{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a305be5d97c54ea788d100b/5d372793f319c8d37406aaea?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Skiing Park to Working for NASA: LJ Strenio","description":"<p>Last week, the well-known and well-loved park skier, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ljstrenio/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">LJ Strenio</a>, posted a photo of a letter — from NASA — that was congratulating him on being accepted as an intern to the Armstrong Flight Research Facility. Wait, what??</p><p>How does a park skier from Vermont, this star of the <a href=\"https://linetravelingcircus.com/\" target=\"_blank\">LINE Traveling Circus</a>, this guy who once served as Vin Diesel’s stunt double, and this guy who has a 29-minute crash reel that is, frankly, almost as hard to watch as it is <em>inspiring</em> to watch — how does this guy get accepted to work for NASA? We talked to LJ to get the whole story, and it’s a great one.</p><p><strong>TOPICS &amp; TIMES:</strong></p><ul><li>LJ’s acceptance at NASA last week (4:30)</li><li>Rollerblading to skiboarding to contest skiing (8:25)</li><li>Getting connected with LINE Skis (16:10)</li><li>Specializing vs. Not Specializing (18:55)</li><li>LINE Traveling Circus (28:34)</li><li>Being Vin Diesel’s Stuntman (38:26)</li><li>Real Grit: LJ’s Real Ski &amp; Real Attempt videos (43:14)</li><li>More on NASA (1:10:42)</li><li>Envisioning the next 5-10 years (1:18:22)</li></ul>","author_name":"BLISTER"}