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00:00 – Meet Wyatt Hammond: 11-year-old skate phenom
02:13 – How a neighbor’s board changed everything
04:20 – The origin of the gold helmet
05:18 – From soccer to skating — early athletic roots
08:00 – First sponsor & the move to street skating
10:13 – Ryan Sheckler connection + Hollywood 16 story
17:25 – Becoming the youngest with an official SLS street part
24:22 – Training with elite athletes under coach Joe
34:07 – Hardest slam: breaking his wrist & coming back stronger
42:01 – Imagination in skateboarding — creating your own style
48:17 – Goals: SLS champion, Olympian, and future legend

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Sunny Suljic pulls up to Basement Talk for a wide-open convo on LA’s culture shift, the money in skateboarding, how The Killing of a Sacred Deer led to Mid90s, starting God of War at eight, the wild “broken-leg pilot” story, going all-in on music, and launching his own production company. Tour on deck, scripts in motion—let’s cook.

00:00 – Intro
00:23 – Sunny Suljic joins Basement Talk
00:49 – LA then vs. now (Fairfax/Supreme era → post-COVID)
02:19 – Born in Atlanta → Moved to LA for acting & skating
04:17 – Starting skating at age 4–5
06:38 – “Is skateboarding dying?” + money talk & SLS/Dana White
10:20 – Next-gen skaters are INSANE
12:10 – GTA V vs. real-life LA 😂
13:39 – First LA grind & early auditions
14:44 – Booking Criminal Minds ✔️
16:35 – The BROKEN LEG pilot story 🤯
22:18 – Selecting roles after Mid90s
23:46 – How Sacred Deer helped him land Mid90s
26:12 – Landing roles through friends & networking
26:46 – Acting + skating combined for Mid90s
27:59 – God of War at 8 years old (legend begins)
30:05 – School on set + child actor grind
31:47 – Spielberg callback & audition realities
34:44 – Handling rejection & stage fright
36:08 – Dream roles (Joker era?)
38:19 – Movies, theaters & box office talk
40:00 – “True age” casting vs. reality
41:20 – What makes a GREAT director
42:37 – Music start on FL Studio & viral SoundCloud song
47:13 – YouTube beats & keeping music organic
48:53 – Collabs & creative vision
49:13 – Skate mentality = success formula
50:56 – Meeting Baby Keem & expectations vs reality
52:16 – Fashion, New York & RTA moment
54:17 – Skating vs Moto debate
58:44 – The future of skating (Wyatt Hammond mention)
1:01:23 – GTA content idea + Tour announcement 🚐🎤
1:01:46 – Tour cities (US + Canada)
1:03:07 – Studio collab talk
1:04:06 – New production company “Intrusive Thoughts” 🎬
1:04:26 – Outro & subscribe ❤️

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What starts as a sticker turns into a global sports frenzy. Marty Burns walks us through the wild rise of Power Balance—getting Shaq, Derrick Rose, A-Rod, Madonna, and even Jay-Z involved—before a single headline nukes it all. Placebo or legit edge? Massive margins, 60+ countries, and the exact moment it collapsed. Plus: how he’s running it back with Ripped Jerky and a new sports complex with Tim Tebow & John Elway. Buckle up.

00:00 — Cold open: “Our first show back”
00:49 — The Basement Talk origin story
02:37 — Meet Marty Burns & the product on the table
03:44 — From medical flop to “it’s literally a sticker”
06:00 — Steve Kerr → Shaq: the first domino
07:37 — Shaq wears it in-game (and hits free throws?!)
10:45 — A-Rod, Madonna & Guy Oseary, Jay-Z enter the chat
12:29 — Pre-Instagram growth: Boys & Girls Clubs, Facebook, pop-ups
15:34 — The influencer era before “influencers” (D-Rose MVP season)
21:39 — Unit economics: $0.78 cost → $30 retail; CNBC Product of the Year
29:17 — 60+ countries, million-dollar distribution rights
31:24 — Colorways, leagues, and cease-and-desists → real licenses
39:57 — The exact moment the downfall began (TMZ headline)
41:56 — “Fraud?” money-back guarantees & the Australia problem
50:01 — Bankruptcy, a $57–64M lawsuit & selling for $6M
56:32 — Another rocket ship: Hyperice to $1B (and hard lessons)
1:00:59 — Closing

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome Uriah: youngest guest ever
01:39 – How he got discovered + his first surf sessions
03:41 – Doing a backflip at age 6?!
05:36 – Surf-skate-snow trifecta in one day
09:55 – Biggest wipeout at Chopu
11:13 – Winning a surfing championship at 7
14:08 – Favorite YouTubers: Mr. Beast, Nelk, Danny Duncan
23:36 – Uriah’s top sushi picks (and Panda Express plug)
45:55 – What it feels like to get barreled
48:43 – Drawing a host live on the show
51:55 – What he’d do with $100 million
58:03 – Mr. Beast: “Put me in a video!”
1:00:07 – Final shoutouts + a message to the world: “Be grateful and love life!”

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Timestamps:
00:23 – Johnny Wu joins the show & explains what a mentalist really does
01:46 – Moving from Taiwan to Canada at 12, bullied, and discovering magic
05:04 – Learning card tricks to survive school & make friends
07:51 – Getting into Magic Castle & realizing magic could be a career
13:27 – Choosing magic over photography & building a business from scratch
15:54 – First gigs, free shows, and landing Jessica Alba as his first celebrity client
20:48 – Performing for Floyd Mayweather, Kardashians & other A-listers
26:24 – Emotional audience reactions & telepathy tricks that make people cry
46:32 – Johnny’s secret “suits” system for reading personalities instantly
58:02 – How he sells an experience people don’t think they need
1:06:57 – The mind-blowing lottery prediction trick that stuns everyone
1:12:26 – Johnny on family, content creation, and what’s next

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