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Mar 10, 2025 • 2h 14min

#358 - Mitchie Brusco

Mitchie Brusco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchiebrusco84Mitchie Brusco discusses getting sponsors at such a young age, when he got into skating Mega Ramps, Tom Schaar doing the first 1080, doing the first 1260 at the X games, why he started Skate IQ, the most requested trick people want to learn, why he has no interest in doing the loop, will vert ever be in the Olympics, does he think the 1440 will ever be done and much more!Timestamps00:00:00 Mitchie Brusco00:01:47 Skate IQ00:10:50 Invested his own money to go teach in Australia00:18:04 If Mitchie taught Chris how to skate vert00:25:07 What skate IQ offers00:28:39 The most requested trick people want to learn00:35:57 Getting sponsors at a young age00:41:36 Parents getting him sponsorship deals00:49:43 Did he understand money as a kid00:52:49 When Mitchie got into skating mega ramps01:03:19 Tom Schaar doing the first 108001:08:24 Why not the loop01:17:20 The 126001:25:53 Will Mitchie ever do another 126001:35:55 Vert at the Olympics01:40:30 Mom coaching him at contests01:42:12 Filming video parts01:55:41 What about the 144001:58:03 What does he eat before trying a big trick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 3, 2025 • 2h 30min

#357 - Pat Ngoho

Pat Ngoho discusses colliding with Lincoln Ueda at the Combi contest, skating empty pools around the LAX area, Herbie Fletcher in 1963 skating a pool, Steve Olson's banked slalom at the Marina Skatepark, the Gold Cup, Stacy Peralta asking him to join Powell, going from skating pools to street skating, living in Venice when skateboarding was becoming popular, nose wheelies & manuals at the Savannah Slamma 3 and much more!Timestamps00:00:00 Pat Ngoho00:01:13 Colliding Lincoln Ueda at the Combi contest00:22:56 Skating empty pools around the LAX area00:28:07 Boards from the '70s00:30:36 Marina Skatepark - Steve Olson banked slalom00:36:11 The contest circuit00:45:52 Gold Cup - Billy Ruff00:50:32 Stacy Peralta asked him to join Powell00:57:40 Savannah Slamma 3 - nose wheelies & manuals01:13:32 Going from skating pools to street skating01:17:20 Bondi pool in Australia01:21:57 Love and Guts art show01:33:49 Living in Venice when skateboarding was becoming popular02:00:36 Herbie Fletcher in 1963 skating a pool02:04:59 The end of the Combi Bowl at the mall02:11:16 Nukeland pipes02:17:37 Jim Muir - Dogtown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 24, 2025 • 2h 50min

#356 - Steve Olson & Steve Alba

Steve Olson & Steve Alba discuss meeting at the Fruit Bowl in Garden Grove CA, getting boards made by hand from school woodshops, Salba heating up plastic boards over the stove to give them a kicktail, skating against one another in the UASA contest, throwing trucks at the Sims van, the first sticker toss ever, the Big O contest, seeing tricks in the magazines and trying to figure them out, Hosoi's backside airs at the OP demo in Huntington Beach and much more!Timestamps00:00:00 Steve Olson & Steve Alba00:04:17 Meeting at the Fruit Bowl - Garden Grove00:07:41 Dudes that were ripping Pipeline - Dave Hackett00:12:47 Getting boards made by hand from school woodshops00:17:32 Skate Master Tate makes Olson a board00:21:12 Salba talks heating up plastic boards over the stove to give them more kicktail00:30:06 Logan Skateboards00:33:40 Skating against one another in the UASA contest00:35:32 Salba turned pro at the Spring Valley contest00:45:08 The Hoffmans - Upland Skatepark00:58:33 Competing in the early contests01:16:36 Olson throws his board at the judges01:21:39 Where and when did Olson turn pro01:24:15 Big O contest01:26:21 Olson & Dunlap doubles slam at Hester contest01:44:24 Food fight / throwing trucks at the Sims van01:52:19 Texas trip with no chaperone - madness on the airplane02:04:24 George Powell hooks up Olson02:09:10 First sticker toss ever - Amarillo Pipe02:23:49 Bringing a medic with them on sessions02:30:02 Inverts - seeing tricks in the mags and trying to figure them out02:33:59 Edgers02:35:57 Christian Hosoi's backside airs - OP demo Huntington Beach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 17, 2025 • 1h 45min

