The Kyle Thiermann Show

Brenden Ruh is the founder of Santa Cruz Medicinals and is the fine gentleman who told me to start this podcast. Lindsey Locke has worked in the health and fitness industry for the better part of the last decade. With an undergraduate degree from UC Santa Cruz in Legal Studies, Lindsey has long since been interested in criminal justice and inequities in the justice system. Currently receiving her Masters in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, Lindsey has turned her efforts towards approaching addiction counseling through a holistic lens, and eliminating the stigma that surrounds the topic.   Follow SC Medicinals on Instagram Follow Lindsey on Instagram Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Aaron Alexander has over 14 years of experience as a manual therapist and movement coach working with Hollywood celebrities, professional athletes, and everyone in between. He hosts the top-rated Align Podcast, featuring the biggest names in movement and wellness. His work has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Men's Health and is a regular contributor to Paleo Magazine. Aaron speaks internationally educating and inspiring thousands of individuals on how to move optimally on a momentary basis. Follow Aaron on Instagram   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

David Karr is the Co-Founder of Guayakí Yerba Mate.    Follow Guayakí on Instagram   Listen to Light The Band   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals.   Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Terry Campion is the host of the Off The Lip Radio Show and owner of the Santa Cruz Boardroom.   Follow Santa Cruz Boardroom on Instagram   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Jody David Armour is the Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at the University of Southern California and author of Negrophobia and Reasonable Racism: The Hidden Costs of Being Black in America. Armour’s expertise ranges from personal injury claims to claims about the relationship between racial justice, criminal justice, and the rule of law. Armour studies the intersection of race and legal decision making as well as torts and tort reform movements. Follow Jody on Twitter   Listen to the Getaway Dogs   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Kaj Larsen is an American journalist, correspondent, and producer who has worked for Vice News, CNN, NowThis News and Current TV.    Follow Kaj on Instagram   Listen to Amadou & Miriam   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Manu Koenig is running for 1st district Santa Cruz County Supervisor. In this conversation we talk about the homeless crisis, affordable housing, and the importance of local politics.    Contact Manu here   Follow Manu on Instagram   Listen to Kevin Craft   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Randy Garrett is a spearfisherman, surfer, mushroom hunter, and math teacher. During this conversation Randy and his son, Jasper, tell the story of getting lost in the Sierras while on a mushroom hunt.   Listen to The Getaway Dogs    Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Kyle Kingsbury is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2006-2014, Kingsbury also formerly competed for King of the Cage and was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. He is now the Director of Human Optimization at Onnit.   Follow Kyle Kingsbury on Instagram   Listen to the Great Apes   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Josh Humbert arrived in French Polynesia at age two and is thus deeply connected to Tahitian culture. His lifelong love of the ocean has led him to work in pearl farming and underwater photography as well as spearfishing. Josh’s work in Tahitian pearl farming is infused with his passion for the sea and its creatures. After 27 years in the industry he is just as excited by his work today as he was on the day he started. He was one of the first non-Japanese pearl technicians in French Polynesia and the first person to incorporate concepts of sustainability in the Tahitian pearl industry. His family farm, Kamoka Pearl is known internationally for it’s progressive methods and beautiful pearls. His start in professional photography began by shooting photos swimming in the line up at Teahupo'o, Tahiti where he resided with his family for eleven years and still has a home. He is currently represented by National Geographic where he brings his story telling ability to a wider range of photography work. Jo

Simon Rex also known as Dirt Nasty, is an American entertainer. Rising to fame as an MTV VJ, Rex later became an actor known for What I Like About You, Scary Movie 3, 4, and 5, and National Lampoon's Pledge This!. He later developed a rap persona, Dirt Nasty, and had several solo albums and co-founded the supergroup Three Loco. Amy Baldwin is a Sex Educator and Co-Owner of Pure Pleasure adult store in Santa Cruz, CA. She is also the Co-Host of the new podcast, Shameless Sex.   Follow Simon on Instagram Follow Shameless Sex on Instagram Listen to Pinstripe Loveseat Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Lindsey Locke has worked in the health and fitness industry for the better part of the last decade. With an undergraduate degree from UC Santa Cruz in Legal Studies, Lindsey has long since been interested in criminal justice and inequities in the justice system. Currently receiving her Masters in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, Lindsey has turned her efforts towards approaching addiction counseling through a holistic lens, and eliminating the stigma that surrounds the topic. Through fitness, Lindsey has helped those that have abandoned their health (either through trauma, lifestyle choices, or addiction) get back into their bodies and begin to heal from the inside out.   Follow Lindsey on Instagram   Listen to Sourgrass   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full

