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.

Episode 005: ☰ ( SKY ) Dan Mann - The Hero's Journey

The Offshore Insights podcast serves as a conduit for unity, by using water as the connecting thread to the stories and individuals we meet. Through this form of communication, we aim to break down social &amp; cultural barriers between seemingly disparate groups, helping us to better understand one another and the world that we share. This podcast generates intelligent, thoughtful and in-depth conversations within the global surf and water-oriented communities. Through a wide range of subjects, we challenge our listeners to explore the raw power of our natural environment and encourage them to cultivate its forces in their lives. In sharing the stories of captivating individuals connected by water, we enjoy moments of wonder as listeners discover their innate ability to “surf” the waves of life.

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In this episode, I sit down with world-renowned pioneer climber, big wave surfer, and all-around thrill seeker Randy Leavitt to discuss following life passions, insights from near-death experiences and finding vitality through a lifetime of play. Drop-in, tune-up and enjoy the ride!

Episode 014: ☵ (Water) Randy Leavitt - Life is for the living.

In this episode I catch up with an old friend, Zach Plopper. As Conservation Director at the bi-national non-profit Wildcoast and as a life-long surfer, we discuss the current state of environmental affairs. We delve into the psyche of our culture and our collective human connectivity to the natural world. We discuss our roles, as either passengers or crew members on the spaceship Earth, and what we can do to play a positive role and enjoy the ride.

Episode 013: ☷ (EARTH) Zach Plopper - Spaceship Earth

Captivating individuals and stories connected by water.

Episode 012: ☵ (Water) Patrick Millin - Mountains of the Mind

In this episode we discuss Easkey's origins and personal history, her various ongoing environmentally focused creative and professional  projects, exploring far out desolate and war-torn lands, becoming a surf pioneer of her own, all the gifts from the sea she has received and how those blessings have taught her more about life and how to support humanity than any other source of insight in her life.

Episode 011: ☵ (Water) Easkey Britton - Gifts from the Sea

In this first bonus episode, I catch up with the audience and give a season update on what’s been going on and what exciting new things they can expect in the near future. Tune in and see what we got cooking. Until next time, be well, keep in touch and enjoy the ride!

Episode 005: ☰ ( SKY ) Dan Mann - The Hero's Journey

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