Surf Splendor
525 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 593 ratingsConversations and stories about surfing. www.SurfSplendorPodcast.com email: [email protected]
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462 - David Carson
June 01, 2023 04:59 - 2 hoursApple called him "a pioneer with profound impact". Newsweek said he "changed the public face of graphic design". In 1991 David Carson redesigned Surfer Magazine and established a now iconic graphic design style seated in raw human emotion which led to numerous awards and an expansive client list including Audi, Nike, Obama, and album art for Nine Inch Nails. A lifelong surfer and 2018 inductee into the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame, Carson discusses the value of failing publicly, the import...
461 - Ryan Hitzel: Roark
May 25, 2023 22:16 - 1 hourRoark founder Ryan Hitzel joins us to discuss how his high-school notebook doodles led to a design job at Volcom, line-up hierarchy etiquette fortified him for the pitfalls of entrepreneurship, and how a forced expedition by his parents mapped the blueprint for his life's work. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
460 - Andrew Kidman: Big Sky Limited
May 19, 2023 21:24 - 1 hourAndrew Kidman joins us to discuss how his enthusiasm for wave pools inspired his latest film, why he prefers terrible surf, Filipe’s distinct advantage related to his board construction, and the burden and gift of having had a UFO encounter in his youth. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
459 - Sean Doherty: 60 Years of Surfing World
May 11, 2023 18:30 - 1 hourSurfing World publisher, Surfrider Chairman, Patagonia Head of Editorial, author, Sean Doherty joins us to discuss the stories behind the 60th anniversary issue of Surfing World, his optimism about political regime change in Australian government, the current state of professional surfing, and the fastest he's ever gone on a surfboard. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
458 - Ben Freeston: Magic Seaweed Founder
May 04, 2023 19:43 - 1 hourSurfline's Vice Prez of Product and Innovation joins us to discuss how he went from apathetic student to surf forecast savant, boot-strapping a business from zero to acquisition twice, maintaining a balanced lifestyle through pitfalls and rapid growth, and how the value of knowing every facet of your business translates to hard value. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
457 - Chris Malloy: Part Two
April 26, 2023 21:34 - 1 hourIn today's show Chris discusses the unlikely inspiration for his first film, how Yvon Chouinard's friendship has influenced his path, the freedom in knowing when to exit, his next big surf trip, and how hull's have altered his appreciation of surfing. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
456 - Chris Malloy: Part One
April 20, 2023 21:59 - 1 hourProfessional surfer turned filmmaker Chris Malloy joins us to discuss how a singular lesson from his father became his career missive, the gift he gave back in return, hiring a young Jack Johnson to operate the Bolex for his first film, and how a near career-ending wipeout at Pipe created the space to explore a passion that will become his legacy beyond the surf world. Part Two will be published next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
455 - Dane Gudauskas
April 14, 2023 20:13 - 1 hourDane Gudauskas joins us to discuss how to unlock peak performance in midlife, how riding finless kookboxes has informed his new skate-inspired board design, why a position of gratitude has empowered his self-determination, and the life change that inspired him to leave his surf-centric San Clemente hometown. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
454 - Rosemari Reimers Rice
April 05, 2023 21:51 - 1 hourEarly California surf pioneer Rosemari Reimers Rice joins us to discuss growing up in the hub of surfboard manufacturing in the early 50s, being the first female team rider for Dewey Weber, landing in Santa Cruz in the early 70s, the healing role that Native American spiritualism played in her life, and how her husband's legacy of board building is manifesting through her grandson. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
453 - Ward Coffey
March 31, 2023 19:05 - 1 hourIn today’s show, Santa Cruz board builder Ward Coffey explains why small is beautiful, how COVID surfers are altering sacred lineups, how his dad’s Silicon Valley job altered surfboard manufacturing, and the outsized return of prioritizing lifestyle over work. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
452 - Jason Burnett: Jay Surfboards
