Platform

Detroit to California transplant Koda Hult discusses his new split section with rollerblading legend Randy Spizer, Kodahult, as well as all things Them Skates and Spring Cup. He talks about what life has been like since he moved to the west coast and offers some insights into what we can expect from him in the future.

For the latest episode of Platform podcast, Kentucky's Mark Wojda reflects on his time as an up and coming skater during the early 2000s. He discusses his time riding for Salomon, Remz and USD, as well as Denial, Genre and Create Originals. Mark also talks about his popular sections in Genre is Dead and The One Video, as well as an incident that hospitalised him while filming for the latter. H...

For the latest episode of Platform podcast we check in with Detroit's Zack Savage. He is fresh off the back of an unbelievably good performance at Bitter Cold Showdown 2023, he had his first pro wheel from Gawds not to long ago and he keeps popping up in a bunch of videos including Ghetto Community, One Trick A Day and the latest Carter Le Blanc piece Rain Check. Zack talks about why he moved...

Most people know Kaya as the dominant Winter X Games freestyle champion, with eight gold medals and a bronze to her name, as winning the world championships for freestyle skiing. Before all that, she just so happened to be one of the best female street skaters of all time. If you require evidence, check out her section in the D Structure team video What is... and her exceptional section in the ico...

This episode of Platform podcast feels extra special because it features my favourite Scottish skater of all time, and someone I have spent a lot of time with over the years, Scott Quinn. He talks about being put on Razors through Chaz Sands, going to America for the first time, getting a pro skate and the pressure of filming a promo for it, living at Unit 23 Skatepark for various years and moving...

Billy O'Neill is the first guest I have had on Platform podcast and for very good reason. He's been a busy man over the past 12 months! Billy has been killing it on his skates, as we have seen from his section in Duos and various Sunday Brunch projects. He also started Mesmer Skates with Matthias Knoll and released the phenomenal Mesmer Rising and RV There Yet? Despite only being in business for a...

Billy O'Neill is the first guest I have had on Platform podcast and for very good reason. He's been a busy man over the past 12 months! Billy has been killing it on his skates, as we have seen from his section in Duos and various Sunday Brunch projects. He also started Mesmer Skates with Matthias Knoll and released the phenomenal Mesmer Rising and RV There Yet? Despite only being in business for a...

If you enjoyed the previous episode of Platform podcast with John Bolino, you are in for a treat. Two hours of chat concerning many different aspects of rollerblading including the recent Them Skates x WKND Skateboards collaboration, rollerblading at a Thrasher skateboarding event, Mesmer Skates and Heavy Distribution, his section in the new Jeremy Soderburg video Slippery Slope, future plans and...

The latest episode of Platform podcast feels particularly special because John Bolino is one of my favourite skaters of all time. He's been incredibly prolific throughout his blading career, releasing some truly brilliant video sections and winning some of the biggest events in the sport. John opens up about a childhood that was more challenging than most people's, losing family members and witnes...

I've been a huge fan of the Texas blading scene for decades and Mick Casals is leading the current charge, along with the rest of the Austin-based Candy collective, with his smooth, technical skating and additional flourishes which make his skating standout as something truly unique to him. He has produced brilliant parts in full-length videos Waterloo, Candy and Out of Tune, and his latest sectio...

After MONTHS of talking back and forth online, I finally got Jo Zenk to sit down for a couple of hours and chat about blading. He discusses some of his adventures over the summer, including a trip to Portugal with the Roces team to film for an upcoming project. He also opens up about his current situation with the Italian skate brand, as well as explaining why he no longer rides for Remz and Groun...

After MONTHS of talking back and forth online, I finally got Jo Zenk to sit down for a couple of hours and chat about blading. He discusses some of his adventures over the summer, including a trip to Portugal with the Roces team to film for an upcoming project. He also opens up about his current situation with the Italian skate brand, as well as explaining why he no longer rides for Remz and Groun...

If you've watched the past three excellent Sunday Brunch videos, you will know Mike McMullen as one member of an exclusive crew of skaters who spend their Sunday's visiting various outdoor skateparks across Southern California while enjoying the odd beer...or eight. What you may not know is that, in addition to being a skater, he also designed various skins and graphics for Valo, and he is respons...

