Ep. 46: State of Skate ft. Cole Nowicki

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.

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Cole

• Simple Magic
• Cole's books
• Instagram
• Bluesky
• LinkedIn

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Links & References

• Dirt x Simple Magic Introducing... Nosegrab
• Cole's piece Boom and echo
• Cole's piece Falling or failing
• Cole's piece Is social media dead?
• Hardbody Skateboarding NEVER ENUFF III
• Gail.com

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00:00 Introducing Cole

04:08 Unstated notes of piss

06:24 Early skater media influences

12:30 Skate culture and third spaces

15:48 The current state of the skate industry

21:26 Younger generations' relationship to skate culture

28:00 Right, Down + Circle

33:48 Is social media dead?

40:33 The dangers of happinessmaxxing

46:46 Bringing the swagger back to Vancouver

52:47 Betting on the future of skateboarding

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Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers.