For the sixteenth episode of Charges, Rex brings Christian Hosoi on the show to talk about his  skateboarding career and his battles with addiction that lead him to prison. Rex & Christian discuss: What skateboarding means to him, Being a Father, Turning Pro at a young age & his first board, his friendship & rivalry with Tony Hawk, fame & drug use at a young age, the culture surrounding skateboarding, getting into harder drugs, missing the first X Games, running from the police, being arrested & sentenced to jail, turning his life around & more. This episode is not to be missed!

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Charges is Created by CTRL Media & Portal A. It's produced by DBPodcasts in association with iHeartMedia. 

Executive Producers: Steve Nash, Brandon Kraines, Ezra Holland, Nate Houghteling, and Todd Barrish.

Charges with Rex Chapman Theme Music

Artist: Illegal Kartel (@illegal_kartel_mikal_shakur)

Produced by: Gene Crenshaw (@yuyuthemaker)

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