Whoa! Completely forgot to put up the formal release notice for the GrindWorks BMX Podcast episode 041 with Russell Kaye on WedgeWood Ramps skatepark and the impacts of Coronavirus. This one has been uploaded almost a full week now and I realized I never posted it while preparing to post the next episode.
SK8-1-4 is an all-inclusive skatepark in Altoona, PA with a heavy street influence. I sat down with Dub and talked about the history of the park as well as the short and long-term impacts of Coronavirus on SK8-1-4.
There’s some photos after the jump, as well as some links referenced throughout this episode. You’ll also find some links to check out the podcast on various other platforms as fits your lifestyle! Continue reading “SK8-1-4 Park with Dub: GrindWorks Podcast 040”
Here’s the first solo cast to cover some topics that have been on my mind lately. GrindWorks history, overstretching the brand, 2020 Jams, DVD project, and the GrindWorks store.
I’m really happy to finally have this episode recorded because Harry and I had this discussion a couple months ago, made basic arrangement to have the discussion via podcast, and then Coronavirus happened and put everyone on Stay-At-Home orders and closed The Wheel Mill for an undetermined amount of time, starting at 15 days, extending to 30, and now at 2 months long, there’s no end in sight for a re-opening.
The first GrindWorks InstaJam event is Quarantine Barspins. As explained in the InstaJams Announcement Podcast, this is a pretty loose jam event. Do a barspin in your home, apartment, garage, etc… Let’s keep it to the “Stay-at-Home” theme for this one, as it’s Week 0, and at least here in SouthWestern PA, we are still under a stay at home order. Entries are due by 05/16/2020.
Check out the announcement post on Instagram for some examples of a quarantine barspin, but have fun and make it your own!
Jams and contests seem to be a question on everyone’s minds right now as we begin to re-emerge from nation-wide stay-at-home orders and quarantines, while restrictions on gatherings remain in place. We have been trying to come up with an alternative for the last month or so and decided on a set of weekly InstaJams. Listen in for more details and check out the @grindworks_bmx Instagram for the flyers and more details as each event goes live!
James is originally from the Owego, New York area and many of you will know him from the Binghamton scene; he now lives in Austin, Texas. I caught up with him when I was visiting in January, but couldn’t make a podcast happen in-person, so we did it via Skype while we’re all still quarantined. This was very Binghamton-scene oriented and came out with a few good ideas for future episodes as well.
There’s lots of good content after the jump and also some links to check out the podcast on various other platforms as fits your lifestyle, as referenced above!
As always, we are open to feedback, suggestions, and general comments to help us improve the podcast and the content for you guys. Let us know what you think and who you’d like to see in the future!
We recorded this one earlier tonight and its live now! Sometimes we CAN do things quickly! Anyways, Karlis took the time to call in and discuss BMX and the impacts of the Corona virus on a small business, Mantis Tattoo.
This past Saturday we did a live-stream podcast and were lucky to have some good interaction on the stream. We went live through our Mixer Channel, which you should go hit with a follow for future shows.
James Yusczyk co-hosted while we took on random comments and topics from chat, tending to be based loosely on the stay-at-home orders and Coronavirus. This episode was more of a learning experience than anything else, and as such, is pretty loose in the formatting. Regardless, check this one out and hopefully you’ll be able to participate in the next one!
It just seems par for the course lately for me to be posting about the podcast a few days after it’s live, so make sure you follow/subscribe to the YouTube Channel and/or the audio only version on your favorite podcast platform (check the growing list out after the jump).
Anyway, this was my second time using Skype as an interview and the first time it worked well enough for me to post it, although the results can (and will) be better in the future. Anyway, most of you probably know Brad as @shins_are_beat on Instagram. Although we’ve never met in-person, this felt more like a casual hang-out than an interview. We may try to get a more formal interview set up soon, but I think you’ll feel like you know him regardless after listening to this one.
I’d also like to get a live-stream going at some point and will be doing that on our Mixer channel, so hit that with a follow too.
