428 - Shannon Hughes
Surf Splendor
David Lee Scales
4.8 • 669 Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2022
⏱️ 97 minutes
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Shannon Hughes joins us to discuss how philanthropic work at Jeffrey's Bay lead to her commentating for the WSL, how to compartmentalize on-air anxiety, the value of abandoning preparedness, and the fiscal and ethical imperative for professional surfing to reflect the way surfing exists in the real world. Enjoy!
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| 0:20.0 | It is because the founder, Sean Murphy, |
| 0:22.4 | was passionate about surf exploration. It wasn't even intended to be a business. He was just |
| 0:27.9 | traveling, surfing, and found some world-class waves, developed connections with people in those |
| 0:35.3 | locations. And now you and I can benefit from all of that R&D. |
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