The Surfer's Journal presents Soundings with Jamie Brisick

The waterman on "designing danger" as a Hollywood stuntman, eschewing labels, training for wipeouts, the aloha spirit, the visceral connection between fear and enlightenment, and his family's Westside legacy.

Brian Keaulana is an esteemed lifesaver and surfer who has been an irreplaceable advocate for the importance of life-saving skills and ocean-education within the surfing community. Son of renowned surfer and lifesaver Buffalo Keaulana and brother of three-time ASP World Longboard champion Rusty, Brian has understood the importance of living in symbiosis with his surroundings from a young age, starting with getting in the water with his father at just three months old. In this episode, he discusses his family's legacy, Hollywood, survival, and the power of storytelling as a vehicle for cross-cultural communication.

The bassist for rock band Pixies on the surf-music connection, minimalism, the symbiosis between growth and tragedy, and finding forms of expression—on stage and in the water.

Argentine-American Paz Lenchantin is both a musician and a surfer. Throughout her music career, she's held positions in popular alternative-rock bands such as A Perfect Circle, The Entrance Band, Silver Jews, and, most notably, Pixies. Hailing from a family of classical musicians, Lenchantin's love for playing bass went hand in hand with a certain sense of rebelliousness. In this episode, she sits down with Jamie Brisick to talk about the relationship between music and surfing, and the role rhythm plays in structuring our relationships to the surrounding world.

The most accomplished surfer ever on omens, the virtues of being vulnerable, his odyssey through fame, what the future looks like in midlife, and where to find inspiration after redefining the pinnacles of performance.

Kelly Slater's competitive nature, sheer athleticism, and grace under pressure have won him 11 world titles. Now, at 50, he opens up to Jamie Brisick about the key ingredients for success and how his professional surfing career and life in the public eye have come to shape his understanding of happiness.

Soundbites from the most interesting people in surfing—including Kelly Slater, Nathan Fletcher, Mason Ho, and Tom Curren—as host Jamie Brisick previews his eight guests ahead of the launch of Season 02 of Soundings, presented by The Surfer's Journal.

The Beastie Boy talks with Jamie Brisick about how he found his way to surfing, life on the road, improvisation, and risk-taking in creative endeavors, the making of "Sabotage," and more. Produced by Jonathan Shifflett. Music by Little Wings.