The Longboardarian Podcast
The Longboardarian Podcast objective and mission is to have conversations with the personalities of our longboarding/surf culture. My guests will be the surfers, surfboard shapers, organizers and historians who through their experiences and knowledge have interesting and important opinions and facts about our sport/lifestyle and culture. I feel like many of these conversations will have important historical value as time goes. It's part of surf history!
The Longboardarian Podcast
Steve Walden- The Father of the Modern Longboard
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On this episode we sit down with one of the most important surfer shapers of his generation especially in the context of the modern longboard.
This year (2025) Walden celebrates 60 years in the surfing industry! He has created for himself and for our surf culture a big footprint filled with surfboard design contributions that have impacted what surfers have surfed for decades and will continue using these concepts for decades to come.
Nearing his 8th decade of life, Steve has plenty of stories and anecdotes to share. It is my responsibility to go back to the Walden shop and get more answers and surf culture wisdom from this giant.
I hope you enjoy this episode. I wish you a happy new year!
Tupi
Topics:
Beginnings, The Surfboard Revolution, The Modern Longboard, Surfboard Design, The Magic Model, Hawaii, Surf Biz Acumen, Surf Culture,The Ten and much more!