Philip Moore and Brian Krans talk about how Phil broke his arm just before laying low in quarantine, cruising around our neighborhoods (separately) on some big wheels, and staying safe when going outside. Have something to say? Leave us a messa

#142: Dr. Dave Tran, MD

Apr 14th, 2020 1h 9m

Dr. Dave Tran, MD, is a rollerblader who also works with a vulnerable population during a pandemic. We talk about good skating tips during a global medical crisis, wearing masks while out and about, and the latest understanding of the coronavir

#141: Two Rollerblading Health Journalists on the Coronavirus

Mar 17th, 2020 1h 11m

There’s a lot of information going on around the novel coronavirus, so Krans — who is now under a shelter-in-place — spoke to fellow rollerblading health reporter Alex Hogan of STAT News, a trustworthy source of health information. They talk ab

#140: Blader Union Live-streaming Pow-wow 10

Mar 6th, 2020 32m 20s

Daniel and Travis are the brains behind Blader Union, who will be live-streaming all of the action at the 10th Annual Pow-wow Pro/Am in lovely Jacksonville, Florida. If you can’t make it out to KONA March 12th through the 15th, you can check ou

#139: Pow-wow 10 Primer

Feb 10th, 2020 1h 13m

The 10th Pow-wow Pro/Am is going down March 12-15 at the historic Kona Skate Park in Jacksonville, Fla. Blake Taylor talks with Phil and Krans about what to expect that long weekend, including the skaters and bands signed up to come, as well as

#138: Kevon Thompson

Feb 3rd, 2020 1h 33m

Kevon Thompson is the host of This Week in Blade (or TWIB), a regular roundup of all things blading news available on YouTube and Blader Union. Phil and Krans talk with him about the show, including some behind-the-scenes aspects of how he put

#137: Jon Julio

Jan 27th, 2020 1h 33m

Jon Julio is the owner of Them, a longtime skating legend, and among the oldest professional athletes in all of sports, according to Wikipedia. Phil and Krans sit down with Jon to talk about creating and running a skate brand, ways to subsidiz

#136: Caleb Smith

Jan 22nd, 2020 38m 33s

Caleb Smith is a Team Rollerblade rider currently “ultraskating” the 470-mile journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles along California’s infamous Highway 1. Krans met up with Caleb at a taqueria in Half Moon Bay at the end of his first day to

#135: Dan Collins

Jan 17th, 2020 51m 51s

Dan Collins is a U.K.-born shredder who was visiting the U.S. last year to skate in the Blading Cup. Rock Town co-host Levi Sebastian caught up with him on the last leg of his adventure to talk about living in Australia, LAX's holding facilitie

#134: An Actual Podcast Episode

Jan 15th, 2020 1h 2m

We know it's been a long time, so Brian and Phil catch up on a variety of topics, including Phil now riding for Rollerblade, why a JSF pro skate is overdue, Be-Mag's blading awards, fake news, and more. This is every episode of the podcast is b

#133: Filthy Fiesta 3 Primer

Sep 23rd, 2019 1h 5m

Filthy Fiesta 3 is going down at noon on Oct. 12 at Third and Army in San Francisco Calif. The last two events have been hella fun because they’re not competitions. They’re fiestas. Phil, Cameron, ESG and I talk about past events, including the

#132: Phil in Australia

Aug 10th, 2019 45m 18s

Rock Town co-host Phillip Moore recently traveled to Australia to visit his partner's home and meet many of her friends. He took along his skates and a recorder to talk with some Aussie locals and a recent transplant. After coming back to Oakla

#131: Nate Herse (Akerue)

Jul 31st, 2019 1h 6m

Nate Herse is an engineer and a rollerblader who made some frames called Akerue that look like aluminum skeletons. He tells us about his thought process behind their design and construction and what it will take to make them available to the re

#130: BFree's #731

Jul 9th, 2019 40m 31s

Two years ago, Brian "BFree" Freeman started skating every day, first recording clips using a shoe tripod and soon developing a thesis: Let’s Get It Forever. Rock Town Podcast Co-Host Levi Sebastian talks with BFree before one of his three sess

#129: Hit It Whet

Jun 23rd, 2019 1h 27m

Taylor Kobryn is a college student and blade filmmaker living in San Francisco. He’s current filming for Hit It Whet, a video with an impressive amount of talent, largely filmed in the lovely San Francisco Bay Area. We talk about his video, ska

#128: Grant Hazelton

May 6th, 2019 33m 8s

Grant Hazelton is a skater out of Rochester, New York, who was in the Bay Area for the Gold Comp. Despite feeling under the weather that day, he was still able to skate some iconic spots in the area and spend some time talking (and skating) wit

#127: Gold Comp

May 5th, 2019 36m 36s

The Gold Comp was held April 27th, 2019 in San Jose, Calif. With $2,500 on the line, it brought out some talent from far away. Levi was there recording most of it, so he and Brian go through some of the major events of the day. This and every e

#126: Gold Comp Primer

Apr 10th, 2019 56m 27s

The Gold Comp is a new NorCal park contest by Josh Goldberg. It’s being held April 27th at the Stonegate Skatepark in San Jose with $2,500 in cash on the line, so, if you’re coming, make sure to get there before 11 a.m. to cheer for the kids' c

#125: Super Bowl Special

Feb 8th, 2019 56m 17s

Phil and Brian talk about the death of Rollernews, blade books, blade memes, Filthy Fiesta 2, fresh Skookum Tunes, our recent skate sessions, and podcasting at Winterclash.

#124: Intuition Skate Shop

Jan 15th, 2019 1h 9m

Matt Mickey, Cody Norman, Chad Tannehill and Anthony Luna are the local core of the Intuition Skate Shop in Bakersfield, California. Since Luna and Tannehill are on a streak of winning the Lux Street Open, Krans and Levi took a road trip to che

#123: Cam Got a Pro Wheel

Dec 18th, 2018 1h 8m

Cameron Talbott recently got his first rollerblading product with his name on it: a 60-millimeter wheel from Sic Urethane. Since Philip Moore also has a pro wheel from Sic, we needed to sit down and talk. We talk about what projects they're wor

#122: butterTV

Nov 30th, 2018 1h 26m

J.P. — better known as butterTV — quit his construction job to become a professional filmer and his recent contest edits have shown it. Phil and Brian talk with him and BFree, who has now skated for more than 500 days straight. We talk about ex

#121: Theresa Choi

Nov 18th, 2018 1h 10m

Theresa Choi is a 17-year veteran rollerblader who actually did her first grind BEFORE she could even skate. We talk about the daunting task of finding skates that fit small feet and her first time competing at the Blading Cup. But we mostly

#120: Phil Won Blade Cup

Nov 8th, 2018 1h 23m

Philip Moore won the Blading Cup last weekend in Santa Ana, Calif., earning him the title of professional rollerblader. Back home in Oakland, Phil talks about his win, diversity in rollerblading, and he answers question from a Reddit AMA. This

#119 Cavin Brinkman

Nov 8th, 2018 1h 5m

Cavin Brinkman is a rollerblading filmmaker from Amsterdam whose latest full-length feature is the Adapt Brand Team Movie. While visiting the United States, Cavin came up to the Bay Area after the Blading Cup. We talk about Winter Clash, the in