On the first-ever episode of Chalk Is Cheap Host Nick Olson welcomes his good friend, teammate and 2019 Superior Trailblazers MVP Tom Wasserman. They chat about Helen's Pool Hall during the 1970s and how Tom started playing the game. Tom comments on the state of the game in the area today and makes the correlation of other sports to pocket billiards.

Nick fills you in on all the local pool news including results from both the Duluth Pool League and the Trailblazers League. At the end of the show, he shares the "clip of the show" and reveals next episodes' guest.