TransWorld SKATEboarding Podus Operandi https://www.skateboarding.com/ en 2024 Skate industry veterans Blair Alley, Steve Fletch & Mitch Hartman give their honest take on skateboarding from the East Coast to California.  https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5c541ec6-9f8f-11ee-b5d8-8317ce7d6664/image/podussquarelogo3000.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress TransWorld SKATEboarding Podus Operandi https://www.skateboarding.com/ episodic TransWorld SKATEboarding’s official podcast Podus Operandi Skate industry veterans Blair Alley, Steve Fletch & Mitch Hartman give their honest take on skateboarding from the East Coast to California.  Skate industry veterans Blair Alley, Steve Fletch & Mitch Hartman give their honest take on skateboarding from the East Coast to California. 

]]> TransWorld SKATEboarding wade.anderson@thearenagroup.net Neil Macdonald Interview: ELSEWHERE Book and UK Skateboarding We sat down for a conversation on preserving skateboarding's history in the UK and beyond. You should know by now that Neil Macdonald's triumph of a book, 'ELSEWHERE: The Story of UK Skateboarding, 1987-2002,' will be out on May 28, and it's the most complete story of skateboarding in the UK to date. Important to note: The book specifically covers 1987 to 2002, because after that media became digital. In this book however, these are the stories that have never been told. So we sat down and had a chat—it was difficult to keep it short—I had a million more questions, I can talk to fellow skate nerds like Neil for hours. Follow Neil on IG and give him a big thank you for his service to preserving and recording skateboarding's history. https://www.instagram.com/scienceversuslife/ Pre-order ELSEWHERE: https://www.batsfordbooks.com/book/elsewhere/ Fri, 22 May 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full Podus Operandi We sat down for a conversation on preserving skateboarding's history in the UK and beyond. You should know by now that Neil Macdonald's triumph of a book, 'ELSEWHERE: The Story of UK Skateboarding, 1987-2002,' will be out on May 28, and it's the most complete story of skateboarding in the UK to date. Important to note: The book specifically covers 1987 to 2002, because after that media became digital. In this book however, these are the stories that have never been told. So we sat down and had a chat—it was difficult to keep it short—I had a million more questions, I can talk to fellow skate nerds like Neil for hours. Follow Neil on IG and give him a big thank you for his service to preserving and recording skateboarding's history. https://www.instagram.com/scienceversuslife/ Pre-order ELSEWHERE: https://www.batsfordbooks.com/book/elsewhere/ We sat down for a conversation on preserving skateboarding's history in the UK and beyond. You should know by now that Neil Macdonald's triumph of a book, 'ELSEWHERE: The Story of UK Skateboarding, 1987-2002,' will be out on May 28, and it's the most complete story of skateboarding in the UK to date. Important to note: The book specifically covers 1987 to 2002, because after that media became digital. In this book however, these are the stories that have never been told. So we sat down and had a chat—it was difficult to keep it short—I had a million more questions, I can talk to fellow skate nerds like Neil for hours. Follow Neil on IG and give him a big thank you for his service to preserving and recording skateboarding's history. https://www.instagram.com/scienceversuslife/ Pre-order ELSEWHERE: https://www.batsfordbooks.com/book/elsewhere/

]]> 2058 In Conversation with Jacob Rosenberg There's a lot of hype around Jacob Rosenberg's new book(s), and for good reason. It's a massive package that takes a deeply personal lens to San Francisco's Embarcadero scene from 1990 to 1993—some of the most influential and progressive years for street skating. I wanted to have a semi-brief chat with Jacob before his big exhibition opens in San Francisco on November 21. I didn't want to give away too much of what's in the books, but more-so wanted to show why it's a must-have, the amount of care and attention that went into it, and just to shoot the breeze with a guy who filmed some of the most important video parts to date, and is always a pleasure to chat with. Enjoy this episode.—Blair Alley Pre order EPICENTER: https://www.jacobrosenberg.tv/shop/ Follow Jacob on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jacobrosenberg/?hl=en Info on the show at GCS Agency: https://www.skateboarding.com/news/jacob-rosenbergs-epicenter-photography-book-is-available-for-pre-order Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:00:00 -0000 full Podus Operandi There's a lot of hype around Jacob Rosenberg's new book(s), and for good reason. It's a massive package that takes a deeply personal lens to San Francisco's Embarcadero scene from 1990 to 1993—some of the most influential and progressive years for street skating. I wanted to have a semi-brief chat with Jacob before his big exhibition opens in San Francisco on November 21. I didn't want to give away too much of what's in the books, but more-so wanted to show why it's a must-have, the amount of care and attention that went into it, and just to shoot the breeze with a guy who filmed some of the most important video parts to date, and is always a pleasure to chat with. Enjoy this episode.—Blair Alley Pre order EPICENTER: https://www.jacobrosenberg.tv/shop/ Follow Jacob on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jacobrosenberg/?hl=en Info on the show at GCS Agency: https://www.skateboarding.com/news/jacob-rosenbergs-epicenter-photography-book-is-available-for-pre-order There's a lot of hype around Jacob Rosenberg's new book(s), and for good reason. It's a massive package that takes a deeply personal lens to San Francisco's Embarcadero scene from 1990 to 1993—some of the most influential and progressive years for street skating. I wanted to have a semi-brief chat with Jacob before his big exhibition opens in San Francisco on November 21. I didn't want to give away too much of what's in the books, but more-so wanted to show why it's a must-have, the amount of care and attention that went into it, and just to shoot the breeze with a guy who filmed some of the most important video parts to date, and is always a pleasure to chat with. Enjoy this episode.—Blair Alley

Pre order EPICENTER: https://www.jacobrosenberg.tv/shop/ Follow Jacob on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jacobrosenberg/?hl=en Info on the show at GCS Agency: https://www.skateboarding.com/news/jacob-rosenbergs-epicenter-photography-book-is-available-for-pre-order

]]> 1781 When The Brooklyn Banks Were Dangerous Ep 4 With Sean Kelling Sean Kelling was a New York City loc in the 90s and got plenty of time in at the Brooklyn Banks. He's since relocated to North County San Diego and opened a skateshop in Encinitas—and he named it Rose Street. Listen in to all of the reasons why. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:09:00 -0000 full Podus Operandi Sean Kelling was a New York City loc in the 90s and got plenty of time in at the Brooklyn Banks. He's since relocated to North County San Diego and opened a skateshop in Encinitas—and he named it Rose Street. Listen in to all of the reasons why. Sean Kelling was a New York City loc in the 90s and got plenty of time in at the Brooklyn Banks. He's since relocated to North County San Diego and opened a skateshop in Encinitas—and he named it Rose Street. Listen in to all of the reasons why.

]]> 818 When The Brooklyn Banks Were Dangerous, Ep 3 with Eli Morgan Gesner A video walkthrough with a New York City OG and one of the founders of Zoo York, Eli Morgan Gesner was there for some wild times and has the stories to prove it. Photos from the Full Bleed book, video clips from Future Primitive and 411VM. Video/edit: Blair Alley Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0000 full Podus Operandi A video walkthrough with a New York City OG and one of the founders of Zoo York, Eli Morgan Gesner was there for some wild times and has the stories to prove it. Photos from the Full Bleed book, video clips from Future Primitive and 411VM. Video/edit: Blair Alley A video walkthrough with a New York City OG and one of the founders of Zoo York, Eli Morgan Gesner was there for some wild times and has the stories to prove it.

Photos from the Full Bleed book, video clips from Future Primitive and 411VM.

Video/edit: Blair Alley

]]> 1710 When The Brooklyn Banks Were Dangerous, Ep 2 with Alyasha Owerka-Moore Episode two features Brooklyn native Alyasha Owerka-Moore recounting his formative years at the Brooklyn Banks in the 80s and 90s. It was a more than a meet-up spot or a skate spot you'd be at all day—it was also the location for a lot of ideas coming together, starting companies, and making lifelong friends. Some of the photos in this episode are from Alyasha's personal collection, photographed by his mother. Video from 411VM. Other photos are from TransWorld, Full Bleed, and Blair Alley. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:26:00 -0000 full Podus Operandi Episode two features Brooklyn native Alyasha Owerka-Moore recounting his formative years at the Brooklyn Banks in the 80s and 90s. It was a more than a meet-up spot or a skate spot you'd be at all day—it was also the location for a lot of ideas coming together, starting companies, and making lifelong friends. Some of the photos in this episode are from Alyasha's personal collection, photographed by his mother. Video from 411VM. Other photos are from TransWorld, Full Bleed, and Blair Alley. Episode two features Brooklyn native Alyasha Owerka-Moore recounting his formative years at the Brooklyn Banks in the 80s and 90s. It was a more than a meet-up spot or a skate spot you'd be at all day—it was also the location for a lot of ideas coming together, starting companies, and making lifelong friends. Some of the photos in this episode are from Alyasha's personal collection, photographed by his mother. Video from 411VM. Other photos are from TransWorld, Full Bleed, and Blair Alley.

