PodAloha: Surf Legends Talk Story

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Hosted by the Ambassador of Aloha and living surf legend Paul Strauch, PodAloha features insightful interviews that span the evolution of wave riding, surf culture, board design and entertaining personal stories from the top surfers of their respective generations.

PodAloha: Surf Legends Talk Story


    • Feb 16, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 11 EPISODES


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    EPISODE 11: PETER COLE

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2019


    EPISODE 10: SHAUN TOMSON “Win like A gentleman, Lose Like a Man”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018


    In a far-ranging discussion, Shaun talks to Paul about developing his revolutionary tube riding technique at the Bay of Plenty, his beloved “pink banana” board and how the loss of his son redirected his life to spread a message of empowerment. And how he is invisible surfing on a softie.

    EPISODE 9:GERRY LOPEZ + RANDY RARICK RETURN!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018


    The three legends discuss major changes to wave riding they lived through during their long and still going surfing lives. The rise of localism as lineups got more crowded and aggressive. The first concave nose. The key evolutions that led to the rise of the short board and modern tube-riding. And of course why the spirit of Aloha is the soul of surfing.

    EPISODE 8: FRED HEMMINGS: THE CHAMP, FATHER OF PRO SURFING

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018


    Fred joins Paul to remember their times with Duke Kahanamoku, discuss his role shaping the early pro surfing circuit and explain why surfers are the best athletes in the world.

    EPISODE 7: MIKE HYNSON: SURFER, SHAPER, REBEL, LEGEND.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018


    Mike chats with Paul about who is gonna get the wave; who influenced his surfing and shaping; his experience starring in the Endless Summer and how it inspired his smuggling career. Paul and Mike discuss Phil Edwards’s impact on them.

    EPISODE 6: SKIP FRYE: THE MASTER OF GLIDE & LEGENDARY SURFBOARD SHAPER IS STILL AS STOKED AS ANYONE.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018


    This episode was recorded in The Chapel, Skip’s shaping room, where he chats with Paul about the art of the glide and his passion for surfing longer boards. Skip also discusses his reverence for the Polynesian roots of wave riding , Aloha spirit and environmentalism. He and Paul remember that party gone wrong where they saw someone get shot through the foot with a spear gun. Oh, and Hawaiian lunch plates are the best.

    EPISODE 5: PAUL STRAUCH JR. ON CREATING THE "CHEATER FIVE," DUKE KAHANAMOKU & MORE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2018


    Kiernan talks with legendary style master Paul Strauch about his relationship with Duke Kahanamoku and other mentors, the Duke Surf Team, developing the Cheater Five and innovating bottom turns in big North Shore surf.

    EPISODE 4: JOEY CABELL: DUKE KAHANAMOKU SURF TEAM MEMBER TALKS STORY WITH FELLOW MEMBER PAUL STRAUCH

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018


    Perhaps the most dominant competitive surfer of the 1960s, Joey joins Paul to share memories of growing up surfing in Waikiki, their time together on the Duke Kahanamoku Surf Team and that time he swam the Na Pali Coast.

    EPISODE 3: GREG NOLL: DA BULL + BIG WAVE SURFER TALKS STORY WITH PAUL STRAUCH

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018


    Paul catches up with the always-entertaining Greg Noll. They share funny stories about their pal Buffalo Keaulana, discuss surf boards, what the ocean and surfing means to them and how Greg feels about The Wave where he dropped into history

    EPISODE 2: RANDY RARICK: SURF PIONEER, SHAPER + TRIPLE CROWN GODFATHER TALKS STORY WITH PAUL STRAUCH

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018


    Paul talks to Randy Rarick about being enthralled by his first wave in Waikiki, making money as a kid by being the master of ding repair, and how traveling the world for waves in the 1970s inspired his vision to help create a global professional surfing association. Not to mention a thoughtful meditation on Aloha.

    EPISODE 1: GERRY LOPEZ: MR. PIPELINE + WATERMAN OF THE YEAR TALKS STORY WITH PAUL STRAUCH

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018


    Paul Strauch talks to Gerry Lopez about growing up surfing in Hawaii, the special scene at Ala Moana, board innovation for Pipeline, yoga and find memories of surf legend, George Downing.

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