BLAIR CONKLIN | TALK TO THE DR. | EP #47

Blair Conklin discusses his life as pro skimboarder, growing up in South Laguna, early inspiration from Bill Bryan, the evolution from wooden boards to high‑performance carbon skimboards, studying environmental science at Berkeley to building a full time career competing in contests, creating his own YouTube channel @skidkids_tv , the value of self‑produced content, the global skimboarding scene, community and ocean conservation, and what it takes to grow a niche sport into a respected movement. 🎙️ Real talk, real laughs, and everything in between. #TalkToTheDr #Podcast #BlairConklin #skimboarding --------------------------------- INSTAGRAM   / talktothedoctor   --------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:38 Meet Blair Conklin 2:15 Growing Up Skimboarding in Laguna 4:01 First Skimboard & Learning the Hard Way 5:02 High-Performance Carbon Skimboards 7:42 Why Skimboarding Is So Hard 11:39 Question of the Week 14:06 Early Skimboarding Influences 15:36 Cabo Shorebreak & Skimboarding Waves 18:03 Finding Uncrowded Waves 20:29 Women in Skimboarding 22:18 From Grom to Competitive Skimboarder 23:19 Berkeley, Environmental Science & Expanding Horizons 26:13 Surf Rider, Conservation & Giving Back 29:58 Skimboarding Contests & The World Tour 31:12 Building His Own Career Through YouTube 35:11 Austin Keen, Social Media & Wake Surfing 37:03 Brad Domke & Big Wave Skimboarding 39:27 Tom Curran’s Skimboarding Obsession 41:02 Surfboard Evolution & Smaller Boards 42:43 Pushing the Limits of Skimboarding 43:13 Chris Taloa & Alternative Board Riding 44:35 Brazil’s Rising Skimboarding Talent 46:03 Scoring Epic Waves in Alaska 48:43 Surfing Beside Glaciers 52:02 Blair Conklin’s Top 10 Board Riders 57:27 The Next Generation of Skimboarders 59:09 Clay Marzo, John John & Surfing Inspiration 1:01:13 Will John John Florence Return to Competition? 1:05:28 Nathan Florence & Building a Surf Brand 1:08:01 The Story Behind Skid Kids 1:09:23 Bill Bryan’s Influence on Blair 1:12:34 Closing Thoughts