Brain Drain Episode 37 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for over two hours of incredible skateboarding history with Death Skateboards OG, Scott "Horsey" Walker!In this episode we discuss Ben Raemers, Send Help Skateboards, classic Dan Cates & Dibble stories, Death Skateboards, Supra Footwear tours with Tom Penny, Lizard King, Furry, Spencer Hamilton & Boo Johnson, spending time in the U.S.A., the Big Push skate videos, Todd Bratrud, Motel 6, Dice Magazine, getting into motorbikes, gnarly vertigo issues, Kyle Green, Flip Skateboards tours and much, much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.02:53 - When was the last time Toby & Horsey seen one another?04:08 - When did Horsey start skateboarding and where did the nickname come from?07:53 - Australia stories with Stu Crook & the watermelon smash story...10:40 - Harlow, Dan Cates' vegetables, Dibbles big cock & the House of Doom history.22:33 - Skating for Big Worms Skate Shop, getting on Death Skateboards, early trips and ferry sickness!30:03 - Meeting Todd Bratrud, getting pro graphics drawn by Todd and flying out to Santa Cruz & Costa Mesa.33:33 - Other sponsors and getting on Supra Footwear...37:52 - Horseys Supra Shoe & going on tours & trips with Tom Penny, Furby, Spencer Hamilton, Boo Johnson and Keelan Dadd.41:01 - Getting kicked off Supra abruptly, not getting on with Lizard King, numerous injuries and leaving tours...46:10 - Horseys favorite filming with Toby stories, the BIG PUSH videos, filming Death Skateboards parts and wild house parties.58:37 - Travelling to America and leaving Death for The High Five Skateboards and Teenage Runaway Wheels.1:05:46 - When did The High Five turn into Send Help Skateboards, why did it eventually come to an end and working for Hemming at Motel 6 with Mark Nicolson.1:15:11 - Working at the House of Vans, getting into event organising, buying his first moped and eventually working for Dice Magazine...1:23:28 - How long was it before Horsey got welcomed back to Death Skateboards?1:26:38 - Horseys gnarly vertigo and ear issues (get your ears checked folks)...1:38:38 - Skating & spending time with Ben Raemers during the final few weeks of his life.1:54:28 - Kyle Green stories...1:59:18 - Where is Horsey at with skateboarding/fatherhood currently and are skateboarders getting lazy?2:04:02 - Still being involved in skateboarding through Dice Magazine.2:08:13 - Getting told off by Ewan Bowman for poaching footage and piggybacking on Flip Skateboards trips...2:11:06 - Horseys Dice Magazine bike show at Dreamland in Margate.2:16:15 - Horsey signs us out & credits...Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer#skateboarding #scotthorseywalker #braindrainshow #horsey #deathskateboards #sendhelpskateboards

Brain Drain Episode 36 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for just over 1 and a half hours of legendary skateboarding tales with one of the finest northern men to ever grace the world of skateboarding, Sir Stephen "Joxa" Delves!In this episode we discuss growing up in Barrow-in-Furness, Punching Jake Phelps, dissing TNT, making Deer Man of Dark Woods a homemade curry, being famous in Japan, one man Swedish fans, travelling for events, the iconic Sidewalk Forum, Los Savages, sleeping in cinemas, National Crust spots and much, much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.01:32 - Pouring delicious tea with our very special guest, Joxa and discussing his tea obsession!04:40 - Joxa, how've you been, biscuit inflation and what've you been upto?06:18 - Joxa's picnic blanket and his go to curry spices.07:43 - Growing up in Barrow-in-Furness and early skateboarding endevours...12:07 - When did Joxa start venturing out of his hometown, travelling for skateboarding and oldskool friends.16:53 - Where did Joxa get his nickname from and the Sidewalk forum.23:00 - Moving to Coventry, skating in Bristol, meeting Mark Frocker & skating with Chris Atherton!33:17 - Being known to freestyle at skateboarding events & jams.35:40 - When did Joxa meet Swampy and skating his hellbowl in his backyard!!44:15 - Joxa's incredible Craig Questions impressions and skating Scotland with Stu Graham!46:02 - Joxa's one man Swedish fan club and perfectly executed tailblocks!50:20 - Being famous in Japan, sleeping in cinemas and skating incredible sports in Japan...56:58 - Punching Jake Phelps and watching Bad Shit play live in Osaka.1:06:58 - Meeting & skating with Deer Man of Dark Woods, making him a home made curry and skating tight transition spots!1:12:10 - The madness of Craig Questions...1:15:27 - Joxa's band Los Savages!1:20:35 - What is the National Crust!?1:33:11 - Joxa freestyles us into the credits...Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer#skateboarding #joxa #jakephelps #braindrainshow

Brain Drain Episode 27 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for just over 2 and a half hours of classic British & American skateboarding stories from one of the most iconic skateboarders to ever step foot on a board Sir Carl Shipman!In this episode we discuss Stereo Skateboards, meeting Jason Lee and Chris Pastras, Thrasher covers, RAD covers, riding for DC Footwear, living in America, DC Euro Super Tour, head butting Micky Reyes, getting deported, living with Dyrdek, skating with Huf, arguing with Stevie Williams, getting deported, skating with James Kelch, getting phone calls from Mark Gonzales, Danny Way, Colin McKay, Pat Duffy, & Ethan Fowler, riding for Blueprint Skateboards, riding for New Deal Skateboards, Tom Penny Stories, alcoholism, drug abuse, sobriety and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.01:54 - Our very special guest is the legendary Carl Shipman!03:51 - What is Hydrogen Water?08:28 - How did Shipman start skateboarding & shooting photos in Adidas whilst riding for Etnies...13:12 - The legend of Piggy and Smiggy16:53 - Growing up skating vert and riding for Vision Streetwear19:20 - We're on Patreon!www.patreon.com/braindrainshow20:06 - How did riding for Vision come about, early photos in magazines and Lee Shipmans RAD cover.39:12 - Did the Americans struggle with Shipmans accent & Stereo Skateboards laid back approach to skateboarding videos.42:56 - Staying in San Francisco & Shipmans wife meeting Jason Lee & other Jason Lee greatness!53:20 - Show Sponsor #1:www.rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume+54:16 - Danny Way & Colin McKay calling Shipman to get him on Plan B Skateboards & How Carl Shipman got onto DC Shoes...1:01:42 - Who was Carl being paid by, how much product was he getting monthly & travelling between San Francisco, San Diego, New York and skating with Keith Hufnagel.1:08:02 - Staying with Dyrdek & watching him making business deals from a young age, going SLS & Olympic Skateboarding, Tom Pennys importance in skateboarding and the Transworld chained bank montage...1:24:10 - Did Shipman ever skate with the Flip guys when they finally made it to America and the differences between California & San Francisco street skating...1:30:47 - Show Sponsor #2:www.calmclub.io1:32:08 - Stories from the DC Euro Super Tour, addiction, alcoholism, sobriety and skateboarding jocks...1:40:05 - DEPORTED, visa issues & getting interrogated for 12 hours!!!1:50:10 - Returning to the U.S.A, head butting Mickey Reyes, smashing Mickeys van windows and getting sober...2:17:17 - Show Sponsor #3:www.heathenskateboards.uk2:18:11 - Do Shipmans kids know the impact he's had on skateboarding & arguing telling Stevie Williams to fuck off...2:22:40 - Getting phone calls off Mark Gonzales!!!2:31:53 - Carls new Stereo inspired Forty Skateboards pro model is available now!2:33:23 - Time to wrap it up, thank you's and credits!Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Heathen Skateboards:www.heathenskateboards.ukCalm Club CBD:https://calmclub.ioConsume Clothing:www.rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume+Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerSpecial guest archivist: Slugger Martin#skateboarding @stereoskate #markgonzales #jasonlee

Brain Drain Episode 26 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠Join us for just under an hour 30 minutes of in depth British skateboarding heritage with one of the original Deathbox (now Flip Skateboards) team riders Pete Dossett!In this episode we discuss riding for Deahbox Skateboards, the transition from Deathbox to Flip Skateboards, Jeremy Fox & Ian Deacon, legendary magazine covers, turning pro, deadly knee breaks, potential re-issues, SCUK models, potentially inventing tricks, artwork, repping for Sole Tech and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.01:06 - Our very special guest is non other than the legendary Pete Dossett!01:35 - Tobys favourite photo of Pete Dossett from his childhood skatepark Nebworth!4:04 - Where is Dossett from and what parks/ramps did he skate growing up?09:02 - What year did Pete start skating, riding BMX and picking up a skateboard...15:23 - When did Pete first meet Jeremy Fox (Deathbox/Flip Skateboards)20:24 - Show sponsor #1: Calm Club CBD.(www.calmclub.io)21:45 - More Deathbox hype and potential re-issues...25:34 - How many Deathbox boards where getting made when it started and what where packages like?29:20 - What year did Pete turn pro, what was his first Deathbox graphic and the OG Deathbox team.33:35 - Meeting Tom Penny and Deathbox heading out to the U.S.A...36:58 - How did Ian Deacon get involved with Flip Skateboards?38:06 - What year did Deathbox turn into Flip Skateboards and when did the conversation start to change the companies name and direction?41:35 - Did Pete ever entertain the idea of riding for Flip Skateboards?43:05 - Does Pete talk to Jeremy often and some loose talks about the Deathbox re-issues!45:55 - Who where Petes favourite Deathbox & Flip Skateboards riders?48:19 - Show sponsor #2: Camp Rubicon.(https://www.camprubicon.com)49:55 - The ten year wave of skateboarding popularity and Olympic skateboarding...53:47 - How often does Pete skate and information on his knee injury.56:05 - Did Pete invent the Mute Fastplant and who where Petes inspirations?59:40 - Riding for Gullwing trucks, Airwalk Footwear and repping for Sole Tech.1:03:07 - Petes pro board on SCUK, the legend of greg Nowik, being the first person to skate the Radlands vert ramp and 540's.1:09:36 - The madness of early Pioneer Skate Park days...1:12:14 - What's Pete doing now recently and his artwork of British skateboarding legends!1:16:45 - Show sponsor #3: Rollersnakes(https://rollersnakes.co.uk)1:18:00 - More artwork talk, the possibilities of a Pete Dossett art show at Rollersnakes and iconic photos...1:23:54 - Farewell, goodbyes and credits...Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Calm Club CBD:www.calmclub.ioCamp Rubicon:www.camprubicon.com/skateRollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer#skateboarding #petedossett #deathbox #deathboxskateboards #flipskateboards

Brain Drain Episode 25 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠Join us for just under an hour 40 minutes of skateboarding antics, close encounters and skating with your heroes with the one and only Midlands breakdancing legend, Craig Smedley!In this episode we discuss being pro for Unabomber & Icon Skateboards, winning Play B demos and getting invites from Danny Way to skate, riding for Adio footwear and going on tours with Tony Hawk, Bam Margera, Jeremy Wray & Danny Montoya, being threatened by previous sponsors, getting robbed and pepper sprayed in Spain, nearly riding for Blueprint Skateboards, growing up skating in Nottingham, fist fights, knockouts, three balls, funny Pancho stories, infamous trick tip videos and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.01:30 - Our very special guest is non other than Icon/Unabomber Skateboards legend Craig Smedley2:39 - Craigs introduction to skateboarding, the mental battle of skating as you get older and very early inspiration from Police Academy, Gleaming the Cube and Powell Peralta's "Public Domain".08:05 - Growing up skating with Brad Garner, Nonstop Skate Shop in Nottingham, early sponsors and Radlands Competition madness...14:54: Show sponsor #1: Camp Rubicon.(https://www.camprubicon.com)16:25: We're on Patreon! Become a member for bonus episodes, BTS, classic format episodes with Forde & Toby, video reviews, fan mail and much much more!!!(www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow)17:11 - What was Craigs first photo in a magazine, more early sponsors and ending up on a session with Mark Gonzales...21:11 - Winning the unsponsored Radlands Competition, riding for Stüssy, getting on Icon Skateboards, tuning pro in the 2000s and riding for Unabomber Skateboards!28:22 - Is it true that Craig Medleys pro Icon Skateboards wheels are running on trams in Nottingham...31:38 - Did Craig ever nearly end up riding for Blueprint Skateboards?36:00 - Show sponsor #2: Calm Club CBD.(www.calmclub.io)37:22 - Who's been Craig's favourite team mates whilst riding for multiple brands and becoming a "snob" with his equipment.44:39 - Getting on and turning pro for Unabomber Skateboards, no sequences in magazines, Red Bull Manny Mania, the brilliance of Chris Atherton and where in the world is Joe Moore?50:40 - Nise Skateboards?55:54 - Skating briefly for Pariah Skateboards and enjoying buying his own boards again...58:29 - Winning Plan B's "Battle of the Buszy" and Danny Way inviting Craig to Saffron Walden to skate the Plan B demo.1:07:05 - The Chris Oliver conundrum...1:11:04 - Breakdancing stories, Pancho's pissing madness and tying Pancho's legs to a car and dragging out of the tent!1:13:23 - Three bollocks...1:15:34 - "Break Through" VHS with Craig Smedley, getting on Adio Footwear, getting pepper sprayed, snaking Bam Margera and hanging out for hours with Jeremy Wray & Danny Montoya.1:29:42 - Show sponsor #3: Rollersnakes(https://rollersnakes.co.uk)1:30:56 - What is Smedbench and what does Craig do for work?1:36:29 - Smedley signs us out & credits...Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Calm Club CBD:www.calmclub.ioCamp Rubicon:www.camprubicon.com/skateRollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerSpecial guest archivist: Nick Warman#skateboarding #craigsmedley #iconskateboards #dannyway

Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Brain Drain Episode 24 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠In this episode we discuss and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.01:39 - Joining us on the episode is the greatest Canadian skateboarder of all time - Chris Haslam!02:06 - How did Haslam end up on The Brain Drain Show?03:55 - Haslams current love for Slappys and skating curbs, Will Sayers "worlds smallest skateboard" and Chris Avi Atherton appreciation...07:24 - Where did Haslam grow up, how did he get into skateboarding, living in Singapore and Haslams & Matt Tomasello's deep bag of unique tricks...21:10 - Has Haslam ever faced backlash for his unique bag of tricks?24:20 - Skating with Tom Penny & Rich McCrank and going to Redlands competitions in the 90's...31:35 - Has Haslam ever ran into the mysterious Barrier Kult?34:15 - Show sponsor #1: Camp Rubicon.(https://www.camprubicon.com)35:45 - We're on Patreon! Become a member for bonus episodes, BTS, classic format episodes with Forde & Toby, video reviews, fan mail and much much more!!!36:32 - More Barrier Kult & Tom Penny admiration...40:45 - Ali Cairns Kickflip Eggplant & Andy Andersons brilliance.44:10 - Haslams first sponsors and how he ended up riding for Action Shoes, RDS, riding for Dwindle Distribution and how Daewon Song ended up seeing Chris' 'sponsor me' tape!51:51 - Getting the call from Deca to skate the warehouse with Daewon Song and more Radlands Competition history.57-50 - Renee Renee & the Slam City uncensored1:00:50 - Calling Ali Cairns to find out more information about Andy Scotts Scrambled Egg trick1:02:26 - More Deca Warehouse antics and riding for Almost Skateboards with Rodney Mullen & Daewon Song...1:12:45 - Filming for Almost Skateboards Round Three, Haslams Sasquatch image and why he grew his hair and beard.1:17:50 - Show sponsor #2: Slowgold Clothing Co.(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=slowgold)1:19:02 - What's Chris' opinion on how Dwindle Distribution ended, Almost Skateboards collaborations & putting impact technology in boards...1:24:02 - Riding for Globe Footwear and how board/footwear royalties work.1:29:08 - Alex Halford & Jordan Thackeray's Biscuits and Tea video, doing a demo in Japan surrounded by moving ramp graphics and crazy lights...1:32:20 - Ryan Sheckler stories & becoming an internationally known superstar...1:37:45 - Chris Haslams surprise smorgasbord & working on the Almost Cheese & Crackers video!1:49:20 - Working on Almost Round Three and who out of Rodney & Daewon won Round Three?2:00:55 - Show sponsor #3: Deez Nutz (https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/deez-nutz)2:01:58 - Almost's 5 Inches video, Chris' insane skate work schedule, two failing kidneys, 17 denied songs and not being able to help edit his 5 Inch part...2:10:07 - Where did Chris' song for Almost Round Three come from, how the video changed his entire life and Daewons intense manual ability.2:35:28 - What board size does Haslam ride?2:38:09 - EA Skate!2:46:49 - What are some of Haslams favourite U.K. skateboarders?2:48:42 - Show sponsor #4: Rollersnakes(https://rollersnakes.co.uk)2:49:57 - Back to Haslams favorite U.K. skateboarders...2:53:38 - Goodbyes, farewells & creditsAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerSpecial guest archivist: Chris HaslamINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv#skateboarding #chrishaslam #rodneymullen #daewonsong #cheeseandcrackers #tonyhawk #braindrainshow

