First of all shout outs to our bmx. This channel and media entity give us a really good look at riding both behind the scenes and video part to video part. We really needed this after all the years of tcu turning every rider into a lean sipper. Demarcus is a great guy and a sick rider. Literally the only tidier that’s made me feel comfortable riding switch pegs as my regular. The guy deserves so much from this industry and he’s not the only one. It’s good that fudger is down to show these sides of the career path that we normally wouldn’t. Also stoked you guys featured him a ton the last month, I’m sure that helped him with gt. Love all u guys!
Demarcus is more humble than one can attempt to gauge! I used to ride bmx right along side of him almost every day in his earliest years in this sport. Not only did he make the sport look enticing, but he would have you grinding handrails by the end of the week if you were lucky for his insights.🤲🏾💪🏾🙏🏾
@@OurBMX He rambles. On and on. Every question is some grand pontification with 10x too many words, like every single thing is some big life lesson. A good interviewer has to tame that from a guest.
I have never listened to or watched a podcast in its entirety. Ever. But i just sat for the last 3 hours enthralled listening to this one. This is seriously one of the best things i have ever seen on the internet. Please, please, Please! keep this stuff coming.
You know I'd love to see Demarcus go on 'the nine club' to have a discussion about the skater/bmx problem, which to be fair and honest is almost 100% on them. He speaks very eloquently and his intelligence would be hard to argue with, I mean it's so silly to begin with.. I do think that's mostly a California/west coast thing, but I'm sure in big cities like Philly and New York have issues.. I live in pittsburgh and I haven't personally experienced anything, I do feel that vibe tho and it pisses me off to no end... Good interview I'm a huge fan of Demarcus and even more so after this podcast!
Denis and Fudger and Demarcus y'all kept it 💯 on the" race " issue in BMX. It's a touchy subject for some and y'all kept it so real and professional. No 1 talks about it in an in depth and serious way, but you guys did!Thank you!
A little over the top though. Like the whole "homie" and "YOU HAVE TO SEE COLOR" Like fudger is right. If everyone in the world were mixed racism wouldnt exist. Instead there would be classism like rich vs poor or something else. There will always be ways for the world governments to divide us. Skin is just the easiest to segregate by.
Here’s to the discussion at 47:00 The whole, “I don’t see color” thing in a nutshell: imagine a salad, but everything is lettuce. Or a meal, but everything tastes exactly the same. Or picture of everyone rode the exact same setup, with the same style. That’d be boring and not nearly as rich an experience, right? It’s ok to see color. In fact, embrace it! But leave out the negative stereotypes and appreciate our differences for all of the wonderful things it adds to the conversation and to the culture as a whole. 🤜🏻🤛🏽 🤜🏼🤛🏿
First off, hope you're doing well in all this shit. A couple weeks earlier, I saw a video where a dad asks his kid about a photo of a white boy and a black boy playing. He asks the kid what he sees and he describes the scene, the dad continues to ask more about the scene, and the kid never mentions race or the color of either kid's skin. It was such a non-issue that it wasn't worth mentioning at all. I found that powerful and that's what I envision when I mentioned "I don't see color." I'm struggling a bit to put it into words, but I definitely see the idea of appreciating our differences and I think that's part of it in a sense...appreciating our differences and beauties while not letting preconceived notions/stereotypes associated with skin color.
Demarcus is such a dope rider he is really underrated an needs more light shined on him he is very marketable I can see him being in any company he’s a all around guy you can’t go wrong with him.
The reason those stats don't add up to 100% is because Hispanic isn't a race per say. You can have white Hispanics (like a lot of people from Spain), brown Hispanics, or Afro-Latinos. Just shows how complicated identities can be. I appreciate y'all having the tough but important conversations, and I hope y'all DeMarcus a drink or dinner for all his emotional labor in explaining things so well and talking about scary moments he's experienced (glad he's okay after that cop incident).
This is a great convo to have. I agree bmx is a great thing. It brings a lot of people with different backgrounds together. Let's keep the positivity and love
One guest that would be sick and hopefully doable is Christian Rigal! Having one of games' best filmers, one of the best filmer/media platform owners in fudger and one of the best riders in Dennis. I think it would be really interesting to talk about the process of filming parts, advice for kids and tips for younger guys wanting to film better and even gear advice and hows best to start. Plus, you guys clearly love Christian and we all do so we want to hear his story.
The timing of your comment couldn't be better...we're dropping an extra episode of Unclicked with Christian and Nathan tomorrow to coincide with their new video project dropping. I didn't want to nerd out too much on tech stuff, but hopefully it gives you some insight! And thank you!
I'm pretty sure Sean said that everybody in the van was like "WTF!?" Full lenght from new sponsor? awesome! This interview/podcast kinda remainded me Neil Harrington's props bio. Does Volume have only 1 pro now?
@@bqb9591 man to b fair speaking up is hard when you are just having a conversation, because people have some deep opinions about the other race becuase of their experiences or what they have been taught or what some statistic reads. I was having a convo with my boss and we were talking about systemic racism and he disagreed with it completely and i disagreed with him completely but its hard 2 have conversations like that when the other person chooses to not b open minded about something. plus him being my boss makes it hard too. I have black friends and even some black family members too, and grew up around many cultures and people from different walks of life so i got mad respect and love for everyone so i want to stand up and say something. but sense im not a person who went through those experiences myself being a white dude, my opinion doesnt have any weight behind it. also the people i usually see with these negative opinions dont actually have any personal relationships with a black person. their opinions are totally from a third perspective and not a personal experience usually that dictates how they feel. Im also not good on the spot in general, but i keep mulling the convos im having over and over in my head and i dont know what to say. also a natural anti conflict type of dude. TLDR: i wana speak up and say something, but i dont know how to do it effectively and intelligently. becuase the people im talking to are good people who have some deep misunderstandings
@@bqb9591 Fake protesting? How is your comment any more genuine? Atleast these protestors are willing to put their face and name behind it. I don't think the situation was "pick a side, no strings attached". Would you throw away sponsorship and your dream to be a pro to prove a point? You have to pick your battles, listen to this podcast and you´ll hear the same.
DeMarcus is an awesome person, always good to listen to. Dennis, why do you keep saying Mexicans? I know SD is close to mexico, but Hispanic people are everywhere and they aren't all Mexican.
Fair enough callout. To his defense, we literally are right next to Mexico (my house is less than 20 minutes the border) and it's safe to say bet that most Hispanic people you see are Mexican.
@@OurBMX I know he's a good dude and doesn't mean anything by it. Just probably shouldn't generalize that way. Also when naming black pros you guys missed the beast Brad Simms! Great interview, I look forward to more of these. Aitken some day please!
I was lucky to not only hangout with Deemo, but Im also one of the very few ppl from his past who were blessed to ride bmx along side of him almost everyday in his earliest years of bmx (15 or 16 years ago). His energy is thru the roof.
Fudger sounds like he had a personal problem with Mike, I have been in Ecuador on a ride out street jam that went from morning to night and chilled with mike and we were the only two white skinned sunburnt to fuck guys there and you feel nothing but love between mike and the kids out there and furthermore he was living there and was a school teacher, I never heard or felt as another white dude any negative racial attitude or comments. Me and my Ecuadorian girlfriend at the time(now wife) went out to a restaurant the next day with mike and his wife. Also I am British and he is American and there was never any of that strange relationship between the two feeling either that I have felt with some other Americans despite my efforts. Just my experiences.
Love the podcast but sad to say San Diego has a lot of racial issues just maybe not as open as people think but go to jail and you will see how bad it is , but I like what Demarcus said and he’s such a good guy I’m watching this way late but just happy he is still doing good just a smart bad a$$ rider
I understand that the 3 of you are friends, but damn! Dennis totally came off as overall unenthused. Maybe that's just his normal demeanor. This is the first of these podcasts I've ever watched, so maybe I've just never noticed in general. Not a fan of Dennis -- he comes off as conceited and arrogant. *EDIT: I used to follow Dennis on Instagram until I began to notice the way he is.
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Demarcus is so switched on, he's got a open mind and a good head on his shoulders
First of all shout outs to our bmx. This channel and media entity give us a really good look at riding both behind the scenes and video part to video part. We really needed this after all the years of tcu turning every rider into a lean sipper. Demarcus is a great guy and a sick rider. Literally the only tidier that’s made me feel comfortable riding switch pegs as my regular. The guy deserves so much from this industry and he’s not the only one. It’s good that fudger is down to show these sides of the career path that we normally wouldn’t. Also stoked you guys featured him a ton the last month, I’m sure that helped him with gt. Love all u guys!
