Say You Swear

Say You Swear episodes:

• 06.21.2024

  Dancing With Wiki

  Episode 48 is with New York City's very own...Wiki!  An ode to writing, dancing, love, collaboration, and continuing to find growth in your craft after over a decade of dedication.  Etc! Etc!

  
• 04.20.2024

  Family First With Na-Kel Smith

  Episode 47 is with Na-Kel Smith. We talk about Nak growing up, his early days of skating, the start of his career, and him being his toughest critic. Nak also expresses the deep importance of his family, the role they play in...

  
• 03.02.2024

  On A Farm With Alex Sowinski

  Episode 46 is with Alex Sowinski of BADBADNOTGOOD! Al talks about how he started playing the drums as kid, the role jazz college played in his development, origins of BBNG, and his love for recording on tape.  We also speak about the...

  
• 02.10.2024

  Welcome Back To With Patrick O'Dell

  Episode 45 is with photographer, and Epicly Laterd’s very own, Patrick O’Dell! Ah, a long winded discourse of our love for interviewing.   We discuss how Pat got his start with skate photography, moving to San Francisco, starting to work with...

  
• 01.27.2024

  Grief Is Cellular With Katherine Clary

  Episode 44 is with New York based writer and filmmaker Katherine Clary! Her editorial project, the Wine Zine, was archived in 2023 after six years (her book also came out of that and was published by Hachette in 2020.) Her...

  
• 11.05.2023

  Kindred Spirits With Isabel Flower

  Episode 43 is with editor, writer, and researcher Isabel Flower! Isabel's work across editorial and advertising is (usually) about art, style, and consumer culture. Her writing has appeared in places such as Kaleidoscope, Cultured, The Wall Street Journal, Garage, Double, Artforum,...

  
• 10.14.2023

  Sophisticated Adult Entertainment With Peter Sidlauskas

  Episode 42 is with Queens native, Peter Sidlauskas of Bronze 56k! We discuss Peter's skate origin story, the significance of his block in Queens, and his early influences at the time. He explained that he always loved video cameras, making edits...

  
• 09.02.2023

  13 Skaters, 1 Airbnb With Will Miles

  Episode 41 is with London-based skateboard videographer, Will Miles! Recently coming off of filming and editing Nike's full Length 7-Ball; this episode is a deep dive into Will's journey. From shit like giving up playing football at around 12 for skating,...

  
• 07.13.2023

  Q&A With Aya Brown

  Episode 40 is with visual artist, Brooklyn's very own, Aya Brown! Beginning to make art at a young age, she developed her style over years personal experimentation and time at Cooper Union. Aya consistently taps into the deep roots of her...

  
• 06.16.2023

  Honing Your Craft With Bradley Carbone

  Episode 39 is with Bradley Carbone, who works in the space of brand strategy and management. Bradley has a keen ability to utilize his genuine connection with creatives in their spaces, his years of business/corporate expertise, and bridge the two....

  
• 05.18.2023

  Bois de Vincennes With Greg Cuadrado

  Episode 38 is with my Parisian brother, Greg Cuadrado! We start by discussing Greg's roots in skating, manuals, the inception/creation of Les Blobys, and the route to going pro in 2018 for National Skate Co. The interview then moves into...

  
• 02.25.2023

  Ketchup With CHITO

  Episode 37 is with the artist CHITO. CHITO’s early work went from airbrushing on blank tees and moved into using the airbrush to highlight the structure in garments to emphasize the craftsmanship. In the recent years, he has worked to “remove...

  
• 02.16.2023

  An Interviewer’s Toolbox With Jon Caramanica

  Episode 36 is with journalist and pop music critic, for the New York Times, Jon Caramanica.  Long time interview extraordinaire, for publications such as XXL and Vibe, Jon offers insight into interviews he’s conducted over the years. From the likes of...

  
• 01.26.2023

  Q&A With Grant Dawson

  Episode 35 is with London based videographer Grant Dawson! From a small rural town near Oxford, Grant moved to London for college as a teenager and in 2017 got deeply into filming skateboarding. Dropping out of art school after a year,...

  
• 01.21.2023

  Improv Classes With Naquan Rollings (featuring Father Bop)

  Episode 34 is with videographer Naquan Rollings and, a special appearance from, Father Bop. Naquan spoke about his sister introducing him to skateboarding, being grateful to grow up in NYC, getting really into improv acting, linking up with thrasher, and why...

  
• 12.28.2022

  Leaving Your Ego Aside With Vic Wainstein

  For Episode 33 I am joined by Grammy-award winning engineer, Texas's very own, Vic Wainstein. Vic has worked with several different types of musical artists, in the form of engineering and production, over the last two decades. We speak at...

