Episode 13 with Ben Derenne, former skateboarding filmer, videographer and team manager. Together we discussed him growing up in the Paris suburbs in the 80's, skating and snowboarding as a teenager, becoming a filmer for Puzzle (the European equivalent to 411 video magazine), joining forces with Jérémie Daclin (founder & owner of Cliché skateboards) and making their first full length-video Europa as well as a tour video in Spain for 411 which helped put the brand on the map, going over to Globe shoes to become their European team manager, leaving the skateboarding industry in 2008 and transitioning into digital marketing, communications and management, living in Villard de Lans in the French Alps and aspiring to build an organic farm...  Intro (00:13)  Growing up in Paris suburbs (01:38)  Nickname “King of downhill” by Marc Haziza (08:26) Working at Puzzle (11:25)  Opportunity to go film Jérémie Daclin in Lyon (19:20)  How were you working with all the riders filming for Europa? (25:27)  How did you select the music for the video? (39 :39)  What about the sound? How did you work on it to make the skating sound better? (42:21)  Europa premiere at MCM café in Paris (47:03)  Interlude (58:00)  Spain tour section in 411 (58:13)  After Cliché, going to Globe (01:04:35)  After Globe, leaving the skateboarding industry (01:11:55)  Question from Greg (01:22:09)  Questions from Pontus (01:27:14)  Conclusion (01:30:18) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 12 with John Dahlquist, skateboarding teacher and Vice Principal of Bryggeriets Gymnasium (high-school) in Malmö, Sweden. Together we talked about him growing up in Malmö, skating and filming with Pontus Alv back in the day, launching Bryggeriets Gymnasium as the first ever "skateboarding high-school" in 2006, the challenges of teaching skateboarding to teenagers, the concept of classroom, the incredible talent that has been coming out of the program and why skateboarding is a powerful educational tool.  Intro (00:13)  Growing up in Malmö (02:27)  Funny story about “In search of the miraculous” by Pontus Alv (10:01)  Bryggeriets: a skatepark first, then a high school (12:31)  Famous Bryggeriets alumni (20 :58)  Teaching skateboarding (25:00)  How to get into Bryggeriets (32:23)  Working individually with each student (36:59)  Question from Danijel Stankovic (42:10)  More and more girls at Bryggeriets (45 :55)  Teaching skate culture (49:00)  The concept of classroom (54:51)  Similar programs like Shifty in Bordeaux, France (58:34)  Last words (01:02:56)  Conclusion (01:05:06)   Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 12 with Robert Brink, writer, marketing & PR specialist and overall storyteller who has been working in the skateboarding industry for nearly two decades. Together we discussed him growing up in New Jersey, moving to California to pursue a career as a writer in skateboarding, collaborating with many brands and publications throughout the years, co-hosting Weekend Buzz on the Ride Channel for 5 years, launching and eventually selling his candle brand the Hundredth Acre, his recent work with USA Skateboarding as their marketing director, the new show he's about to launch with them... Intro (00:13)  Presentation (01:27)  Growing up in New Jersey (05:45)  Studying writing in college and first writing jobs (11:53)  Working on Weekend Buzz for Ride Channel (25:46)  Launching The Hundredth Acre (37:10)  Working at USA Skateboarding as their marketing director (47:46)  Adaptive skateboarding in the Paralympics (53:02)  New show for USA Skateboarding coming very soon (01:00:42)  Working on projects with Ty Evans (01:14:42)  Book project in the works (01:18:17)  Conclusion (01:29:25)   Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Special edition today, a quick chat with Lucy Raemers, sister of late British pro skater Ben Raemers, co-founder of the Ben Raemers foundation. November 4th is Ben's birthday, and to mark the occasion Vice is releasing their new documentary "Skating and talking" about Ben's life.  Intro (00:13)  Growing up (01:27)  Starting the foundation (09:59)  Actions of the foundation, SMiLe videos (11:08)  Barney Page skating across the UK for the foundation (15:23)  “Skating and talking” Vice documentary by Liam Martin (19:16)  Running the London marathon for Grassroots (21:26) How can people help the foundation? (25:16)  Conclusion (26:20)   Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 10 with Scott Bourne, former pro skateboarder turned writer and poet. Together we talked his upbringing in North Carolina, his pro skater years in San Francisco in the 90's, his part in Pontus Alv's first film "the strongest of the strange", traveling around the world and eventually moving to France to write his first novel, how in recent years he's been sharing his time between writing, modeling, working with his wife in her parisian general store "Landline" and raising two kids together, his latest book "An act of imagination" illustrated by his friend Todd Bratrud, his relationship with modern technology... Intro (00:13)  Part in “the strongest of the strange” (01:28)  Growing up in North Carolina (05:21)  Moving to San Francisco (13:38)  Turning pro on Consolidated (20:32)  Writing “A room with no windows” (26:51)  Meeting with Pontus and getting involved in his video the strongest of the strange (29:03)   Retiring from professional skateboarding? (37 :51)  Modeling (43:15)  Finishing “a room with no windows” and getting it published (46:01)  Living in Paris and starting Landline (57 :24)  Latest work “An act of imagination” (01:04:58)  Talking about modern technology (phones/screens) (01:17:06)  Ties to skateboarding today (01:24:41)  Conclusion (01:29:30)   Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 9 avec Arnaud Dedieu, skater et spécialiste du marketing et de la communication qui oeuvre dans les coulisses du skateboard français depuis plus de deux décennies. Nous revenons ensemble sur les trois activités qui mobilisent l'essentiel de son temps et de son énergie en ce moment. D'abord Dedication, structure de skate urbanisme dont l'objectif est de développer l'aménagement d'espaces propices à la pratique du skate dans la ville de Bordeaux notamment. Ensuite Big Spin, incontournable podcast dédié à la culture skate française qu'il anime en partenariat avec Sébastien Charlot. Enfin Shifty, première formation supérieure en communication dédiée à l'univers du skateboard, lancée en septembre 2020 en partenariat avec l'école Sup'de Com Bordeaux.  Intro (00:13) Dedication (01:27) Bigspin  (40:14) Shifty (57:58) Conclusion (01:44:47) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 8 with Patrick O'Dell, skater, photographer, filmmaker and one of skateboarding’s very best storytellers. Together we talked about him picking up a camera and a skateboard in his teenage years, working for Thrasher as their photo editor, starting Epicly Later'd as a blog and turning it into a TV show with Vice, making the "Dumb" documentary about Big Brother Magazine, what he's up to today working with Vans and raising his 1 year old son...  Intro (00:14)  Presentation (01:15)  Pursuing skateboarding as a career (03:08)  Photo editor for Thrasher Magazine in NYC (04:28)  Favorite photos shot around that time? (05:58)  Starting Epicly Later’d (08:10)  First piece with Dustin Dollin (12:14) Top 3 or 5 favorite interviews (18:19)  Episodes about sober skaters that were very inspiring (22:03)  Who didn’t you have on the show yet that you would love to get interviews with? (29:30)  Last season formatted for TV: how did it change your approach? (32:54) Were there talks about doing another season after the latest one? (34:36)  « Dumb » Big Brother documentary (40:02)  How do you work with the guest? Do you script the episode at all? (41:40)  Were you ever part of the editing process? (44:28)  Latest “commercial” work with Vans, anything else going on? (49:24)  Current state of skateboarding with the Olympics around the corner (51:59)  Conclusion (01:01:25)  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 7 avec Jérémie Grynblat, fondateur de l'agence BLCK LIST à travers laquelle il accompagne les carrières de certains des meilleurs skaters français actuels, tels qu'Aurélien Giraud, Vincent Milou ou Vincent Matheron. Nous revenons ensemble sur son parcours, depuis les premiers bowl riders de Marseille jusqu'aux jeux olympiques de Tokyo en juillet 2021.  Intro (00:14)  Présentation (01:16)  Premier bowlrider (11:58)  Obtention du bac (20:12)  Entrée en fac de sport (24:00)  Premier contact avec Red Bull (33:00)  Red Bull Manny Mania (37:27)  Club Powerslide avec Mehdi Salah (41:43)  Voyage aux USA avec Guillaume Mocquin, Julien Benoliel et Chloé Bernard pour le Dew Tour à Ocean City (44:05)   Retour en France et proposition de job chez Electric (59:00)  Début de collaboration avec RMC Sport et l’Equipe (01:13:01)  Robin Bolian, Aurélien Giraud et Vincent Matheron proposent à Jérémie de rester leur TM en privé (et plus pour le compte d’Electric) (01:14:25)  Montage d’un event dans la veine du bowlrider (01:19:53)  Métier d’agent de skater (01:30:15)  Aurélien Giraud sous le feu des critiques (01:41:16)  Proposition de participation à l’organisation des JO (01:46:20)  Aurélien travaille sur une part plan B et veut marquer les esprits comme Chris Joslin avec True (01:51:00)  Les riders peuvent ils skater comme d’habitude à l’approche des JO ? (01:58:32) Conclusion (02:00:33)   Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 6 with Rob Mathieson, skater and illustrator based in London, England. Together we talked about him growing up skating in London, studying animation and eventually becoming an illustrator, working with different brands in the skateboarding industry such as Enjoi or Girl/Chocolate, filming with his dog Fatman, being a close friend of Ben Ramers and co-creating the Ben Raemers Foundation after Ben's tragic death in 2019, how he's holding up in covid times...  Intro (00:13)  Presentation (01:16) "Rescuing” South Bank (03:35) When did art come into your life? (06:07) When did you start working with the skateboarding industry? (08:07) Meeting Ben Raemers (11:18) Creating the foundation (12:16) Question from Nestor Judkins: how is Fatman doing? (18:30) How is everything going in London with covid? (21:50) Thoughts on the progression of skateboarding with the Olympics around the corner (25:44) DMs from kids in search for help regarding mental health issues? What do you recommend? (28:57) Conclusion (30:05) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 5 with Patrik Wallner, tireless and enthusiastic globe-trotter, filmmaker and photographer based in Hong-Kong. Together we talked about him growing up between Germany and the US, skating and filming with Billy Rohan in NYC back in the day, traveling across all of Europe and Asia with the Visual Traveling crew for the last 15 years, skating in North Korea with Kenny Reed, living in HK in turbulent covid times, his current and future endeavors with his company Postcard, his love for trees, trains and Georgian gastronomy...  Intro (00:13) Presentation (01:16)  When did you start skating? (04:36) Filming with Billy Rohan (12:35) When did visual traveling become a thing? (14:33) How do the ideas for the trips come about? (19:31) Focus on Africa right now and in the near future? (22:18) Working with Redbull (25:43) Visual traveling crew and Michael Mackrodt (33:00) Fanning out on Javier Mendizabal (37:36) How is skateboarding perceived in North Korea? (39:14) Music rights (46:32) What do you prefer to do between filming, shooting photos, editing…? (50:01) Visual traveling trip in HK with Walker and Nestor (55:02) Been in HK for 4 years but in Asia for longer? (56:27) Do you still pay attention to what’s going on in the skateboarding world? (01:00:16) Questions from Nestor and Walker (01:04:16) Countries to go visit on your bucketlist? (01:14:33) What do you think of the evolution of skateboarding with the Olympics around the corner? (01:16:31) Thanks (01:20:34) Conclusion (01:20:59) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.