About this episode

Chas and David discuss the legacy of surfing icons, reflect on a new venue, celebrate surf culture, and share safety tips.

In today's show Chas and David reevaluate the legacy's of surfing's most notorious big wave icon and OG stylists, reflect on the inauspicious inception of the CT's latest venue, celebrate surf culture's funeral with a DJ set by Paris Hilton and the unlikely return of a surfer lost at sea, then wonder if demo days are a scourge and warn about the dangers of sleeping in the buff. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

People in this episode

Hosts: Chas Smith, David Lee Scales

Topics covered

• surfing legacy
• big wave surfing
• surf culture
• DJ set
• demo days
• safety tips

Keywords

• surfing
• big wave
• Paris Hilton
• surf culture
• demo days
• safety

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Places: CT

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