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On the very first episode of The Hard Times Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Podcast w/ Bill Conway we have the man himself, Tony Hawk. Bill talks with Tony about how he coped with celebrity after the game, early Powell demos, and, of course, the invention of the chocolate chip cookie. Rate and review the episode or go to hell.

In 1999 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater became an instant success. It influenced an entire generation to get into skateboarding and punk music. Now The Hard Times co-founder Bill Conway is talking to the personalities from the game about how it changed their lives. Mostly for the better, but not always.

Check out this clip from the first episode, premiering April 4th on all podcast platforms. If you like an episode, share it with a friend. If you hate an episode, share it with an enemy.

The Vert Button boys are back and this month we are going back to the deep well of Zero videos to discuss "New Blood." Everything from the extreme slow motion restraint, to the Chief's Vietnam War-era wardrobe. Punch your skateboard and tell a friend to listen.

No connivance. No contrivance. Plain, clear, simple podcasting. This month on Vert Button we break down the Flip classic "Sorry" with the one and only Kristin Ebeling and we still don't know which one of Mark Appleyard's biceps is bigger. Enjoy or die.

Lace up your Accels and get ready for another episode where we break down the éS Shoes groundbreaking video "Menikmati." It's a globe-trotting romp that sort of makes you think "Ronnie Creager probably had the right idea." 

This edition of Vert Button takes a trip back to 1991 when street skating was in its infancy and Jason Lee still skated. The boys are joined by Doug Lussenhop (AKA DJ Douggpound) to break it all down and talk shit on that one Milk song. 

The year is 2000, you survived the Y2K scare and you got to treat yourself with Alien Workshop's video triumph "Photosynthesis." The boys break it all down with Dickies team manager Joe Monteleone, who might end up murdering Bill because of his Vert Button choice.

Hey, do you like watching Mike Vallely push down the street really fast? We have a video for you. This month the Vert Button boys are joined by Fancy Lad Skateboards founder and podcast host Nick Murray to discuss Black Label's 2001 video "Label Kills" and debate whether this video falls into the "classic" category.