All Episodes

#79 - “Big Tony” Alvarez. Know Your Rootz

#78 - Thom McElroy. Surfer. Entrepreneur, Creative Visionary & Co-Founder of Volcom.

#77 - DJ Wilson (O’Brien) Paddling Legend & Life as a Mermaid

#76 - Joe Nance & KrakenX.ai - Bringing Artificial Intelligence to Lifeguarding, First Responders & Beyond

#75 - Scott Muir. A Smile Saved My Life

#74 - Leanne Stanley. World Class Paddler, Coach & Plowing Through Obstacles

#73 - Nathan Visagie. In pursuit of (riding) the biggest waves on the planet

#72 - Chuck Patterson. Multisport Extreme Athlete. Going Big… in Everything

#71 - Lauren Kleiman. Public Service. Local Leadership. Lasting Impact.

#71 - Branch Lotspeich & the Rescue Tube Foundation. Saving Lives

#70 - James Merrill. Stoked Plastics & Opolis Optics. Innovation & Inspiration

#69 - Cyril Derreumaux. Athlete. Explorer. Adventurer. Inspiration & 3x World Record Holder

#68 - Kaleigh Gilchrist. 3x Olympian. 2x Gold Medalist. Pro Surfer & Such a Rad Human

#67 - L8Night with Choccy + the Mark Schulein Passion Project

#66 - Jon Hoover. Water Safety Expert & The Guy You Want Looking Out For You

#65 - Joe Stapleton. Businessman. Athlete. Public Servant & Doing Good Things for his Community

#64 - Gaby Laurent is a unicorn. A harrowing and beautiful story of thriving through and beyond cancer

#63 - Whitney Erickson. “Wild Nerd Whitney” Supporting Those that Support Us via OpenWater.

#62 - Kalani Vierra. Lifeguard Chief. Elite Ocean Athlete. The Hawaiian Waterman Hall of Fame.

#61 - Kanesa Duncan-Seraphin. 8x Prone World Champ + PhD + Ocean Educator + Hawaiian Waterman Hall of Fame

#60 - Kristin Foster. Outrigger World Champion. Kauai Born and Bred

#59 - Spencer Wadsworth & Stu Jeremias. Surf + Boats + Prone Paddling the English Channel & a World Record.

#58 - Maddie Musselman Woepse. 2x Olympic Gold Medalist & The Patrick Woepse Foundation

Title: #57 - Tim Burnham + The Wedge. Waterman. Filmmaker. Lifeguard. Community.

#56 - M.C. Sungaila. Acclaimed Attorney, Humanitarian, Podcast Host, Author & Pillar of Community. 94

#55 - Adam Cleary + Snug Harbor Surf Park. The Past and the Future of Surfing in Newport Beach, CA.

#54 - Gael Dutigny. The most interesting man in the world. Traveler, Journalist & Extreme Ultra Athlete

#53 - Joel Guy. Serving and Preserving Kauai’s North Shore + Working with the Best Surfers on the Planet.

#52 - Dr. Tim Brown. The OG. A foremost expert in chiropractic sports medicine and renowned thought leader for health and longevity.

#51 - Erin Tharp. From the Pool to the Sea + Coralated.org; Her Non-Profit Dedicated to Saving Ocean Reefs

#50 - Jimelle Carlson. Foundations Cognitive Schools. A Passion for Transforming Brains & Improving Lives

#49 - Dan Levine + Original Watermen. Family. High Performance Leader & Supporting Lifeguards Far and Wide

#48 - Lauren Segal + GiveABeat.org. Her Calling for Social Justice & Making a Difference in the World.

#47 - Sara Schulting-Kranz - Guide, Coach, Speaker, Adventurer & Leading others to be their best.

#46 - Danielle Judd + Farmhousefriends.org. A Sanctuary for Animals + an Incredible Resource for Humans

#45 - Yoki. Jeff Yokoyama. Icon. Creative. Innovator. And always searching for “Warm Water.”

#44 - Jay Wild + Tahoe Waterman. Athlete, Coach & Community builder… at 6200’ above sea level.

#43 - Jason Lavin. Business Leader. Mentor. Coach. Speaker + Doing great things in the community.

#42 - Molly Kassouf. Whoos.That.Girl. Mom, Mentor, Ultrarunner and Race Director for the awesome John Wayne Cancer Foundation’s Grit Series.

#41 - Kai Bartlett + Kai Wa’a Canoes. World Champion. Passion for Adventure, Community and Family.

#40 - Danny Ching. World champion paddler, coach, community leader, next generation developer, business owner and passionate family man. Always with a smile.

#39 - Morgan Hoesterey. In, On, and Under the Water. An elite athlete who is passionate about doing big, hard, rad things in the water… and helping others to do them too.

