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Beyond Boards

Beyond Boards

A podcast dedicated to the actions & interests of skaters beyond skateboarding.

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  • 20 episodes
  • monthly
  • Avg 2 hr 9 min
  • English
  • September 6 · 2 hr 18 min

    Episode 125 - Silas Baxter-Neal

    Episode 125 with Silas Baxter-Neal, professional skateboarder from Eugene, Oregon. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Eugene where he started skating in the mid-90’s; getting flowed Powell boards through his local skatesho...

  • August 16 · 2 hr 38 min

    Episode 124 - Ben Koppl

    Episode 124 with Ben Koppl, professional skateboarder from Morro Bay, California. Together we discussed him growing up in Morro Bay where he started skating in the early 2000’s; at the age of 17 moving up to Seattle, Washington where he studied ling...

  • July 26 · 1 hr 46 min

    Episode 123 - Matt Rodriguez

    Episode 123 with Matt Rodriguez, professional skateboarder and artist from Sacramento, California. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in San José, California and moving to Sacramento at the age of 11 right as he was picking u...

  • July 5 · 1 hr 26 min

    Episode 122 - Denia Kopita

    Episode 122 with Denia Kopita, skateboarder from Athens, Greece. Together we discussed her life and career, from growing up in Athens, Greece where she picked up her first board at the age of 18 in the mid-2010’s; since 2020 being involved among oth...

  • June 14 · 2 hr 19 min

    Episode 121 - Harry Meadley

    Episode 121 with Harry Meadley, skateboarder and artist from Leeds, England. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Leeds where he picked up his first board in his early teen years; quickly becoming very embedded in the Leeds...

  • May 24 · 2 hr 13 min

    Episode 120 - Leo Baker

    Episode 120 with Leo Baker, professional skateboarder and musician from Covina, California. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Covina, California where he first stepped on a board at only 2 years old; since his early teens...

  • May 3 · 1 hr 46 min

    Episode 119 - Gabriel Summers

    Episode 119 with Gabriel Summers, professional skateboarder from Penguin, Tasmania. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Penguin where he started skating at the age of 12; moving to Melbourne, Australia at the age of 19 afte...

  • April 12 · 1 hr 14 min

    Episode 118 - Danny Garcia

    Episode 118 with Danny Garcia, former professional skateboarder turned musician from Anaheim, California. Together we discussed his life and career, from him growing up in Anaheim where he picked up his first board in the mid-90’s in his teen years;...

  • March 22 · 1 hr 42 min

    Episode 117 - Sophie Friedel

    Episode 117 with Sophie Friedel, skateboarder and Gestalt therapist from Freiburg, Germany. Together we discussed her picking up skateboarding as a young adult in Cornwall, England; in the early 2010’s traveling to Kabul, Afghanistan three times to...

  • March 1 · 2 hr 23 min

    Episode 116 - Tom Karangelov

    Episode 116 with Tom Karangelov, professional skateboarder from Los Angeles, California. Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in his early teens in Fountain Valley and becoming a local at the Santa Ana skatepark...

  • February 15 · 1 hr 16 min

    Episode 115 - Lisa Whitaker

    Episode 115 with Lisa Whitaker, skateboarder, videographer and brand owner from Norwalk, California. Together we discussed her life and career, from picking up her first board at the age of 10 in 1985, in the following years starting to film her fri...

  • January 11 · 2 hr 5 min

    Episode 114 - Barney Page

    Episode 114 with Barney Page, professional skateboarder from Exeter, England. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Exeter and picking up his first board around 11 years old, connecting with photographer Leo Sharp and startin...

  • Dec 21, 2025 · 2 hr 26 min

    Episode 113 - Jerry Hsu

    Episode 113 with Jerry Hsu, professional skateboarder and photographer from San José, California. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in San José and picking up his first board in the early 90’s, connecting with local pros suc...

  • Dec 1, 2025 · 2 hr 55 min

    Episode 112 - Kelly Bird

    Episode 112 with Kelly Bird, former professional skateboarder and footwear brand manager from Houston, Texas. Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in the mid-80’s to turning pro for Real Skateboards in the early...

  • Nov 10, 2025 · 1 hr 51 min

    Episode 111 - Joel Meinholz

    Episode 111 with Joel Meinholz, professional skateboarder from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in the late 80’s, settling down in Miami and having a productive skateboarding career ri...

  • Oct 13, 2025 · 3 hr 11 min

    Episode 110 - Mike Carroll

    Episode 110 with Mike Carroll, professional skateboarder from Daly City, California. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and starting skateboarding in San Francisco in the mid to late 80’s, coming up at Embarcadero in the earl...

  • Sep 15, 2025 · 1 hr 51 min

    Episode 109 - Rose Archie

    Episode 109 with Rose Archie, skateboarder and community activist from Tsq’escen’ (Canim Lake) of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation. Together we discussed her life and career, from picking up her first board in the early 90’s to launching Nations Skate...

  • Sep 1, 2025 · 2 hr 9 min

    Episode 108 - Jeremy Elkin

    Episode 108 with Jeremy Elkin, skateboarder and filmmaker from Montréal, Québec. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Montréal where he started skating as a young teen in the late 90’s, putting his name to a number of skate...

  • Aug 18, 2025 · 3 hr 30 min

    Episode 107 - Josh Kalis

    Episode 107 with Josh Kalis, professional skateboarder from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in the late 80’s, crossing paths in the early 90’s with a young Jamie Thomas in Dallas, Te...

  • Jul 28, 2025 · 2 hr 8 min

    Episode 106 - Javier Mendizabal

    Episode 106 with Javier Mendizabal, skateboarder and artist from Algorta, Spain. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Algorta and picking up his first board in 1989, moving to Barcelona at 19 years old right before it became...

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