Living In Liquid

Today's pod guest is Michelle Bautista Layton, a scientist, explorer, and adventurer in every sense of the word. In 2024, Michelle set sail from the USA to French Polynesia, a transformative journey, navigating open waters and new horizons on a sailing trip that wasn’t just about the destination, but about reconnecting with nature, embracing uncertainty, and finding clarity beyond the lab.  W...

Jamie spoke to Mikey in 2021. There’s a lot of surfers out there trying to live their best version of the movie “North Shore.” Spoiler alert: It ain’t that easy. Getting good waves at places like Pipeline, let alone Jaws, require years of beatdowns, humblings, moments of glory, and respect to pay off. Nobody knows this more than Hawaii Island’s Mikey “Redd” O’Shaughnessy, who, for over a decade, s...

This week’s guest is world-class paddleboarder Jack Bark, whose accomplishments have set a new benchmark for endurance ocean racing. In 2024, he made history at the Catalina Classic by breaking the long-standing course record and becoming the first and only person to complete the 32-mile crossing in under five hours. He is a two-time Molokai2Oahu champion in the stock division and has undertaken e...

Jamie caught up with Laurie in Dec 2021, for The Late Drop. When Billabong sent 19-year-old Laurie Towner to one of the scariest waves on the planet during a massive swell with top-shelf pros Andy Irons and Joel Parkinson in 2006, few expected the Angourie hell boy to actually step up to the plate — much less rule the whole field. While most of the crew spent the day getting towed into terrifying...

Today on the show, Jamie is joined by one of the most fearless competitors ever to take the helm, Jimmy Spithill . From his early days sailing on the waters of Sydney to becoming the youngest skipper in the history of the America’s Cup, a two-time America’s Cup-winning skipper , Jimmy’s career is defined by bold decisions, unshakable confidence, and a never-say-die attitude. Inducted into both the...

In December 2021, Jamie chatted to Kai Lenny for The Late Drop. The thing about Kai Lenny, one of the greatest watermen the world has ever known, is that Kai is unapologetically…Kai. He’ll tell you that he wants catch the biggest wave ever surfed on the planet, and in the same breath, tell you that he’d like to surf Shipstern’s Bluff specifically so he could try a chop-hop down that infamous Ships...

Today Jamie’s diving deep, literally, with our guest, Vitomir Maričić . Vitomir is a world champion freediver, ocean explorer, and one of the leading figures in underwater sports and innovation. As a multiple national and world record holder, he’s spent his life pushing the limits of human potential beneath the surface.  But his work doesn’t stop there. From advancing marine conservation effo...

  In 2021, Jamie sat down with Shane Dorian thanks to Surfline.   Every so often, in certain eras across certain disciplines, an athlete doesn’t just change the way we look at a team — he or she changes the way we look at the sport itself. A little over a decade ago, Shane Dorian did that with big-wave surfing out at Jaws. He raised the bar out there in XXL paddle-surfing, setting a prec...

In this conversation, Jamie Mitchell and multiple ARIA Award nominee and two-time APRA award-winning Australian blues/roots musician Ash Grunwald discuss the evolution of touring and performance rituals, emphasising the shift from alcohol consumption to mindfulness practices for mental health. They explore the importance of maintaining a balance between work and play, particularly through activiti...

Jamie chatted to Felicity in 2020, for The Late Drop thanks to Surfline. Five years ago, a young woman from Perth, who was becoming disillusioned with the waves on the women’s world tour rode the biggest wave ever caught by a female Australian surfer at Cowaramup Bombora, aka Cow Bombie. That young woman was Felicity Palmateer, aka “Flick.” It was a wave that broke 7X world champion Layne Beachley...

Chris Bertish is a champion of adventure, resilience, and purpose; a big‑wave surf legend and world-record-setting ocean pioneer, film-maker, author and engaging speaker. Having redefined the boundaries of what’s possible, he completed a solo, unsupported 7,500 km stand‑up paddle crossing of the Atlantic over 93 days. Through his journey, Chris has proved that the greatest obstacles often lie with...

Jamie spoke to Nathan back in 2020, thanks to Surfline. It would be easy to assume that most big-wave surfers have Nazaré-sized egos. And maybe, some very well do. One of the most revered, influential, and unassuming modern big-wave greats named, Nathan Fletcher, however, surely does not. “Out there…you can’t really have your ego up,” says Nathan. “You have to lose your culture, all your history,...

Today’s guest isn’t just an athlete; she’s a true maverick. Elina Mäkinen is one of the world’s most accomplished ice swimmers, pushing the boundaries of what the human body and mind can endure in sub-zero water. With nothing but a swimsuit, goggles, and an iron will, she plunges into frozen lakes and swims distances that would send most of us into shock within seconds.  But what drives someo...

In 2020, Jamie spoke to Emi Erickson for The Late Drop, thanks to Surfline. Some people say that we are destined to become our parents. Now, whether that’s true or not, the North Shore’s Emily Erickson surely is her own, fiercely unique woman, even if she’s inadvertently following the footsteps of her legendary big-wave surfing dad, Roger Erickson. An Eddie invitee (like, pops) and regular standou...

Ross Clarke-Jones is a pioneering figure in the big wave surfing world. Australian icon, a legend of surfing and big wave surfing, known for his radical fearlessness for taking on some of the world’s most intimidating swells with raw style, grit, and an undying passion for the ocean, his wild energy and epic sense of humour. A big wave surfer, film-maker and entrepreneur, he became a household nam...

Welcome to the Living In Liquid podcast!  Shout out to any Late Drop listeners who are joining me again. It is great to have you back!    Living In Liquid is all about life and water. I am really excited to bring you stories from people whose lives revolve in, on, and around bodies of water, from all corners of the globe.    Every Tuesday we will deep dive with a human to...