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Vent City
@ventcity.bsky.social
The world's oldest and in fact only anticapitalist skate podcast, hosted by a rotation of Ryan Lay, Alex White, Ted Barrow, Kristin Ebeling, Kyle Beachy, Ted Schmitz, and Adam Burns. Monthly eps, listener supported: https://www.patreon.com/ventcity
Dog and skull have been trying to skate as much as possible this summer. For example, we just went onto twitter to beg everyone to "get the fuck out of here you're getting played" and that, friends, is skating.
July 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is worth repeating: Skateboarding is going to be ok!
update: this was a good episode with much food for thought. things are crazy, things are weird, things are rad. skateboarding is gonna be OK
June 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is a very good question and we definitely don't want to speak for Alex, here. But we'd guess (dog and skull would guess) that one of them is about passion and belief and love and putting something good into the world, the other is about...something way more more elemental.
@ventcity.bsky.social just finished your latest episode — I find Alex’s work situation fascinating. How does it feel to work on something like Tacky and Rumble-backed SLS? How do we draw ethical lines in our work? Is there a path for ethical careers under capitalism? Is skateboarding one of them?
June 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Well, it had to happen eventually. The new episode clocks in at a tight 53 minutes. Oh and it's a good one, friends. Thanks for listening, please don't rank the sex pest Cuomo, and never forget that Vent City loves you.

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That's Not A Sunset, That's A Mushroom Cloud
Grabbing the hosting reins this time around, Kristin Ebeling keeps the crew’s wandering eyes focused on the actual prize: a super coherent and non-wandering-ass conversation. The result is what sure s
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June 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Woof woof, little skullies. Have a listen if you haven't!
May 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Our episode with the great Taj Hanson is up and we're all good and stoked for you to hear him and Ted B go full nerdery on Embarco and more.

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Privatized Paddlescapes And The Freaks In The Skyscraper (w/Taj Hanson)
Consider this a mini-Slow Impact recap, where an excellent panel about skatepark design and skate-integrated spaces leads to a productive conversation between our guest, Portland-based landscape archi
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April 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Grindline opts for "full demolition" and the old heads are like, "But how will Chris Senn carry his kid around on his shoulders there?"
April 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Big news! Big news. We recorded last night! With a guest. What kind of guest? Oh man, a good one. Extremely interesting conversation.
March 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
oh shit it's the guy from the other podcast!
Old Clip Thursday. Lockwood line from 2001ish. Probably the best FS flip I’ve ever done.
March 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Wow, wow, wow. Slow Impact? Extremely great. Skateboarding is special.
March 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Oh how interesting! The podcast that usually comes out every single week, regularly, on the same day, seems this week to have been delayed to coincide with our own scrappy grassroots endeavor that we put up more or less whenever we feel like it! How *interesting*, fellas!
February 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Who says it's got to make money in order for skate culture to be vibrant? And what does it mean that skateboarding has to keep reaching outside of itself for help, always struggling to sell our weird hobby to normies? God's a rollerblader, y'all.

New episode (for your travels to Tempe)!
You Won't Believe People Are Skating In This Tiny Fishing Village In Finland
The industry is down bad, y’all. There are booms, there are busts, and as 2025 gets moving, we’re squarely in the latter. Everyone will tell you so. But is that…bad? Yes, definitely for the people who
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February 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It's a debate nearly as old as time: Emile Laurent or Aimu Yamazuki? And hey, while we’re at it, why aren’t we any better yet at talking about women’s skateboarding? Are the ally olympics this year, or next?

New episode with Alex, Kristin, Kyle and the Teds. Enjoy!

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Jason Dill Is Screaming 'I Told You So'
Well, well, well–if it isn’t our last pod of last year that’s actually our first of 2025. Alex White, Ted Barrow, Kristin Ebeling, Ted Schmitz, and Kyle Beachy are back and ready to talk mad, mad shit
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January 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Weird times in skateboarding, huh?
December 12, 2024 at 2:29 PM
The Skate After School fundraiser has been a little underexposed this year, but they're FULL with deals for a great, maybe the best cause in the world. Go! Browse! Bid! From gift cards to one-of-a-kinds, it's rich. Support if you can!

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December 11, 2024 at 1:49 PM
It is Alex White's birthday! God, we love Alex so much. Wish her well, please.
December 4, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Dog and Skull are hella pandering for this year's POTY. New ep with a triptych of topics! The institutionalizing of skating in Bordeaux and Malmö, plaza culture, and that bane of contemporary skateboarding, the ride-on grind. We got Ted B, Ryan Lay, Ted S, and Jokamundo, all vying for your votes...
I Never Met A Teenaged Cheesemonger That Skated
Come along as Ted Barrow, Adam Burns, Ryan Lay, and Ted Schmitz duck and dodge the fuzzy reality of November 5, 2024, daring to record on the dark and miserable night of our most recent presidential e
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December 2, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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November 23, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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November 21, 2024 at 10:11 PM
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how many trucks does elijah put on that rail?
November 18, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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Missed this a few days ago. Good fun

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Last Resort AB CM002 - Presented by Ted Barrow
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November 16, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Look at our guy!
finally an app where we can say that infinite jest is actually really good
November 14, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Not naming names, here, but try to recall that many of you have been in a terrible, abusive relationship with a terrible object (twitter) that's full of antagonisms (ads, racists, Elon) that shaped your approach to posting.

No need to land here and seamlessly start replicating those behaviors!
November 14, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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November 13, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Feeling suddenly real ambivalent about seeing everyone again.
WKND is just hip skate mental at this point
November 13, 2024 at 4:42 PM