EP 120 | Makua Rothman Tells the Whole Story | Pinch My Salt

About this episode

Makua Rothman shares his experiences growing up in surf culture and the changes it has undergone.

Makua Rothman joins Pinch My Salt for one of the wildest and most honest surf podcast conversations we’ve had yet. In this episode, Makua Rothman talks about growing up on the North Shore of Oahu, what it was like being the son of Eddie Rothman, the old Hawaii surf scene, North Shore fight stories, the legendary Billabong house fight, Surfer Poll night chaos, Jeremy Flores, TJ Barron, and what surf culture used to feel like before the surf industry changed. We get into the real story behind t...

People in this episode

Host: Pinch My Salt

Guest: Makua Rothman

Topics covered

• surf culture
• North Shore
• interviews
• surfing history
• personal stories

Keywords

• Makua Rothman
• surf podcast
• North Shore
• Eddie Rothman
• surf industry
• Billabong
• Surfer Poll

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Billabong

Places: North Shore of Oahu

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