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  We’re all home to keep Dr. Dave safe. Dr. Dave Tran, M.D. is a rollerblader and a licensed medical professional working with a vulnerable population during a global pandemic.  We talk about what he knows of the virus, when it might be safe enough to host a contest again, and, of course, what it’s […]

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WE hope everyone stays safe. There’s a lot of information going on around the novel coronavirus, so Krans — who is now under a shelter-in-place — spoke to fellow rollerblading health reporter Alex Hogan of STAT News, a trustworthy source of health information. They talk about why the coronavirus is NOT the flu, how quickly […]

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Coronavirus cancel your travel plans? BU has you covered. Daniel and Travis are the brains behind Blader Union, who will be live-streaming all of the action at the 10th Annual Pow-wow Pro/Am in lovely Jacksonville, Florida. If you can’t make it out to Kona March 12th through the 15th, you can check out all the action […]

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Do you even Florida, bro? Pow-wow 10 will be returning to the historic Kona Skatepark in lovely Jacksonville, Florida, March 12-15 for a long weekend of skating, camping, live music, and general shenanigans. Phil and Krans talk with Blake Taylor over Skype about what to expect during the weekend, the bands scheduled to play, where […]

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Y’all want a snack? Kevon Thompson, better known as Biiz, is the host of This Week in Blade, a weekly roundup of all things blading news available on YouTube and Blader Union. Phil and Krans talk with him about the show, including some behind-the-scenes aspects of how he puts it together, what he’s looking to showcase each […]

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“Anyone have an allen wrench?” – every blader at every skate park ever. Jon Julio is the owner of Them, a longtime skating legend, and among the oldest professional athletes in all of sports, according to Wikipedia.  Phil and Krans sit down with Jon to talk about running Them, ways to subsidize rollerblading, the 909s, […]

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Y’all ever skate 70 miles in a day? Caleb Smith is a Team Rollerblade rider currently “ultraskating” the 470-mile journey between San Francisco and Los Angeles along California’s infamous Highway 1. We met up with Caleb at a taqueria in Half Moon Bay at the end of his first day to talk about preparing for  […]

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Better late than never… Dan Collins is a U.K.-born shredder who was visiting the U.S. last year to skate in the Blading Cup. Rock Town co-host Levi Sebastian caught up with him on the last leg of his adventure to talk about living in Australia, LAX’s holding facilities, and much more. This episode’s cover art […]

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Hey, ‘member us? We know it’s been a long time, so Brian and Phil catch up on a variety of topics, including Phil now riding for Rollerblade, why a JSF pro skate is overdue, Be-Mag’s blading awards, fake news, and more. You can directly download the episode here, or stream it on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play. (Subscribe, if […]

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