Say You Swear

Episode 47 is with Na-Kel Smith.

We talk about Nak growing up, his early days of skating, the start of his career, and him being his toughest critic.

Nak also expresses the deep importance of his family, the role they play in his life, and the special bond he has with them.

We ofc discuss King, upcoming projects, reflecting on past years, Odd Future, being multifaceted, filming a new part with Greg Hunt, ...

Episode 46 is with Alex Sowinski of BADBADNOTGOOD!

Al talks about how he started playing the drums as kid, the role jazz college played in his development, origins of BBNG, and his love for recording on tape. 

We also speak about the longevity/innovation of the band, the significance of collaboration, his relationship/working with Virgil Abloh, doing a complete score for the ‘Paris de Noche’ skate video from his s...

Episode 45 is with photographer, and Epicly Laterd’s very own, Patrick O’Dell! Ah, a long winded discourse of our love for interviewing.  

We discuss how Pat got his start with skate photography, moving to San Francisco, starting to work with Thrasher, and advice to up-and-coming skate photographers.

Additionally, how he began doing interviews, going on tours, learning what he looks for in an interview, balancing the f...

Episode 44 is with New York based writer and filmmaker Katherine Clary!

Her editorial project, the Wine Zine, was archived in 2023 after six years (her book also came out of that and was published by Hachette in 2020.) Her first film, A Desert Is An Ocean, was finished in 2023. She’s interested in making confessional documentary films that explore personal histories — her own and others’.

Over cups of peppermint tea, we also tal...

Episode 43 is with editor, writer, and researcher Isabel Flower!

Isabel's work across editorial and advertising is (usually) about art, style, and consumer culture. Her writing has appeared in places such as Kaleidoscope, Cultured, The Wall Street Journal, Garage, Double, Artforum, and Bookforum, and these days she’s executive editor of Deem Journal. 

With her best friend and longtime collaborator Marcel Rosa...

Episode 42 is with Queens native, Peter Sidlauskas of Bronze 56k!

We discuss Peter's skate origin story, the significance of his block in Queens, and his early influences at the time. He explained that he always loved video cameras, making edits from a young age, and editing videos on two vcrs. He shared about his life-long relationship with his friend Pat, the many iterations of companies they were going to start tog...

Episode 41 is with London-based skateboard videographer, Will Miles!

Recently coming off of filming and editing Nike's full Length 7-Ball; this episode is a deep dive into Will's journey. From shit like giving up playing football at around 12 for skating, Ben Raemers selling him his first camera for the cheap, and his first day out with the camera Kyron asking him if he wanted to spend the next couple months film...

Episode 40 is with visual artist, Brooklyn's very own, Aya Brown!

Beginning to make art at a young age, she developed her style over years personal experimentation and time at Cooper Union. Aya consistently taps into the deep roots of her family, sexual identity, blackness, and community to illuminate an honest and beautiful depiction of her lived experience.

We discuss the intricacies of growing up in the c...

Episode 39 is with Bradley Carbone, who works in the space of brand strategy and management. Bradley has a keen ability to utilize his genuine connection with creatives in their spaces, his years of business/corporate expertise, and bridge the two. This allows both extremes to form more symbiotic relationships for their futures. 

Bradley has worked on SNEEZE magazine for the past 13 years, alongside founder Nic Fensom.  In...

Episode 38 is with my Parisian brother, Greg Cuadrado!

We start by discussing Greg's roots in skating, manuals, the inception/creation of Les Blobys, and the route to going pro in 2018 for National Skate Co.

The interview then moves into discussing Greg's transitioning role in the skate world. He talks about the importance of Pussy Gangster, the Supreme store opening in Paris, and beginning to work for...

Episode 37 is with the artist CHITO.

CHITO’s early work went from airbrushing on blank tees and moved into using the airbrush to highlight the structure in garments to emphasize the craftsmanship. In the recent years, he has worked to “remove the line in the sand” of what he can and can not do in order to feel true artistic freedom.

“Fuck the boundaries, fuck the limitations”

Honored to have had the abili...

Episode 36 is with journalist and pop music critic, for the New York Times, Jon Caramanica. 

Long time interview extraordinaire, for publications such as XXL and Vibe, Jon offers insight into interviews he’s conducted over the years. From the likes of Pimp C to Taylor Swift, we talk about what it takes to give a good interview and many of the aspects that come along with it. Jon pivoted from a degree at Harvard with teachi...

Episode 35 is with London based videographer Grant Dawson!

From a small rural town near Oxford, Grant moved to London for college as a teenager and in 2017 got deeply into filming skateboarding. Dropping out of art school after a year, moving in with his eventual girlfriend of 10 years, and then starting to work at Supreme...Grant notes that he didn't have a plan after stopping University rather that things just natur...

Episode 34 is with videographer Naquan Rollings and, a special appearance from, Father Bop.
Naquan spoke about his sister introducing him to skateboarding, being grateful to grow up in NYC, getting really into improv acting, linking up with thrasher, and why people in Philly don't eat food.

Once Bop got the mic, the two discussed going out culture in NY, worst trends in skating, the significance of LES growing up,...

For Episode 33 I am joined by Grammy-award winning engineer, Texas's very own, Vic Wainstein. Vic has worked with several different types of musical artists, in the form of engineering and production, over the last two decades. We speak at length about the importance of putting your ego aside, his love for not being a front-facing artist, and the joy he gets from helping out new up-and-coming artists. 

Being specifica...

For EPISODE 32, I sat down with artist and supremely talented designer Nick Atkins.

Creating under the pseudonym label of ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIOS, Nick’s works take the form of anything from painting and sculpture to garment design and jewelry. Nick expressed the level of importance in separating the physical-being and the art itself. That his goal is not to be the center of focus, rather the creations themselves, and let ...

For Episode 30, I was joined by photographer/videographer David "Shadi" Perez. 

Bronx native, Shadi, spoke about coming up in the borough and his early influences of the time. As a young teen in the 80's rollerskating, hip-hop, skating, graffiti, and breakdancing scenes; he explained always being immersed in street culture. His father shot photos and through this Shadi began to stay with a camera and documen...

Episode 29 is with Anatoly Kirichenko, the creator/founder of Whaam! Gallery and Whaam! Bookclub.

Born in Ukraine, Anatoly immigrated to the US with his parents and grew up in Brooklyn. We talked about his upbringing, having an immigrant mentality, and his early influences. Spending formative time downtown, getting into streetwear and art cultures, he spoke about having a deep admiration for NYC.

After graduatin...