June 11, 2025
Ep. 46: State of Skate ft. Cole Nowicki
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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
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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.
