For the Love of Skateboarding
Paco the Skateboard welcomes Aussie gold medalist Arisa Trew to talk about her incredible Olympic journey, her record-breaking tricks, and what it takes to compete at the highest level!
She shares her favorite moments from the Paris 2024 Olympics, how she got into skating, and the insane tricks she pulled off at Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert—including landing the first women’s 900!
Steve Olson & Steve Alba discuss meeting at the Fruit Bowl in Garden Grove CA, getting boards made by hand from school woodshops, Salba heating up plastic boards over the stove to give them a kicktail, skating against one another in the UASA contest, throwing trucks at the Sims van, the first sticker toss ever, the Big O contest, seeing tricks in the magazines and trying to figure them out, Hosoi’s backside airs at the OP demo in Huntington Beach and much more!
Chris Roberts and the Nine Club take it back to 20 years ago Live!!!
Top 10 Moments from The Exhibition Match. Featuring Eric Koston, Jamie Foy, Nyjah Huston, Miles Silas, Art Cordova, Zach Saraceno and more!
What’s changed for Dominick Walker since his early days on a skateboard? Everything. New ride, new crew, new inspiration and new favorite tricks. Exactly how have these things changed? “[Skating] with Nyjah took it to a new level.” Domo breaks it down in detail and we have a few clips to back him up. Check in with Domo to hear how different things truly are in this episode of Then / Now: Dominick Walker.
Matt Berger discusses growing up in Kamloops BC, coming up in Canada, Rodney Mullen calling him after receiving his sponsor me tape, Tony Hawk saying his local park was terrible so the city built a new one, having back and hip problems and getting experimental knee surgery, how he qualified for SLS, skating for Almost then Flip skateboards, stacking footage for a new part and much more!
Natas Kaupas and Todd Francis put their beautiful brains together for one of the most unexpected Natas graphics ever for a special REAL Skateboards Guest Pro Model for Skate Shop Day 2025.
Learn more at HERE… and hit your local skate shop on Saturday, Feb 15th!
If you aren’t familiar with Sal, he’s a pioneer from the 80s and 90s who has his own trick (The Sal Flip) and is credited for being the first person to kickflip boardslide a handrail. His shoe, the Etnies Sal 23 is one of the most recognized and iconic skate shoe silhouettes. Despite all this rich history, we barely know anything about the guy, so Jenkem met him in his hometown to fill in the gaps.
Dive into the world of Monster Energy skateboarder Giovanni Vianna as he takes us on a raw and unfiltered journey through his hometown of Santo Andre, Brazil. Witness Giovanni’s passion for skateboarding and how it’s shaped his life.
Joe Monteleone & Kevin Perez discuss when and how they started working for Dickies, Filming & editing the Dickies “Honeymoon” video, what it’s like filming with Jamie Foy, Kevin getting a job filming for Primitive then for April Skateboards & then Dickies, starting a new board brand with Blake Carpenter called Vinyl Skateboards, how important full-length videos are in 2025 and much more!
The lore of the Combi Bowl has been a proving ground for skateboarders to push their limits and flaunt their style, turning the Vans Pool Party event into a legendary stage that has become part of skateboarding’s history. 2025 marked the last go at the Combi inside the Vans store in Orange, California, making some of the best transition skaters reacquaint themselves with its twelve-foot walls. To truly understand the intensity Combi brings out, we tap in with three-time Vans Pool Party champ Bucky Lasek in First Person to view the preparation, mindset, and impact this bowl has made on skateboarding over the past two decades.
Shaun shows us his big wide board and his big wide trucks for his big wide board. He also hates bushings.