Best Our Longboardingsurf Podcasts (2024)

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Dennis Ryder- California Master Surfboard Artisan. 1:14:20

2M ago1:14:20

1:14:20

In June of 2024 I finally set a date with Ventura surfing legend and master craftsmen Mr. Dennis Ryder for a quick interview. Fifteen minutes away from my home, Dennis and his wife live in a beautiful property alongside a calm creek. What seems to be a serene and beautiful creek unfortunately has another side to it. A nightmare turned reality due t…

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The Story Behind the CI Log with Devon Howard 37:06

4M ago37:06

37:06

What do you get when you get together one of the most respected longboarders in the world with one of the most respected longboard shapers in the planet? You get the CI Log from Channel Islands Surfboards. On this episode you will learn the backstory on how the CI Log came to be. Destiny, I'd say, brought Devon Howard to CIS and that in turn brough…

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Taylor Jensen- A Giant of Competitive Longboarding History 1:23:49

6M ago1:23:49

1:23:49

THE COMEBACK EPISODE After almost two years of a sabbatical-esque break, I am back with a BANGER for all of you longboard nerds! Taylor Jensen is one of my and many peoples favorite longboarders to watch. And for good reason. One of his surfing strengths that separate him from other great world class longboarders is his fluidity connecting every ma…

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Bill Hamilton-The Matador, Journey of a Legend. 1:28:25

2+ y ago1:28:25

1:28:25

February 2022, life takes me to Kauai, HI for a nice vacation stay in the North Shore. Few weeks prior to arrival I do a quick brainstorm session on who might be in the Hawaiian Garden Isle that could be a great guest for my podcast, maybe 15 seconds into my brainstorm session I thought "wait isn't Billy Hamilton from Kauai?!" A quick internet sear…

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Tommy Pierucki - Cameras, Planers and Desire. 1:16:32

2+ y ago1:16:32

1:16:32

Episode dedicated to the memory, family and friends of Peter Cole and Johnny Fain. RIP As I prepared for the TP interview, I learned some interesting facts about Tommy. One thing in particular caught me by surprise. The man that I had been following for the last few years on Instagram to satisfy my need of consuming beautiful longboarding imagery, …

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Jai Billy Lee - The Dark Lord of Longboarding. 1:46:28

2+ y ago1:46:28

1:46:28

WARNING- LOADED EPISODE!!! Arguably, one of the best longboarders in the world of the last few decades, IF... we are judging noseriding as an important component of a longboarders repertoire. During the process of producing this episode I was watching video footage of Mr. Lee to refresh my memory of his insane longboard riding capabilities and boy …

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Paul Strauch- A Legend Within Surfing's Genesis 1:13:06

2+ y ago1:13:06

1:13:06

I was brought up to respect my elders. Though I am respectful, most of the time ( I fault here and there lol), with everyone, there is an extra layer of admiration that I have for those who have experienced life and its challenges to their senior years. And if someones life experiences involve surfing.... boy, you gotta my attention and ears. In th…

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Jim Russi- The Longboard Magazine Years/Behind The Lens. 1:26:27

3y ago1:26:27

1:26:27

As a young man in my early 20's in Puerto Rico (1990's), before the advent of social media and the internet, I was a passionate and fever-laden longboarder. My only access to longboarding content were VHS videos at my local surf shop and the arrival of Longboard Magazine every three months. That magazine was a bible to me. My excitement in setting …

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Ashley Lloyd- Planers, Foam And Surfing- A Woman's Journey. 1:27:02

3+ y ago1:27:02

1:27:02

Originally from Southern California, this shaper/surfer, musician, super Mom and entrepreneur is part of the strong surfing community of Santa Cruz, CA. She has established a strong presence and a positive reputation in the surfboard manufacturing world. She has proactively pursued methods of building surfboards that cause less harm to our planet a…

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Linda Cuy- Author of The Surf Sting- Surf Travels with Miki Dora and Don Wilson. 1:12:16

3+ y ago1:12:16

1:12:16

If you are a surf history nerd and are curious and willing to listen to a different perspective on one of the most controversial surfing icons in history, you are in for a treat. The author of The Surf Sting goes by the name of Linda Cuy, she is a native of Southern California and her surfing journey began in 1962. Once upon a day in the sixties, a…

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Gary Larson- Hobie Surfboards Master Shaper 1:30:33

3+ y ago1:30:33

1:30:33

Surfing is very rich in history. It's a fact that the Hobie Surfboards label is a crucial and important part of that history, especially in the context of surfboard building and surf culture. Our guest for this episode was given the honor and responsibility to carry on Hobie Surfboards legacy as their numero 1 shaper (head shaper) of the brand. As …

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Matt "The Waxhead" Chojnacki- Australian Longboard Sensei 1:50:25

3+ y ago1:50:25

1:50:25

The Waxhead, as he likes to be called is a longtime longboard aficionado from Sydney, Australia. Still a young man ( in his early thirties), I had and have the impression that he speaks with the knowledge of an old surfing soul. Basically, he is one of those people that I like to call a "longboard nerd". What happens when you get 2 longboard nerds …

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Terry "Simba" Simms- Untold Stories Of A Longboarding Legend. 1:29:45

4y ago1:29:45

1:29:45

Back in the 90's, when I was in my early twenties I was one hungry longboarder. I am not referring to food hungry....., but hungry to learn more about longboarding and the cast of characters presented to me via videos and magazines. Remember, this is pre internet revolution. When the new issue of Longboard Magazine would show up at my local surf sh…

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Belinda Baggs- Aussie Queen Of Traditional Longboarding. Ep. 10 1:27:28

4y ago1:27:28

1:27:28

Belinda Baggs is, in my mind, one of the first female longboard traditional stylists that I have memory of. That does not mean that she was one of the first women traditionalists in the world. Southern California had a few young ladies that had taken that route of longboard surfing before Belinda. Lady loggers like Carla Rowland (now Zamora) and Ka…

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The Beau Young Story- Roots and Fruit of Aussie Surfing. 1:25:50

4y ago1:25:50

1:25:50

This episode is one of the most loaded and heavy interviews that I have done up to date. A gem for the surfing history nerd. Born in Australia in 1974, Beau is a two times longboarding world champion, he is a respected musician, a proud father and family man, a surfboard shaper and owner of Beau Young Surfboards and a member of one of the most impo…

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Josh Constable- World LB Champion- Pride of Noosa Heads. 1:10:35

4y ago1:10:35

1:10:35

On this episode I travel via cyberspace to Noosa Heads, Australia and sit-down with one of the most dominant forces of longboard surfing of his generation. At 39, his interest and motivation to go back into professional competitive longboarding has been sparked by the recent changes (2019) in the WSL Longboard Tour. Josh has won pretty much every b…

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Edouard Delpero- The Frenchman Longboard Champion 56:13

4y ago56:13

56:13

Edouard Delpero was born in Marseilles, France. For the last 16 years he's been a resident and a local in the Basque Country, Biarritz, France where he has set his roots alongside his brother, Antoine and family.They run a successful surf school and are part of one of the most iconic surfing communities in Europe. Edouard has been competing in the …

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Stevie Sawyer- South Africa's World Longboard Champ. 1:12:46

4+ y ago1:12:46

1:12:46

On this episode we sit down with Señor Stevie Sawyer. Born and raised in majestic Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa, It is there where this World Champ learned to surf and become the man he is today. As usual, I had many questions for this surfer/musician phenom who happens to be the WSL 2018 World Longboard Champion. I was very interested in tapping int…

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Devon Howard- The Longboarding Intellectual. 1:24:21

4+ y ago1:24:21

1:24:21

Devon Howard is a San Diego, California native. Born in a community where surfing is a normal and common aspect of daily life. Surfing was encouraged in his family as Devon's Mom was a surfer as well. It makes sense that Devon became an avid surfer. Growing up he discovered longboarding at an early age when most kid surfers were not keen about a "p…

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Kely Rodrigues- Manuela Shapes/ A Hawaiian Perspective. 57:09

4+ y ago57:09

57:09

Recently, I had the true pleasure of visiting for the first time the Hawaiian island of Maui, beautiful would be an understatement to describe Maui. I was there for my wife's work related conference. It was the perfect timing for me to connect with Kely Rodrigues from Manuela Shapes. I juggled my time between my lady and friends, surfing (scored go…

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Zack Howard- Big Wave Hellman & The Early Days of Pro Longboarding. 58:49

4+ y ago58:49

58:49

In early March of 2020 my wife had a work related conference in Maui, Hawaii. Upon knowing this my mind immediately went into brainstorm mode! Who lives in Maui that would be a great interviewee? My friend Puna Moeller from Big Island, Hawaii suggested Zack Howard aside from other suggestions he gave me. I also had friends in the mainland suggestin…

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Surf Etiquette/Lineups and Hierarchies with Carla Rowland Zamora. 1:01:37

