Jump Street Podcast

Ep. 167 with Edmond L. Harvey

austin paz — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:02:11 +0000

Edmond is a skater who is currently on season 9 of the Netflix show "Love Is Blind". We talk about his experience on the show, how real it is, how he involved skating and his personal life on the show, what the skating community has done for him, and more.

What Is Our Identity?

austin paz — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:20:54 +0000

Who are we as bladers and what message are we trying to convey with our skating?

Ep. 166 with Cavin Brinkman

austin paz — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:51:41 +0000

Cavin is the creator of the Plastic Pushers video series, and we talk about what got him started in filming, winning the Community Cup contest with Levi Vanrijn, working on his latest project, and more.

Catching Up w/ Billy & Austin

austin paz — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:34:01 +0000

We talk about the revival of the Brooklyn Banks, skating being seen by a larger audience, talk about will street skating die in future generations, and more.

Who Is The REAL Skater Of The Year?

austin paz — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

With 2 main awards last year with varying results, should there be only one that we all vote on?

Ep. 165 with Kennan Scott

austin paz — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:54:23 +0000

Kennan is one of the masterminds behind the legendary MONX Clothing and we discuss the inspiration and impact that company had, Kennan's TBI, backlash from voicing his opinion, and more.

Catching Up In 2025

austin paz — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:46:29 +0000

We're back for the first episode of 2025! We talk about our opinions of the awards for 2024 and a little glimpse into 2025.

Ep. 164 with Ryan Parker

austin paz — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:56:38 +0000

Ryan is a style MASTER currently living in Philly and we talk about what it means to be a pro, his role in skating, style (of course), and more.

The Evolution Of Style

austin paz — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:28:40 +0000

We discuss the evolution of skate style, where it started, how it evolved, and our personal thoughts.

Ep. 163 with Heath Burley

austin paz — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:12:55 +0000

Heath is best known for being part of the JUMBO crew and we talk about DIY skate parks, making skating inviting to people, the creation of JUMBO and more.

Ep. 162 with Mick Casals

austin paz — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 14:44:09 +0000

Mick is best known for being one of the members of the JUMBO crew and we get to talk about what he looks for in his skating, skating with the JUMBO guys, skate park vs street, and more.

Ep. 161 with Jaren Grob

austin paz — Fri, 31 May 2024 00:52:32 +0000

"The Monster" Jaren Grob is a 2x X-Games gold medalist and we talk about being on the cover of the videogame "Aggressive Inline", conquering the 19ft loop, putting on shows for the last 30+ years and more.

Ep. 160 with Tom Moyse

austin paz — Thu, 09 May 2024 19:54:16 +0000

Tom's YouTube channel has blown up over the years, and we talk about his controversies within the industry, being able to YouTube full-time, ideas for skating in the future, and more.

Ep. 159 with Dre Powell

austin paz — Wed, 01 May 2024 19:45:11 +0000

Dre is an icon in skating. We talk about how mushroom blading influenced his skating, touring with Murda and Brian Aragon, being a pro skater showing love to kids, and more.

Ep. 158 with Mike & Derek French

austin paz — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:19:56 +0000

Mike and Derek have had their ups and downs in their lives and we talk about that along with how skating played a part in recovery, how bright the future of our sport is, what it's like to skate with your twin, and more

Ep. 157 with Julien Cudot

austin paz — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000

We sat down with Julien for a LIVE podcast at Winterclash 2024 where we talk about his plans for a worldwide street edit, how he got into the Nitro Circus, his mindset for competitions, and more.

Q&A With Dave Paine

austin paz — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000

This was a Patreon Exclusive for years but it’s here now for you all to enjoy. After we did a VG12BMC movie night, we did an open Q&A with our live guests and Dave Paine where he shared some secrets about VideoGroove.

Tony Hawk On Roller Skates?

austin paz — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:13:37 +0000

We’ve returned with another Off The Cuff with Colin Kelso where we talk about some comments Tony Hawk made in a recent roller skating magazine and the deeper meaning behind it all.

Ep. 156 with Michael Briggs

austin paz — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:29:02 +0000

Briggs has one of the most unique trick vocabularies around. We talk about how his skating is influenced by other sports, skating in ASA competitions, unique ways to make contests more interesting, and more.

Ep. 155 with Zack Savage

austin paz — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 21:59:28 +0000

We talk with Zack about his drive to go so hard in contests, skating a mini ramp on a truck throughout the streets of Detroit, what it means to be affiliated with Ghetto Community and Gawds, and more.

Ep. 154 with Todd McInerney

austin paz — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 03:34:55 +0000

Todd reacts to some of our 2024 predictions, he talks about how social media is bad for skating, speculates what interstellar skating would look like, and more.

Ep. 153 with Sean Kelso

austin paz — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 01:22:22 +0000

We talk about how music affects skate videos, his recent Bacethem and Create Originals edits, fashion in skating, and more.

Our 2024 Predictions And Beyond...

austin paz — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 19:34:57 +0000

We're kicking off the new year with some spicy predictions for the year and the future of skating.

Reacting To Our 2023 Predictions

austin paz — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 19:27:01 +0000

In January, we made a podcast about what we predicted would happen in the skate world this year. Now we get to look back and see how good or bad we did. We also share some of your predictions from the chat, so let's see how you all did, also!

Ep. 152 with Mike Dempsey

austin paz — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 04:30:38 +0000

Mike has been making comedic style skate videos with the Black Bandit Media crew for years now and we talk about the story of making them, being sponsored by Ecko Watches, moving from CT to LA, and more.

Ep. 151 with Justin Brasco

austin paz — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:04:15 +0000

Justin has just dropped his latest edit with Butter TV “Cardiac Arrest” and we talk about the filming process, skating in NYC and with the Bodega Boys, the best part about skating compared to “normal” life, and more.

THE BEST Things About Blading!

austin paz — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:56:15 +0000

We talk about some of the unique things about our sport that makes us love it so much! What are your thoughts? Did we miss anything?

Ep. 150 with Carlos Pianowski

austin paz — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 18:13:00 +0000

Carlos is known for his hammer-filled sections and iconic tricks! We talk about hitting the VG20 kink rail, his connection between heavy metal music and skating, why he loved doing hammers, and more.

Ep. 149 with Nick Riggle

austin paz — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:10:30 +0000

Nick was an early innovator of the sport, skating in a style that has only really been mimicked in recent years. We talk about how his home skate park influenced his style, riding for Salomon and creating the skates, his philosophy career coinciding with skating, and more.

Metro Card Classic Weekend Wrap Up

austin paz — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:20:37 +0000

The biggest skate event in NYC took place recently with the BPSO and NYC Invitational and we get into the nitty gritty about what went down

Controversial Skate Trick Names

austin paz — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 22:37:30 +0000

There have been a lot of debates about certain trick names over the years of our sport and we discuss a few of the more popular ones so this could get spicy.

Ep. 148 with Kayla Dizon

austin paz — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:47:24 +0000

Kayla is a newer skater who's been involved with a lot of big projects recently. We talk about representing women in our sport, skating with her female crew, progression as a newer skater, and more.

The Rules Of S.K.A.T.E.

austin paz — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:42:48 +0000

Everyone plays this game a little differently. We talk about how we play and other rules that are known since this varies from crew to crew. What are your rules for S.K.A.T.E.?

Ep. 147 with Kenji Yee

austin paz — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 04:25:03 +0000

Kenji is an OG at innovation and thinking wildly outside of the box. We talk about comparing philosophy with skating, his value of creativity, how skating has helped his mental health and more.

Our Rollerblading Hall Of Fame

austin paz — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 18:46:35 +0000

There is no official Rollerblading Hall Of Fame, but if there was, we nominate our picks. Who would you add to the Rollerblading Hall Of Fame?

Ep. 146 with Micah Yeager

austin paz — Fri, 12 May 2023 01:35:27 +0000

Micah left an impression with his style on the skate world that people still emulate today. We talk about his struggle with sponsors, filming with Brandon Negrete, Innovating with hell/ toe rolls, and more.

Ep. 145 with Rob Thompson

austin paz — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:08:16 +0000

Rob laid his mark on the skate world with his rail vocabulary and list of hammers. We talk about his superhero IMYTA moment, being sponsored by Salomon, taking a 15-year break from skating, and more.

Ep. 144 with Charles Dunkle

austin paz — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:24:28 +0000

We chat with this Alabama legend about his creative style of skating, the Roces days, funny stories from Rejects Magazine, and more.

Ep. 143 with Mike Budnik

austin paz — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:38:10 +0000

Mike has some incredible stories about how Rollerbladers got shunned in the X-Games, how his kids brought him back into skating, "that feeling" you get from skating, and more.

Ep. 142 with Daniel Kinney

austin paz — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 20:17:38 +0000

Daniel Kinney is the founder of BitterCold Showdown and we talk about the evolution of the contest over its 23 year span, advice for starting your own events, what made him decide to end BitterCold, and more.

Ep. 141 with Clark Kirkman

austin paz — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:29:55 +0000

Clark is the owner of Faction Skate Company, and we talk about his experience on how he learns new tricks, building his massive backyard skatepark, what goes into singlehandedly running Faction, and more.

Ep. 140 with Nils Jansons

austin paz — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 11:19:32 +0000

2013 Winterclash champ took some time to sit with us to talk about how a healthy lifestyle benefits his skating, relationships with his sponsors, making a name for himself being from Latvia, and more.

Ep. 139 with Cody Lampman

austin paz — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 10:15:14 +0000

Cody just put out a part with Them Skates and we talk about his philosophies when filming a part, the importance of mental health, moving out of his hometown to experience a better life for his skating, and more.

Ep. 138 with Richie Eisler

austin paz — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 23:40:14 +0000

Richie is a Canadian skate legend! We talk about coaching the Thailand National Skate Team, skating bamboo rails, his long list of crazy, his unreleased Takeshi street section, and more.

Blading Back In The X-Games? Anti-Rocker Making A Comeback? Our Predictions For 2023

austin paz — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 18:52:05 +0000

We talk about our top 3 predictions to look out for in the skating world in 2023

Ep. 137 with Tri Tri-Rudolf

austin paz — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 19:13:44 +0000

Tri was voted our favorite Instagram account for 2022! Aside from that, he walks us through a PowerPoint of how he got to where he is today, his creative skating ideas, dealing with his autism through skating, and more.

Skater Of The Year, Section Of The Year, and More Of Our Favorites From 2022

austin paz — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 18:35:57 +0000

Ep. 136 with Mathieu Ledoux

austin paz — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:55:59 +0000

Mathieu is a truly unique skater from Quebec that stands out from 99.9% of the other skaters out there. We talk about Mathieu's influence on parkour with his unique style of skating, his career as a stuntman for many major films, defining his style and movements, and more.

Your Skating Hot Takes!

austin paz — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 18:50:27 +0000

We asked you for your hot takes and we discuss them with the live chat.

Ep. 135 with Colin Kelso

austin paz — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 23:31:31 +0000

We've had Colin on Episode 2 and we're back again for 135! We talk about why his skating is constantly evolving, the problem with contests, distinguishing NBDs, and more.

Blading Cup, WKND Skateboards, and more!

austin paz — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:01:32 +0000

We talk about recent skate events such as The Blading Cup, Them x WKND skateboards, and more.

Reacting To Blading In The Mainstream

austin paz — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:40:03 +0000

We watch and react to a few rare moments when blading got some shine in mainstream movies and commercials!

Ep. 134 with Ariel Surun

austin paz — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:25:00 +0000

Ariel has a long list of stories from his skating career over the years. We talk about the 3 hilarious years he spent skating in the circus, his long-lasting relationship with Rollerblade, "that feeling" you get from skating, and more.

What Skating In NYC Is Really Like!

austin paz — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:38:05 +0000

We've had a few requests for New York City topics on our Channel 11's so here we go! We talk about our experiences growing up skating in NYC and what makes it different from other cities around the world, from skitching through the streets, sneaking onto trains to get around, and running into other skaters at spots.

Ep. 132 with Alex Burston

austin paz — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 20:14:07 +0000

Alex is a Manchester native known for his flawless skating and style. We talk about where his style developed from, how serious health issues changed his lifestyle and skating for the better, street vs park skating, and more.

The Dos And Don'ts Of Skating

austin paz — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 17:55:39 +0000

For this Channel 11, we discuss the "Do's and Don'ts" of skating IN OUR OPINION. We all know there are no "rules" to skating but these are some that we go by growing up skating in New York. What are your thoughts and rules you go by?

Ep. 131 with JP Primiano AKA Butter TV

austin paz — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:20:41 +0000

JP is the man behind Butter TV. We talk bout the value of documentary style videos, the struggle of portraying contest vibes in an edit, what projects he's focusing on for the future, and more.

Ep. 130 with Franky Morales

austin paz — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 02:56:00 +0000

Franky is the style master. We talk about how he started Gawds, meeting Aaron Feinberg as a kid in Florida, getting celebrities like Michelle Rodrigues and Kylie Jenner on skaters, and more.

Flat Vs. Anti

austin paz — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:13:27 +0000

For this Channel 11, we discuss flat rocker setups versus anti rocker along with other rockers such as tri rocker and freestyle, along with our personal experiences, pros and cons, and what the future might hold for the wheels under our feet.

Our Top 10 Favorite Skate Sections

austin paz — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 01:25:12 +0000

Welcome to our new podcast series called "Channel 11" where we go one on one discussing skate related topics! For the first edition, we talk about our top 10 favorite skate sections of all time. From Vinny Minton's section in "Wanted" to Aaron Feinberg in "Words" we hope you enjoy taking a look back at what made these sections so legendary!

