Latest Howtosurf Podcast Episodes
Celebrating Hobie's 70th Anniversary - Part 2
KookCast: Surf Education - June 04, 2024 13:18 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev got Adam Davenport back on the phone after he was dropped halfway through the first call with Kris Carlow in part one of this now two part series. Time Stamps: (01:41) - Adam’s family and beach life growing up (03:47) - How Adam came to be a ...
Celebrating Hobie's 70th Anniversary - Part 1
KookCast: Surf Education - May 16, 2024 15:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are joined by Kris Carlow and Adam Davenport of Hobie Surfboards to celebrate the brands 70th anniversary. We're first introduced to them through their surfing background before Kris, the brand manager at Hobie, takes us through the life of Hobie...
Emma Bukowski of Nose Rider Surf Club
KookCast: Surf Education - April 29, 2024 22:50 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsEmma Bukowski, creator of Nose Rider Surf Club, joins Coach Chris to talk not only about her surfing journey, but the effort it took to reach the starting line of that journey. Coming from Wisconsin, it might not have seemed like surfing was in the cards for Emma. Tune in to hear how Emma play...
2024 La Misión Surf Trip Recap
KookCast: Surf Education - April 19, 2024 11:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis episode is a recap of the annual surf trips Coach Chris and Coach Ev organize to La Misión in Baja. It begins with an introduction from Coach Chris, moves into a discussion between him and Coach Ev debriefing on important takeaways and key lessons, and finishes with some clips drawn from th...
SHARK! with Erin LaVallee
KookCast: Surf Education - March 22, 2024 10:11 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Erin LaVallee joins Coach Chris to share her story on fulfilling a lifelong dream to surf, the mistakes and successes on the journey, and of course her kooky story. (01:58) - Intro to Erin (08:25) - First Surfboard (09:56) - First Boogie Session & Revelation (16:08)...
Alek Rockrise from The California Surf Academy
KookCast: Surf Education - February 12, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Alek Rockrise joins Coach Chris to talk surf education, sharing your surf knowledge, and the personal battles that come with it. Thank you to our sponsor Crooked Wetsuits for helping us stay warm in the water. Episode timestamps: (02:01) - Alek’s surfing background (0...
7 Pillars of The Surf Continuum
KookCast: Surf Education - January 28, 2024 14:18 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsIn this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are sitting down to discuss 7 pillars upon which they've built their brand of surf education on. Head over to the membership site and check out the video version of this episode to see pillar #8, which they forgot to include in this recording. (02:04...
Blame it on the Boogie Board
KookCast: Surf Education - January 13, 2024 14:04 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsCoach Chris and Coach Ev are taking you back to the boogie board! One of the most overlooked crafts in helping beginner surfers progress is the boogie board, and in this episode we're telling you a few reasons why. (01:28) Come to La Misión with us (email: [email protected]) (01:49) W...
Paddling Somewhere? Follow the North Star with Rob Case
KookCast: Surf Education - January 05, 2024 21:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsFINALLY! Rob Case has entered the chat. With KookCast over 200 episodes in, it's safe to say this episode is late. Rob is a paddle technique coach and one of our personal favorite surfers to talk shop with. Check out his website, subscribed to his newsletter, and see the timestamps below to fi...
Catching Up with Matt Warshaw
KookCast: Surf Education - December 12, 2023 14:03 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, we're happy to have Matt Warshaw back on the show. The premier historian and archivist of surfing, the value of this man's work isn't lost on us, and it shouldn't be lost on you either! Subscribe to the Encyclopedia of Surfing and consider making a donation to make help ...
Wetsuit Care & Kookery
KookCast: Surf Education - November 28, 2023 15:31 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsIt's in the title! Take care of that thing and don't be a wetsuit kook! Booking spots on our La Misión surf trip 2024. E-mail us: [email protected] to learn more.
In Deep with Matt George
KookCast: Surf Education - November 13, 2023 18:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsCoach Chris sits down with Matt George to discuss his book In Deep, a highly recommended read, which is a compilation of his life's work as a surf writer and journalist. The book covers some serious ground in the surf world, but it's only on KookCast you'll get to hear some of the insights you w...
Becoming a More Assertive Surfer
KookCast: Surf Education - October 28, 2023 00:59 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are discussing a surfer characteristic you should develop, but exercise wisdom with how you wield it.
Creating Time
KookCast: Surf Education - September 24, 2023 19:02 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsDo you feel like "it all happens so fast" ? When taking off, or while surfing and suddenly realizing there's a person in your way ? In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are speaking on a few ways to create time and feel more at ease with the things you need to do in the line-up.
10 Surfer Instincts You Must Cultivate
KookCast: Surf Education - July 29, 2023 19:01 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are discussing 10 surfer instincts that separate the experienced surfers from the rest of the pack.
Do You Catch Waves or Do They Catch You?
KookCast: Surf Education - July 20, 2023 01:44 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are discussing the difference between surfers who paddle hard to catch waves and surfers who slide effortlessly into wave after wave.
Position, Position, Position
KookCast: Surf Education - July 06, 2023 20:12 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are discussing three of the most important aspects to catching waves. Position, position, position.
How to Improve Your Surfing...Other Than Surfing.
KookCast: Surf Education - June 03, 2023 16:09 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are exploring a topic intern Sophie brought to the table.
The Unwritten Rules of Surfing: Part 2
KookCast: Surf Education - May 23, 2023 14:37 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsFollowing up on last week's episode, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are back with the second half of their list on the unwritten rules of surfing. Tune in and listen up.
The Unwritten Rules of Surfing: Part 1
KookCast: Surf Education - May 19, 2023 13:35 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsSurfing is unique in the way that a lot of the educational process and lessons learned are unwritten. You figure it out as you go, make mistakes you don't realize are mistakes only to be corrected by an elder. In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are listing off a bunch of those unspoken an...
No Leg Rope, No Surf
KookCast: Surf Education - May 08, 2023 14:18 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, intern Sophie is on the line with this week's episode que'd up for Coach Chris and Coach Ev regarding the recent headlines from Byron Bay, "leash-less surfing is illegal". Let's talk more about that.
Three Kooky Things You Can Stop Doing Now
KookCast: Surf Education - April 25, 2023 21:39 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are hitting you with a list of three kooky things you can stop doing today.
2 Things Holding Beginner Surfers Back
KookCast: Surf Education - April 14, 2023 01:58 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are talking about 2 things that hold beginners back in their surfing.
Vamos a El Chante with Fernando Navarro
KookCast: Surf Education - April 04, 2023 22:01 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Fernando Navarro owner of El Chante Surf House joins Coach Chris on a washed up log on Playa Hermosa to talk about his story building his vision for El Chante Surf House, how he learned to surf, and of course his kooky story among other things. Close your eyes and be there...
Catch Waves Better: Don't Turn Your Back to the Ocean
KookCast: Surf Education - March 30, 2023 18:54 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsEven non-surfers have heard these wise words: "don't turn your back to the ocean", but in this week's episode Coach Chris and Coach Evan are putting their own spin on that advice and it has to do with catching waves. Tune in to hear how you can catch more waves with proficiency by not turning yo...
La Misión Surf Trip Recap
KookCast: Surf Education - March 22, 2023 12:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris, Coach Ev, and a group of students who joined them on this years La Misión surf trip are recording and remembering another massively successful surf trip to Baja, California.
How to Deal with Snobby Groms
KookCast: Surf Education - March 14, 2023 22:24 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev offer some words of advice and encouragement to a young surfer who is getting hassled by some of the local groms. This might be one of those things everyone is going to deal with at least once in their life, and you can either let it beat you down,...
The Delusional Surfer's Guide to Reality
KookCast: Surf Education - January 17, 2023 10:51 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are talking about some of the common ways beginner surfers delude themselves and aim to help those lost souls find their way back to a realistic path to better surfing.
New Year, New Yeeew!
KookCast: Surf Education - January 03, 2023 12:28 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsHappy 2023. In this episode Coach Chris and Coach Ev are talking about the number one way (that's probably also the most overlooked way) to improve yourself as a surfer. Yeew !
The Art of Missing Waves
KookCast: Surf Education - December 20, 2022 09:48 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsThis week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are diving a little deeper into a concept that came up in the last episode in regards to having good style. Head to https://thesurfcontinuum.com/longevity for a look at our latest project !
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