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…

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…

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…

This Tuesday we will have on Director of A Year in a half in the life of Metallica, Murder in the front row and much more Adam C Dubin #lucky13saloon #adamcdubin #metallica #podcast #famcastmediaHosted by: JeffCo-Host: JamalGuest: Adam C DubinMetal News by: FrankieThe Voice by: Dee Rotten(Lucky 13 Saloon Social Media)https://youtube.com/channel/UCX…

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…

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…

Welcome to the greatest heavy metal podcast in the world recorded in the back of Brooklyn’s famous heavy-metal bar Lucky 13 Saloon.Hosted by: JeffCo-Host: JamalGuest: Metal News by: FrankieThe Voice by: Dee Rotten(Lucky 13 Saloon Social Media)https://youtube.com/channel/UCXzEDGlnk_EcmzEyso1lbLwhttps://www.instagram.com/lucky13saloonpodcast/https://…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Welcome to the greatest heavy metal podcast in the world recorded in the back of Brooklyn’s famous heavy-metal bar Lucky 13 Saloon.Hosted by: JeffCo-Host: JamalGuest: Metal News by: FrankieThe Voice by: Dee Rotten(Music) Casa De Bruja - My Own Summer (Deftones) 1:18:45(Lucky 13 Saloon Social Media)https://youtube.com/channel/UCXzEDGlnk_EcmzEyso1lbL…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Welcome to the greatest heavy metal podcast in the world recorded in the back of Brooklyn’s famous heavy-metal bar Lucky 13 Saloon.Hosted by: JeffCo-Host: JamalGuest: Metal News by: FrankieThe Voice by: Dee Rotten(Music) Face - 9 to 5(Lucky 13 Saloon Social Media)https://youtube.com/channel/UCXzEDGlnk_EcmzEyso1lbLwhttps://www.instagram.com/lucky13s…

Retired Marine Combat Photographer Clint Runyon shares how he discovered surfing while stationed on Camp Pendleton (Trestles adjacent), how an economic crunch led him to shaping, building out a surfboard “factory” on deployment, and details the journey to discover the true value of a surfboard. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho…

In today’s episode Superwolf explains his journey from South Beach Miami’s disco scene, to Southern California’s surfboard factories, how Wavestorm legally plagiarized his resin colorwork, and reveals his alternate life as an underground LA DJ. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Welcome to the greatest heavy metal podcast in the world recorded in the back of Brooklyn’s famous heavy-metal bar Lucky 13 Saloon.Hosted by: JeffCo-Host: JamalGuest: Metal News by: FrankieThe Voice by: Dee Rotten(Music) Newcomer - Jiggy Jake Gyllie (Feat: Danny Diablo) (1:19:40)(Lucky 13 Saloon Social Media)https://youtube.com/channel/UCXzEDGlnk_E…

Hank Warner returns to share the moment that inspired him to become a father, detail the dwindling profit margin of surfboards, recount the greatest surfing he’s ever witnessed, and explain why he’s opts to never retire. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Lee Scales

San Diego native, apprentice to board building pioneers worldwide, Godfather to pro surfers, 57 years of shaping, 30,000 boards deep, Hank Warner shares tales from a life immersed in foam dust, brethren, and the sea. Part 1 of 2. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Lee Scales

Chris Ruddy recounts his teenaged voyage from Hawaii to San Diego, the gift of access and opportunity given to him by Joe Roper, regifting it to Marcio Zouvi, how corporate manufacturing has replaced pioneering board builders, and how moving inland solves an economic puzzle and unlocks a tenfold opportunity. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices.…

Matt Parker is partnered with Coco Ho on a new surfboard label, XOCoco, reimagining surfboard design for the female athlete. We're giving away an XOCoco Halcyon model on March 1st. Today Parker explains the project, the board, and why you should reconsider what you know about board design. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…

Iconic Queensland shaper Dick Van Straalen shares his origin story and details how living with dyslexia has informed his surfing and surfboard building. He discusses helpful treatment strategies and explains how his acute mindset has empowered him to pioneer material usage and design theory for the past 60 years. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad cho…

Laminations San Diego sander Alex Banyay details the inner workings of the most revered surfboard factories, quantifies the human costs of outsourced manufacturing, explains why preserving history requires hiring surfer-labor, and reveals which shaper is responsible for the greatest innovations in modern surfing. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad cho…

Westlife’s Kian Egan joins us to discuss his teenaged, rapid rise to pop music stardom, how discovering surfing allowed him reconnect with his core values, why taking time off stimulates growth, and how a once boy-band is still expanding their popularity and depth into their man-band years. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…

In today’s episode filmmaker Darieus Legg extolls the virtues and perils of being raised on a sailboat, explains how valuing external validation is a zero sum game, recounts why creative expression can buoy depression, and shares how his simply pursuit to tell the story of a used surfboard unraveled his life’s calling. Enjoy! Learn more about your …

We want to gift you a surfboard. Ryan Lynch is here to help. A thought leader in surfboard sustainability, the former Tesla engineer has focused his efforts on eliminating resin from surfboard production and designing high-performance, long lasting surfboards using regenerative construction materials without sacrificing one iota of performance and …

In today’s show Eden Saul joins us to explain why the mat is the most dynamic surf craft, how he planted Dead Kooks seeds globally for free while gleaning knowledge from the best builders, how increasing production decreased his business growth, and why he’s committed to purchasing other shaper’s surfboards. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices.…

