Talk Story: Episode 26

Brad Wells of ThankYouSurfing and Christian de la Iglesia of F1RST | Division Wynwood discuss surf and culture. Special guest: Andres Amadeus.
A/V and Editing: Caleb Wishart.

This episode includes:
– Weekly Local Happenings
– Surf Report/Forecast
– Passion Projects
– Injuries and being out of commission
– Why the beach?


Check out other Talk Story episodes.

Episode 1

This episode includes:
Hurricane Irma
Surfing Podcasts
Shane Dorian on the Joe Rogan Experience
How-to Get Clued-in at a New Surf Spot
Surf Recap for the Week
How to Be a Surfer in Florida
Surf Pools
Division Wynwood
Miami Beach Surf History
Support the Caribbean

Episode 2

This episode includes:
Local Lens
Surf Photographers
Division Wynwood
Surf Expo
Water Quality Testing with Surfrider Foundation Miami
Who is the Surf Community?
Green-ing the Surf Industry

Episode 3

This episode includes:
Surf Report/Forecast Week
Local Happenings
BBQ at Division Wynwood
Surfrider Foundation Miami Movie Night : Surfing Cuba
Surf Expo 2018
Expo: Then and now
State of the industry
Business of surf shops
Online and Brick & Mortar
The customer experience
Creators and Innovators
Coolest thing you saw
Futures Fins Air Injected
Waxless surf traction
Firewire: TOMO/Slater Designs/Rob Machado Surfboards
Floating Tiki Hut
The appeal of surfing
Tips for wearing a wetsuit. (Especially for Floridians who are terrible at it)

Episode 4 with Anouck Jourdaa

This episode includes:
Surf Report/Forecast
Weekly Local Happenings
Surfrider Foundation Miami Movie Night: Surfing Cuba
Learning to Surf in Your 30’s
Commitment
Traveling
Small Wave Surfing
Surfing as Inspiration

Episode 5

This episode includes:
Surf Report/Forecast
Weekly Local Happenings
Being a parent and a surfer
Decline of USA made boards
Accessibility to Surf Pro’s vs Other Professional Athletes

Episode 6

This episode includes:

Weekly Local Happenings
– Event Space Available at Division Wynwood
– Jose’s Wedding
– Local Lens: Annie Tworoger on the blog
– Women in Pro Surfing

Surf Report/Forecast
– Tradeswell
– Mysto North Swell
– Surfing 200 Days a Year… In Miami!
– Larsen Clan

Learning to Surf
– Learning to Surf: Chris de la Iglesia
++North Beach: Tradewinds Surf Shop, Island Water Sports, Bird’s Surf Shop, Xisle Surf Shop
(Cameo by Ami)
(Santi Sans Joins)
– Learning to surf: Santi Sans
++ Kendal: Taking the Bus from Don Carters
++ Catching the First Real Wave…Then a Rock.
– Learning to Surf: Brad Wells
++ Long Island, New York: Boogieboarding, Skating, Snowboarding
++ Wetsuits as a Way of Life
– The Old Days at SoBe
++ Kids Getting Beat-on by Old Guys
++ Rules of the Line-up and Localism
– Learning to Surf as an Adult
++ Trial and Error as a Method of Learning

Surfing in the Olympics
– Snowboarding in the Olympics
– Losing the Counterculture / Rebellion
– Shaun White
– Snowboarding Raising the Bar
– Surfing in the Olympics
++ Wave Pool (Kelly Slater Wave Company)
++ Surfing in a Controlled Environment
++ An Even Playing Field (Apples to Apples)

Learning to Surf
– Surf on the Internet
++ Dade Co Surf (Tom Cook / Greg Gordon)
++ Forecasting Surf in Miami
++ NewYorkSurf.com
– “Still a kook’
++ NE Mega-chop and Masochism

Why Have Quiver of Surfboards?
– Where does “quiver” come from?
– The 3 Board Quiver
– Longboards/Funboards
– Getting older…and still surfing.
– The Wetsuit Factor
– Why everyone needs a big board (that fits in their car/elevator)
– Shortboards and Volume Counts
– Hypto Krypto and Volume

Episode 7 with Terry “TQ” Quinlan

This episode includes:
Weekly Local Happenings
– Island Water Sports paddle-out for Stoneman Douglas High
Surf Report/Forecast
– Tradeswell fading
– Pattern change back to Winter
– North swell on the way?
Learning to Surf
– Terry Quinlan
– 1960’s in Miami
Miami Surf History
– Surf shops in Miami 1950’s through today
– Surf Origins: Whitman Family
– Localism
++ South Beach vs. Haulover
++ The heavy crowds of the 1960’s
++ And, much, much more!

