Vent City

Skaters,

What's up, hello, good morning. This is Vent City, a place to talk about skateboarding and other shit. But you know that, cause you are currently listening. On the show we've got Ryan Lay speaking with Next up Foundation's Vina Tinoco about running social skate programs, growing orgs and managing burn out. It is an inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking discussion, but there's a lot to learn from Vina's experience. Enjoy it!

Intro Music by Michael Kryger

Credits Music by Ilana Bryne

Logo & Graphic Design by Michael Worful

Support the show at patreon.com/ventcity

Follow @vent.city

What's up skater's? We'll make this quick.

The Southwest dudes (Ted S [the person who writes these notes] and Ryan)sat down with ASU professor and abolitionist Alan Gomez to discuss police and prison abolition strategies and the enduring carceral society we live in. This is a broad talk with a lot of branches so make sure you're ready for a ride.

Tommy Guerrero was kind enough to join us on a call to discuss the story beyond his now-iconic "End Racism" board from the '80s. (37:35)

Thank you to everyone for listening. We hope this helps.

Intro jam by Michael Kryger (@blogafonte)

Outro by Sean Bonnette of AJJ. Search any music platform or YouTube for AJJ. I suggest starting with "No More Tears," or "People II: The Reckoning"

Logo and Graphic Design by Michael Worful (@worful)

Here's a list of books and retailers to start or continue your interest in abolition:

https://www.akpress.org/

https://www.versobooks.com/

Ruth WIlson Gilmore's Golden Gulag:

https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520242012/golden-gulag

Adrienne Maree Brown's Emergent Strategy:

https://www.akpress.org/emergentstrategy.html

Angela Davis's Are Prisons Obsolete:

https://www.feministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Angela-Davis-Are_Prisons_Obsolete.pdf

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/angela-y-davis-are-prisons-obsolete

Ear Hustle Podcast:

https://www.earhustlesq.com/

Welcome back.

These show notes will not be lengthy. This was recorded before Memorial Day and has no discussion of the last week's events, except for the intro.

Here are three funds and groups we are donating the money from our Pro Flow Patreon tier to($300 total/$100 each) :

Black Visions Collective MN:

https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/

Reclaim The Block :

https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2

Mass Liberation AZ:

https://secure.everyaction.com/WmH46bWDq0y-gu9NoIQphQ2?fbclid=IwAR2lqApcG-vRHtI9Lo0FrZ_uBv6N1FCxTFyWlBs4GzEC8qeRRtI5_DopCQw

Thank you to everyone who is actively working to dismantle white supremacy and to defund and demilitarize the police.

What's up Skaters?!

This is a short snippet to our discussion about the infinitely interesting Blondey McCoy and his two-part "Out There" series. Joing Ted Barrow, Ted Schmitz and Kyle Beachy as they dive deep into the enigma that is Mr. McCoy. As always you can hear this full episode and all our bonus shows by going to patreon.com/ventcity and also as always if this episode is so damn intriguing to you but you aren't able to pay (we fuckin' know it's hard out there), send us an email and we can share a link to this show or another of our past shows to keep you entertained for a little bit.

Thank you again to our Proflow and Rep Flow teams that make this thing go. We love you, all.

What is up, all you skaters?!

Welcome back to another FANTASTIC episode of Vent City, where we talk about bullshit skating, or something like that. You might be thinking, "Didn't I just hear this guy on the Bunt?" Your thoughts are correct, dear listener. But I address that right off the bat in the intro to the show, so you don't need that explained again here. We'll just say that you should listen to their ep with Cairo as well because there is a lot of stuff that doesn't overlap and hearing his retelling of the California Street gap shit is amazing. Also he forgot that Justin Brock three flipped it, which is pretty funny.

Some context for today's dicsussion:

Ryan Lay and Cairo Foster were teammates on enjoi very briefly, and their friendship has maintained since both have moved to other positions in the skate world. They are both also adults who have navigated the intersection of being a grown up and pro with varying degrees of grace, and they both skated to Built To Spill (which we talk about here because it's very fun to talk about being a grown up and music that is good). We also start with Popwar bracelet talk for some reason.

This was a really fun interview and we hope you enjoi it. See what I did there? Also, here's a thing that only a few copy editors know: The brand enjoi prefers to be written all lowercase. And while we're at it, the company REAL goes the for the full caps. Who cares about that kind of stuff? I don't know. Maybe two of you. You don't have to send us a dm if you read all this. I know all seven of you are out there. But if you'd like to know more about brand standards of the skate world, feel free to email [email protected] and I can tell you the other two I know that have unconventional capitalizations.

Music by Ilana Bryne

(@ilnan.bryne or naivetrax.bandcamp.com)

Logo and Graphic Design by Michael Worful

(@worful)

Support the show:

Patreon.com/ventcity

I think I spelled that right this time. Thank you again. And plz don't comment how bad the singing is at the end. We know it sucks and we're gonna keep doing it.

Skaters, What's up?

This is a little bite sized sample from an interview Ryan and fellow Phoenician Ted did with the exceptionally rad Chris and Alex from the London Skateboard Co-Op in London, Ontario.

It was fun and rad and gave us a bit of hope.

Throw them a follow to brighten up your feed: @londonskateboardcoop

If you wanna hear the whole thing, please go to patreon.com/ventcity and when you sign up for either tier, you will have access to those extra things we make.

We also know that it's hard out there right now and a lot of people are struggling with more than just what podcasts to listen to. If you're dying for shows and aren't able to contribute, please don't hesitate to email [email protected] and we'll send you a link to a bonus show or two. Or three. Fuck it.

