Vol. 16: Christian Hosoi

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.

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