  
• 12.17.2022

  Truth For Today With Nick Atkins

  For EPISODE 32, I sat down with artist and supremely talented designer Nick Atkins. Creating under the pseudonym label of ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIOS, Nick’s works take the form of anything from painting and sculpture to garment design and jewelry. Nick expressed the...

  
• 12.09.2022

  Nice To Meet You I'm An Artist With Johnny Wilson

  Episode 31, you already know what it is! Filmmaker, photographer, cyclist, chef, and all around vegan stud XD Thank you so much to Johnny for trusting me with his first interview on wax! Normally, I over explain these. Yes we discuss the Supreme...

  
• 10.11.2022

  Big Pun's $10,000 4X Suit With Shadi Perez

  For Episode 30, I was joined by photographer/videographer David "Shadi" Perez.  Bronx native, Shadi, spoke about coming up in the borough and his early influences of the time. As a young teen in the 80's rollerskating, hip-hop, skating, graffiti, and breakdancing...

  
• 10.04.2022

  Art Is Whatever An Artist Creates With Anatoly Kirichenko

  Episode 29 is with Anatoly Kirichenko, the creator/founder of Whaam! Gallery and Whaam! Bookclub. Born in Ukraine, Anatoly immigrated to the US with his parents and grew up in Brooklyn. We talked about his upbringing, having an immigrant mentality, and...

  
• 09.27.2022

  The Unheard Nigerian Voice With Onyedi

  Episode 28 is with Onyedi of Motherlan. Currently residing in London, Onyedi and I got to sit down for an interview on a recent trip he, and his friends, took out to NYC. Growing up with an Australian mother and...

  
• 08.30.2022

  An Extension Of The Self With Jack Greer

  Episode 27 is with artist, designer, and filmmaker Jack Greer! Jack is the owner/creator of the fashion brand IGGY Making art since a child, Jack speaks about the art he creates, his experience at art school, and his years of pursuing the...

  
• 08.17.2022

  Nine 4 Cupid With Caleb Barnett

  #26 is with Detroit's very own Mr. Caleb Barnett aka lil tut! Recently going pro for Hockey, we talk all that good skate shit you wanna hear. I asked Caleb about filming for recent videos like "Hockey X" and James Cruickshank's...

  
• 08.10.2022

  The Value Of Criticism With Jerry Hsu

  Episode 25 features artist, art director, photographer, and (of course) skateboarder Jerry Hsu. This episode is an extra special one for me due to my personal fandom of Jerry's work. From watching his Stay Gold b-sides nearly 100 times, wearing his...

  
• 07.27.2022

  On Yoshi's Island With Genesis Evans

  For this episode, I sent it to Brooklyn to record with Genesis and play a couple hours of smash! Genny's early YouTube videos, Lurknyc parts, and tricks in Johnny Wilson edits had such a huge influence on me coming up in...

  
• 07.25.2022

  Project Mayhem With Lucien Smith

  I took the 6 to Chinatown, to the STP offices, to kick it with Lu!  There were many interviews out there covering Lucien's past and early acclaim in the fine art world. However, I wanted this conversation to revolve around what...

  
• 07.08.2022

  Endurance Training With Ryan Lay

  Ryan is a professional skateboarder currently riding for Sci-Fi Fantasy. We speak about his time at Enjoi, years at Welcome, and making the decision to make the move to Sci-Fi. His level of honesty on how volatile the skate industry...

  
• 06.27.2022

  Bridging Arts Age Gap With Milah Libin

  Milah is the Editor in Chief/Publisher of Dizzy Books and Dizzy Magazine Growing up in Brooklyn, NY, Milah noted that she has been exposed to art her whole life. Early forms of her personal art took the form of the writing...

  
• 06.13.2022

  Practicing Presence & Gratitude With Saji Abude

  “My first time on a podcast. Real grateful to have a safe place for open and honest reflection. The pacing we hold ourselves to doesn’t usually allow for that, so thank you for providing this space, Daniel. Got to talk...

  
• 05.27.2022

  A Love For Problem Solving With Abraham of AINT WET

  Did this interview on location with Abe in his Redhook studio space.  Abe has been co-running AINT WET for nearly a decade. AINT WET is a MTA/Subterranean inspired brand based in NYC and is one of Abe’s major passion projects. Additionally,...

  
• 04.13.2022

  Flip In Grinds & Crop Tops With Myles de Courcy

  Residing in Orange Country or what she refers to as "the asshole of Southern California" (lmao), Myles and I did this episode over the phone last week. Myles's "Introduction" part for There skateboards just released this week so I was...

