#21 - “Mad” Mark Baker: Mark Baker Skater

#21 - “Mad” Mark Baker: Mark Baker Skater

Author: Shan September 24, 2019 Duration: 1:39:31

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" Mad" Mark Baker is a skateboarder, entrepreneur, business owner, club promoter, health enthusiast, animal lover and... well, I don’t even know where to start? Basically, he is an enigma of positive energy and someone who has led, what can only be described as a surreal life. When he literally ran away with the circus at just 9 years old, his intensity and lust for life were obvious early on. Since then, Mark became Britain’s first-ever professional skateboarder in the ’70s, a member of the legendary Dogtown and Z-boys (yes, the Californian crew that birthed modern-day skateboarding). He toured the world, skateboarding with the likes of Tony Alva. He co-owned and managed legendary nightclubs in New York; Lotus, Double 7 and the list goes on. Mark’s kindness, sincerity and innate empathy for others resonate throughout everything he does. Mark has found his happy place in Bali where he owns and manages Beach Garden, Juice press New York, In The Raw, and he is the Ambassador For Fun at Omnia nightclub in Uluwatu. Nowadays, Mark lives with his amazing and beautiful Wolf-dogs and his cats. On this week's episode, Mark shares his experiences, challenges, and hopes for the future. 

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You'll find a particular kind of honesty in the conversations on Terrible. Happy, a podcast that sounds like a late-night chat in a backyard after a long day at the skatepark. Host Shan sits down with a rotating cast of characters from the Australian skateboarding scene and beyond, but the talk rarely stays on just tricks and terrain. It naturally veers into the messy, funny, and deeply human stuff that happens off the board: the struggles with fitness, the odd jobs that pay the bills, the mental health ups and downs, and the pure, alternative comedy of everyday life. This isn't a polished production; it's the raw audio of community, capturing the specific voices and stories that make this culture tick. Listeners will hear genuine interviews that feel more like catching up with an old mate, punctuated by the occasional chaos of THT Radio segments. It’s about finding the connection and the laughter in the grind, whether that's on four wheels or just trying to get through the week. The result is a uniquely Australian show that’s less about sports commentary and more about the shared, sometimes terrible, often happy reality of the people within it.
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