{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Short description|Skateboarding-themed podcast}}{{italic}} '''''The Nine Club''''' or '''''The Nine Club with Chris Roberts''''' is a skateboarding podcast started in 2016 by professional skateboarder Chris Roberts and Roger Bagley.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Jonathan|title=The podcast documenting skateboarding's history in real time|url=https://theoutline.com/post/8183/the-nine-club-podcast-is-documenting-skateboarding-history-in-real-time|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=The Outline|language=en}}</ref> The show is hosted by Roberts, Jeron Wilson and Kelly Hart.
Notable guests include (in order of appearance): Paul Rodriguez, Nora Vasconcellos, Andrew Reynolds, Jamie Thomas, Bam Margera, Christian Hosoi, Nyjah Huston, Tony Hawk, Riley Hawk, Geoff Rowley, Leticia Bufoni, Steve Caballero, Shane O'Neill, Chad Muska, Bob Burnquist, Lizzie Armanto, Axel Cruysberghs, Steve-O, Rick Kosick, Wee Man, Mark Suciu, Jason Lee, Ryan Sheckler, Bucky Lasek, Dave England, Alex Sorgente, Nicole Hause and Josh Kalis.
== History == In 2016, Chris Roberts started ''The Nine Club'', an interview program hosted by Roberts, Roger Bagley, and Kelly Hart. The show, which has over two-hundred episodes and reached its one-year anniversary in June 2017, has interviewed accomplished personalities in professional skateboarding, including Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain, Chad Muska, Bam Margera, Andrew Reynolds, Tony Hawk, Mike Carroll, Marc Johnson, and Paul Rodriguez.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Nine Club With Chris Roberts|url=https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=94011|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=www.stitcher.com|language=en}}</ref>
The program has the tagline "the show that has skaters talking."<ref name=":0" /> Guests often provide humorous and historically insightful stories and anecdotes about skateboarding culture and history through their own unique experiences and perspectives.<ref name=":0" /> Guests have commented on the show's intellectual and historiographic merits, highlighting the program's value as an oral history archive of skateboarding, and compare it to programs such as the Smithsonian's Innoskate program.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 19, 2017|title=BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE NINE CLUB|url=http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2017/07/19/behind-scenes-nine-club-studio/|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=Jenkem Magazine|language=en}}</ref> === Notable guests === ''The Nine Club'' featured rapper Lil Wayne, who is a recreational skateboarder, in late 2016, garnering over 350,000 views.<ref>{{Citation|last=The Nine Club|title=Lil Wayne {{!}} The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 25|date=November 28, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Oq4Fru-3A|accessdate=June 24, 2017}}</ref> The entertainer's appearance on The Nine Club circulated across a variety of major music and television outlets, including MTV News, Billboard Magazine and BET.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2958201/lil-wayne-new-project-funeral/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130143330/http://www.mtv.com/news/2958201/lil-wayne-new-project-funeral/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 30, 2016|title=Lil Wayne Has A Cryptic New Project On The Way|work=MTV News|access-date=January 16, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/01/05/is-lil-wayne-releasing-3-new-albums-this-year/|title=Is Lil Wayne Releasing 3 New Albums This Year?|date=January 5, 2017|work=Black America Web|access-date=January 16, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/11/lil-wayne-teases-a-new-project-called-funeral.html|title=Lil Wayne Teases a New Project Called Funeral Is 'Coming Soon'|work=Vulture|access-date=January 16, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bet.com/article/gh22ig/lil-wayne-announces-new-music-project-funeral|title=Lil Wayne Announces New Music Project, 'Funeral'|work=BET.com|access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> Previously, Ben Harper appeared in episode #16. Actor Austin Amelio, best known for his role as Dwight on ''The Walking Dead'', was a guest on episode #45.
Actor and former professional skateboarder Bam Margera was featured on episode #70. His comments about being sexually assaulted that appeared on the show were broadcast across specialty media platforms such as ''High Snobiety''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/bam-margera-sexual-assault/|title=Bam Margera Recounts the Time He Was Sexually Assaulted|date=January 16, 2018|work=Highsnobiety|access-date=January 16, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''The'' ''Daily Dot''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/bam-margera-rape-nine-club/|title=Bam Margera on notion than women can't rape men: 'It happened to me.'|date=November 18, 2017|work=The Daily Dot|access-date=January 16, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
Filmmaker, actor, and director Spike Jonze was also featured in episode #78.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kingpinmag.com/news/spike-jonze-nine-club.html#6DObyEJO0yflTbQt.97|title=Spike Jonze on The Nine Club: discussing Video Days, Academy Awards, Fully Flared & more|work=Kingpin Magazine|access-date=January 16, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://theberrics.com/spike-jonze-the-nine-club-interview/|title=SPIKE JONZE – The Nine Club Interview|work=The Berrics|access-date=January 16, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
=== Set and symbolic gifts === Guests have provided symbolic gifts for the set. For example, in episode #36 Marc Johnson provided the set with a digital picture frame that plays Roberts' world-famous switch kickflip, switch manual at the West LA Courthouse, looping the trick on repeat. In episode #43, Erik Bragg provided the hosts with a vintage styled ''The Nine Club'' neon sign. Both artifacts are prominently displayed on set and are visible throughout subsequent episodes. Brian Wenning also provided Kelly Hart with one of his original Habitat pro model decks on episode #53.<ref>{{Citation|title=Geoff Rowley – Stop And Chat|url=https://play.acast.com/s/the-nine-club-with-chris-roberts/c61bda80-4f51-4a46-a29b-cb33d8094539|language=en|access-date=August 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Skateboarding's Greatest Podcast – The Nine Club|url=https://www.lowluck.co/index.php/motorcycle-blog/19-skateboarding-blog/52-skateboarding-s-greatest-podcast-the-nine-club|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=www.lowluck.co}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=In The Nine Club|url=https://powell-peralta.com/blog/In-The-Nine-Club|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=powell-peralta.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 13, 2020|title=Nora Vasconcellos "Stop and Chat" with the The[sic] Nine Club|url=https://yeahgirlmedia.com/nora-vasconcellos-stop-and-chat-with-the-the-nine-club/|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=Yeah Girl|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 7, 2016|title=Brandon Biebel : The Nine Club|url=https://www.dlxsf.com/news/brandon-biebel-nine-club/|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=DLXSF.COM}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Oq4Fru-3A Lil Wayne | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 25 – 2016] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU4Y7upvdfg Andrew Reynolds – The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 55 – 2017] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9it7xFFbJb4&list=PL64Xvpg0LWaZ9SqBDNxZ95Dc1PkXO2Fwr&index=4&t=0s Spike Jonze – The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 78 – 2018]
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