And yes, "bite sized" should've been hyphenated. It was a test. You passed. You're a cop.

What is up, skaters?

Welcome back to the 20th goddamn episode of Vent City. On the show, we’ve got Kristin Ebeling form Skate like a Girl on hosting duties, Alex White Brand Manager at Krux and notorious Meme Queen of Instagram and Ted Schmitz who feels weird writing these notes in third person. We’re talking about how we're holding up during these trying times and then get into a Candy Jacobs article/interview on Jenkem by Sander Holsgens, where she talks about paving her own way in skating and the struggles she faced along the way. Check that out here:

http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2020/04/02/building-skate-career-candy-jacobs/

Then we talk Arin Lester’s internet-breaking kicky front tail bigspin and Alex’s decision to get her locked down with some gear. Also, we Pyre a few things, but they’re hard to remember off the top of my head, so listen to that part and remind me.

You all are the best listeners we could ask for.

Please support the people who help us make this thing.

Like, by going and listening to ilana Bryne’s page and listening to her new album. Wondering what that sounds like? Here’s a bit from the album’s description:

“Are they simply DJ tools, or are they something more? They're ass-shaking, hip-bumping, head-nodding basement-style tracks presented for your pleasure.”

https://shebco.bandcamp.com/track/short-ride

It’s tight. Get there and then go find anything you can by Michael Worful who does our logo and graphic design. It’s very good stuff that will make your wall much nicer. Your wall looks like shit imo, but I guarantee it would be a world-class spectacle once you hang up one of Worful’s sweet, smiling, colorful flowers on it.

Well that’s it. I hope you like these intros and if you wanna watch Alexis, Fiske, and PJ with me, here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3uv07rei0o

Questions about the show: [email protected]

Support the show: patreon.com/ventcity

And send us a DM if you make it to the bottom of this. Pretty sure nobody reads them but they take me like 30-45 minutes to write so I’d like to confirm that I’m wasting my time.

What's up, skaters?

We've got another hot conversation from many corners of our isolated nation. We hope this one brings you some joy. We talk about a lot of stuff and nothing goes the Pyre cause we're trying to be wholesome this week. We love you, all. Please, stay safe and watch Ryan's Twitch.

Credits music by Ilana Bryne (@ilana.bryne or naivetrax.bandcamp.com)

Logo and graphic design by Michael Worful (@worful)

Enjoy the Mountain Goats backing track on this episode's pro flow credits for our kind supporters at patreon.com/ventcity

What's up, Skaters?

We hope this show reaches you in good health. This is a special one-time only show about skateboarding and wrestling by Ted Schmitz, who hasn't been able to shut up about it. In the summer of 2019, Ted was lucky enough to sit down with professional wrestler and long-time skater Darby Allin. No lengthy show notes on this one. We just hope you enjoy an hour in your headphones while you hunker down.

Here are links to the pieces discussed in the show:

http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2019/05/29/creating-realities-comparing-pro-skateboarding-pro-wrestling/

http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2019/10/14/interview-skateboarder-turned-wrestler-darby-allin/

Here are the people who help us with music and art, support them if you can:

Ilana Bryne

(@ilana.bryne or naivetrax.bandcamp.com)

Michael Kryger:

(@blogafonte)

Michael Worful:

(@worful)

As always, contact the show if you have any suggestions or feedback:

[email protected]

And lastly, you can help support the show by going to patreon.com/ventcity

Thank you, all, and stay safe, skaters

Skaters, what is up?

Episode 17 is coming to you straight from the Vent City studios in Maricopa County which actually is not that far from where Joe Arpaio’s absolutely abhorrent Tent City was. So there’s that. For the first time ever we have a live in-person roundtable discussion without the use of video conferencing technology.

On the show, we’ve got the owner of a brand-new birthday Kristin Ebeling, followed by Ryan Lay, Ted Schmitz, and Kora Colasuonno from Queer Skate LA, to discuss a thousand topics which we will not, under any circumstances, give you timecodes for because it’s after midnight and somehow feel like if we don’t you’ll listen to the whole thing.

We get into Kristin taking kids at Skate Like a Girl to the state capital to advocate for more skate parks and skate programming. Word has it, they even got the Governor to wear a SLAG hat. After that we talk about the olympic art of cupping which three out of four panelists tried and liked at varying degrees.

The main focus of our discussion is centered around three things: local skateparks and why you should build them with beginners in mind, Queer Skate LA meetups and how Instagram can be used for good, and Marsha Ann’s Day in the Life video on Skateism. It’s all very rad stuff and pretty goddamn wholesome this time around.

Check out Marsha's video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xORr_dAB52Q&feature=emb_title

Oh, you’re wondering what our first skate shoes were? Yeah, we cover that too.

Almost forgot, I give tips on frontside airs that you don’t need to listen to. The only real tip is to spend a few years as a fly-out kid and then live in shame until you find the guts to come back into the ramp. Also, minus that shame part. Fly-outs are totally fine. I get to say that stuff like it’s everyone on the show’s opinion cause I write the show notes and I don’t think they read them long enough to ask me to delete the parts where I’m misrepresenting their feelings towards hangtime.

On the Pyre we’ve got Red Bull hats and a bunch of other silly shit!

What’s up with our Pro-Flow credits songs? They’re fucking weird, but this time the studio just wasn’t working out so we did it a little different.

As always our credits music is by Ilana Bryne (@ilana.bryne and naivetrax.bandcamp.com)

Our logo and graphic design is by the ever-so talented Michael Worful (@worful)

Thank you again, everyone, for listening.

To support the show further and get some bonus materials, go to patreon.com/ventcity