Skip to content
HeyJared

Surf Splendor

Conversations and stories about surfing. www.SurfSplendorPodcast.com email: hello@surfsplendorpodcast.com

Podcast · By David Lee Scales · English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
8
Latest publication
Sep 24, 2026
Audience
Checking…
Earliest in this view
Jul 9, 2026

Latest episodes

  1. Episode · Sep 24, 2026

    607 - Jon Rose (opens the original)

    Episode notes · Positive tone

    Read excerpt

    In today's show Jon Rose reflects on his 15 years building Waves For Water and reveals the toll of the trauma absorbed from being a first-responding humanitarian worker in disaster zones, the breaking point that followed and how it led to the discovery of one childhood event that had unknowingly propelled his entire life's trajectory, how being proficient and successful is an impediment for receiving help, the increasing value of ritual, and why the work he's doing now is the hardest work he's e

  2. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    606 - Maurice Cole: Part Three (opens the original)

    Episode notes · Positive tone

    Read excerpt

    In today's show Icons Of Foam honoree Maurice Cole gives us his "fossil update" on the past 6 years, explains which designs have remained cutting edge for 25 years, details the extremely different requirements when shaping for Curren vs Occy vs Margo vs Taj and which variables net the same end solution, explains the need for surfing to be feral again, why the pursuit for the magic board supersedes all other obligations, and calculates what radical honesty has cost him and the gifts it has return

  3. Episode · Aug 28, 2026

    605 - Jeannie Chesser (opens the original)

    Episode notes · Positive tone

    Read excerpt

    In today's show South Shore icon Jeannie Chesser reveals how her father's boat racing savvy led to her competitive success, the power of love at first sight, how Bob Dylan launched her 53 year career as an artist, the perpetual gift that was Rell Sun, winning Hawaii State Champs alongside her son, why she attributes her resilience to early parental discipline, shares about Todd's little known writing career, and how the solitude of surfing can deepen spirituality but community can be a salve whe

  4. Episode · Aug 18, 2026

    604 - Steve Hawk: Nearshore (opens the original)

    Episode notes

    Read excerpt

    In today's show, Nearshore author Steve Hawk explains why his Google search history might trigger the authorities, how he initially got into writing for the groupies, the challenges inherent in writing about the sublingual act of surfing, why villains deserve sympathy too, how he met his wife through Tom Waits, and why he wouldn't be here today had it not been for a nuclear bomb. Enjoy!

  5. Episode · Aug 5, 2026

    603 - Tom Servais : Part Two (opens the original)

    Episode notes · Positive tone

    Read excerpt

    In part two (of two) Tom Servais discusses the role that good luck played in his greatest images, the worthy risk of shooting from the left at Jaws, which person he'll never ride a Jetski with again, why he's chasing wind now more than waves, which surfer inspires his photography and lifestyle most, and why relationships are central to creating his most meaningful photos. Enjoy!

Publishing over time

Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.

Recurring subjects

Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.

Audience

No verified audience measurement yet.

About this data

Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.

Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.

See coverage about Surf Splendor