Podcasts about barbarian days

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and surfer William Finnegan joins Ravi for a wide-ranging conversation on surfing, storytelling, and the pursuit of mastery. They unpack Barbarian Days and how a lifetime of chasing waves has shaped Bill's understanding of fear, discipline, and identity. They then turn to the tension between purity and accessibility in surfing and how innovations like wave pools can reflect broader social shifts. They also dig into what it means to be an adult learner in a youth-dominated sport and whether surfing's soul can survive its growing commercialization.  Bill and Ravi then turn to Bill's storied career at The New Yorker and discuss the evolving economics of journalism and the practical realities of building a writing life in today's digital world. They explore how a new generation of writers and athletes, who've never seen the world before the internet, can still find meaning off the beaten path. Finally, they reflect on what it means to fully commit to a craft. Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the show! 321-200-0570 Learn more about Ravi's novel and upcoming events: GARBAGE TOWN --- Follow Ravi at @ravimgupta Follow The Branch at @thebranchmedia Notes from this episode are available on Substack: https://thelostdebate.substack.com/ Lost Debate is available on the following platforms:  • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-debate/id1591300785 • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7xR9pch9DrQDiZfGB5oF0F • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LostDebate • Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vTERJNTc1ODE3Mzk3Nw  • iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ • Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate

Markus Zusak uses words like “challenging” and “ complex” to describe his three dogs, Reuben, Archie and Frosty. In this interview Zusak recounts the joy of remembering his hounds in all their unvarnished glory for this, his first memoir. Also, the challenge of recording his own audio books, the old favourites he likes to read and re-read “forensically”, and which of his favourite books piqued Archie's literary tastebuds! + Our beloved reviewers of literary classics, Kylie Cardell and Lisa Bennett, return to reassess Louisa May Alcott's “Little Women”. Kylie has read it many times and Lisa for the first time this year. The tale has obviously endured in our popular culture, movies and vernacular but is it still a “good read”?   Guests: Markus Zusak, author of “Three Wild Dogs and the Truth”. Also “The Book Thief”, “Bridge of Clay”, “The Messenger” and the young adult trilogy “The Underdog”, “Fighting Ruben Wolfe” and “When Dogs Cry”.   Associate Professor Kylie Cardell teaches and researches life narrative with the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University. Associate Professor Lisa Bennett teaches undergraduate and Honours classes in Creative Writing and English, Flinders University.   Maddie recounts the books she first fell for as a teenager, her passion for Margaret Atwood's dystopian creations and a series that explores indigenous knowledge.     Other books that get a mention:   Annie mentions “Butter” by Asako Yuzuki and “All Fours” by Miranda July.   Michaela mentions “Want; Sexual fantasies by anonymous” edited by Gillian Anderson.   Markus mentions “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver, “All the Pretty Horses” written by Cormac McCarthy and narrated by Brad Pitt, “Cairo” by Chris Womersley, “What's Eating Gilbert Grape” by Peter Hedges, “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” by Michael Chabon and “Barbarian Days; A surfing life” by William Finnegan   Maddie mentions young adult author Margaret Clark, “Puberty Blues” by Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette, “The Handmaid's Tale”, “Oryx & Crake”, “The Year of the Flood” and “MaddAddam” by Margaret Atwood, the six-part “First Knowledges” series, in particular “Astronomy” edited by Margo Neale.   INSTAGRAM @markuszusak @macmillanaus @kyliesays @lisahannett ReplyForwardAdd reactionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Markus Zusak uses words like “challenging” and “ complex” to describe his three dogs, Reuben, Archie and Frosty. In this interview Zusak recounts the joy of remembering his hounds in all their unvarnished glory for this, his first memoir. Also, the challenge of recording his own audio books, the old favourites he likes to read and re-read “forensically”, and which of his favourite books piqued Archie's literary tastebuds! + Our beloved reviewers of literary classics, Kylie Cardell and Lisa Bennett, return to reassess Louisa May Alcott's “Little Women”. Kylie has read it many times and Lisa for the first time this year. The tale has obviously endured in our popular culture, movies and vernacular but is it still a “good read”?   Guests: Markus Zusak, author of “Three Wild Dogs and the Truth”. Also “The Book Thief”, “Bridge of Clay”, “The Messenger” and the young adult trilogy “The Underdog”, “Fighting Ruben Wolfe” and “When Dogs Cry”.   Associate Professor Kylie Cardell teaches and researches life narrative with the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University. Associate Professor Lisa Bennett teaches undergraduate and Honours classes in Creative Writing and English, Flinders University.   Maddie recounts the books she first fell for as a teenager, her passion for Margaret Atwood's dystopian creations and a series that explores indigenous knowledge.     Other books that get a mention:   Annie mentions “Butter” by Asako Yuzuki and “All Fours” by Miranda July.   Michaela mentions “Want; Sexual fantasies by anonymous” edited by Gillian Anderson.   Markus mentions “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver, “All the Pretty Horses” written by Cormac McCarthy and narrated by Brad Pitt, “Cairo” by Chris Womersley, “What's Eating Gilbert Grape” by Peter Hedges, “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” by Michael Chabon and “Barbarian Days; A surfing life” by William Finnegan   Maddie mentions young adult author Margaret Clark, “Puberty Blues” by Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette, “The Handmaid's Tale”, “Oryx & Crake”, “The Year of the Flood” and “MaddAddam” by Margaret Atwood, the six-part “First Knowledges” series, in particular “Astronomy” edited by Margo Neale.   INSTAGRAM @markuszusak @macmillanaus @kyliesays @lisahannett ReplyForwardAdd reactionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to this latest episode with fitness trainer Ruairi Davies. From a dream job training elite rugby athletes in Chile to a lockdown-enforced return home. He thought he would return 2 weeks later (a familiar tale) but that didn't happen and his career took a new focus. What he has learned and keen to share is: ·       You can have a grand plan but that can change in an instance; don't panic because things do work out ·       Only control the controllables ·       Physical and mental health go hand in hand – you can't have one without the other ·       Exercise gives you more than physical benefits – it creates social connections ·       Just 10 minutes of activity a day can be enough. ·       Why an 80 year old called him a miracle worker   Ruairi's what 3 words to describe his road to success, balance and happiness ·       Health – no surprises there ·       Limitless – don't set self-limiting beliefs and go for what suits you and your lifestyle ·       Courage – take that leap even if it's just a step, or a commitment to do something. The book that kept Ruairi going through lockdown – Barbarian Days, , A Surfing Life by William Finnegan Instagram: cripps.sarah and bigbalancetheory Twitter: @sarahcripps7 and @theory_balance LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcrippsand  https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-balance-theory/ Linktr.ee/bigbalancetheory bigbalancetheory@gmail.com Ruairi Davies, Action Athletic Facebook  ActionAthletic Instagram ActionAthletic Podcast engineer Karen Pirie Twitter: @karenepirie  

Award-winning author and The New Yorker staff writer William Finnegan came to surfing early while growing up between Hawaii and Southern California. He helped bring surf writing, as a genre, to the literary fore in 1992 with the publication of his two-part essay “Playing Doc's Games” in The New Yorker, which chronicled both his and “Doc” Renneker's pursuits at Ocean Beach, San Francisco. His 2015 memoir, Barbarian Days, which documented his surfing life, won the Pulitzer Prize. Beyond the surf, Finnegan has devoted much of his career to conflict reporting in regions ranging from Mexico to parts of Asia. In this episode, Finnegan talks with show host Jamie Brisick about the modern marriage of surfing and intellectualism, the importance of asking questions, writing, curiosity, outing himself as a surfer in the context of his career, Bali's dystopian reality, the dissemination of surf culture, and how his experience as a teacher in South Africa during apartheid shaped him as a writer.

Del reflects on the state of the planet, the hottest month ever, and global boiling.Del discusses Unidentified Aerial Fenomena [UAFs] or something spelled similarly.  Marjorie Taylor Greene interrupts House hearings to make a call to her home planet Zotoz. They refuse to take her back. In a Faustian bargain, Del's wife agrees to take care of him and protect him from UFOs if only he would shut up. Dave may need a new Buck.Birthday wishes to Mick at 80 and a much younger VV Jean, a loyal listener.Dave reviews Barbarian Days by William Finnegan, a book about surfing as a way of life. 4/5 stars.Dave also discusses Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr.  4.5/5 stars.Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find us on Twitter: @twooldbucks1Leave a Voice message - click HERE

"Why fly fourteen hours from New York to Johannesburg to see a South African version of Brooklyn? To me, the only reason to know what destinations are 'hot' is to avoid them." —Seth Kugel In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Seth talk about how the travel industry both helps and hinders the travel experience, and how Seth first experienced travel when he was young (1:30); tourist desire, the "beaten path," and the contradictions of what travelers seek in AirBnbs and related property-renting services (10:30); dealing with language barriers overseas, and social versus literal risks overseas (20:00); balancing general tourist advice versus nuanced insights as a travel writer, and the role new technologies play in travel decisions (27:00); and why it's a good idea to avoid places that have been deemed "trendy," and how to break out of the bad habits of travel (40:30). Seth Kugel (@sethkugel) is a travel writer, freelance journalist, and host of the Amigo Gringo YouTube channel. He was the Frugal Traveler columnist for the New York Times from 2010 to 2016, and he is most recently the author of the book Rediscovering Travel: A Guide for the Globally Curious. For more on Seth, check out his website http://sethkugel.com/ Notable Links: The Vagabond's Way, by Rolf Potts (travel book) Transnistria (breakaway part of Moldova) Nagorno-Karabakh (breakaway part of Azerbaijan) The World in a Selfie, by Marco D'Eramo (book) Principe Real (neighborhood in Lisbon) Wichita Vortex Sutra (poem by Allen Ginsberg) Nancy Mitford (English novelist) Barbarian Days, by William Finnegan (book) Arthur Frommer (guidebook writer) Bukittinggi (city in Sumatra) Malcolm X (American activist and traveler) Bangkok Post (English-language newspaper in Thailand) Hindustan Times (English-language newspaper in India) "Free Fallin'" (song by Tom Petty) Punta Cana (resort town in the Dominican Republic) "Driving Through the Heartland," by Seth Kugel (article) Chicken Annie's and Chicken Mary's (Kansas restaurants) Red Queen's race (metaphor about running to stand still) The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel's 2017 album Lumber. Note: We don't host a “comments” section, but we're happy to hear your questions and insights via email, at deviate@rolfpotts.com.

William Finnegan: Bulleit bourbon & club sodaPulitzer Prize winning author Bill Finnegan talks about a day-in-the-life of a writer on staff at The New Yorker and how a piece gets started with editor David Remnick. Bill also discusses his memoir Barbarian Days and names his picks for top male and top female surfers of all time, as well as names some of his favorite surf breaks around the world. 

For the next few months, we're sharing some of our favorite conversations from the podcast's archives. This week's segments first appeared in 2017 and 2015, respectively.Andrew Sean Greer won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for his comic novel “Less,” about a down-on-his-luck novelist named Arthur Less who embarks on a round-the-world trip to forget his sorrows. (Greer's new novel, “Less Is Lost,” continues Less's adventures in the same comic vein, this time setting him loose across America.) When “Less” was published, in 2017, Greer visited the podcast and told the host Pamela Paul why he had decided to write comic fiction after five well-received but much more serious novels: “I found funny things happening all the time, and they were always my fault,” he said. “Because I was the thing out of place, with terrible misperceptions about what was supposed to happen.”Also this week, we revisit the New Yorker staff writer William Finnegan's 2015 podcast appearance, in which he discussed his memoir “Barbarian Days,” about his lifelong love of surfing. “It's all about this experience of beauty,” he told Paul. “You know, this certain kind of drenched experience and beauty — and the physical risks are very much footnotes.”We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, and about the Book Review's podcast in general. You can send them to books@nytimes.com.

This week, we're joined by local Christopher Clarey, who will be talking about his book about tennis great Roger Federer, "The Master," at the upcoming Newburyport Literary Festival. Hear about how he decided to write the book, what it's like covering sports in the age of social media, what Roger Federer is really like ("the most interesting thing about him is that he's interested"), and what he thinks about "King Richard," having such an up-close view of the Williams sisters and their father. Along the way, we talk about other great sports books ("Barbarian Days"!) and how you organize a book that could have been 1,000 pages long. 

Two boomers have started a podcast, and we're very interested in their home recording setup. Another duo have called it a day, and we reflect back on the soundtrack Daft Punk have given our lives. As big TV shows like Sex & the City, Succession, and Curb Your Enthusiasm go back into production, the question of COVID as a storyline is front of mind. Should TV reflect, or escape reality? And the reactions following “Framing Britney Spears” keep coming, as two women held under the spotlight as kids share their thoughts. Meanwhile Myf is filling the Succession hole with TV show Industry, while Zan is dreaming of beach escapes, reading Barbarian Days.   Show notes:   Slate on Obama & Springsteen's podcast setup: https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/02/barack-obama-bruce-springsteen-podcast-setup.html Remembering the genius of Daft Punk: https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/daft-punk-feature/13182412 Will TV confront COVID or avoid it?: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/feb/23/from-sex-and-the-city-to-succession-will-tv-confront-covid-or-ignore-it Tavi Gevinson: Britney Was Never In Control: https://www.thecut.com/2021/02/tavi-gevinson-britney-spears-was-never-in-control.html Industry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbM84z4XYgc&ab_channel=HBO Barbarian Days: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693910-barbarian-days Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au   Bang On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

Two boomers have started a podcast, and we’re very interested in their home recording setup. Another duo have called it a day, and we reflect back on the soundtrack Daft Punk have given our lives. As big TV shows like Sex & the City, Succession, and Curb Your Enthusiasm go back into production, the question of COVID as a storyline is front of mind. Should TV reflect, or escape reality? And the reactions following “Framing Britney Spears” keep coming, as two women held under the spotlight as kids share their thoughts. Meanwhile Myf is filling the Succession hole with TV show Industry, while Zan is dreaming of beach escapes, reading Barbarian Days.   Show notes:   Slate on Obama & Springsteen’s podcast setup: https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/02/barack-obama-bruce-springsteen-podcast-setup.html Remembering the genius of Daft Punk: https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/daft-punk-feature/13182412 Will TV confront COVID or avoid it?: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/feb/23/from-sex-and-the-city-to-succession-will-tv-confront-covid-or-ignore-it Tavi Gevinson: Britney Was Never In Control: https://www.thecut.com/2021/02/tavi-gevinson-britney-spears-was-never-in-control.html Industry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbM84z4XYgc&ab_channel=HBO Barbarian Days: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693910-barbarian-days Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au   Bang On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

Two boomers have started a podcast, and we’re very interested in their home recording setup. Another duo have called it a day, and we reflect back on the soundtrack Daft Punk have given our lives. As big TV shows like Sex & the City, Succession, and Curb Your Enthusiasm go back into production, the question of COVID as a storyline is front of mind. Should TV reflect, or escape reality? And the reactions following “Framing Britney Spears” keep coming, as two women held under the spotlight as kids share their thoughts. Meanwhile Myf is filling the Succession hole with TV show Industry, while Zan is dreaming of beach escapes, reading Barbarian Days.   Show notes:   Slate on Obama & Springsteen’s podcast setup: https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/02/barack-obama-bruce-springsteen-podcast-setup.html Remembering the genius of Daft Punk: https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/daft-punk-feature/13182412 Will TV confront COVID or avoid it?: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/feb/23/from-sex-and-the-city-to-succession-will-tv-confront-covid-or-ignore-it Tavi Gevinson: Britney Was Never In Control: https://www.thecut.com/2021/02/tavi-gevinson-britney-spears-was-never-in-control.html Industry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbM84z4XYgc&ab_channel=HBO Barbarian Days: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693910-barbarian-days Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au   Bang On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

It began as every surfer’s dream: an empty point break, a rising swell, and a good friend to share the rides. But what happens when you’re out there and the waves just keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger? So it went for William Finnegan at a break off the Portuguese island of Madeira. This happened decades ago, back when surfers had to more or less guess at the conditions they’d encounter on any given day. In this episode, Finnegan, whose surfing memoir Barbarian Days won the Pulitzer Prize, shares one of his most harrowing experiences in the water. He and another longtime surfer were stuck out past the impact zone in a remote section of seas as night descended. Exhausted and frightened, they were forced to decide how to go about saving themselves.   ​​​​​​​ This episode of the Outside Podcast is brought to you by Sonos, maker of the Sonos Move, a portable smart speaker that delivers detailed sound and rich base in every kind of room and outdoors. Learn more and order yours at Sonos.com

