Victor Arias is the latest Valo skater with a pro boot bearing his name. His edit, filmed in his home country of Mexico, came out earlier this month.

We discuss making the edit, his ritual for breaking in a new pair of skates—from K-mart blades to the VA.1s, a political candidate who shouldn’t be named, and more. Erick Garcia also calls post-root canal surgery.

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You can download the episode directly here, or on iTunes or Stitcher.

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Check out valo-brand.com, and, of course, Victor’s VA.1 edit.

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