Episodes

  • 535 - Paul Saladino, M.D. and Brad Gerlach

    535 - Paul Saladino, M.D. and Brad Gerlach
    Oct 31 2024
    In today’s show double-board certified M.D. Paul Saladino joins David and Brad Gerlach to discuss how to reverse chronic illness through diet, why plants are bad to eat, our culture’s obsession with optimizing performance, and how surfing has redirected his lifestyle choices. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • 534 - Chris Burkard

    534 - Chris Burkard
    Oct 25 2024
    In today’s show, world-renown photographer Chris Burkard explains that earning access to opportunity taught him the value of saying “no”, how a surf trip to Iceland inspired him relocate his family, why three days of darkness helped him unbury his core truth, and why his best work is still created in the ocean. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • 533 - Richie Collins: Part Two

    533 - Richie Collins: Part Two
    Oct 16 2024
    In today’s episode Richie charts the rise and fall of Wave Tools, why shaping his own boards hindered his title hopes, how a radical lesson in humility transformed his worldview, why he never understood the concept of “soul” surfer until he quit surfing, his regrets attempting to raise a professional surf daughter, and why his next chapter will be focused on attempting to feel joy. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • 532 - Richie Collins: Part One

    532 - Richie Collins: Part One
    Oct 9 2024
    Polarizing professional surf icon of the 80s/90s, Richie Collins, reflects on the benefits and consequence of being raised by a local enforcer, learning to live up to the family reputation and then taking it too far, the inescapable dread of regret, why he doesn’t surf anymore, and the deep value of knowing one’s family history. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • 531 - Eric Crane

    531 - Eric Crane
    Oct 4 2024
    Surf biz stalwart and magnate Eric Crane explains the virtue of starting at the bottom, reflects on the dangers of never saying “no”, give thanks for almost losing everything, attempts to integrate family life with blind professional ambition, and discovers why being a balanced human makes him a more competent CEO. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • 530 - Dick Metz: Part Seven

    530 - Dick Metz: Part Seven
    Sep 26 2024
    Today Dick Metz details his friendship with Rabbit Kekai, explains how his real estate empire was built from one vacant lot in Aspen, why buying back the Hobie stores (four times) was more profitable than selling them, and how archiving surf history through surfboards has become his life’s greatest work. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 529 - Dick Metz: Part Six

    529 - Dick Metz: Part Six
    Sep 19 2024
    Metz is back! Today he tells us about selling his surf shop to Gerry Lopez to launch the Hobie Cat, venturing into the surf wear biz where the female customer unlocks an empire, and he learns valuable lessons in prudence and how to time an exit. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 528 - Professor Mencel's Surfboards

    528 - Professor Mencel's Surfboards
    Sep 12 2024
    English professor/shaper Charles Mencel joins us to edify on the Jersey beach badge, help illuminate the Shore’s deep history beyond the stereotypes, herald their music culture’s influence on surfing, and chart the travails of scaling a local board building business while raising five daughters and educating America's young adults. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 50 mins