This week, bestselling author Tom Vanderbilt joins me to talk about his 5th book, the recently released, Beginners:The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning. In this book Tom writes about his experience  learning a handful of new activities from scratch while in his late 40’s. These new adventures include learning chess, surfing, singing, juggling and drawing. Tom, like many adult chess enthusiasts, discovered chess through his school-aged daughter’s interest in the game. In our conversation, Tom reflects on what was like to be thrown headfirst into the chess world, and shares many of the resources that he found most helpful in accelerating his learning. Tom also shares broader conclusions from his learning experiences across disciplines. It was a fascinating conversation about an enjoyable book. As always, read on for more details, timestamps and relevant hyperlinks.  0:00- Why is the pandemic a good time to release a book about starting new things?  Mentioned: NY Times review of Beginners    06:00- How was Tom’s interest in chess piqued? What were his first steps to learn more about the game?  Mentioned: The Queen’s Gambit , Szymon Rudowski, GM Daniel Naroditsky’s YouTube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielNaroditskyGM/playlists Daniel King’s YouTube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMBATpFb--uLNAODOVWvCTA  The Amateur’s Mindby Jeremy Silman  IM Levy Rozman’s YouTube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHX6ViZmPsWiYSFAyS0a3Q IM John Bartholomew’s Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6hOVYvNn79Sl1Fc1vx2mYA   19:00- Perpetual Chess is proud to  be brought to you in part by Chessable.com . To check out the many choices of beginner-oriented material they offer, go here: https://www.chessable.com/courses/for-beginners/   20:00- Tom mentions a few more resources that were helpful in his dive into chess.  Mentioned: Chessable’s 100 Endgames You Must Know, The Brooklyn Strategist, The Marshall Chess Club    25:00- How is his daughter progressing in chess during the pandemic?  Mentioned: Her Move Next, US Chess’ Women in Chess Initiative     34:30- Was it more challenging to learn a mental game like chess or a physical endeavor like surfing? What other broader lessons did Tom draw from his learning adventures?  Mentioned: William Finnegan’s Barbarian Days, The Passion Paradox, Mindset, Anders Ericsson,  Tim Krabbe’s The Rider, Perpetual Chess Episode 44 with GM Jesse Kraai, GM Robert Hess, Tim Krabbe’s Chess Curiosities Website: https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/chess/chess.html   54:00- Now that his book is finished, will Tom continue to play chess?   Mentioned: Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition   57:00- Thanks so much  to Tom for the fascinating interview.  You can find him on Lichess here: https://lichess.org/@/wernerherzog You can purchase his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Transformative-Power-Lifelong-Learning/dp/1524732168/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=beginners&qid=1610383429&s=books&sr=1-2 If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first episode of Season Two of "Ojai: Talk of the Town" is our first on-location podcast. So how fitting that's it's at Thacher School's Observatory with Jon Swift, Ph.D., who has helped the school build its astrophysics study and rebuilt its historic 28-inch telescope. In the five ensuing years, he's taught these fortunate students to shoot for the stars. Thacher School is now a respected partner with leading researchers around the globe, especially in the study of exoplanets, of which more are being discovered and studied all the time. His students have had their names published on many scientific studies. Another fascinating area of study at the observatory are Type 1a Supernovae, led by Dr. Ryan Foley at UC Santa Cruz. These explosive stars all blow up at the same luminosity, then collapse into this weird effect, "electron degeneracy pressure." This quantum effect of these white dwarves allows electrons to share the same space. It was a random meeting at UC Santa Cruz after a surfing trip that led to this innovative partnerships. It's another interesting intersection of Dr. Swift's pursuits, which besides surfing include music, camping and asking questions. his lifelong love of the cosmos was fostered during camping trips with his parents to Anza Borrego desert where the absence of light pollution brings the vastness of space into sharp relief. We talked about the ocean's rhythms, building boats and William Finnegan's "Barbarian Days." We did not talk about the Maillard process, northern pike or the Southern Cross. Check out Dr. Swift's original music on Spotify below ... along with links to research and articles about him and his program. https://www.thacherobservatory.org/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3LxE8S2NahkijyF6mbronT https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jonathan_Swift http://blogs.thacher.org/deepdives/2015/11/12/music-of-the-spheres/ https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/fq=%7B!type=aqp%20v=$fq_database%7D&fq_database=database:%20astronomy&q=pubdate:%5B1998-01%20TO%202020-12%5D%20author:(%22%5ESwift,%20J.%20J.%22)&sort=date%20desc,%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0

In response to Hollywood's adaptation of Barbarian Days, David and Chas rank the worst surf films of all time, celebrate the raucous life of Michael Tomson, bid a fond farewell to Surfer Magazine, and play a round of Barrel or Nah? Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special thank you to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (Lord Voldemort) for joining on this episode. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan (2015) vs The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1890)

William Finnegan has been an important figure contributing to surfing for the past 30 years or so, mainly as a writer, but also as a discoverer and explorer. Author of the Pulitzer winning "Barbarian Days", he and David discuss his journey and navigating how surfing fits into relationships, work, and life. (This episode was original published on December 20, 2015). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

William Finnegan has been an important figure contributing to surfing for the past 30 years or so, mainly as a writer, but also as a discoverer and explorer. Author of the Pulitzer winning “Barbarian Days”, he and David discuss his journey and navigating how surfing fits into relationships, work, and life. (This episode was original … Continue reading "328 – William Finnegan: Barbarian Days" The post 328 – William Finnegan: Barbarian Days appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Andrew Ross is the founder of URBNSURF, Australia’s first surf park, which opened its doors to the public in January of 2020 to much fanfare. Prior to opening URBNSURF, Andrew spent twenty five years in various legal, corporate finance and investment banking roles before merging his profession and his passion to ultimately find his purpose, as you’ll learn in this conversation. As you might imagine, building a two-hectare large surf park, that generates 1,000 ocean-like waves per hour is a Herculean feat, and one that delivers lots of both business and life lessons, lessons we unpack, so strap yourself in for my hour-plus long conversation with the founder of URBNSURF, the one and only, Andrew Ross. Topics Discussed: What is URBNSURF? Andrew’s origin story How investment banking prepared Andrew for entrepreneurship Where the inspiration for URBNSURF came from Challenges faced in turning the dream into reality Build it and they will come? The value of resilience Raising $30 million from investors How to overcome objections Risk management and redundancy How URBNSURF compares to ocean surfing Sacrifice and managing family expectations Company culture, trust, speed and innovation The value of short feedback loops Night surfing Board selection for URBNSURF Celebrity customers How Andrew stays on top of his mental and physical game Show Notes: Web: URBNSURF.COM Instagram: @URBNSURF The book Andrew mentioned: Barbarian Days - https://amzn.to/2TSr087 The peptide I mentioned: https://www.bigboyz.store/products/regenotropin-bpc157 ---------- Listen to Future Squared on Apple Podcasts  goo.gl/sMnEa0 Also available on: Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Stitcher and Soundcloud Twitter: www.twitter.com/steveglaveski Instagram: www.instagram.com/@thesteveglaveski Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski Steve's book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/ Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2N77FLx

