Surfing and Saving the World podcast

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We talk about projects that are supporting good causes like social or environmental initiatives. And we also cover cool experiences related to surfing or similar adventures.

Episodes

  1. Ep.10 (English): The Effective Altruism Global conference in London 2017

    02/10/2018

    Ep.10 (English): The Effective Altruism Global conference in London 2017

    Show notes here: http://www.surfandhelp.org/surfing-and-saving-the-world-podcast-show-notes/ Listen to the interview here:  https://www.spreaker.com/user/9784086/effective-altruism-global-conference-london-2017 Location of recording: London Main themes: effective altruism, EA Global conference in London in November 2017, Surfing factor:  (0 of  3) "Saving the world" factor: 🏄🏄🏄 (3 of  3) Detailed notes: Today I am happy to talk about one of my favorite discoveries of 2017: Effective Altruism and my trip to the 3-day conference "The Effective Altruism Global in London" in November 2017. First a brief introduction into the topic and then some short interviews with participants of the conference.  What is effective altruism? Effective altruism is a philosophy and social movement that has the goal to use scientific data to find the most effective ways to create benefits for others. To use one example: an often recommended charity in the contact of effective altruism is the against malaria foundation which works on the cause to protect people from malaria. For every about 4 USD donated they will by and distribute a mosquito net, and statistically for every 4000 EUR donated, they will prevent one person’s death from malaria. What is the EA global conference London? Part of an annual series of effective altruism conferences, in 2017 there was one in San Francisco, Boston and the one I visited in London. With about 500 participants and maybe 50 speakers, presentation and workshops. Links: Givingwhatwecan.org Givewell.org https://80000hours.org/ Book: Doing go better by  Will MasAskill Listen to the interview here:  https://www.spreaker.com/user/9784086/effective-altruism-global-conference-london-2017 Can you help us to grow our podcast? Please take 3 minutes of your time and leave a review about our podcast on Itunes, this is of great help for us. If you like to hear more, please subscribe and send us your feedback about our show. Thank you:)

    16 min
  2. Ep.8 [English] Food waste & why real tomatoes are ugly with Manuel Bruscas

    11/20/2017

    Ep.8 [English] Food waste & why real tomatoes are ugly with Manuel Bruscas

    Location of recording: Barcelona Main themes: food waste, book launch of "Los tomates de verdad son feos" (why real tomatoes are ugly) Surfing factor: (0 of 3) "Saving the world" factor: 🏄🏄🏄 (3 of 3) Detailed notes: Today I am meeting Manuel Bruscas. He is someone that knows a lot about the topic of food waste and has written articles, appeared on TV or was speaking at conferences with the goal to solve this issue. Manuel also just wrote a book and launched a crowdfunding campaign to publish it. Here some of the topics we talk about: What is your book about? How did the idea come along and how did it evolve? If other people have the idea to write a book about a good cause, can you recommend to publish a book about it? What does the term food waste usually stand for? How big is the problem? Is it growing or getting better? What can we as consumers do to improve the problem? Links: Support this cause and order your copy here: https://www.goteo.org/project/los-tomates-de-verdad-son-feos https://www.facebook.com/Los-tomates-de-verdad-son-feos-406146629738312/ Listen to the interview here: https://www.spreaker.com/user/9784086/food-waste-manuel-bruscas Can you help us to grow our podcast? Please take 3 minutes of your time and leave a review about our podcast on Itunes, this is of great help for us. If you like to hear more, please subscribe and send us your feedback about our show. Thank you:)

    19 min
  3. Ep.7 [English] Indocast - Going on a surf trip to Sumbawa

    09/10/2017

    Ep.7 [English] Indocast - Going on a surf trip to Sumbawa

    Location of recording: Barcelona Main themes: surf trip to west Sumbawa/Indonesia, planning and reasons to go Surfing factor: 🏄🏄🏄 (3 of 3) "Saving the world" factor: (0 of 3) Detailed notes: I just got back from Sumbawa. Here how to plan a surf trip to this amazing corner, and some reasons why you might to go there: A) Reasons to go on a surf trip to West Sumbawa. 1 stunning and empty beaches just for you 2 the local people and other travelers 3 the relax- and disconnect factor Other: cheap, snorkeling, hiking up some mountains or to waterfalls and beaches, local food, seafood, nice climate, undeveloped and nature & monkeys. And, the surfing... B) The surfing World class waves like Scar Reef, Super Sucks, Yo-Yos, etc. Empty waves 3 main zones: bay of Scar Reef, Super Sucks ay and Yo-Yos/Tropicals Room for exploring Intermediate waves, eg. Phantoms or downtowns and little biging All spots are reef, nice mix of lefts and rights Warm water temperature of about 27-28 degrees C Beautiful scenery Surfing hours are limited because of tides Season: most of the year wind, se, dry April to September with most swell My favorite: beach of Scar Reef at the village Jelenga, a left called Little Binging, and Phantoms/Downtowns. Very quiet and relaxing, setting, nice people C) What special stuff to bring? Limited supply, bring your stuff Rashguard and 1-2mm vest Strong sun protection Malaria protection optional and mosquito protection Strong and new leash Google maps offline in your phone Sim card insertable mobile Reef cut stuff D How to get there? Some flight options to Sumbawa Sumbawa Besar or Lombok Selaparang Int. Airport Then own transport or taxi Or/and: Rent a scooter in Bali or Lombok or car Route Bali to Padang Bai, 5 hour ferry to Lembar for 70 EUR with car Or too avoid traffic and hassle, rental car in Lombok for less than 30 eur/day Then to the east side in Lombok in about 3 hour E ) Other random info 2 nice places to stay in Jelenga: Alam Dita or Harrys Homestay And Santai Beach Bungalows at Yo-Yos Refill your plastic water bottles Say "No" to plastic bags E) "High" and "low" lights Lowlights: 1 long way to get there 3 poor infrastructure and medical options 3 limited beer (=Bintang) supply Highlights: 1 Jelenga time: relax 2 great surfing 3 nice local people Links: Alam Dita - Scar Reef accommodation: https://alamdita.com/ Listen to the interview here: Can you help us to grow our podcast? Please take 3 minutes of your time and leave a review about our podcast on Itunes, this is of great help for us. If you like to hear more, please subscribe and send us your feedback about our show. Thank you:)

    20 min

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We talk about projects that are supporting good causes like social or environmental initiatives. And we also cover cool experiences related to surfing or similar adventures.