Mesmer's newest amateur rider and the recent recipient of a pro wheel from Orange Wheel Company Martin Danning is the latest guest on Platform podcast. The Norwegian has been going strong for years now, first emerging on the scene as a tiny teenager with a lot of drive and ability to shine at competitions. Martin discusses his latest section for OWC, winning the amateur event at this year's Spring...

One of Staten Island's finest, Austin Paz opens up about his new section, By The Slice, gives an insight into Jump Street Podcast and how he feels it's going, offers his perspective on the mysterious death of B Unique, why it's been so long since he filmed a full street section, his thoughts on the rollerblading industry and this year's controversial Spring Cup and much more. I have always been a...

One of Staten Island's finest, Austin Paz opens up about his new section, By The Slice, gives an insight into Jump Street Podcast and how he feels it's going, offers his perspective on the mysterious death of B Unique, why it's been so long since he filmed a full street section, his thoughts on the rollerblading industry and this year's controversial Spring Cup and much more. I have always been a...

It's been a while since I've hosted an episode of Platform podcast, but the opportunity to speak to '90s icon John Starr fell into my lap at the last minute and I jumped at the chance because VG 4: Puppets of Destiny was the first rollerblading VHS I owned. I'd seen a couple of others first, but this was the first one I could watch over and over in my house and John Starr's section left a big impr...

Bolton's Elliot Stevens is the latest guest on Platform podcast. He talks about his current life in Vancouver, British Colombia and why he decided to move there. He also delves into the past - why he quit Valo to ride for USD Skates, filming with Brandon Negrete in Los Angeles, his epic Haitian section, the random stuff that he would get up to while living in Australia, the part he filmed in Sydne...

The latest guest on Platform podcast is Undercover Wheels' newest pro team rider Nicola Torelli. He talks about moving to London and getting into skating as a way of exploring the city, becoming obsessive about the sport and trying to learn as much as possible, how he got sponsored by UC Wheels, why he decided not to ride for Micro Skates and Iqon Skates. He also discusses why he gave up a career...

Mushroom Blading's Todd McInerney is the latest guest on Platform and it's a massive one - three hours in fact - you guys can tell me if that's a good thing or not!  I've been a big fan of MB for years, and particularly Todd's very dry and mischievous sense of humour. We talk about everything from good and bad feedback they've had over the years from influential people in the industry, hypoth...

Mushroom Blading's Todd McInerney is the latest guest on Platform and it's a massive one - three hours in fact - you guys can tell me if that's a good thing or not!  I've been a big fan of MB for years, and particularly Todd's very dry and mischievous sense of humour. We talk about everything from good and bad feedback they've had over the years from influential people in the industry, hypoth...

James Bower is the latest guest on Platform podcast. I have been wanting to have him on the show for a while, but we both wanted to wait until he had a new section out. Well, he's got a brilliant ender part in the new Muzzle video, made by Jon Lee, called Adventures of Mr Moosemuzzle. We talk about some of the highlights and struggles from this, as well as reflecting on his epic section that he dr...

Wake Schepman is the latest guest on Platform podcast, your regular dose of aggressive inline skating discussion. He talks about his recent win at the King of the North competition, being on the Nitro Circus alongside Chris Haffey, landing the world's first 1620 and bio 1260 on inline skates, why he chose to quit Razors, what happened with Reverse, the skate company he was briefly involved with, h...

Chase Rushing has had sections in three of Brandon Negrete's most famous videos - Forever Now, The Meantime and Road To Nowhere. He was also a regular visitor to California and stayed with the likes of Carl Sturgess, Brandon Campbell and Aaron Feinberg. He basically lived every teenager skater's dream.  Fast forward to 2022 and he has been involved with the launch of Mesmer, providing the art...

Taylor Kobryn has been a busy man recently, filming numerous promos for Rollerblade, releasing two full-length videos as Hit It Whet and contributing a sizeable amount of footage to the Them Skates x Braindead video Future Shred Technology. He also hosts the Wax Toaster podcast alongside Joey Lunger.    Since Hit It Whet Again recently dropped, it seemed like the perfect time to get to k...