DOWN THE LINE Surf Talk Podcast Scott Bass and David Scales talk about all things surfing; surf travel, culture, history, competition, swells, art, movies, icons, legends, business, local, non-local, longboard, shortboard, boogie board, wait, no boogie board... SUP, whatever. Nothing is off limits and the gloves are off. Show segments include Fact or Fiction, Kook and Duke, Must See Moments and tons of thousands of kilos of weighty issues and topics. IT IS ALL discussed. And then some. We are based in SoCal but talk about the WORLD of surfing.
Nov 10, 2020 — Taylor Knox – over two decades on the elite WCT professional surfing tour. You simply don’t survive that long without consistency, without a level head, and without a fitness regime.
Oct 26, 2020 — Chris Mauro. This will be the second time I’ve had Chris on the podcast, and the only guest who’s been on twice.
Chris is opinionated, articulate, and draws from decades of surf industry experience growing up at Ground Zero in Laguna Beach.
Oct 16, 2020 –Barton Lynch is every bit the magnanimous individual in one-on-one conversation as he is with his broadcasting cap on. That’s really no surprise. Barton Lynch is very smart. Street smart. He lost his Father at a young age and this forced him into self-determination.
July 22, 2020 — A steward of professional surfing on the North Shore of Oahu ; no easy feat and he did so for over 45 years. Something tells me he still gets called upon for sage advise. Randy Rarick a founding patriarch of the current vintage surfboard and collectable surf market place..
May 4, 2020 –Jonathan Wayne Freeman takes everyday frustrations, everyday cultural absurdities and he tweaks them. I often find myself saying, “Yeah, he gets it, this whole Southern California surfing lifestyle thing, he gets it.” If nothing else, his shtick is relatable.