468 - Matt George: In Deep
Surf Splendor
David Lee Scales
4.8 • 669 Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2023
⏱️ 131 minutes
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Polymath Matt George joins us to discuss 35 years of surf writing, why surfing fosters female power and male vulnerability, the dangers of the algorithm eroding surfing's great lessons, narrowly escaping Hollywood, and why emergency relief work has become his life's passion. Enjoy!
Intro/Outro Music: Allen Ginsberg and Phillip Glass, Wichita Vortex Sutra
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| 1:02.7 | Real water sports. If you're anywhere near the Outer Banks of North Carolina next week, |
| 1:07.9 | Scott Bass and I will be hosting a little podcast meetup at the Waterman's Bar and Grill |
| 1:11.8 | on July 19th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. It is adjacent to Real Water Sports and Waves, North Carolina. |
| 1:19.5 | We're going to be there for a week doing an intensive four-day foiling lesson or lessons, |
| 1:25.8 | something that he and I have been interested in getting into for a long time. |
| 1:29.4 | And Real Water Sports has been our retail partner here for the past two years, so they invited |
| 1:33.9 | us out. They have a hotel and provide these types of retreats for anyone who wants to learn |
| 1:39.7 | foiling, kiting, winging, surfing. And by the way, it's a great family destination. The water is 80 |
| 1:47.2 | degrees right now, so it's a great option to bring your family for a beach getaway, whether it's a |
| 1:52.0 | week or a weekend. We will discuss the entire experience at length on an upcoming show. |
| 1:57.9 | But in the meantime, go to realwatersports.com to learn more or for any of your surfboard or |
| 2:03.6 | water sports needs. |
| 2:37.3 | Music I think it's safe to say that long-form writing about surfers themselves is nearly an extinct practice. There are a couple of remaining magazines and a few remaining writers who keep the practice alive, |
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