March 24, 2023 19:07 - 1 hourIn the fringe, burgeoning surf culture along the North Sea coast of Scotland, Jason Burnett has become one of the regions first board builders. For 8 years he was building boards for local surfers and experimenting with the Edge design, assyms, and laminating everything himself in his Edinburgh factory. That was until it all burned down last year. Today he shares his story of rebuilding Jay Surfboards. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
451 - Kurtis Woodin: Woodin Surfboards
March 17, 2023 19:46 - 2 hoursOceanside board builder Kurtis Woodin joins us to outline how he leveraged the COVID boom to build a factory and scale up production while still maintaining the highest quality, the vital importance of taking a full month away from work each year, why investing in customer service will never fail to pay off, and the unlikely overlap between massage therapy and surfboard shaping. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
450 - Mike Prickett
February 28, 2023 22:07 - 1 hourEmmy winning North Shore photographer Mike Prickett joins us to discuss how he'll be chasing major swell events to bring us live streaming free surf sessions from around the globe this year, how new remote controlled tech is allowing him to put cameras in the impact zone of 60' waves, and how two separate near-death accidents spurred the most creative and productive chapters in his career. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
449 - Corey Graham
February 22, 2023 20:51 - 1 hour"The Willy Wonka of Torquay", board builder Corey Graham joins us to discuss growing up in a factory with a pioneer board builder as a father, how foam drinks up energy, why a knee injury forced him to redesign his entire shaping philosophy, and how failure leads to freedom. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
448 - Troy Eckert
February 08, 2023 04:57 - 1 hourTroy Eckert joins us to discuss his role is helping build a billion dollar surf brand and the consternation of walking away from it, why self turmoil leads to external turmoil, the importance of saying "no", and how to get the best wave of your life after turning 50. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
447 - Luke Shepardson
January 30, 2023 15:12 - 55 minutesOn Sunday January 22nd the most prestigious surf event on the planet took place for only the 10th time ever. In historic swell conditions, The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, named after the legendary lifeguard who was lost at sea, hosted 40 big wave specialists, including multiple world champs and the by the end of the day, the winner had amassed two perfect scores and nearly two perfect heats. He, too, is a North Shore lifeguard and he did it all while on duty, in between tourist rescues...
446 - Jason Baffa: Chasing Waves
January 18, 2023 21:43 - 1 hourJason Baffa returns to discuss 20 years of filmmaking, how character always informs surf style, how his earliest goals remain present in his new series on Disney+ "Chasing Waves", which examines Japanese surfing as it exists in country and worldwide, its origins, and it's increasing influence on greater culture. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
445 - Felipe Pomar: Part Two
January 12, 2023 22:13 - 1 hourFelipe Pomar returns to outline surfing's birthplace in Peru dating back 5000 years, how being of service to your community will help you surf till 100, and about being featured by Pope Francis in a recent Netflix documentary. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
444 - Felipe Pomar: Part One
January 05, 2023 20:15 - 1 hour1965 World Surfing Champion Felipe Pomar joins us to discuss lessons he's learned from 66 years of big wave riding, why he stopped drinking 60 years ago, how he plans to surf till 100, losing a friend at Pipeline, and why it's a bad idea to attempt to surf a tsunami. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
443 - Terrence Martin: Get Away If You Can
December 29, 2022 21:02 - 1 hourWriter/Director Terrence Martin joins us today to discuss the seven year journey to make his latest film, how he got Ed Harris to co-star, funding the project with poker winnings, why his real-life love story is too farcical for fiction, how even "failure" is gratifying if you're chasing your passion, and why evolved humans always retreat back to simplicity. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
442 - Joel Tudor
December 21, 2022 19:38 - 1 hourNine months after being suspended, 3x World Longboard Champ Joel Tudor breaks his silence to detail precisely why the WSL has obfuscated their reason for his suspension, why they banned commentators from saying his name, how a fight after he burned someone at Pipe led to him becoming a BJJ World Champ, why he regrets partnering with SurfTech, and explains the role that cannabis has played in his wellness and career ambition. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...