#38 - Dr. Terry Romine. Sports Chiropractor to world class athletes… and us normal humans. Fixing bodies and making lives better.

#37 - Bud Hohl and Billy Whitford. “Bud & Bud Light.” Bud’s formative role… and the history of outrigger paddling in Kalifornia.

#36 - John Wadsworth. Family, Community, Mountains & Surf + A Passion for the Ocean… and Protecting It.

#35 - Ethan Wayne: Actor + Adventurer + Outdoorsman + Leading John Wayne Enterprises & Director at the Incredible John Wayne Cancer Foundation

#34 - Scott Richards: Surf Dreamer + Artist + Surf Industry Vet & The Creative Mind Behind The Iconic Brand; Slightly Choppy

#33 - Billy Whitford: Part 1 - An Icon in Paddling & Rowing Programs in the US & Executive Director of the (exceptional) Newport Aquatic Center.

#32 - The VESL Vixens: Four Amazing Women That Took on a GIANT Physical Goal to Challenge Themselves… and to Benefit Their Community.

#31 - Joe Bark: Prone Paddling + Building Boards + Building Community and an Amazing Family Right in the Middle of it

#30 - Matt Emerzian + Every Monday Matters + The Mattering Mindset. The Power of Recognizing & Embracing That YOU MATTER

#29 - Johnny Puakea: History + Innovation. Internationally Renowned Paddling Coach, 3rd Generation Hawaiian Canoe Builder and Founder of Puakea Designs.

#28 - Aimee Spector: Educator, Coach, Mentor, Fundraiser, Community Builder, Side hustler, & a wildly accomplished, badass athlete.

#27 - Bret Marumoto - Bret Marumoto. World Class Surfboard Shaper & Making His Incredible Dream Come True

#26 - Keoni Watson: World Class Hawaiian Surfer, Paddler, Industry Veteran… and “Aloha” Personified

#25 - Bill Lobdell: Host Of One Of My Favorite Podcasts, Acclaimed Journalist, Author, Historian & Athlete

#24 - Jimmy Terrell: 4x Olympic Paddler, Master Craftsman, Innovator, & World Class Human!

#23 - Chris Carlson & Jake Janz: Father and Brother-in-Law of Lifeguard Hero, Ben Carlson

#22 - Willie Reichenstein: Humble Legend, Two-time Olympic Athlete, Coach, Teacher, & Group Leader.

#21 - Don Meek: Business Leader, Media Expert, Surfer, Community Builder, and Environmental Steward

#20 - HaGal Sheli (My Wave): An Incredible Organization That Impacts The Lives Of Thousands Of At-Risk Youth Through Surfing.

#19 - Clarke Brogger: Passion, Purpose, Kindness & Leadership + Oceans, Mountains, Distance & Dirt

#18 - Rami and Krista Zur. Husband and Wife. World Class Athletes. Three Countries. Five Olympic Games. Two Olympic Golds. Two kids. One incredible story. ⚡

#17 - Sarah “Say” Craig + Trash Tramp. Passionately Helping Make The World a Better and Cleaner Place & Going BIG on the Water.

#16 Kali Wilding + Emma McDonald. Super impressive young women going BIG in sport and life; and having a ton of fun along the way.

#15 Debbie & Forbes Painter + Autism By the Sea

#14 Craig Lockwood. Historian + Author + Waterman + 50 Years of Lifeguarding

#13 Kelly Schwartz & Will Richenstein + Cocktails and Canoes

#12 Drasko Bogdanovic + The Lifeguard Project: Lifeguard, EMS, Stud, & Founder of The Lifeguard Project

#11 Mark Fewell + International Man of Inspiration, passion and adventure.

#10 Mike Rogers + A passion for surfing, prone paddling and never, ever stopping

#9 Linda Schulein. My Mom, My Superhero and a Passion For Family and Community

#8 Jeff Schulein. My Dad and Inspiration. From Home Plate to the American Dream

#7 Spencer Pirdy + Ben Did Go. Big waves, Big Ocean, Big Heart

#6. Wade Williford. Unassuming badass and ridiculously nice guy

#5 Mark Power + Pissfit. A passionate and energetic Aussie doing big things in business, fitness and sharing his path with others; in America and around the globe

#4 Charlie Goldensohn - Politics, his path and Whiskey in the West Wing

#3 Jack Shimko + We Are Ocean. Fighting cancer, doing badass physical feats and helping others

#2 Jennifer Friend + Project Hope Alliance. A passion for ending the cycle of homelessness one child at a time

#1 Danny Nichols + Open Water. His story and his path to supporting those who protect our communities & our country

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