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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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  • 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.

  • S1 · E8
    May 15, 2024 · 1 hr 3 min

    Oral History of 3A

    Steve and Mark talk through the history of 3A style, which started as a joke used for publicity photos in the 50s and became a full-blown style once Mark got his hands around it. This episode brought to you by YoYoExpert.com. Theme music is "Runaway" by Reconciler.

  • S1 · E7
    Apr 15, 2024 · 47 min

    Team Losi

    Steve and Mark talk about Team Losi, the R/C car company that gave Steve his first big break as a demonstrator. Brought to you by YoYoExpert, the best place to do expert things with expert yoyos, especially if you want to do those things expertly.

  • S1 · E6
    Mar 15, 2024 · 1 hr 13 min

    Oral History of 5A

    Steve and Mark sit down and talk through the beginning of 5A - how it started, what inspired it, and discuss the full starting history of this unique style of yoyo play.

  • S1 · E5
    Nov 6, 2023 · 1 hr 26 min

    Bill Liebowitz Classic

    Mark & Steve discuss the Bill Liebowitz Classic, known as the BLC, a former regional yoyo contest held in Los Angeles, California. They talk about contest culture in general, an old beef from when the two of them didn't agree on something for like 10 years, and where they think contests should be heading. Apologies for the audio quality. We know a lot about yoyos but we have no idea wtf we are doing with this podcast.

  • S1 · E4
    Jul 3, 2023 · 44 min

    Triple D

    Mark & Steve discuss the Triple D Classic, a one-off yoyo contest they ran in Los Angeles in the early 2000s. It was in a punk rock dive bar, had three bands playing between divisions, no scoring system whatsoever, and all the parents started drinking at noon. It might have been the best contest ever.

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