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