About: Surfrider Foundation is made up of a mosaic of amazing people. These people come at the idea of coastal conservation from many angles and have different life stories. What they have in common is a love of our oceans waves and beaches. Twice a month we will explore this mosaic by releasing an audible interview with a key player in our movement.
Interviewer: Jim
Moriarty, CEO
Updates: Released twice monthly Duration: 15 to 30 minutes
Where & How: On location, on or near the beaches of the world.
One take. No edits.
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July 15, 2008 Michelle Kremer & Ed Mazzarella in the conference room at Surfrider HQ.
Ed Mazzarella and Michelle Kremer have been with Surfrider Foundation for a long time. Ed was first and Michelle came on about a year later, each has been here about 15 years. Listen in as you hear their view on what has transpired, how things were during the double-live-gonzo years and where we're going. Oh... and if there are people, living people, that know more about grassroots organizing and law... we have yet to meet them.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 29 MB]
May 31, 2008 Pierce Flynn, on the beach at Swami's, CA.
Pierce was one of our maverick Executive Directors. He was the visionary and executor behind getting us onto MTV, Baywatch and the insane MOM albums. His story is worth hearing... especially in his own voice with his own tone, lexicon and stoke. Push play and enter the world of Pierce.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 34 MB]
May 15, 2008 Julia Chunn, at Swami's Café in Encinitas, CA
Julia was born and bred in San Diego, became smitten with the ocean while perching on the front of her dad's longboard as a kid, came up through the ranks of the San Diego chapter, went on to lead the San Diego chapter and is now moving to Australia to take the top slot at Surfrider Australia. Wow.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 25 MB]
April 30, 2008 Randy Rarrick, on the beach at Haleiwa Beach Park.
Randy has been to Africa 50 times. He was pushed into his first wave by Rabbit Kekai. He's been THE man for contests on the North Shore since they started. He's also been a major supporter and force for Surfrider Foundation, especially with professional surfers. I caught up with Randy on the beach at Haleiwa Beach park as the canoes were coming in and the sun was going down.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 29 MB]
April 15, 2008 Glenn Hening at Scripps Institute, steps from La Jolla pier.
I caught up with the Glenn Hening at the Seventh Annual Groundswell Society Conference. The conference covered surfing arts, science and issues and in some ways it reflects the singular person that Glenn is. Listen up as we cover everything from wave forecasting in the 40s to a Cousteau Society for surfers.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 26 MB]
March 31, 2008 Shaun Tomson, at Butterfly Beach, Montecito, CA.
Shaun Tomson is perhaps the most eloquent professional surfer in history. But he's more than that. Shaun has had deep involvement with our campaigns and programs stretching back multiple decades... and he's not letting up. Just last year he probably logged a thousand miles going to and from various events that in some way benefited our mission. There is a phrase used in our inner circle, “constant pressure, endlessly applied”. It's used to describe our need for consistent engagement. Shaun is “constant support, endlessly applied”. It's always a pleasure to sit down and catch up with Shaun, this time we caught up at Butterfly Beach in Montecito, California.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 34 MB]
March 15, 2008 Paul Naudé, at the Billabong HQ in Irvine.
Paul Naudé, President of Billabong USA, has been a supporter of Surfrider for
as long as we can remember. Beyond that he's shown great leadership in not only
bringing environmental awareness into the surf industry but also putting his
money where his mouth is. Paul is usually a man of few words but in this podcast
he shares his life story with the detail that paints a picture of an aware and
involved global citizen. My favorite part of this podcast is about 30 minutes
into the conversation when I ask him about the environmental part of his story
and in an almost anticlimactic moment Paul shares in a matter of fact tone “look,
if you're a surfer you notice clean water and dirty water” and succinctly paints
how straightforward surfers should see environmental issues.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 37 MB]
February 29, 2008 Mark Babski in San Clemente in Southern California.
Few people reflect the Surfrider brand with as much accuracy as Mark Babski: global citizen yet locally integrated, highly educated yet accessible and down to earth, politically astute yet environmentally conscious, a listener and yet the first person to act. Mark has been around Surfrider for the last 15 years. He has seen a lot here and held a lot of it together over the years. I sat down with Mark on a blustery February day on a San Clemente beach. Listen in.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 28 MB]
February 15, 2008 Scott Werney and Marvin Heskett from the Surfrider Foundation Oahu Chapter, recorded at Point Panic.
