Latest Rollerderby Podcast Episodes
29. Derby Downtime: Jumpy McGee
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - April 11, 2021 22:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThroughout last year, derby folks filled their downtime with baking, gardening, and other kinds of socially distance-friendly skating. April "Jumpy McGee" Fournier (Maine RD, Team Indigenous) decided to pursue a long-held interest: public office! Last summer, she entered the race for one of Po...
POP-UP SHOPCAST: Icy Knots
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - December 14, 2020 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsGet to know macrame plant hanger maker extraordinaire Rachel Avenido (aka Ice of Minnesota Roller Derby) of Icy Knots on this latest episode of "Pop-Up Shopcast"! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/magicalwheelism/message
POP-UP SHOPCAST: Mixed Hues
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - December 13, 2020 23:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn this episode of "Pop-up Shopcast," we catch up with Austin-based Sam Barks (aka Mixed Hues). The Detroit native tells all about her influences, mediums, and lets us know how the pandemic has been treating her. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ma...
POP-UP SHOPCAST: Xox Handmade Gifts
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - December 13, 2020 05:32 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn this latest episode of "Pop-up Shopcast," maker Caesarea Hendrix (aka Legs of Minnesota Roller Derby) tells us all about her handmade stationery and skin care! FYI: the video of this interview is available on this pod's youtube and Insta pages. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: htt...
POP-UP SHOPCAST: Bout Betties & Roller Derby Athletics
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - December 12, 2020 00:05 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWhat's up, peeps! I'm super pumped to introduce POP-UP SHOPCAST, an informal chat series with Black, Indigenous &/or Skaters of Color with entrepreneurial endeavors be they full-fledged businesses or nascent Etsy side-hustles. I've been motivated by these makers in our midst for some time now a...
28. The U.S. Census & What it Means for You & Us w/ Manila Ice (MNRD)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - September 29, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsToday’s special guest is topical, timely as well as just plain awesome. Manila Ice of Minnesota Roller Derby and Team Philippines, is a U.S. Census enumerator, which means they visit far-flung areas in their home state and completes the census form with residents who have not been counted. In ca...
27. Building BIPOC Skater Community w. Neon (BIPOCWhoSkate)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - September 23, 2020 02:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsToday’s guest needs little to no introduction for followers of skater social media. Neon is the creator of the @BIPOCWhoSkate instagram, which has become a clubhouse of sorts--equal parts home, hang, and hub--of BIPOC skater-centric topics, issues, and images. Through BIPOCWhoSkate, Neon hosted ...
26. Movie Club: THE LAST DANCE (w/ Jumping Spider of Windy City Rollers)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - September 08, 2020 19:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWindy City Rollers announcer and coach Jumping Spider talk all about the 10-part ESPN/Netflix basketball doc THE LAST DANCE about Michael Jordan and the ’98 Chicago Bulls' final quest for their sixth and final NBA Championship. Ourconvo went everywhere from my unresolved animus as a New York Kn...
26. Movie Club: THE LAST DANCE (w/ Jumping Spider of Windy City Rollers)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - September 08, 2020 19:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWindy City Rollers announcer and coach Jumping Spider talk all about the 10-part ESPN/Netflix basketball doc THE LAST DANCE about Michael Jordan and the ’98 Chicago Bulls' final quest for their sixth and final NBA Championship. Ourconvo went everywhere from my unresolved animus as a New York Kn...
25. Mic Check: Jumping Spider (Windy City Rollers)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - September 02, 2020 20:22 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsOn today’s episode, we have Windy City Rollers’ Jumping Spider. We had a nice chat a few months back all about his five years announcing and coach. You can also catch Jumping on WARR Media (weareregalradio.com). *** Holding Space with Magical Wheelism is available on all your favorite podcas...
24. Movie Club: HAMILTON (ft. Coco Butther, Punkie Pie, & Scarbie Doll)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - July 20, 2020 21:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWhat does a musical-turned-film cultural phenomenon about the US founding father Alexander Hamilton performed by a majority POC cast have to do with roller skating? Nothing but for the fact that many skaters are huge HAM fans. (Not to mention there's also a decent-sized Venn diagram overlap betw...
23. The Eternal Sunshine of Kaio-kensi's Awesome Mind
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - June 30, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsKaio-kensi is a trained neuroscientist who also happens to jam for Montreal Roller Derby’s charter squad New Skids. And while the competitive season is kaput. Her interest and passion for brain safety is a boon for us all, and we should always listen whenever she feels like speaking about the do...
22. Skater Spotlight en Español: Lío (Nuevo León RD)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - June 30, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsLío es un patinador de Monterrey, México. Platicamos todo sobre su experiencia en el derby y las rampas. También hablamos sobre el lenguaje y los términos con el cual una persona LGBTQIA + se autoidentifica y como el significado toma diferente sentido en México a la comparación que los Estados e...
21. The First Lineup: Scarbie Doll (BRDN)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - June 16, 2020 18:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsTJ “Scarbie Doll” Edwards is the rare example of a skater whose retirement accomplishments might eclipse her skating career. In 2011, Scarbie founded the Black Roller Derby Network, which today comprises nearly 1200 members. She is also the (literal) face of Team Side Eye, one half of BRDN’s ann...
20. Exit Interview: Prime (Iron Octopus Fitness)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - May 25, 2020 22:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsToday’s guest, fitness coach and writer Octopus Prime announced earlier this year the winding down of Iron Octopus Fitness, her online fitness and coaching business for roller derby skaters. For the uninitiated, Prime’s work is anti-racist and rooted in body acceptance. I was an admirer and foll...
