Surf Splendor

Surf Splendor Network

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Conversations and stories about surfing. www.SurfSplendorPodcast.com email: hello@surfsplendorpodcast.com

6 DAYS AGO

539 - Holly Beck

In today’s episode Holly Beck recounts her rapid rise into professional surfing and disillusionment, becoming an inadvertent model, expatriate freedoms, the fallacy of reality TV, and the holistic healing inherent to surfing. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 53m
23 NOV

538 - Liam McNamara

Pipeline aficionado Liam McNamara joins us to discuss how growing up in a commune on welfare informed his approach to surfing on the North Shore, the single financial decision that salvaged his career earnings, how shepherding Hawaii’s youth rectifies past misdeeds, and why his last session at Pipe was nearly his last day on earth. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2h 3m
18 NOV

537 - Brian Wynn

In today’s show we hear from Jersey board builder Brian Wynn about how he built a career on doing what no else wanted to do, the fastest way to expedite one’s learning curve, why staying small is recession safe, and how ice hockey staves off burn-out. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 35m
7 NOV

536 - Rachael Tilly

In today’s show our current and 2x longboard champ joins us to discuss how achieving a life goal can dilute future ambition, why pro longboarders net negative $ on Tour, the WSL’s reason for not acknowledging her as their youngest ever world champ, the ongoing influence of Terry Martin, and how she co-founded a women surf news media outlet. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2h 7m
31 OCT

535 - Paul Saladino, M.D. and Brad Gerlach

In today’s show double-board certified M.D. Paul Saladino joins David and Brad Gerlach to discuss how to reverse chronic illness through diet, why plants are bad to eat, our culture’s obsession with optimizing performance, and how surfing has redirected his lifestyle choices. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 46m
25 OCT

534 - Chris Burkard

In today’s show, world-renown photographer Chris Burkard explains that earning access to opportunity taught him the value of saying “no”, how a surf trip to Iceland inspired him relocate his family, why three days of darkness helped him unbury his core truth, and why his best work is still created in the ocean. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 31m
16 OCT

533 - Richie Collins: Part Two

In today’s episode Richie charts the rise and fall of Wave Tools, why shaping his own boards hindered his title hopes, how a radical lesson in humility transformed his worldview, why he never understood the concept of “soul” surfer until he quit surfing, his regrets attempting to raise a professional surf daughter, and why his next chapter will be focused on attempting to feel joy. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 52m
9 OCT

532 - Richie Collins: Part One

Polarizing professional surf icon of the 80s/90s, Richie Collins, reflects on the benefits and consequence of being raised by a local enforcer, learning to live up to the family reputation and then taking it too far, the inescapable dread of regret, why he doesn’t surf anymore, and the deep value of knowing one’s family history. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 30m

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David Lee Scales

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4.8

out of 5

18 Ratings

Never miss

08/06/2019

Btothebnbb

I get pretty excited every time a new episode notification drops. Great variety of characters and topics that covers the full lineup of the Surfing world.
Always good

30/03/2023

Middleaged Learner

Always good and DS has got better at interviews over time. Thanks
Always enjoyable

17/02/2016

Jpcustard

I like this podcast and listen every week. They cover a range of surf related topics as well as regular discussions about the Allman Brothers (who I have never listened to). The website is also a good one stop shop for interesting surf videos and articles.
Quality Tales

21/01/2015

Kiwi Drew

Be entertained, learn what really went on in the lives of surfing legends. Why would you listen to crappy radio stations when you get this!