Episode 103 - Sam Korman

Episode 103 with Sam Korman — skater, writer, and editor originally from Buffalo, NY. We talked about his path from picking up a board in the late ’90s to discovering art in his teens, studying it in Portland in the 2000s, and eventually moving to NYC in 2015. Sam has worked as a freelance writer, curator, copywriter, and strategist since 2010. He started the blog Waxing the Curb during the pandemic, launched PLANK magazine in fall 2024 — a publication at the intersection of skateboarding, art, and literature — and is currently working on issue 2, due out in September 2025.(00:13) – Intro(01:13) – Starting skating(05:58) – Studying art in Portland(22:18) – Waxing the curb(29:40) – The psychoanalytic skatepark(33:52) – Board breaking for emotional pretend(37:09) – Starting Plank(42:16) – Other magazine projects prior to Plank(49:08) – Combining/overlapping serious and funny articles(52:00) – Is it harder to work on the second issue? (56:14) – Same format in the upcoming issues? (58:56) – Friends questions (59:06) – Kyle Beachy(01:03:46) – Random drawings in the sleeping habits piece(01:05:48) – Cole Nowicki(01:13:14) – Any discarded projects from issue 1? (01:17:31) – Michael Worful(01:18:37) – Ian Browning (01:22:43) – José Vadi(01:30:17) – Monica Weltyk(01:32:16) – Will Harmon(01:35:46) – Amount of copies printed and distribution (01:37:22) – Ted Barrow(01:43:06) – Dena Yago(01:44:57) – Spencer Gillespie (01:47:03) – Matt Price(01:47:42) – Jacob Kassay(01:51:46) – Louis Sarowsky(01:52:22) – ConclusionFor more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboardsHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.