"If You Don't Surf, Don't Start. If You Do Surf, Never Stop." A bold 1988 ad by Gotcha surfwear that helped define surfing's aggro attitude during the Reagan years. Gotcha was the vision of Backside Charging, Free Ride-starring, cocaine-loving innovator Michael Tomson. The Breuer brothers unpack the radical life and times of Michael Tomson, as written about in the Encyclopedia of Surfing's Sunday Joint on July 12th, 2020.
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002 - Lust For Life: Michael Tomson

The Breuer Brothers excavate surfings past present and future.

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On this episode, Was surfing really better way back when? We explore the pros and cons of being a surfer today. We ask, Is our perception of the past a cognitive bias? Or was it really that much better? And did waves pump that much harder. Plus, Jamie and Tyler see how their past experiences stack up against each other with another round of Stump my Bro.
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040 - Shoulda Been Here Yesterday

On this episode of Hardcore Surf History Bonus Section, Tyler goes full on surf nerd with the legendary Matt George. They discuss his new book 'In Deep' and get the real story behind behind 'In Gods Hands', his win at the Mr. Hot Buns Competition at the Allentown Wave Pool competition and reflect on how the media landscape has changed. This is a not to be missed episode!
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039 - Matt George

On this episode, we tackle the essential question: What is Style and why does it matter? We ask What makes a surfer stylish? Where did we get our notions of style from? Who has it? Who doesn’t? and Why does it mean so much to us? We wade our way into the fraught and subjective topic on a matter of style. And of course… The Breuer Brothers try to out-vogue each other with Stump My Bro.
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038 - What Is Style?

On today's episode we look in the mirror and take a long, hard, sobering look at the image of surfing. How important is surfing’s image? Does it shape surfing’s culture? Does it affect who takes up the sport? Does it impact on the actual experience itself? Do these questions even matter? Then after we stare long enough at ourselves, Jamie and Tyler have a staring contest and try to Stump My Bro.
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037 - Image Is Everything

At This year's Rip Curl Bells Beach Easter Classic’s 60th Anniversary, Tom Curren and Mark Occhilupo–two of surfing's most influential characters and rivals–competed in a special Heritage Heat. The Curren/Occy Rivalry is stuff of legends. Many middle aged men get weak in the knees just mentioning the two. But.. Why? Why do we care so much about this rivalry? What is its importance to pro surfing? Who are these two surfers that captured our imaginations and have inspired generations of surfers? We dive in and give context to surf history.
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002 - Lust For Life: Michael Tomson

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