Surf Splendor
525 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 593 ratingsConversations and stories about surfing. www.SurfSplendorPodcast.com email: [email protected]
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317 - The Garden Isle
April 02, 2020 01:46 - 2 hoursThe beauty and relative seclusion of Kauai has long made it favorite, albeit somewhat little disclosed, destination for surfers. It's recently become a prized location for tech billionaires and agricultural corporations. The convergence of these varied interests has led to rapid change and an erosion of traditional Hawaiian culture. Today we hear from Max Medeiros, Bronson Lovell, and Lance Ebert about building boards and adapting to life on the Garden Isle. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad ch...
316 - Taylor Knox
March 25, 2020 20:17 - 1 hourTwenty year ‘CT veteran, meditation teacher and envy of every single surfer since 1993 for his power prowess, Taylor Knox opens up about boneheadedness, the fallacy of regret, and why his power is based in stillness. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
315 - Sticky Bumps: John Dahl
March 19, 2020 01:06 - 1 hourJohn Dahl is the founder/owner of Sticky Bumps and a pioneer of surf wax. Today he explains how he's been the beneficiary of serendipity, how he's leveraged incremental lessons into sustained returns and when it's the appropriate to fire or promote family members. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
314 - Ryan Harris
March 12, 2020 17:24 - 1 hourBoard builder Ryan Harris runs the world's only zero waste surfboard factory. Today he shares his origin story, how designing shoes translates to shaping, the importance of starting at the bottom, and how he'll make more money from his trash than he will from selling surfboards. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
313 - Jeff McCallum: Creative Kin
March 05, 2020 01:20 - 39 minutesIn this new 6 part series surfboard shaper Donald Brink spends a week in the mountains with board builders and artists. Today he chats with Jeff McCallum about the fallacy of "sustainable" surfboards, the virtues of the twin-fin Egg, and the unimportance of legacy. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
312 - Akila Aipa
February 26, 2020 21:07 - 1 hourSurfboard shaper and youth mentor Akila Aipa is expanding on his family legacy by building solutions for our modern needs on principles honed by his father. Today he discusses how he's embraced catharsis through missteps and how Kelly's success on Akila's boards will alter the next decade of his business and life. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
311 - Joel Centeio
February 20, 2020 03:02 - 59 minutesPro surfer turned Hurley Hawaii team manager turned organic farmer Joel Centeio chats about the equitability of sponsoring surfers, the challenge of fostering drive while living in paradise, and confronting the internal dilemma of killing animals to feed your family. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
310 - Jamie Dillberg: Aloha Exchange
February 14, 2020 01:28 - 1 hourKauai retailer, Aloha Exchange co-founder Jamie Dillberg talks about the legacy of localism, starting Famous traction, recovering from failure, and the importance of community to modern retail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
309 - Rochelle Ballard
February 05, 2020 21:13 - 46 minutesRochelle Ballard's commitment to wellness was the guiding force behind her 15 year CT campaign. Today she chats about drawing from that experience to share wellness with others while attempting to maintain balance between life and professional obligations. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
308 - Dane Hantz: Vulcan
January 29, 2020 17:53 - 1 hourVitruvian disciple and board builder Dane Hantz joins us to chat about the endangered California surf industry, the psychological risks of a social media curated life, and navigating parenting while trying to run a business and still find time to surf. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
307 - Mark Healey (Rebroadcast)
January 23, 2020 20:32 - 1 hourOriginally published February 28, 2017. This week’s guest is unflinching big-wave surfer, champion spear fisherman, and part time Hollywood stuntman Mark Healey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
306 - Sal Masekela
January 08, 2020 19:11 - 1 hourMusician, host, producer, Sal Masekela talks about the power and treachery of growing through grief, the gift of plant-based medicine, and getting out of one's own way to find peak performance. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
305 - A Compromised Country
