The Stoked Bloke & Kelly Slater 

Kelly is an amazing story teller, his ability to recall dates, names and the atmosphere from decades ago is astonishing and takes you deep into the story. BL is such a pure man, engaging, insightful, intelligent and honest. I’m sure everyone just felt better listening to these guys.

You're a rare breed Barton for letting Kelly speak without interrupting him every few minutes to ask another question, like most interviewers. Kelly has had a full life and spoke so eloquently while opening up. I really enjoyed this interview, and looking forward for many more.

As a 59 year old, devoted, life long surfer from Florida, that had the opportunity to surf with Kelly at a very young age at Sebastian Inlet when he was first starting his professional career, and the opportunity to surf with Barton in 1987 in Puerto Escondido. This was the most mesmerizing 2 hours of RU-vid that I have ever watched. I loved how you just opened a door and let Kelly talk. I could sit and listen to you guys tell stories for hours on end. My only complaint would be that it was not long enough. Well done!!!

This is my favorite Kelly interview of all time. Thank you boys! Love you both.

The most incredible 2 hours I have spent on RU-vid - thank you BL and KS ❤

This episode is part of surfing history.

Ive never heard Slater speak like this before. Incredible!! Thank you.

Wow!! CV Roberts is my dad. It’s so special to hear his name & legacy living on from his surf shop. Thank you Kelly Slater and thank you Barton Lynch for posting. 🤙🏼

Unbelievable interview. Thank you!

Probably the best surfing related interview I have ever seen. Congratulations Barton & Kelly!

Two of the real humble humans on this planet sitting down for a chat this is gold and needs to be kept for years to come. thanks, Barton and Kelly for your time and stories

BL this is an incredible interview. You interviewing Kelly but he is interviewing you right back. The individual humility you both have and your respect for each other has been so inspiring. Kelly's memory and level of detail that he can describe is extraordinary, your memory is extraordinary too but he just relives every heat that he ever surfed and then he remembers his individual conversations and his emotions at the time. This has been a history lesson, a lesson in genuiness and transparency and dignity - you both should be proud of yourselves. Great job!

🙏🏼 BL you were born for this. A black belt in frothing on life. Thx 🙏🏼

Best interview ever didnt feel like an interview just 2 brothers reminiscing

Feels like I've spent the arvo with Kelly, truly inspiring. Keep the good vibes flowing! much love!

This is one of the best and most enlightening interviews/discussions I have had the pleasure of experiencing. Two of my favorite surfers of my lifetime having such an amazing chat with each other. Love it. Thank you both for sharing the stoke! 🤙 God bless you both!

My favorite commentator of all time interviewing my favorite surfer. BL, you brought the very best out of KS. We grew up in the same town and surfed together and against each other in ESA back in the 80s. We all knew we were witnessing an athlete seen once in a lifetime from when he was 12.

Seabreeze High 1990 grad here. Surfed against the goat a few times in ESA contests when we were kids. Then even got to hang out a few times and surf with him here in Costa Rica where I have been living for over 20 years. The guy is a legend and I wish him the best with his new child.

Kelly should be the next WSL commentator, he’s articulate and intelligent with a memory like en elephant. And get Barton back as well.

Epic interview. Thanks Barton & Kelly for putting this out there. Kelly's been such a great role model to me over the years. One of the reasons I don't drink and live clean is because of Kelly. Hopefully, I can see him in the surf one day.

Congratulations Mr. Lynch for the outstanding interview of Mr. Slater. Many interviewers interrupt their guests often with their own comments or questions while their guest is sharing keen insight into an event or adventure. You did an excellent job of letting Kelly finish his comments before prompting him to continue or to clarify something he stated, or to pivot in a different direction with a new question. Nice job of shining the spotlight on him, rather than yourself. You are an excellent interviewer. Well done, Barton! Congratulations Mr. Slater for an incredible career in our beloved sport of surfing. You were very articulate in your interview and you shared interesting facets of your life. What an incredible memory and ability to recall details of long ago. You have been an excellent ambassador for surfing and a true competitor with the heart of a lion. You will always be the King of Surfing and I foresee at least one more event win as a wildcard or at an invitational event. May God guide you as you begin the next phase of your life and may each endeavor be a success. To all young surfers who aspire to be professional surfers, please listen carefully to Kelly’s advice about avoiding drugs and alcohol. Keep your mind clear and focused on your goals. Spend as much time in the ocean as possible and take care of your body. Think carefully about the consequences of what you do when you are out of the water. The sooner you start living like a professional, the sooner you will become one. “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.” Proverbs 20:1

Great interview. Barton is the man. Exudes positive energy.

Epic podcast! Barton is salt of the earth. Cheers mate! Keep these coming you have a great personality and actually listen to your guest 🤙🏻

Stoked to see Kelly give props to Mike Stewart as one of the all-time Pipe legends. Congrats on your career Kelly, and Barton you're doing seriously great work here mate - I haven't surfed for 30 years (live in the mountains now) but still a fan. Thank you to you both!

What a retrospective experience, I feel so blessed I got to be contemporary with you guys, Barton you nailed again, superb experience Florida is the new Sion Robert Slater. Thank you, thank you guys so much.

