About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Sunshine Makarow about her impact on women's representation in surf media.

Do you remember the age of surf mags? Before social media took over, magazines were the primary way to stay in the loop of what was happening in the surf world. In this conversation, Holly and Sunshine Makarow, a former competitive surfer who helped develop women's surf media, chat about Sunshine's professional life and women's representation in surfing over the years. After surfing professionally in the late 90s, Makarow launched Surf Life for Women , a magazine that pushed for women to be at the forefront of surf media and be recognized more for their talent, and less for their sex appeal. Connect with us at https://surfwithamigas.com/ or @surfwithamigas. Episodes produced and edited by Emma Roggenkamp.

People in this episode

Host: Holly

Guest: Sunshine Makarow

Topics covered

• women's representation in surfing
• surf media
• competitive surfing
• surf magazines
• gender equality in sports

Keywords

• surfing
• women in sports
• surf media history
• representation
• competitive surfing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Surf Life for Women, Surf With Amigas, Emma Roggenkamp

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