Any time you land in Hawai'i it feels special. From the lava fields of the
big island to the insane Napali Coast of Kaua'i... to the ledging waves on
Oahu's North Shore. I caught up with Scott Werny and Marvin Heskett from
Surfrider's O'ahu chapter and heard an update on what is happening on the
"Gathering Place", the third largest Hawaiian Island. We sat at Point Panic,
watched the sun set and talked story.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 29 MB]
January 30, 2008 Ericka D'Avanzo, Surfrider's Florida Regional Manager,
in a rental car powering north somewhere on I-95 in Florida.
Few people have accomplished in their lives what Ericka has in the two years
she's
been in Florida. To the wonderful and growing web of Floridian activists, Ericka
is their glue, their mentor and their champion. Listen up; this is the sound
of activism... redlining.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 25 MB]
January 15, 2008 TJ Marshall, of Surfrider's South Florida Chapter, at Joe Allen in Miami Beach, FL.
Action-central in Miami is TJ Marshall's roving car; packed with development blueprints he is watchdogging, a 6-something thruster to nab that ephemeral swell and a sticker on the rear window reading "Surfing is not a crime". TJ is "on it" in so many ways, figuring out how to cobble together ad-hoc enviro strategies in midst of beach high rises. Maybe we should call him TJ MacGyver.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 21 MB]
December 30, 2007 Mara Dias, Surfrider Foundation Water Quality Coordinator, on the steps somewhere in San Clemente, CA.
Mara plays in a worldbeat/Brazil samba band. Mara testifies in front of the House and Senate. Mara lives, eats and surfs in the majestic eastern shores of Long Island. Mara is Surfrider DNA through and through.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 22 MB]
December 15, 2007 Alberto Figari, Chair of Lima (Peru) Chapter Organizing Committee, somewhere in San Clemente, CA.
Alberto is just like the rest of us; he grew up in Peru, he surfs lefts like Gerry, he presided over the famed Club Waikiki and he is up to his waist in environmental activist issues. No, he's not like any of us. He and a few others are the archetypal environmental leaders in South America... and we're not.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 14 MB]
November 30, 2007 June Vanderstar, Membership Coordinator of Vancouver (Canada) Chapter Organizing Committee, at San Onofre, CA.
June Vanderstar finds the ocean larger than life. From fear of the ocean to finding peace by the ocean. This is her story, what the challenges have been in her region and what lies ahead.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 25 MB]
November 15, 2007 Chris Tola, Chair of Surfrider Australia, at San Onofre, CA.
Chris sits down at San O and shares the long and winding road which has brought him to become the new Chair of Board of Directors for Surfrider Australia.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 25 MB]
October 30, 2007 Adrian Nelson, Chair of Vancouver (Canada) Chapter Organizing Committee, at San Onofre, CA.
Adrian is one of a few people that are a leading force in addressing the lagging sewage treatment processes in Vancouver, Canada. Listen in and hear his story and how he ended up our coverboy for the recent activist issue of Making Waves.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 17 MB]
October 15, 2007 Ed Schlegel, a leader in the Save Trestles fight, at San Onofre, CA.
One of my all-time favorite Surfrider pictures is Governor Schwarzenegger, a
surfboard packed full of signatures... and Ed. That photo encapsulates Surfrider
Foundation, so does Ed.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 14 MB]
Sept 15, 2007 "Dr." Rick Wilson, at Surfrider HQ in San Clemente
They say still water runs deep, that applied to Rick Wilson. Rick is perhaps the least vocal of the staffers at the San Clemente Surfrider HQ and yet he probably also publishes more than anyone. He's the author of the State
of the Beach and has lots of fingerprints on the Coastal A – Z. Listen in... And learn about his run ins with John-the-law at Trestles back in the day before it was accessible.
Rick info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 22 MB]
Aug 30, 2007 Marco Gonzales at Cardiff Reef, Cardiff, CA
Anyone living in San Diego with at least a remote interest in coastal environmentalism has heard of Marco. Marco is the activists activist as he's willing to go to the mat at any given time for what he believes in. Check out his past, present and future.
Marco info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 27 MB]
Aug. 15, 2007 Dr. Bill Rosenblatt at Kammieland, Oahu, Hawai'i
Bill "Doc" Rosenblatt talks about growing up on the New Jersey shore, his strong
involvement with local issues, a decade-long position as Mayor, and his endless
involvement with Surfrider. More on Bill.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 31 MB]
July 30, 2007 Linwood Pendleton
Linwood Pendleton: professor at UCLA, lives on a boat, surfs New Hampshire in the winter and understands the water quality challenges and opportunities at the highest possible level. Caught up with him on a secluded beach in Penang, Malaysia.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 20 MB]
July 15, 2007 Brian Ostrow at Georges, Cardiff by the Sea, California.
It takes a cul-de-sac to change the world. Berryfield Court has stepped up, what about yours?
[Download the ".mp3" version, 24 MB]
June 30, 2007 Terry Gibson
Terry Gibson has reach. He's lived, breathed, surfed and fished in Florida for his entire life. His story touches on the degradation of that environment as well as the stellar work being done to fight on behalf of Florida's coast.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 25 MB]
June 15, 2007 MacKenzie Steiner.
A six year old girl leads her pals in beach clean ups with virtually no prompting from her parents. While I don't "do" kids birthday parties, sitting down with MacKenzie Steiner and talking coastal conservation was that month's highlight for me.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 34 MB]
May 31, 2007 Larry and Blake McElheny at Shark's Cove, Oahu, Hawai'i.
The father and son duo behind saving the Pupukea Paumalu successful land acquisition.
Blake and Larry info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 36 MB]
May 15, 2007 Simon Luneau at T-Street, San Clemente, California.
Simon shares his love of the ocean and the unedited story of being an intern at Surfrider.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 24 MB]
April 30, 2007 Margo Pellegrino
Margo Pellegrino is a super woman. Margo Pellegrino is an ordinary woman. Margo Pellegrino is an ordinary woman doing super woman feats. She is about to paddle from Miami to Maine to bring attention to our oceans.
Margo info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 40 MB]
April 15, 2007 Jock Sutherland in Pupukea Paumalu, Oahu, Hawai'i.
A brisk uphill walk with Jock through the Pupukea Paumalu Forest Reserve, another wonder of Oahu's North Shore.
Jock info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 35 MB]
March 31, 2007 Wyland at Cavella Bay, Oahu, Hawai'i.
Art and science aimed at coastal conservation.
Wyland info. Download the ".mp3" version, 26 MB]
March 15, 2007 Mark Cunningham at Pipeline, Oahu, Hawai'i.
Minimalism meets Pipeline on the North Shore.
Mark info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 40 MB]
February 28, 2007 Peter Cole at Rocky Point, Oahu, Hawai'i.
Surfing and saving the North Shore since before you were born, Peter's wisdom and activism spans decades.
Peter info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 27 MB]
February 15, 2007 Rabbit Bugs Wayne Bartholomew at Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawai'i.
Wisdom from someone who sees much farther than the surf.
Rabbit info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 39.5 MB]
January 30, 2007 Randy Hild in Quiksilver's H.B. headquarters, California.
The man behind Roxy. How a major brand is aligning with the ocean.
Randy info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 19 MB]
January 15, 2007 Stephane Latxague in a Mini, San Clemente, California.
From Iraq to Biarritz, Stephane is hip-deep in getting involved to make things better.
Stephane info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 28.4 MB]
December 30, 2006 Sergio Mello in San Clemente, California.
Combine Surfrider Foundation and Brazil and you get... beach clean ups with a marching Samba band.
Sergio info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 34 MB]
December 15, 2006 Leon Richter & Chad Nelsen at Tres Palmas, Rincon, Puerto Rico.
A slice of heaven in the Caribbean? I Rincón.
Leon info and
Chad info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 35 MB]
November 30, 2006 Paul Jenkin in Ventura, California.
Can a single man take down a 200 foot dam?
Paul info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 36 MB]
November 15, 2006 Mark Spalding in San Clemente, California.
Mark shares his long and winding road to the ocean and beyond.
Mark info.
[Download the ".mp3" version, 34 MB]
UPCOMING PODCASTS:
July 31, 2008 Darryl Hathaway
is one of those people that keeps popping up. He was on Capital Hill serving as a Surfrider liaison during the critical time period of the BEACH Bill introduction and passage. He was instrumental in the creation and maturing of the DC Chapter. Now he has moved from the Beltway to Encinitas and has his sights set on surfing Beacons and Stone Steps as much as possible. Listen in to hear a few chapters of our history as told by Darryl himself. Recorded in mid-July on the beach at Swami's.
Interviewer: Jim
Moriarty, CEO
Rincón.