January 07, 2020 03:54 - 18 minutesAustralia is burning. The 136 fires are burning so large that they are generating their own weather systems, have scorched millions of acres of land, killed 19 people, and millions of animals. Today we visit the singular uniqueness that makes this compromised country so important. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
304 - Dick Metz: Part Four
January 02, 2020 19:22 - 1 hourIn our fourth installment with Metz he tell us about a cross country road trip with Edwards, Alter, and Brown and how he got the Hilton Hotel's family to finance Hobie's skateboard business. He also addresses inquiries about potential illegitimate children sired from his travels and much more! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
303 - Post-Script: Billabong Pipe Masters
December 23, 2019 04:22 - 19 minutesWelcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the 2019 Billabong Pipe Masters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
302 - Dick Metz: Part Three
December 19, 2019 02:24 - 1 hourIn our third installment with Metz he leaves South Africa and travels through subsaharan Africa, shoots arrows with the Masaii, dodges bulls in Pamplona, goes backstage at the Olympics and then finally returns home to inspire his friend Bruce Brown. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
301 - Dick Metz: Part Two
December 11, 2019 19:56 - 1 hourIn our second conversations with Dick Metz, he tells us about selling his family liquor license to Disneyland to fund his three year journey around the world where he was jailed in Bombay, lived in a brothel in Panama, and eventually discovering Cape St Francis with the guidance of John Whitmore. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
300 - Dick Metz: Part One
December 05, 2019 05:11 - 1 hourPhotos and stories from Dick Metz's three year global surf trip in 1958 inspired his friend Bruce Brown to chase The Endless Summer. Metz was the first employee at Clark Foam. He opened the ever surfboard shop and he co-founded The Surfing Heritage & Culture Center. Enjoy part one of our three part series with Mr. Dick Metz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
299 - Upcycled Surfboards with Donald Brink
November 27, 2019 21:17 - 33 minutesDonald Brink chats with Surfrider CEO Chad Nelson and surfboard shapers around the world who have built boards from lobster buoys, miso barrels, and 200 year old savaged barn wood to outline options for sustainable surfboard building. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
298 - Jamie Brisick: Origin Story
November 20, 2019 21:31 - 1 hourJamie Brisick joins us for a discussion about the first time he smoked pot, his foray into BDSM, the absurdity of giant logos, losing his home to a fire, and how his life would have been different if he “succeeded” in his pro surfing goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
297 - Jack Coleman: Zone Frequency
November 14, 2019 17:55 - 1 hourFilmmaker Jack Coleman discusses his latest film, the value of making radical life changes, and why he's leaving his home of 20 years to vagabond around the world. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
296 - Nat Young
November 08, 2019 00:50 - 1 hourEra defining pioneer of the shortboard revolution, writer, World Champ; Nat Young discusses abandoning his animal aggression, reveals his favorite modern shapers, shares stories of Tom Blake & Miki Dora, and illuminates some of his greatest lessons learning as outlined in his latest book, “Church Of The Open Sky”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
295 - Matt Warshaw
October 31, 2019 16:17 - 1 hourFather, husband, surf historian, Matt Warshaw chats about how to nurse the bruising of online commenters, the virtues of quitting surfing, pays tributes to surf’s little known stories, and he outlines a grander EOS. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
294 - Post Script: Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal
October 29, 2019 04:34 - 25 minutesWelcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
293 - Derek Rielly
October 23, 2019 21:46 - 1 hourBeachGrit co-founder, writer, and general surf influencer through his many roles in media, Derek Rielly confesses to accidental overachievement, reflects on his departure from Stab, shares the perils of partnering with Chas Smith, and discusses his latest book "Gulpilil". Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
292 - Drew Kampion
October 16, 2019 17:47 - 1 hourIn an apple orchard on an island thirty miles north of Seattle and eight years removed from his last surf is where I found Drew Kampion. Author of six books, countless surf articles, and perhaps the main person responsible for surfing’s mischievous, irreverent presentation; Kampion reflects on his early years at Surfer, analyzes current surf media, and tells about the first time he got John Severson high. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
