Laird Hamilton is in studio! We’re going deep on the heaviest wave of all time that changed surfing history on a very special episode of Waves with Names. The Millennium | August 17, 2000.
0:00 – Intro
1:11 – Laird Hamilton Joins the Podcast
5:33 – Being Competitive with Yourself
17:29 – How Many Hours has Laird Spent on a Surfboard?
22:15 – Who Were Laird’s Surfing Heroes as a Kid?
29:36 – When Did You Know Surfing Was Your Calling?
37:13 – Laird Explains His Relationship With the Ocean
39:02 – On This Date
48:24 – Laird’s Shark Encounters
56:06 – Setting the Stage for the Millenium Wave
1:08:27 – How Does Teahupo’o Compare to Other Surfing Locations?
1:12:36 – Laird Hamilton’s Surfing Bonafides
1:16:50 – The Day of the Wave
1:27:14 – How Did It Feel After Making History?
1:33:04 – The Aftermath
1:38:57 – Naming and Scoring the Wave
1:41:59 – Laird’s Superfood
1:44:08 – Post-Show Hotline
2:08:56 – Outro
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Does our audience know how to surf?🤔⬇
Running Back Raheem Mostert is a NFL player who can also surf
Legend…
Laird with the big loggerhead sea turtle neck
Absolutely know how to surf ! It is the best feeling ever ! The ocean clears your head after work , takes to a better place . Lived on Maui for years , saw Jaws break ( Peahi ) Great island , Also a huge football fan , but NOTHING is better than surfing , Laird is a great guest
Laird and Jules dropping gems
When Uncle Laird speaks, I listen! Great episode!
Wtf is wrong with his neck?
Jules looks like he's dressed for the first day of 2nd grade circa 1996 😂
Putting a request in: CHRIS SIMMS! Get him on Jules!
Laird is a sound bite machine, so many good one liners.
Next…Jonah Lomu…All time great Rugby player
The fact that laird towed Koa Rothman into that code Red wave is legendary it’s its own right
Here bc of AYG, baby 🗑️🗑️🗑️
No clue how to surf, but this has to be the most versatile pod I’ve seen yet brother… Hell yeah Edlenut 🤟
When is the Cam Newton episode coming?
Never heard of Laird, never put much thought into surfing, but wow this was one of my favorite episodes. Thanks, gents!
Is it me or does Hamilton kneck looks hudge .
Missed opportunity to mention Colin Jost mangling his foot in Tahiti, while hosting some Olympic surfing coverage. He managed to crash into the coral reef & got a 'gnarly' staph (staphylococcus aureus) infection of his foot. 🤕 He's a smart, funny guy – could be fun to have him on for something, even though he's a New Yorker (Staten Island to be exact); he spent some time in Cambridge so maybe he's not that bad. 😅
This Episode is awesome. I grew up as a competitive waterskier and snow skier. Hearing your guys convos was thoroughly enjoyable. Laird's stories, adventures, intentionality, and connection to life and nature. Thanks for the awesome episode Jules and the whole team.
Hasdn't run across your show before, but I'll be back. Your a great interviewer. You let your guest talk w/o interuption and add just enough "texture" from your own experience. Admirable you took the time to do your homework on Laird… the interview would have been a litte shallow for "surfers" in your audience without it… and a whole lot more impressive/interesting for your "non-surfer" viewers… with it!
Put Laird on almost ANY "playing field" with pros and hes gonna survive – maybe impress a few people. Put any pro athlete where Laird "plays"… and they're gonna DIE. Simple as that. To call Laird a "surfer," is a shallow description of his talents and intensity. You dont have to look too far into his accomplishments to know he's a "super freak" of immense proportions.