441 - Lane Davey
December 18, 2022 17:17 - 1 hourPipeline stalwart, B-Girl, and college professor Lane Davey joins us today to discuss braving Pipeline in the early 90s, creating the first female boardshort, the importance of a meritocratic hierarchy, the repercussions of willful ignorance, and how HipHop has informed her entire approach to surfing, education, and life. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Art Brewer: The Plug w/Justin Jay
December 14, 2022 16:46 - 56 minutesToday we celebrate the life of Art Brewer by introducing you to The Plug w/Justin Jay. Justin has been a featured guest on Surf Splendor twice (episodes 272 and 078) to discuss his photography work and in 2020 he launched a podcast to dive deeper with the subjects he's shooting. Past guests include Tony Hawk, Herbie Fletcher, Paul Rodriguez, Ireland Baldwin, and many more. Today we're sharing Justin's episode with the dearly departed surf photography icon Art Brewer. We hope you enjoy. Subscr...
440 - Clark Little
December 08, 2022 21:35 - 1 hourIn today’s we chat with superstar photographer Clark Little about his origin story, why he gave up surfing, how he became friends with the prince of Dubai, and how a $200,000 all-in gamble altered the course of his life. Enjoy! (Originally recorded in January 2018) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
439 - Matt Warshaw
November 23, 2022 20:33 - 1 hourWarshaw is back to discuss how the thrill of surfing has been replaced by the thrill of archiving surf history, the single hippest surfer of all time, the next monumental undertaking for the EOS, and to recommend the one female surf icon that David should interview posthaste. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
438 - Paul Surf, Rockaway, NY
November 17, 2022 00:28 - 2 hoursDesigner and board builder Paul Schmidt joins us to discuss his unconventional entry into board building, failing forward, the loneliness and freedom of working outside of the "industry", his unexpected friendship with Pat Curren, and how to unlock robust productivity by simply charging adequately for your work. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
437 - CJ Nelson
November 11, 2022 00:13 - 1 hourChampion longboarder, designer, entrepreneur CJ Nelson joins us to discuss being a regrettable influence on youth, the perils and privilege of growing up in Santa Cruz in the 90s, how near homelessness helped him rediscover surfing, and the virtue inherent in suffering. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
BONUS - Heart and Stoke with Ben Gravy
November 08, 2022 00:50 - 53 minutesWe just want to point your attention to another great podcast. If you like Surf Splendor, you'll love Surf Stories, produced by our friends at The Florida Surf Film Festival. Enjoy this episode and subscribe to "Surf Stories" wherever you're listening to this. "Ben Gravy has made a career out of quick surf trips and quick edits for a dedicated fan base. He is a traveler, always wearing a smile and spreading positivity and good humor to all fifty states. Join us for as we catch up with Ben on ...
436 - Jesse Billauer
November 04, 2022 19:18 - 1 hourWorld Champ surfer and Life Rolls On founder Jesse Billauer joins us to discuss the vital importance of physical touch, his streak of defying doctor's prognoses, how to cultivate resilience, and his life's mission to get people surfing regardless of their physical limitations. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
435 - Parker Coffin
October 26, 2022 20:37 - 1 hourParker Coffin joins us to discuss metrics used to measure success for a modern professional free surfer, the moment he chose happiness over competition, why talent goes wayward without hard work, and how his passion for self improvement ensures that surfing never feels like work. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
434 - The Shaper's Shack: Part Four
October 14, 2022 19:27 - 1 hourThe Shaper Shack is a four part series featuring some of Australia’s finest surfboard shapers. From inventing the Thruster, to developing renewable materials, incorporating artificial intelligence into shaping, and scaling a global business, these shapers share their blueprint and speculate on the future. Today’s final episode of the series features Shyama Buttonshaw, Luke Daniels, Gunther Rohn, Stuart Campbell and his son Ryan. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
433 - The Shaper's Shack: Part Three
October 13, 2022 19:04 - 1 hourThe Shaper's Shack is a four part series featuring some of Australia’s finest surfboard shapers. From inventing the Thruster, to developing renewable materials, incorporating artificial intelligence into shaping, and scaling a global business, these shapers share their blueprint and speculate on the future. Today’s episode features Darcy Day, Michael Psillakis, Alex Crews, and the father son team of Phil and Parrish Byrne. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...
