The Kyle Thiermann Show

Gemita Samarra (25) is a model, stunt woman, writer, producer and founder of My Name is Human, a social enterprise working globally with displaced people, to provide education and creative solutions for refugees, the homeless, and the extremely impoverished.   Follow Gemita on Instagram www.mynameishumanproject.com/ changingtidesfoundation.org Connect with me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Check out my documentaries at kyle.surf Music: The Getaway Dogs   Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Shems Heartwell is a guide and facilitator who specializes in personal and relational empowerment. His work goes to the core of what is needed for embodied transformation by integrating the physical, mental, sexual, emotional, and spiritual.   https://shemsheartwell.com/ Follow Shems on Instagram Music: 3 Foot Tires and Rising, By Oppo Connect with me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Check out my favorite books on kyle.surf   Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Chad Nelson is the CEO of Surfrider.    Follow Surfrider on Instagram Listen to Weak Knees on Bandcamp  Follow Weak Knees on Instagram    Connect with me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Check out my favorite books on kyle.surf    Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

This is a story I wrote for The Inertia.   Music: The Getaway Dogs Connect with me on Instagram. Buy me a coffee on Patreon. Check out my favorite books on kyle.surf Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Tom Powers is a lifelong spearfisherman and was one of the early pioneers at Mavericks. He now works as a realtor for Seabright Morgage in Santa Cruz, CA. If you enjoy this episode you might also like #113 with swell forecaster Mark Sponsler and #104 with Nat Geo Photographer Ben Horton.   Connect with me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Check out my favorite books on kyle.surf Music: Pinstripe Loveseat Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Kevin Johnson is the founder and CEO of Zero Gravity Institute in Austin, TX. Zero Gravity is a state of the art floatation center and private research facility. He is also the designer and manufacturer of Zero Gravity Float Rooms. Kevin brings a vast amount of knowledge, insight and experience to the world of floatation. He has been floating since 1986, when he went to work for one of the world’s first commercial floatation centers. Kevin is a popular public speaker, giving presentations on floatation tanks, consciousness, shamanism, plant medicines and psychedelics. He has been featured in several magazines and periodicals, and has appeared on many popular podcasts including; “Tangentially Speaking” with Christopher Ryan, “The Duncan Trussell Family Hour”,  “The Warrior Poet” with Aubrey Marcus. Follow Zero Gravity on Instagram Music: Nate Maingaurd, This Cat's Got Time Connect with me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Check out my fav

Foster Gamble and Kimberly Carter Gamble are the creators of the documentary THRIVE: What on Earth will it Take? The controversial movie was translated into 27 languages and at the time of this podcast has more than 82 million documented views.   Watch Thrive: http://www.thrivemovement.com/the_movie   Music: https://www.facebook.com/thecraftersband/   Connect with me on Instagram   Buy me a coffee on Patreon   kyle.surf Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Raam's father was a prominent Iranian environmentalist who was arrested and interrogated for supposedly being a foreign spy. After he mysteriously died in prison, Raam and his brother decided to pressure the Iranian government for answers. Telling his story here is part of that pressure. Follow King Raam on Instagram Connect with me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Check out my favorite books on kyle.surf Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Amy Baldwin is a Somatic Sex and Relationship Coach (trained in the Somatica® Method), Certified Sex Educator, sales trainer and educator for Uberlube, as well as co-owner of a mother-daughter owned pleasure boutique called Pure Pleasure Shop. Amy has a passion for promoting shame-free, pleasure-focused sexuality education while emphasizing the deep emotional and energetic forces behind great sex and intimate connection, offering everything from how-to workshops to erotic empowerment retreats. Amy also appears in episodes #23, #54, and #86 of this podcast. Music By Daniella Smith Follow Amy Baldwin on Instagram Connect with me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon   Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Mark Sponsler's website Stormsurf.com has been the one and only surf forecast source for all variations of the Mavericks surf contest. It has also provided forecast consultation for the the IMAX film "Wild California", Dan Rather's "48 Hours", Ted Koppel's "Nightline", programming from FOX and numerous other TV productions that focus on big wave surfing and forecasting. Mark was the lead surf forecaster for the Hollywood movie "Chasing Mavericks." Mark Sponsler graduated from Rollins College in 1980 with a degree in Business Administration. He's managed software projects for Rockwell International, Lockheed-Martin, Kaiser Permantente and consulted for Spherion.   Follow Mark on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Follow me on Instagram kyle.surf Music: Sleep North America, This Storm Will Go For A Long Time.  Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

This is a short story I wrote for Adventure Sports Network about pro surfer, Ramon Navarro, and a land conservation success. Enjoy! Music by Daniella Smith Follow me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon kyle.surf kyle.surf/bookclub   Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Abby Martin is an American journalist and presenter of The Empire Files, an investigative news program on the satellite network teleSUR and YouTube. She was formerly the host of Breaking the Set on the Russian network RT America, working from the Washington, D.C. bureau. Before hosting her own show, she had worked for two years as a correspondent for RT America. Martin is also an artist and activist, and helped found the citizen journalism website Media Roots. She serves on the board of directors for the Media Freedom Foundation which manages Project Censored. Martin appeared in the documentary film Project Censored The Movie: Ending the Reign of Junk Food News and co-directed 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film. Follow Abby on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Support Wildcoast Follow me on Instagram Kyle.surf Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Damien Hobgood is a professional surfer from Satellite Beach, Florida.   Follow Damien on Instagram Follow me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Email Voice Memos to info@kyle.surf kyle.surf Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Follow Chris Ryan on Instagram Follow me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Dr. Jim Fadiman is considered America's wisest and most respected authority on psychedelics and their use. In 1974 he co-founded the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, and has since continued to explore potential medical and creative uses of psychedelic drugs. In his most recent book, The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic and Sacred Journeys (2011), he provides insight into safe and correct uses of psychedelic drugs. The book was inspired by his unique knowledge of psychedelic experiences and his desire to explain beneficial uses of those substances. He received his B.A. from Harvard University in Social Relations in 1960, and his M.A. and Ph.D from Stanford University in Psychology in 1962 and 1965, respectively.   Chris Ryan and his work have been featured just about everywhere, including: MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, NPR, The New York Times, The Times of London, Playboy, The Washi

Dr. Wallace "J" Nichols - called “Keeper of the Sea" by GQ Magazine, “a visionary" by Outside Magazine and a "water warrior" by AQUATICS International - is an innovative, silo-busting, entrepreneurial scientist, movement maker, renown marine biologist, voracious Earth and idea explorer, wild water advocate, bestselling author, sought after lecturer, and fun-loving Dad. He also likes turtles (a lot).   Follow J on Instagram Follow me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon kyle.surf 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 Follow me on Instagram Pinstripe Loveseat Band Buy me a coffee on Patreon     Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Correction: It was Tim Leary, not Mckenna who was interviewed by Surfer Magazine. Sorry I misspoke in the interview. -Kyle Dr. Bruce Damer is a polymath scientist, designer, author, and general explorer of liminal realms. He has worked for over a decade in simulation and design of space missions for NASA, develops biochemical models for the origin of life at UC Santa Cruz and collects vintage computers and their history in his DigiBarn computer museum. He has a practice exploring beyond the edges of consciousness to bring back stuff that is meaningful for humanity and the Gaian prerogative. http://www.damer.com/ Follow me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Chris Cote is a “professional action sports personality.” He got his start as a competitive surfer and skateboarder before he was the editor of Transworld Surf Magazine. Today, Chris is a commentator for the World Surf League, host of the Vans Park Series, editor of Encinitas Magazine, and the host of the Monday M.A.S.S, his own podcast.    Follow Chris on Instagram Follow me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Ben Horton has based his career on being able to go places that other people either cannot, or don’t want to go.  From thousands of feet underwater to the most remote regions in the arctic, Ben’s passion is to use photography as a means to inspire people to take stewardship of the planet. Ben started his career with National Geographic by telling the story of the sharks of Cocos Island.   He traced the illegal fishing industry from Costa Rica to China, and as a result of his work helped to increase the park boundaries and protection of two of Costa Rica’s national parks.   He was awarded the National Geographic Society’s first ever Young Explorer Grant for his work, and he has since moved on to receive a number of other National Geographic grants, assignments, and recently stared in a documentary for National Geographic featuring his work in Thailand.   Ben is based in southern California, where he works primarily on adventure campaigns.   Jesse Horton is

Taylor White is a UC Santa Cruz graduate researcher studying the population dynamics of pinto abalone in Southeast Alaska. She works closely with the Sitka Sound Science Center and Alaska Department of Fish and Game.  Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe