Surf Stories

Founder and operator of Encyclopedia of Surfing , Matt Warshaw, joins us for a catch up after the festival to chat about things other than Barry Kanaiaupuni's bottom turn. His fundraiser is in full swing, so if you'd like to support his mission, all of surf culture would appreciate it. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big thank you to Lauren Hill, who stepped into her recording studio and shared a tale of... well, you better listen. Activist, surfer, filmmaker, podcaster... Get the latest on what she's been up to and how we hope to bring her home for another film festival with her hard work on the big screen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor Steele joins us for episode 20, and after working for many years on producing, filming, editing, and directing, he has embarked on three new careers. He's now an entrepreneur, festival operator, and creative director on a TV show. Oh, and driving through India in the middle of the night, rain, and surfing a van over a cliff... Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Tom Lochtefeld plays cards very close to his chest, unless of course, he knows only three of you will listen to this podcast. The quality of information shared by this engineer of man-made waves in pools is worth a listen, if you're interested in this form of joy. Even if you're not, and you'd like to argue in favor of nature-made surf, feel free to critique his life goals. But if you find yoursel...

Artist and filmmaker, Chris Miyashiro, talks about his process, from dreams to road trips, and his style as a filmmaker.  His first movie, In Dancing Days of Dawn , premiered with us in June of 2019.  We love Chris's work and will be showing Whistle of Wilderness  on August 28th at Atlantic Center for the Arts.  Enjoy the chat, and come meet him at the screening. Check out his stories here. Learn...

Chris Burkard is at the top of his profession. With some average equipment and a lot of hours and hard work, he developed a natural talent for communicating the beauty of this place with us. The work he's presented within the surf genre comes from extreme terrain and uncrowded line-ups, and his new projects seem to find a collaborative, refined narrative reflecting the maturity of an older, smarte...

Balaram Stack talked to us about his new project with Ben Gulliver, Hail Mary , due to be released in the fall of 2021. He shared a gem about taking a beat down in the Caribbean, and Ben thought Bal had disappeared in the Pacific Northwest ocean. Enjoy the gab.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Albee Layer and Dan Norkunas have been making movies and web episodes together since 2010, and they may have been pulled apart by time and circumstance, but their work continues through the pandemic. On Maui, Albee continues to generate content and has found himself in the editing bay for long stretches of the day, and in Bend, OR, Dan has gone back to the mountains for some much needed regenerati...

From the moment we locked eyes on Ben Gulliver's work, we fell deeply in love. He's not so bad himself, but when offered the opportunity to interview him and beat his ass in golf down in Jupiter, FL, we jumped all over it. The update and stories are funny and often a little scary when it comes to the Pacific Northwest or Scottish Isles. Please enjoy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

What happens after is rarely more exciting than what happens before.  Like Tom Robbins wrote, "...The best part of an affair is going up the stairs," but Keith Malloy's affair with surfing didn't end with hitting lips for points.  He has gracefully moved into the director's chair for a whirlwind of feature documentary projects including Fishpeople , The Midnight Hour , and his award-winning 2011 b...

Behind every surf camp, there's a person with enough spitfire grit to fuel a nuclear submarine underwater for weeks.  He's like Scott Glenn in Hunt for Red October .  Or Clooney in Oceans .  Scott Balogh runs at flank speed, and the stoke is contagious.  Parked in Bocas del Toro, Panama, he has created a balinese jungle experience, along with a healthy dose of surf to satisfy all levels of skill....

Tyler Callaway, East Coast Surfing Hall of Famer who co-designed and branded FCS into your board, created the Reef Girls campaign, and brought Rusty's apparel to life, joins us for Episode 11.  From West Hampton, NY, he made his way to California to launch the most influential fin system in surfing history, changing the bottom third of your board forever.  Lately, he co-founded Solite Boots, repre...

Mullaghmore-charger, candidate for nicest person in the world, and family man, Richie Fitzgerald, banters with Kevin and John about his days growing up in Bundoran, Ireland, witnessing the growth of surfing in Ireland first-hand from his family's shop and surf school, Surfworld.  Irish descendant families like the Currens, Malloys, and many more made the pilgrimage, and their Star Wars loving guid...

Peter Hamblin is a SURFER poll and Emmy award-winning filmmaker from South Africa who grunted through ad exec and no pay WCT gigs to start his own London-based production company.  From suit to creative, he's crafted top quality films and added his unique vision to surf cinema, weaving bar room fables, classic portraits, and world championship quests into glistening gems on the screen. Listen in t...

In 1989, our VCRs were busy recording ESPN's Hot Summer Nights, including the nation's first weekly episodic TV show about surfing, the SURFER Magazine Classic Series.  All episodes are now available on The SurfNetwork. Along with numerous other TV shows and movies, Ira Opper has dedicated his work to new and old forms of media for your enjoyment, but mostly his.  Listen to his love of surfing com...

In 1999, Jamie Meiselman began the journey to build a wave pool for surfers, by surfers. Raising capital and confidence in his vision, and fueled by kiwi Ph. D's artificial reef dreams and a solid business model, he broke ground in Orlando in 2005. What follows is a tale of forces pulling the idea apart at the seams, literally. Also, Jamie recounts his vision for better and heat-moldable booties a...

Solid reporting turned narrative, complete with fashion, religious, cultural, surf critique from Yemen to Beirut to Djibouti, Chas Smith absolutely nails this three part memoir of making his way through radical Islam headwaters, war correspondent dues, and AK-47 peppered line-ups.  Pick up his new work and enjoy!   Reports From Hell can be found on Amazon.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

The worst part of being world champ?  Still politely having to ease out at Big Rock and wait for Joel Tudor to call you into a wave.  That's how nice CJ is...  Clearly, if it were John or Kevin, they'd paddle deep on everyone and stroke into set waves, plural.  CJ, ah, he'll just slot one slabbing nugg and be good to go...  We always want more CJ stories, but this ought to get you started.  Enjoy,...

"Dirtbaggin' it" is how a server from The Chart House goes on to win Video of the Year at the Surfer Poll awards in 2001.  In our collective opinions, "The Fifth Symphony Document" deserves every bit and more.  It still holds up, and while it was popular at the time, it's probably better classified as a cult classic.  Slater, Eddie Vedder, Dorian, Hayes, Browning...  The magic comes out on screen....

At almost thirty years-old, Canadian-born lens-man, Marcus Paladino has quickly carved out a niche in cold water surf photography.  Hear how he almost landed in Southern Italy, and how Canada's best surfers have him on speed dial. Hard work and persistence has landed his spectacular imagery on the pages and websites of our sport.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At age 19, Sean Gilbert had no idea what to do with his life until he found himself on the set of a feature film.  From that moment on, he dedicated his career to mastering the craft of cinematography and technical camera work.  From his work on Avatar and Avatar sequels to Pirates of the Carribean, Into the Blue, and many other TV and Film productions, Sean continues his work alongside a burgeoni...

In June 2018, Frank Gilday and six others huddled under a boardwalk while a squall roared over New Smyrna Beach inlet with lightning popping everywhere.  Some ran, some huddled, and in this case, Frank and his friends were the unlucky group who took the brunt of a damaging lightning strike. Hosted by John Brooks and Kevin Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices