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PJ Ladd

January 26, 2026

About this episode

PJ Ladd discusses growing up in Boston skating outside his dad's auto part shop, getting on Element around the same time as Bam Margera, why is Silence Golden, riding for eS Footwear & entertained riding for Girl Skateboards, why the Colosseum video was named "PJ Ladd's Wonderful Horrible Life", Skating for the Plan B reboot, his current board set up & why he likes a flatter board, Kayo wanted to do a company with him and Ryan Gallant, feeling healthy doing Yoga & Meditation and much more!

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The guest

Chapters

1. 00:00:00PJ Ladd
2. 00:00:40What keeps him going - feeling healthy - yoga
3. 00:03:30The body will follow the mind - meditation
4. 00:06:18Meditation
5. 00:10:09His morning yoga ritual
6. 00:29:31Pointing your mind in the right direction
7. 00:38:34Silence is golden
8. 00:39:29Skating outside his dad's auto part shop
9. 00:42:38Why didn't he have footage going into the Flip video?
10. 00:42:39Plan B Questionable was his first video
11. 00:45:16Getting on Element when Bam did
12. 00:51:25Riding for eS & entertained riding for Girl Skateboards
13. 00:56:26Why PJ's Wonderful Horrible Life video was named what it was
14. 01:01:46Skating in the 90s / LA / Santa Monica / Venice
15. 01:06:20Fourstar
16. 01:15:25Was PJ good with his money?
17. 01:19:04ES team photo
18. 01:25:03Skating for the Plan B reboot
19. 01:32:56Leaving ES for DC shoes
20. 01:43:31Flatground & BatB
21. 01:48:49PJ Ladd boards
22. 01:59:29Why he likes a flatter board
23. 02:15:12Kundalini yoga - Sa Ta Na Ma
24. 02:26:06His current board set up
25. 02:28:19Top stain color
26. 02:30:09Filming a new video part?
27. 02:31:55Kayo wanted to do a company with PJ and Gallant

Links

• PJ Ladd's Instagram
• PJ Ladd's website

Talked about in this episode

Chocolate — The Chocolate Tour1999 · Full video · crailtap

Videos / Articles

Classics: PJ Ladd's "Wonderful, Horrible, Life" part2014 · ThrasherMagazineFlip Skateboards | "Really Sorry" PJ Ladd2024 · Flip Skateboards

Contest results & rankings

Selected career highlights, not a complete contest history.

• 1stBattle at the Berrics 62013Source

Skate Shop & sponsors

Guest pro models and picks from brands discussed in this episode, from our shop:

JESSUP ULTRA GRIP PJ LADD AUTOGRAPHJessup · From $20.95 USD EL 92 CLASSIC DECKElement · From $49.95 USD EL SEAL DECKElement · From $49.95 USD PLAN B BASICS DECKPlan B · From $53.95 USD

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