Julián and Joaquín Azulay (Gauchos del Mar) are two argentine brothers who made a trip through the American Continent on a truck starting from Los Angeles, CA and finishing in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Their dream of surfing the American Pacific Coastline lasted 403 days, where they drove more tan 30,000 kms across 13 countries. They show the Continent as a whole, through its different cultures, towns, villages, food, people, animals and landscapes while camping and surfing perfect and remote waves on their way back home. They are currently on a two year roadtrip through Africa.    Follow the Gouchos   Listen to Mount Saint Eilas   Comment on the episode here   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals.   Environmental episodes:   #133 Understanding Plasti

Tareq Azim is a 6x Mixed Martial Arts World Champion Head Coach, Head of off-season Development of NFL,UFC, RWL and MLB standouts, competitive product of Wild Card Boxing- Juan Carlos Martinez/ Freddie Roach, American Jiu Jitsu/ Gracie Academy Black Belt, Created the Afghan Women's Boxing Federation, Fresno State University Football Linebacker.    Follow Tareq on Instagram   Listen to Cigarettes and Summer   Get involved with Amazon Watch   Check out Patagonia Action Works   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Charles Eisenstein is a public speaker, gift economy advocate, and the author of several books including The Ascent of Humanity, Sacred Economics, The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible and Climate - A New Story.   Follow Charles on Instagram   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Reece Pacheco is Executive Director of WSL Pure, the sustainability and ocean conservation arm of World Surf League.    Follow Reece on Instagram   Listen to Jerry Johnson music   Learn more about PURE   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Jordy Smith is a professional surfer from South Africa. He is currently ranked #6 on the World Surf League.    Follow Jordy in Instagram   Listen to DIVA LOTTO   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Jason Harrow is Chief Council at Equal Citizens and host of the Versus Trump podcast. Harrow is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, where he won the Ames Moot Court Competition and was the President of Harvard Law's chapter of the American Constitution Society. After he finished law school, Jason clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for the Honorable Carlos Bea and on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for the Honorable Kenneth Karas. He was previously an assistant solicitor general in the Office of the New York Attorney General, and he has argued 15 appeals, including two before New York’s highest court, the New York Court of Appeals. Take Care is the second major legal blog with which Jason has been affiliated. From 2006 to 2008, Jason was the blog manager and stats guru for SCOTUSblog, the leading website about the U.S. Supreme Court.   Comment on the episode here.   Listen to Sourgrass   Follow Jason on Twitter   Sign

Dean Yerushalmy and Leela Kalow are the only two people in Santa Cruz, California teaching the Ido Portal Method under his direct guidance in his Mentorship Program. Ido Portal formulated a pioneering Movement Culture blending elements of several physical disciplines. Dean and Leela bring their varied backgrounds in sports and dance leading them organically to Ido Portal’s method.   Follow Santa Cruz Movement on Instagram   www.santacruzmovement.com   Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Albee Layer is a professional surfer from Maui, Hawaii. Nora Vasconcellos is a professional skateboarder from Oceanside, California. She was Adidas' first female pro skateboarder, won a World Championship, and won Transworld's Reader's Choice Female Award. Follow Albee on Instagram Follow Nora on Instagram Listen to AFISHNSEA Sign up for the weekly email   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Follow me on Instagram   The Motherfucker Awards   Contact: info@kyle.surf   SC Medicinals Use the code KYLE10 to get 10% off everything at SC Medicinals. Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe