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Remember how fun roller skating was as a kid? Well, the adults you’ll 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 pop-up skating events to her hometown of Bridgeport, CT, where she creates space for people of all stripes to forget their worries and experience the joy of roller skating. It’s a pop-up with a purpose.

You'll also meet the 2024 Men’s National Jam Skating Champion, LeRoy Mcsmith, and the designer known as “Rollerman.” 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.

Suggested episodes:
Extreme ironing, cheese rolling, and shin kicking: The world of weird sports 
From wingsuit BASE jumping to record-breaking South Pole expeditions with Ellen Brennan Frat and Liv Arnesen  

GUESTS: 
Takina Pollock Shafer:  Owner of Skateport in Bridgeport, CT, a pop-up designed to spread and support the culture of roller skating in Connecticut
LeRoy Mcsmith: Athletic skater and the Men’s National Jam Skating Champion 2024 
Jean-Yves Blondeau aka Rollerman: Inventor of the Buggy Rollin 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

Remember how fun roller skating was as a kid? Well, the adults you&rsquo;ll 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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.skateportct.com/" data-cms-ai="0">pop-up skating events to her hometown of Bridgeport, CT</a>, where she creates space for people of all stripes to forget their worries and experience the joy of roller skating. It&rsquo;s a pop-up with a purpose.
You'll also meet the 2024 Men&rsquo;s National Jam Skating Champion,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/unszned/" data-cms-ai="0">LeRoy Mcsmith</a>, and the designer known as &ldquo;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/buggyrollin_rollerman/?hl=en" data-cms-ai="0">Rollerman</a>.&rdquo; 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.
Suggested episodes:
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<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-09-27/extreme-ironing-cheese-rolling-and-shin-kicking-the-world-of-weird-sports" data-cms-ai="0">Extreme ironing, cheese rolling, and shin kicking: The world of weird sports</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2025-02-14/from-wingsuit-base-jumping-to-record-breaking-south-pole-expeditions-with-ellen-brennan-frat-and-liv-arnesen" data-cms-ai="0">From wingsuit BASE jumping to record-breaking South Pole expeditions with Ellen Brennan Frat and Liv Arnesen</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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GUESTS:&nbsp;
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<li>Takina Pollock Shafer:&nbsp;&nbsp;Owner of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.skateportct.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Skateport</a>&nbsp;in Bridgeport, CT, a pop-up designed to spread and support the culture of roller skating in Connecticut</li>
<li>LeRoy Mcsmith:&nbsp;Athletic skater and the Men&rsquo;s National Jam Skating Champion 2024&nbsp;</li>
<li>Jean-Yves Blondeau aka Rollerman:&nbsp;Inventor of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.buggy-rollin.com/welcome/" data-cms-ai="0">Buggy Rollin</a>&nbsp;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</li>
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Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we're often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.

For more: ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we're often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.
For more: <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. 

Audacious with Chion Wolf

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.

Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we’re often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.

Listen at ctpublic.org/audacious

Support is provided by a generous contribution from Suzanne Hopgood, in Memory of Frank Lord.

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.
Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we&rsquo;re often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.
Listen at <a href="http://ctpublic.org/audacious">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>
Support is provided by a generous contribution from Suzanne Hopgood, in Memory of Frank Lord.