Surf Stories

Kevin grabs an old central Florida friend for this episode, Erik Gunderson. They met in high school and began surfing together around 1986, mostly willed by Kevin's successful attempt to befriend this Dean Moriarty-type character. Erik lived, surfed, partied, and worked harder than the rest, which set the stage for some good times, friendship, and plenty of Floridian surf stories. Enjoy. Learn mor...

Shoulder season generally implies smaller, playful waves and a generally mellow vibe… In this episode, we chat with Eden Saul of Dead Kooks Surfboards about a different, more horrific meaning. Listen in as Eden recounts the unthinkable disaster in paradise…twice! We delve into his early days of shaping influences, his direct to consumer business model, and his global shaping/travel schedule. Enjoy...

A self-taught filmmaker, Nathan Oldfield has always embraced surfing's DIY culture—fixing dings at age 10 and shaping his own boards at 14. Photography and then video became his focus; he and friends would take turns, resisting the urge to leave the lens and paddle back out. Coupled with his teaching degree to pay the bills, making his evocative, beautiful films gave him an outlet to share his fri...

If you're one of the growing number of surfers enjoying your mid-length lately, you can and should thank Devon Howard for his contribution in creating one of the worlds best riding boards. We discuss his role in developing the Channel Islands Mid, his East Coast roots, and how some backyard farming funded his first ever barrel at Pipeline. Enjoy!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Sterling Spencer is the undisputed No. 1 surfer in the world, but he took time off his schedule to visit with us sincerely about his migration from early blogger to the very funny Instagram producer and personality that he is today. We discuss brain injuries, Jeremy Flores, Kelly Slater, being chosen as a subject for parody, and more. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

Shannon "Hopper" Eichstaedt has an addiction; it's a healthy one. Big barrels provide the spike in adrenaline necessary to flood endorphins and face-numbing tingles…. We truly enjoyed capturing this super-stoked human to share some stories about his wild times with Andy Irons and many more memories throughout his career as a fully-accredited charger. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Fernando Aguerre's quest to bring surfing to the Olympic Games is a 27-year story. Jessica and Jay Johnson, co-directors and co-producers., took on this project to share this story of persistence, passion, and character. Please enjoy our discussion with the team behind the ISA's successes and challenges to produce live broadcasting for all of these wonderful events. Next up, the Teahupo'o's 2024 O...

Ashton Goggans has figured out a way to report on a pastime and culture he loves, make documentary films, and create entertaining content for surf fans far and wide. His  No Contest  and  No Contest: Off Tour  series are inside looks at professional surfing that capture the sidelong views of tour life. His documentary,  Andy Irons and the Radicals , captured the vibrant, chaotic early days of the...

"Sending it" on a wave could be a good analogy for the outstanding feature film director Mikey Corker just finished. It's called  Savage Waters , and his DIY career leading up to this exemplary work of documenting adventure and exploration is personified by the tone and grit we hear in this interview. The patience required to time an unknown wave in the Savage Islands, sold to the boat captain in...

Michael Dunphy, a professional surfer based in New Smyrna Beach, has been putting in the time. We have WSL alerts set for his heats. He's committed, hard-working, and a hell of a nice person. We were lucky enough to sit down with him and cover the ins and outs of sponsorship, the nuance of life trying to qualify for the show, and the occasional unlucky parts of travel. Enjoy. Learn more about your...

Tune in for a history lesson from East Coast Surfing Hall of Famer, Kem McNair, and New Smyrna Beach long-time local, David Coffee. They discuss Hobie sponsorship, trailing smoke from freshly resined fin, their first surf shop and board-building venture, near stardom in the music business, and the discovery of the best wave on the east coast of Florida. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Ben Weiland holds three awards from the nine years we've run festivals.  Island X  won Best Surf Movie - Feature for 2022. Here's a chat with one of our favorite people on earth, and a man who knows how to shoot a story and tell one. Being a good guest in a foreign country has its limits, but Ben muscled through some Faroe Island aged beef for your listening pleasure. Learn more about your ad choi...