291 - Bert Burger
October 09, 2019 21:25 - 2 hoursIndustrious surfboard shaper from Western Australia, Sunova Surfboard's Bert Burger joins us to extol the virtues of alternative materials, detail his role in co-founding Firewire Surfboards, and explain the benefits and misconceptions about building surfboards in Thailand. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
290 - Sal Masekela
October 01, 2019 16:42 - 2 hoursSal Masekela is a professional broadcaster, television host, musician & television producer. In today’s episode we discuss his unique origin story, he weighs-in on the failures of the WSL broadcasters, & Slater’s potentially final year on tour. (This episode originally aired on March 15, 2017) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
290 - Sal Masekela
October 01, 2019 16:42 - 2 hours - 129 MBSal Masekela is a professional broadcaster, television host, musician & television producer. In today’s episode we discuss his unique origin story, he weighs-in on the failures of the WSL broadcasters, & Slater’s potentially final year on tour. (This episode originally aired on March 15, 2017) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
289 - Sid Abbruzzi: Water Brothers
September 25, 2019 09:25 - 1 hourPunk-flavored surfer, skateboarder, entrepreneur, and activist, from Newport, Rhode Island, often described as "the Godfather of New England surfing", literal godfather to Ian Walsh, defender of Ruggles, and friend to all, Sid Abbruzzi is our illustrious guest for today's show. Abbruzzi discusses his origin story, the state of retail, the value of time away from surfing, and importance of community. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
288 - Sunset Surfboards: Ed Wright and Brian Fredrickson
September 19, 2019 01:14 - 1 hourEd Wright and Brian Fredrickson shares stories from 60 years of business, mentoring some of the industry’s most iconic board builders, and how to continue a legacy after closing a retail business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
287 - Channel Bottoms: Dale Wilson
September 11, 2019 18:33 - 1 hourChannel bottom guru, shaper and laminator Dale Wilson chats with David to discuss his early introduction to Allen Byrne and the life altering epiphany he had on a channel bottom surfboard. He illuminates it’s virtues, it’s limitations, and explains why all surfers should be riding one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
286 - Hansen Surfboards: Josh Hansen
September 05, 2019 15:23 - 1 hourJosh Hansen is a second generation heir to Hansen Surfboards. Founded by Don Hansen in 1961, Josh has helped usher Hansen from a local surf retailer into a 20,000 square footprint housing 55 employees. In part four of our Temples of Stoke series, Hansen discusses his transition to eComm, the perils of the consignment model, working with family, and how he's positioning to incorporate the next generation of Hansen's. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
285 - Post-Script: Tahiti Pro
August 29, 2019 03:18 - 23 minutesWelcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Tahiti Pro presented by Hurley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
284 - Harbour Surfboards: Robert Howson
August 21, 2019 21:45 - 1 hourBeginning as a team rider for Rich Harbour in 1980, Robert Howson has helped transition Harbour from a surfboard manufacturing facility into a thriving retail destination. He discusses the importance of honoring suppliers and how to retain saltiness and protect a legacy while incorporating modern business practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
283 - The Dazzling Blue: Jamie Brisick and William Finnegan
August 14, 2019 16:00 - 59 minutesToday’s show is a conversation between Jamie Brisick and Pulitzer Prize winning author William Finnegan. The two chat about Brisick’s latest book, “The Dazzling Blue”, the process of writing, the struggle of maintaining a spot in the pecking order of your local line-up, and the virtue of taking time away from surfing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
282 - Bing Copeland
August 07, 2019 13:00 - 1 hourBing Copeland started Bing Surfboards in 1959. After sharing his first wave with Greg Noll and under the tutelage of Dale Velzy, Bing became one of the largest board builders of the 60s. In today's episode Bing discusses his origin story, the value of delegation, transitioning the Bing legacy, and the incident that caused him to quitting surfing. This is part 2 of 5 of our limited run series #TemplesOfStoke presented by @SurfingHeritage Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...
281 – Martin Daly
August 01, 2019 16:23 - 1 hourCaptain of the Indies Trader Fleet and founder of the Beran Island Resort, Martin Daly joins us to chat about his greatest finds as a treasure diver, the best session he’s ever witnessed, two horrifying days at sea where he thought the ship was going to split in two, and he addresses accusations that he’s … Continue reading "281 – Martin Daly" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
280 – The Frog House: TK Brimer
July 25, 2019 20:17 - 1 hourTK Brimer, owner of the iconic Newport Beach surf shop The Froghouse, joins us to talk about surf retail’s importance to surf culture. He discusses juggling debt, managing millennial employees, ignoring eComm, and helping birth surf brands (like Volcom). This is part 1 of 5 of our limited run series #TemplesOfStoke presented by @SurfingHeritage Enjoy! … Continue reading "280 – The Frog House: TK Brimer" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
279 – Post-Script: Corona Open JBay
July 21, 2019 02:09 - 17 minutesWelcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Corona Open JBay. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. This 6th event of the season marks the halfway … Continue reading "279 – Post-Script: Corona Open JBay" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
278 – And Two If By Sea
July 17, 2019 22:22 - 1 hourA conversation with filmmaker Justin Purser, CJ Hobgood, and Damien Hobgood about their new documentary that traces the Hobgood’s early life, professional surf careers, development of their respective families, and ultimately, their journey through identity. Purser shares his background in music video and outlines the limitations of making a surf film in 2019. This episode … Continue reading "278 – And Two If By Sea" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
277 – Jason Stevenson: JS Industries
July 10, 2019 23:17 - 1 hourJason Stevenson sits near the top of the heap of shortboard surfboard manufactures worldwide. Parko’s ridden JS nearly his entire career, Julian and Sally are aiming for a title this year on JS sleds. Jason shares his origin story, his struggles and the factors that led to his success, and he predicts the next great … Continue reading "277 – Jason Stevenson: JS Industries" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
276 – Chris ‘Gally’ Stone: US Olympic Head Coach
July 03, 2019 20:01 - 1 hourChris Stone is taking time off from traveling as Jordy Smith’s coach to fulfill this patriotic opportunity to head coach the US Olympic team. In today’s episode Stone outlines surfing in the Olympics, shares concerns, and survey’s how this growth potential might alter the core of surfing. Follow @CGDSurf and @USASurfing View this post on … Continue reading "276 – Chris ‘Gally’ Stone: US Olympic Head Coach" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
275 – Post-Script: Oi Rio Pro 2019
June 26, 2019 02:43 - 21 minutesWelcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Oi Rio Pro. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. I started off our Post-Script to the Maragret River … Continue reading "275 – Post-Script: Oi Rio Pro 2019" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
274 – On The Edge Of A Dream
June 19, 2019 14:46 - 1 hourIn today’s episode David chats with Andrew Kidman and Ellis Ericson about their new film “On The Edge Of A Dream”. The film documents five years of experimentation and development of the Edge design. The conversation begins 30 years ago, when George Greenough began sharing stories with Kidman about the greatest wave he had ridden … Continue reading "274 – On The Edge Of A Dream" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
273 – Nathan Fletcher & Michael Oblowitz: Heavy Water
June 10, 2019 20:59 - 1 hourHeavy Water is Michael Oblowitz’s new film centered around Nathan Fletcher’s most significant traumas and his most meaningful accomplishments. In today’s episode Oblowitz details the long and storied history of drugs with the surf industry, the film he made about it, and why that film has never been released. Fletcher discusses why he’s trusted his … Continue reading "273 – Nathan Fletcher & Michael Oblowitz: Heavy Water" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
272 – Justin Jay: HI1K
June 05, 2019 23:36 - 1 hourFormer personal photographer to Sean “Puffy” Combs, Justin Jay has spent the past 10 years traveling from NYC to the North Shore in December to document the denizens who congregate for the Pipe Masters. Snippets of his work has been published each season, but the majority has been reserved for an archive piece, a book, … Continue reading "272 – Justin Jay: HI1K" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
271 – Post-Script: Margaret River Pro
June 05, 2019 04:41 - 23 minutesWelcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Maragaret River Pro. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. View this post on Instagram By the numbers #TheMargaretRiverPro … Continue reading "271 – Post-Script: Margaret River Pro" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
270 – Tony Roberts
May 30, 2019 20:09 - 1 hourInnovative photographer and filmmaker Tony Roberts packed his boards and camera gear and drove from Santa Cruz, California to Santa Cruz, Costa Rica 30 years ago to pursue a surf centered life. In today’s show he talks about adapting his career due to surf media’s instability, the exponential growth of surf tourism in Costa Rica, … Continue reading "270 – Tony Roberts" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
269 – Post-Script: Corona Bali Protected
May 25, 2019 20:45 - 18 minutesWelcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Corona Bali Protected. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. Coming from Bells Beach, John had leapt into first … Continue reading "269 – Post-Script: Corona Bali Protected" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices