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Billy O'Neill is the first guest I have had on Platform podcast and for very good reason. He's been a busy man over the past 12 months! Billy has been killing it on his skates, as we have seen from his section in Duos and various Sunday Brunch projects. He also started Mesmer Skates with Matthias Knoll and released the phenomenal Mesmer Rising and RV There Yet? Despite only being in business for a year, they have released two editions of the John Bolino pro skate and just awarded a pro skate to Scotland's Dominic Bruce. With a new project filmed exclusively in New York City due to be released very soon, there was lots to chat about with Billy.  

He discusses married life, how things have been doing with Mesmer so far, including the highlights and pressures he faces as a company owner, shared his thoughts on competitions and his experience of running the Boschi Pope Skate Off this year, and revealed that Josh Petty recently got in touch with him to address some of the comments he made in his infamous appearance on Jump Street Podcast. Needless to say, A LOT of topics were covered, a lot of opinions were shared and a lot of laughs were had.   

Things we talked about in this episode:  

Mesmer Rising - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KckCNG19_o&t=4s

RV There Yet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vp4OV8Z540&t=27s

Dominic Bruce Pro Skate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_BzlwKgoGw&t=23s

USD 25 Years Tour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0cqjUy7HIU&t=14s 

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Billy O'Neill is the first guest I have had on Platform podcast and for very good reason. He's been a busy man over the past 12 months! Billy has been killing it on his skates, as we have seen from his section in Duos and various Sunday Brunch projects. He also started Mesmer Skates with Matthias Knoll and released the phenomenal Mesmer Rising and RV There Yet? Despite only being in business for a year, they have released two editions of the John Bolino pro skate and just awarded a pro skate to Scotland's Dominic Bruce. With a new project filmed exclusively in New York City due to be released very soon, there was lots to chat about with Billy.  

He discusses married life, how things have been doing with Mesmer so far, including the highlights and pressures he faces as a company owner, shared his thoughts on competitions and his experience of running the Boschi Pope Skate Off this year, and revealed that Josh Petty recently got in touch with him to address some of the comments he made in his infamous appearance on Jump Street Podcast. Needless to say, A LOT of topics were covered, a lot of opinions were shared and a lot of laughs were had.   

Things we talked about in this episode:  

Mesmer Rising - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KckCNG19_o&t=4s

RV There Yet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vp4OV8Z540&t=27s

Dominic Bruce Pro Skate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_BzlwKgoGw&t=23s

USD 25 Years Tour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0cqjUy7HIU&t=14s 

Massive thank you my Patreon supporters:      Josh Allen     Faction Skate Company      Chris Archer      Reto Burgin      Jumpstreet Podcast      Rene Dillon      Neil Owen      Samuel Brownlee      Stephen Johnstone      Micki Toft       A Parker     Dean Bradley     Bill Campbell       Ron Escobar   Jason Newing   Patrick Coddington  Christopher Talley    Marc Connolly Michael Goldsmith Chey Wilson Nathan Bentley Jeremy Fanfaron Vladimir Kocherga Jacob Viktoria Lova  

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If you enjoyed the previous episode of Platform podcast with John Bolino, you are in for a treat. Two hours of chat concerning many different aspects of rollerblading including the recent Them Skates x WKND Skateboards collaboration, rollerblading at a Thrasher skateboarding event, Mesmer Skates and Heavy Distribution, his section in the new Jeremy Soderburg video Slippery Slope, future plans and more. He also shares some excellent stories, including the time he got arrested in Philadelphia and was bailed out of jail by Sean Kelso.

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The latest episode of Platform podcast feels particularly special because John Bolino is one of my favourite skaters of all time. He's been incredibly prolific throughout his blading career, releasing some truly brilliant video sections and winning some of the biggest events in the sport. John opens up about a childhood that was more challenging than most people's, losing family members and witnessing addiction issues from an early age. He also talks about why he needed to step away from skating to experience the other things life had to offer and how it has affected his outlook and behaviour in recent years. 

I had so many questions I wanted to ask John that we never got round to covering, so the plan is to do a second part as soon as possible. In the meantime, enjoy a bunch of stories from someone who is not just a great skater but comes across as a delightful person as well.

