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 Real 0:06:10 - Grimple Stix making super long boards 0:07:06 - Where Harry grew up and first encounters with skateboarding 0:13:34 - Tourists visas, visiting the US and customs questions 0:18:00 - Discussing how you can live anywhere now and be a pro skater 0:22:00 - Getting accused of coming to trim weed 0:23:49 - Weed chat 0:25:20 - Moving to Manchester & the DVS hook me up comp 0:29:00 - Morph chat! 0:32:01 - BIG UPS THE NINE CLUB! 0:33:01 - How Ninja Kitchen UK are blowing it 0:34:51 - Secret menus at McDonalds? Wendys and take away nonsense 0:41:10 - Show sponsor #1: @slappytrucks 0:42:19 - First sponsors 0:49:10 - iPath, Converse and getting counter offers to ride for them 0:50:45 - How riding for Real came about 0:52:40 - Jim Theibaud chat! [legend] 0:53:15 - Toby nerds out on how RAD DLX is. Harry tells us how it is being with them 0:56:10 - More Jim Theibaud praise 0:59:04 - Meeting Andy Roy 1:00:42 - Fanning out with big pro meetings 1:01:32 - Grant Taylor experiences 1:04:25 - Harrys other current sponsors 1:05:50 - Joe Gavin video parts 1:07:10 - Manchester skateboarding legend chat 1:07:55 - UKVM, Ben Grove and Eddie Belvedere stories 1:12:34 - Meeting Eric Koston in CPH and other CPH stories 1:15:55 - We're on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 1:16:43 - Turning pro for Real, filming with Kev Parrot & Ryan Gray 1:21:50 - 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 unfolded 1:34:55 - Fishing chat! 1:38:58 - Harrys favourite DLX team mate 1:40:35 - Julien Stranger chat 1:41:50 - Turbo Island and getting wild 1:42:45 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 Presenters: Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor & Forde Brookfield Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer #skateboarding #harrylintell #realskateboards #DLX

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/BrainDrainShow 1:53:34 - 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/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 Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer #braindrainshow #skinphillips #transworldskateboarding

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/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 Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: 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/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 Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer #skateboarding #joxa #jakephelps #braindrainshow

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 Daz Time stamps are below, please like, comment, subscribe and share if you enjoy this content and want to see more! 00:00 - Intro 02:28 - Toby and Darren’s skate house 07:25 - Darren’s history with skating 09:15 - Working at Rollersnakes 19:40 - Sponsoring skaters in 2024 23:57 - Working with Skateboard GB 38:00 - Judging Olympic Skating 45:54 - Team Talk / UK’s Skate Infrastructure 51:09 - how to be an olympic skater 57:07 - UK Parks & Facilities 01:05:13 - Drug testing & Health 01:11:02 - Supporting young skaters 01:21:47 - Culture-Skating relationship 01:28:31 - Paris 2024 Road map 01:32:55 - Tokyo 2020 & what’s changed 01:35:51 - How to qualify / Tom Schaar 01:41:22 - Team GB Skaters 01:48:17 - Sam Beckett 01:51:15 - Sky Brown 01:57:10 - Jake Powell 02:00:31 - “Coach” / Who to watch 02:05:59 - Hardware at the Olympics 02:08:37 - The future of olympic skating 02:16:00 - Advice for future olympians Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Show 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 Presented by Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor Produced & Edited By Frazer Murphy Animations by Mike Wright Hosted by Rollersnakes

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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@dadlandscarpark

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@russcowling

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@sidewalkhorse

@michael_k_wright_design

Time stamps are below, please like, comment, subscribe and share if you enjoy this content and want to see more!

00:00 - Coming Up / Intro

04:00 - Dadlands Carpark

07:30 - Groans Brigade

11:23 - Voltarol Open

19:00 - Peg Net

31:58 - Who's Coming To VO3

33:40 - Challenges

38:30 - The UFO

40:10 - Event Sponsors / DJ Anal

44:18 - Curb Encounters Of The Third Kind

47:00 - The Trailer

50:12 - Wrapping Up / Credits

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Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor

Edited by: Forde Brookfield & Frazer Murphy

Producer: Frazer Murphy

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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 Smith 06:20 - The Big Push 11:50 - Rob's skateboarding origin story 21:25 - Avi Appreciation (Again) 26:47 - Discovering Death / Sponsorship 52:04 - *AD* sabbathwheels.co.uk 53:24 - Monster Ending / Shoe Sponsors 01:00:10 - Working at House of Vans 01:09:34 - Gnarliest tricks / Mega Ramp 01:20:00 - Sobriety 01:36:27 - Becoming a music producer 01:51:00 - 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/rollersnakes Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Show 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 www.Sabbathwheels.co.uk Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer Custom 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/braindrainshow 40:28 - 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/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 Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer #skateboarding #acepelka #slappyredz #braindrainshow #madnessskateboards #arborskateboards