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YoYo Player is a podcast about the modern history of yoyoing from two of the guys who helped make it.  Before the global yoyo boom of the late 90s, two guys in Florida sat in the back of a kite store and dreamed up what would eventually become significant foundational advancements to the art, sport, and promotion of yoyo play. 

Almost 30 years later they're looking back on where it all started, poking holes in each other recollections, and laughing their asses off about the whole thing. 

Hosted by Mark McBride and Steve Brown.

Transcript

Brainstorming Trailer Ideas

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Alright, so what should we do for a trailer for the show? Ah, man.

The Importance of a Niche Show

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Like, how do we tell people that we were really important to something that doesn't actually matter? Exactly, exactly. Hey, we did this cool stuff in this dorky thing, and it's kind of cool to us, but ultimately not important to the world at large. So we're also not going to take this too seriously. Without

Balancing Achievements and Humility

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being one of those self-important douchebag ass wipes who are just like, this is the things that I did. You should respect me.

Host Introductions

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I'm Steve Brown. And I'm Mark McBride. And this is a podcast about that time. We made

Exploring Modern Yo-Yoing History

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up two whole new styles of yo-yo play. And at the time, nobody cared. And now a few people care, maybe. So join us as we talk about modern yo-yoing history, the parts that we created, the parts we were around for, and the parts that a lot of people wish we would forget.