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254: Dan Mancina ~ Professional Blind Skateboarder
Season 2
Episode 254
Published 1 year, 9 months ago
Description
Today on the podcast Jay and Dunc caught up with the legendary human being that is Dan Mancina. For the uninitiated - Dan Mancina is a professional skateboarder known for being visually impaired and sharing clips of his skating on Instagram, where he has a shit ton of followers.
He is an absolute beat and gave us a good chunk of his day for a chat. Check him out here: https://www.instagram.com/danthemancina/
- 3:30 - Childhood.
- 12 - Losing vision.
- 17:08 - Social media videos.
- 20 - Seeing the world now.
- 22:30 - Memory and confidence in getting around.
- 30:10- Kiwi slang.
- 31:58 - Wheelchair MX.
- 35:53 - Disability skate parks.
- 39:30 - Media coverage.
- 41:08 - Skateboarding heroes.
- 43:40 - Converse shoe deal.
- 51:18 - Jay's wave park.
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