Episode 8

This episode includes:
Weekly Local Happenings
– Kite Surfing and the City of Miami Beach
– Surfrider Foundation – Miami’s Blue Water Task Force at F1RST Shop

Surf Report/Forecast
– Cold Front Swell
– Mega Swell

South Beach: Surfing’s Unicorn

Kids These Days

Episode 9 with Scott Stripling

This episode includes:
Weekly Local Happenings
– Winter Storm Riley Gallery
– Meeting Austin and Talking Marine Debris

Surf Report/Forecast
– Winter Storm Riley Recap
– Winter Pattern Continues
– Cold Front and Another Low

Water Quality Testing
Blue Water Task Force
Surfrider Foundation
Lab at F1RST Shop

Surf Rituals
– Gathering the Crew
– Coffee and Sun Salutations
– Post Session Breakfast
– Post Session Beers

Surf Forecasting Tools and Techniques
NWPS
OPC
Weather Models

Episode 10 with Lou Lozada and local photographers

This episode includes:
Weekly Local Happenings
Surf Report/Forecast
Jobs for Surfers
Surfing as Healing
Surf Photography: Crisis or the Golden Age

Episode 11 with Caleb Wishart

This episode includes:
Weekly Local Happenings
Surf Report/Forecast
The Surf Movie
How to Dress Like a Surfer

Episode 12 with Rudy Duboue

This episode includes:
Weekly Local Happenings
Surf Report/Forecast
Building Your Own Surfboard
Individuality in Surfing
Supporting Brands

Episode 13 with Carlos “Turtle” Jiminez and Roman Yavich

This episode includes:

Weekly Local Happenings
Surf Report/Forecast
Who / What is a Local?
Surf Travel Impacts

Episode 14 with Mike Gonzalez

This episode includes:

Weekly Local Happenings
Surf Report/Forecast
Work/Surf Balance
Traveling with Surfboards
Boardshorts for Different Occasions

Episode 15 with DJ Takshak and Brandon

This episode includes:

– Weekly Local Happenings
– Surf Report/Forecast
– Bali Surf Trips
– Working in Surf Retail
– Brad’s trip to Costa Rica (Live!)

Episode 16 with Annie Tworoger, Amy Cobb and Jennie Pickens

This episode includes:

– Weekly Local Happenings
– Surf Report/Forecast
– Girls in the Lineup
– Dating a Surfer
– Advice for Aspiring Surfers

Episode 17 with Joey Bananas

This episode includes:

– Weekly Local Happenings
– Surf Report/Forecast
– What do you do when it goes flat?
– Reality of surf travel destinations
– Traveling with guys vs girls vs family

Episode 18 with Marley Puglielli

This episode includes:

– Weekly Local Happenings
– Surf Report/Forecast
– Bali
– Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
– Boogie boarders vs. surfers in Puerto Rico
– Social media in surfing
– Wave pools

Episode 19

This episode includes:

– Weekly Local Happenings
– Surf Report/Forecast
– Why we started Talk Story
– What’s happened so far…
– What’s next for Talk Story?

Episode 20 with Scott Payne

This episode includes:
– Weekly Local Happenings
– Surf Report/Forecast
– AI movie: Mental Illness, addiction, and Surfing
– IWS Miami: Then and Now
– The Future of Surf Retail

Episode 21 with Annie Vazquez

This episode includes:
– Weekly Local Happenings
– Surf Report/Forecast
– Mental Health
– Who/What is an “Influencer”
– Fashion and Surfing

Episode 22 with Darren Cefalu

This episode includes:
– Weekly Local Happenings
– Surf Report/Forecast
– Surfing and healing
– New York surfers in Miami
– The joys and hardships of teaching your significant other how to surf

Episode 23 with Joe Spey

This episode includes:
– Weekly Local Happenings
– Surf Report/Forecast
– Melbourne Beach: Then/Now
– Surf Music
– Wavepools and Engineering

Episode 24 with Rudy Duboue

This episode includes:
– Weekly Local Happenings
– Surf Report/Forecast
– Becoming a Regular
– Moving for Surf
– Mid-lengths

Episode 25 with Emily Sears and Marina Hamm

This episode includes:
– Weekly Local Happenings
– Surf Report/Forecast
– Trade Shows and Swim Week
– Life on the Road in Action Sports
– Surfing Influences on the Industry