We’ve been listening to the oscillations of surf culture for more than 50 years. Now you can too. Listen in on a conversation that peers beneath the surface of surfing’s most influential figures. A free-roaming audio experience where we talk to people who have left firm footprints in the sands of surfing history and those who are changing its course as we speak. What motivates them? What bold forces were at play when they pulled off surfing miracles? What is the essence of their particular genius and what makes these surfing heroes human like everyone else? All you have to do is hit play while we explore the mythology and the facts associated with some of the subculture’s most celebrated individuals.
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We’ve been listening to the oscillations of surf culture for more than 50 years. Now you can too. Listen in on a conversation that peers beneath the surface of surfing’s most influential figures. A free-roaming audio experience where we talk to people who have left firm footprints in the sands of surfing history and those who are changing its course as we speak. What motivates them? What bold forces were at play when they pulled off surfing miracles? What is the essence of their particular genius and what makes these surfing heroes human like everyone else? All you have to do is hit play while we explore the mythology and the facts associated with some of the subculture’s most celebrated individuals.
Our guest for the third episode of the Tracks Podcast hosted by Luke Kennedy is Tom Curren.
In the early 80s Tom Curren hit the scene as the Californian prodigy with the trademark double-pump bottom and the magnetic style.Between 1985 and 1990 Tom claimed three world titles. The 1990 title was famously won by surfing events all the way through from the trials stage. A record not even Kelly Slater will ever match.
After setting a new benchmark for pro surfing, Tom hung up the singlet and influenced surfing from an entirely different perspective. Roaming the globe as part of the Rip Curl Search he carved an indelible path as a free surfer – it was the same Tom Curren but there were new lines, different boards and better waves. Tom helped pave the way for a whole generation to choose the free surfing path.
We caught up with Tom while he was in Australia for the 25th anniversary of his cult classic film, searching for Tom Curren.
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The Tracks Podcast
We’ve been listening to the oscillations of surf culture for more than 50 years. Now you can too. Listen in on a conversation that peers beneath the surface of surfing’s most influential figures. A free-roaming audio experience where we talk to people who have left firm footprints in the sands of surfing history and those who are changing its course as we speak. What motivates them? What bold forces were at play when they pulled off surfing miracles? What is the essence of their particular genius and what makes these surfing heroes human like everyone else? All you have to do is hit play while we explore the mythology and the facts associated with some of the subculture’s most celebrated individuals.
