Episode 19 - Oisín Tammas
Episode 19 with Oisín Tammas, skateboarder, writer and storyteller from England. Together we talked about him growing up skating around London and its suburbs, developing a strong interest for literature and storytelling from a young age, moving to Athens in 2014 and getting involved with Moch Simos at diversity skateboarding magazine Skateism, helping out his friends Will Ascott and Ruby Mateja launch their skate charity Free Movement Skateboarding, working on the logistics of the second edition of Pushing Boarders in Malmö, Sweden, becoming chief writer and communications manager of the Skateroom, a Brussels based organization which works with artists to fund social projects related to skateboarding… Intro (00:13) Growing up (01:27) Studying philosophy and literature in college (09:22) Erasmus program in Athens, getting involved with Skateism (13:54) Free Movement Skateboarding (19:58) Pushing Boarders (26:32) Working for Amsterdam based agency “Super stories” (31:41) The Skate Room (38:06) Mark Gonzales collaboration (41:53) Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (45:28) Surprise questions from friends (47:18) Conclusion (54:16) For more information: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards