Hey Zuz! I'm confused: Must I care where surfing came from?
One of our readers hit me with the wildest question this week: Does it matter if I don't care about where surfing came from? Cue my dramatic gasp. In this episode, we talk about whether surf history and culture actually matter, why some surfers couldn't care less, and why that's…honestly fine.
This week's surf news is…a lot. A rock-throwing surfer in Tenerife, a lifeguard on the North Shore telling people they'll "come home in a box," Fiji potentially bringing back pay-to-surf rules, Munich's Eisbach collapsing, Dylan Graves breaking the world's weirdest Guinness Record, and a blind surfer who made Team USA in weeks. Not super uplifting—but very surfodrama.
Today's episode was supposed to be about Nazi symbolism in surfing. Truly. But nobody needs that today. So instead, we pivoted— hard—into the complete opposite: surfing pets. And not just any surfing pet. Meet Ricochet, the Golden Retriever who became the world's first "SURFice dog," surfing tandem with children with disabilities, veterans with PTSD, and anyone who needed her.
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How to get better at surfing without surfing
Wish you could magically improve at surfing in between sessions? Same. Until that spell exists, here are the 10 "surf" land sports. From panic paddling to lineup psychology to emotional regulation (yes, really), this episode breaks down exactly how to get better in the water…while you're very much on land.
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The Endless Summer: The movie every surfer pretends they've watched
Never seen The Endless Summer? Don't worry — after this episode, you'll be able to talk about it like you've watched it three times while wearing zinc and eating a cold musubi in the parking lot. We break down the iconic surf film, the characters, the myth-making, the filmmaking chaos, the $50 round-the-world ticket hack, and the controversy over whether it's even a documentary. Basically: a pocket-sized surf history lesson you can drop into the lineup the next time someone quotes Bruce Brown.
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