In this episode we discuss the Birmingham scene, OG's dentures, starting OG Distribution, Casino Skateboards, Sabbath Wheels, Lovenskate, NikeSB, Ace Trucks, destroying elbows, early inspirations, social media popularity, Osiris Footwear, Karma Skateboards, the female community in skateboarding, Ideal mini ramp, the Casino Skateboards video and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro01:11 - Joining us on the episode is two of Birminghams finest skateboarders Alice Smith & James OG Hewett06:33 - How did OG end up with dentures?07:56 - When did Alice & OG start skateboarding and how did Alice deal with being one of the only female skateboarders in such a male dominated sport...13:42 - When did Alice start getting hooked up in skateboarding and her fast growing social media presence16:07 - Show sponsor #1: Deez Nutz (https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/deez-nutz)17:08 - How did Alice get on NikeSB & the brilliance of Lovenskate19:57 - When did OG start skateboarding and what were his first sponsors?25:57 - Alice and OG's history with Karma Skateboards and Supertoxic Urethane39:32 - The birth of Casino Skateboards...42:56 - Show sponsor #2: Slowgold Clothing Co.(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=slowgold)44:05 - The birth of OG Distribution and his previous jobs as a removal man49:30 - How OG ended up on the Ride Channel for destroying his arm and other various injuries...55:03 - What skateboarders inspire Alice and who's making solid movements in the Birmingham scene?58:55 - Baggy trousers and matching outfits1:02:40 - Alice's current sponsors and general Truck chat...1:08:16 - Show sponsor #3: Rollersnakes(https://rollersnakes.co.uk)1:09:25 - The legends of the Birmingham skate scene, the pure talent of Kris Vile and the Casino Skateboards video.1:16:43 - Why did OG quit skateboarding & riding for Osiris Footwear...1:21:55 - Alice and the future of Lovenskate!1:25:09 - Goodbyes and farewells1:26:27 - CreditsAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰 Click Here:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv#skateboarding #podcast #alicesmith #braindrainshow #ogdistribution #birmingham #casinoskateboards #lovenskate #nikesb

Support Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Brain Drain Episode 22 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠Immerse yourself in just under two hours of hysterical skateboarding history with 433 & BBC Radio's very own James Threlfall along with professional skateboarding superstar John Howlett.In this episode we discuss Kanye West, meeting the Queen, creating the TV show "Now Boarding:, visiting the U.S.A, Ed Sheeran's skate shop,, being a host for one of the largest sporting social media accounts ever, stopping breathing, completely snapping feet out of place, HOAX clothing and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro01:27 - Joining us on the show is Mr. Showbiz James Threlfall & his stunt double John Howlett02:57 - How long have our guests known each other?05:50 - Why does Howlett love the U.S.A so much & random flight nightmares...17:33 - What is your favourite sausage?21.47 - Random weirdness about de-gloving your fingers and other gross things...24:09 - Show sponsor #1: Deez Nutz (https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/deez-nutz)25:12 - More U.S.A admiration, the level of current skateboarding and battling British weather...31:55 - Have either of our guests seen a ghost?34:16 - Howlett getting compared to David Beckham and how Threlfall got into hosting events & 433 football...46:28 - Threlfall Pitching his TV show "Now Boarding" and random formula one talk...57:07 - Show sponsor #2: Slowgold Clothing Co.(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=slowgold)58:17 - Taking a piss with Kanye West...1:04:20 - Service charges and tipping in the U.S.A.1:07:40 - How did Threlfall end up skating with Chris Pastras & Jason Lee...1:12:36 - When Threlfall broke his ankle and stopping breathing and Howlett's numerous knee injuries!1:19:30 - Howlett's previous sponsors, being flow for Slappy Trucks, optionally wearing DC Footwear and dealing with random OCD moments!1:29:32 - Meeting the queen, did she smell nice and was she a lizard?1:40:29 - Show sponsor #3: Rollersnakes(https://rollersnakes.co.uk)1:41:50 - Why does Threlfall still wear skinny jeans in 2023?1:43:15 - What where Howletts early sponsors, HOAX clothing and secret funding by Ed Sheeran...1:47:30 - Lets get wrapping this up...1:49:09 - CreditsAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰 Click Here:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer🛠️ Need to BUILD a Skateboard?🛠️ Watch This:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxzawhNQv8&t=3s👀Need to WATCH more Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesTV 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakestvINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv#skateboarding #podcast #jamesthrelfall #braindrainshow #johnhowlett #thequeen #MBE

Brain Drain Episode 21 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠Get yourself relaxed as we embark on an epic tale of insane handrail skateboarding from Zero Skateboards & SkateboardGB representative, Joe Hinson!

Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video or buy some merch here: https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainIn this episode we discuss.... 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro01:27 - Joining us on the show is the handrail hammer himself, Joe Hinson!3:21 - Growing up in the middle of nowhere and building his own skatepark in his backyard...5:00 - Driving lengths for rails and stair sets all over the U.K., the brilliance of Joe's filmer Charlie Bach & past filmers & shoe chat8:57 - What age/year did Joe Start skateboarding, what got him into skating massive handrails and the process of tackling a huge handrail15:50 - Joe's 16 flat 4 double kinked rail in Nottingham19:41 - AD: Deez Nutz20:44 - Who were some of Hinson's first sponsors, riding for Karma Skateboards and going through a deck & wheels per week...23:26 - Sitting on footage for three upcoming Zero and future truck sponsor parts26:39 - History of early sponsorships, loyalty to Karma Skateboards before eventually riding for Darkstar Skateboards and accepting sponsorships from alternative companies to help pay for fuel & travels...34:50 - The death of Darkstar/Dwindle & meeting Jamie Thomas and riding for Zero Skateboards?43:30 - Getting in the Zero Skateboards van and going on heavy rail sessions...48:00 - AD: Gallery Skateboards(https://galleryskateboards.com)49:07 - Learning more grab tricks to impress Jamie Thomas...50:45 - Did Hinson do a rail in the U.S.A that Milton Martinez REFUSED to do & his huge 13 page interview for The Skateboarders Companion!55:08 - Why is there no sequences in skateboard magazines anymore & convincing Hinson to film things aside from hand rails.58:49 - More information on future parts, what are Hinson's goals for the future of his skateboarding and the gnarliness of Zero Skateboards videos...1:01:52 - Hinson meeting Corey Duffel at the World Skate events, beating Jamie Foy & other top tier pros in contests and having a signature Kickflip Krooked Grind...1:07:09 - The brilliance of SkateboardGB, funding travels, supporting Hinson's olympic skateboarding goals and being labelled as a "contest skateboarder"...1:14:24 - AD: rollersnakes.co.uk1:15:33 - Hinsons opinion of Alex DeCuna on Heeleys & how much would it take for Hinson to ride for Crocks?1:20:00 - More information about SkateboardGB, Joes future with the olympics, restraints during timed competition runs and the strictness of waxing...1:28:03 - Sign offs, goodbyes, farewells and parting words of wisdom...Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer🛠️ Need to BUILD a Skateboard?🛠️ Watch This:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxzawhNQv8&t=3s👀Need MORE Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesTV 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakestvINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv

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Brain Drain Episode 19 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠Divulge into 2 and a half hours of earth shattering skateboarding history, spookily insane encounters and near death experiences with Heroin Skateboards & Sabbath Wheels Pro Craig "Questions" Scott.In this episode we discuss UFO sightings, ghostly encounters, paranormal activity, riding for Lovenskate, turning pro for Heroin Skateboards and Sabbath Wheels, interviewing Tony Hawk, finding dead bodies, Mike V stories, BLOKES 2, Gullwing Trucks, near death experiences and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro01:35 - Joining us to our left is the legendary Craig "Questions" Scott who left his skateboard on the train, his love for spaghetti western movies, novels and physics books09:43 - Where did the nickname "Questions" come from, growing up and now being a property owner in Whitstable15:37 - Whitstable's finest oysters, odd jobs and unneeded worries...18:40 - Has Questions ever seen a ufo?20:48 - Seeing UFO's in America and visiting Roswell24:51 - Questions ghost and paranormal stories in both the U.K. and U.S.A...42:24 - Finding dead bodies and saving lives...51:00 - Collecting animal skulls and getting into taxidermy 57:54 - Getting on and riding for Lovenskate, finding shotguns, avoiding alligators and other great Stu Smith stories1:15:15 - Getting on Heroin Skateboards and Sabbath Wheels, drawing graphics, shooting photos, turning pro for both companies and new opinions on skateboarding in the Olympics1:32:45 - Interviewing Tony Hawk, favourite 80's skateboarders and the mystery of skateboarders who had one video part and disappeared...1:46:25 - Riding for Gullwing Trucks and riding Ace Trucks1:51:16 - Mike V's acoustic gig in Whitstable & other Mike V stories...2:05:08 - BLOKES 22:08:21 - Any near death/dangerous experiences & guns being pulled on busses...2:19:16 - Favourite Heroin Skateboards riders and visiting skull skates2:25:51 - A quick talk about Heroin Skateboards Video Nasty and Earth Goblin2:30:52 - Let's get wrapping this bad boy up2:31:46 - CreditsPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes🛠️ Need to BUILD a Skateboard?🛠️ Watch This:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxzawhNQv8&t=3s💰Need to BUY Skateboards, Parts or Tools💰 Click Here:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/skate?filter.v.availability=1👀Need to WATCH more Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesTV 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakestv

Brain Drain Episode 20 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠Sit back, pop a brew open and get comfortable - we're heading deep into the world of professional skateboarding with the one and only Ali Cairns!In this episode we discuss first 540s, hanging with Tony Hawk, Bucky Lasek and Jim Greco, early days with Tom Penny, moving to California, Birdhouse, leg snaps and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro01:27 - Joining us on the show is the extremely brilliant Vert God Ali Cairns02:34 - How did Ali get introduced to vert skateboarding & the history/future of Vert Skateboarding11:53 - Ali's first 540...15:38 - Riding for Black Label & skating with Mike Manzoori16:55 - A nice message from Chris Atherton & other Avi & Tom Penny related stories... 28:23 - Ali's history with early sponsorships Black Label, visiting America for the first time, filming for Transworld and coining his own tricks42:37 - Staying in the States with the Flip guys, history about the first ever Flip Skateboards series and pissing off the skate media46:41 - Skating spots you shouldn't in CA48:11 - How Birdhouse came about and trading product for cash causing Greco to get booted off51:37 Getting a job at Birdhouse to make ends meet51:11 Jay Strickland moving in to keep everyone under control54:11 Moving down to stay with Bucky Lasek and how good he still is55:00 Bucky almost drowning because Tony Hawk did a nature-dump58:15 Staying with Tony Hawk and how nice he is1:04 Riding for Birdhouse, getting double page spreads in TWS, Gullwing and Airwalk days1:06 Tricks named after pro skaters...1:10 Almost dying from allergic reaction to prawns in the murder capital of the world with Horsley1:17 411 days filming with Chris Ortiz and how much of a legend Brad Hayes is and Rooming with Greco1:23 - Filming for Birdhouse 'The End'1:30 - Meeting Jeremy Klein and winning him over1:33 - Filming P vs D with Dykie and drinking bottles of Jack D1:37 - Billabong days, getting on Etnies and splashing the cash on a Lexus1:43 - Alis net worth according to google1:44 - Quitting Birdhouse and Unabomber days1:53 - Talking with Jeff Kendall and almost getting on Santa Cruz1:57 - How Ali managed to get his own vert ramp and destroying his leg in the most horrific way2:13 - Ali's Pro board on Forty Skate Co2:18 - Who Ali thinks are up and coming vert guys in the UK2:20 - Farewells and wrap up

2:23 - CreditsPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes🛠️ Need to BUILD a Skateboard?🛠️ Watch This:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxzawhNQv8&t=3s💰Need to BUY Skateboards, Parts or Tools💰 Click Here:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/skate?filter.v.availability=1👀Need to WATCH more Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesTV 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakestvINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv#skateboarding #podcast #birdhouseskateboards #braindrain #tonyhawk #andrewreynolds #alicairns

Brain Drain Episode 18 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠Immerse yourself with over three hours of insane skateboarding & travelling stories from the one and only, Sir Dan Cates.In this episode we discuss Death Skateboards, Chornobyl, North Korea, St Albans & Radlands Competitions, early sponsorships, touring Butlins, Simon Woodstock, visiting 60+ countries, iconic magazine photos, giant spiders, living in Margate, Skimboards, wild video premieres and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro02:40 - Todays very special guest is Dan Cates!03:46 - Getting arrested in Chornobyl & wild encounters in Ukraine...09:00 - Inside North Korea, dark tourism & rabbit cloning21:50 - How and when did Dan get into skateboarding?30:38 - Growing up and living next door to Death Skateboards Dave Allen36:13 - Where was Dan skating most at the time & what parks did he skate most growing up?39:52 - Meeting at Stevenage Skatepark & the history of Nebworth Skatepark45:08 - What was Cates like at school?47:34 - St Albans & Radlands Competitions 50:45 - Tom Penny stories & hanging out in Margate...1:02:35 - Who was Dan's first official sponsorship?1:06:30 - Would Cates ever fide for Crocs Footwear?1:09:23 - The mighty mighty Death Skateboards, having three boards out at once and banter at the Union Awards with the Blueprint Skateboards team...1:19:41 - Death Squad: The Movie, Squadrophenia, stealing police cars, video premier madness & after party insanity...1:36:18 - Skating for EastPak & touring Butlins1:49:30 - What is one of Dan's least favourite video parts?1:53:53 - The reason behind not having any music in Dan's Pritchard VS. Daintons video...1:58:14 - How long has Dan been living in Margate and building his dream backyard pool!2:08:50 - Heading to the Sates in the 90's and staying with Simon Woodstock2:14:56 - Behind the scenes of the iconic House of Mirrors photo & admiring the oddballs in U.K. skateboarding.2:18:46 - The harshness and greatness of skateboarding in the 90's & 2000's2:26:26 - Dan's obsession with skim boarding and his Skin & Destroy part2:33:15 - Dan's ongoing knee injury...2:38:00 - With Dan being a well traveled gentleman, what's the furthest he's travelled to get to a specific skate spot & putting up with Dibbs...2:47:04 - Being face to face with giant spiders!2:53:28 - What's the future of skateboarding for Dan?2:57:20 - Who's Dan's favourite Death Skateboards rider past or present? 3:04:18 - Words of wisdom and farewells...3:05:15 - CreditsPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes🛠️ Need to BUILD a Skateboard?🛠️ Watch This:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxzawhNQv8&t=3s💰Need to BUY Skateboards, Parts or Tools💰 Click Here:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/skate?filter.v.availability=1👀Need to WATCH more Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesTV 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakestvINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv

Brain Drain Episode 35 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for a 2+ hour breakdown of everything you need to know to bring you up to speed on olympic skateboarding with SBGB Team Manager, Darren Pearcy AKA Derby DazTime stamps are below, please like, comment, subscribe and share if you enjoy this content and want to see more!00:00 - Intro02:28 - Toby and Darren’s skate house07:25 - Darren’s history with skating09:15 - Working at Rollersnakes 19:40 - Sponsoring skaters in 202423:57 - Working with Skateboard GB38:00 - Judging Olympic Skating45:54 - Team Talk / UK’s Skate Infrastructure51:09 - how to be an olympic skater57:07 - UK Parks & Facilities01:05:13 - Drug testing & Health01:11:02 - Supporting young skaters01:21:47 - Culture-Skating relationship01:28:31 - Paris 2024 Road map 01:32:55 - Tokyo 2020 & what’s changed01:35:51 - How to qualify / Tom Schaar01:41:22 - Team GB Skaters 01:48:17 - Sam Beckett01:51:15 - Sky Brown01:57:10 - Jake Powell 02:00:31 - “Coach” / Who to watch02:05:59 - Hardware at the Olympics 02:08:37 - The future of olympic skating02:16:00 - Advice for future olympiansAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSubscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Show merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvPresented by Forde Brookfield & Toby BatchelorProduced & Edited By Frazer MurphyAnimations by Mike WrightHosted by Rollersnakes

