AIN'T THAT SWELL

Liam O'Brien is a World Tour surfer, astute bogan classic, and acid jazz enthusiast from Benowa, west Gold Coast, via Burleigh Heads.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the premiere of 'Calypte,' we revisit our chat with surfer and adventurer Torren Martyn, recorded halfway through his nautical journey from Thailand down the length of Indonesia.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James ‘Taipan’ Wood is a two-time world junior champion, elite surf coach, shaper, and surfing mastermind from Lennox Head, on the NSW North Coast.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mega Semadhi is literally a lord. The Balinese pro surfer and two-time winner of the Rip Curl Cup, Padang, is also a Hindu Priest (Mangku) in waiting.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smivvy yaks and nearly craps his daks on a torturous semi-skunk mission to southern India.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Johnny Gannon is a leader in the field of strength, conditioning and wellness from Maroubra Beach, Sydney. He also served as Taj Burrow's coach and confidante for seven years on the World Tour.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We revisit our chat with Gerry Lopez and Stacy Peralta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award winning journalist, Tom De Souza, is halfway through a radical surfing and motorcycle adventure across Indonesia. He phones in from Sumba to bring us up to date.  You can watch his documentary series at Scenic Route TV.   And read about it on Tracksmag.com.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to System Failure, a no-holds barred exploration of the global fuckery that defines our time. Today we hear from a Palestinian and an Israeli about life in the Middle East in the midst of war.  As mentioned in the show, if you'd like to reach out to Yotam and help him achieve his surfing dreams, y ou can find him here. UTFS!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kipp Caddy is an Australian slab-specialist from the NSW South Coast, who recently suffered a near-fatal injury. Prior to that he undertook one of the great conequests with the great cone-conquerer, Nathan Florence.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Brock is one of Australian surfing's great unsung heroes. A product of Bondi Beach, he travelled the world surfing in the 1960s and 70s, featuring in Morning of the Earth and the Inner Most Limits of Pure Fun. He lived in a nudist colony in Kauai, in the famed Angourie treehouses, sailed from California to Australia with George Greenough, and so much more. Find the documentary about Taylor's...

First published in News.com.au back in 2016, this story features the late great, Peter Tripovich, and his attempt to walk across Australia to raise money for impoverished children in South-East Asia.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents... a good old fashioned Smiv and Deadly ATS breaking down surfing's most pressing and topical issues... including: Friend or foe: who is the new Woz head judge, Chippo and Our Sal locked in for the 24 CT, can the Goat's Foreskin save humanity and is Mason Ho surfing's John Pilger? Also; what sort of burgeois reptile would pay 18 million dollars for a prime piece of Lennox Head?...

Smivvy dips into his back catalogue with News Limited for this story about the night he almost killed a young, knife-carrying hoodlum in a street fight.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A breakdown of the monumental 2012 Cloudbreak swell - aka Thundercloud - with a couple of the stars from the day, Dave Wassel and Kala Alexander, with commentary from surf scribe, Lewis Samuels.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode two, we yarn with surfer and musician Alex Knost, surf-journalist Lewis Samuels, and Canadian Pro, Pete DeVries.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That's right, we've found the first ever season of ATS from 2011/12, buried deep in the digital archives.  Over the coming days we'll be playing a few selections from the first season of ATS. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brainzo... The world's most inconsistent weekly surf trivia show is back to test your general surf knowledge. Can you beat quiz master Ronnie Blakey at his own game or is your shred knowledge as fickle as Mundaka on a mid range swell with an incoming tide? Play on! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special edition less than two weeks out from The Voice Referendum Yinjinbarndi man and Swellian CORE LORD Simon Zuvich reminds us all to approach this moment with kindness, empathy and understanding. Don't let the haters divide us. The only way forward is side-by-side with respect and love for everyone who shares this country. If you're undecided and/or would like more information on the V...

Martin Daly is an ex-salvage diver, surfer, adventurer, and sea captain famous for, among other things, pioneering the Mentawais.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents... Smiv and Deadly sitting in a tin shed on a 40 degree day, sweatin' beads and musin' on the new Woz Schedge, Riss Moore's sis having a monstro BF, Puckered Fil's rank cornhole, and one of the most conspiratorial Goat Watch rants in history! Have we all been slurpin' on the Masonic Agenda this entire time and does Kelly Slater actually have Leonardo Da Vinci's exhumed foreskin...

Special guest and esteemed 7000 x Gold Cone Piece Award Winning surf journalist, Matt George, dips into his bulging sack of quality feature articles to produce this absolute stonker, charting the dark past of the ATS spirit animal himself, Ozzie Wright.  You can find Matt's new book, In-Deep: The Collected Surf Writings, here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take a trip back to the nineties and to what is still one of the most feared and neglected islands in surfing. Your guide is underground Hawaiian hero, and one time Rapa Nui resident, Kohl Christensen. Today's episode is brought to you by Swell CBD oil and Smart Leash Co  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by Better Beer's Arvo Ale...Kohl Christensen is a Hawaiian heavy-water specialist and Patagonia Ambassador.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by Better Beer's Arvo Ale...today's episode features one of the greatest surf journalists of all-time, Matt George. Matt's unique gonzo style saw him sleeping on Kelly Slater's mum's floor to get the scoop, shacking up with Cheyne Horan in Goonengerry, living with the Hamilton family just days after Bethany had lost her arm to a shark attack and much more. His work has now been comp...