  
• 04.09.2022

  Getting Back To Your Roots With Sagan Lockhart

  Chatted with Sagan for awhile while he was on a long drive to a meeting. Business bitch shit. Since skating and Odd Future defined the zeitgeist when I was 16, we discussed those origin stories and what those times were...

  
• 03.20.2022

  An Unassuming Cellar Door With Louis Shannon

  Back from a bit of a break! I’m excited to bring you this episode with my friend Louis Shannon. My man loves to dabble! From skateboarding, to playing music, screen printing, to cars…his interests/ventures are quite eclectic. Louis runs a...

  
• 01.30.2022

  Trusting Your Instincts With Christopher Currence

  Georgia born Christopher Currence is a photographer, videographer, and filmmaker living in NYC. We speak about him living between Georgia and the Virgin Islands, early influences, getting into art, then eventually getting into Pratt and moving to NYC. We discuss...

  
• 01.22.2022

  The Adoration Of Plushies With Shana Sadeghi-Ray

  Shana is a Boston born artist living in NYC. Sitting down and learning about her creative process was so eye opening for me! In the digital age we live in, it was captivating to learn that the majority of the...

  
• 01.03.2022

  A Long Winded Ode To NY With Ted Barrow

  Zoom granted the ability to "sit down" and chat with (perhaps) the father of social media skate cynicism Ted Barrow. He may hate me saying that, if this reigns true Ted let me know and I'll edit lol. Yes yes,...

  
• 11.29.2021

  At Playground Coffee Shop With Zenat Begum

  For this episode I went to Bedstuy, Brooklyn to meet Zenat Begum at Playground Coffee Shop. Zenat is the owner and founder of this Brooklyn coffee shop. This is not your ordinary place to grab coffee as it also runs...

  
• 11.18.2021

  Q&A With Dylan Solomon Kraus

  Went to Brooklyn, NY, to meet with Dylan and spend an afternoon in his apartment/studio. Dylan is a talented and thoughtful painter/artist with a keen love for nature. We speak about his roots in art and tattooing, but the conversation...

  
• 11.14.2021

  In The Lower With Beatrice Domond

  Coming up in Florida, Beatrice picked up skating at a young age and never stopped! She speaks on her experience in skating as being one of a 90's feel. Sending in a tape to Strobeck, it getting into the hands...

  
• 10.30.2021

  Somewhere In Connecticut With Philip Post

  Before this episode I picked up some of Phil's new samples, then headed to his home in Connecticut. We sat in his room, I threw the mic between us,  and we talked for a couple hours as we looked through...

  
• 10.20.2021

  Outside Of Antilogy With Jim Moore

  Visited Antilogy, in Kingston New York, to meet with its creator and founder Jim Moore!  Antilogy is a screen printing shop that Jim started over 15 years ago. Antilogy has gone from just him printing in a small shop to...

  
• 10.07.2021

  Words From A Rooftop With MelTheKing (Melchizedek Gayle)

  My friend, the talented photographer, Mel and I sat on a rooftop in Brooklyn and recorded a conversation! We spoke about the years he spent in Connecticut, Florida, and eventually moving to New York. He talks about his passion for...

  
• 09.18.2021

  A Morning With Ethan Scott Barnett

  Drove to the African Roots Center in Kingston to interview Ethan! We delve into Ethan's childhood, skating,  and many years in academia. Ethan and I discuss facets of race, gender, queerness, and mental health. We get into moving to NYC,...

  
• 09.13.2021

  An Evening With Estiee

  Met up at Good Co and then zoomed up to Dyckman to talk with Estiee! We talk about his early days living in Arizona, always being around/working on music, and eventually starting to rap in high school. We discuss shit...

  
• 08.21.2021

  A Morning With Greg Navarro

  Took the fuckin' 2, I think, uptown to talk shop with my boy Greg! We discuss growing up skating and him naturally gravitating to filming. His influences from going to Art and Design high school and collective "Muddguts". We breakdown...

  
• 08.15.2021

  An Evening With Cooper Winterson

  Cooper biked over speed style to Prospect Heights and got mic'd up. We talk about his extensive years in filming; from videos like \m/ (my personal favorite), ether, and Heady Mental. We DIVE (lol) into Coop's eclectic love for music,...

  
• 08.06.2021

  An Evening With Caleb Giles

  Sat with Caleb for a couple hours the other day. We talked much about his younger days in NYC skating and extensive background in music. I asked him a lot about getting into rap, being a part of the Standing...

  
• 08.03.2021

  A Morning With Zev Magasis

  I threw a mic between Zev and I as we discussed several topics from his life. We talk about pieces from his life living in Washington state like skating, family, and school. We speak on him traveling, getting into videography,...