The Powell Movement Action Sports Podcast

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 Op