Darren Naverrette | The Nine Club – Episode 305

Darren Navarrette discusses why he’s known as the Vertical Vampire, meeting Jamie Thomas and getting on Etnies in 1994, the journey getting from Minnesota to California with tow trucks, turning pro for Creature Skateboards, the vert button, getting on 151 after Creature folded, bootlegging Creature product then getting back on Creature, tax troubles and EA Skate his brand Skeleton Key and much more!

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Chris Roberts talks The Nine Club, NBA, Millionaires, GTA6 & More | XG Grind & Unwind Epi. 1

The debut episode of X Games: Grind & Unwind with host Gary Rogers here! First guest is the legend Chris Roberts (and host/creator of The Nine Club) and they speak about the Roots of The Nine Club, Skateline NBD, favorite skaters, the NBA, GTA6 and whatever else they decide to talk. Sorry we didn’t have the switch flip manny playing in the background Chris.

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Amelia Brodka | The Nine Club – Episode 304

Amelia Brodka discusses coming to the US from Poland when she was 8 years old, started skating at age 12, Jim Gray sponsoring her for Scarecrow Skateboards, turning pro for Arbor, founded Exposure skate in 2012 after making a documentary about women’s skateboarding called “Underexposed”, first place in the 2017 & 2018 European Park Championships, representing Poland in the Olympics for woman’s park, her now husband Alec Beck proposing to her at the Vans Combi pool during live broadcast and much more!

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Arto Saari | The Nine Club – Episode 302

Arto Saari discusses growing up in Finland, skating in the Europe contests for the first time, getting on Flip Skateboards, skating with Geoff Rowley during the filming of Flip video “Sorry”, working on Transworld’s “Feedback” video with Ty Evans, front boarding El Toro, why he left Flip for Alien Workshop, filming for the Alien Workshop video “Mind Field”, returning to Flip, having a heart condition & getting surgery, why he went from eS to Etnies, building a pool with Lance Mountain in his backyard, the new Arto eS shoe and much more!

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Felipe Gustavo | The Nine Club – Episode 301

Felipe Gustavo discusses recently winning Street League, opening a Acai Republic in Los Angeles, getting on Tech Deck, how taxing filming his Run & Gun at the Berrics was, how skating a SLS differs from skating other contests, no waxing in the Olympics, the most recent Red bull Australia tour, realizing the sacrifices his family made to get him to where he needs to be, tricks Felipe is not a fan of and much more!

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Ryan Clements Is Back! | The Nine Club – Episode 300

Ryan Clements discusses the economics of skateboarding events, big corporate sponsors and how they’re perceived, the world of skateboard agents & managing “athletes”, is anyone making money throwing contests, the Boardr’s live scoring system for contests, did the Olympics have any effect on skateboarding, giving advice to clients & dealing with skater’s parents, getting into the skatepark construction game and much more!

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