Jamie Brisick Talks Surfing, Grappling With Loss on Chris Shiflett Podcast

Maybe that’s why his pieces — from 300-page books like Becoming Westerly to biographical articles like “A Surfer’s Perspective on Malibu in Flames” — ebb and flow with a water ... Brisick attributes his drive to succeed to a childhood spent in California. “Growing up in Southern California, we’re careerists,” he says.