Episode
Roller Skating: Fun and Cool
56:50
Published: Thu Nov 24 2022
Description
The Victorians were the first to go bonkers for roller skating and since then the pastime has had bursts of popularity every few decades. Over the years skaters have come up with some amazing things to do on skates that go way beyond just going in circles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The hosts ask listeners to donate to the Cooperative For Education's fundraising drive that helps to break the cycle of poverty through education.
00:00 - 02:14 (02:14)
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The hosts ask listeners to donate to the Cooperative For Education's fundraising drive that helps to break the cycle of poverty through education. They share the link to donate and highlight the good use that the money will go towards.
EpisodeRoller Skating: Fun and Cool
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The speaker reflects on his experiences with roller skating as a youth group activity, and how he was never great at it nor never got to kiss a girl while doing it.
02:14 - 05:00 (02:46)
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The speaker reflects on his experiences with roller skating as a youth group activity, and how he was never great at it nor never got to kiss a girl while doing it.
EpisodeRoller Skating: Fun and Cool
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In 1735, a man named Mielschott in the Netherlands created a primitive version of a roller skate, lacking toe stops and trucks.
05:00 - 09:05 (04:05)
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In 1735, a man named Mielschott in the Netherlands created a primitive version of a roller skate, lacking toe stops and trucks. The first real roller skate was invented in 1760 by Belgian John Joseph Merlin, who debuted it at a masquerade ball while playing the violin.
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Roller skating's popularity peaked in the 1950s despite a bad reputation from the 19th century, with the greatest number of roller rinks in history before it experienced a decline in the 60s and 70s.
09:06 - 13:00 (03:54)
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Roller skating's popularity peaked in the 1950s despite a bad reputation from the 19th century, with the greatest number of roller rinks in history before it experienced a decline in the 60s and 70s.
EpisodeRoller Skating: Fun and Cool
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Roller skating rinks were among the public places where black Americans faced segregation even after the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964.
13:02 - 18:58 (05:55)
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Roller skating rinks were among the public places where black Americans faced segregation even after the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964. In 1963, Ledger Smith famously roller-skated almost 700 miles to attend the March on Washington for jobs and freedom, highlighting the struggle for integration.
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Roller skating suddenly became a popular trend in the 1970s, with roller disco emerging as a new dance craze influenced by black Americans who innovated the roller skating scene.
18:58 - 29:29 (10:30)
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Roller skating suddenly became a popular trend in the 1970s, with roller disco emerging as a new dance craze influenced by black Americans who innovated the roller skating scene. White people who loved disco got attracted to roller skating to disco music after seeing the black Americans' new ways of dancing.
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Roller disco was a significant cultural phenomenon in the late 70s and early 80s, which brought new styles and refined movements to the world of roller skating.
29:29 - 35:37 (06:08)
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Roller disco was a significant cultural phenomenon in the late 70s and early 80s, which brought new styles and refined movements to the world of roller skating. Despite its decline in popularity among white Americans, roller dancing and roller disco continued to thrive in black America, showcasing the social and cultural impact of this movement.
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The world of skating offers different styles like precision roller skating, rhythm roller skating along with b-boy battles.
35:37 - 42:50 (07:12)
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The world of skating offers different styles like precision roller skating, rhythm roller skating along with b-boy battles. While some styles are choreographed, others like rhythm skating offer the freedom to come up with your own moves.
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The different types of inline skating include artistic skating, rhythm skating, and aggressive skating.
42:50 - 48:12 (05:22)
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The different types of inline skating include artistic skating, rhythm skating, and aggressive skating.
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A conversation about roller skating and music trivia, including the fact that NWA held their first concert at a roller rink called Skateland in Compton.
48:12 - 53:09 (04:56)
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A conversation about roller skating and music trivia, including the fact that NWA held their first concert at a roller rink called Skateland in Compton.
EpisodeRoller Skating: Fun and Cool
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In this podcast episode, the host talks about John Green who is a co-founder of VidCon, co-hosts of the podcast Dear Hank and John, and hosted The Anthropocene Reviewed.
53:09 - 56:42 (03:33)
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In this podcast episode, the host talks about John Green who is a co-founder of VidCon, co-hosts of the podcast Dear Hank and John, and hosted The Anthropocene Reviewed. The episode concludes with a plug for Let's Start a Coup podcast available on iHeartRadio, Apple podcasts, and similar platforms.