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PopCast is the original and longest running yo-yo vlog on youtube.

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PopCast Yo-Yo Vlog: Comic Books and Yo-Yos

A colorful drawing of Doc Pop reading a comic book and a several yo-yos flying out of the book and into the air. Doc reacts as they fly past him.

PopCast is a crowdsponsored yo-yo show. Huge thanks to John Anderson, Taka From Spingear, Doc Lucky, and the rest of my sponsors on https://www.patreon.com/docpop In this episode, I get to talk about two of my favorite topics: yo-yos and comic books. I talk about some comics I made, show some of my favorite yo-yo-themed comics, and interview Carl Angel about the artwork he did for “Pedro’s Yo-Yos”.

Book Links:

The Little Book Of Yo-Yo

Music by Doc Pop

Editing by Clifton B.

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3D Printed Yo-Yos: An Interview With Dale Tubat

A thumbnail image showing two men holding homemade yo-yos. The man on the left, Doc Pop, is holding a laser etched wooden yo-yo. The man on the right, Dale Tubat, is holding two 3D printed yo-yos. Below both of them are photos of other 3D printed yo-yos that Dale made. Some of these yo-yos look like little plastic capsules you'd get little toys in at an arcade

Dale Tubat is a member of Unparalleled and a yo-yo designer here in the Bay Area. Lately, Dale has been making some really unique 3D printed yo-yos like the Capsule and Superwide. I chatted with Dale about his new yo-yos, the state of 3D printed yo-yos, and more. Watch it here:

These two new yo-yos will be available exclusively on Dale’s site this Saturday, November 16th at 11am pst/2pm est https://www.daletubat.com/ 

If you are a member of my Patreon, check out this post for an exclusive update about Dale’s upcoming drop.

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“Milk Check”, an interview with Spencer Berry

A man with red hair and a blue plaid shirt standing on the sidewalk in front of a beautiful mural. He is posing with a copper plated yo-yo near his chest and he is smiling at the camera.

I was so sad to miss the Faye Webster Yo-Yo Invitational last weekend, especially because I knew so many rad yo-yoers were in town for it. Luckily, I happened to bump into Spencer Berry while he was in town and we shot this short interview about Spencer’s history in SF, his tricks “Rancid Milk” and “Breath”, and his love of copper yo-yos.

And here’s a great video by Josh Yee about Faye Webster’s Yo-Yo Invitational:

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PopCast Yo-Yo Vlog: Bus Flow

A drawing of Doc Pop standing in front of a bus. He is holding a spray can in one hand and a yo-yo in the other. A graffiti tag on the bus behind him says "PopCast"

In the newest episode of PopCast Yo-Yo Vlog, I teach an original trick called “Bus Flow”. This is an extremely smooth and flowy trick, along the lines of Skin The Gerbil. Bus Flow has mostly intermediate trick elements, with a few advanced moves at the end. So if you are an intermediate player looking to push yourself a little, this is a great trick to work on.

This is my first new video since the Desert Island Yo was released, so I talk about that a little bit as well.

The Desert Island Yo

Also in this video, I talk about a graffiti handstyle that developed here in San Francisco that was an inspiration for the trick I shared. The style is called “Bus Flow” or “Frisco Flow”. Here this short video by Dregs One:

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PopCast: Falling Leaves

The newest episode of the PopCast Yo-Yo Vlog was shot during a short camping trip at Fallen Leaf Lake in South Lake Tahoe. I talk about bears, yo-yo concepts, and my favorite bird app (it’s not Twitter).

The main focus of this episode is a trick called “Falling Leaves”, which I made up while on this vacation. So I’m sort of teaching Falling Leaves as I’m still figuring it out myself. I think I’m known mostly for my yo-yo moves and concepts, not my tricks, so I’ve been trying to branch out into longer tricks and combos.

Here are some clips of Falling Leaves in action:

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PopCast Yo-Yo Vlog: The Matrix

This episode of the PopCast yo-yo vlog teaches how to do the Matrix with style and flow. This trick is a little over 20 years old, and it’s one of my more popular tricks. I feel like most yo-yoers know how to do the Matrix, but they might not know how to put it together in a way that flows.

So I talk about how to link “alpha” style moves together smoothly, and I also tell the crazy story of a yo-yo that “melts too easily”. I hope you enjoy this episode!