]]> 875 When The Brooklyn Banks Were Dangerous, Ep 1: Bruno Musso Now that the Brooklyn "Big Banks" are back open to the public, we wanted to hear some stories from New York City OGs about grittier times in Lower Manhattan. Our first episode is with Bruno Musso. Interview by Blair Alley. Enjoy! And to clarify, that's Jahmal Simmons on the TWS cover, and Jahmal Williams in the goldenrod shirt. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:34:00 -0000 full Podus Operandi Now that the Brooklyn "Big Banks" are back open to the public, we wanted to hear some stories from New York City OGs about grittier times in Lower Manhattan. Our first episode is with Bruno Musso. Interview by Blair Alley. Enjoy! And to clarify, that's Jahmal Simmons on the TWS cover, and Jahmal Williams in the goldenrod shirt. Now that the Brooklyn "Big Banks" are back open to the public, we wanted to hear some stories from New York City OGs about grittier times in Lower Manhattan. Our first episode is with Bruno Musso. Interview by Blair Alley. Enjoy!

And to clarify, that's Jahmal Simmons on the TWS cover, and Jahmal Williams in the goldenrod shirt.

]]> 747 Legendary skateboarding photographer Grant Brittain joins us on Podus Operandi https://www.skateboarding.com/trending-news/skateboarding-photographer-grant-brittain-joins-podus-operandi-podcast Where do you start with skateboarding Hall of Famer Grant Brittain? From working at the Del Mar Skate Ranch photographing Tony Hawk as a kid to being one of the founding members of TransWorld SKATEboarding, shooting some of the most iconic skateboarding images of all time—and still doing it to this day! It was truly an honor to have this legend on the pod. Listen in as Steve Fletch, Mitch Hartman and Blair Alley chopped it up with J. Grant Brittain. Check out our Grant Brittain x Lance Mountain photo T-shirts! Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:05:00 -0000 full 1 9 Podus Operandi Where do you start with skateboarding Hall of Famer Grant Brittain? From working at the Del Mar Skate Ranch photographing Tony Hawk as a kid to being one of the founding members of TransWorld SKATEboarding, shooting some of the most iconic skateboarding images of all time—and still doing it to this day! It was truly an honor to have this legend on the pod. Listen in as Steve Fletch, Mitch Hartman and Blair Alley chopped it up with J. Grant Brittain. Check out our Grant Brittain x Lance Mountain photo T-shirts! Where do you start with skateboarding Hall of Famer Grant Brittain? From working at the Del Mar Skate Ranch photographing Tony Hawk as a kid to being one of the founding members of TransWorld SKATEboarding, shooting some of the most iconic skateboarding images of all time—and still doing it to this day! It was truly an honor to have this legend on the pod. Listen in as Steve Fletch, Mitch Hartman and Blair Alley chopped it up with J. Grant Brittain. Check out our Grant Brittain x Lance Mountain photo T-shirts!

]]> 4925 Podus Operandi Episode 8 Season 1: Guest Kerry Getz Kerry Getz joins Mitch, Steve, and Blair. We watch Kerry's classic part in TWS' Feedback that he shared with Bam Margera and Mike Maldonado. We also watch his pre-Toy Machine Fairmans 3 part. We of course ask how he got on Habitat—the story is pretty rad. We go through the lucrative Habitat and DVS years, find out how much a top-level pro was making in those years, and what eventually led Kerry to ride for Terror of Planet X. Kerry was a great guest! We can't thank him enough.  Tue, 04 Jun 2024 04:39:00 -0000 full 1 8 Podus Operandi Kerry Getz joins Mitch, Steve, and Blair. We watch Kerry's classic part in TWS' Feedback that he shared with Bam Margera and Mike Maldonado. We also watch his pre-Toy Machine Fairmans 3 part. We of course ask how he got on Habitat—the story is pretty rad. We go through the lucrative Habitat and DVS years, find out how much a top-level pro was making in those years, and what eventually led Kerry to ride for Terror of Planet X. Kerry was a great guest! We can't thank him enough.  Kerry Getz joins Mitch, Steve, and Blair. We watch Kerry's classic part in TWS' Feedback that he shared with Bam Margera and Mike Maldonado. We also watch his pre-Toy Machine Fairmans 3 part. We of course ask how he got on Habitat—the story is pretty rad. We go through the lucrative Habitat and DVS years, find out how much a top-level pro was making in those years, and what eventually led Kerry to ride for Terror of Planet X. Kerry was a great guest! We can't thank him enough. 

]]> 2566 Podus Operandi Episode 7 Season 1: Guest Jason Hernandez Mitch, Steve and Blair have Podus Operandi's first guest, filmmaker Jason Hernandez who you ought to know from his time at TransWorld making some of our most memorable videos and going on to Nike SB to make the best videos they've ever put out. Who were the best and worst guys to film for TransWorld videos? How about for the Nike SB Chronicles? All that and more revealed in this episode. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 04:36:00 -0000 full 1 7 Podus Operandi Skateboarding filmmaker from TWS Videos, Nike SB and more Mitch, Steve and Blair have Podus Operandi's first guest, filmmaker Jason Hernandez who you ought to know from his time at TransWorld making some of our most memorable videos and going on to Nike SB to make the best videos they've ever put out. Who were the best and worst guys to film for TransWorld videos? How about for the Nike SB Chronicles? All that and more revealed in this episode. Mitch, Steve and Blair have Podus Operandi's first guest, filmmaker Jason Hernandez who you ought to know from his time at TransWorld making some of our most memorable videos and going on to Nike SB to make the best videos they've ever put out. Who were the best and worst guys to film for TransWorld videos? How about for the Nike SB Chronicles? All that and more revealed in this episode.

]]> 3735 Podus Operandi Episode 6 Season 1: We watched 2003's Free Your Mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eMeNfUtOd8 We sat down once again with Steve and Mitch with the idea to watch a classic TWS video and "live-critique" it. Wanna know who was in those nameless montages? You gotta stick around for the credits. It was a time of 16mm film montages, lots of bums and the TransWorld video with just three parts. Tap in to hear who the fourth part was supposed to be, where the taxi came from and where it ended up, a little-known TWS T-shirt that was made from this video and more.  Tue, 04 Jun 2024 01:55:00 -0000 full 1 6 Podus Operandi Episode 6, Season 1 We sat down once again with Steve and Mitch with the idea to watch a classic TWS video and "live-critique" it. Wanna know who was in those nameless montages? You gotta stick around for the credits. It was a time of 16mm film montages, lots of bums and the TransWorld video with just three parts. Tap in to hear who the fourth part was supposed to be, where the taxi came from and where it ended up, a little-known TWS T-shirt that was made from this video and more.  We sat down once again with Steve and Mitch with the idea to watch a classic TWS video and "live-critique" it. Wanna know who was in those nameless montages? You gotta stick around for the credits. It was a time of 16mm film montages, lots of bums and the TransWorld video with just three parts. Tap in to hear who the fourth part was supposed to be, where the taxi came from and where it ended up, a little-known TWS T-shirt that was made from this video and more. 

]]> 3320 Podus Operandi Episode 5 Season 1: Answering Listener Questions Mitch, Steve and Blair took your questions and comments from our IG posts and went to work. Who hates black wheels? Do we "F" with the current trends in skating? Which brand has the most bloated pro roster? All these fun topics and more in an all new Podus Operandi. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:30:00 -0000 full 1 5 Podus Operandi Mitch, Steve and Blair took your questions and comments from our IG posts and went to work. Who hates black wheels? Do we "F" with the current trends in skating? Which brand has the most bloated pro roster? All these fun topics and more in an all new Podus Operandi. Mitch, Steve and Blair took your questions and comments from our IG posts and went to work. Who hates black wheels? Do we "F" with the current trends in skating? Which brand has the most bloated pro roster? All these fun topics and more in an all new Podus Operandi.

]]> 3991 2023 Year In Review on Podus Operandi: Skateboarding's Best and Worst Join us with Steve Fletch and Mitch Hartman as we review some top categories of 2023: Best rookie pro, best indie video, best big company video, best video part, best and worst shoes, biggest brand fumble and more! Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:33:00 -0000 full 1 4 Podus Operandi Join us with Steve Fletch and Mitch Hartman as we review some top categories of 2023: Best rookie pro, best indie video, best big company video, best video part, best and worst shoes, biggest brand fumble and more! Join us with Steve Fletch and Mitch Hartman as we review some top categories of 2023: Best rookie pro, best indie video, best big company video, best video part, best and worst shoes, biggest brand fumble and more!

]]> 3235 Return of Skate Nerd plus skate shoe talk: Podus Operandi Ep 3, the TransWorld SKATEboarding podcast We wanted to do a Podus Operandi episode all about the new skate shoes that have dropped since Mitch and Steve did their Dead Air Radio episode about shoes. And we also had the idea to bring back Skate Nerd for a game against these two East Coasters. So sit back and enjoy the trivia and shoe news. Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:30:00 -0000 full 1 3 Podus Operandi We wanted to do a Podus Operandi episode all about the new skate shoes that have dropped since Mitch and Steve did their Dead Air Radio episode about shoes. And we also had the idea to bring back Skate Nerd for a game against these two East Coasters. So sit back and enjoy the trivia and shoe news. We wanted to do a Podus Operandi episode all about the new skate shoes that have dropped since Mitch and Steve did their Dead Air Radio episode about shoes. And we also had the idea to bring back Skate Nerd for a game against these two East Coasters. So sit back and enjoy the trivia and shoe news.

]]> 3240 Podus Operandi: Season 1 Episode 2, all about 411 Video Magazine, our favorite parts and more. Season one, episode two, and it's all about four-one-one! Mitch and Steve join Blair Alley as we dive deep into the 411VM catalog to recount all of our favorite features, jokes, goofs, bails, Best Ofs, and much more. Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:28:00 -0000 full 1 2 Podus Operandi Season one, episode two, and it's all about four-one-one! Mitch and Steve join Blair Alley as we dive deep into the 411VM catalog to recount all of our favorite features, jokes, goofs, bails, Best Ofs, and much more. Season one, episode two, and it's all about four-one-one! Mitch and Steve join Blair Alley as we dive deep into the 411VM catalog to recount all of our favorite features, jokes, goofs, bails, Best Ofs, and much more.

]]> 3404 The first episode of the TransWorld SKATEboarding Podcast: Podus Operandi | The Static Video Series After Blair Alley was a guest on the Dead Air Radio podcast with Steve Fletch and Mitch Hartman, we decided to try our hand at podcasting over here—because the world definitely needs another skateboarding podcast... We didn't have any delusions of grandeur for the inaugural episode—we were just going to talk about current events, break out the Randomizer, etc. One of the hot topics recently was the premiere and world tour of Josh Stewart's new Static VI video, so Steve and Mitch suggested, why don't we just make the first episode all about the 24-year-run of Static videos? Tune in and nerd out Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:27:00 -0000 full 1 1 Podus Operandi After Blair Alley was a guest on the Dead Air Radio podcast with Steve Fletch and Mitch Hartman, we decided to try our hand at podcasting over here—because the world definitely needs another skateboarding podcast... We didn't have any delusions of grandeur for the inaugural episode—we were just going to talk about current events, break out the Randomizer, etc. One of the hot topics recently was the premiere and world tour of Josh Stewart's new Static VI video, so Steve and Mitch suggested, why don't we just make the first episode all about the 24-year-run of Static videos? Tune in and nerd out After Blair Alley was a guest on the Dead Air Radio podcast with Steve Fletch and Mitch Hartman, we decided to try our hand at podcasting over here—because the world definitely needs another skateboarding podcast...

We didn't have any delusions of grandeur for the inaugural episode—we were just going to talk about current events, break out the Randomizer, etc. One of the hot topics recently was the premiere and world tour of Josh Stewart's new Static VI video, so Steve and Mitch suggested, why don't we just make the first episode all about the 24-year-run of Static videos? Tune in and nerd out

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