Beyond Boards

Episode 113 - Jerry Hsu

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 113 with Jerry Hsu, professional skateboarder and photographer from San José, California.Together we discussed his life and career, from grow...

Episode 112 - Kelly Bird

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 112 with Kelly Bird, former professional skateboarder and footwear brand manager from Houston, Texas.Together we discussed his life and career...

Episode 111 - Joel Meinholz

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 111 with Joel Meinholz, professional skateboarder from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his fi...

Episode 110 - Mike Carroll

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 110 with Mike Carroll, professional skateboarder from Daly City, California.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and sta...

Episode 109 - Rose Archie

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 109 with Rose Archie, skateboarder and community activist from Tsq’escen’ (Canim Lake) of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation.Together we discu...

Episode 108 - Jeremy Elkin

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 108 with Jeremy Elkin, skateboarder and filmmaker from Montréal, Québec. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Montr...

Episode 107 - Josh Kalis

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 107 with Josh Kalis, professional skateboarder from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his firs...

Episode 106 - Javier Mendizabal

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 106 with Javier Mendizabal, skateboarder and artist from Algorta, Spain.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Algorta ...

Episode 105 - Natalie Porter

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 105 with Natalie Porter, skateboarder and librarian from Owen Sound, Ontario, now living on Canada's west coast.Together we discussed her life...

Episode 104 - Joe Castrucci

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 104 with Joe Castrucci, skateboarder and visual artist from Cincinnati, Ohio. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and p...

Episode 103 - Sam Korman

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 103 with Sam Korman — skater, writer, and editor originally from Buffalo, NY. We talked about his path from picking up a board in the late ’...

Episode 102 - Mike O'Meally

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 102 with Mike O'Meally, skateboarder and photographer from Sydney, Australia.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Syd...

Episode 101 - Brian Glenney

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 101 with Brian Glenney, skater, skate professor and skate dad from Burlington, VT.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up i...

Special edition - Quentin Delille by John Dahlquist

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate 100 episodes of Beyond Boards, I had the privilege to switch seats for once and sit down for a nice conversation with my friend and mento...

Episode 100 - Anthony Van Engelen

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 100 with Anthony Van Engelen, professional skateboarder from San Diego, CA.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in South...

Episode 99 - Sarah Anderson

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 99 with Sarah Anderson, English as a new language teacher in New York City, founder and president of Deckaid.Together we discussed her life an...

Episode 98 - TJ Rogers

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 98 with TJ Rogers, professional skateboarder from Whitby, Ontario. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Ontario and p...

Episode 97 - Takahiro Morita

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 97 with Takahiro Morita, skateboarder and filmmaker from Tokyo, Japan, creative mind behind FESN (Far East Skate Network). Together we discuss...

Episode 96 - Bobby Puleo

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 96 with Bobby Puleo, skateboarder and artist from Clifton, New Jersey. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and picking ...

Episode 95 - John Gardner

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 95 with John Gardner, skateboarder and student social worker from New Jersey. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and ...

Episode 94 - Cole Nowicki

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 94 with Cole Nowicki, skateboarder, writer and publisher based in Vancouver, BC.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up and...

Special edition - Connect

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is focused on the first edition of the Connect festival, which took place in Bordeaux, France between October 17th and 20th 2024. Co...

Episode 93 - Jacob Rosenberg

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 93 with Jacob Rosenberg, skateboarder and filmmaker from Palo Alto, California.Together we discussed his life and career, from crossing paths ...

Episode 92 - Norma Ibarra

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 92 with Norma Ibarra, skateboarder and photographer from Hermosillo, Mexico. Together we discussed her growing up in Mexico and picking up her...

Episode 91 - Colin Read

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 91 with Colin Read, skateboarder and filmmaker from Stuart, Florida.Together we discussed him growing up and starting skateboarding in Florida...

Episode 90 - Brian Delatorre

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 90 with Brian Delatorre, professional skateboarder from Miami, Florida.Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in Miami and...

Episode 89 - Dan Magee

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 89 with Dan Magee, skateboarder, filmer and filmmaker from London, England, creative mind behind Blueprint Skateboards.Together we discussed h...

Episode 88 - Nikola Racan

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 88 with Nikola Racan, skateboarder and filmmaker from Fažana, Croatia, co-founder of the Vladimir Film Festival.Together we discussed how ska...

Episode 87 - Paul O'Connor

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 87 with Paul O'Connor, skateboarder and academic from Exeter, England.Together we discussed him growing up in Devon and picking up his first b...

Episode 86 - Ray Barbee

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 86 with Ray Barbee, professional skateboarder, musician and photographer from San Diego, California.Together we discussed his life and career,...

Episode 85 - Martin Ander

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 85 with Martin Ander aka Mander, skateboarder, artist, illustrator and graphic designer from Stockholm, Sweden.Together we discussed his life ...

Episode 84 - Chris Colbourn

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 84 with Chris Colbourn, professional skateboarder and artist from San Diego, California. Together we discussed his life and career, from growi...

Episode 83 - Laurence Keefe

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 83 with Laurence Keefe, professional skateboarder and team manager from Tokyo, Japan.Together we discussed him growing up in the UK, moving to...

Episode 82 - Amy Ellington

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 82 with Amy Ellington, founder of KCDC Skateshop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Together we discussed her life and career, from growing up in Long...

Episode 81 - Evan Smith

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 81 with Evan Smith, professional skateboarder and musician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Together we discussed his life and career, from his ...

Episode 80 - Chris Haslam

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 80 with Chris Haslam, professional skateboarder from Vancouver, Canada.Together we discussed his life and career from growing up and picking u...

Episode 79 - Esther Sayers

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 79 with Esther Sayers, artist, researcher, gallery educator, lecturer and skateboarder from London, England.Together we discussed her life and...

Episode 78 - Grant Yansura

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 78 with Grant Yansura, skateboarder, business owner and filmmaker from Los Angeles, California.Together we discussed his life and career, from...

Episode 77 - Patrick Kigongo

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 77 with Patrick Kigongo, skateboarder, digital product manager and podcaster from Los Angeles, California. Together we discussed his life and ...

Episode 76 - Marbie Miller

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 76 with Marbie Miller, skateboarder and artist from Oakland, California. Together we discussed her life and career, from growing up in La Port...

Episode 75 - Gustav Edén

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 75 with Gustav Edén, skateboarder and project manager for the city of Malmö, Sweden. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing...

Episode 74 - Carolina Gamboa

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 74 with Carolina Gamboa, skateboarder and artist from Santiago, Chile.Together we talked about her life, from growing up and picking up her fi...

Episode 73 - Thomas Campbell

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 73 with Thomas Campbell, skateboarder and multidisciplinary artist from Bonny Doon, California.Together we discussed his life and career, from...

Episode 72 - Kyle Beachy

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 72 with Kyle Beachy, skateboarder and writer from Saint Louis, Missouri. Together we discussed his life and career from growing up and picking...

Episode 71 - Josh Stewart

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 71 with Josh Stewart, skateboarder, filmmaker, brand and distribution business owner from Tampa, Florida. Together we discussed his life and c...

Episode 70 - John Rattray

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 70 with John Rattray, skateboarder, strategist and mental health awareness activist from Aberdeen, Scotland. Together we discussed his life a...

Episode 69 - Julien Januszkiewicz

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 69 with Julien Januszkiewicz, skateboarder, pharmaceutical engineer and filmmaker from Bordeaux, France. Together we discussed him growing up...

Episode 68 - Tim Anderson

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 68 with Tim Anderson aka Bobshirt, skateboarder, skateboard collector and interviewer from Long Island, New York.Together we discussed him gro...

Episode 67 - Tobin Yelland

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 67 with Tobin Yelland, skateboarder and photographer from San Francisco, California.Together we discussed his life and career, from his early ...

Episode 66 - José Vadi

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 66 with José Vadi, skateboarder and writer from Sacramento, California. Together we discussed him growing up in Pomona, CA, picking up his f...

Episode 65 - Scott Johnston

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 65 with Scott Johnston, skateboarder and footwear designer from Los Angeles, California. Together we discussed him growing up in Maryland, sk...

Episode 64 - Jesus Fernandez

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 64 with Jesus Fernandez, professional skateboarder from Madrid, Spain. Together we discussed him growing up in Madrid and picking up his firs...

Episode 63 - Ryan Lay

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 63 with Ryan Lay, professional skateboarder from Tempe, Arizona. Together we discussed him growing up near Phoenix, AZ and picking up his fir...

Episode 62 - Dr. Indigo Willing

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 62 with Dr. Indigo Willing, skateboarder, sociology researcher, community leader and author from Brisbane, Australia, also known as occupied Y...

Episode 61 - Madars Apse

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 61 with Madars Apse, professional skateboarder from Venstpils, Latvia. Together we discussed him growing up in Venstpils and picking up his f...

Episode 60 - Greg Hunt

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 60 with Greg Hunt, skateboarder, photographer and filmmaker from Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Together we discussed him growing up and picking up h...

Episode 59 - Ted Barrow

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 59 with Ted Barrow, skateboarder and art historian from San Francisco, California.  Together we discussed him growing up between Texas and N...

Episode 58 - Jan Kliewer

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 58 with Jan Kliewer, skateboarder and skatepark builder from Berlin, Germany.  Together we discussed him growing up in Göttingen and pickin...

Episode 57 - Bastien Regeste

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 57 with Bastien Regeste, skateboarder and filmmaker from Montpellier, France.  Together we discussed him growing up in La Grande-Motte next ...

Episode 56 - Sander Hölsgens

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 56 with Sander Hölsgens, skateboarder, filmmaker and academic based in Rotterdam, Holland.  Together we discussed him growing up in Kerkrad...

Episode 55 - Farran Golding

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 55 with Farran Golding, skateboarder and journalist from Leeds, England. Together we discussed him growing up in Wakefield, reading Chromebal...

Episode 54 - Aaron Meza

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 54 with Aaron Meza, skateboarder, filmer and producer from San Francisco, CA. Together we discussed him growing up in South San Francisco and...

Episode 53 - Masafumi Kajitani

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 53 with Masafumi Kajitani aka Ame-San, skateboarder, journalist, translator, co-founder and chief-editor of VHS Mag.  Together we discussed ...

Episode 52 - Dani Abulhawa

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 52 with Dani Abulhawa, skateboarder, artist and academic from Rugby, England.   Together we discussed her growing up in the Midlands and pic...

Episode 51 - Joel Curtis

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 51 with Joel Curtis, skateboarder, musician and podcast host from Sheffield, England.  Together we discussed him growing up and picking up h...

Episode 50 - Jaime Owens

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 50 with Jaime Owens, skateboarder, journalist, photographer, founder of Closer Skateboarding Magazine. Together we discussed him growing up s...

Episode 49 - Atita Verghese

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 49 with Atita Verghese, skateboarder from Bangalore, India.  Together we discussed her growing up in Bangalore, her mom being her first insp...

Episode 48 - Johannes and Burny from Pocket Skatemag

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 48 with Johannes Schön and Florian "Burny" Hopfensperger, skateboarders from Germany, creators of Pocket Skatemag. Together we discussed the...

Episode 47 - Kuba Kaczmarczyk

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 47 with Kuba Kaczmarczyk, skateboarder and videographer from Warsaw, Poland. Together we discussed him growing up and picking up a skateboard...

Episode 46 - Ali Boulala

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 46 with Ali Boulala, musican, model, former pro skater from Stockholm, Sweden.   Together we discussed him growing up and picking up his fir...

Episode 45 - Kristin Ebeling

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 45 with Kristin Ebeling, skateboarder, musician and social worker from Seattle, Washington (also known as Occupied Duwamish Territory). Toget...

Episode 44 - Steffen Austerheim

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 44 with Steffen Austerheim, skateboarder from Stavanger, Norway, former student turned skateboarding teacher at Bryggeriets Gymnasium in Malmö...

Episode 43 - Chris Lawton

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 43 with Chris Lawton, skateboarder, co-founder of Skate Nottingham and Community Development Officer at Skateboard GB.  Together we discusse...

Episode 42 - Eric Swisher

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 42 with Eric Swisher aka Chops, skateboarder, copywriter, creator of the Chrome Ball Incident.  Together we discussed him growing up and pic...

Episode 41 - Michael Burnett

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 41 with Michael Burnett, skateboarder, photographer, journalist, editor-in-chief of Thrasher Magazine.  Together we discussed him growing up...

Episode 40 - Gordon Eckler

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 40 with Gordon Eckler, skateboarder and co-founder of the "Skate Trivia" games.  Together we discussed him growing up and picking up a board...

Episode 39 - Imke Leerink

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 39 with Imke Leerink, skateboarder, social media and marketing manager from The Hague, Holland, founder of Girls Shred.  Together we discuss...

Episode 38 - Charlie Davis

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 38 with Charlie Davis, skateboarder and musician from Edinburgh, Scotland, founder of NGO Skatepal. Together we discussed him growing up and ...

Episode 37 - Ben McQueen

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 37 with Ben McQueen, skateboarder and tattoo artist from San Francisco, California. Together we discussed him growing up and picking up a ska...

Episode 36 - Yurii Korotun

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 36 with Yurii Korotun, skateboarder, producer, skate teacher and mentor from Ukraine.  Together we discussed him growing up and picking up a...

Episode 35 - Aram Sabbah

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 35 with Aram Sabbah, skateboarder from Ramallah, Palestine.  Together we discussed him growing up skating in Ramallah, meeting with Charlie ...

Episode 34 - Raphaël Zarka

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 34 with Raphaël Zarka, skateboarder, writer, sculptor and all-around visual artist from France.  Together we discussed him discovering skat...

Episode 33 - Kirill Korobkov

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 33 with Kirill Korobkov, skateboarder, team and brand manager and all-around fixer from Moscow, Russia.  Together we discussed him growing u...

Episode 32 - Léo Valls

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 32 with Léo Valls, pro skater from Bordeaux, France.  Together we discussed him growing up skating in Bordeaux, his first sponsors, traveli...

Episode 31 - Walker Ryan

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 31 with Walker Ryan, professional skateboarder, writer, podcast host and founder of Old Friends.  Together we discussed him starting to skat...

Episode 30 - Sourya "Soy" Panday

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 30 with Sourya "Soy" Panday, French-Indian skateboarder, artist, co-founder and artistic director of Bordeaux-based board brand Magenta Skateb...

Episode 29 - Ruby Mateja

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 29 with Ruby Mateja, skateboarder, co-founder of Free Movement Skateboarding and Goodpush Officer at Skateistan.     Together we discussed ...

Episode 28 - Louisa Menke

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 28 with Dutch/Algerian Barcelona resident skateboarder, photographer, musician and all around artist Louisa Menke.  Together we talked about...

Episode 27 - Viktor Telégin

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 27 with Viktor Telégin, skateboarder, co-founder and CEO of Stockholm-based watch and eyewear brand CHPO.  Together we discussed him growin...

Episode 26 - Lucas Beaufort

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 26 with French skater, artist and entrepreneur Lucas Beaufort. Together we discussed him growing up skating in the South of France, his firs...

Episode 25 - Jonathan Lomar

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 25 with Jonathan Lomar, skateboarder, filmer and documentary filmmaker. Together we discussed him growing up skating in Sweden, picking up a ...

Episode 24 - Cephas Benson and Donovan Jones of The Bunt Live

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 24 with Cephas Benson aka the Ghost and Donovan Jones aka D-Jones, creators and hosts of the famous Toronto-based skateboarding and sports pod...

Episode 23 - Tom Botwid

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 23 with Tom Botwid, skateboarder, artist, founder and owner of Poetic Collective (and also Vans TM for Scandinavia). Together we discussed hi...

Episode 22 - Yann-Xavier Horowitz

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 22 with one of South Africa's finest skateboarders, Yann-Xavier Horowitz.  Together we discussed his European roots, growing up in South Afr...

Episode 21 - Sarah Meurle

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 21 with Sarah Meurle, pro skater and photographer from Malmö, Sweden.  Together we discussed her growing up in Blentarp close to Malmö, pi...

Episode 20 - Jérémie Daclin

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 20 with Jérémie Daclin, legendary pro skater and business owner from Lyon, France.  Together we discussed him growing up skating in Lyon, s...

Episode 19 - Oisín Tammas

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 19 with Oisín Tammas, skateboarder, writer and storyteller from England. Together we talked about him growing up skating around London and it...

Episode 18 - Fred Mortagne

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 18 with Fred Mortagne aka French Fred, skateboarder, photographer & videographer from Lyon, France.  Together we talked about him growing...

Episode 17 - Julian Dykmans

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 17 with Julian Dykmans, man of many talents.  Julian grew up in Belgium where he started skating, but has spent most of his adult life travel...

Episode 16 - Oliver Percovich

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 16 with Oliver Percovich, skateboarder and founder of NGO Skateistan. Together we talked about him growing up skating in Australia and Papua N...