Ep.35
Keala Kennelly
On the wave that made her, fighting for female representation, the Irons brothers, being invited to the Eddie, the dichotomy between freedom and conservatism, and the surf industry’s failures.
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Ep.35
On the wave that made her, fighting for female representation, the Irons brothers, being invited to the Eddie, the dichotomy between freedom and conservatism, and the surf industry’s failures.
Ep.34
On wanting to be somebody, lessons learned from his father, pouring himself into his pursuits, his be-the-best mentality, the power of visualization, and Wave Ki.
Ep.33
On filmmaking, skating, persisting through failure, transparency as an artist, what draws him to his subjects, anti-consumerism, self-expression, and finding freedom in detachment.
Ep.32
On riding switch, finding his way to Pipeline, the recipe for a perfect trip, Waimea’s mechanics, clean living, the virtue of humility, and enlisting in the Army.
Ep.31
On being held hostage by Somali pirates, the power of optimism, his first phone call, sanity and remembrance, anger, and forgiveness.
Ep.30
On nose-riding at Pipeline, mentors, curation and Super X Media, Bunker Spreckels, and facilitating connections between tradition and youth culture in Japan.
Ep.29
On filmmaking, name calling, assimilating to the North Shore, the Momentum Generation, surfing in Chile with Miki Dora, imposter syndrome, and searching for waves in Antarctica.
Ep.28
On his art career, resisting the Gauguin fantasy, despoiled paradise, his manifesto, misanthropy, his ALS diagnosis, and finding beauty in the everyday.
Ep.27
On the democratization of what it means to be a surfer, combating “surf-bro” purism through commentating, his father, music, racism, self-discovery, and surfing’s future.
Ep.26
On winning world titles, motherhood, fandom, paying homage, traditional lines, Tom Curren, trying to fit in, and how one piece of clothing altered her life.
Ep.25
On his Pipeline love affair, minimalism, finding stillness, the shortboard revolution, yoga, and his relationship to fame.
Ep.0
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Ep.24
On stepping off the world tour, grief, finding solace in competitive surfing, and dealing with the aftermath of his near-shark attack at J-Bay.
Ep.23
On purism and art making, punk, surf culture, misheard song lyrics, art world disenchantment, what keeps him going as an artist, and Black Flag.
Ep.22
On the Gidget enterprise, surfing Malibu in the 1950s, feminism, Malibu’s cachet among the Hollywood intelligentsia, the beach, and boys.
Ep.21
The South African on Cape Town’s surf landscape, stepping away from competition, his film endeavors, and finding the freedom to be oneself.
Ep.20
The ’88 world champ on anarchy, his childhood at Whale Beach, hitch-hiking, method-acting as an athlete, and being disciplined in the pursuit of your dreams.
Ep.19
The California native on her life-changing wave at Noosa, harmonic resonance, and the lessons she learned from Donald Takayama.
Ep.18
On climbing, breaking the rules, protecting what you love, the virtues of simplicity, capitalism and Patagonia, surfing Malibu in the golden era.
Ep.17
On winning a world title at 45, Pipeline, his greatest mentors, the importance of style, and turning pro at the age of fourteen.