Jump Street Podcast

Ep. 158 with Mike & Derek French

Mike and Derek have had their ups and downs in their lives and we talk about that along with how skating played a part in recovery, how bright the future of our sport is, what it's like to skate with your twin, and more

Ep. 157 with Julien Cudot

We sat down with Julien for a LIVE podcast at Winterclash 2024 where we talk about his plans for a worldwide street edit, how he got into the Nitro Circus, his mindset for competitions, and more.

Q&A With Dave Paine

This was a Patreon Exclusive for years but it’s here now for you all to enjoy. After we did a VG12BMC movie night, we did an open Q&A with our live guests and Dave Paine where he shared some secrets about VideoGroove.

Tony Hawk On Roller Skates?

We’ve returned with another Off The Cuff with Colin Kelso where we talk about some comments Tony Hawk made in a recent roller skating magazine and the deeper meaning behind it all.

Ep. 156 with Michael Briggs

Briggs has one of the most unique trick vocabularies around. We talk about how his skating is influenced by other sports, skating in ASA competitions, unique ways to make contests more interesting, and more.

Ep. 155 with Zack Savage

We talk with Zack about his drive to go so hard in contests, skating a mini ramp on a truck throughout the streets of Detroit, what it means to be affiliated with Ghetto Community and Gawds, and more.

Ep. 154 with Todd McInerney

Todd reacts to some of our 2024 predictions, he talks about how social media is bad for skating, speculates what interstellar skating would look like, and more.

Ep. 153 with Sean Kelso

We talk about how music affects skate videos, his recent Bacethem and Create Originals edits, fashion in skating, and more.

Our 2024 Predictions And Beyond...

We're kicking off the new year with some spicy predictions for the year and the future of skating. 

Reacting To Our 2023 Predictions

In January, we made a podcast about what we predicted would happen in the skate world this year. Now we get to look back and see how good or bad we did. We also share some of your predictions from the chat, so let's see how you all did, also!

Ep. 152 with Mike Dempsey

Mike has been making comedic style skate videos with the Black Bandit Media crew for years now and we talk about the story of making them, being sponsored by Ecko Watches, moving from CT to LA, and more.

Ep. 151 with Justin Brasco

Justin has just dropped his latest edit with Butter TV “Cardiac Arrest” and we talk about the filming process, skating in NYC and with the Bodega Boys, the best part about skating compared to “normal” life, and more.

THE BEST Things About Blading!

We talk about some of the unique things about our sport that makes us love it so much! What are your thoughts? Did we miss anything?

Ep. 150 with Carlos Pianowski

Carlos is known for his hammer-filled sections and iconic tricks! We talk about hitting the VG20 kink rail, his connection between heavy metal music and skating, why he loved doing hammers, and more.

Ep. 149 with Nick Riggle

Nick was an early innovator of the sport, skating in a style that has only really been mimicked in recent years. We talk about how his home skate park influenced his style, riding for Salomon and creating the skates, his philosophy career coinciding with skating, and more.

Metro Card Classic Weekend Wrap Up

The biggest skate event in NYC took place recently with the BPSO and NYC Invitational and we get into the nitty gritty about what went down

Controversial Skate Trick Names

There have been a lot of debates about certain trick names over the years of our sport and we discuss a few of the more popular ones so this could get spicy.

Ep. 148 with Kayla Dizon

Kayla is a newer skater who's been involved with a lot of big projects recently. We talk about representing women in our sport, skating with her female crew, progression as a newer skater, and more.

The Rules Of S.K.A.T.E.

Everyone plays this game a little differently. We talk about how we play and other rules that are known since this varies from crew to crew. What are your rules for S.K.A.T.E.?

Ep. 147 with Kenji Yee

Kenji is an OG at innovation and thinking wildly outside of the box. We talk about comparing philosophy with skating, his value of creativity, how skating has helped his mental health and more.

Our Rollerblading Hall Of Fame

There is no official Rollerblading Hall Of Fame, but if there was, we nominate our picks. Who would you add to the Rollerblading Hall Of Fame?

Ep. 146 with Micah Yeager

Micah left an impression with his style on the skate world that people still emulate today. We talk about his struggle with sponsors, filming with Brandon Negrete, Innovating with hell/ toe rolls, and more.

Ep. 145 with Rob Thompson

Rob laid his mark on the skate world with his rail vocabulary and list of hammers. We talk about his superhero IMYTA moment, being sponsored by Salomon, taking a 15-year break from skating, and more.

Ep. 144 with Charles Dunkle

We chat with this Alabama legend about his creative style of skating, the Roces days, funny stories from Rejects Magazine, and more.

Ep. 143 with Mike Budnik

Mike has some incredible stories about how Rollerbladers got shunned in the X-Games, how his kids brought him back into skating, "that feeling" you get from skating, and more.

Ep. 142 with Daniel Kinney

Daniel Kinney is the founder of BitterCold Showdown and we talk about the evolution of the contest over its 23 year span, advice for starting your own events, what made him decide to end BitterCold, and more.

