Best Howard Chung Podcasts (2024)

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How to have success in year 1 of your Real Estate career with Betsy Anorbe 27:33

10h ago27:33

27:33

Betsy Anorbe is a Realtor serving Skagit, Island & Whatcom County. She sold 37 homes in her first 12 months in Real Estate, and is currently on track to sell over 50 homes in her year 2. In this episode of Get In Real about Real Estate, Betsy and Paul Balzotti discuss her recipe for success. For those who are considering a career in Real Estate or …

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522 - Chris Christenson 2:02:32

7h ago2:02:32

2:02:32

In today’s show Chris Christenson recounts the time Tiger Woods got him disqualified from a golf tournament, why Dick Brewer invested in him, how Clark Foam’s closure was the best thing that ever happened, and discusses going to war with a corporate behemoth and inadvertently becoming an environmental activist in the process. Enjoy! Learn more abou…

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Anthony Di Renzo, "Pasquinades: Essays from Rome's Famous Talking Statue" (Cayuga Lake Books, 2023) 43:21

40m ago43:21

43:21

Anthony Di Renzo's Pasquinades: Essays from Rome's Famous Talking Statue (Cayuga Lake Books, 2023) is the most audacious guide to Rome you will ever read. Pasquino, the city’s witty talking statue, will introduce you to the gallant heroes and grotesque villains, humble peddlers and flamboyant nobles, whores and saints and movie stars who have reign…

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521 - Nainoa Speier: Part Two 1:55:22

6d ago1:55:22

1:55:22

Nainoa is back to explain why having a focused leader is the secret to building magic boards, how learning history enriches both work and play, why it’s a bad idea to fake it until you make it, and why sucking only a little grants you access to powerful teachers. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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EP: 009 Mid-Year Housing Market Update for Anacortes & Skagit County with Leslie Iacolucci 15:13

6h ago15:13

15:13

Leslia Iacolucci joins the John L. Scott Real Estate Anacortes Get in Real Podcast to share a mid-year housing update for Anacortes Washington and Skagit County. 00:30 About Leslie Iacolucci and her experience serving the Anacortes community. 03:00 Skagit County housing update from Leslie. 04:15 Paul Balzotti & Howard on why home prices are up and …

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520 - Nainoa Speier: Part One 1:25:52

3d ago1:25:52

1:25:52

In today’s show laminator Nainoa Speier shares how his personal journey to discover his family’s origins connected him to a network of SoCal surf icons, how teenaged vandalizing informed his future resin works, and why overseas surfboard manufacturing erodes the bedrock of surf culture. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad…

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Iris Mwanza, "The Lions' Den" (Graydon House, 2024) 40:21

9d ago40:21

40:21

A missing boy. A corrupt system. A case that could change everything... When young queer dancer Wilbess "Bessy" Mulenga is arrested by corrupt police, fresh-from-the-village rookie lawyer Grace Zulu takes up his cause in her first pro bono case. Presented with a freshly beaten client, Grace protests to the police and gets barred from accessing Bess…

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519 - Terry Chung 1:34:38

1M ago1:34:38

1:34:38

Kauai waterman Terry Chung joins us to talk about his recent trip to foil Nazare with Laird, raising well-adjusted children on Kauai, his journey through board building, the evolution of the surf foil, and how to sustain big wave wipeouts at the age of 65. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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518 - Jeff McCallum 2:01:37

1M ago2:01:37

2:01:37

Denver native and rock crawling enthusiast, Jeff McCallum joins us to detail the exact qualitative difference between domestic and imported surfboards, explain how the evolution of surfboard design can be seen in a Skip Frye rail, reveal the hypocrisy of “sustainability”, and illustrate how foil distinguishes master shapers from everyone else. Enjo…

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Rachel Khong, "Real Americans" (Knopf, 2024) 46:47

26d ago46:47

46:47

Real Americans (Knopf, 2024) begins on the precipice of Y2K in New York City, when twenty-two-year-old Lily Chen, an unpaid intern at a slick media company, meets Matthew. Matthew is everything Lily is not: easygoing and effortlessly attractive, a native East Coaster, and, most notably, heir to a vast pharmaceutical empire. Lily couldn't be more di…

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517 - Scott Hulet: Flow Violento 1:19:57

2M ago1:19:57

1:19:57

The fourth generation San Diegan writer & editor joins us to discuss failing to “de-Barney-fy” longboarding, his private correspondence with Miki Dora, his ongoing love affair with Cuba, and how a life of avowed poverty yielded an endlessly rich lifestyle. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Kimberly King Parsons, "We Were the Universe" (Knopf, 2024) 37:33

1M ago37:33

37:33

The trip was supposed to be fun. When Kit's best friend gets dumped by his boyfriend, he begs her to ditch her family responsibilities for an idyllic weekend in the Montana mountains. They'll soak in hot springs, then sneak a vape into a dive bar and drink too much, like old times. Instead, their getaway only reminds Kit of everything she's lost la…

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516 - Devon Howard 2:21:26

2M ago2:21:26

2:21:26

Devon Howard returns to reflect on having a cool mom, inadvertently becoming a surfboard designer, the consequence of spraying his wife in the face, the dangers on the other side of success, and what Ancient Greece has taught him about style. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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EP: 008 Oak Harbor Washington Community Spotlight with Teresa Griffith 15:52

1M ago15:52

15:52

For those planning relocation to Oak Harbor Washington, Paul Balzotti and Howard Chung interview Real Estate broker Teresa Griffith about the lifestyle of Oak Harbor and what you should know about housing and the Real Estate market. Teresa starts by sharing how her mother and grandparents are from Oak Harbor and how she moved back to raise her fami…

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Jennine Capó Crucet, "Say Hello to My Little Friend" (Simon and Schuster, 2024) 36:07

1M ago36:07

36:07

Failed Pitbull impersonator Ismael Reyes--you can call him Izzy--might not be the Scarface type, but why should that keep him from trying? Growing up in Miami has shaped him into someone who dreams of being the King of the 305, with the money, power, and respect he assumes comes with it. After finding himself at the mercy of a cease-and-desist lett…

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Jennifer Savran Kelly, "Endpapers" (Algonquin Books, 2023) 38:21

1M ago38:21

38:21

It's 2003, and artist Dawn Levit is stuck. A bookbinder who works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she spends all day repairing old books but hasn't created anything of her own in years. What's more, although she doesn't have a word for it yet, Dawn is genderqueer, and with a partner who wishes she were a man and a society that wants her to be a …

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515 - Captain Liz Clark 1:28:00

2M ago1:28:00

1:28:00

In today’s show Captain Liz Clark details the childhood experience that empowered her to solo sail the Pacific for a decade, the most terrifying moment at sea, the dietary shift that disappeared her chronic illness, and what remote civilizations taught her about humanity. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Gina Chung, "Green Frog: Stories" (Vintage, 2024) 36:05

2M ago36:05

36:05

From the author of Sea Change comes Green Frog: Stories (Vintage, 2024) a short story collection that explores Korean American womanhood, bodies, animals, and transformation as a means of survival. Equal parts fantastical--a pair of talking dolls help twins escape a stifling home, a heart boils on the stove as part of an elaborate cure for melancho…

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514 - Jim Denevan 2:14:40

2M ago2:14:40

2:14:40

The land artist and Outstanding In The Field founder joins to explain why being caught inside is the pinnacle of surfing, how his mother’s language of math is encoded in his artwork, dance as ultimate therapy, and how the difference between failure and success is an illusion of perspective. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…

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513 - Josh Martin 2:03:55

2M ago2:03:55

2:03:55

Craftsman Josh Martin joins us to discuss inventing the Shark Board, why people morph into looking like their dog, how ancient materials may be the future of board building, constructing a camper out of surfboard material, and making a living as an Instagram Influencer. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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512 - Sam Hammer 1:24:12

3M ago1:24:12

1:24:12

Jersey native Sam Hammer joins us to discuss how losing in contests led to a pro surf career, how seeds of relationships can birth enduring paychecks, how cold water has been his gateway to longevity, and the power of under-exertion. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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511 - Cheyne Horan 1:36:05

3M ago1:36:05

1:36:05

The Australian Surfing Hall of Famer joins us to discuss how riding a wooden fence picket led to a surfboard revolution, how cosmic design rights all injustice, why you’re riding the wrong fins, and the creative growth that is unlocked by killing the ego. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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510 - Jeff Hakman 1:44:59

3M ago1:44:59

1:44:59

Mr. Sunset opens up about the anxieties of wartime during the Vietnam draft, eating a tablecloth (literally) to earn the license for Quiksilver, the value of ignorance, earning and losing a small fortune, conquering a 30 year substance addiction, and positioning himself to surf into 100 years of age. Enjoy! (Originally recorded in March 2020) Learn…

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509 - Nic Timpone: Maui Leaf Lite 1:37:11

3M ago1:37:11

1:37:11

Maui laminator Nic Timpone joins us to discuss the weight and privilege of continuing a five decade legacy of board building, how incremental improvements in sustainable materials net meaningful change, the fallacy of Instagram virality, and why he’ll be ditching his board henceforth. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch…

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508 - Lauren L. Hill 1:26:40

4M ago1:26:40

1:26:40

Professional surfer, author, ecofeminist, mother, Lauren Hill joins us to discuss how a commitment to curiosity has resulted in an unlikely surf career, an even less likely life as a farmer, and the cosmic premonition that inspired her to move across the world in a quest to stay centered. Enjoy! (Originally aired September 2020) Learn more about yo…

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507 - Shane Stoneman 1:30:11

4M ago1:30:11

1:30:11

Pro surfer turned shaper, Shane Stoneman discusses the immeasurable influence environment plays in one’s work and well-being, the restorative virtues of painting, music as a conduit to connect with his children, and how to mitigate the physical trauma of shaping surfboards. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Nell Freudenberger, "The Limits" (Knopf, 2024) 54:39

4M ago54:39

54:39

The most thrilling work yet from the best-selling, prize-winning author of The Newlyweds and Lost and Wanted, a stunning new novel set in French Polynesia and New York City about three characters who undergo massive transformations over the course of a single year. From Mo'orea, a tiny volcanic island off the coast of Tahiti, a French biologist obs…

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506 - Patrick Trefz: Ode To Travel 1:40:37

4M ago1:40:37

1:40:37

Patrick Trefz joins us to discuss how primary cooking lessons from his mother and a missive of exploration from his father led to 30+ years of travel, a tenure at Surfer Magazine, analysis of his friends through documentary, and the idea that food might leave the most indelible imprint of a culture. It’s all chronicled in his latest book, Ode To Tr…

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Marie Mutsuki Mockett, "The Tree Doctor" (Graywolf Press, 2024) 53:47

4M ago53:47

53:47

When the unnamed narrator of Marie Mutsuki Mockett's stirring second novel returns to Carmel, California, to care for her mother, she finds herself stranded at the outset of the disease. With her husband and children back in Hong Kong, and her Japanese mother steadily declining in a care facility two hours away, she becomes preoccupied with her mot…

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505 - Adam Warden: AJW Surfboards | Part Two 2:25:48

4M ago2:25:48

2:25:48

In our final installment, AJW reminds us why it’s often preferable to not have a plan, how fasting for 10 days led to him catching the wave of his life at Peahi, solo travel led him to a nude hot spring in the mountains of Japan, and how accepting a job in a sketchy situation evolved into a flourishing relationships. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad…

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504 - Adam Warden: AJW Surfboards | Part One 1:45:23

5M ago1:45:23

1:45:23

Adam Warden shares the early lesson from his father that gave him the tools to travel the world, how simply showing up nurtures opportunity, the benefit of being willing to take a punch, why irrepressibly moxie trumps talent, and the value of not knowing. Part one of two! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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