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YoYo Player

Steve Brown & Mark McBride

YoYo Player is a show about the modern history of yoyoing from two of the guys who helped make it.  Before the global yoyo boom of the late 90s, two guys in Florida sat in the back of a kite store and dreamed up what would eventually become significant foundational advancements to the art, sport, and promotion of yoyo play. Almost 30 years later they're looking back on where it all started, poking holes in each other recollections, and laughing their asses off about the whole thing.

Mark McBride is the creator of 3A yoyoing, and an early innovator of yoyo video and promotion.   

Steve Brown is the creator of 5A yoyoing, an early innovator of yoyo tricks and promotion, and currently an organizer of the World YoYo Contest.

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  • Avg 35 min
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  • S2 · E16
    Thursday · 21 min

    Slim Shady

    Eminem's Warped Tour debut had....mixed reviews.

  • S2 · E15
    October 15 · 18 min

    Meals on Wheels

    An epic food fight in the wilds of Oregon causes total mayhem.

  • S2 · E14
    October 10 · 23 min

    Fourth of July

    It feels like we need to offer a disclaimer with this episode: don't do any of this. LIke, ever.

  • S2 · E13
    September 24 · 31 min

    Ready For Eternity

    Memories....misty, water-colored meeeeeeeeeemmmooriiiieeeeeeessssssss

  • S2 · E11
    September 11 · 21 min

    Timmy Chunks

    Behold, the majesty of Timmy Chunks, our unofficial volunteer roadie and yoyo demonstrator intern.

  • S2 · E8
    September 3 · 20 min

    Texas

    THE STARS AT NIGHT ARE BIG AND BRIGHT

  • S2 · E10
    September 3 · 20 min

    A Party Without Hans

    There are things in this world that you shouldn't do, and one of them is down most of a bottle of Jack Daniels on an empty stomach. Luckily, Hans wasn't there to see it.

  • S2 · E5
    July 23 · 30 min

    Mason-Dixon Line

    The Mason-Dixon Line is a true border between one world and another.

  • S2 · E4
    July 16 · 25 min

    Florida Boys

    Steve gets called out for his tendency to...uh...embellish things and everyone has a good chuckle at his expense.

  • S2 · E3
    July 9 · 16 min

    Julius & Rick

    Julius & Rick join the tour. There's a lot of uncomfortable laughter in this one.

  • S2 · E2
    July 2 · 29 min

    Jason & Nick

    This week we get some more info about how Mark & Greg got this idea off the ground, and we meet demonstrators Nick Van Der Schie and Jason Tracy.

  • S2 · E1
    June 25 · 26 min

    Rollerblades & Bikini Models

    Behold, Season 2 is here! This entire season dives deep into the 1999 Fiend Magazine YoYo Tour when a grip of yoyo players from different companies went out on the Vans Warped Tour and spent an entire summer slinging yoyos and getting into trouble. In this episode: the mayhem begins.

  • May 28 · 1 min

    YoYo Player Podcast Season 2 Trailer

    Season Two of the YoYo Player Podcast is a complete oral history of the legendary 1999 Fiend Magazine YoYo Tour with guest appearances by the people who were there. Organizers, demonstrators, and musicians all chime in to talk about the mayhem, on the record, for the first time ever. First episode drops June 25th, new episodes every Thursday.

  • S1 · E11
    Nov 11, 2024 · 51 min

    Fiend Magazine

    Mark & Steve dive into the history of Fiend Magazine, the first full-color magazine dedicated to yoyoing. It only lasted 4 issues (kinda) and died a glorious death. This is the final episode of Season One! We'll be back in 2025 with Season Two. This episode brought to you by YoYoExpert.com.

  • S1 · E10
    Jul 15, 2024 · 52 min

    How To Be A Player 1 & 2

    Mark & Steve talk through the making of the "How To Be A Player Vol. 1 & 2" videos during their time with Duncan. Originally released in 2001, these VHS tapes were commercially released and quickly became cult classics yoyo players and fans of VHS kitsch. This episode brought to you by YoYoExpert.com.

  • S1 · E9
    Jun 17, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min

    Behold: The Yonomicon!

    Steve and Mark talk through the history of The Yonomicon, the most feared, inspiring, and confusing book in the history of yoyoing. Original released almost 20 years ago, a newly revised edition is now available at Yonomicon.com! This episode brought to you by YoYoExpert.com. Theme music is "Runaway" by Reconciler.

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