Surf Splendor

Surf Splendor

David Lee Scales

Episodes 601
Avg. Duration 1h 27m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (616)
Since Jul 2013
Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
40%
Hosting
feeds.megaphone.fm

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About This Podcast

Conversations and stories about surfing. www.SurfSplendorPodcast.com email: [email protected]

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Recent Episodes

592 - Paul Strauch

Apr 29, 2026 54m

Paul Strauch passed away this past weekend, at peace, at home with loved ones, comfortable and with his beloved Hawaiian music playing by his bedside. His daughter Summer said, “I asked my dad…

591 - Eden Saul: Dead Kooks

Apr 09, 2026 1h 22m

In today’s show board builder Eden Saul explains his shifting manufacturing practices in response to erratic US tariffs, injury’s endless travails on a shaper’s livelihood, the blessed gift of…

590 - Rob Machado | The Surfrider Podcast

Mar 31, 2026 1h 34m

Legendary pro surfer Rob Machado is widely regarded as one of the most influential and stylish surfers of all time. But Rob’s relationship with and impact on surfing and the ocean run much deeper…

589 - Gerry Lopez: PodAloha with Paul Strauch

Mar 31, 2026 54m

Today’s episode features a conversation between Gerry Lopez and early Hawaiian surf pioneer Paul Strauch. Strauch thanks Lopez for preventing crowds at Sunset, discuss the virtues of surfing…

588 - Greg Noll: PodAloha with Paul Strauch

Mar 27, 2026 55m

Today’s episode features a conversation between Greg Noll and early Hawaiian surf pioneer Paul Strauch. Noll and Strauch reflect on early lessons hard earned on North Shore in the 1960s, regale with…

587 - Skip Frye: PodAloha with Paul Strauch

Mar 26, 2026 1h 52m

Today’s episode features a conversation between Skip Frye and early Hawaiian surf pioneer Paul Strauch. From Strauch, “Skip Frye is a legendary figure in the surfing world, renowned for his…

586 - Brenden "Margo" Margieson

Feb 26, 2026 1h 27m

Genre defining pro freesurfer of the 90s, Margo, joins us to discuss ushering pro surfing from cottage to corporate, humility gleaned while working as a baggage handler, how a passion for bird…

585 - Roger Hinds

Feb 18, 2026 1h 45m

In today’s show board builder Roger Hinds shares strategies to fend off the old man and continue surfing the North Shore into your 70s, offers a lesson in why original board building materials are…

584 - Bob McTavish: Part Three

Feb 05, 2026 2h 4m

In today’s show Bob McTavish attributes his biggest design epiphanies to the evolution of the surfboard fin, and each of those to a personal relationship that sparked his inspiration. He shares how…

583 - Randy Hild: A Life Built On Boardshorts

Jan 21, 2026 1h 42m

In today’s show surf biz stalwart Randy Hild details the various false starts at Roxy prior to the inception of their industry-disrupting female boardshort, the tension between scaling and brand…

582 - Bob McTavish: Part Two

Jan 15, 2026 1h 17m

In today’s episode Bob McTavish explains how one of his most iconic designs came to him in a dream and Joey Cabell’s influence in it, he shares the inception of the swallowtail, his afternoon spent…

581 - Bob McTavish: Part One

Jan 12, 2026 1h 4m

In today’s episode Bob McTavish shares stories from surfing in an era prior to foam cores and surf wax, charts the path from dropping out of school to surf, to being homeless with only $10 to his…

580 - Jeff Divine

Dec 24, 2025 1h 46m

Surf photographer and photo editor Jeff Divine’s imagery has largely framed our perspective on North Shore surfing from the 70s and 80s. Today he shares stories from the era defining Expression…

579 - Max Stewart: Eye Symmetry Surfboards

Dec 16, 2025 1h 45m

In today’s show board builder Max Stewart explains the inverse relationship between product quality and business growth, tales from early days at Hayden Shapes, how Tom Carroll has informed how he…

578 - Matt Warshaw

Dec 12, 2025 1h 45m

In today’s episode the Encyclopedia of Surfing’s Matt Warshaw discusses the risks of having surf history chronicled by a single man, who’s gotten short shrift on the EOS, how much and how little has…

577 - Jordan Rodin

Nov 30, 2025 1h 5m

In today’s episode Jordan Rodin joins us to chat about life lessons and hazing gleaned from Derek Hynd, make a case for heavier surfboards, explain his 5 year hiatus from getting barreled, why you…

576 - John Philbin

Nov 29, 2025 1h 13m

In today’s show actor John Philbin recounts his life as an escape artist, shares dangers of achieving one’s life goals, the false paradigm of self-confidence, why he is not a good actor, how to…

575 - Kyle Thiermann

Nov 18, 2025 2h 10m

In today’s show Kyle Thiermann shares the near death experience that altered his life’s perspective, explains the creative fertility nested in boredom, shares how his relationship with psychedelics…

574 - Paul Naude: The State Of The Industry

Oct 30, 2025 1h

In today’s show Vissla CEO Paul Naude joins us to discuss how the consolidation of major surf brands is affecting surf culture, how the licensing operational model can threaten retailer’s long term…

573 - Rodolfo Klima

Oct 10, 2025 59m

In today’s show early Peruvian shaping pioneer Rodolfo Klima joins us to discuss Peru as the inception place of surfing and it’s integral role in early surf competitions, learning how to shape by…

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