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Madars Apse

Apr 18, 2022

About this episode

Madars Apse discusses growing up in Latvia, selling flowers to buy his first board, getting on Element flow through his local shop, going to college in Barcelona, gettin on DC shoes, moving to London for a year to finish school, getting Kingpin Magazine’s European skater of the year award in 2012, turning pro for Element, filming for his Element “Peace” part, working on projects in Latvia to make skateboarding legal at some Museums and Library’s, his Red Bull series “Skate Tales” season 2 and much more!

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The guest

Chapters

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1. 0:00Madars Apse joins The Nine Club
2. 5:00Studying business while skating
3. 10:02Barcelona’s skateboarding culture
4. 15:18Element’s European and American teams
5. 20:01Learning languages while traveling
6. 25:01Living out of a bag
7. 31:30Developing Skate Tales with Red Bull
8. 35:03Filming a Skate Tales episode
9. 45:02Choosing people for the series
10. 50:01The practical work behind traveling
11. 55:07Home life and animals
12. 1:00:02Latvian and Spanish traditions
13. 1:05:58Early contests and skate shops
14. 1:15:00Sharing rooms and traveling with a team
15. 1:20:20Travel-film projects with the crew
16. 1:25:01Organizing a GoPro trip in Latvia
17. 1:30:01Adventure, risk and survival
18. 1:40:01Unfinished challenges
19. 1:45:02Projects in Latvia
20. 1:50:01Finding a way to skate
21. 1:55:00Skateboarding travel shows
22. 2:00:00Skateable public spaces
23. 2:05:03The Latvian skate scene
24. 2:11:13Supporting Uganda Skateboard Society

Links

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Talked about in this episode

Madars ApseVianouzneverdieselement get busy living - Madars Apse - part01zital debianExplore The Unique Spots Of The Balkans w/ Madars Apse, Wes Kremer & Crew | Unknown Treasures Part 1Red Bull SkateboardingMadars Apse - It's A Mad World - Two Days In California | Ep 4Line9

Videos / Articles

ELEMENT "MADARS APSE" FUTURE NATUREElementMadars Apse in DC's "Domino" Part 04ThrasherMagazineSUBJECT MADARS - MADARS APSE IS PROElementMadars Apse - Latvia sessions | It's A Mad World (2017)Madars Apse

People mentioned

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• Tony Hawk

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  Tony Hawk — The Nine Club #400Tony Hawk Tony Hawk — The Nine Club #100Tony Hawk Tony Hawk — Stop And ChatTony Hawk - Stop And Chat
• Walker Ryan

  Mentioned at 4:30

  Walker Ryan — The Nine Club #266Walker Ryan & Dr. Kyle Brown Walker Ryan — The Nine Club #59Walker Ryan Walker Ryan — Stop And ChatWalker Ryan - Stop And Chat
• Dan Mancina

  Mentioned at 30:27

  Dan Mancina — The Nine Club #226Dan Mancina
• Tyler Surrey

  Mentioned at 32:30

  Tyler Surrey — The Nine Club #261Tyler Surrey
• Mike York

  Mentioned at 1:17:30

  Mike York — The Nine Club #310Mike York & Daniel Castillo Mike York — The Nine Club #20Mike York
• Chris Ray

  Mentioned at 1:22:00

  Chris Ray — The Nine Club #119Chris Ray Chris Ray — Stop And ChatChris Ray - Stop And Chat
• Brandon Turner

  Mentioned at 1:34:35

  Brandon Turner — The Nine Club #103Brandon Turner Brandon Turner — Stop And ChatBrandon Turner - Stop And Chat
• Ty Evans

  Mentioned at 1:34:43

  Ty Evans — The Nine Club #75Ty Evans
• Lance Mountain

  Mentioned at 1:55:05

  Lance Mountain — The Nine Club #127Lance Mountain
• Jason Lee

  Mentioned at 2:11:25

  Jason Lee — The Nine Club #270Jason Lee & Chris Pastras Jason Lee — The Nine Club #221Jason Lee

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