Your instagram feed will be better nourished by following Raglan Surf Report, run by Kiwi surfer Luke Cederman. Comedy is hard to come by in surf movies and TV shows these days, which is why you'll find the clever parodies and satirical takes on our stupid past-time so necessary. Dry insertion of potent one-liners come sudden and painful, especially if you've engaged in similar thoughtless comment...

Facing Monsters , winner of the 2022 Best Documentary and Best Cinematography in the feature category, just dropped online. Kerby and Cortney Brown joined us in Florida for a showing and a hurricane. We holed up in NSB, let the storm pass, paddled out, and had this chat. Find out what's behind Kerby's raw enthusiasm for slabbing piles of water pulling from shallow to dry surfaces. Hellman takes on...

Patrick Eichstaedt has been shooting surfers since his teenage years and had enough foresight and passion for the art of filmmaking and photography to capture his friends, Andy and Bruce Irons, Aaron Cormican, and other east coasters for the early Lost films. His immortal images continue to inform the early days of Andy, and his energetic spirit continues to document the best. Poke' sauce and more...

In the 9 years we've been at this festival, Jack Coleman's work has appeared on our big screen 5 times, and now, with the east coast premiere of Natural High , we'll be welcoming him to New Smyrna Beach for his 3rd appearance. He represents the core ethos of our festival. Fun fact about Jack, he loves to golf... We are humbled to have recorded this conversation.  Learn more about your ad choices....

Jamie Brisick grabs the mic for an hour chat with us, down on the beach in Malibu, CA. What a location to record, against the wall where Jack, Leroy, and Matt presided... We met at 7AM, Jamie's time of day, and fully caffeinated, we address some great topics and stocked up a few more quality stories on record. He's a natural storyteller. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

From Chas Smith's bio doc, Trouble, The Lisa Andersen Story , to the fabulous Girls Can't Surf documentary, we've been so fortunate to have Lisa's support for our events and mission. Luckily, she moved back to Florida, and she sat down with us, and let us ask some questions. It was a true honor to spend some time with the 4X world champ. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Matt Costa, singer-songwriter, former pro-skateboarder, and brand ambassador, speaks to his influences, his latest work with the boys at Roark entitled Donde Los Terremotos , and a harrowing story involving none other than Donovan Frankenreiter. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As surf stories go, few document them better than Daniel Duane, author, journalist, and now podcaster. He shares some great stories from his early surfing days. But most importantly, he has crafted a podcast that cannot be ignored for us surfers. A series of shark attacks off Reunion Island left the government, surfers, and local community in shambles. Let's get the real story from Dan by listenin...

John JB Brooks, my co-founder for the festival, shares a bit about how he came to be a surfer, competitor, and world traveler. He has plenty stories in the noggin, but this one's a thriller. Get caught up with the upcoming Father's Day Weekend Festival as well, June 17th and 18th. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the walk up to the teller with a note asking for bills from the top two drawers, no dye-packs or GPS, that had me hooked. Chas Smith's latest work is a biography of his cousin, Daniel Courson, who robbed over 40 banks in two intense runs, one with a long period on the lam. Back it all up to a celebrity status evangelical childhood, and you've got a page-turner. Tyler Bruer guest hosts with Ke...

The best part about Joe Frizelle is that he doesn't really seem like a guy who has designed over 1,000 t-shirts and board shorts, but has mostly likely created at least one or many of your previous collection. His hard work and success has taken him to the best set ups with his heroes calling him into waves. Enjoy this positively energetic, upbeat chat.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

When you're a podcaster with an unfiltered partner, and also a really good interviewer with a passion for documenting some of the luminaries of our sport, you have to learn to balance the forces of industry and non-endemic sponsors, subscribers, and your own personal efforts toward excellence. David Lees Scales has been at the surf podcast game a long time. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices....

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 his way to the Florida Surf Film Festival, February 5, 2022, where we'll world premiere a documentary about his life.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...