Frankie Galland, former professional skateboard photographer interviews skateboarders about their journey to sobriety. In the third episode of the One More Try Podcast Frankie interviews Pat Smith, professional skateboarder, company owner, and lead carpenter. In this episode, Pat tells us the benefits of the AA community, the fellowship, and the friendships it provides.  We learn about what it feels like to be trusted on the job again, how Andy Kessler helped shape Pat's early experiences as a skateboarder in New York City, and how Coda Skateboards came to be. and how Pat gives back to his skateboard community through Coda. Thanks for tuning in!

One More Try

One More Try Episode 3 Pat Smith

Frankie Galland, former professional skateboard photographer interviews skateboarders about their journey to sobriety. In the debut episode of One More Try Frankie shares his personal story of addiction and interviews Michael Mancini. We learn about Michael’s life from being uprooted from his childhood home early on to quitting everything and hitting the road with his best friend. He speaks about his struggles with alcohol and his accidental drug usage. He sums up his experience with some wise words.

One More Try Episode 1 Michael Mancini

Frankie Galland, former professional skateboard photographer interviews skateboarders about their journey to sobriety. In the second episode of One More Try Frankie interviews artist and illustrator Andrew Pogorzelski. After Andrew explained he works as a sober bartender Frankie couldn’t help but be intrigued. We learn about Andrew’s physical dependency on alcohol, how drinking affected his job, his health, and ultimately his life. Andrew now finds solace in making art, occasionally skating, and being cozy. Tune in to find out what it’s like on the opposite side of the bar, sober.

One More Try Episode 2 Andrew Pogorzelski

Frankie Galland, former professional skateboard photographer interviews skateboarders about their journey to sobriety.

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One More Try Episode 3 Pat Smith

One More Try Episode 1 Michael Mancini

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