19. Cultivating Roller Derby Mom Strength w/ Hurtrude Stein (MNRD)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - May 10, 2020 19:21 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsMinnesota Roller Derby's Hurtrude Stein reflects on the road back to gameplay post-pregnancy and also shares what she holds as her post-pandemic derby visions for herself and the collective. The 10-year vet also translates some of her namesake Gertrude Stein’s sage words into derby wisdom. Bu...
18. Movie Club: UNITED SKATES (w/ Neon of BIPOCWhoSkate)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - April 25, 2020 21:23 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsLast Wednesday, @BIPOCWhoSkate and @HoldingSpacewithMagicPod hosted a discussion about the film UNITED SKATES on Instagram Live. The 2018 documentary, which is currently viewable for free on HBO dot com & Hulu, chronicles the place of rollerskating rinks in African-American culture. Here's a sli...
17. Butter Roll
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - April 05, 2020 17:34 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsToday’s guest Amz Collado, the one-woman powerhouse behind Butter Roll, a New York City-based POC-centered rollerskating social enterprise. As a creative endeavor, Butter Roll is one part memory and one part imagination. The name alone feels quintessentially NYC and evocative of the sleekest rin...
17. Butter Roll
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - April 05, 2020 17:34 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsToday’s guest Amz Collado, the one-woman powerhouse behind Butter Roll, a New York City-based POC-centered rollerskating social enterprise. As a creative endeavor, Butter Roll is one part memory and one part imagination. The name alone feels quintessentially NYC and evocative of the sleekest rin...
16. Confronting Privilege Through Art w/ Momo Fett (Darkside) & Sam Barks (Mixed Hues)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - March 15, 2020 22:38 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThis episode is dedicated to language and vision. I can’t think of a better time to converse with humans who relish in creating and speaking through visual language. Sam Barks is a full-time artist based in Austin, Texas. A former roller derby player who retired in 2016, the Detroit-native now...
16. Confronting Privilege Through Art w/ Momo Fett (Darkside) & Sam Barks (Mixed Hues)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - March 15, 2020 22:38 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThis episode is dedicated to language and vision. I can’t think of a better time to converse with humans who relish in creating and speaking through visual language. Sam Barks is a full-time artist based in Austin, Texas. A former roller derby player who retired in 2016, the Detroit-native now...
15. Skater Spotlight: CoCo Butther (SFVRD, QSA, & Team Black Diaspora)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - March 08, 2020 18:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsCoCo Butther of San Fernando Valley Roller Derby needs no introduction partly because she’s such a mainstay in skaterly environs online and IRL, and also because I just want y’all to listen to CoCo herself, who is passionate about BIPOC visibility and inclusion. I’m confident everyone will fi...
14. TV Club: "Cheer" with Purple Reina and Queen Loseyateefa
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - February 27, 2020 04:19 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIt’s time for TV Club! On this very first edition of TV Club, pod guests Queen Loseyateefa and Purple Reina have returned to discuss the Netflix sensation “Cheer.” The regal ones and I unpacked why watching a documentary about an insular, misunderstood sport practiced predominantly by women and ...
13. Your Argentinean Roller Derby Primer with Maki Antoinette (Sailor City)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - February 18, 2020 01:08 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn the 2019 WFTDA postseason playoffs, the wider roller derby universe witnessed the power and ability of Argentinean roller derby. Buenos Aires’s 2 x 4 became the first South American team to qualify for and compete at Champs. Sailor City, also from Argentina’s capital city, won the Continenta...
12. It's Lit w/ Punk (AZRD) & Rosetta Stone (Sacramento RD)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - February 01, 2020 23:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsPunk of Arizona Roller Derby, talks about self-publishing her first book last fall. The poetry memoir, The After Life, explores grief after the loss of a loved one. She recounts how roller derby aided in her healing and writing, reads a poem for us, and much, much more. And... skater and an...
11. The 2020 Question Buffet with Purple Reina (Tuscon Roller Derby)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - December 30, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsTime to look ahead! Welcome to the 2020 Questions Buffet -- the chill, pressure-free questions for 2020 discussion hosted by special guest Purple Reina (Tucson Roller Derby) and your host-est with the enough-sest! EPISODE LINKS: Therapy for Black Girls - Session 136: 20 Questions for 2020 H...
10. Previously on 2019... with Purple Reina of Tucson Roller Derby
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - December 28, 2019 23:42 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsPurple Reina and I recap 2019’s moments and highlights in derby and skating. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/magicalwheelism/message
9. Hindsight, Foresight, & Everything in Between with Queen Loseyateefa
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - December 24, 2019 03:39 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAtlanta Roller Derby's Queen Loseyateefa is rounding her 15th year in roller derby. We chat about her year as captain of the charter team, how she plans to challenge herself in 2020 (hint: she's joining a neighboring team), and the realities of leading a racially diverse roller derby squad. PLUS...
8. Skater Spotlight en Español: Ayudante de Satan (River City Rollers)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - December 24, 2019 03:23 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsHola hola, mi gente! La invitada de hoy, Ayudante de Satán, juega con River City Rollers en Richmond, Virginia y anteriormente Bogotá Bone Breakers en su país natal Colombia. Como jugadora de derby que ha jugado tanto en América Latina como en los Estados Unidos su punto de vista me intrigó. Sin...
7. It Has Been a YEAR (ft. Little Loca of Philly Roller Derby & Phe Wright of UNITED SKATES)
Holding Space with Magical Wheelism - November 30, 2019 18:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsPhilly Roller Derby blocker Little Loca recounts the Pennsylvania team’s meteoric rise in the WFTDA rankings from 24th place in November 2018 to its current 8th place standing in the world and return to Champs after five years. Hear how Philly got its groove back, the insights Loca’s gleaned fro...