The Brain Drain Skateboarding show with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor

Brain Drain Episode 50 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfiel🧠 Prepare yourself for nearly 3 hours of skateboarding, art & death metal geekery with the incredible Funeral French! In this episode we discuss everything from his intensive back catalog of artwork, designing boards for  @heroinskateboarding  ,  @CreatureFiends  ,  @zeroskateboards  ,  @blacklabelskates  , the birth of Witchcraf...

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,...

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 w...

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, tu...

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...

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 &...

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, supporti...

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 H...

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 Skateboar...

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...

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...

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...

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 St...

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, spe...

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 fam...

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...

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 👴🏻 Check out everyone on IG ⬇️ @dadlandscarpark @alanrushbrooke @russcowling @thegroansbrigade @sidewalkhorse @michael_k_wright_design Time sta...

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 S...

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...

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, b...

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 Coachi...

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...

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 &...

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 i...

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,...