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Surf Splendor

571 - Thomas Campbell

Surf Splendor

David Lee Scales

Sports

4.8669 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

In today's show Thomas Campbell unpacks the 10 year process of making YI-WO, analyzes the value and the cost of asking an audience to be present, shares the experience in Morocco wherein he was dead broke that spring-boarded his painting career, explains how a short skate film for Supreme led him to surf filmmaking, and grapples with the challenge of showcasing the depth of the surf experience through film. Enjoy!

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0:07.4

from AG1. Well, they've just introduced foundational restoration. It is a melatonin-free

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sleep support, and I've had it for over a month. I've been using it regularly. Whenever I've used a

0:20.7

sleep aid in the past,

0:21.7

I almost inevitably wake up groggy. This was the first time I didn't experience that. And the

0:27.2

truth is, I generally sleep pretty well. But this is a deeper level of sleep and more kind

0:31.7

of restorative sleep than I generally get. And I also wake up feeling refreshed. So just like

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studied herbs, minerals like aschwaganda, saffron, valerian root, chamomile, pulverize into a powder,

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blend it together. I mix it with four ounces of water and I drink it before bed at night.

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Research it for yourself at drinkag1.com slash surf,

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but just know, I'm getting the best sleep of my adult life. And I also go back to sleep really

1:02.4

quickly after midnight bathroom visits or any interruptions. So I've become a huge fan. I'm

1:07.9

savoring the nighttime ritual of AGZ, just like I savor my morning

1:12.8

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slash surf.

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Skater, surfer, artist, filmmaker from Dana Point, California, currently residing in

1:45.7

Bonnie Dune, California. Thomas Campbell began shooting photographs at age 11, and within six years,

1:52.7

his photographs were being published in skate magazines. Ten years later, he took a position

1:57.5

as photo editor at Skate Boarder magazine, and it's during that time that he forayed into film with a 17-minute black-and-white skate short called A Love Supreme.

2:08.1

Also the first film produced for the brand Supreme. The success of that film connected him to Joel Tudor, who encouraged Campbell to make what would become the seedling, his first

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