Listen "Ep. 46: State of Skate ft. Cole Nowicki"
Episode Synopsis
This week on Tasteland, Daisy and Francis are joined by writer, producer and publisher Cole Nowicki. Cole runs the newsletter Simple Magic, a newsletter about skateboarding, the internet, and other means of escape.__ColeSimple MagicCole's booksInstagramBlueskyLinkedIn__Links & ReferencesDirt x Simple Magic Introducing... NosegrabCole's piece Boom and echoCole's piece Falling or failingCole's piece Is social media dead?Hardbody Skateboarding NEVER ENUFF IIIGail.com__00:00 Introducing Cole04:08 Unstated notes of piss06:24 Early skater media influences12:30 Skate culture and third spaces15:48 The current state of the skate industry21:26 Younger generations' relationship to skate culture28:00 Right, Down + Circle33:48 Is social media dead?40:33 The dangers of happinessmaxxing46:46 Bringing the swagger back to Vancouver52:47 Betting on the future of skateboarding__Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers.
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