Pauly On The Pod

A casual skate session can turn into the best storytelling room you have ever been in, and that’s the vibe we land on with Carson. He’s 23, he started skateboarding at three, and he grew up with a rare mix of influences: old-school vert energy on one side and street skating on the other. We get into the skaters and skate videos that shaped him, what it meant to wait for full-length parts before ev...

Someone tells you “I want a divorce” across a restaurant booth before the queso even lands, and you realize you’re sitting next to a full-on human meltdown while you’re just trying to eat dinner. That’s the kind of whiplash we lean into with our guest Ricky Pernice: stand-up comic, skater, and a naturally sharp crowd-work brain who can turn everyday chaos into a bit on the spot. We start with Rick...

You ever start a conversation about an inflatable hot tub and end up talking about touring Europe, skateboarding through airports, and why learning a trade might save your future? That’s the energy here. We’re hanging with Billy Winfield again, swapping stories about new-crib upgrades, pool life in Florida, and the kind of “small” purchases that quietly improve your day-to-day more than any flashy...

A 17 year break from skating can either turn into a permanent goodbye or the start of a better chapter. We sit down with Jacksonville skater Marty McFly, plus our third chair and co producer Blake North, and talk about what it actually takes to come back as an adult and make it stick. The conversation starts with first boards, street skating roots, and the messy reality of growing up, then quickly...

A missed co-host, a surprise stand-in, and two brothers who make skateboarding and music feel like the same sport. We sit down with Quinn (15) and Holden (11) of Johnston Brothers Music to talk about growing up around the Fernandina Beach scene, learning at Poe Pinson Skate Park, and why that first spark matters more than having the “right” gear. If you care about skate culture, youth recreation,...

We hit record with a wild premise: we just found a long-lost “D Lo” tape from the gap years, and it’s the kind of raw, messy, hilarious snapshot you can’t fake. From the jump, we talk about why the show went quiet, what it feels like to rebuild after a computer crash and real-life stress, and why skating and creating content can be the last thing you want to do when you’re going through it. Then w...

A skateboarder comedian walks into a podcast and the conversation immediately starts swerving. We’re joined by Blake North, an Ohio-born skater who builds his life in Jacksonville and learns the hard way that stand-up comedy can feel a lot like learning tricks: you eat it in public, you laugh it off, and you try again tomorrow. We get the skate talk out early (regular vs goofy, kickflips vs heelfl...

Two years disappears fast until you try to hit record again. We’re back at Kona Skatepark in Jacksonville with BC in the background and a lot to catch up on: why the show went quiet, what it felt like to come back, and how we’re rebuilding this thing with better gear, clearer intentions, and way more consistency. We talk through the real behind-the-scenes of a podcast relaunch, from video plans th...

We disappeared for a while, and when we finally hit record again we knew we had to come back with something that actually means something. This drop is that lost conversation we filmed with BC, a true Southeast skateboarding original with stories that stretch from Louisiana flatground to Pensacola indoor parks to the Jacksonville scene and Kona Skatepark energy. BC breaks down the early days in a...

We start with Duval energy and a real Jaguars season recap, digging into why Trevor Lawrence’s growth and Doug Pederson’s culture shift feel like the start of something sustainable. We then pivot into a heavy current events talk on Tyre Nichols and police accountability, before ending with lighter TV and movie recommendations plus a classic Jacksonville social media story.  • Jaguars turnaround fr...

A flood video, a celebrity meltdown, and a salon confession walk into a podcast and somehow it all makes sense. We sit down as a trio with Courtney joining Paulie and Dr. Jones, and we let the conversation run where it wants: from Hurricane Ian footage and the weird reality of viral “current events” to the nonstop pop culture machine that keeps feeding people outrage, fascination, and hot takes. W...

The clearest way to understand an adult is to meet the people who made them. For Episode 50, we bring on my dad, Pop Walnuts, and the result is equal parts heartfelt, hilarious, and unexpectedly deep. We start with his South Florida origin story: born in Vero Beach in 1960, family ties stretching from Miami Beach to the Northeast, and the kind of childhood freedom that feels impossible now. Pop ta...

A stack of donated concrete turns into the kind of motivation every skater understands: you see the missing piece of your setup and suddenly you cannot stop thinking about the line. We’re back as the duo today, talking through how we’re upgrading my driveway “alleyway” spot with a new quarter pipe and a proper fun box so there’s real speed, cleaner flow, and a safer way for our daughters to build...

A skate crew’s history is usually hidden in parking lots, old photos, and half-remembered road trips until somebody finally sits down and tells it right. We’re joined by Jason Cologne, formerly of Crown Skateboards, plus the homie Aaron Mullen for a loose, story-heavy hang that connects Puerto Rico roots, Westside Jacksonville sessions, and the specific kind of mayhem that seems to follow skaters...

Skateboarding has a way of turning random people into lifelong crew, and Episode 55 is basically proof. We’re at the table with Dave Libhart (True East Brand and True East Construction) and Travis and Devin Murtiff (Ride On Concrete) to talk about where we came from, what we’re building now, and what we refuse to let skateboarding become. We get into first boards, early sessions, Kona and Monument...

A backyard skate ramp hidden in the St. Augustine woods sounds like a tall tale, but Carl Nagley lived it and built it. We sit down with the North Florida local to trace a 36-year skateboarding journey shaped by Kona Skatepark, contest-era Florida energy, and a deep love for spine ramps and technical coping tricks. If you’ve ever watched someone link lip trick combos that look straight out of Tony...

Someone can be a local skater in Jacksonville one year, then be sleeping in a truck in Colorado the next, chasing work and trying to keep a creative dream alive. That’s the reality Voodoo and his cousin Ian bring into the garage with us, and it turns into one of those conversations that moves fast from laughs to real life lessons without losing the thread. We talk skateboarding at Monument, the OG...

Five never-published black and white skate photos sat on a shelf for years, and now they’re doing what skateboarding does best: bringing people together. We’re joined by Aaron Mullen and Mike Peterson to talk about the legendary Jacksonville Beach backyard pool sessions that produced the shots, and how photographer and former FTK Skate Mag editor Jake Shrickling helped turn those images into a ben...

A lot of skate scenes have legends on boards, but the real backbone is the person behind the camera who keeps the receipts. We’re sitting with Jacksonville’s own Bo Crum to talk about how North Florida skateboarding got documented from the early days at Kona Skate Park to the era of shoebox archives, shoulder-cam lines, and footage that still shapes how people remember the culture.  Bo walks us th...

One sidewalk ollie can start a whole life. Aaron Mullins joins us to rewind the tape from South Florida to Jacksonville, where skateboarding goes from a kid’s obsession to a full-on compass. We talk first boards, the Back to the Future spark, and what it felt like walking into Kona Skatepark for the first time with the “wrong” setup and the right amount of hunger. If you care about Jacksonville sk...

A legendary Florida vert ramp didn’t just appear, it survived. We’re down in Holopaw, Florida with pro vert skateboarder Rodney Mead and Daytona OG Gnarly Charlie while we work on Rodney’s Vert Ramp Rehab project and swap the kind of stories you only get from decades in the trenches. If you grew up on 80s skateboarding, backyard halfpipes, and the loud, messy magic of local scenes, this one hits d...

Jacksonville skateboarding doesn’t need more hype, it needs more history. That’s why I sat down with Nate Carey, the filmmaker and skater behind Abel Skate Mag, a platform that’s been shining a steady light on the Jacksonville skate scene for years. We start with where he’s from, how moving around shaped his perspective, and the kind of origin story only skateboarding understands: seeing Marty McF...

Two signed skate photos. Black and white. Never published. Only a few exist. That’s the spark for a bigger story about how a local skate scene can turn a piece of Jacksonville skateboarding history into real support for someone facing major medical costs. We’re joined by Jake Shrickling calling in from Wyoming, the photographer behind the Mike Peterson pool shots featuring Aaron Mullen and Mike Pe...

Vegas has a way of turning a quick trip into a permanent memory, and this one ends with the biggest plot twist possible: we fly out, get married by Elvis, and come home as husband and wife. We walk through the whole Las Vegas wedding story, from the airport mishaps to the limo ride to the Graceland Wedding Chapel ceremony that somehow feels both hilarious and genuinely heartfelt. If you’ve ever wo...

A skate career doesn’t always look like a sponsor check. Sometimes it looks like sleeping on floors, writing your first press release, herding a van full of strong personalities, and still showing up because you believe the scene matters. Ryan King is one of the behind the scenes builders who helped make Jacksonville skateboarding feel alive, starting with his jump from Pensacola to UNF and straig...