TPM Episode 74: John Cardiel: Skate Legend
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2018
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
John Cardiel is a rare breed of skater who is known for a fast, loose, and powerful style that will never get old. He was Thrasher Magazine's Skater of the Year at 19, had a long skate career, was paralyzed, amazed Dr's by moving again and now bikes like a madman. If you don't know about him, you should. This is a story about a guy who puts everything he has into everything he does. He goes one speed in life and it's really f##king fast. All Hail Cardiel!!!
John Cardiel Show Notes:
2:00: Working with Chrome Industries , growing up in California, and team sports
7:30: When does he really get into skateboarding, BMX , moving up to Grass Valley, High School, and weed
11:00: His snowboarding career and the first documented Rodeo
19:15: Getting on Dogtown Skateboards, things fall apart, moving to Black Label and working with John Lucero
23:40: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
26:00: Winning Thrasher Magazine's 'Skater of the Year' and being branded skater of the year and money
33:00: How does Anti Hero come together, Bob Burnquist, and sketchy situations
38:30: John's Transworld Skateboarding 'Sight Unseen' part, Mark Gonzales and injury
42:00: The drive of John Cardiel
46:00: A prognosis of never walking again and proving the doctors wrong
54:00: Talking to Danny Way, meeting his doctor, and biking
57:50: Skating in 2012 and knowing his limits
60:00: Inappropriate Questions
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Happy Father's Day. You are listening to my dad's podcast, The Powell Movement, and it's beeping awesome. |
| 0:15.5 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. I'm your host, Mike Powell, and this week I have an absolute living legend on the show. |
| 0:23.7 | This guy skated faster and more reckless than almost anyone. |
| 0:28.1 | He's the only former pro snowboarder that I know of to win Thrasher Magazine Skater of the Year. |
| 0:33.6 | I'm talking about John Cardiol, and he's a dude who lives life at one speed, regardless of what he's doing. |
| 0:39.9 | Before we all hail Cardiol, I want to let you know that I have some limited edition branded Powell Movement hats made by Cole Headwear. |
| 0:47.7 | After you support the show by buying a hat, please follow me on Instagram at the Powell movement and share my posts on Facebook. |
| 0:55.7 | Before we get into the interview, I need to thank my sponsors. |
| 0:59.0 | They are Evo, Rescue Water, and the 10 Barrel Brewery. |
| 1:02.6 | Now, let's talk to John Cardiol. |
| 1:06.8 | Hello? |
| 1:07.7 | John. |
| 1:08.7 | Yeah, what's up? |
| 1:09.8 | Not too much, man. |
| 1:10.5 | How you doing? Doing well, man. Thanks for making some time, dude. Yeah, what's up? Not too much, man. How you doing? |
| 1:11.5 | Doing well, man. |
| 1:12.8 | Thanks for making some time, dude. |
| 1:14.6 | Yeah, for sure. I'm just on the computer fucking looking at music. |
| 1:20.1 | Word. Well, I'm going to preface this with about 15 minutes before we were texting. |
| 1:25.4 | I took about three Tylen L.P. |
| 1:28.9 | Because I haven't been sleeping so well the past couple nights. So if anything's off, whatever, you know, we'll work our way through it. |
| 1:35.1 | Sounds good, dude. Cool, man. It's funny how we connected. One of my best friends, Adam wrote, he's a |
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