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Episode 65 with Scott Johnston, skateboarder and footwear designer from Los Angeles, California.
Together we discussed him growing up in Maryland, skating Pulaski in the late 80’s/early 90’s, getting on Think Skateboards and Venture Trucks before moving to San Francisco in 1992, turning pro for Think, moving over to Mad Circle and eventually Chocolate after settling down in L.A., transitioning from pro skating to shoe design in the late 2000’s, first at Lakai and eventually Adidas, his upcoming projects… through surprise questions from Greg Carroll, Matthew Willigan, Tobin Yelland, Aaron Meza, Jacob Rosenberg, Jaime Owens, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Colin Kennedy, Justin Girard, Cairo Foster, Joey Pepper, Tim Anderson, Nikhil Thayer, Pontus Alv, Tony Ferguson, Jesus Fernandez, R.B. Umali, Mike O’Meally and Greg Hunt.
- (00:13) – Intro
- (01:13) – Getting started
- (07:35) – Greg Carroll
- (20:15) – Matthew Willigan
- (22:41) – Tobin Yelland
- (28:37) – Aaron Meza
- (31:55) – Jacob Rosenberg
- (38:28) – Jaime Owens
- (41:57) – Dimitry Elyashkevich
- (44:28) – Colin Kennedy
- (46:18) – Justin Girard
- (50:28) – Cairo Foster
- (01:03:03) – Joey Pepper
- (01:07:07) – Tim Anderson
- (01:12:57) – Nikhil Thayer
- (01:18:50) – Pontus Alv
- (01:21:16) – Tony Ferguson
- (01:22:44) – Jesus Fernandez
- (01:26:40) – R.B. Umali
- (01:29:16) – Mike O’Meally
- (01:35:07) – Greg Hunt
- (01:39:04) – Transitioning into shoe design
- (01:44:39) – Retiring from pro skating
- (01:51:56) – Adidas Skateboarding
- (01:53:02) – Adjusting to Adidas
- (01:57:06) – Favorite project at Adidas
- (02:04:28) – Upcoming projects
- (02:09:05) – Conclusion
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