{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"16: Skateistan Founder Oliver Percovich","description":"Local solutions for local problems, youth-directed education, and young girls dominating the skateboarding culture in Afghanistan. In this episode I talk to skateboarder and social entrepreneur Oliver Percovich who's the Founder and Executive Director of Skateistan, an award-winning international NGO that uses skateboarding as a \u201chook\u201d for leadership development in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa.  &amp;nbsp; Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Burning Road \u2013 Fu Manchu Herati (feat. Homayoun Sakhi) - Voices of Afghanistan Rebel Without a Pause \u2013 Public Enemy Kali-Fornia \u00dcber Alles 21st Century \u2013 Jello Biafra Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp;amp; The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes &amp;nbsp; Reading List Skateistan: The Tale of Skateboarding in Afghanistan - Jim Fitzpatrick, Skateistan Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values \u2013 by Robert M. Pirsig An Answer to the Question: \u2018What is Enlightenment?\u2019 \u2013 Immanuel Kant &amp;nbsp; Watch List To Live and Skate Kabul The State of Skate Oliver at TEDx Sydney 2014 Skateistan &amp;nbsp; ** If you like my show, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, visit brandnewways.com ","author_name":"Brand New Ways","author_url":"https:\/\/www.jen-leonard.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3549159\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/3549159"}