Due to a technical glitch this interview with Edward Norton did not find it’s way into most people’s feeds. If you were able to download the first one this is indeed the exact same interview, but if you missed it please give a listen and enjoy - we had a lot of fun with this one. You’ve heard of Edward Norton. He’s starred in critically acclaimed films like American History X, Fight Club, and Birdman, been nominated for multiple Academy Awards, and, most recently, wrote, directed, and starred in Motherless Brooklyn, a film about a detective with Tourette’s syndrome who ends up taking on the most corrupt and powerful forces in New York City politics. Motherless Brooklyn, as it happens, is one of my all-time favorite books. And so this conversation was an unexpected pleasure. In addition to a joint love of Motherless Brooklyn, Norton and I share an unusual number of interests: Meditation, the uncontrollable nature of the mind, the difficulty of solving problems by thinking about them, the psychology of power, media analytics, cultural ideas of heroism, thwarted masculinity in politics, Ralph Nader, and more. It’s rare that I think a conversation could’ve gone for hours more. But it’s true for this one. References: Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem This Could Be Our Future by Yancey Strickler Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch   *The world according to Ralph Nader* Book recommendations: Barbarian Days by William Finnegan  Wind, Sand, and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Buddhism without Beliefs by Stephen Batchelor If you like this episode, check out: What Buddhism got right about the human brain You will love this conversation with Jaron Lanier, but I can’t describe it My book is available for pre-order! You can find it at www.EzraKlein.com. Want to contact the show? Reach out at ezrakleinshow@vox.com You can subscribe to Ezra's new podcast Impeachment, explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app. Credits: Producer and Editor - Jeff Geld Researcher - Roge Karma Engineer - Jeff Geld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of Gritty Founder, Kreig Kent talks to Nick Francis about how his entrepreneurial journey and how he founded Help Scout. Nick shares insights on the benefits and challenges of building a remote team. Nick co-founded Help Scout in 2011, and today their software is used by more than 8,000 companies in 140 countries. Some Questions Kreig asks Nick: - When did you decide you wanted to build a product, and how did you come up with the idea for Help Scout? (12:21) - How did you meet your cofounders? (14:52) - What do you think is the most important ingredient for an entrepreneur to have? (16:29) - What made you decide to build a remote team? (18:16) - What are the tradeoffs of working remotely rather than in an office environment? (22:44) - How do you track productivity? (25:13) - What advice do you have for a founder who is starting a tech company and wants to find a cofounder, possibly remote, to build the idea? (29:24) - What is one process that has worked really well for Help Scout as a remote team? (34:06) - For an entrepreneur who is looking to build a SaaS company, what is some advice you can give them? (40:14) In This Episode, You Will Learn: - About Nick’s background, his journey as an entrepreneur, and how he started Help Scout (4:21) - The importance of having a desire to be great at a craft and a thirst for learning new things (16:40) - The benefits and challenges of building a remote team (18:21) - Take advantage of the open source community (29:47) - Build something great, in whatever format you can, to show and attract talent. You need to have more than an idea as a founder before you try to bring someone on board. (30:21) - How Help Scout maintains its blog and content creation (35:45) - Why Help Scout raised money after profitability (37:39) - Focus on building a great business (40:28) Connect with Nick Francis: Twitter Help Scout Also Mentioned on This Show... Nick’s favorite quote: “Treat your wife like a cofounder.” Nick’s book recommendation: Barbarian Days by William Finnegan

While David's away in Europe the boys throw back to a 4 year old episode of Spit! Originally aired on October 6, 2019 In today's show David and Scott discuss surfing's inclusion in the 2020 Olympics, Barbarian Days, Laird's new clothing line, whether marriage hinders a world title campaign, Dukes, Kooks, Must-See Moments and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we hung out with our good friend and travel enthusiast, Adam Powers! With countless air miles and countries under his belt, we chat about his experiences traveling and the way it’s changed his outlook towards a happy life today. As always, we introduce a new cocktail recipe and play some games. Book recommendations: Barbarian Days by William Finnegan and The Art of Travel by Alain De Botton. Be sure to subscribe to Happy(ish), share, rate and review! Follow Happy(ish) on instagram: @happyishthepodcast, Emily @emily.kyle.d and Courtney @clfordd. Email us at happyishthepodcast@gmail.com!

In der deutschen Surfszene dürfte der Name Jens Steffenhagen jedem ein Begriff sein. Der gute Mann schreibt seit Jahren für das BLUE Magazin, welches er drei Jahre lang selbst geleitet hat, organisiert mit Nouvague die SURFFILMNACHT, die die wichtigsten Independent Surf-Movies auf die Leinwände Deutschlands, Dänemarks, Österreichs, der Niederlände und der Schweiz bringt und außerdem hat er ebenfalls einen großen Anteil an der deutschen Übersetzung der Surf-Biographie BARBARIAN DAYS gehabt. Wir haben den gebürtigen Hamburger in seinem Zuhause in Biarritz besucht und sprachen bei einem entspannten Kaffee über Themen wie... • dem BLUE Magazin und was es so besonders macht • Erscheinungen, die ihn aus der Surfwelt inspirieren • Autoren die ihn inspirieren • Kriterien, den ein guter Surffilm haben sollte • es zur Mitarbeit an der Übersetzung zu Barbarian Days kam • die Verantwortung von Surfmags bezüglich des Themas "Secret Spots" • sich sein Leben in Biarritz von dem in Deutschland unterscheidet uvm... Die Daten für die nächsten Surffilmnacht-Events findet ihr im Link... Shownotes: BLUE Surfmagazin Surf Film Nacht Nouvague Events Hinterlasst gerne eine kurze Bewertung für die Folge hier auf iTunes. Begleite uns vom 7.-14. Dezember auf die GET WET SOON Surf & Yoga Immersion nach Marokko. Mehr erfährst Du hier... Finde mit der SURFING WORLDWIDE MAP immer die besten Surf-Monat für 108 Regionen weltweit...

William Finnegan talks surfing, writing, and growing up.

...let’s quickly recap where we left off; I’ve found myself in a herd of clowns out on a Thursday night and we’re on our way to an ASPCA fundraiser at the Interactive offices. We just bailed out of a local bar called “The Park” in the Meatpacking District to get away from the NYPD and begin walking over to the fundraiser...

Microsoft just unveiled a brand new product, but it really doesn’t want to hype it. That’s according to Alex Kipman, technical fellow at Microsoft who is credited with inventing Kinect and HoloLens. Kipman joins the Gadget Lab podcast this week to talk about HoloLens 2, the next-generation mixed reality headset. HoloLens 2 has some significant upgrades: It’s lighter, more comfortable, and “smarter” than the previous version. Due to a new, patented optics module, its field-of-view is larger. But if you’re an officer dweller or average tech consumer, you likely won’t be buying one, both because of its price ($3500) and because of who it’s built for. Microsoft is focused entirely on commercial clients; think frontline employees, field workers, and maintenance professionals. “The majority of the world does not sit in front of desks all day, and a lot of these jobs are being digitally transformed,” Kipman told WIRED in an earlier interview. “Things are getting more complex. There’s much more need to travel around the world. Mixed reality, in those cases, can transform things.” Also on this week’s show: What does the viral Momo hoax say about our internet tendencies? Is Facebook getting into crypto? And, Amazon’s Project Zero will shift responsibility for flagging counterfeits into the hands of the brands being copied. Show notes: You can read all about the new HoloLens here. Also, here’s how to avoid falling for internet hoaxes. Recommendations: Arielle recommends Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials by Malcolm Harris. Mike recommends Barbarian Days, a Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir about surfing, by William Finnegan. Lauren recommends Russian Doll on Netflix, and does a terrible Natasha Lyonne impression while she’s at it. Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. How to Listen You can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how: If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. We’re also on Soundcloud, and every episode gets posted to wired.com as soon as it’s release Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chas Smith the author of Cocaine + Surfing and Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell (It Books, November 2013), which was optioned for television by Fox 21 (Homeland and Sons of Anarchy) with producers at Television 360 (Game of Thrones) and a finalist for the PEN Center USA Award for Nonfiction. Chas began his writing career as a foreign correspondent, penning pieces for Vice, Paper, and Blackbook, amongst others, from Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Somalia, Azerbaijan and Colombia which led to a brief career as a war correspondent for Current TV. After being kidnapped by Hezbollah during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war he transitioned to surf journalism where he was a featured writer at the brash Stab before becoming Editor at Large at Surfing Magazine. There he developed a reputation as the most controversial voices in the space. Matt Warshaw, author of the Encyclopedia of Surfing, calls him, “Bright and hyper-ironic.” William Finnegan, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Barbarian Days, says that Chas, “…calls it like he sees it and in surfing that’s not usually the case.” Chas Smith is the co-owner of a surf website, BeachGrit. Kristin Casey is a writer and recovered alcoholic and addict. Her memoir Rock Monster, My Life with Joe Walsh documents their tumultuous six-year relationship and drug-fueled, train wreck breakup. She’s survived numerous addictions, clinical depression, a suicide attempt, the panhandle of Texas, and seventeen years of Catholicism. Her writing has appeared in the Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, The Fix, The Nervous Breakdown, From the Asylum, $pread, and elsewhere. She writes about addiction, dependency, sexuality, and relationships. She resides in Austin, Texas, and works in the field of sex therapy as an intimacy coach and IPSA trained surrogate partner.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545} For the lates episode I am very happy to announce a very special guest, who’s book I have read last year. A book that caught me from the first paragraph and that was so different from everything else that I have read about surfing until then. I am talking about William Finnegan the author the wonderful piece barbarian days, with whom I sat down in Berlin during the Surffilm-Festival Berlin (organised by last weekend, having a pizza, a lemonade and a very nice conversation about his book and therefore about his life of writing and surfing. Subjects we were talking about: • How it came to the idea for Barbarian Days • Lifestyle of Traveling compared to living in New York • The development of Surfing in general (commercialisation etc.) • Did his life changed after winning the Pulitzer Price? • The meaning of the ocean • Filled line ups due to publications • Literature / Writers that did inspire William Finnegan • Spirituality • and more... Shownotes: Barbarian Days Barbarian Days at Pulitzer Price.com William Finnegan Profile on THE NEW YORKER Barbarentage on Suhrkamp Surffilmnacht Nouvague Events ___ NEVER MISS THE BEST SEASONS FOR BEST WAVES DURING YOUR SURFTRAVELS WITH THE "SURFING WORLDWIDE MAP".

Chas Smith the author of Cocaine + Surfing and Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell (It Books, November 2013), which was optioned for television by Fox 21 (Homeland and Sons of Anarchy) with producers at Television 360 (Game of Thrones) and a finalist for the PEN Center USA Award for Nonfiction. Chas began his writing career as a foreign correspondent, penning pieces for Vice, Paper, and Blackbook, amongst others, from Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Somalia, Azerbaijan and Colombia which led to a brief career as a war correspondent for Current TV. After being kidnapped by Hezbollah during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war he transitioned to surf journalism where he was a featured writer at the brash Stab before becoming Editor at Large at Surfing Magazine. There he developed a reputation as the most controversial voices in the space. Matt Warshaw, author of the Encyclopedia of Surfing, calls him, “Bright and hyper-ironic.” William Finnegan, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Barbarian Days, says that Chas, “…calls it like he sees it and in surfing that’s not usually the case.” Chas Smith is the co-owner of a surf website, BeachGrit. Joe Donnelly is an award-winning journalist and the author of L.A. Man. His short story “Bonus Baby”, published in the spring/summer 2015 issue of Zyzzyva, is featured in the 2016 O. Henry Prize Stories Collection as one of the 20 best short stories of the year. His short story “50 Minutes“, co-authored with Harry Shannon, was selected for The Best American Mystery Stories, 2012 and was recently made into a short film starring Stephen Tobolowsky and DJ Qualls. “The Lone Wolf", written for Orion, was a 2013 longreads.com editor’s pick and a 2014 Pen Center USA Literary Awards Finalist for Journalism. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, LA Weekly, Mother Jones, Huck, Orion, The Surfer’s Journal, Washington Post, and other publications. Donnelly co-founded and co-edited Slake: Los Angeles, the acclaimed journal of long-form journalism, fiction, essay, poetry, photography and art. Slake made a dozen appearances on the Los Angeles Times‘ bestsellers list and work appearing in Slake earned numerous awards and recognitions, including multiple Best American series selections, Livingston Award finalists, PEN USA finalists, LA Press Club awards, Franco-American Foundation’s Excellence in Immigration Reporting First Prize, and more. In 2014, Rare Bird Books published We Dropped A Bomb On You: The Best of Slake, I-IV. From 2002-2008, Donnelly was the deputy editor of LA Weekly. He is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Journalism at Whittier College.