Ep. 141 with Clark Kirkman

Clark is the owner of Faction Skate Company, and we talk about his experience on how he learns new tricks, building his massive backyard skatepark, what goes into singlehandedly running Faction, and more.

Ep. 140 with Nils Jansons

2013 Winterclash champ took some time to sit with us to talk about how a healthy lifestyle benefits his skating, relationships with his sponsors, making a name for himself being from Latvia, and more.

Ep. 139 with Cody Lampman

Cody just put out a part with Them Skates and we talk about his philosophies when filming a part, the importance of mental health, moving out of his hometown to experience a better life for his skating, and more.

Ep. 138 with Richie Eisler

Richie is a Canadian skate legend! We talk about coaching the Thailand National Skate Team, skating bamboo rails, his long list of crazy, his unreleased Takeshi street section, and more.

Blading Back In The X-Games? Anti-Rocker Making A Comeback? Our Predictions For 2023

We talk about our top 3 predictions to look out for in the skating world in 2023

Ep. 137 with Tri Tri-Rudolf

Tri was voted our favorite Instagram account for 2022! Aside from that, he walks us through a PowerPoint of how he got to where he is today, his creative skating ideas, dealing with his autism through skating, and more.

Skater Of The Year, Section Of The Year, and More Of Our Favorites From 2022

Ep. 136 with Mathieu Ledoux

Mathieu is a truly unique skater from Quebec that stands out from 99.9% of the other skaters out there. We talk about Mathieu's influence on parkour with his unique style of skating, his career as a stuntman for many major films, defining his style and movements, and more.

Your Skating Hot Takes!

We asked you for your hot takes and we discuss them with the live chat.

Ep. 135 with Colin Kelso

We've had Colin on Episode 2 and we're back again for 135! We talk about why his skating is constantly evolving, the problem with contests, distinguishing NBDs, and more.

Blading Cup, WKND Skateboards, and more!

We talk about recent skate events such as The Blading Cup, Them x WKND skateboards, and more.

Reacting To Blading In The Mainstream

We watch and react to a few rare moments when blading got some shine in mainstream movies and commercials!

Ep. 134 with Ariel Surun

Ariel has a long list of stories from his skating career over the years. We talk about the 3 hilarious years he spent skating in the circus, his long-lasting relationship with Rollerblade, "that feeling" you get from skating, and more.

What Skating In NYC Is Really Like!

We've had a few requests for New York City topics on our Channel 11's so here we go! We talk about our experiences growing up skating in NYC and what makes it different from other cities around the world, from skitching through the streets, sneaking onto trains to get around, and running into other skaters at spots.

Ep. 133 with Levi Van Rijn

Levi is an up and comer from Holland who recently dropped a powerhouse section in Plastic Pushers 2. We talk about his time in NYC, some of his epic tricks from Plastic Pushers 2, finding the right skate sponsor, and more.

Ep. 132 with Alex Burston

Alex is a Manchester native known for his flawless skating and style. We talk about where his style developed from, how serious health issues changed his lifestyle and skating for the better, street vs park skating, and more.

The Dos And Don'ts Of Skating

For this Channel 11, we discuss the "Do's and Don'ts" of skating IN OUR OPINION. We all know there are no "rules" to skating but these are some that we go by growing up skating in New York. What are your thoughts and rules you go by?

Ep. 131 with JP Primiano AKA Butter TV

JP is the man behind Butter TV. We talk bout the value of documentary style videos, the struggle of portraying contest vibes in an edit, what projects he's focusing on for the future, and more.

Ep. 130 with Franky Morales

Franky is the style master. We talk about how he started Gawds, meeting Aaron Feinberg as a kid in Florida, getting celebrities like Michelle Rodrigues and Kylie Jenner on skaters, and more.

Flat Vs. Anti

For this Channel 11, we discuss flat rocker setups versus anti rocker along with other rockers such as tri rocker and freestyle, along with our personal experiences, pros and cons, and what the future might hold for the wheels under our feet.

Our Top 10 Favorite Skate Sections

Welcome to our new podcast series called "Channel 11" where we go one on one discussing skate related topics! For the first edition, we talk about our top 10 favorite skate sections of all time. From Vinny Minton's section in "Wanted" to Aaron Feinberg in "Words" we hope you enjoy taking a look back at what made these sections so legendary!

Ep. 129 with Tim Franken

Tim has been holding down coast to coast now for years and he sat down to talk to us about how the timing was right for his pro skate from Gawds, setting up the course for Blading Cup over the years, how competing in contests makes him feel, and more.

Ep. 128 with Josiah Blee

Josiah has been at the top of the skate game since he was in single digits and still rips to this day. We talk about how Skate Barn shaped inspired his skating, getting a pro skate from Remz, pushing through injuries, and more.

Ep. 127 with Michael Witzemann

Michael is an Austrian skater who recently took first at the Spring Cup. We talk about the best ways to learn certain tricks, his awesome experience winning the Spring Cup, what it means to be a rookie at something, and more.