Brain Drain Episode 17 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠Join us for In this episode we discuss much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro01:10 - Our very special guest is none other than John Benton AKA Fustoop02:20 - Is this Johns first visit to the U.K & oddities in a chip shop...04:14 - What did John get unto in Edinburgh?06:39 - What is Johns opinion on gun laws in America?09:10 - Travelling to the U.K. with a pushbike & being a "fixie fool"10:17 - Where did John grow up, where has he relocated to over the years and is Dee Ostrander still skating?11:31 - How did John and Forde start talking, how did John end up in the first Baghead Crew video & Jason Adams...13:45 - John Benton's visits to Japan and meeting Gou Miyagi, Chopper, Maru and more...18:00 - Bail Gun Gary appreciation, Friendship Skateboards & Transportation Unit Skateboards25:26 - Wheelbase chat and John's "go to" slappy trick27:14 - John's waist high slappys & wall ride/railie trick tips...32:23 - More Friendship Skateboards appreciation & Toby's "Pro model" graphic34:02 - How long was it before John moved to Massachusetts, getting on Converse and becoming pro for Fancy Lad Skateboards...38:46 - Does John know Horsey of Death Skateboards & Moggins appreciation...41:45 - Johns pro board for Fancy Lad Skateboards & being crushed by a bus46:07 - Who's the most ridiculous skateboarders Johns met whilst living in Boston Massachusetts and the legend of Dave Vey & Colin Fiske52:03 - The brilliance of Matt Tomasello...58:58 - Has John ever seen a shooting & skating by yourself...1:07:00 - Fully functioning mini airport in Germany & what does John do for work at an airport?1:10:35 - Shall we try calling Jason Adams & lets get wrapping it up...Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes🛠️ Need to BUILD a Skateboard?🛠️ Watch This:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxzawhNQv8&t=3s💰Need to BUY Skateboards, Parts or Tools💰 Click Here:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/skate?filter.v.availability=1👀Need to WATCH more Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesTV 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakestvINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv

Brain Drain Episode 16 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠Join us for just over an hour and a half of skateboarding antics & insane stunts from one of the U.K's most loveable stuntmen, Dan Joyce of Dirty Sanchez.In this episode we discuss working gimps, IBS, Vanessa Feltz, Sidewalk Magazine articles, Dirty Sanchez, Happy Skate Store, pissing off Bam Margera, Tony Hawk, Andrew Reynolds, Blink 182 & The Game - showing Jason Dill round London, meeting Ryan Dunn, The Gumball 3000 Rally, Subaru's and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode01:14 - Amazon thefts & 70 year olds stealing book shelves off the side of the street03:21 - Shark hoover chat & the height of sticking your nuts in a Dyson hand drier05:06 - Air Fryer giveaways & Teflon coating rumors06:28 - Intro (not that we needed it)07:10 - Is Toby a ghost & are you reincarnated as a dog?09:26 - When was the last time Joyce dressed up as a gimp?10:49 - Meeting Ed Templeton dressed up as the Gimp...11:45 - The birth/history of the gimps humble beginnings14:56 - The Gimp, drugs and Northampton Competitions with Ed Templeton17:08 - When did Joyce start skateboarding & the history of his father granting skateparks in London18:54 - Are you a gimper or a gimpee?19:31 - The gimp and club life & the realisation of streaking...22:15 - Getting IBS later on in life, shitting on demand, visiting the U.S.A. and more insane gimp antics with Reynolds25:48 - How did Joyce become a professional gimp in a club?27:14 - Shiny Bell and Scaremonger Socks, skating in Cornwall & scouts antics30:46 - The Vanessa Feltz show, re-meeting Andrew Horsley & stand up comedy...34:52 - Meeting Jason Dill & showing him round London38:14 - Dan's stand up comedy history & insane antics of the 3000 Miles: The Gumball Rally with Tony Hawk & Bam Margera...45:45 - Meeting Ryan Dunn, geeking out on Subaru cars & keeping Bam Margera in check48:26 - Partying with Bucky Lasek, filming Subaru videos & quitting filming car videos to promote more skateboarding50:50 - Good celebrity stories that come from the height of the Dirty Sanchez/Gumball Rally era, upsetting The Game, Blink 182 and the big crash in Serbia...54:20 - The urban myth of the Manquarium in Thailand and the grittiness of the Playboy Mansion56:07 - Nike X Sanchez advert and the birth of the Subaru content...58:52 - Stories from the Pritchard VS Dainton VHS & the infamous "Shit Clap" scene.1:07:04 - Joyce shitting on Pritchards back and other various stunts from the VHS1:09:54 - Joyce gatecrashing a Blink 182 Celebrity and realising certain things about Ricky Martin...1:11:55 - The aftermath of the Pritchard VS Dainton VHS and the birth of the Dirty Sanchez series/film & ADHD.1:13:45 - The craziest thing Joyce has seen aside from Sanchez & seeing Pancho nearly drown...1:16:46 - A friendly call from Lee Dainton to set the record straight about the car crash story...1:20:31 - The idea for a Dirty Sanchez x Baghead Crew "Dirty Bagheads" video...1:21:07 - Happy Skate (Dan Joyce's skateboard store...) & independent video work1:28:46 - GimpO'Clock, gifts and credits...Presenters: Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor & Forde Brookfield Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAlso available on Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes👀Need to WATCH more Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesTV 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakestvINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv

Brain Drain Episode 15 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠Join us for just under an hour 20 minutes of absolutely shocking, exploitive and secret insider information from one of the BBC's biggest child entertainers ever, the Art Ninja.In this episode we discuss working for the BBC, the birth of the popular kids TV show Art Ninja, skateboarding in Bristol, animation, fake adverts, tarantulas, saucy DM's, getting family and friends on his TV show much more! 00:00 - Coming up in this episode/Intro01:00 - Toby's new vacuum cleaner02:05 - This episodes special guest is none other than the Art Ninja himself, Ricky Martin03:05 - The Art Ninja was once a professional skateboarder!04:35 - Where is the Art Ninja from, growing up skating with Dibble and hitting his head at a skatepark06:20 - Dibble stories and the character of Art Ninja...08:25 - Toby initiating the conversation with Art Ninja & saucy DM's from random strangers on Instagram11:35 - Starting with animation that eventually lead to skateboarding and directing13:13 - Breaking into working for and creating media companies and eventually creating his own show which involves his family members20:27 - The birth of Art Ninja for the BBC & budgets per episode26:32 - Having to work with a tarantula 27:14 - The Art Ninja set, live Art Ninja & Brain Drain Podcast shows, judging art competitions and cameo appearances30:07 - Being noticed in the streets for his Art Ninja history...32:44 - Does Ricks partner watch Art Ninja?34:12 - What celebrities have appeared on the Art Ninja show & who was one of the worst to work with?36:51 - Why did Art Ninja end and has Ricky considered taking the show to another broadcasting company?38:21 - Friends and family appearances throughout the show & being suckered in to targeted adverts.40:40 - Does Forde know the Art Ninja theme tune?41:27 - How can Forde and Toby get their own TV show, finding fishy emails in regards to friends being underpaid, self proclaimed nicknames and saved by the bell end...44:17 - How long does it take to film each episode of Art Ninja46:59 - Behind the scenes ninjas & ninjettes...48:52 - How involved was Ricky with the editing process?49:53 - Does Ricky have future plans of working in TV & does he have a manager?52:48 - Rickys guests appearance on the TV show Justins House & creating fake commercials for brands...55:22 - Has Ricky ever thought about making merchandise for Art Ninja?1:00:15 - Who does Ricky skate with, Rex's & anonymous fan questions...1:07:28 - Forces random experience wild swimming in Sheffield and more anonymous fan questions...1:14:53 - Art Ninja draws Forde & Toby!1:17:40 - Closing statements, final comments and credits...Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes🛠️ Need to BUILD a Skateboard?🛠️ Watch This:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxzawhNQv8&t=3s💰Need to BUY Skateboards, Parts or Tools💰 Click Here:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/skate?filter.v.availability=1👀Need to WATCH more Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesTV 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakestvINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv

Brain Drain Episode 14 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠Join us for an hour 15 minutes of insider goodness with two of the U.K's most cherished skateboarders - Stuart Smith & Lucy Adams of LovenskateIn this episode we discuss alien conspiracy, the history of Lovenskate, screen printing boards, making zines, Metallica, biscuit tax, the rise of board prices, collaborations with Carhartt, Lucys first pro model, white dipped boards, net worths and much more! 00:00 - Intro01:54 - Does Stu or Lucy believe in ghosts?05:13 - Where does Stu and Lucy stand with Aliens?10:00 - Let's talk about Lovenskate's origin...18:20 - How long did it take Stu to start printing boards after he'd only been making zines, the first Lovenskate rider & the first Lovenskate pro rider20:07 - How long after the birth of Lovenskate was it before Lucy Adams started riding for Lovenskate?24:20 - Details of Lucys first fully white dipped pro board25:34 - Geeking out over Lovenskate wood, Pennswood Woodshop, Generator Woodshop and the first ever full camouflage wrapped board32:33 - The Lovenskate x Metallica collaboration series37:24 - Future Lovenskate collaborations...38:03 - Lovenskates frequent collaborations with Carhartt40:54 - Lovenskates undivided love for tea43:25 - Biscuit talk... what are pink wafers made of? What biscuit holds its structural integrity whilst dipping?44:42 - Would you rather sell a higher priced screen printed board or sell a cheaper board that's heat transferred? 45:56 - The constant rise in board prices, butter and the love of screen printing skateboard decks...51:43 - The energy that goes into screen printing and making skateboards55:19 - The madness of the Lovenskate printing facility and hand printing/lino printed skateboard decks58:04 - What are Stu and Lucys favourite boards released through Lovenskate (and their favourite artists)?1:03:08 - Lucys history of female skateboarding and who's currently pushing the female movement forward in skateboarding?1:08:33 - The radness of Fast Forward by Lazo Footwear1:12:16 - What's in the future for Lovenskate?1:14:50 - Lucy Adams net worth...1:15:35 - That's a wrap!Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes🛠️ Need to BUILD a Skateboard?🛠️ Watch This:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxzawhNQv8&t=3s💰Need to BUY Skateboards, Parts or Tools💰 Click Here:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/skate?filter.v.availability=1👀Need to WATCH more Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesTV 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakestvINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv

Brain Drain Episode 13 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠Join us for an hour 40 minutes of insanity from one of Wales' most outrageous stunt men, Matthew Pritchard.In this episode we discuss getting stabbed, Dirty Sanchez, stalkers, Iron Man challenges, Globe Footwear, Panic Skateboards, the iconic Milton Keynes double set ollie, getting numerous sponsorship deals on the same day, Pritchard VS. Dainton, Snog, Marry, Avoid, The Pain Men and much more! 00:00 - Intro01:30 - Air fryer talk 02:58 - Lemmy The Marathon Dog04:30 - Have you ever been abducted by an alien, what makes a blueberry a 10/10?07:36 - How long has Pritchard been on the vegan lifestyle?08:22 - What does Pritchard think to Greggs sausage rolls?10:53 - Pritchards history of skateboarding, meeting Pancho & Dainton, the first spots he skated & his first shop sponsor City Surf14:47 - Pritchards guest clips in P-Stones early full length video15:26 - Pritchards history with Panic Skateboards, skating/winning Redlands competitions and getting numerous sponsorship deals...22:24 - Skating with Dan McGee, Paul Shier & skating the famous Milton Keynes Double Set30:40 - Skating for Rookies, meeting a Foo Fighter & getting absolutely wild in New York38:04 - When did Pritchard start working for Globe Footwear?40:15 - The Birth of Dirty Sanchez42:20 - The Pritchard VS Dainton video & Dan Joyce's shit antics!46:08 - When Pritchard met Joyce47:35 - What's the worst stunt Pritchard endured whilst filming for Dirty Sanchez?50:55 - How did the pro Globe shoe come round?54:13 - What's Pritchards net worth, Dirty Sanchez Live Shows & the false World Record paintball challenge...56:41 - Getting stabbed in the neck and chest in Norfolk1:01:51 - Snog, Marry, Avoid...1:04:58 - Pritchards favourite Lee Dainton tattoo & other random Sanchez boys tattoos...1:09:32 - Pritchards change to veganism1:14:04 - Iron Man challenges, rowing the Atlantic Ocean and doing more insane challenges on a vegan diet1:16:47 - Live Sanchez Shows & spoken word tours1:18:34 - Crazy fan tattoos, stalkers and stories1:21:32 - Balls of Steel and drinking bleach1:25:55 - Running round an aeroplane naked and pissing on famous rappers1:27:35 - SWYD tattoo & barber store1:29:47 - Where is Pritchard at with skateboarding in modern times & Forty Skate Co in Dubai1:37:10 - Wrap up, closing statements and credits + Toby's podcasters knee.Presenters: Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor & Forde BrookfieldEdited by: Forde Brookfield @funeralfordeProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & most major streaming platforms.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes🛠️ Need to BUILD a Skateboard?🛠️ Watch This:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxzawhNQv8&t=3s💰Need to BUY Skateboards, Parts or Tools💰 Click Here:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/skate?filter.v.availability=1👀Need to WATCH more Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesTV 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakestvINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv

Brain Drain Episode 12 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠Join us for just over an hour of social media wizardry from one of TikTok's most popular skateboarding content creators, Ashley Mercer.In this episode we discuss much more!00:00 - Disclaimer/Intro00:33 - A warm welcome and thank you's to everyone who's been tuning in01:45 - It's Ashley Mercer!02:07 - Toby continuing his rants of flakey ghosts03:11 - Ashleys introduction to skateboarding, The House Skatepark and childhood skateboarding friends.08:55 - How long was it before Ashley got more active within the Sheffield scene?09:52 - The roughness of Cookson Skatepark and growing up in a "rough" area of Sheffield11:57 - Does Ashley ever get recognised for his TikTok videos outside of Sheffield?14:20 - How long has Ashley been on TikTok and when did he start gaining popularity from his videos?19:35 - Working at a trampoline/inflatable park21:15 - When did Ashley start seeing serious numbers from TikTok & the skate wings skateboard23:40 - What was Ashleys first video that went viral & why certain clips filmed on video cameras don't reach a wider audience?31:16 - Having to edit the same video in various app's to meet Instagrams & TikTok's criteria32:40 - Has Ashley ever had comments on his social media asking if he can actually skate & Ashley Tre Flipping serious stair sets!36:06 - Does Ashley make money from TikTok, what endorsements does he get from TikTok and what's one of the most random product he's ever received?39:04 - Ashley receiving Chinese replica footwear and other clothing random items40:38 - How did Ashley get a social media marketing agent and the birth of the U.Ks Worst Skatepark45:14 - Finding a gun at the skatepark!!!!47:12 - Making videos for Head and Shoulders & Virgin Media55:44 - Is TikTok Ashley's main job, being a delivery driver and gaining recognition from TikTok whilst working his day job56:39 - How long til Ashley started "coining" it in, more information about his marketing agency and dream endorsements59:03 - How many U.K. skateboarders are popular TikTok influencers, meeting Dan Webb & why does he use American currency in his videos? 1:02:15 - Has Ashley received any backlash from the skateboarding community for being a popular TikToker and retuning back to skateboarding after a long hiatus1:07:47 - Ashleys work for Zombie Experience, getting contact lenses stuck in his eye and secret TikTok related WhatsApp group chats...1:11:11 - Is there any new, prominent social media platforms coming out anytime soon, screen times & how detrimental would it be if Ashley lost his phone?1:14:35 - Has Ashley received any plaques from his immense viewership & who would he be most stoked to collaborate with in the future? 1:18:13 - What does Ashley think of the film Kes & seeing some suspicious activity in Barnsley...1:22:21 - Ashley signs us out of a very social media influencer related episode1:23:02 - CreditsPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesFollow our Insta's:@braindrainshow@tobybatchelor @funeralforde@dontfollowfrazer@rollersnakes @rollersnakesshopderby🛠️ Need to BUILD a Skateboard?🛠️ Watch This:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxzawhNQv8&t=3s💰Need to BUY Skateboards, Parts or Tools💰 Click Here:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/skate?filter.v.availability=1👀Need to WATCH more Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesDerby 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakesderbyINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv

Brain Drain Episode 11 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠Join us for just over an hour of immensely brilliant skateboarding history with the Scottish powerhouse Lord Div Adam.In this episode we discuss Anti Hero Skateboards, touring America, skating with legends such as Jeff Grosso, Darren Navarette, Stu Graham, Night of the Living Dead events, Nass Festival poop antics, touring New Zealand, unreal packages, how Div ended up riding for Anti Hero much more!Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesFollow:@braindrainshow@tobybatchelor @funeralforde@dontfollowfrazer@rollersnakes @rollersnakesshopderby🛠️ Need to BUILD a Skateboard?🛠️ Watch This:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxzawhNQv8&t=3s💰Need to BUY Skateboards, Parts or Tools💰 Click Here:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/skate?filter.v.availability=1👀Need to WATCH more Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesDerby 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakesderbyINSTA: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv00:00 - Disclaimer/Intro00:40 - Our special guest on this episode is Lord Div00:50 - Who came up with adding "Lord" to Div's name?01:29 - Going on trips with Jess Grosso, Forde meeting Div, Frank Gerwer, Rune Glifberg and more in Copenhagen.04:00 - How did Div end up riding for Anti Hero Skateboards?06:52 - How long was it before Div went to America with Stu Graham?07:49 - What did Div get in his packages from Deluxe Distribution?08:50 - Has Div ever met Andy Roy & Bam paying for Andy's teeth.09:40 - Anti Hero's New Zealand trip, "The Body Corporate" premiere in Copenhagen, staying in California, skating with Navarette, Rattray & skating the DC ramp.12:18 - Div skating Washington Street13:35 - Is it true that Darren Navarette drives round in a hearse, Grosso shooting a photo of Navarette in a Baghead Crew shirt and the Creature Skateboards guys premiering Baghead Crew videos.15:28 - Div returning from the states to find out that chavs started wearing skateboarding clothes and Vans shoes whilst skateboarders started wearing tracksuits and Air Max shoes.18:40 - Skating Bucky Lasek's bowl with Navarette and Chris & Zach Miller & eventually learning to build concrete parks.22:39 - Div riding for Adio Footwear, spilling beer on Tony Hawk and learning 540's with advice from Omar Hassan and PLG.26:41 - Where about in Scotland is Div from and does his brother Colin Adam still skate?30:33 - Night of the living Dead events in Liverpool, throwing pigs heads unto the crowd and beer soaked madness.35:06 - When did Div start venturing out of Scotland and start travelling the U.S.A?37:29 - Where is Div living now & building the skatepark in Melton Mowbray.42:50 - MBC Skate Shop in Glasgow and shooting sequences on film at Lincoln City Skatepark in Portland, Oregon.46:05 - Hanging out with Julien Stranger, the Americans handling Divs accent, how Div ended up on the New Zealand trip with the Anti Hero crew and the premiere of "The Body Corporate" in Copenhagen.51:00 - Building DIY parks in Copenhagen, sleeping in a skip and Forde filming Rune Glifberg.55:01 - Div skating Coastal Carnage with Rune Glifberg and Tom Remillard, winning two grand and getting called Satan by Brian Schaefer.56:56 - Skating and building parks with Ben Schroeder.1:03:37 - Thankyou's, farewells and roll the credits.1:04:08 - Credits

Brain Drain Episode 10 with Toby Batchelor and Forde Brookfield 🧠00:00 - Intro01:02 - Our very special guest is Nick Zorla01:20 - What is Zorlacs body clock, lifestyle pattern & real last name?05:10 - What time does Toby wake up in the morning?06:51 - How does Zorlac work around an opposite sleep pattern and has there ever been a time when Zorlac has travelled to a country with a huge time difference that his sleeping pattern has been regular?09:45 - Zorlacs meaning of life...12:02 - How does Zorlac work around sending out board orders for stores whilst being awake through unsociable orders?14:54 - Where does Zorlac run the Death Skateboards operation from and the madness of the House of Doom?21:35 - How did Zorlac meet Richie Jackson whilst on a trip to Australia and also end up sponsoring Patrick Melcher years later?29:27 - Forde meeting Zarosh at the "Into the Void: premiere at the house of Vans, London. Zarosh screen printing his own pro boards and shipping them over from the States to the U.K., mining gold for the aliens. Forde & Toby's matching Death Skateboards tattoos.34:30 - Death Skateboards Ordinary Madness premiere, police cars, riot vans and drunken madness. Skating full pipes and the potential to drown if the reservoir opens. Richie Jackson thanking Zorlac for finding him many years prior in Australia. 43:36 - Into the Void premiere at the House of Vans, London being the busiest U.K. skateboarding video premiere of all time.44:50 - Illegal tricks and lines in the 90's, the brilliance of skateboard graphics, people collecting decks that don't skate, endless skateboarding variations and infinite skateboarding. 52:46 - Achieving complete euphoria when learning skateboarding tricks regardless of your age, inventing tricks you've personally never seen before.1:01:52 - The greatness of Mark Nicolson and realising that Nicolson was one of the original kids asking for Death Skateboards to produce skateboarding decks, the first Kickflip Coffin Grind, lens hits and tapeless VX1000's,1:07:31 - Who's been the best Death Skateboards filmer over the 25 years?1:08:21 - How did Zorlac meet Zarosh, distributing P-Stones VHS tapes, taking P-Stone to crush English spots, eventually meeting Zarosh and reconnecting with old friends in foreign countries 20 years later.1:16:45 - Old Death stalkers and lurkers.1:17:52 - The legend of Matt Bain, driving 3 hours for a beer, avoiding being knocked out, meeting the singer from the Fine Young Cannibals, Matt Bain snapping his tooth, gluing it back in and getting a horrid face infection. 1:25:20 - The wide range of artists used to design skateboard decks for Death Skateboards, who made the Cates is a Cunt graphic?, punching doors off its hinges.1:30:32 - Working with Fos after meeting at Harrow Skatepark in the early 90's, distributing Heroin Skateboards, distributing Heroin Skateboards for 15 years and friendships loyalty.1:32:20 - Forde's fake graphics for Death Skateboards, Toby's guest pro filmer wheels and more artwork submissions for future Death Skateboards graphics.1:40:18 - Nick Zorlacs new band "Vermin Control" and band practises in Tesco carparks in Watford out the back of a transit van. 1:42:40 - Zorlacs favourite U.K. and U.S skateboarders. skateboarding, the importance of skateboarding on social media, distributing Consolidated in the U.K. and meeting John Cardiel at Harrow Skatepark.1:58:58 - Why has Nick Zorlac never given himself a pro board on Death Skateboards?2:06:02 - Death Skateboards is 25 years old, business issue, the impact of Covid, issues with fellow distribution companies, who's had the most pro graphics on Death?2:16:08 - Nick Zorlacs new clothing brand "Consume"2:22:13 - What's going to happen in the next 25 years with skateboarding and Death Skateboards, why are board prices becoming so expensive?2:26:50 - What is Zorlacs favourite Death video?2:38:38 - How often does Zorlac skate?

Brain Drain Episode 9 with Forde Brookfield and Toby Batchelor 🧠Join us for three hours of immensely brilliant skateboarding history.In this episode we discuss discovering Ben Raemers and guiding him through his career, Munsons history of skateboarding & snowboarding, working for Airwalk & Duffs Footwear, riding for Panic & Forty Skateboards, therapy, suicide prevention, scoring fishing magazine covers, owning a load of successful brands and and much more!00:00 - Disclaimer/Intro01:33 - Our special guest is the wonderful, legendary, fishing maniac Mark Munson02:05 - Today tells us about his sex shop routines04:20 - How did Munson get into skateboarding and his history with snowboarding...16:20 - Ben Raemers on a trip to the Cayman Islands and Mansons introduction to Ben Schroeder20:42 - Geeking out and looking up to older generations of skateboarders24:04 - Baggy trousers, small wheels, rave scenes and avoiding drugs26:25 - Transition skating in '88 & '89 when street skateboarding & pressure flips were booming29:35 - How Munson got into snowboarding & living abroad for a few seasons37:10 - Getting back into skateboarding and finding a 8 & 10 foot vert ramp in a barn near Les Arcs39:32 - 1999 Quiksilver Bowl Riders event that changed everything...47:14 - Becoming skateboard & snowboard team manager for Airwalk Footwear and Duotone49:55 - The transition from Airwalk to Duffs Footwear and riding for Panic Skateboards55:00 - Getting a call from Nick Jackson and working for Duffs Footwear1:08:22 - Meeting Ben Raemers at Walton-on-the-Naze, being blown away at his trick selection, battling his eating disorders, getting him in the van every weekend on trips & tours, giving Ben pointers on tricks and lines to learn, hiding from U.K. magazines and companies, getting Ben on the path of becoming an international skateboarding phenomenon, not having an ego, his first 14 page interview for Kingpin Mag, Ben's first aeroplane experience and eventually riding for Consolidated Skateboards, Converse Footwear, Volcom, Enjoi Skateboards and many more brands...1:30:03 - Losing Ben to Suicide, Munson speaking at Ben's funeral, Ryan Sherman's "Lands End" Suicide Awareness documentary, the Ben Raemers Foundation, how Ben would hate all of the attention and how we can all open up to one another to avoid and prevent suicide as much as possible.1:42:36 - Do you think social media has added to the amount of suicide in society today?1:45:35 - Getting in to, and the benefits of therapy, learning how to broaden your basic tools and how to cope in the best way possible with anger, depression and many more given situations. Understanding how to take responsibility, learning how to maintain healthy friendships/relationships and coping with day to day issues and accepting that failure is not failure but a step in the right direction.2:13:12 - A deep dive into Munsons fishing covers, getting into business, bringing fishing attire to the mainstream, Carpe-Diem clothing, Navitas Clothing, Vermin Skateboarding Apparel, and his many more business ventures.2:30:07 - Riding for Forty Skate Co, going private for ACL surgery so he can continue to skate, getting a pro board on Forty, catching a rare fish, shooting photos for fishing magazine covers, getting a pro wheel on Muchefuck Wheels and releasing his new video part to accompany his upcoming pro board. 2:58:43 - Sign off's, farewells and thank you's to Mark Muson2:58:32 - CreditsPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewLive Mixing: Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAvailable on our Instagram, Spotify & Youtube.www.youtube.com/@RollersnakesTV/videoswww.open.spotify.com/show/2OnU5KsET6XytvDF1iZF3gwww.instagram.com/braindrainshow

Brain Drain Episode 8 with Toby Batchelor and Forde Brookfield 🧠Join us for two hours of skateboarding history.In this episode we discuss filming for Palace Skateboards, Blueprint Skateboards, The Harmony Skateboards, Piff Sticks, "how-to" prison tutorials, Jak Pietryga, VX1000's, HD filming, being unaware of the two meter rule and and much more!Send us your voice notes, messages, kooks of the week, people we should follow and much more to;(+44) 738337515900:00 - Disclaimer/Intro00:22 - Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening or Goodnight 00:37 - Toby tells us about the last three weeks & his crabbing experience01:14 - Forde tells us about his trip to America with the Fancylad Skateboards crew, seeing a random person with a gun, filming Matt Tomasello and more!06:14 - Our special guest of the episode is Dane "Morph" Crook!06:53 - What glasses are those?07:03 - Where did the nickname "Morph" come from?11:53 - When did Morph get out of prison?12:28 - How long did it take Morph to get a phone when he was released from prison?, receiving new clothes from Palace and shoes from Nike SB14:10 - Do skateboard filmers get more respect now?16:05 - When did you start skateboarding and how did it transition into filming?23:29 - Filming Jak Pietryga, getting called rude by Nick Jensen & filming his one and only full length video26:00 - After his first full length video, how long was it before he started filming The Harmony Skateboards30:37 - Morphs first skateboard & nice smelling Blueprint boards31:36 - Forde regretting missing the peak era of Blueprint Skateboards33:11 - Morph talking about how he grew up admiring Blueprint Skateboards34:08 - How did Morph end up filming for Blueprint Skateboards?40:50 - How long did filming for Blueprint last before it went under?42:40 - Have you seen the new Jamie Griffin part?46:50 - The history of Morphs Clapton mini ramp, Tom Penny's Sidewalk cover & more!51:25 - Filming for the Albion video & growing up admiring the Static video series53:48 - Chris Pulmans return to skateboarding56:12 - Where did Morph go after Blueprint ended, working for Sidewalk Magazine and more1:00:08 - After doing various video jobs, how long before Morph ended up filming for Palace?1:03:04 - Modifying fisheye lenses with Shoe Glue & digital VX1000's1:05:50 - What's Morphs current order when he eats chicken?1:07:27 - Prison food & DIY toaster cookers1:09:50 - Filming "How-To" videos in prison1:13:09 - Making homemade alcohol1:20:30 - How long was it after prison before Morph came out of prison and started filming again and thinking new plastic money was fake1:22:06 - Potentially being released during covid1:24:25 - Being released from prison and being mistaken for a bin man1:24:55 - Buying tobacco shortly after covid restrictions had been loosened and wearing a mask1:25:55 - Going to Burger King on the day of his release1:26:23 - Helping finish the new Palace Skateboards Beta Max video, putting in more work on his own brand Piff Sticks and coming out of prison and being welcomed back into the skateboarding scene1:30:18 - Being more conscious when filming hyjinx in modern skateboarding1:35:15 - Tell us a little bit more about Piff Sticks & finding out an American company stole the Piff Sticks name...1:40:07 - What are you currently filming on and filming independently for various skateboarding companies1:56:00 - Hit up Morph if you're in London and want to skate!1:56:15 - Closing statements1:56:56 - CreditsPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @funeralfordeLive Mixing: Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAvailable on our Instagram, Spotify & Youtube.www.youtube.com/@RollersnakesTV/videoswww.open.spotify.com/show/2OnU5KsET6XytvDF1iZF3gwww.instagram.com/braindrainshow

Brain Drain Episode 34 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠

Join us for just shy of an hour of incoherent gobbledygook with the founders of Dadlands Carpark and Groans Brigade, the minds behind the iconic Voltarol Open event for decrepit skaters 👴🏻

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31:58 - Who's Coming To VO3

33:40 - Challenges

38:30 - The UFO

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44:18 - Curb Encounters Of The Third Kind

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50:12 - Wrapping Up / Credits

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Brain Drain Episode Seven with Forde Brookfield and Toby Batchelor 🧠Join us for two hours and 15 minutes of skateboarding history.In this episode we discuss gimps, starting riots, Mike V, ADHD, NBD's, magazine covers, crazy fans, unreal tours, first sponsors, drugs, alcohol & sobriety, Pritchard vs Dainton, Witchcraft, Creature, airport dramas and much more!

