The Wire by Firewire Surfboards
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The Wire by Firewire Surfboards
Firewire believes in the perpetual improvement of the surfing experience through the development of new materials, construction methods and surfboard design, while maintaining continued focus on improving the ecofriendliness of surfboard production. The wire is our platform for introducing Firewire...
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73 эпизодep. #73 - Kelly Slater talks Great White Sharks and The Great White Twin
Inspired by the body of the Great White Shark, Kelly Slater designed the ‘Great White Twin’ in I-Bolic Technology with Volcanic Lamination alongside B...
ep. # 72 - Kevin Schulz raids Kelly's shed and shares his worst injuries, best boards and why he rides the Mashup as a 2 + 1.
Kevin Shulz has a new career in the Fire Service but still maintains his old career as a professional surfer. In this episode he shares what its like...
ep. #71 - Tomo buys land in Scotland and rips Surf Ranch on a REVO
Fresh off a productive knee rehab, Tomo joins us today to discuss buying land in Scotland, ripping Surf Ranch on a REVO, and riding the most uncommon...
ep. # 70 - Duct Tape Invitational Champion Taylor Jensen
This August, nearly 20 years after winning the U.S. Open of Surfing in 2003, Taylor Jensen became the Vans Duct Tape Invitational Champion at the U.S....
ep. # 69 - REVO discussion at Nixon HQ, with Nixon VP of Sales Charlie Ninegar
Charlie Ninegar began his career at a Los Angeles Surf Shop and after a storied series of roles at many surf companies you've heard of, he is today VP...
ep. # 68 - C.J. Nelson talks Parallax, Apex and Outlier + Surfing like No One is Watching
C.J. Nelson is a Duct Tape Invitational Champion and a Mexi Log Fest Champion who made a career for himself in the 90's and 00's as both a nose rider...
ep. # 67 - From the Quiksilver Crossing to 'Women on Waves': Jim Kempton has built a career of dream jobs in surfing.
Jim Kempton spent years on the Quiksilver Crossing with Kelly Slater and others, seeking undiscovered waves around the planet. Decades previous in the...
ep. # 66 - International Surfing Day with Surfrider CEO Chad Nelsen
Happy International Surfing Day!
Chad Nelsen joins us in this episode to discuss saving surf spots, stopping single use plastic, and so much mo...
ep. # 65 - Hayden Everett Partnered with Surf Filmmaker Ben Weiland on his new Single 'Still'
Would you move to the wilderness on the day your new album drops? Hayden Everett would. He's on his way to Yosemite right now.
Today you can fi...
ep. #64 - Sunday with Rob Machado; the Anti-Swell Chaser
This episode was supposed to be 15 minutes but it ran for well over an hour.
It's a deep dive into Rob Machado's surfboard designing mind, trac...
ep. #63 - Akila Aipa Returns from Mexico with Jackson Bunch and The Flat Earth
For the past six weeks, Akila Aipa has been scoring perfect right hand points in Mexico with Jackson Bunch.
Jackson is one of Hawaii's most pro...
ep. #62 - How To Save a Surf Spot with Nik Strong-Cvetich; Executive Director of Save The Waves Coalition.
Having self-directed his own career around surfing and the ocean, Nik Strong-Cvetich is focused on saving our planets best waves from dangers both pre...
ep. #61 - "No Brains, No Headaches". Finn McGill shares his Life Philosophy.
Finn McGill lives life without brakes. And 'No Brains, No Headache' is more than just a life philosophy. It's an all new video part from him that is n...
ep.#60 - On the North Shore with Brodi Sale, talking Jackson, Shane, Surfboard Design and More.
Recorded at Kelly Slater's North Shore beach cottage, Brodi Sale shares the story of meeting Shane Dorian for the first time at just six years old, an...
ep. #59 - Kevin Schulz Wants To Give You His Surfboard ( + the intricacies of good aerial surfing and a breakdown of his favorite shapes.)
Kevin Shulz has a broken hand. And he's not scared to elaborate on his scariest moments in the ocean. He is also generous. He wanted to give away one...
ep. #58 - Timmy Reyes Returns from Injury on the Dominator II
Timmy Reyes says that Huntington Beach is a wind factory and that all the wind in California comes from there, and from Oxnard too.
We're not su...
ep. #57 - Building Boards like Lego Blocks; Sandwich Construction with Dan Mann and the Dominator II
Dan Mann is a core board builder who describes the merits of Sandwich Construction in Surfboard Design as a 'lego blocks' process where different mate...
ep. #56 - Sunrise with Rob Machado, talking music, GLAZER, and Magic Potions (feat. Rip Zinger)
Last year when the Seaside and Beyond arrived at Surf Shops for the first time, Rip Zinger became nearly more popular than the board.
You probab...
ep. #55 - ' Twice Baked ' Deep Talk with Dan Mann and Mark Pesce: Sizing, concave, fin placements and more.
Trimming in Timbertek through chop and slop – the Twice Baked is made for coming out of isolation.
