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Billy Hamilton joins David to discuss growing up in Laguna before the ocean was poisoned by detergents from civilization’s expansion, his early travels in Kauai in the 60’s, meeting Laird and his mother on the beach at Rocky Point, surfing Pipeline naked, and living (partying) with Bunker Spreckles when he inherited $100 million dollars. Part … Continue reading "325 – Billy...

Kauai waterman Terry Chung joins us to talk about his recent trip to foil Nazare with Laird, raising well-adjusted children on Kauai, his journey through board building, the evolution of the surf foil, and how to sustain big wave wipeouts at the age of 65. Enjoy! Follow @PapaHeeNalu_Kauai View this post on Instagram M?kaukau. Two … Continue reading "324 – Terry Chung" The post 324 &#82...

Kauai Council Member and co-founder of Kamanu Composites Luke Evslin joins us to talk about the challenges of being a small composites manufacturer in Kauai, how he’s addressing housing and climate change from City Hall, and how a near death experiences shifted his life’s trajectory. Enjoy!                   … Continue reading "323 – Luke Evslin" The pos...

Professional MMA fighter, surfer, activist Dustin Barca discusses homelessness in Kauai, the environmental impact of genetically modified agriculture, political corruption, and how discipline has helped him find focus and purpose. Part two of two. Enjoy! @BarcaLive Donate HERE to support and win a custom Timpone surfboard                   … Continue reading "322 –...

Professional MMA fighter, surfer, activist Dustin Barca discusses homelessness in Kauai, the environmental impact of genetically modified agriculture, political corruption, and how discipline has helped him find focus and purpose. Part one of two. Enjoy! @BarcaLive Donate HERE to support and win a custom Timpone surfboard                   … Continue reading "321 –...

Mr. Sunset and co-founder of Quiksilver USA Jeff Hakman talks about dressing in drag to avoid Vietnam, earning and losing a small fortune, conquering a 30 year substance addiction, and positioning himself to surf into 100 years of age. Enjoy! Sponsor: SurfNVS.com promo code “podcast” 20% off CREDITS Sponsor: SurfNVS.com promo code “podcast” 20% off … Continue reading...

As part of our contribution to The Lockdown Surf Film Festival, David Scales interviews The Surfer’s Journal Editor and film director Nathan Meyers about his film “Here & Now”. The film is screening for 24 hours on LockdownSurfFilmFestival.com Enjoy! LockdownSurfFilmFestival.com The post 319 – Nathan Meyers talks “Here & Now” appeared first on Surf Sple...

Californian Mark Sausen made his way with one board, a Terry Martin shape, to Kauai in 1970. Over the next 50 years he’d marry into a native family, develop a craft for building some of the most acclaimed boards for the local waves, and come to share ownership of the most prized land in all … Continue reading "318 – Mark “Papa Sau” Sausen" The post 318 – Mark &#...

The 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, … Continue reading "...

Twenty 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! Sponsor: SurfNVS.com promo code “podcast” for 20% off Apex Series           View this post … Continue reading "316 – Taylor Knox" The post 316 – Taylor Knox a...

John 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! Follow @StickyBumpsWax and @WendWaxWorks Sponsor: The Line-Up with Dave Prodan available … Continue read...

Board 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! Follow @EarthTechnologies and @RyHarrisShapes EarthTechSurf.com       … Continue read...

In 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! Listen to the full series every Tuesday on Swell With … Continue reading "313 – Creative Kin: Jeff McCa...

Surfboard 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! Follow @Akila_Aipa … Continue reading "312 – Ak...

Pro 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! Follow @BeachToFarm and @JoelCenteio                   View … Continue reading "311 – Joel Ce...

Kauai 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. Follow @AlohaExchange and TheAlohaExchange.com                   View this post on Instagram                     … Continue reading "310 – Jamie Dillberg:...

Rochelle Ballard’s commitment to physical and spiritual wellness was the guiding force behind her 15 year CT campaign where she claimed 8 event titles. Today she chats about drawing from that experience to share complete wellness with others while attempting to maintain her own balance between life and professional obligations. Enjoy! Follow @RochelleBallard and @SurfIntoYoga … Continu...

Vitruvian 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! Follow @VulcanSurf and SurfVulcan.com Visit BetterHelp.com/surf for 10% off counseling or therapy.   … Continue reading "308 &#82...

Originally published February 28, 2017. This week’s guest is unflinching big-wave surfer, champion spear fisherman, and part time Hollywood stuntman Mark Healey. Perennial invitee to The Eddie and winner of the 2010 Todos Santos Big Wave Event, Healey also won the 2009 Billabong XXL Monster Tube Award for getting shacked at a little known Oregon … Continue reading "307 – Mark Healey (R...

Musician, 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! Follow @SalMasekela                   View this post on Instagram               … Continue reading "306 – Sal Masekela" The post 306 – Sal M...

There is an unrivaled tragedy raging in Australia today. 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. Even when one contributes prayer and financial resource, it does little to quell the feeling of helplessness … Continue reading "305 – A Compromised Country" Th...

In 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! Sponsor: SurfNVS.com promo code “podcast” for … Continue reading "30...

Welcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the 2019 Billabong Pipe Masters. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. The final event of 2019, the Billabong Pipe Masters crescendo’d in the final heat, … Continue reading "303 – Post-Script: Billabong Pipe Master...

In 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! “And Two If By Sea” is now available to stream HERE and listen to … Continue reading "302 – Dick Metz: Part Three" The...

After last week’s introduction to Metz, today he tells us how he sold his family liquor license to Disneyland to fund his three year surf trip where he was jailed in Bombay, lived in a brothel in Panama, and discovered Cape St Francis. Enjoy! Sponsors: Slowtide.co promo code “podcast” save 10% SurfNVS.com promo code “podcast” … Continue reading "301 – Dick...