Episode Details

On this episode of Pinch My Salt, we sit down with Joel Tudor for an unfiltered deep dive into surf culture, longboarding, surf industry drama, Kelly Slater, FireWire surfboards, soft tops, surf etiquette, core surfing, and the future of real surf culture. Joel breaks down the rise of soft top surfboards, how they changed the lineup, the loss of surf etiquette, and why modern surfing feels different from the golden era. We also get into Skip Frye, Laird Hamilton, Jonah Hill surfing, Oxbow, classic longboarding, surfboard shaping, garage shapers, eco surf hypocrisy, WSL talk, jiu-jitsu, and Joel’s wild personal stories from decades inside professional surfing. This episode is packed with surf history, controversial takes, hilarious moments, insider stories, and honest opinions from one of the most iconic and outspoken surfers of all time. If you’re into surf podcasts, Joel Tudor interviews, longboard legends, surfboard design, surf culture commentary, core lord surf talk, and real conversations about what happened to surfing, this one is for you.

Keywords: Joel Tudor, surfing podcast, surf culture, longboarding, Kelly Slater, FireWire, soft tops, Skip Frye, Laird Hamilton, Jonah Hill surfing, surf etiquette, surf industry, WSL, jiu-jitsu, surf history, surfboard shaping, core surfing

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