Episode 050: Ed Leigh - The State Of The Snowboarding Nation

Full episode info and Show Notes: www.wearelookingsideways.com Well, I had to didn’t I? To mark a whopping 50 episodes of the Looking Sideways podcast, I invited back the very first and still one of the most popular guests I’ve had on the podcast: snowboarder and presenter Ed Leigh. I’ve had a few returning guests over the months, notably Billy Morgan and Sophie Hellyer, but for episode 050 wanted to circle things right back to the start by bringing Ed back on the show. If you listened to that first episode you’ll know all about Ed and his incredible two decade career in action sports, whether as an athlete or as the UK’s most high profile snowboarding broadcaster. He presents Ski Sunday, fronts the BBC’s Olympic coverage, and is in demand as a commentator, pundit and journalist. Yet throughout it all Ed has been inspired by one thing - his unquenchable stoke for the sideways life, which as such makes him the perfect guest for episode 050. I’ve know Ed since the mid-90s and count him as one of my oldest and dearest friends, so its always great for us to catch up, swap gossip and find out where we are in our lives. That’s definitely the case in this one, which sees us go deep into the Olympics and the current state of snowboarding, pick up our ongoing argument about Shaun White, find out where Ed’s at in his career and discuss how our love for skating, surfing and snowboarding just keeps increasing as we get older. Thanks as usual to Matt Ward (www.linguistine.com) for the theme tune.