The Delco Skatepark Coalition Podcast

Hosted by coalition member Erin Lopes, this podcast talks about all things skateboarding, skateparks, and ADA accessible, adaptive, all-wheels and inclusive skateboarding in Delaware County, Pennsylvania and beyond. The podcast is edited and produced by Evee Bak and available on all major platforms.

 
 

S2 Episode 9: Skateboarding in gym class

This week Erin talks with Everett Tetz about his skateboarding history, his experiences implementing skateboarding into an educational curriculum and his work with New Line Skateparks to design new build skateparks with ADA-inspired features.

 

S2 Episode 8: Switch & Signal

This week Erin talks with Kerry Weber, the owner and founder of Switch and Signal Skatepark in Pittsburgh, PA. Kerry tells Erin about his intertwined history of skateboarding, political activism and creating inclusivity in skate spaces.

 

S2 Episode 7: A Conversation about mental health & Skateboarding

This week, Erin talks with Brian Herzog about his skate history in Philadelphia, his journey with mental health and how skateboarding and snowboarding offers community and support.

 

S2 Episode 6: Contrast, color & Concrete

This week, Erin talks with Luka Krmpotich, who shares his history as a visually impaired skateboarder and describes the ADA inspired features that help him navigate skateparks.

 

S2 Episode 5: black hill

This week, Erin talks with skateboard hall of famer Ellen Berryman about growing up skateboarding in Southern California, her signature freestyle moves and how she and her former skate crew ended up being the opener for 60,000 Jethro Tull fans. Featuring a came from Ellen’s cat, Sukkha.

 

S2 Episode 4: marble and granite

This week, Erin speaks with Schane Von Hartleben about his backyard ramp, SUBZERO Skateshop and his history in the Philadelphia skateboarding scene in the 1990’s.

 

S2 Episode 3: transitional concrete

This week, Erin speaks with Chuck Treece about his Philadelphia roots and his career as a professional skateboarder and musician.

 

S2 Episode 2: The legend of the ramp behind k-mart

This week, Erin talks with Johnny Cee and Devin about growing up as skateboarders in Toby Farms, the friendships they forged through skateboarding and why communities should invest in building accessible skateparks.

 

S2 Episode 1: The rico-chea

This week, Erin talks with Tracie Garocochea, WCMX skater from Southern California, about her WCMX history, ADA accessibility in skateparks, and the inclusion of WCMX in the broader skate community.

 

bonus episode: montana pool service with jeff ament

In this special episode, Erin talks with Jeff Ament, bassist from Pearl Jam, about his skateboarding history and his commitment to bring world-class skateparks to every community through his work with Montana Pool Service.

 

S1 Episode 8: Girl is not a 4 letter word

This week, Erin talks with the founder of Girl is Not a 4 Letter Word, Cindy Whitehead, about her professional skateboarding career, her work giving back to women in sports and the importance of creating equitable skate spaces for all skatepark users.

 

S1 Episode 7: Four wheels Move the soul

This week, Erin talks with Delco skater Sean Farnan, who talks about his childhood in Toby Farms, former skateboarding crew, and reason Delco would benefit from having more concrete skateparks.

 

S1 Episode 6: Queen of the Park

This week, Erin talks with Gloria Haag, founder of Shredher, LLC and co-founder of the Queen of the Park skate contest at FDR Skatepark. They discuss being women skaters in the skate world, fiber arts, and FDR Skatepark.

 

S1 Episode 5: Small wheels, big pants

This week, Erin talks with Joseph Peleckis, aka Joey P. about his life as a skater, roadtripping around the country, and how he ended up on the cover of the FDR skatepark coffee table book.

 

S1 Episode 4: The Bones Brigade

This week, Erin talks with one of the original members of the Bones Brigade, Jami Godfrey about the history of skateboards, his time as a member of the Bones Brigade, and we reminisce about Jami’s days skating at Cherry Hill Skatepark.

 

S1 Episode 3: The ADA

This week, Erin talks with former member of the US House of Representatives Tony Coelho, who was the primary sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act, about his life and experience as a disability rights advocate, the passing of the ADA, and the future of disability rights.

CONTENT WARNING This episode includes discussions of depression and suicide. If you or a loved one needs support, there are resources available. To reach the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call 988.

 

S1 Episode 2: Liquid Paper

This week, Erin talks with Chris Byrne, an OG skater from Delaware County, about his experience growing up as a skater in the 1980’s, the creation of “The Atomic Zine” with Team Atomic, a real interview with the Legend Tony Hawk, and more.

 

S1 Episode 1: What we’re about

In the very first episode, Erin talks with Stacy Olkowski, a co-founder of the Delco Skatepark Coalition, about how the coalition got started, what its mission is, and past and future skateboarding events they have and will host.