Episode 66 with José Vadi, skateboarder and writer from Sacramento, California.

Together we discussed him growing up in Pomona, CA, picking up his first board in the mid-90’s, aside from skating developing an interest for poetry and getting involved with the “Youth Speaks” program, moving to Oakland in the early 2000’s to study History at Berkeley, his different work experiences in the Bay Area, writing his first book “Interstate”, a collection of essays which explore California through various lenses, published in 2021, relocating to Sacramento that same year, going to the first edition of "Slow Impact" in Tempe, Arizona in February 2023, his second book “Chipped” coming out in April 2024…   

• (00:13) – Intro  
• (01:13) – Getting started  
• (04:23) – First video and magazine 
• (06:03) – Developing an interest for poetry 
• (08:43) – Getting involved with Youth Speaks  
• (12:57) – Moving to the Bay Area 
• (16:09) – Working at Adobe for a bit 
• (21:23) – Working at UC Davis 
• (25:39) – "Interstate" 
• (33:37) – "Chipped"  
• (42:48) – Sun Ra essay 
• (49:04) – Comparison between Sun Ra and Sage Elsesser  
• (53:27) – Jazz music, ageing and skateboarding 
• (55:47) – Slow Impact 2023  
• (59:59) – Upcoming projects 
• (01:02:33) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding
• (01:04:43) – Friends questions  
• (01:28:09) – Conclusion   

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