Remember how fun roller skating was as a kid? Well, the adults you鈥檒l meet this hour are still having a good time on roller skates, but they take that fun to the next level!
Takina Pollack Shafer brings , where she creates space for people of all stripes to forget their worries and experience the joy of roller skating. It鈥檚 a pop-up with a purpose.
You'll also meet the 2024 Men鈥檚 National Jam Skating Champion, , and the designer known as 鈥�.鈥� He invented a full-body suit covered in wheels: hands, elbows, chest, back, even his butt. He puts the suit on, lays down and bombs down mountains at speeds around 70 miles an hour.
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GUESTS:
- Takina Pollock Shafer: Owner of in Bridgeport, CT, a pop-up designed to spread and support the culture of roller skating in 海角换妻
- LeRoy Mcsmith: Athletic skater and the Men鈥檚 National Jam Skating Champion 2024
- Jean-Yves Blondeau aka Rollerman: Inventor of the wheel suit, a full-body armored jumpsuit outfitted with dozens of small inline-style wheels placed on the major joints, the torso, and the back
Jessica Severin de Martinez, Meg Fitzgerald, and Robyn Doyon-Aitken contributed to this show.
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