Co-host Tyler Breuer sat down with Pulitzer Prize Winner William Finnegan back in 2016 for a Surfrider Foundation fundraiser at the House of Independents in Asbury Park, NJ. What took place was an intimate slide show and interview with the legendary surfer and writer in front of a live audience. While polite and cordial, Finnegan is not a subject to take likely. The man has interviewed some of the most powerful people in the world. This conversation allowed Finnegan to expand on some of the stories and his thoughts on the process of making his book. Sit back and enjoy...

For Kate's most recent book club we set off for the high Himalayas in search of snow leopards and spiritual enlightenment with Peter Matthiessen's cult classic. But what did we make of it? Is it a 'man's book'? And did it make for good debate? Meanwhile our regular interview feature sees us in Paris interviewing Morgan Thomas of The American Library about his Proust book club. We end with the usual round of recommendations for your next book club read. Our bookseller recommendation for this episode comes from Joe Hedinger of The Book Hive in Norwich. • Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @bookclubreviewpodcast. Email us at thebookclubreview@gmail.com, or leave us a comment on iTunes. If you like the show then do subscribe. You'll never miss an episode and it really helps with our iTunes rankings. • The Book Hive can be found at www.thebookhive.co.uk. The American Library in Paris is www.theamericanlibraryinparis.org • Books mentioned in this episode: Tracks by Robyn Davidson, Barbarian Days by William Finnegan, A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne, Birds, Art, Life, Death: A Year of Observation by Kyo Maclear, Dogear magazine, www.dogear.co.uk, Mountains of the Mind by Robert Macfarlane plus a few more in our extras at the end. • For our next book club we will be reading and discussing The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy. • If you have read this far then you're probably the sort of person who might want to keep listening for our extra bit at the end, where we talk about what we've been reading outside of book club. Catch up on the tail end of our summer reading and back-to-school good intentions.

Sam Roberts talks about some of his adventures and the great he and the Friends of the Inyo do in the Eastern Sierra. Facebook Twitter   Instagram The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review HERE   Show Notes Sam Roberts talks about some of his adventures and the great he and the Friends of the Inyo do in the Eastern Sierra. First Exposure to the Outdoors Well I was lucky enough to have parents that just loved the outdoors and love to camp. So much so that when I was 3 or 4 my dad took a job working at a processing plant, the skeleton of which still remains near Owens Lake. We lived in a little tiny little hamlet called Cartego. It is a tiny little hamlet and if you blink on 395 you're gonna miss it. But actually my first memory is of sweeping snow off our driveway. We used to take walks through the desert there at the foot of the Sierra. So those first few years there were I think what set my path. I was four and five and then we moved back to Southern California to go to the schools there. I have vivid memories of being there and that was a tiny little place. Then that led of course to camping trips. I'll always come up to the Owens Valley and the Eastern Sierra. That led to backpacking hiking and I had an uncle who liked to backpack and scramble up Peaks so he introduced me to that. Things we talked about Norman Clyde Glacier Lodge Smoke Blanchard Palisade School of Mountaineering John Fisher Sierra Club American Alpine Club Ibex Expeditions Allan Bard Adventure 16 Friends of the Inyo Winter Wildlands Alliance Outdoor Retailer Outdoor Alliance Advice, tips First and foremost just get out you know, really get outside. Look to people like David Brower and John Muir, these guys are icons in conservation and they started by having these wild intense experiences outdoors and that just manifested itself. So I would say first and foremost get out, know sleep out in the dirt, live your outside for a while and see if it's really for you. It's not for everyone and if it is for you run with it. You don't even have live the dirt bag life. Come up to Mammoth get a hotel room and go on a hike, go to your local park. Just get out and like Bard said let a bird shit on you and get out where it's real, it'll change your perspective. Other Outdoor Activities backpacking fly fishing paddleboarding Favorite Books Flow. The psychology of optimal experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (audio book) Barbarian Days. A surfing life, by William Finnegan (audio book) The Rise of Superman, by Stephen Kotler Best Gear Purchase under $100 Dynafit Guide Leash Apps, Tools, Podcasts This American Life Connect with Sam sam@robertsphoto.com  

Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother, HappyThankYouMorePlease, Liberal Arts) - on acting, spirituality, creativity & much more.for full shownotes & links to everything mentioned look below...I've been recording this podcast in my bedroom since 2013. I've recorded over 150 hours of conversation, connected with people all over the world, and made real life friends through my guests and listeners. I've gleaned an abundance of wisdom from the diverse group of guests I've had the opportunity to uninterruptedly speak with people I deeply admire and respect, getting to ask them anything I was curious about, an opportunity I don't take for granted. At 22 years old, freshly out of college I never would have imaged how much a purely creative passion project would mean to me almost four years later or how it would have grown.I feel like a completely different person now at 26 to who I was back then when I started but one thing remains, my favorite movie is still a movie my college boyfriend showed me in 2010 called HappyThankYouMorePlease. This film reminded, me even if only for that hour and forty minutes, that with gratitude the universe is infinitely abundant. I told everyone about the film and I re-watched it so often that the dvd (remember those?) my boyfriend gave me wore out. Two years later, probably sick of rewatching the same movie on repeat he showed me a new movie called Liberal Arts he claimed I'd like equally as much since it had the same writer, director, and star as the first movie I loved. He was right.  This film was timely since we'd just graduated from college and were wrestling with the concept of adulthood which Liberal Arts  tackles.These movies led me to explore their creator the man both in front and behind the camera: Josh Radnor. I realized Josh was was a really famous guy from starring in the  sitcom How I Met Your Mother, I also learned he was midwestern like me, a meditator like me, and a deeply self-aware, wise, and kind human being (like i hope to become). I became as fascinated with him as a person as I was by his work. He inspired me, he made me think about things like religion, creativity, and writing in a new way and above all his insight inspired me to want to be better at being myself and expressing myself creatively. Whenever anyone would ask who my dream podcast guest would be I would jokingly say Josh, not knowing the slightest how I could even get a hold of him. It seemed like a pipe dream, but long story short um it happened and today you're hearing my conversation with one of my favorite artists, someone whose work is super meaningful to me and above all someone from what I can tell is genuinely kind, generous, and wise. Enjoy my a conversation with Josh Radnor. We recorded this via skype while he was filming a tv show in Richmond. Ongoing Notes:-Sign-up for the my newsletter with updates and links to cool things I'm exploring!-Join the listener Facebook Group-Get my book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling or leave a review if you have read it!Love the Show? Give us a 'High-Five' and help support the pod:-DONATE TO THE SHOW! Or shop on Amazon with this link to help us out.-Leave a review on iTunes & subscribe to the show!Notes from the show:-Josh's Museletter | Twitter | Facebook-Movies Josh has made that you need to checkout: HappyThankYouMorePlease & Liberal Arts-Check out journaling exercise #21 "The HappyThankYouMorePlease Tool" in my book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling,-I also mention journaling exercise #6, the "The Opposite Experiment" in my book, inspired by "The Opposite" episode of Seinfeld-Lots of you also probably know Josh from the show How I Met Your Mother-Brain Pickings by Maria Popovia and the reading from Erich Fromm-Josh's Song of the Day Spotifiy playlist-Josh's talk and reflection on fame.-Great musical albums for writing Spheres, The Chopin Project, The Four Seasons, Flight-The Inner Ring, essay by CS Lewis-Books we mention in the show:Falling Upwards by Richard Rohr,Archetypes: Who Are You? by Caroline Myss,Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott,On Writing by Stephen King,Devotion by Dani Shapiro,Barbarian Days by William Finnegan,The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander,Miracles by CS LewisMere Christianity by CS LewisI've been recording this podcast in my bedroom since 2013. I've recorded over 150 hours of conversation, connected with people all over the world, and made real life friends through my guests and listeners. I've gleaned an abundance of wisdom from the diverse group of guests I've had the opportunity to uninterruptedly speak with people I deeply admire and respect, getting to ask them anything I was curious about, an opportunity I don't take for granted. At 22 years old, freshly out of college I never would have imaged how much a purely creative passion project would mean to me almost four years later or how it would have grown.I feel like a completely different person now at 26 to who I was back then when I started but one thing remains, my favorite movie is still an indie movie my college boyfriend showed me in 2010 called HappyThankYouMorePlease. This film reminded, me even if only for that hour and forty minutes, that with gratitude the universe is infinitely abundant. I told everyone about the movie and I re-watched it so often that the dvd (remember those?) my boyfriend gave me wore out. Two years later, probably sick of rewatching the same movie on repeat he showed me a new movie called Liberal Arts he claimed I'd like equally as much since it had the same writer, director, and star as the first movie I fell in love with. He was right. I fell hard for Liberal Arts too. This film was timely since we'd just graduated from college and were wrestling with the concept of adulthood which Liberal Arts directly and beautifully tackles.These movies led me to explore their creator the man both in front and behind the camera: Josh Radnor. I realized Josh was was a really famous guy from starring in the hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother, I also learned he was midwestern like me, a meditator like me, and a deeply self-aware, wise, and kind human being. I became as fascinated with him as a person as I was by his work. He inspired me, he made me think about things like religion, creativity, and writing in a new way and above all his insight inspired me to want to be better at being myself and expressing myself creatively. Whenever anyone would ask who my dream podcast guest would be I would say Josh, not knowing the slightest how I could get a hold of him or make that happen. It seemed like a pipe dream, but long story short it happened and today you're hearing my conversations with one of my favorite people, someone whose work is super meaningful to me and above all someone from what I can tell is genuinely kind, generous, wise and woke. Enjoy my dream come true of a conversation with Josh Radnor.

 New Yorker writer William Finnegan leads a counter life as an excessively compulsive surfer. In his deeply lyrical self-portrait Barbarian Days, Finnegan chronicles his lifelong adventures from a young man chasing waves all over the world to becoming a distinguished writer and war reporter. Part coming-of-age story, part thriller, part cultural study, Finnegan’s vivid memoir explores the gradual mastering of a little understood art. Join Finnegan as he returns to the Pacific coast to discuss his revelatory pursuit of the perfect wave with David Rensin, author of ALL FOR A FEW PERFECT WAVES: The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki Dora. Click here for photos from the program.   

Segment A: It ain't easy being elite green! We're joined by the Manager of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Brock Environmental Center, Chris Gorri, about the fascility's recen recognition recognized for pushing the envelope in energy efficiency and water conservation -- all while being a beautiful and healthy place to work. Segment B: Today we'll talk with William Finnigan, author of the Pulitzer-Prize winning memoir, "Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life." The Pulitzer Prize Board described Barbarian Days as “an old-school adventure story, and intellectual autobiography, a social history, a literary road move, and an extraordinary exploration of the gradual mastering of an exacting little-understood art.”

Ru talks with William Finnegan about his New York Times best seller, "Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life". Only Bill Finnegan could have written a book like this being uniquely placed as both: a lifelong surfer and explorer (he was one of the first to surf Tavarua); but with the writing chops of a respected international journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker. 

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Finnegan’s been an important figure contributing to surfing for the past 30 years or so, mainly as a writer, but also as a discoverer and explorer. Professionally, he’s a staff writer at The New Yorker, since 1987, and author of 5 books including his most recent, Barbarian Days, which is the main subject of our … Continue reading "113 – William Finnegan: Barbarian Days" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s show David and Scott discuss surfing’s inclusion in the 2020 Olympics, Barbarian Days, Laird’s new clothing line, whether marriage hinders a world title campaign, Dukes, Kooks, Must-See Moments and more! BARBARIAN DAYS Click... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s show David and Scott discuss surfing’s inclusion in the 2020 Olympics, Barbarian Days, Laird’s new clothing line, whether marriage hinders a world title campaign, Dukes, Kooks, Must-See Moments and more! BARBARIAN DAYS Click to purchase Barbarian Days THE QUIKSIVER PRO FRANCE John John, whose main sponsor is Hurley, is used as the poster … Continue reading "106 – Surf News, October 6, 2015" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, William Finnegan talks about “Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Peter Moore discusses “The Weather Experiment”; questions from readers; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.