Oceans, Waves and Beaches

Rory almost died a month ago.
I’m serious.
He caught MRSA, a multi-resistant staph infection and… almost died. That story was the hook that made me want to podcast this story. That story is a cliff-hanger with, thank God, a positive ending. But the truth is that I was overdue for a podcast with Rory independent of [...]

As I hit the “stop” button on my ipod Marty Fujita, a past Surfrider board member and environmental maven, said, “We need to recognize that we are all in this together and the oceans connect us. Symptoms of climate change like rising sea levels and coral bleaching events are global–Mother Ocean doesn’t recognize political boundaries, [...]

The On The Beach podcast series exists to explore our connections to oceans, waves and beaches from as many perspectives as possible. When I saw the photo to the right… I was taken in. This is Norman Ollestad Sr. surfing Topanga with his tiny young son Norman Ollestad (junior) on his back.
I’m guessing not too [...]

Michelle Duval was born in the Midwest and in her early years she put in motion a trajectory toward the ocean.
Was it her early experiences with the Great Lakes that piqued her coastal interest or was it those smelly crabs and shells she put in her mom’s trunk?
Fast forward a few years, now with a [...]

I first heard of Rogan a few years ago when he provided a work for our first Art for the Oceans auction. He also provided tshirts for the event that were among the softest, best tshirts I’d ever worn (we still get requests for them). Both came from the label he founded with Scott Hahn, [...]

I can’t remember the first time I met Michael Rhodes but something tells me it was in the water. He’s a local at 15th Street in Del Mar, California. He’s also a powerhouse and senior partner at Cooley Godward Kronish, providing principal commercial litigation counsel to influential companies including eBay and Skype.
On this podcast we [...]

Rick Erkeneff. Artist. Activist. Father. Surfer. Salt Creek local. Entrepreneur. Husband. Chapter Chairman. Goofyfoot.
We met at Salk Creek and talked story. Here’s his story. Listen up.

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Before I joined the Surfrider Foundation, I sought out Stefanie Sekich to understand her perspective on things. Stefanie is a force within our San Diego Chapter, and it was clear she was a key player.
Fast forward a couple years and she was as the backbone of the Save Trestles campaign. Today, Stefanie is one of [...]

Skipping stones through Bob Mignogna’s life might look like…
New York City -> Oahu’s north shore -> Surfing Magazine -> surf industry insider -> Uppers local -> Save Trestles.
I wanted to hear more about the spaces in between those milestones and what led him to taking on a meaningful… a crucial role in the Save Trestles [...]

I work alongside some amazing people. At the top of the pyramid are activists, they are the people that give themselves (time, energy, money, resources, etc) to this cause. Honestly, it’s hard to talk about one over another as they all bring something different to our mission.
For this post I want to point to one [...]