Dan Mann designed the Twice Baked to stay in...
ep. #54 - Tristan Sullaway is a San Diego City Lifeguard who wants you to #StayHomeShredLater
After years of effort Tristan Sullaway landed his dream job just several weeks ago. He's now a full time lifeguard with the city of San Diego, one of...
ep. #53 - Michael Stewart went to Indo with Pacha Light to plant Sea Trees
Sustainable Surf is recognized most easily among surfers for its ECOBOARD program - a standard for Surfboard Builders seeking to lower the toxicity of...
ep. #52 - Kelly Slater and Timmy Reyes on the Sci - Fi 2.0
Timmy Reyes was in bed at Ten O’ Clock when the phone rang.
It was Kelly Slater. ‘Where you at?” he asked, with an immediate ask of Timmy, to ta...
ep. #51 - Shane Dorian on Jackson, Tomo, Big Waves, and more.
Welcome to Kelly's house on the North Shore of Oahu with Shane Dorian - describing his upbringing in entertaining ways as well as how surfboard design...
ep. #50 - Surfboard Historian Richard Kenvin on planing hulls, uncovering forgotten designs, and bringing Tomo to the U.S.A.
Today on the Wire Podcast - Richard Kenvin - AKA ' Hydrodynamica ' on Instagram, you probably already follow him.
Richard is a Surfboard Histori...
ep. #49 - Chris Cote talks NO BRAINER and Succeeding in Surf Media for 20 + years.
Chris Cote has thrived through every switch in surf media trends over the past twenty years and today works as a commentator for the WSL among other p...
ep. #48 - Nathan Myers Drifts with Rob Machado in The Surfer's Journal.
Rob Machado had a crisis in 2009 that spawned, the Drifter, a a film about his wanderings in Indonesia, and it wasn’t until 11 years later in January...
ep. #47 - The El Tomo Fish: How Daniel Thomson’s Journey into Fish Design History lead to an Aeronautical Inspired Future Craft.
Daniel Thomson's El Tomo Fish is here. This episode breaks down the design story of this Jet Fighter Tailed Fish, and also delves into fun territory w...
ep. #46 - Rob Machado - New Board, New Film, New Festival.
‘My quiver is a 5’2 and a 7’0, and there’s nothing in-between…’
Rob watches himself surfing the Seaside and Beyond, his new LFT shape (on video...
ep. #45 - Taylor Jensen talks about his Superman in Texas and more.
Taylor Jensen went to Texas with Surf Ride's Josh Bernard and pulled an aerial we don't see too often, especially on longboards.
ep. #44 - From Kelp Forest to Coastal Rain Forest – Kevin Whilden has Solutions to Climate Change.
Kevin Whilden is a permafrost geologist who as a child collected rocks everywhere he went whether playground or Yellowstone Hot Springs or Catalina Is...
ep. # 43 - Firewire History + Scoring Barra w / Chuy Reyna
Chuy Reyna is the Man in the Demo Van - he runs the demo program in California but also does much more, often pushing 'the button'; Firewire speak tha...
ep. #42 - Ben Skinner is a Purveyor of Fine Vibes and Exceptional Surfboards
Ben Skinner grew up with Jeremy Flores under the tutleage of Tom Carrol and Gary Elkerton.
He was first sponsored by Quiksilver at eleven years...
ep. #41 - Bleeding Ears and Three Wave Hold Downs. Timmy Reyes Presents 'Love Letter'.
Timmy Reyes took a well deserved break this summer, staying away from his usual fare of thirty, forty, even fifty foot waves or bigger.
On this...
ep. #40 - Is Tristan Sullaway Pro? + Tavarua, paddling across oceans, and Kelly on Dan Mann's boards.
Tristan Sullaway has been tubed at Cloudbreak, and once surfed G - Land for eight hours straight. He has stickers on his board but also graduated coll...
ep. #39 - Relik Recap with Taylor Jensen (3X World Longboard Champion) + more
Taylor Jensen is on The Wire to recap the unexpected way he surprised his competition, his audience and even his wife at the Relik Malibu Classic. We...
ep. #38 - Rob Machado in conversation with SWITCHFOOT
If you haven't yet heard the story about the person who approached Rob Machado one day at the airport, moments after Rob got off a plane from Mexico,...
ep: #37 - 'Hendo' from Pro-lite talks Cymatic, Seaside and Baked Potato + C-Street, Kayakers and designing board bags that last.
Hendo is a huge human who rips. He rides a Seaside. A Cymatic too. When it’s really small, a Baked Potato. He is also one third of Pro-Lite, a company...
ep. #36 - Todd Glaser talks Seaside and more.
Todd Glaser is a professional photographer, former professional bodyboarder, and friend and collaborator to Kelly Slater, Rob Machado and many others....
ep. #35 - Mark Price on the Good and Social Podcast
This episode is borrowed Kassia and Maureen of the Good and Social podcast who interviewed Firewire CEO Mark Price on many topics.
The Good and...
ep. #34 - Rob Machado and his Therapist talk broken bones, mysterious text messages and trophies in the garden.
What you know is that Rob Machado is a Pipe Master. You know that he competed on the world tour for ten years. And that he won twelve events before re...