Quarantine Call with Shieldless Mag

Thank you for an amazing first season of Quarantine Call with Shieldless Mag! In this episode, the founders of Shieldless Mag and hosts of Quarantine Call reflect on one year of doing the magazine as well as the first season of the podcast. We go over some of the highlights from running our website and doing interviews and videos over the last year. We then get into some of our favorite episodes of the podcast and talk about some of the guests we've had on. We also talk about recently losing our friend Ryan Bowers to suicide and creating his tribute video we posted to our IGTV. It's always been our goal to create awareness around mental health and suicide prevention and we encourage anyone struggling to reach out to us or professionals for help. We end the episode off with not one but two giveaways! DM your answers to us on Instagram @shieldlessmag for your chance to win. Find more content at shieldlessmag.com. Stay safe and stay positive, cheers.

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Episode 24 is live and we have a special guest, friend of the mag Mubarak Ra'oof on the line with us. Mubarak is a Portland, Oregon native, skateboarder, actor, filmmaker, and owner of Whitaker Skateboards. We catch up with Mubarak to hear about what he's been up to during this pandemic, his involvement in the Black Lives Matter movement, and supporting Black-owned businesses while running his own. We also get into his personal history with how he started skateboarding, how he became an actor, his love of filming, and much more! Keep up with Mubarak on Instagram @muuubz and @whitakerskateboards. Follow us @shieldlessmag and find more content at shieldlessmag.com.

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Episode 23 is finally here, after a short hiatus Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag is back with a very special episode featuring Tyrone Olson! Tyrone is a legendary professional skateboarder from Madison, Wisconsin who moved to San Diego in the early 90s to pursue a career skating. He also helped organize one of the largest rolling protests in the country last weekend called Rolling For Rights SD. We reflect on the success of the protest, as well as hear about some of Tyrone’s personal thoughts and experiences with racism. We also talk about growing up in Wisconsin, being in the legendary video The Storm, and starting his own company Scarred Skateboards. Keep up with Rolling For Rights SD for future events @rollingforrightssd on Instagram. Follow Tyrone and his endeavors @tboneolson_tclips and @scarredskateboards. Find more content at shieldlessmag.com and follow us @shieldlessmag.

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This episode was recorded on May 31st, 2020. In this episode of Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag, we phone up podcast host, filmer, and Thrasher staff veteran Schmitty. Schmitty hosts his own podcast called Talkin’ Schmit that inspired us to do our own when the pandemic hit. We catch up with Schmitty to talk about how quarantine has affected his life. We discuss the beginning of protests and seeing skateboarders on the news. We get into why Schmitty started his podcast, working at Thrasher for the last twenty years, remembering his close friends he’s recently lost, working on a China Banks documentary, filming some of the gnarliest skateboarding and much much more! Keep up with Schmitty on Instagram @talkin_schmit and check out the podcast on all podcasting platforms. Also, grab some merch from his site talkinschmit.com. Find more content at shieldlessmag.com and keep up with us on Instagram @shieldlessmag.

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Welcome to Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag where your hosts Nick Shields and Reuben Barrack speak with skaters in the midst of quarantine to catch up and talk skateboarding. This is a special episode for the end of Mental Health Awareness month where we sit down with renowned skateboard journalist Robert Brink and discuss his recent diagnosis of depression and autism at the age of 44. We talk about the decision to go public with his diagnosis, the response from the skate community, seeking therapy, and giving advice to anyone struggling with their mental health. We tie this all in with lots of skate talk and even some candle making convo to start us out. Find more content and episodes at shieldlessmag.com. Keep up with us on Instagram @shieldlessmag. Follow Rob on Instagram @robertbrink and check out his candle company at thehundredthacre.com.

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For episode 20 of Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag  we catch up with our friend and professional skateboarder Shuriken Shannon. We find out what he's been up to during quarantine and hear about some of the madness he's seen out in the wild during all this. Shuriken has deep roots in the San Diego skate scene and we discuss some of his influences that got him to where he is today. We also discuss skating in ankle weights, filming for the Pig Wood Slaughterhouse  video, skating on stage with Lil Wayne, and getting a pro model shoe back in the day. Shuriken also shares some memories of the late P-stone and Jake Phelps from his time with them on Thrasher's 2007 King Of The Road, including when Phelps threw an apple at his head after landing a trick he was battling for! Keep up with us on Instagram @shieldlessmag and find more content at shieldlessmag.com. Make sure to follow Shuriken and all of his endeavors @shurikensjoint, @blaqeyevisuals, and @simpletimesofficial.

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In this episode we call up Mike McCarley of Jivaro Wheels. Mike started Jivaro out of Shrunken Head skate shop back in 2006 and has kept it small and core for the last 14 years. We talk to Mike about living in Portland Oregon for the last 20 years and how it's changed, as well as some classic stories of Burnside skatepark shenanigans. We discuss the history of his wheel company and how it's been affected by the pandemic. He tells us about his trip to Japan late last year, and much more. Tune in and take it easy, this is a side of skateboarding you don't hear about very often, everyone has a board company nowadays but how many people do you know with their own wheel company? Check out Jivaro @jivarowheels on instagram and at jivarowheels.com. Keep up with us on insta @shieldlessmag and find even more content at shieldlessmag.com.

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On this episode of Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag Nick and Reuben call up their friend Zack Dowdy to see how he’s handling  keeping busy during quarantine. We also discuss Dowdy buying his first home, some tips and secrets to building d.i.y. spots, his old skate zine Typical Culture, his current extracurricular of running his own youtube vlog, and much much more. Tune in to hear from one of San Diego’s finest and get some tips along the way. Follow us on Instagram @shieldlessmag to keep up. Also check out shieldlessmag.com for more content. Keep up with Zack on insta @dowdy and subscribe to his youtube channel here:

In this episode of Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag, Reuben and Nick phone up professional skateboarder Dane Burman. We get to catch up with Dane to talk about how it's been for him skating in a pandemic, riding for the legendary ZERO skateboards, man-ams, skate politics, his recent Thrasher article, his part in Damn It All, the Liquid Death Murder Your House Instagram contest, and much more. Make sure to keep up with Dane on Instagram @daneburman. Also find more from Shieldless on Instagram @shieldlessmag. See more content at shieldlessmag.com. Thank you to Bryan Phillips for the Punk version of our jingle.

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For episode 15 of Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag, our hosts Nick Shields and Reuben Barrack have skateboarder Adam Arunski on the phone. Adam recently gained notoriety for his part in Zero Skateboard’s full length video Damn It All, he also skates for Fallen footwear, Loser Machine Apparel, and Liquid Death Mountain Water. We discuss growing up in Arizona, riding for Zero, filming for Damn It All, his head-knocking slam at Bust or Bail, and solo quarantine sessions. Adam goes into a lot of detail about what it means for him growing up a skaterat fan of Zero to being where he is now. His humbleness shines through and we hope you enjoy his storytelling as much as we did. Follow Adam on Instagram @adamarunski. Also keep up with Shieldless @shieldlessmag. Find more episodes and other content on our site shieldlessmag.com. 

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In this episode of Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag, Reuben and Nick have childhood friend Lefty on the line. We check in with Stevie and see how quarantine is affecting his routine and reminisce a bit about growing up skating together in San Diego. Then we discuss the recent DC Shoes mini doc "Lefty: Yours For The Taking," as well as The Larb's "Kill Skateboarding IV," riding polarizers in laundry mats with Neil Blender, and having a signature Stevie Burrito at the local taco shop. Tune in for all this and more in episode 12. We had a bit of technical issues in this episode so we apologize for those bits but we hope you enjoy anyhow. Find more content at shieldlessmag.com. Follow us on Instagram @shieldlessmag. Keep up with Lefty on Instagram @lefthesh.

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In Episode 10 of Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag, Nick and Reuben talk to Marius Syvanen, a professional skater riding for Habitat Skateboards and New Balance shoes. Marius grew up in San Diego but is currently riding out the pandemic in Helsinki, Finland where he also holds citizenship. We catch up with Marius to see how Finland has reacted to Covid-19 and hear how Marius is holding up through all this. We also talk about his web series for Thrasher "Mind Of Marius" as well as riding for Habitat shoes and Osiris back in the day, we ask him about going on Wes Kremer's SOTY trip back in 2014 and he also shares some golden Fred Gall stories with us as well. Tune in and enjoy. Find more from Shieldless at shieldlessmag.com. Buy Marius' pro board at habitatskateboards.com.

Check out our article "The Skateboarder's Guide To Coronavirus Quarantine" here:

In this episode of Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag  we have Matt Eversole on the line. Matt is the founder of thesellerdoor.com, a marketplace for skateboard companies of all sizes to be discovered and sell product to consumers. Matt has been a part of the skateboard industry for a longtime,  is an original member of the Tiltmode Army, and has endless rad stories. We talk to him about what he's been up to in quarantine, how the skateboard industry will be impacted by the pandemic, and hear some great stories about Ben Raemers, Steve Caballero, Nestor Judkins, Caswell Berry and more! This is one of our favorite calls so far so we hope you enjoy! Find more at shieldlessmag.com.

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In episode 8 of Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag Reuben and Nick catch up with professional skateboarder Jimmy Cao. Jimmy is well known for having many video parts released for the San Diego based company Sk8mafia. We check in and see what he's been up to during quarantine, how the married father life is treating him, if he's been skating and much more. Find more episodes and articles at shieldlessmag.com.

