Looking Sideways Action Sports Podcast

Episode 180: Neil Macdonald - Science Versus Life

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comTo say that Neil McDonald is interested in skate history is a little like saying Capab...

Episode 179: Yvette Curtis - Good Trouble

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comThis week’s guest Yvette Curtis runs the amazing Wave Wahines, the women and girls o...

Episode 178: Hana Beaman - High Beams

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comJackson x Natural Selection omnibus special!Succeeding in any kind of career as a prof...

Type 2: Episode 023 - Martin 'MJ' Johnson

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 177: Dr. Tony Butt - On The Frontier

19 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comHe’ll hate me for saying it. But Dr. Tony Butt, this week’s guest, is one of UK su...

Type 2: Episode 022 - Marie-France Roy

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 176: Travis Rice - Debrief

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com Jackson x Natural Selection omnibus special! Yep, myself and my right-hand man Owen T...

Episode 175: Sandy Macdonald - The View From The Booth

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jackson x Natural Selection omnibus special! Yep, myself and my right-hand man Owen Tozer are on our first podcast trip of the Covid era. We’ve been...

Episode 174: Tom Monterosso - Birdman

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com Jackson x Natural Selection omnibus special! Yep, myself and my right-hand man and c...

Episode 173: Lyndsay McLaren - Welcome to the Neighbourhood

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com How can you find the strength to turn traumatic experiences that have affected you de...

Episode 172: Danny Davis - Travellin' Dan

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com If you’re a snowboarder, Danny Davis really needs no introduction. He’s widely re...

Episode 171: Sam Bleakley - The Dance of Things

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com Think of this conversation with Cornish surfer Sam Bleakley as a companion piece to t...

Episode 170: Tim and Gendle - Xmas Special

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com Festive Special! Yep, as is now very much tradition in the Looking Sideways universe...

TYPE 2: Episode 021 - Brix Schaumburg

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 169: Dylan Graves - Curiosity Seeker

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comThis week’s guest Dylan Graves has managed something that sounds simple but is actually re...

Episode 168: Jon Taylor - MJT

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comWelcome to an absolute throwback of an interview in the finest Looking Sideways tradition. Y...

Episode 167: Dani Kiwi Meier - Life Is What Happens

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comIs experience a prerequisite for knowledge? How can you use the lessons of life to strive fo...

Episode 166: Ollie Percovich - I Hear A New World

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comMy guest this week is Skateistan founder Ollie Percovich, who I welcomed back for his second...

TYPE 2: Episode 020 - Shannon Galpin

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Bonus Episode: Chris Hines

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Hines bonus episode! Chris is a surfer and activist best known for being one of the original driving forces behind the original incarnation of S...

Episode 165: Torren Martyn - Lost Track

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comThis week’s guest Torren Martyn is probably the most individual, interesting and certainly...

Episode 164: Sue Izzo - Rebirth

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comMy ‘lifer’ episodes, in which I interview somebody without the profile of my more famous...

Episode 163: Ben Powell - Breaking The Fourth Wall

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comI first asked Ben Powell to be a guest on the show back in 2017. In the end, it has taken al...

Episode 162: Lesley McKenna - New Frontiers

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comOn this week’s episode I welcomed the great Lesley McKenna back to the show for her second...

Episode 161: Joe Taylor - Water Therapy

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comThese days, the notion of water therapy is fairly well mainstream. Think ‘blue mind’ the...

TYPE 2: Episode 019 - Rob Hopkins

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 160: Cairo Foster - Homecoming

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comStreet skating legend Cairo Foster is well over two decades into a singular and iconic caree...

Episode 159: Trevor Graves - Eyewitness

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comGet ready for a trip through snowboarding history with somebody who, over two decades, had a...

Episode 158: Lucy Small - Saltwater Pilgrim

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comEarlier this year, Australian surfer Lucy Small found herself at the centre of a genuine vir...

Episode 157: Henry Jackson - My Job Is Weirder Than Yours

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comI’ve covered plenty of people with unusual jobs on this podcast. Hell, my gig is pretty bl...

TYPE 2: Episode 018 - Sean Doherty

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 156: Sally McGee - Yonder

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After an unscheduled and very welcome month off, I’m back. This chat with Sally McGee from Yonder has been a long time coming, and is very much by p...

Episode 155: Leo Sharp - For The Culture

15 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comAnybody deciding to start a print magazine in the current climate has to be applauded and su...

Bonus Episode: Lauren MacCallum

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren McCallum Bonus Episode! If I have one major regret in the four years I’ve been doing the podcast, it’s around the way I handled the topic o...

Episode 154: Mike Guest - Dawn Days

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I’m a big believer in the right idea at the right time. And Dawn Days, the early morning ritual started by friends Mike Guest and Nick Pumphrey at t...

Episode 153: Liam Griffin - Super Good Thing Maker

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comMy ‘lifer’ episodes are always loved by listeners. And with this week’s guest Liam Gri...

Episode 152: Andrew Alexander King - I Know Who I Am

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comI’m used to chatting guests with massive goals or awe-inspiring achievements under their b...

TYPE 2: Episode 17 - Ryan Gellert

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 151: Rachel Atherton - Permission To Win

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bone fide legend alert!Yep, my guest this week is a proper icon, somebody who has achieved so much in their own discipline that they’ve crossed over...

Episode 150b: Owen Tozer - Made Up

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the second of two episode 150 instalments. To mark this milestone, I decided to stay true to the ethos of the Looking Sideways podcast and ...

Episode 150a: Ed Leigh - Third

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Enjoying the podcast? Want to keep it free and ad-free? Donate here: https://bit.ly/LSBuyPintWelcome to the first of two episode 150 instalments. To m...

Episode 149: Shelby Stanger - Chronicler

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 148: Travis Rice - Debrief

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 147: Circe Wallace - Pharmakeia

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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TYPE 2: Episode 016 - Andrea Moller

30 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 146: Selema Masekela - Frequency

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 145: Mikey February - New Rhythm

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 144: John Bassett - The Lodge

30 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 143: Tim and Gendle - Christmas Special!

24 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com Enjoying the podcast? Want to keep it free and ad-free? Donate here: https://bit.ly/L...

TYPE 2: Episode 015 - Len Necefer

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 142: Pattie Gonia - Mother Natch

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 141: Mark Munson - Carpe Diem

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 139: Ben Moon - Concentric Circles

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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TYPE 2: Episode 014 - Lucy Siegle

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 138: Valeria Kechichian - A Sign From The Universe

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 137: Dan Mancina - Insighted

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 136: Hannah Bailey - A Room Of Our Own

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 135: Christina Koch - Pale Blue Dot

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comHow does it feel to go into space? What does it make you feel about the future of our planet...

TYPE 2: Episode 013 - Mario Molina

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 134: Ben Mondy - Get A Dog Up Ya

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comAuspicious occasion alert! Yep, I conducted my first face-to-face interview since way back i...

Episode 133: Tim Baker - The Middle Way

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comOur attitude to mortality is one of the great paradoxes of modern life. It’s the thing we ...

TYPE 2: Episode 012 - Alex Yoder

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 132: Steve Larosiliere - Hustle For Good

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comThese days, using action sports as a tool for social mobility and mentorship is a fairly wel...

Episode 131: Leo Baker - Leo's Way

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comThe search for our authentic self is a lifelong process. And not always a successful one. It...

Episode 130: Jerome Tanon - Analoguist

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comWe live in an age of limitless content and endless progression. A period where a thumb-swipe...

Episode 129: Matt Warshaw - Surfing's Dr. Johnson

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comTo call Matt Warshaw’s Encyclopaedia of Surfing a labour of love would be to do the entire...

TYPE 2: Episode 011 - Dan Crockett

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 128: Lauren Hill - Story Is A Choice

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comIt’s easy to forget, but all stories are editorial choices. And those choices have a big i...

Episode 127: Lauren MacCallum - Compassionate Revolution

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comFull disclosure: this week’s guest is a close friend of mine. Lauren MacCallum is a writer...

Episode 126: Phil Young - On Allyship

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comLet’s be honest - the Looking Sideways podcast is a pretty white and none-diverse space, r...

Episode 125: Andy Howell - Ideas Travel

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comAndy Howell has always been one of skateboarding’s sages. He’s an artist and intellectua...

TYPE 2: Episode 010 - Dave Rastovich

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 124: Torah Bright - Awakening

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comThis week’s guest is yet another absolute legend of their chosen field - the great Torah B...

Episode 123: Jeff Johnson - Mountain of Storms

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comJeff Johnson is probably best known for his film 180 South, a film which saw him travel to P...

Episode 122: Chas Smith - Trash Prose

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comThis week’s guest is Chas Smith, surely the most notorious surf journalist on the planet r...

Bonus Episode: Lockdown Surf Film Festival - Gabriel Novis

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lockdown Surf Film Festival bonus episode with Gabriel Novis! Yep, in April 2020 Chris and Demi, my friends behind the Lockdown Surf Film Festival, as...

Episode 121: Terje Haakonsen - G.O.A.T.

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comLet’s not mess around. My guest this week is one of the action sports G.O.A.T.s, up there ...

TYPE 2: Episode 009 - Reece Pacheco

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 120: Mike Manzoori - Auteur

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comI’m back with the great Mike Manzoori, a much-loved UK skateboarder who has quietly had on...

Episode 119: Colin MacCleod - The Island

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comIt’s brave new era time this week as I finally relaxed my Skype ban to record this episode...

Episode 118: Steve England - Anybody Can

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comI’m a big fan of ‘lifer’ stories on the podcast. These are the guests who aren’t big...

Episode 117: Mike Lay - Enter A Cloud

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comThe life of the professional athlete is truly an exalted one. There’s the travel. The free...

TYPE 2: Episode 008 - Chris Hines MBE

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 116: Gwyn Haslock - Golden Years

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comFor the second episode of my Cornish omnibus, I’ve got a beautiful tale for uncertain time...

Episode 115: James Otter - Wooden Ships

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comCould a wooden surfboard change your life? It wasn’t a question I was expecting to ask whe...

Episode 114: Danimals and Benny Urban - TRIPLE

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com Dan ‘Danmials’ Leidahl and Benny Urban special TRIPLE episode! This episode came ...

Episode 113: CJ Mirra - Buried Melodies

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The importance of creative confidence has been a constant theme since I began the podcast in February 2017. Think of my conversations with Nick Jenson...

TYPE 2: Episode 007 - Christoph Jorda

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Type 2 is a podcast from Looking Sideways in association with Patagonia that explores the intersection between the outdoors, action sports and activis...

Episode 112 - Arthur Longo & Blake Paul - TRIPLE

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com Arthur Longo and Blake Paul special TRIPLE episode! This episode came about when my f...

Episode 111: Lena Stoffel - Solar Voyager

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com It can be funny how these episodes come together sometimes. You can spend months tryi...

Episode 110: Jonathan Weaver - Jack To A King

21 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com It’s the final episode from my Portland series, recorded during a breakneck week sp...

Episode 109: Wille Yli-Luoma - Heart to Heart

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com Coffee x snowboarding special! Yep, for this episode I headed to Heart Roasters to sp...

TYPE 2: Episode 006 - Hugo Tagholm

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode 108: Bryce Kanights - Wayfarer

01 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comSkateboarding royalty alert! There’s really no other way to describe Bryce Kanights,...

Episode 107: Tim and Gendle - Christmas Special!

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com Christmas Special! Yep, it’s another festive hoedown with my friends Tim and Gendle...

Episode 106: Annie Fast - The Glass Ceiling

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com I’ve got my old friend Annie Fast on the show! I go back a long way with Annie. We’...

Episode 105: John Rattray - Predatory Birds

11 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com John Rattray is one of the UK’s most successful and certainly best loved skateboard...

TYPE 2: Episode 005 - Dan Yates

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Type 2 is a podcast from Looking Sideways in association with Patagonia that explores the intersection between the outdoors, action sports and activis...

Episode 104: Mark Lewman - Mountain Dew and Minor Threat

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com It's the first episode of my special Portland omnibus - and I kicked things off with ...

Episode 103: Phil Young - Shaking The Tree

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Full episodes info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com Phil Young has had one of those varied and fascinating careers I’ve documented a lo...