Really great interview with Robert, Barton. You guys are two class acts, and this is one of the best Kelly interviews of all time...Appreciate you both! P.S. Thanks again for the deck pads you brought me up a few years ago to San Clemente!

Wow. What a great interview. The chemistry between you two legends is untouchable. The stoke is so real in this one. Bravo. 🙌🤙😊

Thank you for facilitating this, Barton--you are both legends and this conversation is priceless. On top of what everyone said about Kelly's acumen, his intellect, his grace and character, the mental and emotional insights shared here are worth thousands of dollars in therapy and life coaching. Kelly is an incredible story teller and role model for every generation. His ability to recount details of his life experiences is a thing of wonder. Truly grateful to you both 🙏🏼🙏🏼

I could listen to these dudes talk forever

Thank you immensely for the talk about alcoholism and it’s consequences. I reached the milestone of 1900 days sober this week and have met a lot of Sober surfers since cleaning up my life. 🙏🏼 🤙🏻

I was at the 89 Aloe Cup and watched the heat Kelly and Barton surfed vs each other.And it passed us all off that Kelly lost to BL.Kelly was surfing so good and BL caught his last wave and nailed it like 5 times backside and even then we thought Kelly won probably because we were blind because we wanted him to win so bad. So crazy before they even spoke about it that was the 1st thing I thought about before they brought it up. I have so many memories about Kelly surfing against him at ESA regionals and watching my buddy Lance beat him onetime in Juniors at the old ASP EAST CONTEST called the ALEC MAITLAND MEMORIAL in St.Augustine,my High schools team beating Cocoa beach high school at the NSSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 1990. To his just dominating all of us as kids.He seemed so unbeatable we lost before our heats even started he was so hyped as a kid.What a true Legend not only in surfing but sports in general.And in my opinion he is the best athlete to ever live.To be at the top of his sport to the age of 52 is un heard of in any pro sport ever. Could you imagine MICHAEL JORDAN still in the NBA at 52? To win PIPE at 49 years and 11 months old is mindblowing. Kelly you used to be my competitor,to my favorite surfer,to my one of my 2 surf heros along Tom Curren. It's going to be hard watching the WSL contests and him not be apart of it.A true sad day for me seeing him walk away. Thank you Kelly for all the memories and inspiration you have given me over the years.Mahalo mate God Bless

Amazing interview. I know Barton and have met Slater. Absolute legends!! Could listen to them chat for hours. 👍👍👍👍

Amazing interview. Kelly's sporting dominance and humility while doing it doesn't get the recognition he deserves. After watching MJ from the Last Dance you see the respect from his team mates for what he helped them achieve. But at what cost? Kelly's humility is what makes him the GOAT!!!

Im gonna watch this later with love in my heart. My two favourite surfers from different times of the spectrum 🤙

Great great interview !!! Shame we didn’t get another couple of hours ! Woulda loved to hear you two talking about some of the recent events around vaccines and health and the whole Covid thing … that’s just me though … both total legends always interested in hearing your thoughts. Slater seemed super comfortable very cool podcast.

Such a great guy. Had one little interaction with him and you can just feel he cares. Deserves to be the GOAT

Kelly describing his informed field talking about his heat with Barton at Reunion island and everything happening for him because he was aware of his informed field his path changed to accompany his drive forward. Well done.🙌

Unreal! Good to see some good memories and sincerity! KS is a good guy.

Slater is a class act ! Couldn't ask for a better role model for surfing. The true GOAT enjoy out retirement and congratulations on the baby

🙏🏼☯️🌊 I absolutely loved this interview, thank you to all involved. It’s great to hear Kelly speak about the wisdom he has learned throughout his life and his way of being. 🙏🏼☯️🌊

Thank you both! Love these stories. Congratulations Kelly!

Thanks for bringing this podcast Barton, love your style, what more can you say about Kelly, I could listen to you guys all day! Cheers 🤙

Best interview of Kelly by FAR... My nephew, Andy Mackenzie, directed and filmed "Kelly's Wave" when the Surf Ranch was launching and like Andy did, you caught KS in such an eloquent way that was so far from general... great stuff, keep up the great work 🤙🏽

These two had so much input and influence on why pro surfing is where it is today. Barton for his advocacy and passion to see pro surfing recognized and accepted as a mainstream sport in the 80s Kelly for changing the mainstream conception that surfers were druggos, alcoholics and not professional. In the 90s he and the momentum generations clean living and professional approach helped pro surfing become what it is today. Both have a great moral compass and are great role models for being healthy and surfing into your twighlight years still ripping and charging solid waves.

Thanks Barton for being so good at this! Thoroughly enjoyed!

Surfing didn't know how much it needed this.

Just re listened to this… Kelly’s memory is insane dude remembers an unbelievable level of detail 🤯

Thank you, incredible, insightful, honest discussion.

Unreal guys, thank you both for the part you’ve played in our lives. P.S. I’m a little concerned about Kelly’s cough, I hope he’s okay.

