Surf Splendor
Surf Splendor
David Lee Scales
Conversations and stories about surfing. www.SurfSplendorPodcast.com email: hello@surfsplendorpodcast.com
509 - Nic Timpone: Maui Leaf Lite
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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 17
1 hr 37 min
508 - Lauren L. Hill
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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 9
1 hr 26 min
507 - Shane Stoneman
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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 5
1 hr 30 min
506 - Patrick Trefz: Ode To Travel
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 Travel and in today’s conversation. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 28
1 hr 40 min
505 - Adam Warden: AJW Surfboards | Part Two
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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 20
2 hr 25 min
504 - Adam Warden: AJW Surfboards | Part One
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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 14
1 hr 45 min
503 - Clint Runyon: Runyon Surfboards
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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 7
1 hr 34 min
502 - Alex "Superwolf" Villalobos: Round Two
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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 28
1 hr 53 min
501 - Hank Warner: Part Two
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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 21
1 hr 29 min
500 - Hank Warner: Part One
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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 14
1 hr 24 min
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