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I've been a huge fan of the Texas blading scene for decades and Mick Casals is leading the current charge, along with the rest of the Austin-based Candy collective, with his smooth, technical skating and additional flourishes which make his skating standout as something truly unique to him. He has produced brilliant parts in full-length videos Waterloo, Candy and Out of Tune, and his latest section in Ends made me want to talk to him and find out more about the guy. He had a pro wheel from Bloom earlier in the year, which was accompanied by an edit that could hold the guiness world record for most wall rides out of grinds in a single section.

Mick came across as a laidback, mellow kind of guy who just seems to take life as it comes, although he was very clever not to incriminate himself at various points during the interview, so clearly he knows when to talk and when to keep his mouth shut! Mick has a great collection of parts on YouTube, which I thoroughly recommend you check out when you get the chance. He is planning on moving to Denver soon, so hopefully it won't be long before we see more new footage from him.

Check out Mick Casal's brilliant new section in the latest Anthony Medina video Candy, which you can buy here - https://candy-blading.sellfy.store

Also, if you would like to support Mick, you can purchase his new book here - https://www.mickcasals.com

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After MONTHS of talking back and forth online, I finally got Jo Zenk to sit down for a couple of hours and chat about blading. He discusses some of his adventures over the summer, including a trip to Portugal with the Roces team to film for an upcoming project. He also opens up about his current situation with the Italian skate brand, as well as explaining why he no longer rides for Remz and Ground Control. Then we cover a bunch of topics including social media, skaters that have caught his attention recently and more.  Let me know what you think in the comments below.   

Check out new Scotland-based sock company Session Moth here - https://www.sessionmoth.com/product/session-moth-classic 

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After MONTHS of talking back and forth online, I finally got Jo Zenk to sit down for a couple of hours and chat about blading. He discusses some of his adventures over the summer, including a trip to Portugal with the Roces team to film for an upcoming project. He also opens up about his current situation with the Italian skate brand, as well as explaining why he no longer rides for Remz and Ground Control. Then we cover a bunch of topics including social media, skaters that have caught his attention recently and more.  Let me know what you think in the comments below.   

Check out new Scotland-based sock company Session Moth here - https://www.sessionmoth.com/product/session-moth-classic 

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If you've watched the past three excellent Sunday Brunch videos, you will know Mike McMullen as one member of an exclusive crew of skaters who spend their Sunday's visiting various outdoor skateparks across Southern California while enjoying the odd beer...or eight. What you may not know is that, in addition to being a skater, he also designed various skins and graphics for Valo, and he is responsible for the branding for Them Skates. 

I love speaking to people involved in the creative and artistic elements that make up skating and the companies involved in it because it's such a huge part of what makes our sport so interesting to me - artistic expression. Mike came across as warm, funny and passionate about his craft, but he also has the endearing ability to not take himself too seriously. I know this episode will perhaps not be as popular as one featuring everyone's favourite skater, but I believe these individuals are just as important as the people putting out the best video parts of winning the major contests. 

The video of the Girl Skateboards x Hello Kitty mural mentioned in the podcast: https://vimeo.com/24330894

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Mesmer's newest amateur rider and the recent recipient of a pro wheel from Orange Wheel Company Martin Danning is the latest guest on Platform podcast. The Norwegian has been going strong for years now, first emerging on the scene as a tiny teenager with a lot of drive and ability to shine at competitions. Martin discusses his latest section for OWC, winning the amateur event at this year's Spring Blading Cup, going on tour with Mesmer for the RV There Yet?! video and much more.

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Reto Burgin 

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Samuel Brownlee 

Stephen Johnstone 

Micki Toft  

A Parker

Dean Bradley

Bill Campbell

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One of Staten Island's finest, Austin Paz opens up about his new section, By The Slice, gives an insight into Jump Street Podcast and how he feels it's going, offers his perspective on the mysterious death of B Unique, why it's been so long since he filmed a full street section, his thoughts on the rollerblading industry and this year's controversial Spring Cup and much more. I have always been a huge fan of Austin's skating and his personality is just as endearing. He doesn't take himself too seriously and doesn't mind having a joke of five levelled at him, which is probably a good thing because I bust his balls about a few things in this episode!   

Things referenced in this video: Austin Paz - By The Slice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLl4w...Austin Paz - The Truth 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1QEl...Austin Paz - Able / Empire Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZtir...Austin Paz - The Past 20 Years Of My Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzfbi...  Butter TV - Manu - A Hawaii Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_glf...  Jump Street Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/JumpStreetP... 

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