Show notes
Episode 10 with Scott Bourne, former pro skateboarder turned writer and poet. Together we talked his upbringing in North Carolina, his pro skater years in San Francisco in the 90's, his part in Pontus Alv's first film "the strongest of the strange", traveling around the world and eventually moving to France to write his first novel, how in recent years he's been sharing his time between writing, modeling, working with his wife in her parisian general store "Landline" and raising two kids together, his latest book "An act of imagination" illustrated by his friend Todd Bratrud, his relationship with modern technology...Intro (00:13) Part in “the strongest of the strange” (01:28) Growing up in North Carolina (05:21) Moving to San Francisco (13:38) Turning pro on Consolidated (20:32) Writing “A room with no windows” (26:51) Meeting with Pontus and getting involved in his video the strongest of the strange (29:03) Retiring from professional skateboarding? (37 :51) Modeling (43:15) Finishing “a room with no windows” and getting it published (46:01) Living in Paris and starting Landline (57 :24) Latest work “An act of imagination” (01:04:58) Talking about modern technology (phones/screens) (01:17:06) Ties to skateboarding today (01:24:41) Conclusion (01:29:30)
