Old Friends Catch Up

Latest Episodes:

Foam Rolling : Issue #4 Oct 30, 2020

Show notes

In lieu of having Rob Welsh (AKA Skateboarding's Foam Rolling Godfather) on the pod, Dr. Kyle Brown and Walker Ryan share the Foam Rolling "Deep Dive," (7:50) from this month's issue on Old Friends Fitness. After, they dig into Rob Welsh's old video parts, starting with Mad Circle's Five Flavors (19:08), moving on to Aesthetic's Ryde or Die(25:00), then Transworld's Free Your Mind (27:50). They throw in his Foam Rolling section from The Final Flare (32:35) and end with his part Lakai's Fully Flared(38:20). Help out Behrens Family Winery and Sherwin Family Vineyards by buying some of their wine and if you'd like to donate to help people who have been displaced or affected by the fires in Napa, we recommend the Napa Farm Bureau, Napa Community Disaster Relief Fund, and Puertas Abiertas. For more podcasts and videos, visit our website or support us on Patreon.

Jimmy Carlin : Issue #3 Oct 01, 2020

Show notes

Dr. Kyle Brown and Walker Ryan catch up with Jimmy Carlin and discuss why he walked away from professional skateboarding (7:45), his decision to become a middle school teacher (22:00), and what his relationship to skateboarding and watching skate videos is now (43:50). They also take a deep dive into the 2004 classic Bon Appetit, (54:40) and then talk books (1:09:52). For more, subscribe to Old Friends Fitness on Patreon.

Alexis Sablone : Issue #2 Aug 28, 2020

Show notes

Dr. Kyle Brown and Walker Ryan catch up with Alexis Sablone and discuss her recent Cons Project (6:45) and how she broke her hand during the filming and fiberglassed her own cast (12:00). Alexis details her recent Ankle Sprain (22:08) and explains how she skated through the injury and still managed to rank #2 in the USA Women's Street for the Olympics (35:05). Kyle, Alexis, and Walker dive into Welcome to Hell (54:00) and then discuss girls who are currently coming up in skateboarding (1:20:20) and some of the difficulties women have faced finding skateboarding sponsorships over the years (1:36:45).

Sebo Walker : Issue #1 "I feel like a cat, or a squirrel" Jul 14, 2020

Show notes

Dr. Kyle Brown and Walker Ryan sit down with Sebo Walker to to discuss his recent injury/four-day hospital visit during Covid19 craziness. They also revisit The Reason and break down the origins of the Sebo Warm Up.

Here are some of the causes we recommend donating to:

Anti Racism Fund : https://antiracismfund.org/

Campaign Zero: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/

Grass Roots Law Project: https://www.grassrootslaw.org/

Here are some podcasts we recommend listening to:

The 1619 Project: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html

Code Switch : https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/

This American Life : "We Are The Future" https://www.thisamericanlife.org/707/we-are-in-the-future

Throughline: "American Police" https://www.npr.org/2020/06/03/869046127/american-police

Fresh Air: "Militarization of Police" https://www.npr.org/2020/07/01/885942130/militarization-of-police-means-u-s-protesters-face-weapons-designed-for-war

Steezus Christ : "The Plight Of My Black Skin" https://youtu.be/JMX0s-1n1g8