The Kyle Thiermann Show

Jody David Armour is the Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at the University of Southern California and author of Negrophobia and Reasonable Racism: The Hidden Costs of Being Black in America. Armour’s expertise ranges from personal injury claims to claims about the relationship between racial justice, criminal justice, and the rule of law. Armour studies the intersection of race and legal decision making as well as torts and tort reform movements. Follow Jody on Twitter   Listen to the Getaway Dogs   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Kaj Larsen is an American journalist, correspondent, and producer who has worked for Vice News, CNN, NowThis News and Current TV.    Follow Kaj on Instagram   Listen to Amadou & Miriam   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Manu Koenig is running for 1st district Santa Cruz County Supervisor. In this conversation we talk about the homeless crisis, affordable housing, and the importance of local politics.    Contact Manu here   Follow Manu on Instagram   Listen to Kevin Craft   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Randy Garrett is a spearfisherman, surfer, mushroom hunter, and math teacher. During this conversation Randy and his son, Jasper, tell the story of getting lost in the Sierras while on a mushroom hunt.   Listen to The Getaway Dogs    Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Kyle Kingsbury is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2006-2014, Kingsbury also formerly competed for King of the Cage and was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. He is now the Director of Human Optimization at Onnit.   Follow Kyle Kingsbury on Instagram   Listen to the Great Apes   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Josh Humbert arrived in French Polynesia at age two and is thus deeply connected to Tahitian culture. His lifelong love of the ocean has led him to work in pearl farming and underwater photography as well as spearfishing. Josh’s work in Tahitian pearl farming is infused with his passion for the sea and its creatures. After 27 years in the industry he is just as excited by his work today as he was on the day he started. He was one of the first non-Japanese pearl technicians in French Polynesia and the first person to incorporate concepts of sustainability in the Tahitian pearl industry. His family farm, Kamoka Pearl is known internationally for it’s progressive methods and beautiful pearls. His start in professional photography began by shooting photos swimming in the line up at Teahupo'o, Tahiti where he resided with his family for eleven years and still has a home. He is currently represented by National Geographic where he brings his story telling ability to a wider range of photography work. Josh is a current world record holder spearfisherman and his love for and ease in the water infuses his work. His images have appeared in magazines, books and online for over a dozen years.   Follow Josh on Instagram   Listen to Return To Nagoya   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Simon Rex also known as Dirt Nasty, is an American entertainer. Rising to fame as an MTV VJ, Rex later became an actor known for What I Like About You, Scary Movie 3, 4, and 5, and National Lampoon's Pledge This!. He later developed a rap persona, Dirt Nasty, and had several solo albums and co-founded the supergroup Three Loco. Amy Baldwin is a Sex Educator and Co-Owner of Pure Pleasure adult store in Santa Cruz, CA. She is also the Co-Host of the new podcast, Shameless Sex.   Follow Simon on Instagram Follow Shameless Sex on Instagram Listen to Pinstripe Loveseat Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Lindsey Locke has worked in the health and fitness industry for the better part of the last decade. With an undergraduate degree from UC Santa Cruz in Legal Studies, Lindsey has long since been interested in criminal justice and inequities in the justice system. Currently receiving her Masters in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, Lindsey has turned her efforts towards approaching addiction counseling through a holistic lens, and eliminating the stigma that surrounds the topic. Through fitness, Lindsey has helped those that have abandoned their health (either through trauma, lifestyle choices, or addiction) get back into their bodies and begin to heal from the inside out.   Follow Lindsey on Instagram   Listen to Sourgrass   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Julián and Joaquín Azulay (Gauchos del Mar) are two argentine brothers who made a trip through the American Continent on a truck starting from Los Angeles, CA and finishing in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Their dream of surfing the American Pacific Coastline lasted 403 days, where they drove more tan 30,000 kms across 13 countries. They show the Continent as a whole, through its different cultures, towns, villages, food, people, animals and landscapes while camping and surfing perfect and remote waves on their way back home. They are currently on a two year roadtrip through Africa.    Follow the Gouchos   Listen to Mount Saint Eilas   Comment on the episode here   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals.   Environmental episodes:   #133 Understanding Plastic Pollution - Stiv Wilson   #153 How To Save A Wave - Nik Strong-Cvetich   #173 The Future of Eating Meat - Elliot Swartz   #180 Gift Economy & Ecological Regeneration - Charles Eisenstein   Get full access to Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Tareq Azim is a 6x Mixed Martial Arts World Champion Head Coach, Head of off-season Development of NFL,UFC, RWL and MLB standouts, competitive product of Wild Card Boxing- Juan Carlos Martinez/ Freddie Roach, American Jiu Jitsu/ Gracie Academy Black Belt, Created the Afghan Women's Boxing Federation, Fresno State University Football Linebacker.    Follow Tareq on Instagram   Listen to Cigarettes and Summer   Get involved with Amazon Watch   Check out Patagonia Action Works   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe