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TPM Episode 142: Ben Weis, Pro Skater
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Length:
74 minutes
Released:
Oct 7, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Ben Weis has lived a rollercoaster of a life so far and he’s not even 40. Ben came up in a dysfunction family in Minnesota, didn’t have the money to play hockey and ended up finding rollerblading. In just three quick years he went pro in a sport where there was no money. So contest winnings went into backing drug deals, they went bad, and Ben found himself a heroin addict/criminal who was in and out of prison. He’s been out for a month, he’s clean, and this tale is a must listen. Ben Weis Show Notes: 2:00: Austin, MN, no dad, and sports 7:30: Skating, college, and world championships 12:00: The Ben Weis Show style of skating, getting on K2, and pain tolerance 22:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code tpm30 Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 24:15: Weed, tour, and covers/video parts 29:00: The bottom falling out of the sport, Amsterdam, and traveling broke 36:00: Drugs, getting dropped, and devoting all his time to selling drugs 40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 41:30: Suicide, college, and triggers 45:30: OD'ing on heroin, proposing, and homeless 51:00: Red Bull Crashed Ice, prison, and facing 20 years and having the charges dropped 55:00: What’s next 57:00: Inappropriate Questions
Released:
Oct 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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