014_Retrospective with Randy McClelland

014_Retrospective with Randy McClelland

From Skating in Circles by Maxwell Frank

April 20, 2024 · 1h 29m · Episode 14

About this episode

Randy McClelland shares his experiences as a sponsored skateboarder in Japan and discusses a project focused on creating a healing environment for patients.

Randy McClelland has been skateboarding for a very long time. In that time, he has seen and done a lot of cool things. When he was growing up in the late 80s/early 90s, Randy was a sponsored skateboarder in Japan; and he’s got the pictures to prove it! He talks about how back then skateboarding was much different than it is today – without big name brands, olympic level athletics and social media. Also, unrelated to skateboarding, we go in depth on a project that Randy is working on through the hospital he works at. Part of the goal emphasizes curating the “healing environment” for patients. The healing environment is a really cool concept I hadn’t heard of before. It emphasizes curating an environment around patients to be more welcoming and pleasant. Things like making sure the walls have art on them and windows with nice views are just a couple examples. We did our best to circle back to skateboarding but even with the slight departure, I think you all are going to really enjoy this one. Instagram @hafupotter @skating.in.circles.podcast

People in this episode

Host: Maxwell Frank

Guest: Randy McClelland

Topics covered

  • skateboarding
  • healing environment
  • nostalgia
  • sports culture
  • art in healthcare

Keywords

  • skateboarding
  • Randy McClelland
  • healing environment
  • art
  • sports culture
  • nostalgia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: hospital

Places: Japan

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