Hope Kelly gets in to the Olympics 2024. The best thing that could ever happen to the surf industry is: Kelly getting into the Olympics for the simple reason he will inspire the "older" generation wanting to get out and surf while inspiring the young to do the same. Isn't that what Duke did (inspire the world to get out and surf) during his travels around the world after winning Gold in the Olympics?? #KellyshouldbeintheFrench2024Olympics🏅 Barton, this IS the best interview with Kelly of all times. Great conversation & great job letting Kelly just talk without interruption. Aloha

Thank you guys for sharing these stories. As a Space Coast kid since the 80s all the local references and just stories of the tour and surf culture 2hrs went by like 30mins.

Listened from France . Epic. Thanks for this great podcast. So strong. Love and light guys. Epic

Fantastic interview. What a joy to listen to. Thanks

OMG amazing Barton! Awesome interview with the Goat! Kia Ora all the way from Aotearoa ❤

Best thing I've seen and listened to ever. Both of you very much legends. The story telling is amazing to listen to

This interview was absolutely amazing, thank you so much for this!

This is very important, especially for Australians, among which are so many slobbering drunks.

Congrats Barton on an epic podcast, I have listened to hundreds of interviews with Kelly and this uncovered so much that I hadn't heard.... no mean feat I reckon... always love your work brother!

Thanks David Letterman for interviewing Kelly 😊Nice one Barton👍

I remember the sunshine house in OC, never knew the connection. What a great interview, thank you both for the time

Great episode. Good vibe in the studio guys. Thanks PK!

Wow. They say the sign of a good interview is where you don't hear much from the interviewer. But this was so much better, a conversation between to mates. I felt all I needed to do was grab a drink and I'd be part of the conversation. Kelly seemed so relaxed which enabled the conversation to flow a side we don't often see. Nice one, really enjoyed that. Your setting the bar really high for yourself with this one!!

Maybe the best Kelly and BL interview 👌

Best interview with Kelly Slater, so pure! ❤

One of Kelly's best interviews in a while... I could listen to the GOAT all day long! ❤

Thank you both....quality!

Thanking the Algorithm for putting this one in front of me! Frothin!! 🧙🏻‍♂️+🐐+🌊🏄🏻‍♂️=🎰🚀

By far the best surf interview ive seen, thsnks for two hours of fascinating conversation ❤

Just beautiful all round. BL, My back teeth are floating too! KS, thank you.🙏

This is insane…decades of heroes and inspiration…thanks blokes 🤙🏽😎🖤

Thanks to you both. So generous of you guys.

For sure one of the best interviews with Kelly. Thanks for this.

One of the best interviews!! TY BOTH for an amazing and informative discussion. Stay stoked 🤙🏄🏼‍♀️

Awesome interview, thank you BL and KS!

Awesome interview Barton🤙🤙….great to hear such clear memories from both of you🙏

Nice one Barton! You have the knack for this. Kelly has an amazing memory as well. Crazy! Keep it up mate!!

Well barton.man that was the absolute best interview with kelly.congrats man.

Great interview champs , love it! As a seventy three year old world surfer , adventurer and risk taker I am loving theses stories.

Excellent , thanks Barton and Pk!

Awesome ! Kelly is such an inspiration

That was completely EPIC! 🙌🏼❤🔥🤙🏼

One of the best interviews with Kelly ever. Gnarly

Grea convo Boyz! Love it!

Thanks for sharing guys..... be present.... ; baby steps..... (each heat & comp & world title ....) & have good people for support.

Truly great interview, good job letting him express uninterrupted. KS would be the best surf contest commentator ever, and if you’ve ever heard him in the booth then you can attest he views and gives insight that us average Joe’s wouldn’t even consider but is enlightening and so insightful.

Must say its going to be a little sad not seeing Kelly on tour anymore :( At 56 as a surfer/ board maker he's been a driving force for me.

“Your kid is already so much better than us in CERTAIN conditions” I love how Kelly just can’t help himself. This whole interview is gold. But the love for Al is really beautiful to hear

Barton… had the pleasure of meeting you this winter at PK’s place during Pipe. You were incredibly engaging… but you’re also an incredible podcast host… you just let Kelly go. A lot of hosts interject too much of their comments/ego into an interview and you just sat back and let gold content happen organically. Well done sir! 👏❤️

That was great 😊... thanks lads❤

Probably the best interview with Kelly ever

Legendary thank you BL and RKS

Only someone who has had childhood family trauma like Kelly , can relate to the raw emotion he shows in this podcast . Even though he says he wouldn’t change anything , I think he would . It’s really sad what he and other children go through and how it just under the surface . He will a better father no doubt with wisdom .

That was epic. Hearing the behind scenes story of leaving quicksilver and starting OK was worth the 2 hours alone.

Fabulous interview BL ..hope your well and Ripping bra ..Leigh Moulds 🙏🏼🌊

Awsome great interview energy collective energy been in the moment things that are important really enjoyed guys

I'm gonna listen to this podcast 100 times

Tanks to both, very much.

What a sweet talk. Surfing history right here ❤! thank you

Epic, thanks mate

That was epic. Cheers fellas.