Thank you, Mac! We're doing our best to feature what we like annnnd keep the lights on. I appreciate the sentiments!
How many times did Fudger and Dennis cut off Demarcus when he is trying to say something yet he remains cool as a cucumber lol
I'm definitely way worse than Dennis. Trying to be better about it, but it's hard when it's a conversation with your friend.
@@OurBMX sick to see the conversation opened... bt ya would have been cool to see more listen to the actual answers... so dope all together though...
Demarcus is more humble than one can attempt to gauge! I used to ride bmx right along side of him almost every day in his earliest years in this sport. Not only did he make the sport look enticing, but he would have you grinding handrails by the end of the week if you were lucky for his insights.🤲🏾💪🏾🙏🏾
@@OurBMX 8 months after and you are still doing it. Not as much though. Keep practicing - you're getting better. No hate. Kisses.
@@OurBMX He rambles. On and on. Every question is some grand pontification with 10x too many words, like every single thing is some big life lesson. A good interviewer has to tame that from a guest.
DeMarcus is one of the most wholesome riders in the scene. Big shoutouts to that guy
I have never listened to or watched a podcast in its entirety. Ever. But i just sat for the last 3 hours enthralled listening to this one.
This is seriously one of the best things i have ever seen on the internet.
Please, please, Please! keep this stuff coming.
Ultimate compliment. Glad you like it!
You know I'd love to see Demarcus go on 'the nine club' to have a discussion about the skater/bmx problem, which to be fair and honest is almost 100% on them. He speaks very eloquently and his intelligence would be hard to argue with, I mean it's so silly to begin with.. I do think that's mostly a California/west coast thing, but I'm sure in big cities like Philly and New York have issues.. I live in pittsburgh and I haven't personally experienced anything, I do feel that vibe tho and it pisses me off to no end... Good interview I'm a huge fan of Demarcus and even more so after this podcast!
shit i experience it all the time in NW montana
That sucks man, I've never had anyone actually start a fight, just bad vibes all over at pretty much every park..
its usually the big fat tattooed guys that can literally only barely ride the miniramp too
"wow you're well spoken" is a classic.
love this guy
Denis and Fudger and Demarcus y'all kept it 💯 on the" race " issue in BMX. It's a touchy subject for some and y'all kept it so real and professional. No 1 talks about it in an in depth and serious way, but you guys did!Thank you!
Yay I've been used to listening to these as a podcast but it's so chill to watch them as a visual interview too. Bless this dude, he's so sweet 🙏🏼
I love the way demarcus talks about racism he makes it so easy to understand 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️
A little over the top though. Like the whole "homie" and "YOU HAVE TO SEE COLOR" Like fudger is right. If everyone in the world were mixed racism wouldnt exist. Instead there would be classism like rich vs poor or something else. There will always be ways for the world governments to divide us. Skin is just the easiest to segregate by.
Thank you for producing this. A discussion about BMX and racism is long overdue.
Racism is a systemic problem within BMX in many parts of this country, like PA
A scary conversation to have, but important. It was the main reason I wanted to have Deemo back on Unclicked.
dope to see how professional he is, as well as being such a savage on the bike
Just got out of work and this is the best relaxation i can have after a stressful day.
Glad to hear that!
this was by far the best Bmx podcast I have ever seen make a part two please with him
Thank you bro seriously
Before the sponsor reveal I was thinking that he is a good fit to the GT squad..
Haha I was thinking haro
👊
Hyped for you deemo well deserved 🙌🏼
Here’s to the discussion at 47:00
The whole, “I don’t see color” thing in a nutshell: imagine a salad, but everything is lettuce. Or a meal, but everything tastes exactly the same. Or picture of everyone rode the exact same setup, with the same style. That’d be boring and not nearly as rich an experience, right?
It’s ok to see color. In fact, embrace it! But leave out the negative stereotypes and appreciate our differences for all of the wonderful things it adds to the conversation and to the culture as a whole. 🤜🏻🤛🏽 🤜🏼🤛🏿
First off, hope you're doing well in all this shit.
A couple weeks earlier, I saw a video where a dad asks his kid about a photo of a white boy and a black boy playing. He asks the kid what he sees and he describes the scene, the dad continues to ask more about the scene, and the kid never mentions race or the color of either kid's skin. It was such a non-issue that it wasn't worth mentioning at all. I found that powerful and that's what I envision when I mentioned "I don't see color." I'm struggling a bit to put it into words, but I definitely see the idea of appreciating our differences and I think that's part of it in a sense...appreciating our differences and beauties while not letting preconceived notions/stereotypes associated with skin color.
Demarcus seems like he would be really cool to hang out with. Lots of respect for this man and his riding.
One of my favorite people.
Demarcus is such a dope rider he is really underrated an needs more light shined on him he is very marketable I can see him being in any company he’s a all around guy you can’t go wrong with him.
Amazing interview y’all. Demarcus is an incredible dude with an amazing outlook on the world.
Demarcus is the wisest guy i know, great listen
I really appreciate how demarcus explains where he’s coming from
The reason those stats don't add up to 100% is because Hispanic isn't a race per say. You can have white Hispanics (like a lot of people from Spain), brown Hispanics, or Afro-Latinos. Just shows how complicated identities can be.
I appreciate y'all having the tough but important conversations, and I hope y'all DeMarcus a drink or dinner for all his emotional labor in explaining things so well and talking about scary moments he's experienced (glad he's okay after that cop incident).
Confusing in the moment, but makes sense after the fact. And Deemo and I hang out all the time, but he never lets me buy him anything, haha.
This is a great convo to have. I agree bmx is a great thing. It brings a lot of people with different backgrounds together. Let's keep the positivity and love
Yesssss
Such a solid guy. Stoked for his success
Demarcus for president! Much Love!
One guest that would be sick and hopefully doable is Christian Rigal! Having one of games' best filmers, one of the best filmer/media platform owners in fudger and one of the best riders in Dennis. I think it would be really interesting to talk about the process of filming parts, advice for kids and tips for younger guys wanting to film better and even gear advice and hows best to start. Plus, you guys clearly love Christian and we all do so we want to hear his story.
The timing of your comment couldn't be better...we're dropping an extra episode of Unclicked with Christian and Nathan tomorrow to coincide with their new video project dropping. I didn't want to nerd out too much on tech stuff, but hopefully it gives you some insight! And thank you!
I'm pretty sure Sean said that everybody in the van was like "WTF!?" Full lenght from new sponsor? awesome! This interview/podcast kinda remainded me Neil Harrington's props bio. Does Volume have only 1 pro now?
Billy, yeah. I'm sure they'll pick up some other dudes soon.
@@bqb9591 man to b fair speaking up is hard when you are just having a conversation, because people have some deep opinions about the other race becuase of their experiences or what they have been taught or what some statistic reads. I was having a convo with my boss and we were talking about systemic racism and he disagreed with it completely and i disagreed with him completely but its hard 2 have conversations like that when the other person chooses to not b open minded about something. plus him being my boss makes it hard too. I have black friends and even some black family members too, and grew up around many cultures and people from different walks of life so i got mad respect and love for everyone so i want to stand up and say something. but sense im not a person who went through those experiences myself being a white dude, my opinion doesnt have any weight behind it. also the people i usually see with these negative opinions dont actually have any personal relationships with a black person. their opinions are totally from a third perspective and not a personal experience usually that dictates how they feel. Im also not good on the spot in general, but i keep mulling the convos im having over and over in my head and i dont know what to say. also a natural anti conflict type of dude.
TLDR: i wana speak up and say something, but i dont know how to do it effectively and intelligently. becuase the people im talking to are good people who have some deep misunderstandings
@@bqb9591 Fake protesting? How is your comment any more genuine? Atleast these protestors are willing to put their face and name behind it. I don't think the situation was "pick a side, no strings attached". Would you throw away sponsorship and your dream to be a pro to prove a point? You have to pick your battles, listen to this podcast and you´ll hear the same.
I like all you guys more than riders now this is great 💯
Damn Dennis sacrificed a 1 arm man at the park? Illuminati confirmed lol
Haha, he looooves whenever I bring that (exaggerated) story up.
I’m so happy for him ❤️
DeMarcus is an awesome person, always good to listen to. Dennis, why do you keep saying Mexicans? I know SD is close to mexico, but Hispanic people are everywhere and they aren't all Mexican.
Fair enough callout. To his defense, we literally are right next to Mexico (my house is less than 20 minutes the border) and it's safe to say bet that most Hispanic people you see are Mexican.
@@OurBMX I know he's a good dude and doesn't mean anything by it. Just probably shouldn't generalize that way. Also when naming black pros you guys missed the beast Brad Simms! Great interview, I look forward to more of these. Aitken some day please!
Can yall reach out to Sean Burns and get him on the podcast? Very rarely see interviews or chats with him
Ight imma save it for the weekend
Awesome stuff guys!! Keep em coming!
Great interview. Super classy guy and riding style too.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good job guys
Great listen 🙌
I would love to hangout with Demarcus! I'm sure most us would.
I was lucky to not only hangout with Deemo, but Im also one of the very few ppl from his past who were blessed to ride bmx along side of him almost everyday in his earliest years of bmx (15 or 16 years ago). His energy is thru the roof.
Demarcus is so dope! someone pick the man up!
He’s been picked up...you gotta watch :)
Love these
*MORE BMX PODCAST!* THERE I SAID IT!!!
Every other Monday. We already got two more in the bag.
@@OurBMX maybe Blyther or Robbie Miranda for an upcoming one?
Smart dude 🤯🤯🤯🤯 💯
Have Broc Raiford on the show please
I don't know how you keep a level head when that racist shit is thrown your way. You truly are a great person to shrug that off.
@1:32:53 Demarcus says it all!
He's new sponsor is GT!
Lol thanks for saving a bunch of time for me
Timecodes are also in the description :)
The BMX industry is very weird when Jay Dalton isn't even flow on any BMX company. Dude puts in so much work and not one sponsor.
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@@OregonCoastNW pretty sure he's still on flow for subrosa.
tyres rail god
Facts!!!
The man!
Edwin 🏅
He sent me a DM last night saying he wanted to come on the podcast. Hopefully we can make it happen!
Our BMX we definitely need that!!
News breaks here not Insta? Blasphemy!!!!🍻
Crazy, eh?
This is sick
I’m now wiser
Me, too.
Damn that racism talk was awkward as FUCK.
Edit: I commented this at like the 35 minute mark. Holy shit.
I wanna see him ride, I'm definitely gonna pull up some vids....
Fudger sounds like he had a personal problem with Mike, I have been in Ecuador on a ride out street jam that went from morning to night and chilled with mike and we were the only two white skinned sunburnt to fuck guys there and you feel nothing but love between mike and the kids out there and furthermore he was living there and was a school teacher, I never heard or felt as another white dude any negative racial attitude or comments.
Me and my Ecuadorian girlfriend at the time(now wife) went out to a restaurant the next day with mike and his wife.
Also I am British and he is American and there was never any of that strange relationship between the two feeling either that I have felt with some other Americans despite my efforts.
Just my experiences.
Not at all. I like Mike a lot. I’m just being real about the situation.
And I still like Mike after all of this...I believe people can evolve and change.
@@OurBMX good to hear. 🤙
Whats up with Jason part 2?
Covid problems.
@@OurBMX Jason Enns? Where was pt 1?
Can you do one with garit renals
its strange to me to think that there isn't a bunch of white kids where their favorite rider is not brad simms or gabe brooks or demarcus paul.
Ppl are infatuated with color these days
Love the podcast but sad to say San Diego has a lot of racial issues just maybe not as open as people think but go to jail and you will see how bad it is , but I like what Demarcus said and he’s such a good guy I’m watching this way late but just happy he is still doing good just a smart bad a$$ rider
FIEND?? :)))))
葉子
OB kook fest 😂 yup
Most definitely. Wouldn't change it, though.
I understand that the 3 of you are friends, but damn! Dennis totally came off as overall unenthused. Maybe that's just his normal demeanor. This is the first of these podcasts I've ever watched, so maybe I've just never noticed in general. Not a fan of Dennis -- he comes off as conceited and arrogant.
*EDIT: I used to follow Dennis on Instagram until I began to notice the way he is.
Cult..... bet
Doh!