0:00 - Disclaimer/Intro00:29 - Which ones Brain and which ones Drain?00:49 - Welcome to Season Two of the Brain Drain Show with special guests...01:11 - Dainton & Habgood and their travels upto the podcast02:08 - Getting cancelled and seeing Daint do some crazy shit in real life + ideas too risky to film03:30 - G97, Dainton meeting Dan Joyce for the first time ever, Habgood starting riots and Mike V05:39 - Enter the Gimp, groping Ed Templeton and ADHD07:30 - Dan Joyce staying at the Warner Ave house with Reynolds, the Baker crew and Shiny Bell Attire09:02 - Birmingham arena show, pissing in your own mouth and piss shyness10:12 - Habgood's part in Purpose Built, BS Heelflip down Lloyds in Bristol and last minute video editing in the premiere night11:19 - When did Habgood start skateboarding? 14:30 - Who was the first person Habgood ever met skateboarding?17:42 - What was Habgood's first proper sponsors in skateboarding?18:54 - Habgood talks us through his first photo in a skateboarding magazine which ended up being the cover itself...21:30 - What other covers did Habgood have? and how many did he have?26:00 - What is Dainton's net worth? Where exactly does his source of wealth come from?29:00 - When did Dainton start skateboarding? 32:32 - What's the wildest fan encounter Dainton has ever had?34:57 - Dainton gives us the low down on the Pritchard vs Dainton VHS, working for footwear companies and getting up to no good...39:58 - Why goes Habgood only use CAPITAL LETTERS when he sends messages42:35 - ADHD talk and hinderances 44:37 - A brief history of drugs and alcohol58:16 - One of Habgood's favourite Tom Penny stories1:01:34 - What's going on with Kill City Skateboards?1:07:02 - Fighting Ben Leyden, airport drama and selling the story to a newspaper1:10:50 - The history of Dainton riding for Death Skateboards, tours, hot sauce pranks and insane popularity1:12:52 - Dainton's Satan Sauce1:16:52 - Was Death Squad the Movie the first video Dainton starred in and getting Pritchard to quit Rookies Skateboards to ride for Death Skateboards1:23:01 - Habgood's history of riding for Witchcraft, getting boards from Creature, Shiner Distribution and French's artwork1:28:25 - Pritchard & Dainton joking to one another about various sponsorships and pro shoe endorsements until they both eventually getting paid and pro shoes on Etnies & Globe footwear1:34:04 - What's Dainton's relationship with Pritchard in 2023, future video ideas between Dirty Sanchez & Baghead Crew and 20 years of Pritchard vs Dainton1:36:20 - Filming full length skate videos, people getting bored of waiting and the long process of making full length skateboarding videos in 20231:39:47 - Receiving numerous DM's about skate spots, people struggling to find links in your bio, blatantly ignoring flyers and posters and more1:41:16 - What did Habgood do between riding for Creature, to Witchcraft and eventually Forty Skate Co?1:46:30 - More Tom Penny stories and seeing Penny do insane things off camera1:54:50 - What is Dainton's current camera set up?2:04:03 - Dainton's fact about the Pritchard vs Dainton video to Habgood2:04:52 - Habgood's 20+ years working in the skateboarding industry, being passively baked, Stu Grahams pierced nipples, tours, Rollersnakes video log's and more2:13:46 - Sign off's, farewells and thank you's to Lee Dainton & Joe Habgood2:14:20 - CreditsAvailable on our Instagram and Youtube.www.youtube.com/@RollersnakesTV/videoswww.open.spotify.com/show/2OnU5KsET6XytvDF1iZF3gwww.instagram.com/braindrainshowFollow us:@braindrainshow

Brain Drain BONUS Episode with Forde Brookfield and Toby Batchelor 🧠

Join us for an hour of the top highlights in Season 1, everything from 'Andy From Shropshires' messages to the Airfryer Saga. If you missed an episode you can go Back and watch them all on our channel.

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0:00 - Intro/Brain Drain Update

2:10 - Ep 1 Highlights

3:48 - Ep 2 Highlights

6:40 - Ep 3 Highlights

22:14 - Ep 4 Highlights

35:04 - Ep 5 Highlights

46:19 - Ep 6 Highlights

55:25 - AIRFRYER WINNER!

56:26 - Credits & Thank yous

56:50 - Blooper

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Brain Drain Episode Six with Forde Brookfield and Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for just under an hour of pure ramblings, skateboarding nonsense and other obscurities that we muster up. In this episode we discuss the death of Dwindle, the birth of Sidewalk Distribution, skateboarding rituals, Voltarol Open 2, Sabbath Wheels & Heathen Skateboards Black Mass event, NSD Network's Gauntlet event, announce multiple winners from our endless giveaways, Lazo's Fast Forward video, Joey O'Brian's Alien Workshop video and much more! Send us your voice notes, messages, kooks of the week, people we should follow and much more to; (+44) 7383375159 0:00 - Disclaimer/Intro 00:21 - Good morning from your two favourite goths 00:53 - What did Toby get upto this weekend and why do we have a new set? 01:44 - Where are the guys going on holiday? 02:42 - Toby calls out ghosts for being continually shite 03:47 - Toby tells us about his scary house spider encounter 05:40 - Toby visits a German Zoo and gets scared by a big spider 08:25 - Forde tells us about his weekend search for full pipes 10:20 - Voltarol Open 2 Arthritic Boogaloo Event Info 10:40 - Sabbath & Heathens Black Mass 2 & NSD's Gauntlet Event Info 12:22 - Dwindle Distributions death and the birth of Sidewalk Distribution by Louie Barletta, Steve Douglas, Bod Boyle, and Bill Weiss 15:26 - The BIGGEST News you'll ever hear!!! 16:03 - NINJA U.K. ARE GIVING AWAY A FOODI DUAL ZONE 7.6L AIR FRYER!!! 17:26 - How can you win the Ninja Foodi Dual Zone Air Fryer? 17:58 - Shitting in a saucepan and information on how you can win the Ninja Foodi Dual Zone Air Fryer 20:00 - Would Matt Pritchard help us run an Air Frying event? 20:40 - Announcing the 3 separate winners of the FP Insoles are... 24:28 - Announcing the winner of the incredible Heathen Skateboards package... VIDEO CHAT 25:34 - Video Chat Intro 26:04 - Lazo Presents "Fast Forward" Barbie Section 30:20 - Joey O'Brain's Alien Worshop Part 33:46 - Stinker of the week is... MAIL BAG 34:38 - Mail Bag Intro 35:27 - What is currently wrong with skateboarding? 37:28 - Who could land a kickflip first go? Toby or Forde? 38:13 - Toby's first go kickflip... 38:21 - We're back in the room 38:32 - Could the U.K. host a large scale event like the XGames 40:30 - The most CONTROVERSIAL Tom Penny question we've ever received!!! 42:50 - Adidas hosting the Kader wear test at Hop King in London and no one shared a single clip... 45:20 - The guy who fired Bill Weiss 45:58 - Another reminder on how to win an Air Fryer from Ninja Kitchen U.K. 46:10 - AI generated question: What are your weird rituals in skateboarding? 48:40 - It's a goodbye from us. Thank you everyone for tuning into Season One. Season Two with very special guests coming very soon Presented and Edited by: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor Title animations by: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune by: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Live mixing by: Frazer Murphy Also available on our Instagram and Youtube. www.youtube.com/@RollersnakesTV/videos www.open.spotify.com/show/2OnU5KsET6XytvDF1iZF3g www.instagram.com/braindrainshow Follow all our socials to stay upto date: @braindrainshow @rollersnakesderby @rollersnakes @bagheadcrew @funeralforde @tobybatchelor

Brain Drain Episode Five with Forde Brookfield and Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for just over an hour and 20 minutes of pure ramblings, skateboarding nonsense and other obscurities that we muster up. In this episode we discuss cannibalism, hiding from pro skateboarders, being abducted by the Crowman, discuss three amazing video parts, Andy Andersons gooch, reveal our stinker of the week and read some of the wildest mail bag questions to date! Send us your voice notes, messages, kooks of the week, people we should follow and much more to; (+44) 7383375159 00:00 - Disclaimer/Intro 00:21 - Welcome to the show & Toby's mum sleepover + a message to the listeners. 1:09 - What has Forde been upto since the last episode? 2:44 - What's Toby's opinion on tic tac rollaways? 5:36 - What has Toby been up to since our last episode? 6:23 - What Fordes four words to sum up the episodes so far? 6:55 - Will Forde ever cry on an episode of the show? 7:54 - Toby's sleep over with his mummy, children's parties and other related staring stories... 9:15 - Eating babies and cannibalism... 10:07 - Fordes ESTA got approved 10:24 - Toby's Adidas event, seeing Maite, Ben Plumb & Blondey + Tim Hunt being too drunk 11:00 - Toby hiding from Chewy Cannon & Benny Fairfax 11:10 - The Crowman cometh, who does he love? and the sponsor of the week is Heathen Skateboards 13:11 - Toby returns... 13:32 - What is Forde currently vaping & gaining endorsements from Crystal Vape Bars and Ninja Kitchen utensils 14:29 - A handy air frying tip for churros 15:58 - Who else does Toby & Forde want to be endorsed by? VIDEO CHAT 18:20 - Griffin Gass "Orca Card" for Spitfire Wheels 26:16 - The Heated Wheels "Five Minute Full Length" video 32:10 - A very random advert on the Nine Club Show... 33:06 - A Shoutout to Dan Cates 34:14 - Rowan Daveis Pro for Girl Skateboards part STINKER OF THE WEEK 39:29 - This weeks Stinker of the week is... MAIL BAG 40:00 - What are your opinions on brands not selling to certain stores 42:35 - What's going on with the increase in skateboard decks at the moment? 45:52 - Why are people adding too many words into trick names? 47:18 - What was Fordes first tattoo? 49:47 - Air fryers are amazing and anyone who disagrees can eat a d**k 50:00 - What trucks do Forde and Toby both ride? 52:07 - Does BDM stand for Brown Dickies Man? 53:12 - What's going on with Fordes outfits? The hat in the last episode was cray cray! 53:43 - Why are ghosts such f*****g flakes? 54:36 - Which U.K. Skateboarder has the best kickflip? 57:07 - Which U.K. Skateboarders are you into right now? 1:00:37 - Gooch shaving whilst thinking about Andy Anderson 1:02:11 - Is there going to be a regular recipe feature & horses are big dogs 1:03:23 - What's better: Get Lesta or Baghead Crew? 1:04:17 - Opinions on the Route One drama... 1:06:03 - Can Toby breakdance? 1:06:34 - What's your opinion on TicTok related skateboarding edits? 1:07:38 - How many friends does Toby actually have? 1:08:18 - Why is the Century Optics an industry standard and is an Opteka a faux pas? 1:17:03 - How can you win some fresh Heathen Skateboards gear? 1:18:57 - And the winner of the Krooked Zig Zagger deck is... 1:19:52 - Thank you's, fair wells and goodbyes. 1:21:30 - Credits Presented and Edited by: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor Title animations by: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune by: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Live mixing by: Frazer Murphy Also available on our Instagram and Youtube. www.youtube.com/@RollersnakesTV/videos www.open.spotify.com/show/2OnU5KsET6XytvDF1iZF3g www.instagram.com/braindrainshow Follow all our socials to stay upto date: @braindrainshow @rollersnakesderby @rollersnakes @bagheadcrew @funeralforde @tobybatchelor

Brain Drain Episode Four with Forde Brookfield and Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for an hour and 20 minutes of pure ramblings, skateboarding nonsense and other obscurities that we muster up. In this episode we discuss how stoked we are to be skateboarders, what we've been upto over the week and weekend, what Air Fryers are dominating the market, more Tom Penny stories, Casper Brooker & Mike Arnold, shaving taboo places, review 4 great skateboarding videos and read through our biggest mailbag to date!!! Send us your voice notes, messages, kooks of the week, people we should follow and much more to; (+44) 7383375159 00:00 - Disclaimer/Intro 00:21 - Good Morning and Welcome from your friendly hosts 1:00 - Toby's amazing Lee Blackwell story with Jesse Martinez & Snakeboards 1:42 - What've we been upto this weekend, week and terrible dogshit currys, why is Nick Zorlac called Zorlac? 3:41 - Do you know who Jerry Chadwick & Scotty LaDouche is? 4:17 - How stoked are we to be skateboarders? 4:49 - VX1000 Documentary 6:00 When is the Rasheed for Heathen Skateboards part dropping? 6:42 - Where can you send your voice notes, DM's and messages to? 6:54 - What did Forde get up to this weekend? Filming with Rasheed & Ronny 7:18 - Does Forde have an Air Fryer and what is Tobys Air Fryer of choice? 8:13 - Tobys secret tips on cooking broccoli in an Air Fryer 9:50 - Forde discovers how cardboard is made 10:14 - A Tom Penny story from Billy Dick Fingers & BDSM 12:00 - Shit hot beanie hat news 12:25 - Sponsor of the Week is Footprint Insoles 14:00 - Who do YOU think will win skater of the year... 15:35 - Casper Brooker vs Mike Arnold 17:21 - When Forde met Tyshawn and Nick Cave in New York 20:45 - Tobys farmyard story... 21:58 - Have you ever shaved your gooch? VIDEO CHAT 24:45 - Trent McClung's Venture Part 28:25 - Mason Silva "Take A Lap" Part 35:40 - Masher Swampfest 2023 39:30 - "Fungeon Tour" Dungeon X Fun is Dead video MAIL BAG 48:28 - Who's the horniest skateboarder? 49:55 - How do you feel about female skateboarders getting free cars and large endorsements? 53:43 - Who does Toby think has Dad of the Year 2023? 54:31 - Toby gets told off by his mother... 55:30 - Forde looks like Brian Potter from Phoenix Nights 56:00 - Fan love from Sam from Inverness 56:13 - What are your opinions on SkateboardGB and skateboarding in the olympics 58:18 - Nyjah's outfits and the current trend of fashion in skateboarding 1:03:00 - Would you like a bite of my big tasty? 1:03:26 - What do you think of hacking to flat at skateparks? 1:05:07 - Can Joe Hinson skate switch? 1:05:58 - What Trucks should I buy? 1:08:22 - Should I put rails on my skateboard? 1:10:36 - Another reminder on how to win some Foot Print insoles... 1:11:20 - ...and the winner of a years supply of bolts and wax is... 1:12:34 - Is Forde a Kickflipper or a Heelflipper & shout out my cat 1:13:16 - Who has the best U.K. Frontside Ollies? 1:15:00 - Do either Forde or Toby do anything weird with their skateboard set up's? 1:16:45 - Did Forde and Toby get a McDonalds after the last episode? 1:17:23 - Thank you's, fair wells and goodbyes. 1:17:50 - DON'T FORGET THE VOLTAROL OPEN 1:18:10 - Credits 1:18:27 - VOLTAROL 2, MAY 13TH ADVERT Presented and Edited by: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor Title animations by: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune by: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Live mixing by: Frazer Murphy Also available on our Instagram and Youtube. www.youtube.com/@RollersnakesTV/videos www.open.spotify.com/show/2OnU5KsET6XytvDF1iZF3g www.instagram.com/braindrainshow Follow all our socials to stay upto date: @braindrainshow @rollersnakesderby @rollersnakes @bagheadcrew @funeralforde @tobybatchelor

Brain Drain Episode Three with Forde Brookfield and Toby Batchelor 🧠Join us for over an hour of ramblings and nonsense. In todays episode, we discuss marriage predictions, Jesse Thomas taking first place, camera equipment we both film on, our favourite videos, skateboarding full lengths that changed skateboarding culture as well as reviewing Ragdolls new video part, the monster Energy "Side Mission" full length, Toby reveals his Stinker of the Week and we read out some pretty outrageous fan messages, DM's and voice notes... Send us your voice notes, messages, kooks of the week, people we should follow and much more to;(+44) 738337515900:00

- Disclaimer/Intro00:21

- A Warm Welcome from Forde & Toby1:19

- What've you been upto this week and weekend Toby? (Easter naps)1:58

- What've you been upto this weekend Forde? (Filming with Dead Dave & Rasheed)2:20

- Who got married?2:52

- Rest in Peace Robbie McKinley3:03

- Congratulations to Jesse Thomas for winning Vert Attack in Malmo3:15

- We introduce our residential producer & live camera man... (Bigger than Jesus)4:02

- This weeks sponsor of the week is Sketti Butta & THC Hardware...4:49

- ...and the winner of the Heated Wheel complete set up is... 8:26

- Find out how you can win a years supply of bolts and wax!!10:41

- Feedback from Episode Two10:48

- Brain Drain Show fan art by Brandon Morris!11:25

- Did anyone actually care about the beanie height debate + where in the world is Tom Penny?12:02

- Why does deodorant make you stink more?13:43

- U.K. Skate Forum thoughts on the Brain Drain Show + Tom Ball compliments14:10

- Video Chat:14:41

- Monster Energy "Side Mission" Full Length video19:17

- Peter Hewitt, Phelps, The Butcher & Bailey in Japan22:39

- Ragdoll's "Walk on Water" video27:04

- Video advert for THC Hardware with Ben Plumb27:58

- Thank you THC Hardware and Sketti Butta + send in your DM's, text messages and much more to 0738337515928:55

- Stinker of the Week...29:36

- Mailbag:29:45

- What is the most important Skateboard video of all time? Not the best, but most important and why?39:10

- How does Toby keep his youthful looks?39:42

- Why is U.K. Skateboarding so unbearably boring?44:48

- Is Pushing Switch Mongo Okay45:26

- Is Shingay cum Wendy a real place? Skating in rural villages + more 46:35

- Does Forde wear briefs or boxers and what size?47:06

- What's Forde's favourite cereal?47:45

- What do you think when old men are on skateparks? Should old skateboarders retire?49:36

- If you could bring back a U.K. only superteam who would be on it assuming the skateboarders you select are at their peak?51:20

- Any tips on how to do a 50-50 grind?51:51

- What camera set up's are you both using to film skateboarding?57:40

- Who's got the best back tails in your opinions?58:06

- What are your thoughts on Nyjah & whats your favourite Smiths song??58:36

- How's your vegan lifestyle going?59:55

- Don't forget you can win a years supply of wax and bolts...1:00:46

- Where can you buy Brain Drain show stickers?1:01:27

- Final words from Forde and Toby and credits...

Presented and Edited by:Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor

Title animations by:Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design

Theme tune by:Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad

Live mixing by:Frazer Murphy

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Brain Drain Episode Two with Toby Batchelor and Forde Brookfield 🧠 In this episode we discuss some great skateboarding video parts from Max Palmer for Spitfire, Curren Caples for Vans and Jakes Hayes for Dickies as well as reading a bunch of fan mail, listening to voice notes, kooks of the week and skateboarding rumours. We also talk about our favourite Tom Penny stories, explain why Chris Atherton is Forde's favorite skateboarder, geek out on camera gear, show you can win a complete skateboard set up curtesy of The Heated Wheel and much more. We dive in and discuss positive news with Clown Skateboards, upcoming events and ultimate beanie hat height along with our favourite skateboarders, holiday destinations and much more. Send us your voice notes, messages, kooks of the week, people we should follow and much more to; (+44) 7383375159 00:00 - Disclaimer/Intro 00:21 - What've we been upto this week? (Fainting Goats & Finding Hips with Will Sayer & more) 1:29 - Tom Penny stories 4:11 - This Weeks Show Sponsor: The Heated Wheel 4:45 - Jason Adams on the Nine Club talking about being sober and skating again 5:26 - Feedback from Episode One (Why are Toby's eyes so small & Why is Forde so Loud?) 6:07 - What is the correct height to wear a beanie hat? 6:27 - Voltarol Open 2 (sponsored by Death & Heathen Skateboards, Ace Trucks, Etnies & more) 7:03 - Positive news with Clown Skateboards in Dubai 8:20 - Video Chat Reviews: 8:31 - Max Palmer for Spitfire 10:49 - Jake Hayes for Dickies 11:56 - Curren Caples for Vans 14:17 - How can you win a free Heated Wheel set up? 15:02 - Heated Wheel Advert with Will Sayer, Chris Atherton, Daz Williams and Tom Geogghegan 15:34 - Stinker of the Week with Cody McEntire 15:45 - Mail Bag: 16:13 - What Holiday would you be? 17:00 - What Wheels are best for Tre Flips? 17:31 - Which skaters did you used to love and now dislike and why? 18:00 - Which song is the least illegal to use in a video part? 18:29 - What do we love and hate most about British Skateboarding right now? 19:11 - What shoe size is Forde? 19:33 - What would be your dream skateboard trick to learn? 19:54 - Who has the sexiest team in Skateboarding? 20:09 - Who'd win in a fight? Tony Hawk or Steve Caballero 20:21 - Dylan Rieders tricks with 80's Hosoi fashion and vice versa 20:36 - Why is Chris Atherton your favourite skateboarder? 21:28 - Will Toby be defending his Dad of the Year title? 21:51 - Kook of the week with Alex Decunha 22:43 - Who's been caught pleasuring themselves with a Skate Tool & getting blocked! 23:46 - Closing statements, like, share & subscribe to The Brain Drain Show (+ a cute sausage dog) 25:10 - Credits Our sponsor for this episode: The Heated Wheel (coming soon to Rollersnakes) Video links: Max Palmer for Spitfire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjVgn9e-HOo Jake Hayes for Dickies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGVXsAPDj5k Curren Caples for Vans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcFrC_0_MSM Tom Penny stories: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tom+penny+stories Presented and Edited by: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor Title animations by: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune by: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Live mixing by: Frazer Murphy Also available on our Instagram, Spotify and Youtube. www.youtube.com/@RollersnakesTV/videos www.open.spotify.com/show/2OnU5KsET6XytvDF1iZF3g www.instagram.com/braindrainshow Follow all our socials to stay upto date: @braindrainshow @rollersnakesderby @rollersnakes @funeralforde @tobybatchelor #rollersnakesderby #braindrainshow

Brain Drain Episode One with Toby Batchelor and Forde Brookfield 🧠

In this episode we discuss some great skateboarding videos from the masterminds behind the Lenz video series, Aidan Campbells new part in Foundation Skateboards "Whippersnappers" video, read fan mail, voice notes, emails and messages.

We also discuss positive news from around the U.K. along with our favourite skateboarders, people to follow and much more.

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Brain Drain Episode 33 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for just under 2 hours of skateboarding history and music chat with UK Legend, Pro Skater Rob Smith now formally known as Dogger the drum and bass sevant.Time stamps are below, please like, comment, subscribe and share if you enjoy this content and want to see more!00:00 - Intro.02:25 - Toby's first introduction to Rob Smith06:20 - The Big Push11:50 - Rob's skateboarding origin story21:25 - Avi Appreciation (Again)26:47 - Discovering Death / Sponsorship52:04 - *AD* sabbathwheels.co.uk53:24 - Monster Ending / Shoe Sponsors01:00:10 - Working at House of Vans01:09:34 - Gnarliest tricks / Mega Ramp01:20:00 - Sobriety01:36:27 - Becoming a music producer01:51:00 - Munsen Story / Getting back into skating.01:54:20 - Thanks for watching / Secret Rob Part Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSubscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Show merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukwww.Sabbathwheels.co.ukPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerCustom Intro/Outro Music By @dogger on instagram #skateboarding #podcast #braindrain #braindrainshow #dogger #dnb #drumandbass

Brain Drain Episode 32 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Join us for just under 1 hour and 15 minutes of great skateboarding history with one of our favourite slappy enthusiasts, Ace Pelka!In this episode we discuss Ace's trip to the U.K., riding for Assault Skateboards, Madness Skateboards, the demise of Dwindle Distribution, getting on Arbor Skateboards, Meeting Bam Margera, riding for Footprint Footwear, the brilliant Will Sayer, various accents, drinking tea, eating loads of curry, growing up in Michigan and much, much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.01:38 - Our very special guest is the one and only Ace Pelka!02:14 - Hoe was Ace's trip to Cologne, Germany?03:28 - Is this Ace's first time in the U.K., Deer Man of Dark Woods U.K. rituals and what's Ace been eating & drinking whilst he's here?10:33 - Ace explains the origins of his name, family history and growing up in Michigan...15:58 - Various U.K. accents and Derby Skatepark in California.17:00 - Ace's response to our friend Will Sayer shutting down the Rollersnakes curbs...18:35 - What year did Ace start skating and his early inspirations.21:11 - Who were Ace's first sponsors and hook ups, the brilliant Ned at Assault Skateboards and Jason Adams!25:32 - How did Ace get on Black Label Skateboards, getting onto Madness Skateboards and the popularity of his pro shape.32:25 - What went wrong with Dwindle Distribution?39:41 - We're on Patreon!www.patreon.com/braindrainshow40:28 - How did Ace end up riding for Arbor and what are his current sponsors?50:35 - Meeting Bam Margera in Puerto Rico...53:17 - The rise of Footprint Footwear and their incredible insoles!56:24 - What's Ace's favourite countries & cities to skate?59:50 - What does Ace do for work when he's back home, where is he travelling to next, new swear words, British & American slang and wild nicknames...1:06:45 - The popularity of curb skating!1:11:33 - Sign off's and credits...Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer#skateboarding #acepelka #slappyredz #braindrainshow #madnessskateboards #arborskateboards

Brain Drain Episode 31 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Join us for just under 2 hours and 20 minutes of incredibly in depth U.K. distribution history and core skateboarding stories with the one and only, Nick Warman of Supereight.In this episode we discuss Adio Footwear, Icon Skateboards, getting insulted by Tony Hawk, nearly crashing into Kenny Anderson, working for Rollersnakes, being the worst employee ever, becoming a team manager, growing up in the Middle East, getting into distribution, opening up a skate shop, the legendary Craig Smedley, the unorganised skateboarding industry, cost effective import and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.01:41 - Our very special guest is Nick Warman!05:17 - Growing up skateboarding in Bahrain, West Asia, Saddam Hussein's oil rain and visiting the U.K. to skate...19:11 - When did Nick permanently move back to the U.K., moving to Nottingham, getting a job at Rollersnakes and being the self proclaimed "Worst employee ever"...30:43 - We're on Patreon!www.patreon.com/braindrainshow31:21 - Geeking out over the Adio Bam V1, being inspired by Jackass and other random Rollersnakes stories.36:45 - Getting into team managing for Icon Skateboards, meeting Craig Smedley, becoming a sales agent for Adio Footwear, keeping it core and the arrival of the Nike Dunk in the skateboarding industry.1:09:40 - The new wave of terrible quality Adio Shoes, selling thousands of shoes to TK Maxx and what was Nick's biggest year of sales?1:19:07 - Show Sponsor: Rollersnakeshttps://www.rollersnakes.co.uk1:20:12 - The very iconic Adio Footwear U.K. tour, being insulted personally by Tony Hawk and the incredible Bam Margera & Kenny Anderson shoe. 1:29:51 - Nick's IBS and nearly killing Kenny Anderson!1:41:43 - How can distributors import skateboarding goods to keep prices down and geeking out on wood shops.1:49:37 - Getting annoyed at the industry being so unorganised...1:58:22 - The birth and success of Supereight.2:09:05 - A sober persons perspective on the Craig Smedley & Chris Oliver story... 2:15:53 - Wrap up & creditsAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer#skateboarding #nickwarman #braindrainshow #adiofootwear #tonyhawk #kennyanderson

Brain Drain Episode 30 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for just under 2 hours of outrageously funny skateboarding stories and other random madness from two of Death Skateboarders finest talents, Dan "Twiggy" Reeves & Charlie SpelziniIn this episode we discuss riding for Death Skateboards, favourite Death riders, early sponsors, turning pro, meeting Nick Zorlac, ABC Coaching, filming for the Death Skateboards "13" video, dealing with Dan Cates, walking from London to Margate for Cancer Research U.K., giving away passports, crashing cars, eating dog shit, foot surgeries, new video parts and much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.00:57 - Our very special guests are Twiggy & Spelzini!01:25 - What's your favourite Death Skateboards video?10:33 - When did Twiggy & Spelzini start skateboarding?16:35 - Show Sponsor #1: Rollersnakeshttps://www.rollersnakes.co.uk15:41 - When did Twiggy & Spelzini first meet Nick Zorlac and end up riding for Death Skateboards?30:15 - When did Twiggy and Spelzini meet one another?32:50 - When did Spelzini turn pro and what was the lead up to turning pro and swingers parties...42:22 - Twiggy & Spelzini's early sponsors, getting on Lakai, riding for Sabbath Wheels, the legendary Tom Smith and Vans Shop Riots...47:46 - We're on Patreon!www.patreon.com/braindrainshow48:33 - Vans Shop Riots and sponsors continued & Twiggys wild washing habits...58:55 - Walking from London to Margate for Cancer Research U.K.1:02:32 - ABC skate coaching school1:08:45 - Filming for Death Skateboards "13" video with Dan Cates and Lee Dainton1:15:20 - Do any of you guys ever have a sit down wee and Twiggys hatred for Black and Decker!1:16:48 - Top 5 ways to deal with Dan Cates and their favourite Death Skateboards riders...1:24:17 - Twiggy giving away his mates passport and getting into a car crash in Barcelona.1:30:16 - The role James Fuller has played in both Twiggy & Spelzini's lives...1:31:52 - Has Twiggy ever eaten shit?1:36:26 - Show Sponsor #2:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume+clothing1:37:23 - Spelzini's toe surgery & new Death Skateboards video part1:44:00 - CreditsAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Consume Clothing:www.rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume+Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer#skateboarding #deathskateboards #charliespelzini #twiggy

Brain Drain Episode 29 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for just under 2 and a half hours of classic British skateboarding stories everything in-between from the first ever professional skateboarder for Deathbox Skateboards, Duncan "Wurzel" Houlton!In this episode we discuss much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.01:01 - Our very special guest is the one and only Wurzel and the lead up to Wurzel coming onto the show!06:39 - Where did the nickname Wurzel come from and growing up skateboarding, BMXing and many other things...09:06 - When did Wurzel commit more to skateboarding and eventually meeting Sean Goff!13:12 - Did Wurzel ever skate Stevenage Skatepark in the 80's?17:03 - Discovering old skateparks in London, skating Southbank & Meanwhile 2 with Natas, Gonz, Don Brider, Sean Goff & more!29:56 - We're on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow30:42 - Who was shooting photos of Wurzel at the time, riding for Converse & the brilliance of Neil Blender...47:15 - How did Wurzel actually start riding for Converse, his early sponsors and working for Brand X...51:43 - The birth of Deathbox Skateboards, OG Deathbox rider Graham "Mac" McEachran, losing the first run of skateboard decks & Pacer Skateboards.1:17:05 - Show Sponsor #1:https://www.rollersnakes.co.uk1:18:20 - Becoming the first professional for Deathbox, dealing with early hate & distribution... 1:23:28 - Moving to Wellingborough, printing Deathbox t-shirts & stickers and receiving 10,000 dollars from Jeremy Fox for his work on Deathbox.1:32:06 - Is Jeremy Fox moving back to England?1:44:00 - Did Wurzel have a wheel sponsor and who else did he ride for?1:45:43 - The growing popularity of Deathbox Skateboards, Wurzel moving to Germany, Deathbox warehouse flooding, taking Flip Skateboards to America and Tom Penny!1:53:36 - What is Wurzel's trade in Germany, the rebirth of Deathbox Skateboards and later years of skateboarding and his new passions of paddle boarding...2:02:07 - Brilliant sticker history!2:11:14 - Show Sponsor #2:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume+clothing2:12:12 - More brilliant sticker history, getting annoyed at collectors and upsetting Titus!2:23:02 - Lets get wrapping up and appreciating constructive criticism!2:27:58 - Credits! Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Consume Clothing:www.rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume+Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer#skateboarding #wurzel #deathboxskateboards

Brain Drain Episode 28 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for just over 2 hours and 15 minutes of classic British skateboarding stories, deadly life experiences and everything in-between from one of televisions most famous skateboarders, Marc Churchill! In this episode we discuss near death experiences, fatal car crashes, riding for Santa Cruz Skateboards, Creature Skateboards & Witchcraft Skateboards, the RAD TV Show, growing up in Southampton, the legends of Greg Nowik, Don Brider, Andy Evans and Bob Sanderson, getting into MC'ing, MC'ing for the Olympics, new boards on Forty Skateboard Co and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.01:49 - Our very special guest is the one and only TV's Marc Churchill, the history of Pitt Street in Portsmouth & Burnley...05:35 - When did Marc start skateboarding, growing up in Southampton and early skateboard set ups.12:30 - What was Marcs "proper" skateboard set up?14:38 - When did Marc first get sponsored and early sponsors and the importance of wheel base.25:00 - Riding for Santa Cruz, Creature & Witchcraft...27:58 - Show sponsor #1:https://heathenskateboards.uk28:52 - Marc's absolutely insane car crash and how the metal battles effected his skateboarding...38:01 - The RAD TV Show & the potential creation of Bo Selecta's Craig David character.49:28 - Bob Sanderson & getting into MC'ing work...55:43 - What are Marcs opinions on skateboarding in the Olympics?1:15:38 - We're on Patreon!www.patreon.com/braindrainshow1:16:24 - The legend of Greg Nowik!!1:24:22 - What skateboarders have blown Marcs mind in the Olympic circuit?1:27:30 - Any good NASS stories?1:32:57 - The legend of Don Brider...1:37:12 - Who's Milky?1:41:35 - What exactly was the "Punch an Eagle in Flight Tour"?1:47:21 - The brilliant Andy Evans!1:53:44 - Marcs new board and Forty Skateboard Co.1:57:37 - Show sponsor #2:https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume1:58:31 - The time Marc nearly died from skateboarding!2:14:07 - Has Marc ever seen a ghost?2:15:25 - Marc signs us off & credits! Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Heathen Skateboards:www.heathenskateboards.ukConsume Clothing:www.rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume+Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer#skateboarding #marcchurchill

Brain Drain Episode 38 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Join us for over two hours of incredible skateboarding history from across the pond with one of skateboardings greatest and most iconic photographers, Skin Phillips!!In this episode we discuss the iconic Tom Penny Transworld Chain story, moving to the U.S.A., working for Transworld, Danny Way's Helicopter antics, Daniel Harold Sturt, Mark Gonzales' Museum video, photographing the OG Flip, Girl & Chocolate team, getting magazine covers with Josh Kalis, meeting Chad Muska, Circa & Element tours, being boys with Kareem Campbell & Matt Hensley, soothing Carl Shipman articles for Thrasher, moving back to the U.K. and much, much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.03:14 - Growing up in Swansea and getting into surf photography.08:04 - When did photography start picking up and going to America for the first time...15:03 - How much was Skin shooting and contributing to various magazines.20:48 - Did Skin have work lined up when he moved to America?26:12 - Shooting photos of and working with Kareem Campbell, Girl Skateboards and more!28:39 - Filming the famous Tom Penny Transworld Chain footage, Penny never planning tricks and other Penny related stories...40:40 - Early Flip Skateboards "Sorry" era night skating and wild tours with Boulala, Arto, Bastian, Penny Rowley & Glifberg.45:52 - Show sponsor #1:  @slappytrucks  https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=slappy+trucks 47:00 - Being the main photographer on Circa & Transworld tours and videos...50:32 - What where the biggest tours a videos Skin was involved in?52:20 - When did Skin first meet Chad Muska, the unwritten Hollywood rule of not approaching famous people and becoming friends with legends such as Jay Adams, Lucero, Lance Mountain and the Powell Peralta team...1:02:42 - When Skin lived in America, did he visit the U.K. often and shoot photos?1:04:45 - The history of Mark Gonzales' art installation in Germany and meeting Gonz at the Munster Competitions in the 80's.1:08:47 - What photo is Skin most known for?1:10:19 - Shooting with the Girl & Chocolate guys, shooting sequences on expensive film, and photography eventually going digital.1:15:57 - Transworlds AD revenue, Transworlds biggest magazine issue in skateboarding history and selling off shares of the magazine...1:19:05 - The craziness of Daniel Harold Sturt, wearing costumes to avoid being spotted by police & security, poaching one of Danny Ways most well known photos ever and throwing shit filled t-shirts onto roofs...1:32:04 - The history of Danny Way's iconic helicopter drop in, more Daniel Sturt madness and Danny Way knee surgeries vs General Anaesthetic!1:47:59 - How did things start to come to an end with TransWorld SKATEboarding Magazine?1:52:48 - We're on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow1:53:34 - How did Skin become involved with Adidas Footwear?1:58:10 - Getting diagnosed with bipolar...2:11:07 - Hanging out with Keenan Milton, HUF, Rob Dydrek and staying in touch with Matt Hensley & Chewy Cannon.2:17:43 - Signed Mark Gonzales gifts from Sir Skin Phillips!2:19:20 - Credits...Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer#braindrainshow #skinphillips #transworldskateboarding

Brain Drain Episode 39 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Join us for over just under 2 hours of top-shelf skateboard nerd chat with Harry Lintell!In this episode we discuss living in Texas, moving back to the UK, getting hooked up via the DVS 'Hook Me Up' contest, moving to London then Manchester, getting on Superdead, iPath and Converse deals, how he ended up riding for Real, meeting Eric Koston, fishing and much much more!

00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.0:02:23 - Toby nerding out on DLX board shapes and how Harry picked his first shape for Real0:06:10 - Grimple Stix making super long boards0:07:06 - Where Harry grew up and first encounters with skateboarding0:13:34 - Tourists visas, visiting the US and customs questions0:18:00 - Discussing how you can live anywhere now and be a pro skater0:22:00 - Getting accused of coming to trim weed 0:23:49 - Weed chat0:25:20 - Moving to Manchester & the DVS hook me up comp0:29:00 - Morph chat!0:32:01 - BIG UPS THE NINE CLUB!0:33:01 - How Ninja Kitchen UK are blowing it0:34:51 - Secret menus at McDonalds? Wendys and take away nonsense0:41:10 - Show sponsor #1: @slappytrucks 0:42:19 - First sponsors0:49:10 - iPath, Converse and getting counter offers to ride for them0:50:45 - How riding for Real came about0:52:40 - Jim Theibaud chat! [legend]0:53:15 - Toby nerds out on how RAD DLX is. Harry tells us how it is being with them0:56:10 - More Jim Theibaud praise0:59:04 - Meeting Andy Roy1:00:42 - Fanning out with big pro meetings1:01:32 - Grant Taylor experiences1:04:25 - Harrys other current sponsors1:05:50 - Joe Gavin video parts1:07:10 - Manchester skateboarding legend chat1:07:55 - UKVM, Ben Grove and Eddie Belvedere stories1:12:34 - Meeting Eric Koston in CPH and other CPH stories1:15:55 - We're on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow1:16:43 - Turning pro for Real, filming with Kev Parrot & Ryan Gray1:21:50 - has social media eliminated the need for video parts?1:25:10 - Shut up and go skating!1:28:50 - Back to turning pro for Real and how that unfolded1:34:55 - Fishing chat!1:38:58 - Harrys favourite DLX team mate1:40:35 - Julien Stranger chat1:41:50 - Turbo Island and getting wild1:42:45 CreditsAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresenters: Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor & Forde Brookfield Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer#skateboarding #harrylintell #realskateboards #DLX

Brain Drain Episode 40 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for just over an hour and a half of pure social media and skateboarding wizardry with the one and only Ellis Frost.In this episode we discuss going viral overnight, early days of YouTube fame, his latest video parts, working full time jobs and creating content, being followed by Tony Hawk and Jack Black, being invited to skate Battle at the Berrics and much much more!00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.01:52 - Who the fuck is Ellis Frost and not giving a fuck about what people think of his skateboarding.04:46 - Where is Ellis from, growing up skating St Neots Skatepark and the history of the skatepark.08:58 - What where Ellis' early inspirations in skateboarding?12:17 - Discussing Ellis' latest part "Aloha" and how did Ellis start blowing up on social media?16:59 - Does Ellis make money from social media, does he monetise any of his social media accounts and getting on 'Famous People Birthdays'22:47 - Where does Ellis work, being approached by Cariuma and saying no, brand deals, the struggles of filming multiple videos per month for social media when working a full time job, figuring out the ever changing algorithm, being demonetized and closing down his YouTube channel.42:42 - Being followed Tony Hawk and Jack Black...45:08 - Show sponsor: @slappytrucks https://www.slappytrucks.com46:17 - Getting invited to Battle at the Berrics and saying "no!" and going Live on Instagram with Braille Skateboards.51:04 - Has Ellis ever been noticed in real life from YouTube, dealing with hate comments and viral videos...1:02:05 - What's the most flips Ellis has done at once, what's trick took Ellis the longest to land and inventing tricks.1:06:58 - Getting inspiration from the legendary Matt Tomasello...1:13:32 - Has Ellis potentially done a World Record, collecting rare Lidl & Aldi merch from other countries and importing rice cookers...1:20:50 - Getting approached by Hop King, filming, editing their videos and potentially turning professional!1:27:50 - Has Ellis ever seen a ghost and getting his official alien card while travelling.1:30:47 - Putting his debit card under his griptape and going viral...1:34:27 - Sign off and credits Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresenters: Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor & Forde Brookfield Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer#skateboarding #braindrainshow #ellisfrost

Brain Drain Episode 41 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Join us for over two hours for an in depth conversation of the day to day operations that went into creating one of the greatest and most culturally important British skateboarding Magazine of all time with none other than the author of the Read and Destroy book, Dan Adams!In this episode we discuss the creation of the Read and Destroy book, early days of the R.A.D Magazine, Tim Leighton-Boyce's pure dedication, 80's magazine editing, Phat Magazine, articles being cut due to advertisements, English Skateboard Association, Derry Thompson, Danny Webster, Claus Grabke & Lucien Hendricks, later contributors to the magazine and much much more!00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro & magazine geekery.08:40 - When did Dan get into skateboarding and what where his early inspirations? 13:51 - Growing up in Greenwich, the English Skateboard Association competitions with Derry Thompson, shredders of the time; Claus Grabke, Danny Webster and Lucian Hendricks.28:20 - Some Tim Leighton-Boyce history, how did Dan start getting involved with R.A.D Magazine, what where his day to day tasks and how did he design the magazine pre-editing software in the late 80's?38:34 - How long did it take to make a magazine, taking side jobs as a graphic designer while working for R.A.D Magazine, delayed magazine articles due to advertising and the struggles of shooting film under bad lighting...50:12 - How was R.A.D Magazine being distributed, was it reaching Europe or the U.S.A and issues with Tim Leighton-Boyce's PHAT Magazine...55:59 - Show sponsor: @slappytrucks 57:07 - What other photographers where contributing to R.A.D Magazine and what other staff worked for the magazine?1:03:35 - Was there any issue of the magazine that was more popular than any other, where the covers pre-planned and what's Dan's favourite magazine cover?1:10:34 - Was where the Americans opinions of R.A.D Magazine, advertisements, subscribers, fan mail and what where some of the biggest mistakes printed in the magazine?!1:17:47 - How did Dan's time at R.A.D Magazine come to an end, the end of the Tim Leighton-Boyce era and the birth of Sidewalk Magazine.1:27:00 - The history of the READ AND DESTROY book, how long did it take to make, how did Dan digitalise the photos and was it hard to choose the photos that made the cut, and the history of the London Calling event.1:48:39 - Who worked on the READ AND DESTROY book, how did Dan approach publishers and what imitations did Dan face?1:53:23 - Where can people get hold of the READ AND DESTROY book and what well known skateboarders have promoted the book?1:56:13 - Some of Forde, Toby and Dans favourite photos and inspirational Rodney Mullen quotes...2:04:33 - Wrap up, thank you's, credits and ultimate respects!Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresented by: Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) & Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew)Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Frazer Murphy (@dontfollowfrazer)Thumbnail: Frazer Murphy#skateboarding #braindrainshow #readanddestroy #radmagazine

Brain Drain Episode 42 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Join us for over two hours vertical madness with XGames gold medalist and Opera Skateboards very own Sam Beckett. In this episode we discuss being the only British skateboarder to win an X-Games gold medal, Turning pro for Blind Skateboards & Madness Skateboards, the death of Dwindle Distribution, the birth of Opera Skateboards, the brilliance of Bill Weiss, living in the U.S.A, working for SkateboardGB, getting into woodwork, multiple surgeries, taking a step back from sponsored life and much much more!00:00 - Coming up on this episode.02:26 - Sam Beckett's Skatepark of Tampa profile mix up...03:32 - Where is Sam from, how did he get into skateboarding and what was his local skatepark?07:52 - When did Sam get skating vert?15:52 - How long did it take Sam to get comfortable and confident with skating vert?20:38 - What were Sam's first sponsors, eventually getting onto Blind Skateboards (Europe) and early trips...30:28 - How long was Sam on Blind Europe for before he got onto the full Blind Skateboards team, first trips to the U.S.A and entering competitions.38:15 - Back and fourth from the U.K. to the U.S.A, meeting Bill Weiss and the importance of shaking hands...45:55 - Turning PRO for Blind Skateboards, the birth of Madness Skateboards, choosing the team and issues with the original name!1:03:26 - Show sponsor: @slappytrucks 1:04:32 - Sam's PRO shape for Opera Skateboards...1:10:32 - How long does a board last when you're predominantly skating vert and making all his product last as long as possible1:14:14 - The death of Dwindle Distribution, the end of Madness Skateboards, the newcomers of Opera Skateboards and it's future...1:24:24 - First British skateboarder to win the 2016 Summer XGames and the absolute brilliance of Jimmy Wilkins!!1:38:43 - Inventing tricks, the niceness of Darren Navarette and has Sam's job at SkateboardGB altered his perception of his own skateboarding?1:44:25 - Sam's role of a "Performance Development Coach" at SkateboardGB.1:49:04 - Taking a step back from sponsors, multiple surgeries, ACL reconstructions, moving back to the U.K and living in Bristol...1:59:10 - Getting creative with woodwork and exploring frontside grinds and backside airs.2:07:50 - Closing statements and credits! Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Frazer Murphy (@dontfollowfrazer)Thumbnail: Frazer Murphy#skateboarding #braindrainshow #xgames #sambeckett #operaskateboards

Brain Drain Episode 43 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Join us for over two and a half hours of bone crunching brilliant skateboarding history with Spiv Agency's one and only Garry "Woody" Woodward.In this episode we discuss growing up in Northwich, Goshen Skatepark, the legendary Dennis Atherton, private sessions with Danny Way, Mike Carroll, Rick Howard, Colin McKay, filming for Hating Life & Leisure, working for A4, working for Spiv Agency, multiple broken bones, riding for Flip Skateboards, meeting Harold Hunter, getting knocked out by Leo Sharp and much much more!00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.03:30 - What year did Garry start skateboarding & the Turbo II Complete Skateboard.09:36 - What was Garry's first proper skateboard set up, first skate videos he'd ever seen, early deck collecting and making boards last for months...28:51 - If there was a board that Garry could have from back in the day, what board would it be and graphic nostalgia...34:19 - What was Garry's early crew, the first half pipe in Northwich, Bench and Defunct Clothing!45:12 - Show sponsor: @slappytrucks 46:19 - History of the Northwich Mini Ramp, Goshen Skate Park in Manchester and meeting Andy Scott...1:00:17 - The legend of Dennis Atherton & his crew and nearly getting murdered!!1:05:41 - Private sessions with Danny Way, Mike Carroll, Rick Howard, Colin McKay and the importance of early Plan B videos!1:13:20 - What were Garrys early sponsors, first hook up's, skatepark openings with Frank Sidebottom and eventually working for A4 distribution.1:24:00 - Getting on Flip Skateboards, travelling to America to skate with Geoff Rowley & Arto Saari, filming for "HATING LIFE" various injuries and getting fingered...1:33:15 - Filming for Stu Bentleys "Leisure" video, the brilliance of Joe Gavin and destroying his collarbone in Stockport.1:40:55 - The 1999 Daewoo Car advert & ankle snapping incident...1:54:00: - Shifting into the business side of things, working at A4, Sole-Tech, working for Spiv Agency/New Balance and the importance of supporting skater owned stores!2:23:57 - Meeting Harold Hunter and getting knocked out by Leo Sharp in New York!2:31:10 - Sign off's, thank you's and credits...Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=b...INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnake...YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Frazer Murphy (@dontfollowfrazer)Thumbnail: Frazer Murphy#skateboarding #braindrainshow #flipskateboards #garywoodward #garywoody #newbalance

Brain Drain Episode 45 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Join us for just under two hours of in-depth skateboarding history throughout the U.K. and U.S.A. with none other than Death Skateboards Pro and vert legend, Dave Allen! In this episode we discuss  @DeathSkateboardsTV /  @deathskateboarding , growing up in Hertfordshire, growing up next to Dan Cates, riding for Santa Cruz &  @FlipSkateboards1991 , early years of Radlands, vert ramps in the woods, Visiting America to stay with Jeremy Fox, moving to Atlanta, seeing Tom Penny skate vert, meeting Darren Navarette,  @skeletonkeymfg , insane injuries and surgeries, Andy Scott folklore, filming for Hating Life by Neil Chester, skating vert live on Blue Peter, first pro models and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro. 02:12 - Where is Dave Allen from and growing up in Ware, Hertfordshire. 05:38 - What year did Dave start skateboarding, the BMX boom of the 80's and his first Variflex completes. 10:40 - When did Dave start to notice serious progression in his skateboarding, the wooden ramps in Hertford and getting into vert skateboarding. 19:27 - What ramps did Dave learn to skate vert on, backyard mini ramps and building the Cage Ramp... 26:08 - What was Dave's level of progression with skating vert, skating Stevenage, early sponsorships from H Street Skateboards and the Hokus Pokus U.K. tour. 32:00 - Riding for Santa Cruz Skateboards, Independent Trucks, Speed Wheels and getting onto Vans in 1995. 36:18 - Growing up living next door to Dan Cates and knowing him since birth. 38:55 - Skating vert ramps in Wigan, Bury and Radlands & skating with Ali Cairns, Sean Geoff, Jim the Skin and the mystique of Tom Penny skating vert... 43:34 - Travelling out to America to stay with Jeremy Fox of Flip Skateboards in 1995/96 and skating with Tony Hawk and Chris Miller on Hawk's backyard bowl! 50:42 - Moving to Atlanta, U.S.A. in 2009 and getting on Death Skateboards in 2006. 56:20 - Living in Atlanta, meeting Darren Navarette and riding for Skeleton Key MFG. 57:59 - Show sponsor: @slappytrucks 59:06 - The Skeleton Key MFG crew and it's origins. 1:01:30 - How long does a board last when you skate vert and how many boards where Flip Skateboards making and selling at the time? 1:06:18 - Why did Dave come back to the U.K. after years of living the dream in the U.S.A. and living close by to Bill Danforth in a warehouse... 1:10:12 - Moving to Atlanta at 38, meeting new people to skate with and re-learning how to ride different skateparks and bowls. 1:15:50 - Dickies Ditch Landfill... 1:20:05 - A history of Dave's worst injuries and surgeries & what is he doing now he can't skate as much? 1:30:41 - The Daewoo advert, 26 foot high vert, Woodys broken ankle and skating vert live on Blue Peter! 1:40:36 - The legend of Andy Scott and various other Scotty stories! 1:46:08 - Filming for Hating Life, Death Skateboards videos and Down Right Evil... 1:50:45 - Death Skateboards and Daves first & favourite Pro models and what's next on the cards for Dave and the future of his skateboarding? 1:55:25 - Farewells and credits... Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video. Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰 https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drain INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv Support us by checking out our sponsors: Rollersnakes: www.rollersnakes.co.uk Presented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Frazer Murphy (@dontfollowfrazer) Thumbnail: Frazer Murphy #braindrainshow #daveallen #deathskateboards #skeletonkey

Brain Drain Episode 44 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Join us for two and a half hours of in-depth skateboarding, snowboarding and footwear knowledge from the legendary Chris Chatt. In this episode we discuss SHRED SLEDS, getting sponsored by Vans & Ride Snowboarding, becoming the Vans Team Manager, working for Adidas Skateboarding & Snow, snapping femurs and MCL's, supporting RUN DMC with his band, acting in Pirates of the Caribbean, fanning our over Chad Muska, sponsor me tapes, filming video pairs and much much more! 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro. 01:48 - Growing up in Milton Keynes, getting into skateboarding, early inspirations and SLAP Magazine... 19:45 - The older crew in Milton Keynes, Redlands, 411VM and early years of getting into snowboarding. 30:39 - Entering contests, meeting new snowboarders, getting sponsored by Ride Snowboards and becoming a "Pro" snowboarder... 34:39 - Getting sponsored Vans Snowboarding and becoming the Team Manager! 40:27 - The horror of snapping his femur on the eve of going to America with Vans and treading the titanium rod in his leg... 47:11 - How did the brutal leg break affect him, destroying his MCL on a tree root, doing more work for Vans Snowboarding and importing new brands. 53:49 - Show sponsor: @slappytrucks 54:55 - Transitioning from riding for Vans Snowboarding to becoming the official Team Manager for Vans Snowboarding and doing acting work for Pirates of the Carribean. 1:01:25 - Getting approached by Adidas to take on the Adidas Skateboarding and Snowboarding role. 1:04:56 - What's Chris' opinion on the skateboarding industry and how it's constantly changing and what counts as a brand? 1:13:05 - Being in a band and supporting RUN DMC! 1:21:10 - Reporting back to the Adidas about events & filming videos with mobile phones and screw on fisheyes... 1:25:04 - Balancing a busy work schedule with Adidas and being a family man. 1:26:30 - Filming video parts in the Hunger Pain and Bread & Butter videos, Chris' sponsor me tape and taking snow from indoor snow parks to the streets of Milton Keynes... 1:33:07 - Chris' snowboarding company "SHRED SLEDS", making snowboards, snow skates, shred sleds and custom skateboard deck shapes... 1:55:24 - Fanning out over Chad Muska, meeting him during the Videoradio era and again in Manchester during the Supra Footwear "Rise and Defy" tour. 1:57:48 - Water infusion, farewells and credits... Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video. Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰 https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drain INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv Support us by checking out our sponsors: Rollersnakes: www.rollersnakes.co.uk Presented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Frazer Murphy (@dontfollowfrazer) Thumbnail: Frazer Murphy #braindrainshow #Adidas #vanssnowboarding #vanssnow #adidasskate

Brain Drain Episode 46 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠

70 Merry Christmas everyone! Get comfy and join us for just under 4 HOURS of absolutely phenomenal stories, in-depth history and golden era skateboarding with the one and only Dave Mackey. In this episode we discuss growing up in Southport, early skateboarding stories of Manchester and Liverpool, travelling to the USA, getting on 5Boro, meeting Ian Reid, skating with Quim Cardona, Brian Wenning, Anthony Pappalardo & more legends, getting Sidewalk & Document Magazine covers, riding for Zoo York, getting on Lakai & NikeSB, Dykie stories, opening his store Lost Art, meeting Lennie Kirk, early Supreme stories, the brilliance of Seb Palmer, getting on and working for New Balance, Tom Knox x New Balance Shoes, the incredible support of Mark Foster of Heroin Skateboards, geeking out over Dennis & Chris Atherton, getting on Blueprint Skateboards and the legendary Dan Magee, riding for The National Skateboard Co. and a whole load more 🔥 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro. 02:19 - Catching up with Tom Penny, Chris Atherton & Dennis Atherton appreciation and some history of Radlands madness. 08:00 - Growing up in Southport, getting into skateboarding and the Turbo 2 complete... 19:55 - What was Mackeys first "proper" complete skateboard, paying off his skateboard tab and early skateboard stores. 26:28 - Early sessions in Liverpool and Manchester, the mystique of Jimmy Boyce & Liverpool legends. 43:22 - Meeting Geoff Rowley and witnessing his insane progression... 54:45 - 3 months in NYC, meeting Ian Reid, skating with Bobby Puleo, Antony Pappalardo, Brian Wenning & returning back to the U.K. 1:04:50 - John Dalton, getting on 5Boro, meeting Steve Rodriquez and heading back out to NYC for another 3 months... 1:09:25 - Leaving 5Boro, skating the Brooklyn Banks with HUF, Quim & Mike Cardona. 1:13:09 - Meeting Lennie Kirk! 1:13:50 - Show sponsor: @slappytrucks 1:14:57 - New York Hip Hop and skating with Quim & Mike Cardona. 1:18:35 - Leaving 5Boro and getting on Zoo York, Fenchurch, Venture & Lakai Footwear in 1999. 1:28:52 - Travelling Europe and opening Lost Art Skate Shop. 1:47:45 - Where did the Lost Art name originate from and designing the original logo. 1:56:24 - First people to skate for Lost Art... 2:00:19- The first Tom Knox/Lost Art x New Balance shoe & the latest New Balance 600 Tom Knox x Lost Art shoe. 2:08:54 - The incredible team that Lost Art has had over the years and inspiration from Seb Palmer (Sumo) and Bingo (Mischief). 2:15:12 - What tips would Mackey give to anyone who's considering opening a skate shop? 2:17:17 - Getting covers on Sidewalk Magazine, Document Magazine, the Independent on Saturday and riding for Nike SB. 2:23:15 - Shooting a photo in the Bogside in Derry on Orange Men's Day. 2:31:55 - The birth, history & inspiration behind East Skateboards, its riders & artists. 2:54:33 - How did Dykie blow up a car with a plastic spoon and the hype behind the East Skateboards "Vapours" video. 3:01:08 - Getting on Blueprint Skateboards, filming for 'Make Friends with the Colour Blue' and Dykie "losing" all of Mackeys footage... 3:17:21 - Blueprint ending & getting on The National Skateboard Co. 3:25:20 - Leaving NikeSB, getting on New Balance and working for New Balance. 3:42:45 - Spreading love and credits... Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰 https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drain INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv Support us by checking out our sponsors: Rollersnakes: www.rollersnakes.co.uk Presented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Frazer Murphy (@dontfollowfrazer) #braindrainshow #davemackey #newbalance #blueprintskateboards

Brain Drain Episode 47 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Sit back and relax as we dive into two and a half hours of fascinating skateboarding history with the British/American freestyle master Don Brown. In this episode we discuss the changes at Sole Tech, being the first U.K. skateboarder to turn pro for an American company, leaving for America at the age of 18 and never returning, turning pro for Vision Skateboards, the mystique of PJ Ladd, the brilliance of Ian Deacon, seeing Ed Templeton and Jason Lee adapt freestyle to the streets, thoughts on the current skateboarding climate, Sole Tech Lab, meeting Pierre-Andre Senizergus, the birth of éS, entries, Emerica & Sheep Shoes, going sober, getting locked up in prison with Sean Sheffy, Nidecker, the lameness of NikeSB, beating cancer and a whole load more 🔥 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro. 02:44 - How was the Street Champs in Warrington, freestyle demos and the brilliance of Rodney Mullen & PJ Ladd. 12:02 - What year did Don start skateboarding, his first skateboards, early skate shops and the Brighton scene. 21:12 - Inconsistencies of Thrasher Magazine in the 80's and the New Balance "Intervals" video... 24:07 - Getting into Freestyle Skateboarding, the brilliance of Ian Deacon, riding for Simms Wheels and leaving for Vision Skateboards. 37:22 - Turning pro for Vision Skateboards and going to America with a one way ticket with not enough money to come back... 40:31 - How much input did Don have on his pro Vision graphics and shapes, Lee Ralph & Tim Jackson! 47:26 - What's PJ Ladd like? 49:42 - Skating with Ed Templeton and Jason Lee, watching them take freestyle to stair sets and hand rails and the definitive change within street skateboarding. 55:43 - Why is skateboarding and the industry fucked? (too many new professional skateboarders and companies, companies being bought out and too much saturation within skateboarding...) 1:09:47 - Show Sponsor:  @slappytrucks  1:10:54 - Why is skateboarding and the industry fucked? (cont.) 1:14:02 - Meeting Pierre-Andre Senizergues and the birth of eS, Etnies, Emerica & Sheep Shoes. 1:27:21 - SoleTech Lab, Goofy vs. Regular & Kelly Hart appreciation. 1:34:10 - Tom Penny's first pro Etnies shoe rumour, addictive personalities and OCD. 1:40:16 - Quitting drinking, going sober, getting arrested, listening to Sean Sheffy prison stories and surviving the 90's... 1:45:20 - SoleTech being sold out to the Nidecker Group and NikeSB trying to infiltrate the skateboarding industry. 1:59:45 - What's the plan for the next two years with the Nidecker Group, is there too much skateboarding content & are full length videos dying? 2:10:26 - Nick "Warping" Warman arrives to fill in for Toby Batchelor... 2:11:29 - Getting blood tests and discovering cancer! 2:17:22 - Who's Don's favourite Nidecker family memver? 2:20:20 - Is there too many skateboarding companies and bedroom brands & the importance of shaping a brand and curating a good team. 2:31:01 - Closing statements, thank you's, farewells and credits... Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video. Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰 https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drain INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv Support us by checking out our sponsors: Rollersnakes: www.rollersnakes.co.uk Presented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Frazer Murphy (@dontfollowfrazer) Thumbnail: Frazer Murphy #braindrainshow #donbrown #visionskateboards #esfootwear #etniesfootwear #emericafootwear

Brain Drain Episode 48 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 In this episode we discuss the first mega ramp, dual citizenship, skating for Great Britain, growing up in Boston, Massachusetts, the pro skater game, insane sponsorships, the legend of Tony Hawk, Woodward, £500 whiskey, riding for Powell Peralta, having the longest standing pro shoe on Airwalk, skating in the White House and a whole load more 🔥 00:00 - IMPORTANT NOTICE 00:17 - Coming up in this episode/intro 04:12 - When did vert ramps start getting bigger and what's an ideal size of a vert ramp? 07:41 - When was the first mega ramp made & having to meticulously plan when skating mega ramps... 10:25 - The incorrectly built Staples Centre mega ramp and Danny Ways & Jake Browns near career ending bail! 18:28 - A gift for Mr Macdonald... 20:21 - Dual citizenship and applying to represent Britain in the Olympics with SkateboardGB. 27:23 - What would Andy have thought about skateboarding in the Olympics 20 years ago and beating Eric Koston in a street competition. 34:02 - Andy explains why he's in the U.K. with Samsung & giving away 300 skateboards for free! 36:55 - Is Andy Macdonald a fan of Jonathan Richman, Massachusetts bands and other Boston geekery... 42:25 - Who was the first professional street & vert skateboarders from Boston and history... 46:24 - Winning 1st place at a Radlands vert competition in 1996, Human Skateboards & Gershon Mosley. 49:40 - Being asked by Chris Miller to ride for Planet Earth and getting on Powell Peralta (Skate One) 56:30 - Show Sponsor: @slappytrucks 57:37 - What attracted Andy to start skateboarding and his first experiences. 1:06:33 - What skateboard size and shape does Andy ride & does he have different set up's for street, pools & vert? 1:08:27 - How did Andy become so consistent, Camp Woodward and witnessing the rise of Jamie Foy from Woodward camper to Skater of the Year in record time! 1:16:32 - Getting on Airwalk in 1996, riding for them for 26 years & selling 5 times more of his pro shoe than all other Osiris shoes... 1:20:21 - Did Andy ever get much grief for riding for corporate sponsors and his most lucrative sponsors (SoBe, Lego, Red Vines Liquorish, Movie Tickets, Sony Entertainment & more...) 1:31:30 - MTV Sports: Skateboarding Featuring Andy Macdonald (2000) 1:34:44 - Buying Tony Hawk £500 whiskey in Scotland & DM'ing Arto Saari. 1:37:02 - Getting on Union Wheel Co., leaving Boston for California, living with Rhino & P-Stone and Laban Pheidias' juggling... 1:45:54 - What does Andy think of the progression of skateboarding, where it's headed and the progression of female skateboarding! 1:54:30 - What are some of Andy's favourite odd & weird vert trick names? 2:04:02 - What's some of the most mundane and boring things Andy has done with Tony Hawk? 2:08:06 - Has Andy experienced much of a culture shock with being in the U.K., so much? (Food, accents, compliments & greetings) 2:13:36 - Doing an Anti Drug campaign and skating in the White House (Partnership for a drug free America campaign) 2:16:57 - What's some of the weirdest things Andy has ever experienced whilst on tour or doing demos? 2:22:45 - Andy Macdonald signs us off & credits... Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video. Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰 https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drain INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv Support us by checking out our sponsors: Rollersnakes: www.rollersnakes.co.uk Presented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Frazer Murphy (@dontfollowfrazer) Thumbnail: Frazer Murphy

Brain Drain Episode 49 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Strap on your running shoes for a marathon of history with legendary welsh filmer and Madman Marathon 5000, Matthew "Dykie" Ryan!In this episode we discuss Pritchard vs Dainton, the early Welsh scene, Dykie's full length videos, meeting Dave Mackey, moving to Liverpool, filming for East Skateboards, starting Crayon Skateboards, NOW: That's What I Call Skateboarding, attempting to cycle across America, his "Open That Door" book, running a marathon on the Gavin and Stacey hill on Christmas Day, Big Push videos and a whole load more 🔥00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro02:50 - Where does the nickname "Dykie" come from?07:35 - Where is Dykie from, when did he start skateboarding, early memories of skating Cardiff and meeting Pritchard and Dainton...15:15 - How did Dykie eventually end up skating with Pritchard, Dainton and the Cardiff crew?17:42 - Random stories of living with Pritchard & getting into becoming a filmer...25:30 - Dykie's first two videos "Enter the Dragon" & "Four Wheeled Dragons", the tedious editing process and premieres! 35:44 - When was the last time Dykie filmed skateboarding, more history of Dykies early videos & editing processes.40:18 - Dykie's "Underexposed" 1 & 2 videos, losing the entire video project 12 hours before the premiere and the struggles of MiniDV!52:46 - Becoming the filmer for East Skateboards, moving to Liverpool, and filming the "Vapours" video.1:01:45 - "NOW: Thats What I Call Skateboarding"1:17:10 - The end of East Skateboards, the history of Crayon Skateboards, Nick Richards and missing flights with Korahn Gayle and getting into running.1:22:15 - The benefits of running, motivation from Pritchard, the positives of running, his personal achievements and how would Dykie encourage someone to get into running?1:42:26 - Attempting to cycle around America and losing all of his possessions!1:46:18 - Dykie's book "Open that Door", reconnecting with old friends and how it helps with his confidence.1:50:48 - Running a marathon (26.2 miles) up and down the Gavin and Stacey hill for Shelter Cymru on Christmas Day and filming a short film with the legendary Nick Richards!1:59:48 - Document & Sidewalk Magazines "The Big Push" videos...2:07:48 - So long, farewell and credits...Donate to Dykie's fundraiser:hhttps://www.justgiving.com/page/matthew-ryan-1734290099719?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CLNick Richards "What's Occur-RUN" documentary with Dykie:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VYZkSaRVCcHelp support Shelter Cymru:https://sheltercymru.org.ukAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Handsome Ed (@edward._.pratt)Thumbnail: Michael Wright#braindrainshow #matthewdykieryan #pritchardvsdainton #welshskateboarding