Hey, what's up? Welcome back to the show. This is, of course, David Scales for Surf Splendor,

and today's guest is San Diego Surfboard Shaper Josh Hall. Before we get to Josh, however, I have a few things that I want to announce.

Firstly, we're giving away a surfboard. So part of my goal since day one here has been to highlight board builders.

And surfboards are the one thing that are an absolute necessity for the act of surfing.

There's certainly an element of art and craftsmanship required to make a surfboard,

but surprisingly, it turns out to be among the least profitable ways to make

a living in the surf industrial complex. So the people who opt into that lifestyle are interesting

interview subjects because of those reasons, and they'll always be relevant to any conversation

about surfing. That's why there's such a prominent feature on this

show. So as the show has developed, I've had a number of surfboard shapers reach out to me asking

if they could advertise on this show, which I thought long and hard about, and I just don't think

it's a good fit. Obviously, I'm doing these long-form interviews with surfboard shapers.

So if I squeezed in an advertisement for another shaper, it would be akin to a conflict of interest.

It's not really a conflict of interest, but it just, it also doesn't really feel like the right move.

But I do want to support that community. So I've designed what I think might be the perfect solution, and it's basically an affiliate

program.

This show is mainly supported by listeners with an assist from the brand partnerships like

Spy Fanatic and Need Essentials, and we figured that it would be an opportunity to honor the listener's support

the people who have supported this show for the last two years since we've opened up that

donation platform. This will be an opportunity to honor them while simultaneously highlighting

a specific surfboard design or a new construction. So the Shaper will donate the board.

I'll tell you all about it,

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