Episodes
From blowing glass to blowin' minds on his skateboard, John Worthington talks growing up in Auburn, having a skater for a dad, the urge to find more pools, his dream SOTY trip, bombin' hills on bikes with Cardiel, Lifeblood days, turning pro for Creature and much more... --------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://bit.ly/2RYE75F --------------------------------------- FOLLOW JOHN ON THE GRAM: http://www.instagram.com/JWorthit --------------------------------------- INTRO...
Published 04/15/24
Listen in as legendary filmer, Tony Roberts connects from the Dominican and talks about growing up in Santa Cruz area, teaching Meekster about surfing, filming and premiering videos in his garage, putting out "Goin' Off", supporting Mack Dawg on "Sick Boys", his NHS work, the first follow filming, getting his footage stolen and having to refilm parts, creating what today is known as the William Strobeck angle and much more... LISTEN IN AND LEARN...
Published 04/02/24
Published 04/02/24
Comedian Mort Burke joins me on the show with lots of skateboarding stories including meeting Phil Shao at an early age and what an impression he had. We also talk stand-up comedy vs sitcom tv shows, growing up in Missouri and much more... If you have a chance check out Mort's new comedy special, "SPIRITUALLY FILTHY" on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAP46Jsb5d0&t=898s --------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST NOW:...
Published 03/25/24
Dave Bachinsky and I discuss: growing up in Lowell, the Greg "Salba" Ware connection, getting on City Skateboards, SF missions with Dan Z, the Hurley video, kick flipping el Toro, Drone life, social media, a lesson in NFT’s, filming for his 20th video part and more… THIS DUDE NEEDS A BOARD SPONSOR! --------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://bit.ly/2RYE75F --------------------------------------- FOLLOW DAVE ON THE GRAM:...
Published 03/17/24
Ruby Lilley drove all around the USA at a young age and landed herself a new home in Oceanside and some sponsors on the way. Listen as we discuss: Growing up skating at Ocean Bowl Maryland, takin an RV all around the country, going to the Big O in Montreal, getting mistaken for the Volcom team at FDR, getting asked to sell her teeth to some random guy at a skatepark, skating the Nude Bowl at an early age, getting inspired by the Combi contest, falling in love with Oceanside and making it her...
Published 03/10/24
We back! Shuriken discusses getting on Black Label, working with John Lucero, the crazy Phelper apple story on KOTR, getting on Santa Cruz skateboards, the current Arbor Skate crew and more... --------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://bit.ly/2RYE75F --------------------------------------- FOLLOW SHURIKEN ON THE GRAM: http://www.instagram.com/ShurikensJoint --------------------------------------- INTRO MUSIC: "Mary's Cross" by Natur INTERVIEW & EDITED: Greg...
Published 03/02/24
Shuriken Shannon checks in after many years. We chat it up about the meaning of the word "Shuriken", growing up in San Diego, keys to a proper tre-flip, Pig Wood's "Slaughterhouse" video, travelling with Rhino, riding for Osiris, Josh Beagle stories, living with Russel Houghton, having to pay to get into Canada, filming rap videos and much more... --------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://bit.ly/2RYE75F --------------------------------------- FOLLOW SHURIKEN ON THE...
Published 02/29/24
Skateshop Day 2024 has us connecting with Backdoor Billy of Backdoor Skateshop out in Greenville, NC. Listen in as he drops more F-Bombs then Keith Meek and offers up a brand new PSTONE Anti Hero Deck for the first person to correctly guess the number of F-Bombs dropped in this entire episode. --------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://bit.ly/2RYE75F --------------------------------------- FOLLOW BILLY ON THE GRAM:...
Published 02/17/24
Friend of the show, Clyde Singleton of WCRP On Skateboarding podcast checks in with thoughts on Black History Month, slave cabins, bbq chicken pop-ups, mental health, hanging with Conklins and Markovich, and much much more. Hold on to your hats people, this one is heavy. --------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://bit.ly/2RYE75F --------------------------------------- FOLLOW CLYDE ON THE GRAM: http://www.instagram.com/ClydeSingleton FOLLOW CLYDE's PODCAST ON THE GRAM:...
Published 02/12/24
Part 2 with Senor Ron Whaley aka @Whalebonesworld has the discussion continuing with subject matter such as dolphin flips and how they work, the kick flip stale, being one of the tallest skaters in the industry, the day he got the Thrasher cover and what it meant to Chris Senn, Krux in the modern era vs the Insane Krux Posse days, favorite thing he ever witnessed in person and much more. Ron is definitely a G, an OG and a triple OG so you know what to...
Published 01/30/24
Over Hwy 17 lives a 6'7" man that has been in the game for many a years, his name... Ron Whaley. So cool catching up with Ron as he sips on a martini and discusses: meeting and skating with Israel Forbes, Scotts Valley life, early days with Strubings and Skate Works, making a video for Spanish class, the legend of Corey Chrysler, skating for SMA, touring with Andy Roy, Jaya Bonderov in "Goin' Off", the Cannery ramp section at NHS, the beginning of Consolidated, Alan Petersen skating...
Published 01/29/24
Part 2 of the Mez has us talkin': Carrols SOTY Party, FTC Premiere at Lake Merced, moving to LA, first time to Europe, filming the DC team, working for Skateboarder magazine, the Crail Couch origin story, meeting Spike Jonze filming Goldfish, the SF car jump, his first impression of Timothy Donald McKenney, filming Danny Way jump out of a helicopter, mini Top 5’s and more... --------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://bit.ly/2RYE75F ---------------------------------------...