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On this episode of Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag, Nick and Reuben host their good friend Cano Cardenas on the show. Cano hosts his own podcast called Caffeine & Green,  as well as he is the head coffee roaster at Seven Seas Roasting Company in San Diego, CA. We talk with Cano about how Covid-19 and the quarantine has impacted his podcast, as well as the coffee industry. We also discuss being a creator in the time of quarantine, we also get into some skate talk, and some memories from back in the day. We hope you enjoy the episode and apologize for the bits of technical issues throughout the show, but this is a d.i.y. podcast and we are learning as we go. See and hear more on shieldlessmag.com. Follow us on Instagram @shieldlessmag. Follow Cano @issa_gucci_thang and his podcast @caffeine_and_green.

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Welcome back to Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag, on this episode Reuben and Nick phone up Jason Carney, owner of Slappy’s Garage Skateshop in San Diego, California. Jason gained recognition as a pro skater in the early 90s being an innovator of handrail skating and nowadays focuses his energy into his shops. We catch up with him to talk about how skateboard shops are being affected by the Coronavirus quarantine, as well as the skate industry as a whole. We also discuss his process for selecting team riders, their new video Limbo, and even skateboarding in the olympics! Check out more at shieldlessmag.com. Follow @shieldlessmag on Instagram. Keep up with Slappy’s Garage on Instagram @slappysgarage and check out their site slappysgaragesd.com.

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On this episode of Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag, co-founders Nick Shields and Reuben Barrack phone up special guest Chris Cole. Chris is a professional skateboarder currently residing in San Diego, California known for countless mind-blowing video parts and many many contest wins. We catch up with Chris and see how he's dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and the quarantine that has ensued from it. Chris talks about his perspective on the virus, skating and filming while social distancing, trying to teach his kids at home, Instagram skate challenges, and how pro skaters and the skate industry as a whole will be affected by the quarantine. We also delve into many other random topics such as tattoos, monopoly, skate videos that get him hyped up, slappy grinds, ZERO tours, Fallen shoes, carpentry, Tiger King, and even watching paint dry. Tune in to dive inside the quarantined world of Chris "Cobra" Cole. Find more episodes like this and other content at shieldlessmag.com. Follow us on Instagram @shieldlessmag and keep up with Chris @chriscobracole.

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In episode four we call up our friends Grant Fiero and Andrew Arellano of The Skate Fillet Podcast. We see how Drew and Grant are holding up in the time of the pandemic. We also discuss topics like podcasting, skating at home, new hobbies, how skate companies will be affected by quarantine long-term, Drew’s attempt at recreating the intro from Pretty Sweet, the untimely passing of legendary skateboarder Jeff Grosso, and more. Make sure to check out the Skate Fillet Podcast on all podcasting platforms and on Instagram @skatefillet. Also keep up with Drew @drewsdays and Grant @grantfiero. If you enjoyed this episode make sure to share it and tag us on Instagram @shieldlessmag. Find more content about skateboarders on shieldlessmag.com.

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On episode three Reuben and Nick ring up Bryan Phillips, an independent punk musician from San Diego and fellow skateboarder. We start off our discussion with how the Coronavirus quarantine has affected Bryan, and what he’s been up to during this time. Bryan speaks on how this pandemic will affect d.i.y. musicians via touring and gigs. Then we get into some light hearted skate talk, we cover the slam challenges, skating alone, trying not to get hurt, filming ourselves, and much more. We end it off with Bryan’s perspective on the long term affect the virus quarantine will have on independent musicians and how you can support local artists, financially and also by sharing their work. Follow Bryan on Instagram @notverypunkrock, his bands @all_beat_up & @tome.heavymetal as well as his recording project @goalachiever_. Find out more about Bryan in his interview on shieldlessmag.com Dropping In With Bryan Phillips and check out our Fear Of Noise zine packs available in our shop.

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In Episode two of Quarantine Call With Shieldless Mag , cofounders Nick Shields and Reuben Barrack call up tattoo artist, musician, and skateboarder Connor Getzlaff. Connor is a long time friend of the mag and has been previously featured in an episode of Skaters Doing Things on shieldlessmag.com. In today's show we discuss Connor's perspective on coronavirus and the mandated quarantine from inside the tattoo industry. Connor talks about how he's keeping busy in quarantine, being injured during this time, Instagram challenges, and how he keeps a positive attitude through it all. We also get into plenty of random banter that I hope you all enjoy. If you like the episode find us on Instagram @shieldlessmag and keep up with Connor on Instagram @cgetzlaff. If you'd like to discuss getting a tattoo, buying some prints, or commissioning a painting shoot Skooter an email at connorgetzlaff@gmail.com.

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