Surf Splendor

Free Scrubber director, Swellian, magazine man, Vaughan Blakey (aka Deadly) joins the podcast today to discuss life lesson's learned from Tom Curren, his filmmaking ambitions, trying not to tarnish print's legacy, and how ATS allowed him to shirk the cuffs of editorial expectations. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Britt Merrick returns to discuss his new role as CEO of Channel Islands Surfboards and how he rallied the employees and team riders to buy back the company that his father founded 51 years ago. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Innovative board builder, coach, father figure to countless youths, Ben Aipa passed away on January 15th due to complications suffered from a heart attack and Alzheimer's. Today we survey Ben's influence and celebrate the many benefits we enjoy thanks to his impact. Featuring interviews with Ben himself, Akila Aipa, Roger Hinds, Matt Calvani, and Davey Smith. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our conversation with Jon LaLanne who explains why he left Malibu, unpacks his career as a board builder and the design theory behind the Gemini, and how Jon personally implement's his father's legacy of health and wellness. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Board builder Jon LaLanne joins us to discuss how obstacles become ladders, the value of shame, the Gemini board design, and how to carve a unique life path as a son to a father who is larger than life. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Post-Script, a brief yet thorough overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a recap of the opening events of the 2021 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Filmmaker, writer, surfboard shaper Andrew Kidman joins us to discuss the delicate art of communicating surfboard design to water performance through film, why it's important to look back in order to move forward, and why he's doubling down on print publishing in 2021. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill "Stretch" Riedel is today's guest. He discusses growing up in Malibu with Tom Morey and Mickey Munoz, the ocean accident that left his right side paralyzed, how he relearned to shape with his left arm, maintaining lifelong relationships with athletes, and the sweet ecstasy of a good quality cigar. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A brief ten years into the surfboard game, Michael Arenal is establishing a reputation as a deft and reliable shaper for some of the industry's leading labels and as an astute craftsmen for his eponymous small batch customs. Today he talks about how to navigate entry into the business without stepping on toes and how he plans to use the benefits of this current boom to grow into the next decade. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Gerlach opens up about navigating through depression, the paramount importance of connection, and why he's dedicated the next phase of his life toward getting you to slow down. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices