Floor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOzSIZEGCvs&t=447sSpokes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuuAAs_bD9U&t=252s

Delfon Dio: https://youtu.be/H8rmwL2OGEc

THEM SKATES presents : SEASONS by Karsten Boysen starring Scott Quinn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XFVKVFyX0k 

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