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Surf Splendor

Surf Splendor

By: David Lee Scales
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 Conversations and stories about surfing. www.SurfSplendorPodcast.com email: hello@surfsplendorpodcast.comSurfSplendorPodcast.com
Episodes
  • 573 - Rodolfo Klima

    573 - Rodolfo Klima
    Oct 10 2025
    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 instinct alone, Gordon Clark's unknown factory in Peru, the challenge of building a business in an unstable economy and democracy, why Peru may generate the next disruptive crop of pros, and his opportunity to compete in the Icons of Foam shaping competition. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • 572 - Barry Vandermeulen

    572 - Barry Vandermeulen
    Oct 10 2025
    In today’s show South African pro surfer turned shaper Barry Vandermeulen joins to share stories of early life in the remote but influential Bay of Plenty, his tutelage from Spider to Spyder, Matt Biolos’s springboard into his eponymous label, how to run a business without a website, why he doesn’t put his name on his surfboards, and his opportunity to compete in the Icons of Foam shaping competition. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 571 - Thomas Campbell

    571 - Thomas Campbell
    Oct 2 2025
    In today’s show Thomas Campbell unpacks the 10 year process of making YI-WO, analyzes the value and the cost of asking an audience to be present, shares the experience in Morocco wherein he was dead broke that spring-boarded his painting career, explains how a short skate film for Supreme led him to surf filmmaking, and grapples with the challenge of showcasing the depth of the surf experience through film. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 16 mins
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