Surf Splendor

Board builder Jon LaLanne joins us to discuss how obstacles become ladders, the value of shame, the Gemini board design, and how to carve a unique life path as a son to a father who is larger than life. Enjoy. Follow @Jon_LaLannne and visit LaLanneSurf.com Sponsor: BetterHelp.com/surf View this post on Instagram A post shared … Continue reading "350 – Jon LaLanne: Part One" The post 350 – Jon LaLanne: Part One appeared first on Surf Splendor.

SUBSCRIBE  Welcome back to Post-Script, a brief yet thorough overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a recap of the opening events of the 2021 season. Sponsor: BetterHelp.com/surf The post 349 – Post-Script: Billabong Pipe Masters appeared first on Surf Splendor.

SUBSCRIBE Filmmaker, writer, surfboard shaper Andrew Kidman joins us to discuss the delicate art of communicating surfboard design to water performance through film, why it’s important to look back in order to move forward, and why he’s doubling down on print publishing in 2021. Enjoy! Visit AndrewKidman.com and follow @AndrewKidman Sponsor: Slowtide.co promo code “surfsplendorpodcast” for … Continue reading "348 – Andrew Kidman" The post 348 – Andrew Kidman appeared first on Surf Splendor.

SUBSCRIBE Bill “Stretch” Riedel is today’s guest. He discusses growing up in Malibu with Tom Morey and Mickey Munoz, the ocean accident that left his right side paralyzed, how he relearned to shape with his left arm, maintaining lifelong relationships with athletes, and the sweet ecstasy of a good quality cigar. Enjoy! Sponsor: Slowtide.co promo … Continue reading "347 – Stretch" The post 347 – Stretch appeared first on Surf Splendor.

SUBSCRIBE A brief ten years into the surfboard game, Michael Arenal is establishing a reputation as a deft and reliable shaper for some of the industry’s leading labels and as an astute craftsmen for his eponymous small batch customs. Today he talks about how to navigate entry into the business without stepping on toes and … Continue reading "346 – Michael Arenal: Arenal Surfboards" The post 346 – Michael Arenal: Arenal Surfboards appeared first on Surf Splendor.

SUBSCRIBE Brad Gerlach opens up about navigating through depression, the paramount importance of connection, and why he’s dedicated the next phase of his life toward getting you to slow down. Enjoy! Follow @WaveKi and learn more at WaveKi.com Save 10% off WaveKi with promo code “WAVEKISPLENDOR” all uppercase Sponsor: Slowtide.co save 30% with promo code “surfsplendorpodcast” … Continue reading "345 – Brad Gerlach: WaveKi" The post 345 – Brad Gerlach: WaveKi appeared first on Surf Splendor.

SUBSCRIBE HERE Blake Peters joins us to talk about how to capitalize on the boom board builders are experiencing during COVID, the value delegation, and importance of taking a gap year. Enjoy! Follow @PandaSurfboards CREDITS Host, Producer, Writer: David Scales @David_Lee_Scales Intro Music: Panda Bear, Bros Outro Music: Pastor T.L, Like A Ship The post 344 – Blake Peters: Panda Surfboards appeared first on Surf Splendor.

New owner of Surfing World magazine, Sean Doherty discusses his acquisition, his latest book “Golden Daze”, and why it’s important for surf media to be helmed by passionate surfers and not by private equity controlled conglomerates. Enjoy! Follow @Seano888 and @SurfingWorld GOLDEN DAZE: THE GOLDEN YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN SURFING SURFING WORLD MAGAZINE View this post … Continue reading "343 – Sean Doherty: Golden Daze" The post 343 – Sean Doherty: Golden Daze appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Oregon based surf photographer Mark McInnis lost everything he owned last week as his house burned to the ground in the Holiday Farm Fire. Today he discusses the value of a complete reset, how a limitation can become a virtue, and the importance accepting help. Enjoy! Follow @MarkOMcInnis and MarkMcInnis.com CREDITS Host, Producer, Writer: David … Continue reading "342 – Mark O. McInnis" The post 342 – Mark O. McInnis appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Simon Jones discusses the power of collective consciousness, how one surf soundtrack changed his life’s trajectory, and why 3 stringers and 2 fins is all you’ll ever need. Enjoy! Follow @MorningOfTheEarthSurfboards and MorningOfTheEarthSurfboards.com Sponsor: SurfNVS.com promo code “podcast” Thank You Mother – a journey of appreciation from Ishka Folkwell on Vimeo. CREDITS Sponsor: SurfNVS.com promo … Continue reading "341 – Simon Jones: Morning Of The Earth Surfboards" The post 341 – Simon Jones: Morning Of The Earth Surfboards appeared first on Surf Splendor.

At long last Matt Warshaw bestows an Encyclopedia of Surfing podcast upon the world. The Breuer brothers (Swell Season) roll up Warshaw’s Sunday Joint and take a deep inhale of surfings, past, present, and future. Welcome to episode one. Enjoy. Follow @TheSundayJoint And be sure to subscribe in whatever podcast app use. CREDITS Host: Tyler … Continue reading "340 – Welcome to the Sunday Joint" The post 340 – Welcome to the Sunday Joint appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Lauren Hill is a mother, author, and ecofeminist. In today’s show she explains how a commitment to curiosity has resulted in an unlikely surf career, an even less likely life as a farmer, and a cosmic premonition that inspired her to move across the world in a quest to stay centered. Enjoy! Follow Lauren at … Continue reading "339 – Lauren L. Hill" The post 339 – Lauren L. Hill appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Self proclaimed “#1 Surfer In The World”, pro surfer antagonist, aspiring Centaur, and the greatest to ever surf Alabama, Sterling Spencer joins the podcast to discuss the paradoxical relationship between comedy and depression, why you shouldn’t go vegan, and being kissed on the lips by Jeremy Flores. Enjoy! Follow @SterlingSpencer and TheSurferFormerlyKnownAsSterlingSpencer.com Sponsor: SurfNVS.com promo … Continue reading "338 – Sterling Spencer" The post 338 – Sterling Spencer appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Surfboard shaper, former pro surfer, writer, surf historian, Dave Parmenter discusses how “old” surfboard designs are more advanced than many modern designs, why he doesn’t read surf mags nor watch surf films, and why he’s spending most of his water time miles off the coast. Enjoy! Visit Nowtro.com Follow @SurfSplendor Previous episodes with Dave Parmenter … Continue reading "337 – Dave Parmenter" The post 337 – Dave Parmenter appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Dani Burt is an Adaptive World Surfing Champ, Doctor of Physical Therapy, and above knee amputee as a result of near death motorcycle accident. Today she shares her origin story, reveals what she experienced while in a 45 day coma, and how she leveraged anger and depression to grow and empower radical life change. Enjoy! … Continue reading "336 – Dr. Dani Burt" The post 336 – Dr. Dani Burt appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Convicted murderer, national surfing champ, and mastermind of America’s biggest ever jewel heist, Jack Roland Murphy is the subject of today’s show. Journalist and podcaster Nathan Scott spent 9 months with Murphy and his peers to investigate facts new details of this decades old case. We chat with Nathan to hear about his new podcast … Continue reading "335 – Murf the Surf: National Champ, Jewel Thief, Convicted Murderer" The post 335 – Murf the Surf: National Champ, Jewel Thief, Convicted Murderer appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Richard Kotch is a surf photographer and 50% of the dynamic surf guiding duo on the Maldivian island of Hudhuranfushi, along side his wife (and last week’s podcast guest) Amy Kotch. Richard explains his early surf experiences that primed him for surf guiding, the challenges of island life, and how to continually improve your surfing … Continue reading "334 – Richard Kotch" The post 334 – Richard Kotch appeared first on Surf Splendor.

“She Surf” cover surfer Amy Kotch joins us to share how, at 30, she left So Cal suburbia behind in pursuit of hollow, warm surf and a simplified life focus. Kotch explains life on a remote atoll as a surf guide, the challenges and joys of raising a kid there, and the quickest way to … Continue reading "333 – Amy Kotch" The post 333 – Amy Kotch appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Board builder Malcolm Campbell discusses the Bonzer design, the role it’s played in surfing and the quirky dynamics that sometimes push and often impede board design evolution. The Bonzer is the first truly functional, high-performance three finned surfboard design, and the Campbell Brothers introduced it a full decade prior to the invention of the Thruster. … Continue reading "332 – Malcolm Campbell" The post 332 – Malcolm Campbell appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Wyatt Daily shares his discovery of previously unseen surf footage of Greenough, Yater, and dozens more who would spark a design revolution and indelibly change the trajectory of surfing, as documented in his latest film, “Spoons: A Santa Barbara Story”. Enjoy! Follow @Spoons_Film and learn more/view at SpoonsFilm.com View this post on Instagram Making of … Continue reading "331 – Spoons filmmaker Wyatt Daily" The post 331 – Spoons filmmaker Wyatt Daily appeared first on Surf Splendor.