Bringing Your Skate Career Back Home With Blake Carpenter – JENKEM
Ever consider moving back home? Blake Carpenter just did, after a long stint operating and skating at the center of the skate industry. Follow along as we watch him re-enter his local community, launch a board brand and what it means to be back where it all began.
Who Can Skate Our Silly Obstacle Course The Fastest? | The Jenkem Block Party 2025 Recap
JENKEM made a fun / silly / stupid obstacle course for skaters across NYC to try and skate. Did it work? Yes. Was it fun? Yes. Will we be doing it again? 94.3% Thanks everyone for showing up and trying this harebrained course and the brands that helped support it.
JENKEM Gave Away $999 in Skateboarding’s Only Hot Dog Eating Contest
Birthed on the baseball diamond by frat boys and alcoholic fathers, the 999 is a contest consisting of eating nine hot dogs and drinking nine beers in the span of nine innings. Being the geniuses Jenkem is, they replaced the innings with tre-flips and gathered at Brooklyn’s Blue Park to watch the chaos ensue.
The Search For Skateboarding’s Most Famous Car – JENKEM
JENKEM tried to find the crashed car at the end of the iconic skate video, “Video Days” released in 1991 by Blind Skateboards.
The Man Documenting Hawaii’s Skate Underbelly | LOCALS – JENKEM
Jenkem’s “Locals” series focuses on the often overlooked characters in and around skateboarding. For their second episode Jenkem brings you Sean Reilly, a Hawaii skateboarding staple. Sean’s known for the hijinx filled videos he produced in the early 2000s, that offered an honest look at Hawaii that’s hard to find anywhere else.
PREMIERE: “Prosperity” A Video By Noah Letcavage – JENKEM
Noah’s new full-length shines light on some of New York’s more under-appreciated skaters, of which there are many. Featuring footage from Shawn Powers, Jason Byoun, Nate Penn, Asante Morris, Stevie Szu, and more, “Prosperity” is a construction-filled, car-weaving collection of New York skating.
Getting To Know Sal Barbier, The Man Behind One Of Skating’s Most Iconic Shoes – JENKEM
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.
How A Tennis Ball Sparked Shawn Hale To Invent His Own Footwear – JENKEM
Longtime Birdhouse pro, and get this, inventor! Shawn Hale’s product isn’t a new griptape formula either (thank god), it’s a acupuncture slide called Avos. Something tells us this product will be everywhere in a few years, so enjoy this early look into Shawn’s foot relief revolution. – JENKEM
Unearthing 90s Skate & Hip-Hop Footage With Jacob Rosenberg – JENKEM
Craving a history lesson but don’t feel like paying for a museum ticket? An afternoon with Jacob Rosenberg that’s part career retrospective and part house tour just might satisfy that itch. You might know Jacob from his historic run with Plan B, creating videos like Questionable, Virtual Reality, and Second Hand Smoke, but did you know about his work with Del the Funky Homosapien, De La Soul, and other quintessential 90s rappers?
G-FILES 004 – JENKEM
Ian Ostrowski and the Genesis crew present their latest video G-FILES 004. Ian’s a recurring contributor, part of the Jenkem family and he holds it down with a talented crew of up-and-comers out of the Pacific Northwest.
Hanging Out With Andrew Huberman, Skateboarder Turned Neuroscientist – JENKEM
Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist who exploded in popularity through his podcast, where he breaks down complex science topics in a digestible way. If you’ve tuned in before, you may have also heard inklings about Andrew’s skateboarding past. Jenkem was curious to learn more about it and see the guy outside of the stuffy podcast studio they’re accustomed to, to get a sense of what he’s like when he’s not “on.” After a couple of texts, Andrew invited us over to his home in LA, where we were welcome to attempt his sauna and cold plunge, check out his old mags, and muck around his backyard.
What’s In The Bag… Marcello Campanello – JENKEM
After Marcello’s European journey to wind down Summer JENKEM linked up with him when he returned to his hometown of Queens to get the rundown on all his travel essentials and do some skating.