People Who Surf
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 139 ratingsFormer Surfer magazine editor Chris Mauro talks to a wide variety of wave riders shaping opinion both in the water and out. While surf history, culture and craft serve as the usual jumping off points, topics range wildly due to the diversity of surfing's global reach.
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Episodes
Chris Malloy back in the saddle
November 19, 2020 08:01 - 2 hours - 120 MBChris Malloy is the eldest of the famed Malloy surfing trio (big-brother to Keith and Dan) and the first to become an award-winning documentary filmmaker. His journey from country bumkin' on California's Central Coast to big-wave gladiator on the North Shore of Oahu (and back) is one you'll find highly entertaining and inspiring. I caught up with Chris on his sprawling 100-acre ranch to explore his family's surfing roots, the early days of outer-reef adventures, the inner workings of the Mome...
Shaun Tomson on living a life of power and purpose
October 02, 2020 00:27 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBShaun Tomson was the poster child of surfing's Free Ride generation...literally. He redefined the art of tube riding at Off The Wall in the mid 70s, and helped usher in the age of the modern day pro surfer. Shaun won the World Title in 1977, and remained surfing's first gentleman on The Tour all the way up until he retired in 1990. Today, Shaun's resume is a laundry list of accomplishments. He's an entrepreneur, author, documentary filmmaker, and philanthropist. But his primary role today...
Troy Eckert's Radical Voyage
October 21, 2019 17:43 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBAfter becoming employee number one at Volcom in 1991 at the age of 18, Troy Eckert spent the next two decades reshaping the landscape of surf, skate and snow culture. As the head of marketing, he assembled one of the most colorful team rosters in history, completely rewrote the book on grassroots amateur events, produced more than 15 films, and created a company culture that was the envy of the industry. The magic they bottled, and the impact they made, is the kind of stuff marketing gurus t...
Joe Sigurdson: How the 100 Wave Challenge Saves Lives
September 06, 2019 02:08 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBJoe Sigurdson is the creator of the 100 Wave Challenge, the largest fund-raising event of the year for Boys to Men, a youth mentoring program he co-founded 20 years ago with help from his late, great father Herb, and his good friend Craig McClain. Over the past 10 years Joe and his team have rallied the San Diego surfing community behind the Boys to Men cause of providing at-risk youth the guidance needed to keep them off the streets, out of gangs, and away from destructive habits that des...
Nick Carroll
May 21, 2019 20:34 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBBefore Nick Carroll became a treasured journalist and celebrated author, he was one of many red-hot surfers from Sydney’s northern beach of Newport. Matter of fact, the older Carroll brother was a two-time national champion in Australia in 79 and 81. He was also a founding member of the Newport Plus Surf Club, one of Australia’s most powerful. Midway through the 1981 season, the Newport Plus crew had six surfers sitting in the Top 30 on the world rankings. In 1984, when Shaun Tomson and ...
Dr. Bryan Doonan
April 14, 2019 04:46 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBIn the early 90s, Bryan Doonan and his identical twin brother Kent were two of Quiksilver's budding pro stars. They were two of the hottest surfing talents from LA County, a feat that's all the more impressive when you consider they grew up deep in the Crescenta Valley, near Pasadena. Bryan and Kent both became National Champions and were hidden heroes of the Momentum Generation. Today, Dr. Bryan Doonan owns five Urgent Care centers in Southern California, as well as a Sports Medicine and F...
Episode 2: Peter King, pro surfer turned creative tour de force
February 24, 2019 21:16 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBPeter King is one of surfing's most charismatic characters and a creative tour de force. He’s best known today as the man behind the award-winning web series Tour Notes: a raw, behind-the-scenes look at life on the Championship Tour. But whether he's following The Tour or not, King is always embedded with surfing’s vanguard. He's an accomplished musician, photographer, and filmmaker who never sleeps. Host Chris Mauro sat down with Peter to discuss his pathway to becoming one of the most powe...
Episode 1: Don Craig
February 06, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBDon Craig is "Exhibit A" when presenting the case that "old guys rule." At 70, he's still ripping San Onofre, Church, and Trestles on a regular basis. Though he's only lived in San Clemente for the last 30 years, he's been a fixture in its lineups since the 1950s. Back then his strike missions were family affairs. HIs dad would pile the family in their camper van and head down the coast from their home in Hermosa Beach almost every weekend. Don grew up in LA's South Bay when it was the epice...