One of California's great international exports has been its beach culture. This episode explores how surfers, bodybuilders, and acrobats taught California how to have fun and stay young at the beach -- and how the 1968 documentary "The Endless Summer" shared the southern California idea of the beach with the rest of the world.

00:00-01:14 Introduction
01:14-05:37 Creation of Youthful Energy on the Beach
05:37-12:04 "The Endless Summer"
12:04-15:25 Surf Culture and Joyce Hoffman
15:25-18:02 Embracing a New Beach Culture
18:02-24:41 Surf Board Collections
24:41-25:43 Surfing and Southern California
25:43-26:11 Conclusion
26:11-26:57 Credits

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