Ep. 128 with Josiah Blee

austin paz — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:06:47 +0000

Josiah has been at the top of the skate game since he was in single digits and still rips to this day. We talk about how Skate Barn shaped inspired his skating, getting a pro skate from Remz, pushing through injuries, and more.

Ep. 127 with Michael Witzemann

austin paz — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:24:11 +0000

Michael is an Austrian skater who recently took first at the Spring Cup. We talk about the best ways to learn certain tricks, his awesome experience winning the Spring Cup, what it means to be a rookie at something, and more.

Ep. 126 with Sean Kelso

austin paz — Thu, 26 May 2022 03:41:59 +0000

We go one on one with SK to talk about how skating is life, what "hammers" are to him these days, dominating skate videos and filming with his brother Colin, and much more.

Ep. 125 with Rob Scallon

austin paz — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 03:45:26 +0000

Rob is a Youtube musician/ skater who has been sharing his passion for skating with his millions of followers. We talk about collaborating with high-profile skateboarders, the correlation between skating and music, teaching skating, and more.

Ep. 124 with Fallon (Heffernan) Giambo

austin paz — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 02:01:53 +0000

Fallon has made a name for herself in the skate scene with her big street tricks and winning almost every female contest around. We talk about Tyler Shields convincing her dad to enter her in contests, skating the Staples Center ledge for Daily Bread, competing against guys in contests, and more.

Ep. 123 with Jose Disla

austin paz — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 03:52:29 +0000

Jose Disla is an NYC legend! We talk about keeping active in the skate scene as an OG, helping create innovations with Salomon Skates, filming for "Its All Good", and more.

Ep. 122 with Louie Zamora

austin paz — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:19:41 +0000

Louie Zamora is an icon and skating legend. We talk about filming VG14 with Dave Paine, starting Deshi Skates, how the community has supported him coming back to the sport after a low point in his life, and much more.

Ep. 121 with Demetrios George

austin paz — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:38:05 +0000

Demetrios made the comeback of the year in 2021! We talk about his healthy lifestyle so he can still skate, his style of skating versus the newer style, his unforgettable "splinter foot" from FOR III, and more.

Ep. 120 with Dan Ogbogu

austin paz — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 20:31:25 +0000

Dan shocked the skate world when his clips from Nigeria started circling around the internet a few years back. We talk about how he founded skating in Nigeria, the reality of blading in the streets of Lagos, what keeps him motivated while others have stopped skating, and more.

Ep. 119 with Phillip Gripper

austin paz — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 04:00:06 +0000

Phillip is holding it down in the Charlotte skate scene and we talk about starting a DIY boot company, how to encourage kids to learn to skate, positive things he leveraged his skate park to do for his community, and more.

Ep. 118 with Rawlinson Rivera

austin paz — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 04:02:00 +0000

Rawlinson was a pioneer of skating with a personality to back it up. We talk about being on the Hoax tours, how important your persona was back in the day, what impact skating has had on his current life, and more!

Ep. 117 with Dominic Sagona

austin paz — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 04:35:00 +0000

Dominic is known to be one of the most stylish skaters of all time. We talk about him trying to be like Josh Petty, what he thinks the most important aspect of skating is, injuries that prevent him from skating these days, and more.

Ep. 116 with JimmyTheGiant

austin paz — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 05:16:00 +0000

JimmyTheGiant is a YouTuber/ Parkour Athlete who came onto the skate scene recently with a lot of his popular videos about rollerblading. We talk about similarities between skating and parkour, things he learned coming into the sport, what goes into making a successful youtube video, and more.

Ep. 115 with Kevon "Biz" Thompson

austin paz — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:53:00 +0000

Kevon "Biz" Thompson is best known for his weekly news show TWIB and we talk about the growth of his youtube channel, incorporating his personality into his videos, how people relate to their favorite skaters, and more.

Ep. 114 with Brooke Howard Smith

austin paz — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 22:54:28 +0000

Brooke is one of the pioneers of our sport. We talk about how he started the Hoax Tour, founded probably the most successful skate company "Senate", and talk about how Arlo got him "banned" from the United States.

Ep. 113 with Joey McGarry

austin paz — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 05:25:06 +0000

Joey is half of the Mushroom Blading family, and we talk about how serious we should take skating, the importance of having different skate setups, how companies can work together to better the industry, and more.

Ep. 112 with Joey Lunger

austin paz — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:59:30 +0000

Joey is one of the most unique skaters out these days and we had a great time talking a lot about skate theory, technique, and concepts, as well as how snowboarding made him a better skater, and how his podcast "The Wax Toaster" came about.

Ep. 111 with Tom Hyser

austin paz — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 03:21:11 +0000

Tom is one of the pioneers of our sport and is still heavily involved today. We talk about the new BLANK Sean Keane skate, involvement of the youth in our sport, his innovations like Fiziks Frames, the K2 Fatty, Epoch Frames, and more.

Ep. 110 with Yandriel Silverio

austin paz — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:29:56 +0000

Welcome to the second episode in our Blading Cup 2021 marathon! Yandriel is a Cuban skater who opens up to us about his trip over to the states, what he loves about helping the youth of our sport, his motivation during contests, and more.

Ep. 109 with Hayden Ball

austin paz — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 21:28:30 +0000

Welcome to the first of our Blading Cup 2021 Marathon! We talk with Hayden about his new venture with Dusty Denim, tackling the infamous 294 rail, how important it is to skate switch, and more.

Ep. 108 with Eric Perkett

austin paz — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 02:14:28 +0000

Eric made his mark in the sport by jumping some of the biggest gaps ever, along with a huge list of untouchable hammers. We talk about jumping probably the biggest gap ever done, why he had to take time off from skating, what his goals were in the sport, and much more.

Ep. 107 with Jan Welch

austin paz — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 02:39:06 +0000

Jan has been involved in some of the highest-profile brands in skating history and still continues to contribute to the sport today. We talk about him moving to San Diego to work for Daily Bread, filming with some of the GOATS like Shima and Pianowski, what he's working on now with "Then And Now", and much more.

Ep. 106 with Mike Torres

austin paz — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:16:46 +0000

Mike has been the brains behind a lot of major skate videos that have come out lately, his most recent being Bodega Boys. We talk about filming VODs with Alex Broskow, how Wizard blading helped his skating, what “mushroom blading” has done to the sport, and much more.

Ep. 105 with Luis Corrales

austin paz — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 03:48:21 +0000

Luis made his way to the state from Cuba and now repping the skate scene for the young guys in Atlanta. We talk about the Cuban skate scene, old school vs new school blading, making music, and more.

Ep. 104 with Jimmy Shuda

austin paz — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 03:31:45 +0000

Jimmy Shuda is blading dad goals! We talk about his long history in the Philly scene, the origin of the "Philly Rules", being a dad to a skater and skateboarder, the future of our sport, and more.

Ep. 103 with Matty Schrock

austin paz — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:02:53 +0000

Matty has held it down from coast to coast! We talk about filming for Rejects Magazine with Charles Dunkle, fracturing his skull from a skating fall, reminiscing with Billy about living in Oakland, and more.

Ep. 102 wit Json Adriani

austin paz — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 22:25:46 +0000

Json is a busy guy over in Italy. We talk about his skate school, who he wants on his online Blading Chats, being a fanboy in blading, positivity between sports, and more.

Ep. 101 with Mike Opalek

austin paz — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 03:46:36 +0000

Mike was around with the pioneers of our sport since the early 90s. We talk about being a part of Hoax II, having the first pro wheel in skating, designing the Oxygen skate, and more.

Ep. 100 with Chris Haffey

austin paz — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:03:44 +0000

Chris Haffey is arguably one of the best people to put skates on their feet. we talk about starting 4x4 with Brian Shima, how Brian Bell and Remz helped put him on the map, skating in the Nitro Circus, and much much more.

Ep. 99 wth Tim Adams

austin paz — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 03:06:09 +0000

Tim is a Rochester native who continues to put out incredible sections to this day. We talk about his latest section "SINNER", coming out to the skate community on Facebook, support for the LGBTQ community, and more.

Ep. 98 with Parker Richardson

austin paz — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 02:29:00 +0000

Episode 98 for Parker who was born in '98! We talk about creating WOMP tricks, appreciating the youth in our sport, rolling in slides off rooftops, and more.

Ep. 97 with Jeph Howard

austin paz — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 03:11:20 +0000

To this day, Jeph still puts out some of the highest level skating sections in the game. We talk about the Bunique days, unfinished business at the infamous Styversant rail in NYC, mental health awareness, and more.

Ep. 96 with Tony Woodland

austin paz — Fri, 07 May 2021 03:09:02 +0000

Tony is a ripper from Nashville and we talk about modeling jobs he's skated in, how bunique videos persuaded his parents to let him skate, how opportunities arise when you keep a positive attitude and more.

D.E.I. In Skating with Kennan Scott, Melissa Brown, and Jesus Medina

austin paz — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 02:41:14 +0000

On this special episode brought to you by ROLLERBLADE, we talk about how we can be more inclusive in our sport and how we can grow awareness to better aid diversity, equity, and inclusion in blading today.

Ep. 94 with Jeremy Soderburg

austin paz — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 03:17:57 +0000

Jeremy has been reppin the LA scene strong for over two decades now and keeps putting out powerful edits to this day. We talk about getting his first sponsors, how important having fun is while skating, his sneaker addiction, and more.

Ep. 93 with Albert Hooi

austin paz — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 22:07:35 +0000

Albert is one of the most influential skaters to come out of Ireland. While drinking some Guinness, he talks about winning 2 IMYTAs, turning down a Salomon pro skate, touring with USD, and more

Ep. 92 With Shannon Rodgers

austin paz — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:17:32 +0000

Shannon is a Texas native who's been ripping on her blades for the better part of more than two decades. We talk about filming for her Life+ section, bladings involvement in future contests, her unique transition from skateboarding to blading, and much more.

Ep. 91 with Kay Luz

austin paz — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 04:16:16 +0000

Kay is a phenomenal skater from Connecticut whose skating has excelled since she moved to California. We talk about what we can do to be more inclusive for female bladers, filming for skate videos, how being on the news has helped her art, and more.

Ep. 90 with Ben Schwab

austin paz — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 01:58:45 +0000

Ben Schwab made his way from Ohio to California and become one of the most influential skaters of his time. We talk bout his start on Mindgame, tour stories with Billy in Europe, his music career, and more.

Ep. 89 with Chad Hornish

austin paz — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 20:05:00 +0000

Chad Hornish is an Arizona blade who continues to crush the skate scene. We talk about his relations with his sponsors, competing in contests, growing up as a park rat, and more.

Ep. 88 with Walt Austin

austin paz — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 03:33:49 +0000

Walt Austin is an Atlanta native who took creative skating to another level since the 90s. We talk about filming for the Denial Video, his unreleased Epoch Frames, reasons he skates the way he does, and more.

Winterclash Worldwide 2021 Special Part 3 w/ Austin & Billy

austin paz — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 19:04:12 +0000

What a weekend! We go through the results of the Winterclash as well as what it was like going through the challenges and highlight some of our favorite submissions out of the 32,999 that existed!

Winterclash Worldwide 2021 Special Part 2 w/ UK Cosplay Crew

austin paz — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:36:52 +0000

We get to sit down with everyone’s favorite Blading Cosplay Crew from the UK! We go over some Winterclash Highlights, play a game of trivia, and have some additional special guests on to help with their award ceremony.

Winterclash Worldwide 2021 Special Part 1 w/ Miguel Martinez

austin paz — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:30:04 +0000

We’re kicking off our Winterclash weekend with Miguel Martinez, the official Emcee of the event. We talk about what to expect for the rest of the weekend, what makes this event so special, check out the live stream of submissions and more.

Ep. 87 with Greg Preston

austin paz — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 04:20:37 +0000

Greg is a skater and filmmaker from Long Beach, California who is recently known for his collabs with Them Skates and Too Easy. We talk about his life in Copenhagen, filming projects he’s worked on, his favorite Kevon Thompson stories, and more.

Ep. 86 with Mike Johnson

austin paz — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:50:34 +0000

Mike “Murda” Johnson goes down as one of the most technical and stylish skaters in history. We talk about him winning the IMYTA, how important style was in his skating, how the sport molded him into the person he is now, and much more

Ep. 85 with Josh Petty

austin paz — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 05:06:28 +0000

Josh Petty has done a lot in the skate scene from winning contests on MTV, being there at the start of USD, to filming for one of the most iconic videos "What Do You Believe In". We dive into all of that and a lot more in this 2+ hour episode!

Winterclash 2021: Made For Everyone, By Everyone with Jojo Jacobi

austin paz — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:17:00 +0000

Winterclash 2021 will be a whole new virtual event due to the pandemic, so we talk with one of the brains behind the event, Jojo Jacobi, to go over what to expect and how this will be a truly unique event made for everyone, by everyone!

Ep. 84 with Dennis Lopez

austin paz — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:44:25 +0000

Dennis Lopez and his crew, LTE, from southern California just put out a fire full-length video called UP2NOGOOD. We talk about how Quentin Tarantino inspired his latest video, his ideas on how to make skating look good, drawing inspiration from different generations, and much more!

Ep. 83 with Erik Bailey

austin paz — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:56:00 +0000

Erik Bailey is one of the best to EVER do it on blades from Boise, Idaho. We talk about him dominating the NISS contest to begin to make a name for himself, the start of Valo with Jon Julio, the infamous Shred Till Your Dead Tour, and much more.

Ep. 82 with Chris Edwards

austin paz — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:15:28 +0000

Chris Edwards is the godfather of our sport, if it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t be where we are today. In the final part of our 3 part series with Chris, we talk about straying away from mainstream media to create The Diversity tour, the revamp of Birth Clothing, what his goal is to help our sport, and so much more!

Ep. 81 with Chris Edwards

austin paz — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 14:18:02 +0000

Chris Edwards is the godfather of our sport, if it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t be where we are today. In the second part of our 3 part series with Chris, we talk about how he created the first official “aggressive skate” ever, being an Airborne superstar in Brazil, his infamous fall from Nickel N Dime 2, and so much more!

Ep. 80 with Chris Edwards

austin paz — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 17:22:55 +0000

Chris Edwards is the godfather of our sport, if it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t be where we are today. In the first part of our 3 part series with Chris, we talk about his introduction to skating in the 80s, as well as the struggles to develop a culture to show the world including his commercial life in movies and on TV.

Donate & Skate Special!!!

austin paz — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 03:38:40 +0000

We got together to raise money to send skates around the world to people who need them for the holiday season. Along with a few special surprise guests and your help, we were able to raise over $3,000 in this episode alone!!!!

Ep. 79 with Ivan Narez

austin paz — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 04:32:43 +0000

Ivan has been making some of the best blade flicks for over a decade and recently put out "We Are Valo 6" for sale on large platforms like iTunes and Amazon Prime Video. We talk about the process and stories behind making this masterpiece!

Ep. 78 with Larry "Lurch" Fagan

austin paz — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 04:48:58 +0000

Larry has a rich history in our sport dating back to 1991. He shares stories of growing up skating with Bryan Bell, the history of "The Lurch" switch up, his views on the different styles of skating today, and more!

Ep. 77 with Randy "Roadhouse" Spizer

austin paz — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:20:25 +0000

Randy "Roadhouse" Spizer was possibly the first "superstar" blader. We talk about his iconic Crayola Senate wheels, filming for the first blading profile ever with Dave Paine, starting Deshi and 2nd Regime, and much more!

Ep. 76 with Damon Franklin

austin paz — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 03:49:47 +0000

Damon is taking blading to another level these days! We talk about how Rachard Johnson influenced his skating, putting on a show for the people of Venice Beach, growing up at Woodward West, and much more!

Ep. 75 with Rachard Johnson

austin paz — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 02:42:51 +0000

Rachard is a legendary heavy-hitter blader from SoCal. We talk about his experience winning the Eisenberg Hoedown, filming for his epic section in FOR 2, his leg injury that held him off his blades, and much more!

Ep. 74 with Erick Garcia

austin paz — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 02:21:49 +0000

Erick Garcia has 27 years in the game and numerous unofficial blading Guinness world records that he likes to keep under wraps for some reason. We talk about being a blading photographer, hitting over 100mph while skitching, and his appreciation for blading in all its purity.

Ep. 73 with Brian Freeman

austin paz — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:17:51 +0000

Bfree is one of the most Inspiring, positive, and motivational people in our sport. We talk about his recent trip to experience the blading scene in Nigeria, his new book "When Jimmi Skates", skating for 1,187 days straight, and so much more.

Ep. 72 with Todd McInerney

austin paz — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 02:42:49 +0000

Todd is half of the Canadian brains behind Mushroom Blading. We talk about his process in filming for videos, working with a big corporation to design a product, how bright and exciting the future looks for blading and much more!

Making A Comeback with John Bolino

austin paz — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:09:00 +0000

Welcome to OFF THE CUFF Episode 5! Earlier in the year we caught up with John Bolino at the Pow Wow in Florida where we discussed John's comeback and a new-found love for blading. John's a man of his word and recently dropped a new VOD so we talk about it along with how life has been treating him throughout 2020.

Filming A VOD In 2020 with Billy O'Neill & Erick Rodriguez

austin paz — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 17:02:00 +0000

Welcome to OFF THE CUFF Episode 4! After taking a hiatus from being a professional blader, Billy teamed up with Erick Rodriguez to show everyone that he hasn't lost a thing.

Ep. 71 with Angie Walton

austin paz — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:26:54 +0000

Our sport wouldn't be where it is today without Angie. We talk about some of the first grinds ever done on skates, what birthed the first issue of Daily Bread Magazine in 1993, how it ended, and so much more.

Ep. 70 with Arlo Eisenberg

austin paz — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:36:52 +0000

The blading world wouldn’t be what it is today without Arlo Eisenberg. We talk about if blading is ready for the X-games in 2020, the iconic Eisenbergs Skate Park, working with Skrillex, and much more.

Ep. 69 with Montre Livingston

austin paz — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 03:51:58 +0000

Montre is half man, half superhero. We talk about creating Blading Camp, how to do misty filps, his love for all wheeled sports, being the first rider for Nimh and a lot, lot more!

Ep. 68 with Derek Henderson

austin paz — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 05:14:38 +0000

After the birth of his first daughter, Derek came back into the blade game hard with a pro skate from Razors, as well as the bearing brand S9. We hope you enjoy one of the most Inspirational and relatable podcasts yet!

Ep. 67 with Paul John

austin paz — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 01:39:05 +0000

Paul John is a Chicago native who took his art of filming skating and made it his career. He talks about making videos with Pat Lennon, filming videos with Riff Raff, aff, touring with Adam Johnson, and much more.

Ep. 66 with Dave Lang

austin paz — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 02:56:27 +0000

Dave has lived one hell of a life. Between touring with Brian Shima in Europe, almost dying from a brain injury, and skating in big Hollywood films, we go over some of the craziest and funniest stories we’ve discussed on our podcast!

Ep. 65 with CJ Wellsmore

austin paz — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 04:20:02 +0000

CJ is at the top of his game right now with running the contest circuit as well as putting out killer street sections. We talk about him competing in the junior x-games, creating his own content online, skating in the Nitro Circus, and a lot more!

Ep. 64 with Michelle Steilen

austin paz — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 04:07:25 +0000

Michelle is the creator of Moxi Roller Skates and a total badass on quads! We talk about the importance of supporting the right people in the industry, how certain inline skaters and roller skaters influenced her, how taking a year off from school lead to her creating Moxi Roller Skates and so much more!

Ep. 63 with Matthias St John

austin paz — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:05:42 +0000

Matthias is a Chicago-based blader who has been putting a lot of focus on traveling to fulfill his love for the sport. We talk about how he literally traveled around the world for blading, his hilarious run in with the police, how yoga aided his skating and more!

Ep. 62 with Ray Mendez

austin paz — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 21:09:53 +0000

Ray is one of the first professional bladers out of NYC and still involved to this day. With his company GO! SPORTS he puts blades on over 1,000 kid feet per week.

Ep. 61 with Azikiwee Anderson

austin paz — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 02:35:25 +0000

After many years as a professional rollerblader, Azikiwee became cofounder of the IMYTA, Able Frames, Runners Project, ran D-Structure and Empire Distribution, just to name a few of his contributions.

Ep. 60 with Aaron Feinberg

austin paz — Sun, 31 May 2020 20:57:21 +0000

With winning the X-Games on his 16th birthday, Aaron made a huge impact on the blading scene from a young age and kept laying the hammers down throughout his career. We talk about his Mindgame sections, what he thought is the craziest trick he did, the transition from Salomon to USD, and more.

Ep. 59 with Boschi Pope

austin paz — Wed, 27 May 2020 21:46:07 +0000

Boschi Pope is a legend from NYC who did some time but just got out and is ready to put his love and effort back into blading. We talk about how he was the first NYC skater to be sponsored by Razors, his time in prison, his plans with his BPSO contest, and more.

Moments That Changed Blading Part 2 w/ Jon Julio & Miguel Ramos

austin paz — Tue, 26 May 2020 16:53:00 +0000

We're back with part 2 of Moments That Changed Blading where we discuss important events like the IMYTA, the rise of skater owned companies, Chris Haffey on ...

THE SUDDEN RISE OF BLADING SALES W/ LONG TONTHAT

austin paz — Sun, 24 May 2020 16:49:00 +0000

With the pandemic hitting a lot of industries hard, blading sales have been skyrocketing and we sit down with the owner of Oak City Skate Shop, Long Tonthat, to talk about how this is and will be affecting our industry.

Moments That Changed Blading Part 1 w/ Jon Julio & Miguel Ramos

austin paz — Sat, 23 May 2020 16:35:00 +0000

Welcome to OFF THE CUFF Episode 1!!!! While a global pandemic delayed our plans for us to travel to get guests on our live show, we're taking a break to talk with some of our past guests, Jon Julio and Miguel Ramos, about moments that changed skating as we know it. In this video, we discuss the early era and in part 2 we'll talk about modern-day blading.

Ep. 58 with John Bolino

austin paz — Tue, 05 May 2020 14:14:36 +0000

Aside from being one of our most requested guests, John Bolino is notoriously one of the youngest and badest bladers we've ever seen. We talk about the stories of all the cities he's lived in, his experience riding for SSM, his comeback to blading, and much more!

Ep. 57 with Kevin Dowling

austin paz — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:01:26 +0000

It's the host with the most!!! Kevin Dowling helped shape the Atlanta scene and we talk about him being the host to the only VG that had one, why he did the 365-day blade challenge, getting a blade video played at the US Open, and more!

Ep. 56 with Brian Shima

austin paz — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:08:50 +0000

One of the most legendary and accomplished people to ever put blades on their feet. Brian talks about jumping the leap of faith, the Mindgame days, and we get to watch his Brain Fear Gone section together!

Ep. 55 with Joey Chase

austin paz — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 14:40:50 +0000

Joey Chase is a monster of a blader from Florida where we sat down with him at the unplugged 2020 Powwow. We talk about his new VOD, some of the craziest stunts he's done, riding for SSM, and more!

Ep. 54 with Brian Aragon

austin paz — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:03:09 +0000

Brian Aragon is undoubtedly one of the greatest bladers to have ever put skates on their feet. We were lucky enough to sit down with Brian at Winterclash 2020 to talk about his epic 540 hurricane top soul, battle with Haffey at contests, filming his Razors sections, and much more!

Ep. 53 with Fabiola DaSilva

austin paz — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 22:47:37 +0000

With over 50 LG medals and 7 gold X-games medals, Fabiola is one of the most successful bladers of all time! We discuss her biggest accomplishments, being stunt doubles for movies, landing a double backflip, and more!

Ep. 52 with Bobi Spassov

austin paz — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 14:32:55 +0000

Bobi has a unique style that is a breath of fresh air in the modern era of blading. With his latest Roces pro skate and pro WIN wheel that just dropped, he's got a lot going on. He talks about his first street session after being a vert skater, the importance of contributing events to our sport, responsibilities as a pro, and much more!

Ep. 51 with Jojo Jacobi

austin paz — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:10:11 +0000

Jojo is the reason why the Winterclash is what it is today. The man behind organizing quite possibly the biggest blading competition of the year was able to take a quick break from his hectic weekend to discuss what goes into organizing and planning Winterclash, as well as the struggles and mistakes made along the way. *** We apologize for the audio issues after 32m***

Ep. 50 with Robert Guerrero

austin paz — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:56:51 +0000

Robert Guerrero is a legendary blader from the Bay Area who was involved in a near death experience in 2018. The blading community united to help raise a six figure Gofundme to aid in his recovery. Almost 2 years later, Robert tells his story here for the first time!

Ep. 49 with Austin Paz & Billy O'Neill

austin paz — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 15:47:30 +0000

New Year, new updates to Jump Street Podcast! We just want to keep everyone up to speed on what is happening with Jump Street Podcast in 2020 as well as talk about a few current highlights in the blade world.

Ep. 48 with Dillon Cooper

austin paz — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:26:21 +0000

Dillon is a blader from Brooklyn, NY whose music has taken him to another level. We talk about how blading influenced his music and why he incorporates it into his music videos, touring with the Wu-Tang Clan, remembering Cozmik, and more.

Ep. 47 with Dave Paine

austin paz — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:47:44 +0000

Dave built the backbone of what all blading videos are today. With his help carrying on the Videogroove series, he put together a lot of the videos we grew up on. We talk about some of his favorite moments filming VG, his help getting inline into Camp Woodward, future plans for Videogroove, and much MUCH more!

Ep. 46 with Jeff Stockwell

austin paz — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:01:40 +0000

Jeff is a seasoned veteran in the blade game from SoCal, if you don't know who he is by now, you should. We talk about his tour in Turkey with Billy, playing Chris Haffey in BLADE, his influences from Elliot, Shima, and B. Smith, and more!

Ep. 45 with Sam Crofts

austin paz — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 15:32:32 +0000

Our second installment of our Balding Cup 2019 episodes features Sam Croft! Sam has a lot to be proud of lately with his new pro Under Cover wheel and his pro USD skate. We talk about his good and bad times traveling to Russia and China, the crazy story behind the ender trick of his pro skate edit, and much more!

Ep. 44 with Amy West

austin paz — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 15:02:24 +0000

Amy is a Roller Skater ripping in Long Beach, California who is making a huge part in contributing to the skate scene around the world. We discuss roller skating at Blading Camp, how she got big on social media, her goals in the sport and more!

Ep. 43 with Ricardo Lino

austin paz — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 15:28:40 +0000

His name is Ricardo, and he's a wheel addict....Ricardo has had a lot of success in anything wheel related he's involved with. We discuss his transition from roller skating to inline, how bladers can market themselves through social media, beating his heroes in a skate contest, and much more!

Ep. 42 with Marc Moreno

austin paz — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:12:50 +0000

Marc is a non-stop blading, traveling, video making machine. We talk about why he enjoys exploring new parts of the world to blade, using google maps to find skate spots, his recent trip filming in Tenerife and more!

Ep. 41 with Kyle Sola

austin paz — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 13:48:04 +0000

We are live from Woodward with Kyle Sola! Kyle has made it big in the industry lately with his release of SOLA Frames and more recently working with Jon Julio on the new Them 909 boot. We talk about his background in design, how he got started with SOLA Frames, and what went into the Them 909s.

Ep. 40 with Victor Arias

austin paz — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:03:12 +0000

Victor is one of the biggest names to come out of Norcal. On this episode, we discuss the good old "hyphy days", some of his bay area inspirations, why his Valo V section was so special to him, and more!

Ep. 39 with Cameron Talbott

austin paz — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:28:48 +0000

Cameron is a blader originally from Missoula, Montana who is now holding it down in San Fransisco. We got a chance to hang while he was out in NY for the BPSO where we got to talk about him making it to the Finals of the contest, his transition from Valo to Rollerblade, what living in Montana is like, and much more!

Ep. 38 with Dano Gorman

austin paz — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 14:00:15 +0000

Dano is the next generation of rippers from Ireland. We talk about his friendship with Nick Lomax, surviving in the NYC heat, Irish pride, and a whole bunch of other fun random banta!

Ep. 37 with Julian Bah

austin paz — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:53:33 +0000

ATL represent! Julian Bah comes by to talk about his handmade apparel brand, J.Vaughn, the debut of his new blade company, WIN, and we have a good laugh about some old Razors and Bunique stories.

Ep. 36 with Jon Julio

austin paz — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:55:38 +0000

Jon Julio has been cooking on something special for the THEM brand over the past few months. Jon introduces the 909 model which is a groundbreaking achievement in the blading world. He discusses what triggered the move to having a new mold, the process and struggles in designing it with Kyle Sola, and also touches on the new changes to the Blading Cup Series!

Ep. 35 with Austin Paz & Billy O'Neill

austin paz — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:51:01 +0000

Thanks for following us throughout the ride for Season 2 of Jump Street Podcast! We go through some behind the scenes of our episodes along with stories and insights into our favorite moments over the last 5 months. We'll be back shortly to being Season 3 so we hope to see you all then!

Ep. 34 with Brian Bina

austin paz — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:02:36 +0000

Brian Bina is a low key monster on the blades who has been involved with Hatian Magazine and other personal projects over the past few years. We talk about the direction Hatian Magazine is going, living in the “Death Guy Manor”, and the struggles of filming INTI in Cusco.

Ep. 33 with Kurt Newman

austin paz — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:58:14 +0000

Kurt was a big part of the Atlanta blade scene back in the day, growing up with people like Walt Austin, Kevin Dowling, and Will Gordon. After taking a 10 year break, he's back and more in love with the sport than ever. We talk about what made him come back, the passion behind it, and what he's up to now with his new wheel company, TUFR Wheels.

Ep. 32 with Sean Keane

austin paz — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:02:36 +0000

Sean has been known for his truly unique style of blading lately. We talk about filming with his crew in Sacramento, snowboarding affecting his blading, his connection with Rollerblade, and more!

Ep. 31 with Grant Hazelton

austin paz — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 13:53:58 +0000

Grant has been non stop for the past few years! We talk about how he quit his job to skate, having a mini ramp inside his house, and homophobia in the blading scene.

Ep. 30 with Erick Rodriguez

austin paz — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:56:05 +0000

Erick Rodriguez has been the man behind the camera for a huge portion of the video content for blading in recent years. We talk about how important positivity is in blading, who his favorite people to film with are, and what's going on with BG Worldwide!

Ep. 29 with Pat Ridder

austin paz — Thu, 23 May 2019 14:20:43 +0000

Pat brings a fresh new flavor to the current state of blading. Always on the move, he stopped by our studio for a chat about filming sections in the train stations of Germany, his constant travels to the states, and his story behind linking up with the Kelso brothers.

Ep. 28 with Robbie Pitts

austin paz — Wed, 15 May 2019 14:33:11 +0000

Robbie has been contributing to the blading scene a lot in the past few years with his recent move from Melbourne to Los Angeles. He shares funny stories about running into the locals in NYC, how his fashion style affects him and his blading, as well as the influences that got him there.

Ep. 27 with Sean Kelso & Colin Kelso

austin paz — Thu, 02 May 2019 13:33:46 +0000

We’re happy to be back with our good friends, Sean and Colin, to take a stroll down memory lane as we watch “The Truth” together along with discussions of progression of styles, what we can take away from our idols, as well as the Kelso’s current projects like Bacemint and Fishguys 4.

Ep. 26 with Anthony Marchione

austin paz — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 13:41:06 +0000

Anthony is of the newer generation of Philly bladers and could be seen in the Bacemint and Fishguys videos. Amongst all the laughs, we discuss what he likes and dislikes in blading, scoring the original music for INTI Film, and his mother chimes in the live chat to ask a question.

Ep. 25 with Jeff Frederick

austin paz — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:59:34 +0000

Jeff Frederick is one of the originals out of Philly. He gives us some insight into his earlier days, how he got his first sponsor, the “rules” skating in Philly in the 90’s, and we get to watch a few of his sections.

Ep. 24 with Scott Crawford

austin paz — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:43:30 +0000

After taking a break from blading for over a decade, Scott is making his return back to the game and making a huge impact in a different way. After telling us his stories about being on the Vans Warped Tour, hanging out with Gwen Stefani, and touring with Tony Hawk, Scotty wants to give something back to the community with his new event, the "Manly Blade Meet", which had an unbelievable turn out with guests from all over the world.

Ep. 23 with Billy O'Neill & Austin Paz

austin paz — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 13:41:04 +0000

Now that we're back in New York, we have a fun discussion about our experiences at Winterclash, Austin's recent travels skating around the world, and a possible new way to get our top pros paid like they should!

Ep. 22 with Nick Lomax

austin paz — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 13:17:32 +0000

So many of you asked, so…it’s here…the Nick Lomax episode! Chances are, you’re already one of his FORTY ONE THOUSAND Instagram followers so Nick needs no introduction. We all love him… he’s British, likes earl grey tea, lives in Barcelona, can do Farfegnugens and Top Acids no problem at all. Nick also brings on a few of his own special guests on, so we hope you enjoy this one as much as all 6 people did who were in the audience watching!

Ep. 21 with Dominik Wagner

austin paz — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:54:25 +0000

Dominik Wagner is a Winterclash veteran who is one of the people who help make this event what it is today. We laugh a bunch about his attempt at skating for 48hrs non-stop in New York City, traveling the world to film shoot blade photos, and his experiences with the new SOLA Frames.

Ep. 20 with Leon Humphries

austin paz — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 12:26:13 +0000

Leon is one of the most stylish and innovative bladers to come out of the London scene. From the 90's until now, he drops a ton of knowledge on how people develop their style, how he still skates and films year round, and HOMIE OVERLOAD at Winterclash.

Ep. 19 with Mery Munoz

austin paz — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 13:31:17 +0000

Before she took 1st place at the 2019 Winterclash Women's Event, Mery was able to sit with us and talk about her involvement in the youth of skating by working in schools and Blading Camp in Spain. We also discuss her future in the industry and how to make a living through what she loves to do.

Big shout out to our sponsor for this episode KALTIK HARDWARE!

Ep. 18 with Eugen Enin and Joe Atkinson

austin paz — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 04:07:31 +0000

We sit down with Eugen Enin (Most Creative Trick Winterclash 2019) and Joe Atkinson (Winner and Best Trick Winterclash 2019). Eugen talks about how his style originated from hip hop influences and how important it is to learn your history in blading,. Joe goes into his life traveling the world with FISE, his first experience with skating full pipes, and much more!

Ep. 17 Season Finale with Austin Paz & Billy O'Neill

austin paz — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 00:24:41 +0000

Season 1 in the books! We look back on the last 17 weeks of some of our favorite highlights with our guests as well as go over some of our holiday gift ideas. See you all when we kick off Season 2 at the 2019 Winterclash in Eindhoven, Netherlands!

Ep. 16 with Jordan Baez

austin paz — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 14:31:43 +0000

Over the past few years, Jordan has had a huge impact on the new York city skate scene. Hes keeping the sport healthy by organizing events like the Hoboken mini ramp competition, 12th and D classic, L.E.S. box comp and more. We talk about what it takes to keep the culture alive and bringing events to a town near you.

Ep. 15 with Gav Drumm

austin paz — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:13:48 +0000

Gav is a powerhouse out of Melbourne, Australia following in the footsteps of legends like Blake Dennis, Scott Crawford, and Matt Salerno. We dig into his time skating in Burma, his experience winning the 2017 Blading Cup, the pro skate offer from Roces, and much more!

Ep. 14 with Dave Ortega

austin paz — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 15:41:15 +0000

Dave is a New York City legend. Being one of the first to put NYC on the map, he talks about his transition from BMX to blading then back to BMX, along with early trips with k2 and also brings a bunch of memorabilia to show.

Ep. 13 with Chris Dafick

austin paz — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 01:23:35 +0000

Welcome to Episode 13 with Chris Dafick! Chris has been on the road for years all over the world with some of the gnarliest people around with blades on their feet. He talks about how Shredweiser got started from sharing a house with a few skateboarding buddies, to filming videos all over Europe and much more!

Ep. 12 with Ryan Jacklone

austin paz — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 13:10:18 +0000

Welcome to Episode 12 with Ryan Jacklone! Ryan was the epitome of New York City street skating in the 90s. We discuss the early days of FR and K2, along with what it was like at the first NISS contest in 1994 and the beef between east and west coast.

Ep. 11 with Leon Basin

austin paz — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:04:23 +0000

Leon Basin is one of the most innovative and talented people in the game. From being the creator of some of the top high-end products in our industry, to keeping the local scenes alive with this skate shops, Leon can possibly be one of the most important people we have today. So enjoy a couple of small wheel guys chatting it up with the wizard himself.

EP. 10 with Billy O'Neill & Austin Paz

austin paz — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:12:40 +0000

The big 1-0! We gave our guests a break this week so we can sit down and catch up with each other. Billy OFFICIALLY moved back to NYC now and we get into what the deal was with his pro USD Aeon skate, the biggest tricks we’ve seen done in person, and life in general.

Ep. 9 with Dominic Bruce

austin paz — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 13:37:31 +0000

Episode 9 with Dominic Bruce. Dominic goes in on his travels, growing up skating in Scottland, and his philosophies skating and life itself.

Ep. 8 Live From Woodward

austin paz — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 04:18:40 +0000

We join you from the Morton Building in Woodward, PA, home of the infamous Morton Bowl and Morton Mini. We're fortunate enough to have a Blading-only weekend organized by Long Tonthat of Oak City Skate Shop and Cameron Card. We discuss how everyone's expectations were far surpassed by the number of people who showed up for this amazing experience and their plans for next year.

We also chat with Woodward East's Marketing Director, Richie Velasquez, and how Woodward has changed his and his families live's throughout the years. Richie gets a shot at our Blading Trivia Game and we open it up to the crowd for Questions.

Ep. 7 with Abdiel Colberg

austin paz — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:37:13 +0000

Abdiel is a powerhouse blader from Puerto Rico who is known for his move to California in the early 2000s and becoming a part of the EscoZoo Crew. Abdiel brings his box of old photos from back in the day, tells us about the last time he hung out with Dustin Latimer, and we watch his section in F.O.R. 2.

Ep. 6 with Miguel Ramos

austin paz — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 20:39:50 +0000

Miguel dives deep into his history with blading from Puerto Rico, to New York, and to California. He drops some serious knowledge on how he helped fund and build a world class skatepark in his hometown as well as his current project to make bladers dreams all over the world come true. Miguel is a truly great and knowledgeable person in our sport and we need more people like him to keep us all around.

Ep. 5 with Chris Farmer

austin paz — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 21:27:25 +0000

Chris talks about how Shane Coburn contacted him to be on Mindgame, how and who helped develop his skating style, and we watch his section from KFC 3.

Ep. 4 with Jon Julio

austin paz — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:43:40 +0000

Episode 4 with Jon Julio. Jon shares with us the new THEM SKATES models including the Sean Darst pro boot and also explains why this skate is his most proud achievement in his whole blading career. We also review his VOLUME video section.

Ep. 3 with Jon Ortiz

austin paz — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:43:00 +0000

This weeks episode is with NYC legend, Jon Ortiz. We discuss the early days skating for Oxygen, his epic scorpion fall from 1995 and his company GO SPORTS USA with Ray Mendez where they get thousands of kids every week on blades.

Ep. 2 with Sean & Colin Kelso

austin paz — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 17:43:00 +0000

This weeks episode is with Sean and Colin Kelso of Bacemint. They touch on the beginnings of their style, what blading means to them now, and the current status of their new company Bacemint along with updates on their leaked Bacemint skates.

Shout out to our sponsor this week, MOVING FORWARD http://movemeforward.com/

Ep. 1 with Austin Paz & Billy O'Neill

austin paz — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 17:00:31 +0000

Welcome to the Jump Street Podcast! In this episode we introduce ourselves and the show as well as touch on the condition of Rob G. from his accident in Peru. Austin and Billy also take live questions from the community.