#283 - Chad Caruso

Chad Caruso discusses growing up in Long Island, getting sober, 50 tricks in 50 states, what the 50 tricks in 50 states budget looks like, skating 3,000 miles across the country alone, planning his route but not hotels, emergency bathroom breaks on the road, having to push switch when his leg got tired, a moth getting stuck in his ear, running out of water in the desert, editing a video a day at the hotel after skating 50 to 60 miles, enduring the elements and different types of paved roads, achieving a Guinness Book Of World Records for fastest crossing of America on a skateboard, raising money for “Natural High” a drug prevention nonprofit that inspires and empowers youth to find their natural high and develop the skills and courage to live life well, Chad Caruso day in Virginia Beach and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Chad Caruso 00:02:33 50 tricks in 50 states 00:05:31 Getting sober 00:16:00 Having relationships while being a skateboarder/YouTuber 00:18:59 Our Sponsor: Athletic Greens 00:20:34 Traveling alone 00:22:26 What the 50 tricks in 50 states budget looks like 00:31:34 Skating across the country 00:32:52 Chasing cows 00:38:58 Bathroom breaks on the road 00:44:27 What did chad pack for his trip across the country 00:46:17 Enduring the elements 00:47:19 Pushing switch when his leg got tired 00:49:00 Lessons learned from skating across the country 00:51:22 Using a website called Kamoot for the trek 00:54:44 Chad is now a Guinness World Record holder 00:57:37 Raising awareness for the causes of addiction and mental health 00:59:37 Trials and tribulations during the skate across America 01:00:41 The moth in the ear 01:06:04 Shin splints / Injuries 01:07:17 Skating now after having skated across the country 01:11:24 What was the worst stretch of the trip 01:13:05 The wheels Chad used to skate across the country 01:13:43 People coming to see chad during his skate across the country 01:15:58 Making a documentary about the trip across America 01:16:57 Running out of water in the desert 01:23:38 Would he do it again 01:25:01 The final stretch on the skate across America 01:32:14 Chad Caruso day in Virginia Beach 01:34:00 Slim Jim wouldn't sponsor him 01:42:58 Falling during the skate across America 01:45:37 Chad's production method for daily YouTube updates 01:48:01 What's chad doing now 02:08:25 The most important thing chad learned on his journey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices