Podcasts by Surf Stories by Florida Surf Film Festival
In both Q and A and narrative format, we will hear stories from local surfers, filmmakers from around the world, and inspiring and/or charismatic folks who have a story to share. John Brooks and Kevin Miller will host in-person and Zoom-recorded chats.
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...Lost&Found with Joe Alani from 2023-11-15T19:35
A career in surf documentary filmmaking comes in many ways. For Joe Alani, showing up with his reputation of a Newport Beach grom and a persistent grit at the ...Lost Headquarters was enough for M...
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In Perpituity with Dick Metz from 2023-11-02T20:23:42
Dick Metz was the focus of the recent biographical documentary Birth of the Endless Summer by Richard Yelland, sharing his three year adventure around the globe, a slideshow featuring Cape St. Fran...
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The Chronicles of G-Land with Dian Hadiani from 2023-10-17T20:00
Dian Hadiani grew up on Java and experienced surf media and fascination as a child. Her background as an investigative reporter and writer sets up the perfect book about a perfect wave. We caught u...
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The Long Run with Greg Long from 2023-10-02T17:09
The 8-Time XXL Big Wave Award Winner and 2010 Eddie Aikau Invitational Winner, Greg Long, joins us for some deep cuts and a fantastic story of surfers helping surfers in harrowing situations. After...
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Cave Paintings with Matt George from 2023-09-16T20:19
For forty years, Matt George profiled surfers like Kelly Slater and Bethany Hamilton and has published these in his new book In Deep: The Collected Surf Writings, with a forward by the 11X world ch...
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Converge with Nate Tyler from 2023-09-01T21:25
Nate Tyler earns his living as a kinetic sculptor and a professional surfer in the central California hills about twenty minutes from the coast. His career of surf movie aerialist and brand ambassa...
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Garden Variety with Harrison Roach from 2023-08-16T19:58
Harrison Roach shares quite a few good stories with us. We’d expect nothing less from this ride-anything journeyman. His charm and demeanor translates well to his role as brand ambassador for our l...
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Stoker Machine with Darieus Legg from 2023-08-04T21:45
Darieus Legg is a filmmaker and surfer who has rediscovered his passion for filmmaking and animation through his latest short film called Stoker Machine. His energy and banter is infectious. This i...
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Neverland: The Book with Tricia Shantz from 2023-07-19T18:58:25
In Neverland, author Tricia Shantz chronicles American and Australian surfers’ influence on the north coast of New South Wales in the 60’s and 70’s. Tricia witnessed the change and significant even...
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The Way of the Water with Sean Murphy from 2023-07-05T19:05
For as many years as we’ve been dreaming about empty line-ups around the world, Sean Murphy has run Waterways Travel, a surf travel company, to accommodate our disposable income and our lust for ad...
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Cold Water Eden with Richie Fitzgerald from 2023-06-26T18:57
From the northwest of Ireland, Richie Fitzgerald’s debut memoir, Cold Water Eden, has received incredible reviews and covers his history in big waves; Surfworld, the first surf shop in town; and en...
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From Italy with Love with Emiliano Cataldi from 2023-06-09T00:21
When John Milius’s masterpiece, Big Wednesday, toured through Italy in the late 70’s, the local watermen responded by removing the mast and sails from their windsurf boards and birthing Italian sur...
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School of Gundy with Erik Gunderson from 2023-05-26T04:06
Kevin grabs an old central Florida friend for this episode, Erik Gunderson. They met in high school and began surfing together around 1986, mostly willed by Kevin’s successful attempt to befriend t...
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Shoulder Season with Eden Saul from 2023-05-15T18:30
Shoulder season generally implies smaller, playful waves and a generally mellow vibe… In this episode, we chat with Eden Saul of Dead Kooks Surfboards about a different, more horrific meaning. List...
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Divinity of the Ordinary with Nathan Oldfield from 2023-04-26T18:58
A self-taught filmmaker, Nathan Oldfield has always embraced surfing’s DIY culture—fixing dings at age 10 and shaping his own boards at 14. Photography and then video became his focus; he and frien...
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The Middle Man with Devon Howard from 2023-04-11T18:22
If you’re one of the growing number of surfers enjoying your mid-length lately, you can and should thank Devon Howard for his contribution in creating one of the worlds best riding boards. We discu...
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No. 1 Surfer In The World: Sterling Spencer from 2023-03-22T20:09
Sterling Spencer is the undisputed No. 1 surfer in the world, but he took time off his schedule to visit with us sincerely about his migration from early blogger to the very funny Instagram produce...
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The Impossible Wave with Jessica and Jay Johnson from 2023-02-27T19:20
Fernando Aguerre’s quest to bring surfing to the Olympic Games is a 27-year story. Jessica and Jay Johnson, co-directors and co-producers., took on this project to share this story of persistence, ...
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Florida Boy with Ashton Goggans from 2023-02-20T19:10
Ashton Goggans has figured out a way to report on a pastime and culture he loves, make documentary films, and create entertaining content for surf fans far and wide. His No Contest and No Contest: ...
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Leeward Wrap with Mikey Corker from 2023-01-26T13:18
“Sending it” on a wave could be a good analogy for the outstanding feature film director Mikey Corker just finished. It’s called Savage Waters, and his DIY career leading up to this exemplary work ...
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Rear Ended in Indonesia with Michael Dunphy from 2023-01-17T18:55
Michael Dunphy, a professional surfer based in New Smyrna Beach, has been putting in the time. We have WSL alerts set for his heats. He’s committed, hard-working, and a hell of a nice person. We we...
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New Smyrna Beach Inlet Pioneers with Kem McNair and David Coffee from 2023-01-01T09:00
Tune in for a history lesson from East Coast Surfing Hall of Famer, Kem McNair, and New Smyrna Beach long-time local, David Coffee. They discuss Hobie sponsorship, trailing smoke from freshly resin...
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Island X with Ben Weiland from 2022-12-12T23:22
Ben Weiland holds three awards from the nine years we’ve run festivals. Island X won Best Surf Movie - Feature for 2022. Here’s a chat with one of our favorite people on earth, and a man who knows ...
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Raglan Surf Report with Luke Cedarman from 2022-12-01T08:00
Your instagram feed will be better nourished by following Raglan Surf Report, run by Kiwi surfer Luke Cederman. Comedy is hard to come by in surf movies and TV shows these days, which is why you’ll...
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Facing Monsters with Kerby and Cortney Brown from 2022-11-18T20:39
Facing Monsters, winner of the 2022 Best Documentary and Best Cinematography in the feature category, just dropped online. Kerby and Cortney Brown joined us in Florida for a showing and a hurricane...
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Tupat with Patrick Eichstaedt from 2022-11-01T15:57
Patrick Eichstaedt has been shooting surfers since his teenage years and had enough foresight and passion for the art of filmmaking and photography to capture his friends, Andy and Bruce Irons, Aar...
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Tupat with Patrick Eichstaedt from 2022-11-01T15:57
Patrick Eichstaedt has been shooting surfers since his teenage years and had enough foresight and passion for the art of filmmaking and photography to capture his friends, Andy and Bruce Irons, Aar...
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Natural High with Jack Coleman from 2022-10-13T22:11
In the 9 years we've been at this festival, Jack Coleman's work has appeared on our big screen 5 times, and now, with the east coast premiere of Natural High, we'll be welcoming him to New Smyrna B...
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In the Malibu Parking Lot with Jamie Brisick from 2022-10-03T22:05
Jamie Brisick grabs the mic for an hour chat with us, down on the beach in Malibu, CA. What a location to record, against the wall where Jack, Leroy, and Matt presided... We met at 7AM, Jamie's tim...
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Mother Lisa with Lisa Andersen from 2022-08-15T03:04
From Chas Smith's bio doc, Trouble, The Lisa Andersen Story, to the fabulous Girls Can't Surf documentary, we've been so fortunate to have Lisa's support for our events and mission. Luckily, she mo...
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Elevators of Mind and Body with Matt Costa from 2022-07-28T14:41
Matt Costa, singer-songwriter, former pro-skateboarder, and brand ambassador, speaks to his influences, his latest work with the boys at Roark entitled Donde Los Terremotos, and a harrowing story i...
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Reunion Island Could Be the Best Surf Trip of Your Life with Dan Duane from 2022-07-07T21:41
As surf stories go, few document them better than Daniel Duane, author, journalist, and now podcaster. He shares some great stories from his early surfing days. But most importantly, he has crafted...
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More String with John Brooks from 2022-06-10T15:58
John JB Brooks, my co-founder for the festival, shares a bit about how he came to be a surfer, competitor, and world traveler. He has plenty stories in the noggin, but this one's a thriller. Get ca...
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Blessed Are the Bank Robbers with Chas Smith from 2022-05-26T19:34
It's the walk up to the teller with a note asking for bills from the top two drawers, no dye-packs or GPS, that had me hooked. Chas Smith's latest work is a biography of his cousin, Daniel Courson,...
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Country Club Surf with Joe Frizelle from 2022-03-31T23:52:25
The best part about Joe Frizelle is that he doesn't really seem like a guy who has designed over 1,000 t-shirts and board shorts, but has mostly likely created at least one or many of your previ...
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"Keep Up the _____ Work" with David Lee Scales from 2022-02-28T16:56:41
When you're a podcaster with an unfiltered partner, and also a really good interviewer with a passion for documenting some of the luminaries of our sport, you have to learn to balance the forces...
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Heart and Stoke with Ben Gravy from 2022-01-21T23:43:56
Ben Gravy has made a career out of quick surf trips and quick edits for a dedicated fan base. He is a traveler, always wearing a smile and spreading positivity and good humor to all fifty state...
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The History of the History with Matt Warshaw from 2021-12-12T14:37:53
Founder and operator of Encyclopedia of Surfing, Matt Warshaw, joins us for a catch up after the festival to chat about things other than Listen
Private Whale Parts with Lauren Hill from 2021-11-15T20:03:57
Big thank you to Lauren Hill, who stepped into her recording studio and shared a tale of... well, you better listen. Activist, surfer, filmmaker, podcaster... Get the latest on what she's been...
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Coffee Talk with Taylor Steele from 2021-10-19T13:50:30
Taylor Steele joins us for episode 20, and after working for many years on producing, filming, editing, and directing, he has embarked on three new careers. He's now an entrepreneur, festival o...
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Wavemaker with Tom Lochtefeld from 2021-09-13T17:20:20
Tom Lochtefeld plays cards very close to his chest, unless of course, he knows only three of you will listen to this podcast. The quality of information shared by this engineer of man-made wave...
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Wandering with Chris Miyashiro from 2021-08-10T02:15:06
Artist and filmmaker, Chris Miyashiro, talks about his process, from dreams to road trips, and his style as a filmmaker. His first movie, In Dancing Days of Dawn, premiered with us in ...
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Risk Tolerance with Chris Burkard from 2021-07-09T23:30:03
Chris Burkard is at the top of his profession. With some average equipment and a lot of hours and hard work, he developed a natural talent for communicating the beauty of this place with us. T...
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Hail Mary with Balaram Stack from 2021-06-13T14:21:17
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 a beat down in the Caribbean, and Be...
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The Whole Story with Albee Layer and Dan Norkunas from 2021-05-06T19:19:41
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 circumstance, but their work continues through the pand...
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Reconnoiter with Ben Gulliver from 2021-04-14T19:04:15
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 him and beat his ass in golf down in Jupite...
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Reconnoiter with Ben Gulliver from 2021-04-14T19:04:15
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 him and beat his ass in golf down in Jupite...
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Life After Hitting Lips with Keith Malloy from 2021-03-10T02:29:19
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," but Keith Malloy's affair with surfing didn'...
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Lick the Red Frog with Scott Balogh from 2021-02-04T03:09:15
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 for Red October. Or Clooney in O...
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Brand Building by Feel with Tyler Callaway from 2021-01-20T22:40:44
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’s apparel to life, joins us for Episode 11. ...
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Dark Lord of Irish Surfing with Richie Fitzgerald from 2020-12-23T16:40:12
Mullaghmore-charger, candidate for nicest person in the world, and family man, Richie Fitzgerald, banters with Kevin and John about his days growing up in Bundoran, Ireland, witnessing the growt...
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It's Tedious If You Hate It - Peter Hamblin from 2020-11-14T16:56:11
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 London-based production company. From suit to ...
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Chicken Skin - Ira Opper from 2020-10-15T19:16:56
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 Magazine Classic Series. All episodes are now avai...
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Anatomy of a Failed Surfpark - Jamie Meiselman from 2020-09-13T20:57:51
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 kiwi Ph. D's artificial reef dreams and a so...
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REPORTS FROM HELL by Chas Smith - FSFF Book Line-up from 2020-09-09T01:47:48
Solid reporting turned narrative, complete with fashion, religious, cultural, surf critique from Yemen to Beirut to Djibouti, Chas Smith absolutely nails this three part memoir of making his way...
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Elbow Grease with CJ Hobgood from 2020-08-13T01:42:08
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 nice CJ is... Clearly, if it were John or Kevin,...
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Making Fifth Symphony Document - Chad Campbell from 2020-07-25T12:47:36
"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, "The Fifth Symphony Document" deserves ever...
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Oh, Canada - Marcus Paladino from 2020-07-17T20:04
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 almost landed in Southern Italy, and how Canada's ...
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Tales from the Deep - Sean Gilbert from 2020-07-09T18:12:04
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 his career to mastering the craft of cinemato...
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The Lightning Strike - Frank Gilday from 2020-06-09T23:43:37
In June 2018, Frank Gilday and six others huddled under a boardwalk while a squall roared over New Smyrna Beach inlet with lightning popping everywhere. Some ran, some huddled, and in this case...
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