Surf Stories
Episodes
Hail Mary with Balaram Stack
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Balaram Stack talked to us about his new project with Ben Gulliver, Hail Mary, due to be released in the fall of 2021. He shared a gem about taking ...
The Whole Story with Albee Layer and Dan Norkunas
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Albee Layer and Dan Norkunas have been making movies and web episodes together since 2010, and they may have been pulled apart by time and circumstanc...
Reconnoiter with Ben Gulliver
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From the moment we locked eyes on Ben Gulliver's work, we fell deeply in love. He's not so bad himself, but when offered the opportunity to interview...
Life After Hitting Lips with Keith Malloy
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What happens after is rarely more exciting than what happens before. Like Tom Robbins wrote, "...The best part of an affair is going up the stairs,"...
Lick the Red Frog with Scott Balogh
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Behind every surf camp, there's a person with enough spitfire grit to fuel a nuclear submarine underwater for weeks. He's like Scott Glenn in Hunt f...
Brand Building by Feel with Tyler Callaway
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler Callaway, East Coast Surfing Hall of Famer who co-designed and branded FCS into your board, created the Reef Girls campaign, and brought Rusty’...
Dark Lord of Irish Surfing with Richie Fitzgerald
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mullaghmore-charger, candidate for nicest person in the world, and family man, Richie Fitzgerald, banters with Kevin and John about his days growing u...
It's Tedious If You Hate It - Peter Hamblin
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Hamblin is a SURFER poll and Emmy award-winning filmmaker from South Africa who grunted through ad exec and no pay WCT gigs to start his own Lon...
Chicken Skin - Ira Opper
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1989, our VCRs were busy recording ESPN's Hot Summer Nights, including the nation's first weekly episodic TV show about surfing, the SURFER Magazin...
Anatomy of a Failed Surfpark with Jamie Meiselman
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1999, Jamie Meiselman began the journey to build a wave pool for surfers, by surfers. Raising capital and confidence in his vision, and fueled by ...
REPORTS FROM HELL by Chas Smith - FSFF Book Line-up
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Solid reporting turned narrative, complete with fashion, religious, cultural, surf critique from Yemen to Beirut to Djibouti, Chas Smith absolutely na...
Elbow Grease with CJ Hobgood
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The worst part of being world champ? Still politely having to ease out at Big Rock and wait for Joel Tudor to call you into a wave. That's how nic...
Making Fifth Symphony Document - Chad Campbell
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Dirtbaggin' it" is how a server from The Chart House goes on to win Video of the Year at the Surfer Poll awards in 2001. In our collective opinions...
Oh, Canada - Marcus Paladino
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At almost thirty years-old, Canadian-born lens-man, Marcus Paladino has quickly carved out a niche in cold water surf photography. Hear how he almos...
Tales from the Deep - Sean Gilbert
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At age 19, Sean Gilbert had no idea what to do with his life until he found himself on the set of a feature film. From that moment on, he dedicated ...
The Lightning Strike - Frank Gilday
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In June 2018, Frank Gilday and six others huddled under a boardwalk while a squall roared over New Smyrna Beach inlet with lightning popping everywher...