In an apple orchard, on an island thirty miles north of Seattle, eight years removed from his last surf is where I found Drew Kampion. Author of six books, countless surf articles, and perhaps the main person responsible for surfing’s mischievous, irreverent presentation, Kampion reflects on his early years at Surfer, analyzes current surf media, a…

Era defining filmmaker Kai Neville joins us to discuss why the visual style he is known for is not his own, how Bruce Irons is to blame for the best clip he’s ever missed, and how independent film helps foster the most creative and progressive expressions of surfing. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Genre defining pro freesurfer of the 90s, Margo, joins us to discuss ushering pro surfing from cottage to corporate, humility gleaned while working as a baggage handler, how a passion for bird watching led to his greatest work, and what sparked the revival in his surf career at age 50. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc…

Surfer, writer, board builder, Christian Beamish joins to discuss surf adventuring through the hospices of the Navy, why the Simmons/Curren Keel might unlock new big wave paddle potential, lessons learned adrift on a self-built 27 foot sail boat, and why perspective is hard earned through life experience. Enjoy! Intro Music: Bill Callahan, 747 Outr…

In this episode I spoke with Scott Densmore, VP of engineering at GitHub, focusing on GitHub copilot. Scott shared how GitHub Copilot is being used to make developers more impactful and the successes developers are having with the technology. Additionally, Scott shares a bit about how GitHub Copilot works and even gives us a forecast of upcoming fe…

After a year on the 35’ sailboat “Calypte”, Torren Martyn returns to discuss how his grandmother’s adventures 60 years ago led to this journey, the pitfalls and virtues of learning to sail while at sea, living with snakes onboard, and how the voyage was the perfect preparation for parenthood. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…

Just a note, during Thanksgiving week here in the US, to express my deepest gratitude for giving me the opportunity to do this work. Happy Thanksgiving! Music: Bonnie Raitt, Thank You Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Lee Scales

After 40 years touring and drumming for one of the biggest punk bands on the planet, Smelly joins us to discuss his transition into surfboard shaping and how the intensity of youth can that ignite a life's journey, the camaraderie of his bandmates helped him kick heroin, showing kindness to one's self amplifies recovery, and why all of his success …

Community activist Eddy Garcia joins us to discuss his efforts to re-house victims of Lahaina’s fires, how developers have already taken advantage of displaced families, the perils of disaster capitalism, the necessity to reduce reliance on tourism, and the inherent virtues of self-sufficiency. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho…

Todays live show is on Halloween 2023 at Lucky 13 Saloon come and joins us.Hosted by: JeffCo-Host: JamalGuest: Metal News by: FrankieThe Voice by: Dee Rotten(Music) hypnotik.infekted.bloodline (Halloween Song) (1:03:34)(Lucky 13 Saloon Social Media)https://youtube.com/channel/UCXzEDGlnk_EcmzEyso1lbLwhttps://www.instagram.com/lucky13saloonpodcast/ht…

Adroit craftsmen Bill Stewart returns to discuss the elusive paradox of Gordon Clark, the stately humility of Phil Edwards, the effortless earnestness of Jimmy Buffett, and how they each bolstered and buoyed him through his successes and losses over the years. Part of two of two. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Jovial raconteur Bill Stewart joins us to weave his tale from barefoot skiing in Kentucky, to fudge-making for Carnies in Michigan, to Shanghai'ing a teen to California in search of surf, to becoming one of surfing's preeminent board builders, along with the fortunes and friends earned and lost along the way. Enjoy this, the first of a two part ser…

We took a break to heel up and we are back for Halloween month. Hosted by: JeffCo-Host: JamalGuest: Metal News by: FrankieThe Voice by: Dee Rotten(Lucky 13 Saloon Social Media)https://youtube.com/channel/UCXzEDGlnk_EcmzEyso1lbLwhttps://instagram.com/lucky13saloon?utm_medium=copy_linkhttps://www.facebook.com/Lucky13Saloon/https://www.lucky13saloon.c…

Era defining pioneer of the shortboard revolution, writer, World Champ, Nat Young joins us to discuss abandoning his animal aggression, reveals his favorite modern shapers, shares stories of Tom Blake & Miki Dora, and illuminates some of his greatest lessons learned and shared in his latest book, “Church Of The Open Sky”. Enjoy! Intro Music: I Know…

Surfing's preeminent historian returns so that David can attempt to write Warshaw's EOS entry. Herein Warshaw recounts the first time being punched in the face, donning Edward Norton's wetsuit, analyzes which prejudice is unjustly credited to surf history, and explains how a recent life altering diagnosis changed his perspective on this relationshi…

Microsoft for Startups works with organizations to enable their success. This episode visits the programs available for founders and startups. In addition, the conversation includes how startups are leveraging AI and moving the state-of-the-art forward. Guests Hans Yang is General Manager Microsoft for Startups. He looks for new programs and platfo…

Honoree of this weekend's Icons of Foam Tribute, Bing Copeland started Bing Surfboards in 1959. After sharing his first wave with Greg Noll and under the tutelage of Dale Velzy, Bing became one of the largest board builders of the 60s. In today’s episode Bing discusses his origin story, the value of delegation, transitioning the Bing legacy, and th…