BrainDrain Skateboarding show with Toby Batchelor and Forde Brookfield

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/BrainDrainShow 30:42 - 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.uk 1:18:20 - 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+clothing 2:12:12 - 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/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: Consume Clothing: www.rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume+ Rollersnakes: www.rollersnakes.co.uk Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: 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.uk 28:52 - 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/braindrainshow 1:16:24 - 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=consume 1:58:31 - 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/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: Heathen Skateboards: www.heathenskateboards.uk Consume Clothing: www.rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume+ Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer #skateboarding #marcchurchill

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 Smiggy 16:53 - Growing up skating vert and riding for Vision Streetwear 19:20 - We're on Patreon! www.patreon.com/braindrainshow 20:06 - 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.io 1:32:08 - 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.uk 2:18:11 - 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/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: Heathen Skateboards: www.heathenskateboards.uk Calm Club CBD: https://calmclub.io Consume Clothing: www.rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume+ Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Special 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/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: Calm Club CBD: www.calmclub.io Camp Rubicon: www.camprubicon.com/skate Rollersnakes: www.rollersnakes.co.uk Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: 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 Smedley 2:39 - 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/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: Calm Club CBD: www.calmclub.io Camp Rubicon: www.camprubicon.com/skate Rollersnakes: www.rollersnakes.co.uk Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Special 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 uncensored 1:00:50 - Calling Ali Cairns to find out more information about Andy Scotts Scrambled Egg trick 1:02:26 - 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 & credits Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch💰 https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drain Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Special guest archivist: Chris Haslam INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ 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/intro 01:11 - Joining us on the episode is two of Birminghams finest skateboarders Alice Smith & James OG Hewett 06:33 - 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 presence 16:07 - Show sponsor #1: Deez Nutz (https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/deez-nutz) 17:08 - How did Alice get on NikeSB & the brilliance of Lovenskate 19:57 - When did OG start skateboarding and what were his first sponsors? 25:57 - Alice and OG's history with Karma Skateboards and Supertoxic Urethane 39:32 - 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 man 49:30 - 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 outfits 1:02:40 - 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 farewells 1:26:27 - Credits Also 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+drain Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ 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/intro 01:27 - Joining us on the show is Mr. Showbiz James Threlfall & his stunt double John Howlett 02:57 - 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 - Credits Also 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+drain Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: 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/@rollersnakestv INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ 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+drain In this episode we discuss.... 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro 01:27 - 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 chat 8:57 - What age/year did Joe Start skateboarding, what got him into skating massive handrails and the process of tackling a huge handrail 15:50 - Joe's 16 flat 4 double kinked rail in Nottingham 19:41 - AD: Deez Nutz 20:44 - 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 parts 26:39 - 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.uk 1:15:33 - 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/rollersnakes Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: 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/@rollersnakestv INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️ https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv Check out this episodes sponsors: Gallery Skateboards www.galleryskateboards.com / @galleryskateboards on insta Deez Nutz Hardware deeznutshardware.bigcartel.com / @deeznutz_hardware on insta Available at www.rollersnakes.co.uk #skateboarding #podcast #joehinson #braindrainshow #zeroskateboards #jamiethomas #darkstarskateboards

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/intro 01:35 - 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 books 09:43 - Where did the nickname "Questions" come from, growing up and now being a property owner in Whitstable 15:37 - 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 Roswell 24:51 - 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 stories 1:15:15 - Getting on Heroin Skateboards and Sabbath Wheels, drawing graphics, shooting photos, turning pro for both companies and new opinions on skateboarding in the Olympics 1:32:45 - 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 Trucks 1:51:16 - Mike V's acoustic gig in Whitstable & other Mike V stories... 2:05:08 - BLOKES 2 2:08:21 - Any near death/dangerous experiences & guns being pulled on busses... 2:19:16 - Favourite Heroin Skateboards riders and visiting skull skates 2:25:51 - A quick talk about Heroin Skateboards Video Nasty and Earth Goblin 2:30:52 - Let's get wrapping this bad boy up 2:31:46 - Credits Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Title animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Also 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/intro 01:27 - Joining us on the show is the extremely brilliant Vert God Ali Cairns 02:34 - How did Ali get introduced to vert skateboarding & the history/future of Vert Skateboarding 11:53 - Ali's first 540... 15:38 - Riding for Black Label & skating with Mike Manzoori 16:55 - 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 tricks 42:37 - Staying in the States with the Flip guys, history about the first ever Flip Skateboards series and pissing off the skate media 46:41 - Skating spots you shouldn't in CA 48:11 - How Birdhouse came about and trading product for cash causing Greco to get booted off 51:37 Getting a job at Birdhouse to make ends meet 51:11 Jay Strickland moving in to keep everyone under control 54:11 Moving down to stay with Bucky Lasek and how good he still is 55:00 Bucky almost drowning because Tony Hawk did a nature-dump 58:15 Staying with Tony Hawk and how nice he is 1:04 Riding for Birdhouse, getting double page spreads in TWS, Gullwing and Airwalk days 1:06 Tricks named after pro skaters... 1:10 Almost dying from allergic reaction to prawns in the murder capital of the world with Horsley 1:17 411 days filming with Chris Ortiz and how much of a legend Brad Hayes is and Rooming with Greco 1:23 - Filming for Birdhouse 'The End' 1:30 - Meeting Jeremy Klein and winning him over 1:33 - Filming P vs D with Dykie and drinking bottles of Jack D 1:37 - Billabong days, getting on Etnies and splashing the cash on a Lexus 1:43 - Alis net worth according to google 1:44 - Quitting Birdhouse and Unabomber days 1:53 - Talking with Jeff Kendall and almost getting on Santa Cruz 1:57 - How Ali managed to get his own vert ramp and destroying his leg in the most horrific way 2:13 - Ali's Pro board on Forty Skate Co 2:18 - Who Ali thinks are up and coming vert guys in the UK 2:20 - Farewells and wrap up 2:23 - Credits Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Title animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Also 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 INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ 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/intro 02:40 - 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 cloning 21:50 - How and when did Dan get into skateboarding? 30:38 - Growing up and living next door to Death Skateboards Dave Allen 36:13 - 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 Skatepark 45:08 - 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 Butlins 1:49:30 - 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 Woodstock 2:14:56 - 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's 2:26:26 - Dan's obsession with skim boarding and his Skin & Destroy part 2:33:15 - 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 - Credits Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Title animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Also 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 INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️ https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv

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/intro 01:10 - Our very special guest is none other than John Benton AKA Fustoop 02:20 - 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 Skateboards 25:26 - Wheelbase chat and John's "go to" slappy trick 27:14 - John's waist high slappys & wall ride/railie trick tips... 32:23 - More Friendship Skateboards appreciation & Toby's "Pro model" graphic 34:02 - 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 bus 46:07 - Who's the most ridiculous skateboarders Johns met whilst living in Boston Massachusetts and the legend of Dave Vey & Colin Fiske 52:03 - 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 @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Title animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Also 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 INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ 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 episode 01:14 - Amazon thefts & 70 year olds stealing book shelves off the side of the street 03:21 - Shark hoover chat & the height of sticking your nuts in a Dyson hand drier 05:06 - Air Fryer giveaways & Teflon coating rumors 06:28 - 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 beginnings 14:56 - The Gimp, drugs and Northampton Competitions with Ed Templeton 17:08 - When did Joyce start skateboarding & the history of his father granting skateparks in London 18:54 - 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 Reynolds 25:48 - How did Joyce become a professional gimp in a club? 27:14 - Shiny Bell and Scaremonger Socks, skating in Cornwall & scouts antics 30:46 - The Vanessa Feltz show, re-meeting Andrew Horsley & stand up comedy... 34:52 - Meeting Jason Dill & showing him round London 38:14 - 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 check 48:26 - Partying with Bucky Lasek, filming Subaru videos & quitting filming car videos to promote more skateboarding 50:50 - 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 Mansion 56:07 - 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 VHS 1:09:54 - 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 work 1:28:46 - GimpO'Clock, gifts and credits... Presenters: Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor & Forde Brookfield Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Title animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Also 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/@rollersnakestv INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ 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/Intro 01:00 - Toby's new vacuum cleaner 02:05 - This episodes special guest is none other than the Art Ninja himself, Ricky Martin 03:05 - 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 skatepark 06:20 - Dibble stories and the character of Art Ninja... 08:25 - Toby initiating the conversation with Art Ninja & saucy DM's from random strangers on Instagram 11:35 - Starting with animation that eventually lead to skateboarding and directing 13:13 - Breaking into working for and creating media companies and eventually creating his own show which involves his family members 20:27 - The birth of Art Ninja for the BBC & budgets per episode 26:32 - Having to work with a tarantula 27:14 - The Art Ninja set, live Art Ninja & Brain Drain Podcast shows, judging art competitions and cameo appearances 30:07 - 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 Ninja 46:59 - 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 @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Title animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Also 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 INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ 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 Lovenskate In 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 - Intro 01:54 - 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 rider 20:07 - 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 board 25:34 - Geeking out over Lovenskate wood, Pennswood Woodshop, Generator Woodshop and the first ever full camouflage wrapped board 32:33 - The Lovenskate x Metallica collaboration series 37:24 - Future Lovenskate collaborations... 38:03 - Lovenskates frequent collaborations with Carhartt 40:54 - Lovenskates undivided love for tea 43:25 - 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 skateboards 55:19 - The madness of the Lovenskate printing facility and hand printing/lino printed skateboard decks 58:04 - 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 Footwear 1:12:16 - 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 @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Title animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Also 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 INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ 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 - Intro 01:30 - Air fryer talk 02:58 - Lemmy The Marathon Dog 04:30 - 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 Surf 14:47 - Pritchards guest clips in P-Stones early full length video 15:26 - 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 Set 30:40 - Skating for Rookies, meeting a Foo Fighter & getting absolutely wild in New York 38:04 - When did Pritchard start working for Globe Footwear? 40:15 - The Birth of Dirty Sanchez 42:20 - The Pritchard VS Dainton video & Dan Joyce's shit antics! 46:08 - When Pritchard met Joyce 47:35 - 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 Norfolk 1:01:51 - Snog, Marry, Avoid... 1:04:58 - Pritchards favourite Lee Dainton tattoo & other random Sanchez boys tattoos... 1:09:32 - Pritchards change to veganism 1:14:04 - Iron Man challenges, rowing the Atlantic Ocean and doing more insane challenges on a vegan diet 1:16:47 - Live Sanchez Shows & spoken word tours 1:18:34 - Crazy fan tattoos, stalkers and stories 1:21:32 - Balls of Steel and drinking bleach 1:25:55 - Running round an aeroplane naked and pissing on famous rappers 1:27:35 - SWYD tattoo & barber store 1:29:47 - Where is Pritchard at with skateboarding in modern times & Forty Skate Co in Dubai 1:37:10 - Wrap up, closing statements and credits + Toby's podcasters knee. Presenters: Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor & Forde Brookfield Edited by: Forde Brookfield @funeralforde Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Title animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Also 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/@rollersnakestv INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ 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/Intro 00:33 - A warm welcome and thank you's to everyone who's been tuning in 01:45 - It's Ashley Mercer! 02:07 - Toby continuing his rants of flakey ghosts 03:11 - 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 Sheffield 11:57 - 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 park 21:15 - When did Ashley start seeing serious numbers from TikTok & the skate wings skateboard 23:40 - 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 criteria 32:40 - 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 items 40:38 - How did Ashley get a social media marketing agent and the birth of the U.Ks Worst Skatepark 45:14 - Finding a gun at the skatepark!!!! 47:12 - Making videos for Head and Shoulders & Virgin Media 55:44 - Is TikTok Ashley's main job, being a delivery driver and gaining recognition from TikTok whilst working his day job 56:39 - How long til Ashley started "coining" it in, more information about his marketing agency and dream endorsements 59:03 - 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 hiatus 1:07:47 - 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 episode 1:23:02 - Credits Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Title animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes Follow 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/@rollersnakesderby INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ 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 @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Title animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_design Theme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesad Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes Follow: @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/@rollersnakesderby INSTA: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️ https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv 00:00 - Disclaimer/Intro 00:40 - Our special guest on this episode is Lord Div 00:50 - 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 Street 13:35 - 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 - Intro 01:02 - Our very special guest is Nick Zorla 01:20 - 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?