4+ y ago1:01:37

1:01:37

For a while now I had been wanting to do an episode about surf etiquette, the present status of our surf lineups and surf hierarchies (the latter is or should be connected to SE). My friend Laura from IG @saltwatersoulutions recently posted a 1 minute video of some nasty snaking burning from a single session involving the same surfers. That video w…

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Michael Takayama- The Vision Behind the Diamond Spears. EP 20 1:17:22

4+ y ago1:17:22

1:17:22

In the relatively young and short history of surfing evolution, let's say in the last 70 years, there has been so much done for surfboard design and innovation. In regards to longboards, this particular type of surfboard had gone away, generally speaking, and comeback for its revival, a resurrection of sorts. We have seen a strong longboard transit…

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Joyce Hoffman- Pioneering Surfing and Beyond. Episode 19 52:03

4+ y ago52:03

52:03

It's been 20 plus years since I remember first seeing pictures, reading articles, and watching videos from the 60's of a surfer named Joyce Hoffman.She may have been one of the first female surfers of her era implementing style in surfing. It's been more than 20 years and her name and the images of that iconic style are still engrained in my memory…

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WSL LB Tour 2019/Taiwan LB Open Review with Jeff Belzer 59:50

4+ y ago59:50

59:50

Good Day Everyone! On this special episode, Jeff Belzer and myself have a casual but in-depth discussion of what we saw in regards to the 2019 WSL Longboard Tour and their final main event in Taiwan. A lot of changes happened this year within the WSL LB Tour which was spearheaded by new tour director Devon Howard. In my eyes, the most exciting year…

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Dick Metz- The Man Who Lived Surf History Ep.17 55:31

5y ago55:31

55:31

Legend of legends, Mr. Dick Metz. Born in 1929, raised and groomed in Laguna Beach, CA. I am pretty certain that Dick is the oldest active accomplished surf entrepreneur, surf traveler, historian, preservationist and adrenaline junkie out there. At 90 years old, I was impressed with Dick's sharp mind and ability to https://shacc.org his past. Every…

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Hotdogger Championship's Ed Solt- Ep.16 1:02:08

5y ago1:02:08

1:02:08

The coolest and richest in California surf culture, surf competition is called The Hotdogger Championship. The producer of this event is Señor Ed Solt. I had the pleasure in participating in this event in October of 2018. Now, the 2019 edition is around the corner so I thought timing was perfect for this interview. Ed was in Ventura County for a da…

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Call To The Wall Special Episode- How would you like the highest level of competitive longboarding to look like? 24:50

5y ago24:50

24:50

In July of 2019 I participated in The Call To The Wall longboarding event at Surfrider Beach in Malibu, California. I thought it was a proper place to get plenty of perspectives from a diverse group of longboard surfers. From the young groms to the middle aged dudes to the young women to the old fellows. I asked everyone the same question. HOW WOUL…

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CJ Nelson- Longboarding Ambassador to the World Ep.14 1:01:54

5y ago1:01:54

1:01:54

This is a double overhead deep in the barrel of an interview! In early July 2019, CJ sits down with us and we discuss longboard surfing. I wanted to focus on his memories and anecdotes of his beginnings in surfing and longboarding but I also wanted to talk about surf competition politics and controversies regarding The Surf Relik Tour which he is a…

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Adam Davenport - Surfboard Artisan Maestro 1:14:25

5y ago1:14:25

1:14:25

On Episode 13 we get to meet the man behind Surfboards by Davenport. I learned from this interview that there is so much history, anecdotes, perseverance, sweat and sacrifice on every single board made by Adam. That explains the intricate and unique aspects of this masterpieces of surfboards. When you hold one of this boards and you scan with your …

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Erin "Worm" Ashley - Epitome of Longboarding Prowess!! 59:46

5y ago59:46

59:46

From Southern California, this longboarder extraordinaire sits down with us and tells us about her beginnings in surfing, surfing influences, surfboard design, competitive longboarding and more. Erin Ashley has become one of my favorite longboarders. As mentioned in the podcast, her level of creativity, skill and style is unparalleled. Just look fo…

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Nestor Ramirez de Pelicano Surfboards, Leyenda del surfing Puertorriqueño 50:15

5y ago50:15

50:15

Nestor empezo su trayectoria como fabricante de tablas de surf en los setentas. El vivio la evolución de la tabla en su mas fuerte momento en la historia del surfing. Cuando los tablones tipo longboard de momento se transformaron a tablas de menos estatura y menos area en una época de mucha experimentación de diseños de tabla. Fuertemente influido …

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LANCE WOLESLAGLE- 90'S/2000'S LONGBOARDING ORIGINAL GANGSTA! 1:20:20

5y ago1:20:20

1:20:20

Lance originally from a Malibu adjacent area was part of a small crew of youngsters in the late 80's into the 90's that perhaps due to their geographical location were influenced by a crew of older longboarders that never quit longboarding during the decline of the use of longboard surfboards and the style of surfing that comes with it. That small …

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The Boardroom Surfboard Show- Soundbites With Legends 33:45

5+ y ago33:45

33:45

Recorded in May of 2019 The BSS! It reminded me of my first Surf Expo. This particular show no doubt provided the excitement, the visuals, the surfboards and their makers, not to mention their signature shapers face-off . Invited shapers have a limited time to scan with their eyes and hands a particular surfboard, no measuring tapes or any tools an…

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SPANISH EPISODE- Peru's Maria Fernanda Reyes. Futura campeona mundial?! 29:06

5+ y ago29:06

29:06

LA MAFE! Surfer y deportista de Peru. Esta joven ha estado en un progreso acelerado en cuanto a su longboard surfing. Llevo siguiendola 2 años aproximadamente y cada vez que la veo, en promedio 3 a 4 veces al año, esta chica mejora y mejora su repertorio en la tabla larga. En este episodio nos cuenta de sus comienzos en el longboarding, sus perspec…

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Status of Pro Longboarding 26:04

5+ y ago26:04

26:04

On a April 19th, I published an opinion piece on my Instagram/IGTV. I knew it could ruffle some feathers around our longboarding community but I did it anyways because that is what Longboardarian is all about, covering longboarding! There are many topics to visit and discuss. this particular subject is about pro longboarding. I chose to start a con…

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Jeff Belzer- Ventura County/ SoCal Longboard Maestro 1:00:30

5+ y ago1:00:30

1:00:30

Jeff Belzer is a VC native and has been surfing and longboarding most of his life. He has seen and experienced the transitions and trends in California longboard culture. He has reached a very high level of world class longboard surfing. He has plenty to share as he allows me to pick on his brain on many topics all longboard related. He recently wo…

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E5 Piccolo Clemente- Dos Veces Campeón Mundial de Longboard- Orgullo Peruano! 39:40

5+ y ago39:40

39:40

El primer episodio dedicado a nuestra comunidad hispanoparlante. Este episodio es del gran y único campeón mundial de longboarding el Sr. Piccolo Clemente. Oriundo de Huan-chaco, Peru. Este gran surfista tiene una interesante historia en cuanto a su trayectoria en el mundo del longboarding. En el episodio discutimos de sus inicios en el mundo del s…

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E.4 / Carla Rowland Zamora, Malibu Longboarding Heavy and Surf Entrepreneur 1:09:25

5+ y ago1:09:25

1:09:25

In early January I met with Carla at her home in Thousand Oaks, California for a frank conversation on longboardings current status in the competitive arena as well as in the California surf community. We also talk about her beginnings in surfing, her experiences as a Malibu local and some of its longboarding history, surfing politics and more. She…

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E.3- Phil Rajzman - Brazilian World Longboard Champion and Big Wave Charger 1:03:03

5+ y ago1:03:03

1:03:03

This Brazilian World Champ was a great interviewee. He talks about his start in longboarding, first trips to Hawaii, the early days of professional competitive longbarding (ASP Tour) and the tour now (WSL). We talk briefly about Joel Tudor's days in the tour and even who would dominate between them two in a match up in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Lol. He …

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E 2/ Vince Felix - One of California's most respected longboarders/ The Ventucky Dude 1:17:50

5+ y ago1:17:50

1:17:50

Longboardarian sits down with one of California's most respected longboarders, his name is Vince Felix. He has a long history within California's surf community and is recognized as one of the best longboard performers. He is a committed family man, entrepreneur, surfer, skater and rad dude overall. On this episode we discuss his longboarding traje…

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E1 / William "Blinky" Hubina- Ventura County Surfer/Shaper Icon Legend 1:08:55

5+ y ago1:08:55

1:08:55

Episode 1!!!!!!!!! Known in Ventura as simply as Blinky, this California local is an encyclopedia of surf culture knowledge by experience. He began surfing as a grom in the late fifties and started in the surf building industry in 1963 with such icons as Karl Pope, Tom Morey and many others his senior. He is still shaping out of his shaping room in…

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