Offshore Insights Podcast

I first became aware of Dan after I got to ride a custom Mannkine surfboard shaped for my old boss. From the first wave I rode, the board absolutely blew my mind and it continued to do so for every ride that followed. The board had a funky looking and almost counter-intuitive look to the design template, at least for my, at the time, conditioned mainstream and critical surfing lens. Once I experienced the elation that came from riding this eccentric shape, I knew I had to find and meet the mad scientist behind it. I looked online for some way to contact him and wound up on bit of a goose chase, the guy was clearly not trying to be found. Eventually, I was able to track down a landline number listed on an old website. So I called and left a voicemail asking if I could come meet him. A week or two later I got a call back. He graciously invited me to come on down to his shaping bay in south San Diego, which I happily did. From our first visit, we hit it off, rapping out about a whole variety of interesting and fun topics, discovering that we had a fair amount of common ground in our interests. From there a budding friendship began to develop and thankfully, that came along with a few custom board orders. 

Dan Mann is an elite competitive endurance athlete, a world-renowned surfboard shaper, deep thinker, father, husband and a genuine renaissance man. In this episode, Dan and I find a sunny spot in a park near his shaping bay, where we enjoy a trumpet student's flat lines and discuss the culture surrounding self-improvement techniques and how tackling adversities & challenges can be a more pragmatic and self-empowering path to improving our quality of life and expanding our consciousness, in the age of comforts and conveniences. 

Dan Mann is an elite competitive endurance athlete, a world-renowned surfboard shaper, deep thinker, father, husband and a genuine renaissance man. In this episode, Dan and I find a sunny spot in a park near his shaping bay, where we enjoy a trumpet student's flat lines and discuss the culture surrounding self-improvement techniques and how tackling adversities & challenges can be a more pragmatic and self-empowering path to improving our quality of life and expanding our consciousness, in the age of comforts and conveniences.

Mann Kine

Wim Hof

Science Direct Article

Science Daily Article

Forbes Article

Joe Rogan Experience # 1073 Steven Pinker

Joe Rogan Experience # 1080 David Goggins

Joe Rogan Experience #1034 Sebastian Junger

Intro: "Kelp Grooves"-Claus Creative

Outtro: "West Coast"-Ryan Little

Timbo Stillinger grew up enjoying and appreciating water in all of its various physical forms. As he grew older, so did his curiosity about the environment and his interest in understanding the world’s natural systems. He eventually went on to pursue a life in academia studying Environmental Science and Management, with an emphasis on improving the forecasting and management of water supplies from seasonal mountain snowpacks. receiving and masters and a PhD for his efforts. In this episode, I sit down with Timbo on a viewpoint bench overlooking our local surf break, to discuss his past and current work projects. We learn how to improve our awareness, activism and impact on natural systems in our local environments and how he landed a job that paid him to surf, at least once a day.

In this episode, I sit down with Timbo on a viewpoint bench overlooking our local surf break, to discuss his past and current work projects. We learn how to improve our awareness, activism and impact on natural systems in our local environments and how he landed a job that paid him to surf, at least once a day.

Bren School of Environmental Research and Management

San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy

Surfrider Foundation

Intro: "Diet Love"-Austin Burns

Outtro: (*correction*) "Switch Machine"-Claus Creative

Nature Unplugged

I had the pleasure of meeting cliff through a mutual friend and was immediately impressed by his candor and presence, he seemed to emit a certain warmth and openness that welcomed all who he came across and invited them to connect more, a genuine aloha spirit and mana. As I got to know Cliff better and know of his various projects and endeavours, I quickly became a huge fan of his surfing and of him as a human. A year or so later, I picked up Cliff from his lab in La Jolla on the UCSD campus, after a long days work. We swung by the liquor store, grabbed a couple(maybe a few) Buchkrafts and headed back to his place to decompress and rap out on the couch. In this episode, I catch up with pro surfer, environmental activist, biochemist and Hawaiian island waterman, Cliff Kapono, to discuss surfing culture and how pursuing a path in academia can lead to a valuable and fulfilling future. 

In this episode, I catch up with pro surfer, environmental activist, biochemist and Hawaiian Island Waterman, Cliff Kapono, to discuss surfing culture and how pursuing a path academia can lead to a valuable and fulfilling future.

Surfer Biome Project

American Gut Project

OC Register Article

VICE Special Report

The Pro-Test

Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii

Surfers Against Sewage UK

Surf Activists

Intro: "Ukuleles N' Such" - Crooks N' Nannies

Outtro: "Habañera" - Austin Burns

Unmistakable Creative