EP 118 | The Aftermath of The JOEL TUDOR Episode | Pinch My Salt The Pinch My Salt Podcast is back with one of the wildest surf culture conversations yet as Sterling Spencer and Cousin Ryan break down the explosive Joel Tudor aftermath, the FireWire surfboard controversy, and the heated debate taking over the surf world. This episode dives deep into surf industry drama, core surfing, surfboard shapers, Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Thailand surfboard manufacturing, hand-shaped surfboards, surfboard pop-outs, and whether big surf brands are hurting small shapers and local surf shops. Sterling opens up about his personal history with FireWire Surfboards, getting caught in surf industry politics, and how those experiences still affect him today. They also react to insane surf clips, talk Jamie O’Brien, Shane Dorian, pro surfing, Challenger Series heartbreak, skateboarding style, and finish with a hilarious zodiac signs of pro surfers game featuring Kelly Slater, Joel Tudor, John John Florence, Mick Fanning, Dane Reynolds, Laird Hamilton, Andy Irons, Jordy Smith, and more.This episode is funny, raw, emotional, controversial, and full of real talk about surfing, surf culture, surf history, pro surfers, surf brands, and the future of the surf industry.If you’re into surf podcasts, surf drama, Joel Tudor, FireWire, Kelly Slater, Sterling Spencer, and behind-the-scenes conversations about what really happens in surfing, this one’s for you.From stories about getting drafted into the “SEAL division,” Twitch gaming, and nonprofit chaos, to deep talk on board shaping, loyalty, money, hypocrisy, and selling out in surfing, this episode goes everywhere in the best way possible. Sterling gets honest about feeling manipulated during a vulnerable time in his pro surfing career, and the boys unpack why the Joel Tudor vs FireWire conversation hit such a nerve across the surfing world.Then it shifts into classic Pinch My Salt madness: surf clips, snowboard slander, Kelly Slater selling New Zealand, weird training videos, Bert Kreischer lookalikes lost at sea, and one of the funniest games we’ve ever played — guessing the zodiac signs of famous pro surfers.Topics in this episode:Joel Tudor, FireWire controversy, Kelly Slater debate, Rob Machado, surfboard shaping, Thailand manufacturing, hand-shaped boards, surfboard technology, Shane Dorian, peptides, testosterone, Challenger Series, pro surf rankings, Jamie O’Brien, Dane Reynolds, zodiac signs, surfer astrology, comedy podcast, surf industry corruption, local shapers, surf shop culture, and raw surf stories.#PinchMySalt #SterlingSpencer #CousinRyan #JoelTudor #FireWire #KellySlater #SurfPodcast #Surfing #SurfCulture #SurfIndustry #ProSurfing #SurfDrama #DaneReynolds #JohnJohnFlorence #MickFanning #LairdHamilton #AndyIrons #JordySmith #ShaneDorian #JamieOBrien #Surfboards #SurfboardShaping #ComedyPodcast #YouTubePodcast #SurfTalk #CoreSurfing #SurfCommunity #SurferPodcast #RobMachado #SurfNews

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