Skate Talks with a Wheel Addict

Shops Visit, is a new series of Podcasts recorded during my visits to inline and roller skate shops around the world.  this time we visited Wheel Love Skateshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: https://wl33.com/ During skate talk we spoke about the history of Wheel Love, their struggles, their best moments, and of course about the current state of Skating in Malaysia and in the rest of the world.

This Podcast was originally posted on October 17th, 2019 on youtube: https://youtu.be/3RQzkNV2a_0

When I first started skating, the first video I saw was HOAX 2 and a couple of months Later HOAX 3 came out, Tom was back then one of the European street skaters in it. Pro for Roces in the Late 90s, in this podcast Tom told me how it all started for him and how he saw Rene Hulgreen starting on skates after him. Living with Kato in TJ Webber 's couch and cruising California on Brooke Howard Smith car and a lot more stories in this.

This Podcast was originally posted on August 1st, 2019 on youtube: https://youtu.be/6WdgB6FQEJw

Shops Visit, is a new series of Podcasts Starting right now.  this time we visited Ivo Vegter from THIS IS SOUL Skate shop: https://www.thisissoul.nl/ In 2001, Ivo Vegter started teaching but it wasn't until 2006 for THIS IS SOUL to become a company and a webshop in 2006. 6 years later it becomes a brick and mortar shop and that's where it stands now  SUBSCRIBE TO THIS IS SOUL YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE:  http://bit.ly/ThisIsSoul http://bit.ly/ThisIsSoul http://bit.ly/ThisIsSoul Some of you might know, others may not, but Since January 2019 I started a new job as Micro Skate ( http://www.micro-skate.com ) Marketing Manager and Product Development Consultant. This Job will Allow me to Travel quite a  lot and visiting shops will be one of my tasks. So, With that in mind, I decided to start a new series of Podcasts where I and the shop/business owners discuss various themes related to their business, the actual state of the inline and roller skating industry, and of course skating gear.

This Podcast was originally posted on March 25th, 2019 on youtube: https://youtu.be/lhpHzNAPMzc

Brian Aragon was and still is a lot of skater's favorite. At 34 years old and away from the inline skating industry, currently living in Denver, Colorado, Brian dedicated some of his time to have this Skate talk.  

How did you get into skating? Why did you decide to stop being a pro skater?  How was it living in the Razors house? what was your worst injury? what tricks have you done that are you proud the most of?   All of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 80 minutes skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018.

This Podcast was originally posted on August 30th, 2018 on youtube: https://youtu.be/QLjsGoC60hc

Rollerblade Pro, Razors Pro and Adapt pro,  The Atlanta local, Julian Bah has been a top pro aggressive inline skater since the early 2000s and he is still going strong.  

My first memory of Julian Bah, was "this kid doing a huge 180 in a street contest in Atlanta", a few months went by and he was announced as a SKATEPILE team skater, a few more months and Julian was part of team Rollerblade and Fiziks frames, this was only the beginning. Julian´s skate career has been full of ups and downs, from amazing video parts in several videos to some "blade drama". in 2018 he is still on top of the game and I'm excited to share this Skate Talk with all of you.  Why did you got fired from rollerblade? What happened between you and Coco Sanchez?  How was it living in the Razors house? How did you become part of the Adapt skates pro team?   All of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 100 minutes skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018.

This Podcast was originally posted on August 17th, 2018 on youtube: https://youtu.be/AKTscV3dfAg

Mery Muñoz won the 2017 Winterclash and Lives in Barcelona, but how did this happen to this inline skaters from Bilbao?  

Mery Muñoz skates for USD Skates, Kaltik frames, unlabeled girls clothing and she is an Ambassador for Powerslide skates, Mery is part of the Blade camps crew but other than being on top of her skates, she is also a passionate videographer and does a lot of school classes in Barcelona.  How did you get into skating? what will you be doing in 5 years? why did you move to Barcelona?   all of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 88 minutes skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018.

This Podcast was originally posted on August 13th, 2018 on youtube: https://youtu.be/6MO8JEaZPv8

A new film by Karsten Boysen & Benjamin Buttner. Shot in Benjamin Buttner. Featuring: Richie Eisler, Scott Quinn, Chris Farmer, Josh Glowicki, Joe Atkinson, David Sizemore, Dominik Wagner, Chris Smith, and Carson Starnes  You can buy "Formosa" by The Cayenne Project here: http://thecayenneproject.com/ How was did you guys met? how did you guys get into making videos? why Taiwan for Formosa? how do you make the money to fly 12 guys? what's coming next for the cayenne crew?   

 All of these and a lot more questions were answered by Karten and Benjamin during this 77-minute skate talk via Google Hangouts with two of the most influential skating individuals in 2018.

This Podcast was uploaded originally on July 25th, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Oo5sfNd33DA

Miguel Ramos Was Born and raised in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico and at 36 years old he is one of the most passionate skaters in the world. Actually residing in Tehachapi, California, and working at Woodward West, Miguel found his way to live surrounded by skaters and he does an amazing job promoting the good values in our sport.   How was your youth in Puerto Rico? why did you move to California? what do you think of the current state of the skating industry? what happened to your back?    All of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 112-minute skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018.

This Podcast was uploaded originally on July 21st, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/pfm_Sl6uF3g

Dom West is a 31-year-old British skater and cinematographer living in Sidney, Australia. Dom's work has become some of the Best Skating video pieces ever done, from working with some of the world's top skaters to the choosing epic locations, Dom seems to have a special eye.  How did you get into filming? What filming gear do you use? Best 5 skaters to take on a trip with you? What's a normal Dom West day like? Do you like bananas?   All of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 72-minute skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018.

This Podcast was uploaded originally on July 5th, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/3GBppO0xkCE

Scott Blackmore is a creative skating genius.  

 Scott Blackmore is a 30-year-old British skater. He doesn't skate for any major skate brand or live in a big mansion with the "stunt skating money", but this man has a very unique way to use his wheeled shoes. Scott works in a Uk art university and you can see that in his skating and editing. Watch "STRANGERS LIKE YOU here - https://youtu.be/TQXlXFwQ3wg What happened to Dirt Box? Who're the worst 5 skaters of all times? Best 5 skaters right now? What is muzzle? What was your worst injury and did that change the way you skate nowadays?   All of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 123 skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018.

This Podcast was uploaded originally on July 1st, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/lr3vK-FD02A