Chris Haslam talks Cheese & Crackers, Rodney vs Daewon, Almost & more | Brain Drain Show #24

Brain Drain Episode 24 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for 3 hours of the finest skateboarding history with one of Canadas greatest professional human beings known to man - Chris Haslam! In this episode we discuss Almost Round Three, Almost 5 Incher, Cheese & Crackers, the Deca warehouse, skating every day with Daewon Song, getting some of the greatest advice from Rodney Mullen, riding for Tensor Trucks & Globe Footwear, being a fan of Matt Tomasello, two failed kidneys, spotting the elusive Deer Man of Dark Woods & The Barrier Kult, the death of Dwindle Distribution, Ryan Sheckler stories, crazy demos in Japan, Brain Child Skateboards, EA Skate, Haslams favourite skateboarders 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!!! (  / braindrainshow  ) 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=s...) 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/collection...) 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. 2:19:57 - Chris Haslams Brain Child Skateboards & working for himself! 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 DISCLAIMER: The views, opinions, statements, analyses, and commentary expressed do not, under any circumstances, represent, reflect, or imply the official views, positions, policies, or endorsements of Rollersnakes, Brain Drain, or any of their respective staff, employees or affiliates. Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video. 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch💰 https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=b... Presented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Frazer Murphy (@dontfollowfrazer) Thumbnail: Frazer Murphy Special guest archivist: Chris Haslam INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸   / rollersnakes     / rollersnakesshopderby   YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️    / rollersnakestv   #skateboarding #chrishaslam #rodneymullen #daewonsong #braindrainshow #ukskateboardingpodcast