Bob Burnquist | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 162

Bob Burnquist discusses growing up in São Paulo Brazil, turning pro for Urgh Skateboards at age 14, going to San Fransisco and getting on Real then Anti Hero, skating in the X-Games, leaving Anti Hero for The Firm, filming for “Menikmati”, getting Rodrigo TX on the Firm and Es Footwear, trying to loop the Mt. Baldy full pipe, how the mega ramp came to be, Filming for Flip’s “Extremely Sorry”, winning 14 X-Games gold medals in 22 years, doing the loop switch with no roof, his Dreamland backyard park, skating into the Grand Canyon, his companies Burnkit and Farmaleaf, Retiring from the X-Games and much more!

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Make Your Own Rules at Skatopia, the Skateboarding Mecca in Ohio

Skatopia is 88 acres of woods and farmland turned skatepark in Meigs County, Ohio. Known for anarchy and destruction, the land consists of two indoor bowls, a full pipe, a concrete outdoor bowl and The Museum of Skateboarding History – which houses more than 12,000 vintage skateboards.

Since suffering a traumatic injury, Founder and Owner, Brewce Martin now faces a changing of the guard as his son returns home and sees Skatopia moving forward in a new direction.

VICE travels to Skatopia during their busiest weekend of the year, Bowl Bash 2019, to tell the history of the family behind the skatepark – how this father and son manage to see eye to eye when it comes to the family legacy and how it might be emblematic of the changes in skate culture today.

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INSIDE THE SKATER’S STUDIO: Deep Dish “Realm” w/ Brett Weinstein – Theories of Atlantis

We brought the Skater’s Studio series to Chicago with this on-location shoot with Brett Weinstein and Jon Schmoldt watching Brett’s part from the Deep Dish video “Realm” by Mark Dunning from 2017. Inside the Skater’s Studio dives into classic video parts with the skaters and filmmakers behind them sharing behind the scenes stories and insights into the process. with guest Gama and a Skype call-in from the video maker himself by Mark Dunning. – Theories of Atlantis

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