

Surf Splendor
David Lee Scales
Conversations and stories about surfing. www.SurfSplendorPodcast.com email: hello@surfsplendorpodcast.com
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Nov 30, 2023 • 1h 24min
487 - Torren Martyn: Calypte
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.fm/adchoices

Nov 22, 2023 • 4min
THANK YOU!
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/adchoices

Nov 15, 2023 • 1h 57min
486 - Erik "Smelly" Sandin: NOFX & Pickle Stix
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 can be attributed to a single drum beat. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 9, 2023 • 1h 15min
485 - Eddy Garcia: Regeneration in Lahaina
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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 31, 2023 • 1h 20min
484 - Bill Stewart: Part Two
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

Oct 25, 2023 • 1h 26min
483 - Bill Stewart: Part One
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 series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 19, 2023 • 1h 35min
482 - Nat Young
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 You Rider, The National and Bob WeirOutro Music: I Really Need Love, The Bees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 12, 2023 • 2h 1min
481 - Matt Warshaw: Round 5
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 relationship with surfing. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 5, 2023 • 1h 9min
480 - Bing Copeland
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 the incident that caused him to quitting surfing. Enjoy! (Link to Episode 190 with Matt Calvani)Intro Music: Bob Dylan, MississippiSegue Music: Bob Callahan, 747Outro Music: Glen Campbell, Sweet Fantasy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 27, 2023 • 1h 37min
479 - Roger Hinds
2x Icons of Foam winner Roger Hinds joins us again to discuss how moving out at age 14 cultivated the work ethic to yield 50 years of board building, the virtues of taking advice from people with less experience, the paradise and peril of Hawaii in the early 70s, and why you should be riding an 8' shortboard. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices