Episode 70 with John Rattray, skateboarder, strategist and mental health awareness activist from Aberdeen, Scotland. Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in Aberdeen in the late 80’s to working in consumer strategy at Nike in Portland, Oregon, and everything in between through surprise questions from long-time friends of his: Colin Kennedy, Danijel Stankovic, Anthony Claravall, Mark Baines, Kaspar Van Lierop, Joel Curtis, Dan Magee, Skin Phillips, Eric Swisher, Diego Bucchieri, Silas Baxter-Neal, Joel Pippus, Kristin Ebeling, John Gardner, Kelly Bird, Rob Mathieson, Benson Kaai, Jon Horner and Michael Burnett. (00:13) – Intro(01:13) – Getting started(09:51) – Mental health advocacy(11:27) – Would you consider getting a degree in psychology in the future?(12:20) – Nike SB “Why so sad?” comic video with Jon Horner(14:55) – Colin Kennedy(16:22) – Danijel Stankovic(19:49) – Anthony Claravall(33:18) – Mark Baines(36:53) – Kaspar Van Lierop(40:49) – Joel Curtis(42:52) – Dan Magee(47:24) – Skin Phillips(48:59) – Eric Swisher(55:13) – Diego Bucchieri(56:45) – Silas Baxter-Neal(01:02:15) – Joel Pippus(01:12:26) – Kristin Ebeling(01:20:40) – John Gardner(01:23:38) – Kelly Bird(01:25:59) – Rob Mathieson(01:27:21) – Benson Kaai(01:30:16) – Jon Horner(01:33:27) – Michael Burnett(01:36:00) – One flew over the cuckoo’s nest(01:38:07) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding(01:38:51) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 69 with Julien Januszkiewicz, skateboarder, pharmaceutical engineer and filmmaker from Bordeaux, France. Together we discussed him growing up and picking up his first board in Millau in the South of France in the late 80’s, studying chemistry between Pau and Evry and moving to Bordeaux in 2007 to start his career in the pharmaceutical industry, connecting with the Bordeaux skate scene and making his first video “Days and Nights” in 2011 for his brother Ben’s Montpellier-based skateshop Popular, the following year putting out the first installment of his “Bordeaux Exposure” videos, starting a new job in Switzerland in 2013 and going back and forth between Bordeaux and Switzerland while still working on his next two “Bordeaux Exposure” videos, releasing early 2023 the first volume of the “Bordeaux Exposure" series which are slightly shorter edits, his involvement with skate urbanism projects in the city of Bordeaux, his recent trip to Japan and upcoming projects... (00:13) – Intro(01:13) – Getting started(06:15) – First skate videos(09:14) – Starting to film skateboarding(13:06) – First full-length “Days and nights”(15:20) – Starting “Bordeaux Exposure”(17:21) – Starting a new job in Switzerland(18:21) – Going back and forth between Bordeaux and Switzerland and doing the next "Bordeaux Exposure" videos(20:52) – Tom Penny clips in “Bordeaux Exposure 3”(22:21) – Filming the DC team in Bordeaux(23:46) – Music in Julien’s videos(25:54) – Credits inspired by Girl videos(26:38) – Favorite skater to film with(28:50) – A skater that really surprised you?(30:50) – Alexis Greusard shoutout(31:42) – Bordeaux Exposure series: did you approach this project differently?(33:19) – Episode 2 coming soon(33:51) – About skate videos in general(38:24) – Videos to take on a desert island(39:09) – Work experience in the pharmaceutical industry(42:10) – Do your work colleagues know about your skateboarding activities?(43:44) – Skate urbanism projects in Bordeaux(47:18) – Working on permanent skateable sculptures in Bordeaux(51:29) – Traveling to Japan for the first time in 2023(53:30) – Dream destination to film skateboarding?(54:50) – Upcoming projects(55:37) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding(56:48) – Friends questions(01:16:37) - ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 68 with Tim Anderson aka Bobshirt, skateboarder, skateboard collector and interviewer from Long Island, New York.Together we discussed him growing up and picking up his first board in Massachusetts, moving to Long Island, NY in 1998, skating and making videos with his friends in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, starting to collect boards in 2004 and that same year launching his first website guymariano.com (http://guymariano.com), quickly changing the name to “Bobshirt”, working in lighting and rigging on video productions throughout the years aside from his skateboarding projects, his wife Sarah starting the skateboarding-focused charity “Deckaid” in 2013, interviewing Gino Iannucci as a promotional effort for Deckaid which kickstarted his amazing Bobshirt video interviews with iconic skaters and industry people of the 90’s onwards, the involvement of Deckaid with the Girl 30 year anniversary in 2023…(00:13) – Intro(01:25) – Getting started(03:04) – Moving to Long Island(04:32) – Special Sauce video(06:24) – First video, first mag(07:21) – Keenan Milton story(11:01) – Working in video production(14:06) – Starting to collect boards(18:51) – Starting the website guymariano.com (http://guymariano.com)(23:07) – Changing the name to Bobshirt(24:13) – Origin of the name Bobshirt(26:06) – “Bobshirt” hidden in the "Snuff" logo in the video interviews(27:38) – Getting into the video interviews(30:37) – His wife Sarah starting Deckaid(31:22) – First Deckaid show(34:47) – Next Bobshirt interviews after the first one with Gino(37:00) – Nardwuar influence(39:45) – Ever regretted giving an item to a guest?(43:06) – Other interviewers that influenced you?(50:30) – How much time do you dedicate to researching a guest?(52:04) – How long in advance do you usually try to plan your interviews?(57:59) – How many interviews have you done so far?(59:31) – Who I’d like to see Bobshirt interviews of(01:00:29) – Who among your interviewees really surprised you?(01:02:30) – Any epic missed opportunities?(01:04:54) – Interviewing Rick Howard and Mike Carroll at Crailtap(01:05:52) – Helping out Aaron Meza on Mid-90’s(01:10:08) – Girl 30 year anniversary(01:23:25) – Chocolate turning 30 years old in 2024(01:27:14) – Upcoming projects(01:29:05) – Any random events occurring during the filming of a Bobshirt interview?(01:30:38) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding(01:32:07) – Friends questions(02:12:09) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 67 with Tobin Yelland, skateboarder and photographer from San Francisco, California.Together we discussed his life and career, from his early days skating and shooting photos in San Franciso to shooting stills on movie-sets and everything in between through surprise questions from long-time friends of his: Chris Pastras, Thomas Campbell, Mickey Reyes, Antonius Dintcho, Aaron Meza, Fabian Alomar, Sean Sheffey, Andrew Caulfield, Anthony Claravall, Tim Dowling, Rick Ibaseta, Fred Mortagne, Eric Swisher, Ed Templeton, Jaime Owens, Joe Brook, Grant Brittain, Greg Hunt, Benjamin Deberdt, Ben Colen and Lance Dawes.(00:13) – Intro(01:13) – Getting started(05:12) – Chris Pastras(13:17) – Thomas Campbell(17:23) – Mickey Reyes(19:27) – Antonius Dintcho(22:37) – Aaron Meza (24:27) – Fabian Alomar(27:09) – Sean Sheffey(28:15) – Andrew Caulfield(32:29) – Anthony Claravall(38:58) – Tim Dowling(41:44) – Rick Ibaseta(43:10) – Fred Mortagne(44:46) – Eric Swisher(47:32) – Ed Templeton(50:29) – Jaime Owens(54:24) – Joe Brook(57:51) – Grant Brittain(59:02) – Greg Hunt(01:01:05) – Ever got burnt out on photography?(01:03:18) – How do you get motivated to shoot again?(01:04:25) – Benjamin Deberdt(01:09:24) – Ben Colen and Lance Dawes(01:10:23) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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    For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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    For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 64 with Jesus Fernandez, professional skateboarder from Madrid, Spain. Together we discussed him growing up in Madrid and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, traveling to the US for the first time at 16 years old with Enrique Lorenzo and staying at Lance Mountain’s home, going back a few years later with his brother Alphonso and his good friend Dani Lebron, getting on Neighborhood skateboards and filming for the “Lala land” video, meeting with Chico Brenes at Lockwood and getting flowed Chocolate boards, filming for “Yeah Right”, getting banned from the US because of visa issues and quitting Chocolate, coming back to Madrid and getting on Nomad Skateboards, reconnecting with the Lakai team in Málaga and meeting with Federico Vitetta with whom he filmed most of his iconic “Fully Flared” part, getting back on Chocolate and turning pro, moving to Copenhagen with his wife and 2 kids in 2018 and getting adjusted to their new life over there, his upcoming projects…   (00:13) – Intro   (01:25) – Getting started   (04:03) – First mag, first video  (07:41) – Spanish tech skating  (10:09) – Meeting with Javier Sarmiento and Dani Lebron  (14:08) – Skate scene in Madrid back in the days   (20:38) – Going to the states for the first time  (22:48) – Staying with Lance Mountain  (26:47) – Meeting with Richald Mulder  (27:06) – Going to the “Nueve vidas de Paco” premiere  (32:52) – Moving to the states with Alphonso and Dani to find sponsors (44:53) – Getting on Neighborhood  (47:12) – Filming for “Lala land”  (48:29) – Meeting with Socrates Leal  (51:29) – After "Lalaland", Neighborhood was kind of done  (54:12) – Meeting Chico Brenes at Lockwood and getting on Chocolate flow  (01:07:58) – Filming for “Yeah Right”  (01:10:25) – Getting banned from coming to the US for 5 years and quitting Chocolate (01:19:19) – Back to Spain, skating for Nomad (01:26:02) – Moving from Madrid to Barcelona (01:30:49) – Lakai team coming to Spain to film for "Fully Flared" (01:43:41) – Fakie treflip switch crook ender in "Fully Flared" (01:46:08) – Getting back on Chocolate  (01:57:05) – Turning pro for Chocolate  (02:01:37) – Gnarliest trick witnessed during the filming of “Fully Flared” (02:04:14) – Moving to Copenhagen (02:09:23) – What are you up to these days?   (02:13:44) – Upcoming projects?  (02:15:53) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (02:18:06) – Friends questions   (03:02:52) – Conclusion    For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 63 with Ryan Lay, professional skateboarder from Tempe, Arizona. Together we discussed him growing up near Phoenix, AZ and picking up his first board in 1999, the current state of his pro-skater career recently joining Sci-Fi Fantasy and New Balance in his mid-30’s, going to college for a bit after high school but eventually dropping out to focus on his skate career, being vegan for over 10 years, starting Skate After School with his friends Timothy Ward and Bobby Green and growing it into a successful non-profit, his involvement with Skatepal and his fond memories of traveling to Palestine, going to the 2019 edition of Pushing Boarders in Malmö, putting together the first edition of Slow Impact AZ in his hometown of Tempe in February 2023, his love of trail-running, doing the Vent City podcast for a few years with his friends, what he envisions for the rest of his pro-skater career…    (00:13) – Intro   (01:13) – Getting started  (02:44) – First mag, first vid  (04:56) – How do you feel at this stage of your pro skater career?   (07:33) – Being on NB with Andrew Reynolds  (09:00) – Sci-Fi Fantasy  (10:59) – Education   (14:47) – Veganism  (19:00) – Skate After School  (25:41) – Getting involved with Skatepal  (30:07) – Going to Pushing Boarders  (31:49) – Slow Impact   (36:32) – Were you set on doing the event in Tempe?   (40:04) – When will the next edition of Slow Impact happen? (43:17) – “We found love” by Rihanna  (46:15) – Favorite memory from the event?  (49:14) – Trail running  (01:02:18) – Goals/ambitions for the next 5 to 10 years?   (01:05:42) – Vent City Podcast (01:06:38) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding?   (01:08:43) – Friends questions    (01:42:39) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 62 with Dr. Indigo Willing, skateboarder, sociology researcher, community leader and author from Brisbane, Australia, also known as occupied Yugarra and Turrbal Aboriginal tribes’ territory.   Together we discussed her Vietnamese origins and settling down in Sydney, Australia with her adoptive family as a young child, how her interest for sociology began and eventually led to completing her PhD, starting to skateboard in 2014 at the age of 41, co-building communities through various groups such as the Adopted Vietnamese International Initiative (AVI), the Asian Australian Films, Forum and Network (AAFFN), the We Skate QLD network (formerly known as Girls Skate Brisbane), the Consent is rad campaign or more recently the SSHRED Research and Community Network, her most recent book “Skateboarding, Power and Change” written with co-author Anthony Pappalardo, her upcoming projects in Sydney in 2024…   (00:13) – Intro   (01:37) – Birth in Vietnam and arrival in Australia as a child  (06:20) – How did your interest for studying sociology begin?   (10:57) – How long did it take you to complete your PhD?   (15:46) – What year did you start skating?   (18:22) – First few years of skating   (23:44) – Building communities   (32:30) – Consent is rad campaign and cyber harassment   (37:47) – Consent is rad started at Pushing Boarders Malmö in 2019  (41:28) – How did you enjoy going to Pushing Boaders?  (43:46) – Had you participated in similar events outside of skateboarding prior to PB?  (49:10) – How skateboarding is addressing the climate crisis  (58:36) – “Skateboarding, power and change” book with Anthony Pappalardo  (01:06:07) – Interviewing 42 people over zoom calls  (01:08:41) – How did you work together with Anthony on this book?   (01:15:54) – What’s something you learned from doing the book?   (01:22:54) – Moving back to Sydney in 2024 (01:31:04) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding? (01:32:37) – Friends questions (02:24:32) – Conclusion   For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Episode 61 with Madars Apse, professional skateboarder from Venstpils, Latvia. Together we discussed him growing up in Venstpils and picking up his first board in the early 2000’s, doing a lot of contests in his early years of skating which landed him some of his first sponsors, living in Barcelona and studying business as his career was taking off, filming with Javier Mendizabal for the “Cuatro sueños pequeños” film by Thomas Campbell, doing a skateboarding travel show called “It’s a mad world” for a few years which eventually turned into “Skate Tales” for Redbull, the most recent season including episodes with Wes Kremer and Takahiro Morita among other exciting guests, riding for Element for nearly 20 years, his current shoe sponsor situation, his upcoming projects…    (00:13) – Intro  (01:25) – Getting started  (06:29) – Doing competitions at an early age  (12:08) – Getting on Element   (14:35) – Studying business   (18:57) – “Cuatro sueños pequeños” film by Thomas Campbell  (22:09) – Starting to travel a lot  (25:17) – Getting on Redbull  (29:39) – “It’s a mad world”   (32:49) – Transitioning into “Skate Tales”   (34:59) – Figuring out the layout of a season (37:18) – Are you already working on season 4?  (38:02) – Episode in Russia which never came out (39:19) – Future “Skate Tales” dream guests?  (42:13) – Riding for Element and DC for a long time  (46:58) – Current situation with DC Shoes  (51:20) – Redbull helping out building and rebuilding spots in Latvia   (56:40) – Favorite crew to travel with (58:35) – What’s left to do on your bucket list for skating?  (59:43) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding  (01:00:54) – Friends questions   (01:35:58) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.