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