In today’s show David and Chas’s favorite trans surfer teases an OnlyFans page, surfing youngest champ gets silenced by the WSL, ELO spritzes Poo-Pourri over his own grave, someone rips themselves a new B-hole, and a listener reveal why you should sleep with your new surfboard. Enjoy! Sponsor: HelloFresh.com/freesurf SASHA JANE TEASES ONLY FANS THE…

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…

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! Presented by FlorenceMarineX.com/surf for 20% off Presented by: Su…

Today’s episode of Noble Rot is brought to you by Laird Hamilton! How to hold your breath for 5 minutes, the virtue of a chaste life, how dogs can sniff out wife beaters, and why there is no such thing as an excuse. Chas and David ascend to alpha male status in todays episode. Behold! … Continue reading "010 – Noble Rot: Things Laird Hamilton Told …

In today’s show Scott and David attempt to define “high-performance” in light of the high-flying Twin Fin Invitational, question if the Pickle Fork is the new Elf Shoe’d potato chip, marvel at the acting chops of Tom Curren, and David finally reviews The Life And Death Of Westerly Windina. Enjoy! Partners: DrinkAG1.com/surf Partners: Surfrider.org …

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! Partner: DrinkAG1.com/surf … C…

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 choic…

In today’s episode Joel Tudor details his time at P.Diddy’s parties and Chas explains the phenomena of going soft with age while Flick twists an ovary thanks to a thorough jackhammering, Raimana learns why the caged bird sings, and the boys pinpoint the exact age when sharing a room on a surf trip become inappropriate. … Continue reading "291 – The…

In today’s show David and Scott rediscover the virtues of Haleiwa, marvel at Slater’s ever-improving talent, dissect when less is more, celebrate the inception of Natural Selection Surf, and get inside info the challenges of working with flax. Enjoy! Partners: DrinkAG1.com/surf Partners: ColbyPlus.com Partners: Surfrider.org Partners: REALWaterspor…

In today’s show, while our Presidential candidates “work the fry”, Chas and David reflect back on their first jobs, chart how menial jobs led to careers, and identify the moment where youthful enthusiasm to earn shifted to a lifetime of resentful ire. Enjoy! Sponsor: BetterHelp.com/surf Sponsor: HelloFresh.com/freesurf CREDITS Sponsor: BetterHelp.c…

? In today’s show David and Chas discover the one surfer who attended a Diddler White Party, feel shame as Prince Harry’s surpasses their surf ability, defend Abu Dhabi’s anti-Tyler Wright’s stance, attempt to appreciate the surf boardslide, and explain when it’s appropriate for your ladyfriend to give up shotgun for your quiver. Plus Barrel … Cont…

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 … Continue reading "5…

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 …

In today’s show Scott and David recap the 2024 Boardroom Show highlights; McTavish expanding his legendary status, Arenal cementing his, the camaraderie of the surf community, and why it always comes back to the surfboard. Also, controversy erupts ahead of the 2025 CT season as a 2x WSL Champ faces imprisonment if she competes at … Continue reading…

Today’s mega-episode finds Chas and David at the world-famous Boardroom Show. Smith hunkered down in a Weekend Van interviewing a who’s who of surfers, shapers, mathematicians, dear listeners, hall-of-famers and doctors while David worked the floor. The conversations are fun, loose and come from every corner of the surf world even though Noble Rot …

? In today’s show Chas and David speculate which surfers may be fingered in a Freak Off, find bros attempting to go viral at Hurricane Milton, the WSL reveals their ’25 season and which familiar faces will return to the CT, and the boys ponder the consequence of a silent retreat. Plus Barrel or Nah? … Continue reading "289 – The Grit! October 11, 2…

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. … Continue reading …

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 a…

In today’s show David and Scott outline McTavish’s Boardroom Show quiver, discover Rasta’s secret life hack, revisit The Snap Heard ‘Round The World, and embrace a common clothing material as the next major advancement in surfboard construction. Enjoy! Partners: WaterwaysTravel.com Partners: DrinkAG1.com/surf Partners: ColbyPlus.com Partners: Surfr…

In today’s show Chas and David plot a course of fandom and anti-fandom for food they would tattoo on their temple’s, teams for which they would bleed, clothing brands they would shill to their friends, and they relive the adolescent heartbreak that calloused their heart’s so. Plus Heroes and Zeros! Enjoy! Follow @TrashProse and @SurfSplendor CREDIT…

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 c…

In today’s show David and Chas discover the correct name for a “flip-flop”, plumb the depths of Richie Collins, learn how to never poo in front of Tom Curren, explain why you should never keep a board on ice, get re-traumatized by the decorative soap from their childhood. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Partner: VAERWatches.com/surfsplendor Sponsor: Be…

In today’s show someone sets the course to win a title on a self-shape, JJF politely declines hero-status and finds honor as everyman, mythic free-surf wunderkind embarks on new career as shaper, and Rasta tours the US to showcase the world’s most enviable modern quiver. Enjoy! Partners: WaterwaysTravel.com Partners: DrinkAG1.com/surf Partners: Sur…