
Jon Dowker & Anthony Berardi are back with the BMX banter podcast, this episode they catch up with Art Thomason and talk Art’s background, working for Nasa, having a home riding spot and much more!

Jon Dowker & Anthony Berardi are back with the BMX banter podcast, this episode they catch up with Art Thomason and talk Art’s background, working for Nasa, having a home riding spot and much more!
Love these podcasts that Jigen Omotehara is putting together showcasing the Japanese riders, episode 4 features Naoto Tamaru.
They discuss coaching at the Park as his job, getting on We the People (thanks for the shoutout Naoto!), and much more. This part 1, another podcast to follow…
Jigen Omothehara just started a podcast, covering Japanese riders that many times I’ve said with riders globally “we don’t know much about”… Jije hits the ground running with his second episode guest being the 2025 UCI World Champion Yu Katagiri.
They discuss contest formats, the need to be aggressive in the contest environment, rather than focused on consistency, the national federation, contest surfaces, relationships, switching from front wheel to back wheel, Yohei Uchino’s inspiration and much much more.
Thank you Jije for getting this started, I’ve been waiting for something like this from the Japanese scene.
Well worth a listen with the English subtitles…

“For this episode, Francois sat down with a relatively less known shredder from Argentina. He has been riding for 20 years, first in the streets of Buenos Aires, honing his skills with fellow local riders. As his riding grew, so did the opportunities and he got to travel the world, do a residency in Abu Dhabi and now calls Melbourne home.We discuss his roots, the growth of the Argentinian scene, competing, living off your passion, travelling/working abroad, sharing spots, why he chose to go back to a 9-5 and how he still hit the UCI stops in 2024, and how he plan to do it again this year, the need for federation support, how he is learning tricks/links and so much more! Welcome to the life of Gonzalo Bellanti.”
Winter time is here, and a little time out of my working day to get the website updated more often. With that being said, here is a great episode of the Kanode Knows podcast with Chad Degroot that I watched last week, this is Wirth grabbing a cuppa and enjoying when you have a spare time.

For this Episode, we are going to the middle of the Pacific Ocean and the paradise islands of Hawaii to catch up with a true pillar of the BMX Flatland Community. He has been at it since the mid 80s and is not stopping anytime soon. He has done it all pushing the scene positively through his riding, organising events, attending jams and contests, and of course the highly influencial Diversion Video Series.
This is the story of Bobby Carter!

“For this episode, Francois sat down with Dustyn Alt from Leipzig, Germany. They discuss his humble beginnings, the German scene, his early influences, who helped him out, practicing hard, the jump to the pro class, what to do to grow the scene, the business side of BMX Flatland, how to live off your passion, his video work and so much more!”
Stoked to see Dub drop a new episode of Flat System, this episode discussing the Olympics, this weekends FA Battleground contest (which I’m at right now!), and new IGI product. Yes Dub!!

“For this episode, Francois linked up with Japanese veteran rider Masashi Itani. Stylish backwheel rider originally from Kobe and now residing in Tokyo, He has been riding for over 20 years. Retired from riding contests, He is now a judge, works with Kotaro at Motel works and at the flatland school. They discuss his start, influences, travels, competitions, the Japanese scene, what the future has in store and so much more. “

For this episode, Francois caught up with Plywood Hood legend Chris Young to see what he has been up to this year and learn more about the highly anticipated Flatland Assassins Battleground Comp taking place in Cleveland early August. Enjoy!