YoYo Player

My favorite thing about this podcast is finding out how much I've forgotten.

Go north, young man. 

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

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

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

Memories....misty, water-colored meeeeeeeeeemmmooriiiieeeeeeessssssss

We were KINGS, I tell you. KINGS!!!

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

"So, uh....I guess we need a show."

THE STARS AT NIGHT ARE BIG AND BRIGHT

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.

And so begins a summer of signing autographs for people who are not us.

Steve reconnects with some Florida punks.

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

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

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

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.

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. 

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.

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 . 

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 . 

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 .

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 . 

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. 

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.