432 - The Shaper's Shack: Part Two
October 09, 2022 00:42 - 2 hoursThe Shaper Shack is a four part series featuring some of Australia’s finest surfboard shapers. From inventing the Thruster, to developing renewable materials, incorporating artificial intelligence into shaping, and scaling a global business, these shapers share their blueprint and speculate on the future. Today’s episode features Chris Garrett, Andrew Mooney, Bryan Bates, Dylan Perese, and Daniel Thomson. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
431 - The Shaper's Shack: Part One
October 05, 2022 20:31 - 1 hourIntroducing The Shaper's Shack, a four part series featuring some of Australia’s finest surfboard shapers. From inventing the Thruster, to developing renewable materials, incorporating artificial intelligence into shaping, and scaling a global business, these shapers share their blueprint and speculate on the future. Today’s episode features Simon Anderson, Nick Blair, Sam Tehan, and Finn Whitla. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
430 - Donald Brink: Mick's Tape
September 28, 2022 20:18 - 2 hoursDonald Brink joins us to discuss the challenge of building a <5'3" surfboard for the 3x World Champ, the benefits and limitations of collaborating with one of the world's most revered shapers, the reason why he'll only ever build two boards a week, and why you should assess the auditory frequency and resonance of your next surfboard. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
429 - Darren Handley: DHD Surfboards
September 22, 2022 18:15 - 1 hourIn today’s episode Darren Handley details his first encounters with Stephanie Gilmore and Mick Fanning, he explains the challenges of scaling his business internationally and why he’s chosen to outsource some of his manufacturing. He explains how a new shaping robot has improved his business and his five years plan to in introduce a motorized DHD into the Snapper Rocks line up. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
428 - Shannon Hughes
September 15, 2022 19:21 - 1 hourShannon Hughes joins us to discuss how philanthropic work at Jeffrey's Bay lead to her commentating for the WSL, how to compartmentalize on-air anxiety, the value of abandoning preparedness, and the fiscal and ethical imperative for professional surfing to reflect the way surfing exists in the real world. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
427 - Brad Gerlach's Homecoming
September 08, 2022 18:03 - 1 hourBrad Gerlach joins us to discuss how Olympic diving informed his surf style, his realization that he has over-surfed nearly ever wave in his life, he explains the virus embedded within surfing's language, and offers compelling advice for why you should interview your dad. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
426 - Victor Bernardo
September 02, 2022 00:06 - 1 hourPro surf phoenix Victor Bernardo joins us to discuss the unexpected new chapter in his career, being deported and separated from his wife for five months, a sponsor dropping him and then pleading mea culpa, whether style can be learned, and how slowing down has allowed him the focus to execute his goals. Enjoy! Nicolas Godin, What Makes Me Think About You The Lijadu Sisters, Come On Home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
425 - Laurie Towner: Slow Lane
August 24, 2022 20:34 - 1 hourLaurie Towner is a product of, victim of, and again beneficiary of the surf industry boom and bust. Today he tells us about the early glory days, the virtue of working in the trades, and how those experiences positioned him perfectly to spend a year on the road with the wife and kids chasing surf, fish, and exploring the vast Australian wilderness. Watch Slow Lane here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
424 - Greg MacGillivray's Five Summer Stories
August 17, 2022 19:27 - 1 hourThe Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker joins us to discuss his new memoir, the 50th anniversary of his seminal surf film, working with Stanley Kubrick, nearly dying at Sunset while filming Big Wednesday, and the immeasurable dividends paid when you pursue your life's passion. Enjoy! Intro Music: Honk, Pipeline Sequence Outro Music: The Beach Boys, Feel Flows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
423 - Dario Phillips, co-founder of Slowtide
