Surf Splendor
David Lee Scales
Conversations and stories about surfing. www.SurfSplendorPodcast.com email: hello@surfsplendorpodcast.com
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Jun 5, 2019 • 1h 36min
272 – Justin Jay: HI1K
Former personal photographer to Sean “Puffy” Combs, Justin Jay has spent the past 10 years traveling from NYC to the North Shore in December to document the denizens who congregate for the Pipe Masters. Snippets of his work has been published each season, but the majority has been reserved for an archive piece, a book, … Continue reading "272 – Justin Jay: HI1K" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 5, 2019 • 24min
271 – Post-Script: Margaret River Pro
Welcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Maragaret River Pro. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. View this post on Instagram By the numbers #TheMargaretRiverPro … Continue reading "271 – Post-Script: Margaret River Pro" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 30, 2019 • 1h 22min
270 – Tony Roberts
Innovative photographer and filmmaker Tony Roberts packed his boards and camera gear and drove from Santa Cruz, California to Santa Cruz, Costa Rica 30 years ago to pursue a surf centered life. In today’s show he talks about adapting his career due to surf media’s instability, the exponential growth of surf tourism in Costa Rica, … Continue reading "270 – Tony Roberts" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 25, 2019 • 19min
269 – Post-Script: Corona Bali Protected
Welcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Corona Bali Protected. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. Coming from Bells Beach, John had leapt into first … Continue reading "269 – Post-Script: Corona Bali Protected" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 16, 2019 • 1h 24min
268 – Maurice Cole: Part 2
The enigmatic MC returns to discuss the aftermath from his first podcast appearance, Sunny Garcia, the concept of “sustainability” in surfboards, the 2019 Bells Beach Pro, and how confronting vulnerability is allowing him dispel past trauma. It’s a a doozy of an episode. Strap in. If you need help and guidance managing depression please refer … Continue reading "268 – Maurice Cole: Part 2" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 8, 2019 • 1h 6min
267 – Dick Van Straalen
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. Follow @Dick.VanStraalen and https://www.dickvanstraalen.com/ Today’s show … Continue reading "267 – Dick Van Straalen" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 29, 2019 • 24min
266 – Post Script: Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
Welcome back to Post Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. Coming off of the Snapper event, … Continue reading "266 – Post Script: Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 26, 2019 • 1h 8min
265 – Kinaroad’s Shaping Robot
David visits the Gold Coast of Australia to chat with Scott Fenton of Kinaroad to learn about their shaping robot and their plans to fortify domestic board building, increase wages for laminators, eliminate inefficiencies in the traditional board building model, and improve replicability for higher volume board brands. Enjoy! Visit Kinaroad.com And support enter to … Continue reading "265 – Kinaroad’s Shaping Robot" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 19, 2019 • 1h 18min
264 – Bruce Ragan of Quiet Flight Surfboards
After a three year walkabout in his mid twenties, Quiet Flight’s lead shaper Bruce Ragan returned to shaping with a revitalized passion that has fueled his craft for the past thirty years. In today’s episode he discusses the perils that face teen pro-am surfers, competing with oversized retailers in Cocoa Beach, how real estate development … Continue reading "264 – Bruce Ragan of Quiet Flight Surfboards" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 11, 2019 • 1h 41min
263 – NYC Artist Richard Phillips
NYC painter Richard Phillips found surfing later in life. He restructured his life to accommodate his newfound obsession and in the last two decades surfing has inextricably informed his work and his relationships. In today’s show Phillips discusses working with Andy Warhol, making a surf film with Lindsey Lohan, surfing Pipeline for the first time, … Continue reading "263 – NYC Artist Richard Phillips" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
