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Surf Splendor

Surf Splendor

By: David Lee Scales
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 Conversations and stories about surfing. www.SurfSplendorPodcast.com email: hello@surfsplendorpodcast.comSurfSplendorPodcast.com
Episodes
  • 583 - Randy Hild: A Life Built On Boardshorts

    583 - Randy Hild: A Life Built On Boardshorts
    Jan 21 2026
    In today’s show surf biz stalwart Randy Hild details the various false starts at Roxy prior to the inception of their industry-disrupting female boardshort, the tension between scaling and brand authenticity, which parts of the Golden Era were fake and inflated, how a serendipitous Swap Meet discovery led to him becoming an inadvertent surf history archivist, and why 1953 Makaha would be his ultimate time travel destination. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • 582 - Bob McTavish: Part Two

    582 - Bob McTavish: Part Two
    Jan 15 2026
    In today’s episode Bob McTavish explains how one of his most iconic designs came to him in a dream and Joey Cabell’s influence in it, he shares the inception of the swallowtail, his afternoon spent with Duke Kahanamoku, the epiphany he had at Rincon in 1967, why he renounced competition for a mortgage and children, climbing out of suffocating debt with an assist from the cast of Jackass, the board he most recently made for Kelly, and reveals the unsung surf heroes who most influenced his journey. Part Two of Surf Splendor with Bob McTavish is now available on all podcast platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 581 - Bob McTavish: Part One

    581 - Bob McTavish: Part One
    Jan 12 2026
    In today’s episode Bob McTavish shares stories from surfing in an era prior to foam cores and surf wax, charts the path from dropping out of school to surf, to being homeless with only $10 to his name, to stowing away on a ship to Hawaii for the North Shore winter, the jail time that resulted, and he reveals the only two surfboards he’s ever purchased in his life. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
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