August 10, 2022 23:33 - 1 hourSurf industry stalwart Dario Phillips joins us to discuss lessons learned from within big surf brands during the boom years, how to bootstrap a concept into a reality, the power of partnership, why lean is strong, and how encouraging work/life balanced life fuels productivity. Enjoy! Intro Music: The Durutti Column, Sketch For Summer Outro Music: The Fruit Bats, The Ruminant Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
422 - Chris Shiflett of The Foo Fighters
August 05, 2022 05:14 - 1 hourRock N' Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Chris Shiflett joins us to discuss whether music can be objectively bad, why you ought never foist your preferences on your children, how surf videos of the early 90s led to his role with The Foo Fighters, and how family life has kept him grounded amidst the centrifuge of rock star vice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
421 - Debbie Gordon: G & S Surfboards
July 27, 2022 19:16 - 1 hourThe story of Gordon and Smith surfboard closely mirrors the story of surfing in Southern California. The brand is credited with introducing the first surf logo tee, the first shaping machine, the first surf skateboard, and much more. Today Debbie Gordon reflects on the six decade journey and explains why focusing on quality surfboards is now as important as ever. Enjoy! Intro Music: Does It Really Make A Difference, Galactic & Mavis Staples Outro Music: Roll On Babe, Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance...
420 - Jeff & Ryan Hurley
July 20, 2022 18:57 - 1 hourJeff & Ryan Hurley join us to discuss sharing their childhood bedroom with Occy and Sunny, lessons learned from their father's big gamble, the art of a well-executed exit, the importance of aligning one's work and value system, and how a brand can make an impact in the world. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
419 - Steve Pezman: 50 Years of Surf Writing
July 13, 2022 19:42 - 1 hourPublisher Steve Pezman joins us to discuss his new book, how to succeed in print publishing in 2022, why modern surfing needs more counter-culture figures, lament the interviews that he still hasn't gotten, and explain why Olympic surfing showcases a false representation of the sport. Enjoy! Link to Steve's first appearance on Surf Splendor in 2014, Episode 35 Intro Music: Tim Buckley, Buzzin' Fly Outro Music: Bob Dylan, Buckets of Rain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...
418 - Sterling Spencer: Act Two
June 30, 2022 05:03 - 2 hoursSterling Spencer returns to discuss the dark repercussions of his brain injury, his path through recovery, how his audience has given him purpose, the importance of kindness, the kindness of Machado, and as cliche as it sounds, the healing powers of the sea. Enjoy! Intro Music: Alex Ebert, Truth Outro Music: Anderson.Paak, The Bird Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
417 - Dane Hantz: Restorative Intermission
June 22, 2022 20:15 - 1 hourDane Hantz returns to discuss withdrawing Vulcan Surfboards from the market, how the shaping machine is enabling an authoritative archiving of surfboard history, the disconnect between the surf industry and surf culture, and how one physical altercation in the water has kept his dry docked for the past two years. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
416 - Dick Metz: Part Five
June 15, 2022 18:27 - 1 hourDick Metz returns to discuss a new documentary featuring his return to South Africa to relive and revisit the journey that inspired The Endless Summer. He also recounts his role in the early days of Clark Foam, working with a young Gerry Lopez, his relationship with Duke, and how he came to acquire the unequivocal greatest collection of surfboards in the world. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
415 - Sasha Jane Lowerson
June 09, 2022 22:08 - 1 hourSasha Jane Lowerson made international news last month for winning Women's Longboard Title's in West Oz, not for the feat itself, but for the fact that she had been competing for the previous three decades in the men's divisions. Today she share's her thoughts on the Internet's fervent response to her wins, she addresses questions of fairness, and details the cost of suppressing one's true self. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices