In this incredibly wholesome episode of The Takeoff, I dig into all things community with David Ehrlich and Alec Reduker of The Commons.

If you're unfamiliar, The Commons (‪@thecommons.boston‬) have been evolving parkour media and culture for the past three years - pushing the boundaries of how we see jams while providing the first paid platform for parkour media. I wanted to know how much of their aesthetic was intentional, where they see The Commons going in the future, and how they wanted to continue their mission of providing a community that embraces all aspects of parkour.

Follow @thecommons.boston on socials and visit www.thecommons.boston to see Alec's sweet handmade site plus purchase Thyme & Roses and other recent releases. See you next week!

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Darryl Stingley (@iamwavezilla) is known for his impressive competitive parkour record, viral short form content, and insightful parkour films like Trials Morales.

In this episode, we dig into how his history as a comic book nerd and childhood in the Bay Area helped shape not only his creative voice but his incredibly physical style of movement. We also get pretty deep into the technical weeds breaking down doubletaps (a new variation of tic tacs/180s that Darryl has been pioneering) for all the fellow parkour nerds out there trying to progress. Enjoy this one and we'll see you next week!

Join Max Henry and Dominic Di Tommaso - better known to many as Dom Tomato - for the inaugural episode of "The Takeoff," a parkour podcast for people who train and people who don't.

In this episode, Max and Dom dive into how Dom balances his reputation for pushing the physical and mental limits of the sport with his honest belief that parkour can be for everyone. Along the way, he breaks down his approach for committing to hard challenges, how he views parkour's future, some of his favorite athletes in the sport right now, and what it means to train with no finish line in sight. I hope you enjoy this episode and I'll see you next week! If you have athletes you'd like to see come on or topics you'd like to see me tackle in future episodes, please drop a comment and I'll see what I can do.

Athletes mentioned: @larryvinventor @amyybaldwin @roku69pk @fletchflips