Published 01/22/24
Listen in as the Mez and I go deep into the 650 when it was still the 415 with: Pyramid banks, San Bruno Boys Club, the Quads, meeting Mike Carroll, the Danny Parks experience, hitting Memorex and Fish Banks, the 7B bus line, getting into filming, fisheye lens changing the game, Chico Brenes, going to EMB, the first WingDing call, FTC videos, filming Kelch at EMB for the first time, filming for Tim & Henry, the beginning of Girl skateboards and much...
Published 01/22/24
Triple OG, Keith Meek sits in this week for an educational tour of Northern California skating from the early 70's til present. Listen in as we discuss: growing up in San Jose, the influences of Mike Fox, getting into punk rock in the late 70's, skating full pipes, the importance of style, seeing Kiwi & Weston in the wild, Hester series at Newark, Vans pool, KT’s nor-cal vernacular birthing his nickname,  moving to Santa Cruz, trading pools with strangers, Bombora pipe, the legend of...
Published 01/14/24
Triple OG, Keith Meek sits in this week for a lengthy two-part educational tour of Northern California skating from the early 70's til present. Listen in as we discuss: growing up in San Jose, the influences of Mike Fox, getting into punk rock in the late 70's, skating full pipes, the importance of style, Hester series at Newark, Vans pool, KT’s nor-cal vernacular birthing his nickname,  moving to Santa Cruz, trading pools with strangers, Bombora pipe, the legend of Blackhart, origin story of...
Published 01/11/24
Part 2 with Hanzy and Toad has us up in the mountains doing some Grass Valley gardening, filming skating in the SF hills, the Avenue video inspo with Joe Valdez and co, Toads famous hill line, Cardiel skating the Gonz gap at EMB, losing Kit Erickson, industry section 411, skating with Matt Reason back East, , travelling with Phil Shao making jewelry, Gold Country, seeing RUN DMC in Sac with the Beastie Boys, sniping Daewon clips, champagne supernovas after adrenaline’s end, running from...
Published 01/05/24
In part one, friend of the show, Antonius "Toad" Dintcho sits in as we catch up with Hanzy Driscoll and discuss growing up in Grass Valley/Lake of the Pines, the Adrenaline years with Jaya and Senn, a European tour seeing Arto for the first time, hitchhiking with Cardiel to Biebels bowl, filming with Jon Miner, living in Santa Rosa, skating SF with TG inspo, living with Strubing in Duboce house and much more... --------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE NOW:...
Published 01/03/24
The 2014 SOTY, the man, the legend, the hemmy... Wes Kremer ends 2023 with a bangin' pod discussing being born in Japan, growing up in SD, rollin' his first blunt with B. Turner, the switch hard heard around the world from the Berg, clips at Clipper, winning Skater of the Year and having Naughty By Nature play the party, SOTY trip to Canary islands, and much much more. --------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE NOW:...
Published 12/27/23
In between his digital golf lessons, Dan sits down and talks about his time spent in the ATL, helping Norm McDonald’s mom turn off her phone, going from Skate Mental to SWIM, Levi’s trip to Columbia, Cranny’s coma on his bday, driving alone with P-Stone across country, SOTY talk, working at Tired and more... --------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://bit.ly/2RYE75F --------------------------------------- FOLLOW PLUNKETT ON THE GRAM:...
Published 12/20/23
Kyle and I spend time catching up and curating the best parts of his life discussing winninng Tampa Am and Pro at such a young age and not feeling like he fit in, Think days, hanging with Duffy on Legacy/World, Consolidated days, the essence of skateboarding, P-Stone stories, getting threats on social media after Judging the olympics, the quest for getting Mike Frazier on the pod, Alun Peterson stories, Sobriety , Touring with lil Wayne, Quitting consolidated, FrontRock Concrete and...
Published 12/14/23
Part two of the Joe Raposo interview has us discussing joining RKL, having his parents sign him over to Barry for European tour, skating Eiffel Tower banks, breaking up, Bomber on vocals, dependency and addiction, Fat Mike and Fat Records, dealing with death, the Real McKenzies, Lagwagon, playing the Cow Palace parking lot and much more... FOLLOW JOE on the GRAM: @LilJoeRKLWagon HELP CHRIS FLIPPIN:...
Published 12/08/23
Joe Raposo talks growing up in San Mateo, the Go Skate Crew, living on same block as Mike Alcantar and Dave Raun, auditioning for RKL, learning songs with Bomber, touring, opening for the Ramones in Santa Barbara and much more... This is part one of a two-part fifteen year reunion. Don't stop this trip! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkin-schmit/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkin-schmit/support
Published 12/08/23
Chris Cope came to California and he looped it he looped it, did an invert to Eggplant and basically cut his teeth skating Washington Street. Lots of rad stories in this one including: growing up in Walker County Texas, being incarcerated in the 5th Ward, working with WWE and kicking it with the Big Show, looping a cement full pipe, getting the full snuggy experience with P-Stone in Sweden, hunting down IPhone burglars, his favorite invert dudes, the Indy Death Race at Tick ditch and much...
Published 11/29/23
TJ Rogers talks Toronto, his dad cutting off his fingers, C1RCA shoes, the Appleyard influence, getting on Blind, first time to Wallenberg, El Toro 2nd try, custom jeans, getting orders from Phelps, fighting cancer and much more... --------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/2RYE75F⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --------------------------------------- FOLLOW TJ on the Gram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠h⁠⁠ttp://www.instagram.com/TJRogers --------------------------------------- TALKIN' SCHMIT SOFT GOODS IN...
Published 11/15/23