#355 - Matt Berger

Matt Berger discusses growing up in Kamploops BC, coming up in Canada, Rodney Mullen calling him after receiving his sponsor me tape, Tony Hawk saying his local park was terrible so the city built a new one, having back and hip problems and getting experimental knee surgery, how he qualified for SLS, skating for Almost then Flip skateboards, stacking footage for a new part and much more!Timestamps00:00:00 Matt Berger00:00:52 Is that a Monster your drinking?00:01:16 Recovering from injury - back and hip problems00:08:32 Experimental knee surgery00:19:36 Olympic experience00:30:29 Coming up in Canada00:35:57 Tony Hawk said his local park was terrible, so the city built a new one00:38:19 Rodney Mullen is on the phone00:44:36 What happened with Almost?00:52:14 Qualifying for SLS00:57:29 What happened with Flip?01:10:39 China spots / Barcelona spots01:15:16 Coming out with a video part soon?01:28:24 Matt's YouTube channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 10, 2025 • 2h 7min

#354 - Kevin Perez & Joe Monteleone

Joe Monteleone & Kevin Perez discuss when and how they started working for Dickies, Filming & editing the Dickies "Honeymoon" video, what it's like filming with Jamie Foy, Kevin getting a job filming for Primitive then for April Skateboards & then Dickies, starting a new board brand with Blake Carpenter called Vinyl Skateboards, how important full-length videos are in 2025 and much more!Timestamps00:00:00 Joe Monteleone & Kevin Perez00:02:35 Dickies Honeymoon video00:09:03 When they started working for Dickies00:15:50 Filming with Jamie Foy00:26:59 Kevin getting a filming job at Primitive00:31:53 Skating with & filming with Shane O'Neill00:39:58 Kevin filming for April and then Dickies00:41:41 Full-length videos & their impact00:47:16 21 days for Jamie Foy to film a part00:56:40 Their Editing process01:21:19 Vinyl Skateboards01:26:09 Blake Carpenter01:31:36 The importance of having a media department 01:37:48 Art Cordova 01:40:22 Dickies ads coincide with video pieces - Guy Mariano01:47:54 Just gonna have fun with Vinyl Skateboards01:51:11 Pineapple on pizza?01:52:17 Joe's favorite skater - Diego on Vinyl? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 3, 2025 • 2h 21min

#353 - Jaayfilms & Orio

Jaayfilms & Orio discuss how the idea to skate across America happened, all the people that were doubting them in the beginning, what they did to prepare for the trip, dealing with cops on the road, talking with Chad Caruso along the way, Bryan Arnett pranking them, skating through the snow, raising money for charity, skating across Japan next and much more!Timestamps00:00:00 Jaayfilms & Orio00:01:51 How the idea to skate across America happened00:05:51 People were doubting them - what they did to prepare00:10:03 Leaving from Venice00:15:06 Their homie Adrien took a slam in the middle of nowhere and ended up in the hospital00:21:07 Lots of support along the way00:25:18 Talking with Chad Caruso along the way00:28:22 Vlogging the journey00:32:09 Dealing with cops on the road00:38:59 The board that Jaayfilms skated00:43:13 Vans hooked them up with some shoes & gear00:56:24 Bryan Arnett pranked them01:05:38 Skating through the snow01:10:05 Orio's heart logo01:14:20 Raising money for the trip01:29:08 Giving out 100 boards in Downtown LA01:35:39 Skating across Japan is next01:43:08 How did it feel coming to the end of the trip?01:48:32 Using different muscles when pushing02:00:23 Jason highly encourages other people to skate across America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 23, 2024 • 2h 29min

#352 - Ryan Decenzo & Tyson Bowerbank

Ryan Decenzo & Tyson Bowerbank discuss how Tyson got on Darkstar then Almost, Ryan riding the same shape for 15 years, starting 2 Cents Skateboards, trying to make money in skateboarding, Tyson has 3 jobs, Dwindle imploding, the key to an ollie impossible, the height & length of Wallenberg & El Toro, Ryan partying the night before trying to hardflip Hollywood 16 and much more!Timestamps00:00:00 Ryan Decenzo & Tyson Bowerbank00:02:25 Must be the vitamins00:05:36 2 Cents Skateboards & Tyson getting on Darkstar then Almost00:11:26 Ryan's been riding the same shape for 15 years00:15:58 Starting a brand - Nuts and Bolts00:18:45 Ryan trying to break an Impact board with his butt00:20:25 Trying to make money in skateboarding - Tyson has 3 jobs00:24:50 Not much money in skateboarding - Ryan riding for Red Bull00:35:05 Busenitz winning run at Tampa00:40:34 Chris Joslin at SLS00:43:07 Tyson born and raised in Utah - how he got hooked up00:48:50 What happened with Powell00:50:50 How long was Ryan on Darkstar00:54:19 Dwindle imploding01:02:43 Salt Lake City, Utah has spots01:04:55 Tyson's impossible noseslide01:07:51 The key to an ollie impossible01:18:42 Wallenberg height01:22:20 Measurements for El Toro? - Ryan nollie'd El Toro01:26:51 Partying the night before trying to hardflip Hollywood 1601:32:18 Trey the Tank01:43:04 Tyson talks about turning pro for Almost01:50:16 Vote with your dollars01:56:10 Moses Itkonen01:59:43 Black Plague - beer sponsors02:09:28 2 Cents team hats02:16:54 BS 360 crook - Chris can do the NYC nosegrind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 20, 2024 • 2h 14min

Chris Joslin, Primitive's Wildfire, Jamie Foy SOTY | Nine Club Live #76

GX1000 Yabai, Sal Barbier Memory Screen and reissue 23 talk, Primitive Wildfire, Ambition snow skates dreadlock, Chris Joslin’s Joyce part, SOTY talk, The owner of Brooklyn Projects skate shop Dom Deluca calls in and much moreTimestamps:00:00:00 Nine Club Live #7600:03:00 We had Erick Winkowski on the show!00:05:00 SOTY talk and Elijah & Austyn Beef00:18:00 Dom Deluca calls in00:21:00 Tradeshow talk, Magic00:46:00 GX1000 Yabai00:54:00 Sal Barbier Memory Screen and reissue 23 talk01:05:00 Primitive Wildfire01:31:00 Ambition snow skates dreadlock01:51:00 Chris Joslin’s Joyce part02:00:00 Happy Holidays Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 16, 2024 • 2h 43min

#351 - Erick Winkowski

Erick Winkowski discusses quitting drinking but drinks mescal occasionally, getting stuck in a giant cylinder, getting on Santa Cruz, building his own room with 55 shelves, why he skates shaped boards, does he believe in Bigfoot & skin walkers, the secret to handplants and much more!Timestamps00:00:00 Erick Winkowski00:00:48 The Mescal snake00:07:25 Quit drinking 6 or 7 years ago00:13:57 Still doesn't drink, but drinks mescal occasionally00:32:59 Alcohol withdrawals 00:35:14 Stuck in a cylinder00:46:33 Getting on Santa Cruz00:52:21 Skating from Seattle to Mexico01:03:22 Built his own room with 55 shelves01:08:58 Why he skates shaped boards01:13:43 Turning pro - Charles Memorial Skatepark01:28:55 Tom Asta game of skate01:39:51 Camping in Montana - bears01:51:20 Does he believe in Bigfoot & skin walkers02:01:51 Pack it up, we're not camping here02:10:43 Ghost dog02:13:26 Skating street on his shaped board02:16:41 Secret to handplants - inverts 02:25:42 Skateboarding is becoming a little bit crazy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 13, 2024 • 2h 25min

Alexis Ramirez, Zander Mitchell, 30 Years Of Chocolate | Nine Club Live #75

Alexis Ramirez' "SK8 Mafia 2024" Part, Zander Mitchell "Dial Tone", Digging Through The Chocolate Skateboards Archive, 30 years of Chocolate, SOTY 2024 speculations and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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