AIN'T THAT SWELL

Kyle Thierman is a Patagonia ambassador and big wave surfer from Santa Cruz, California. He is also a journalist, psychonaut, and environmentalist.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An investigation of the values system at the heart of every Surf Town.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If Brad Gerlach can improve the surfing of the world's best wave riders, imagine what he can do for you! The Former World Number 1 will be bringing Waveki – his martial arts based surf methodology – to the Swellness Summit presented by Green Light this October 21-23. Marinate in his superior surf-form wisdom then come practice his methods in person. Tickets available now theswellians.com  See omny...

What really goes on between the hooters? What stories are we not privy too that can  influence or transform the goings-on in an elite level heat? Who had personal beef before the horn? Who was a surfer's kryptonite and who melted like white chocolate? Steaming Heats looks to pull on the rashie to get the stories behind the results. Our first guest is former World No.1 Matt Wilkinson who breaks dow...

As the surfing world processes the sudden death of North Narrabeen icon Chris Davidson, killed in an altercation outside a bar on the NSW Mid-North Coast, we reach out to Davo's lifelong mate Nathan Hog Hedge to discus the magic and the madness of one of Australian surfing's most electrifying and troubled talents.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

From growing up on Oahu's North Shore during the wild days of Da Hui and the Wolfpak, to basing himself out of Bali and scoring mindless waves throughout the Indonesian archipelago, Mikala Jones is one of the most committed and CONED surfers of all time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

( First published in 2018 ) The majority of groundwater in Bali goes to luxury villas and golf courses, leaving some locals to resort to stealing from neighbors for their everyday water needs. Read the story here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Written and published prior to COVID-19 for Vice Indonesia, this story takes us inside the Tolak Reklamasi movement and the many fronts on which Bali is fighting a battle to save itself.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Indonesian surf-travel resumes, we take a closer look at the forces underpinning our beloved archipelago’s economic disadvantage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With 260 million people, 18,000 islands, and literally thousands of world-class punk bands, Indonesia is the new home of short, fast, loud. The music featured in this episode includes 'Ngeri Ngeri' by Marjinal and Friends Are Diamonds by Strikes.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That’s right Swellians! We’re putting on the biggest wellness weekend for degenerates in history! Presented by Green Light and Space 44, the Swellness Summit will bring together some of the surf community’s biggest names to share their techniques for living, loving, surfing, and surviving. Not only will you get the chance to breathe, bathe (in ice), meditate and luxuriate with your surfing heroes,...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today Patagonia founder and rock climbing waxhead hmaadman Yvon Chouinard gave away the company that made him a billionaire in a bold move to save the planet! So what prompted him to do such a thing when he could have built a rocket to Mars like all the other Billionaire reptile fuckwits? We contacted 87-time Gold Cone Piece Award Winning Surf Journalist Sean Doherty to explain. See omnystudio.com...

Australians tuned in to the Rip Woz Finals at Trestles with dreams of a Vortex Shaman or Ethan Heeeeyeeeeewing World Title win for the ages. Alas, both lads failed to fire suffering upset losses to Brazilian powerhouse Italo Ferreira. So was it the surf, the strategies or the furnace of finals day that caused our Ice-men to melt? We called in Surfing Australia head coach Andy King to give us some...

Smiv and Deadly are back with a full-frothing breakdown of the Rippy Woz Finals Day and the fuse-blowing dominance of her majesty Queen Stephanie Gilmore as she beheaded all who stood in her way to ascend the throne for an astounding eighth time. Plus: A doff of the cap to Men's champ Fil Toledo, a boot up the corn of the truthless conditions and, a head scratching look in the mirror as we wonder...

As we gear up for a long night in front of the Idiot Box to cheer on Jack Robbo, Ethan Heeeeeyeeeewing and Steph Gilmore at Trestles, we thought who better to give us the final ramp up on mastering the wave than former CT legend, Tsunami survivor, Woz analyst and 2003 Trestles Event Champion Richie Lovett? Get on board the Peen and let's hear it for STRAYA! GO YOU GOOD THINGS!  See omnystudio.com/...

The Iceman Cometh. X2 World Champ Dooma Hardman was a fearless, ruthless, calculated, competitive psychopath in his 15 years tour and he likes what he sees in the cold, hard belief of our Aussie World Title hopefuls Jack Robbo and Ethan Ewing. This is it. We’re almost there Swellians and if this interview doesn’t get ya riding a wheelie bin down ya main street with a Wardell pie in one hand and an...

There are 14 CT World Titles between Swellian Queens Layne Beachley and Steph Gilmore, and Layne believes Steph has the runs on the board, the God-given talent and the PURE UNHINGED GRIT to add another at the upcoming Rippy Woz finals at Trestles. Know this Swellians, when the six-in-a-row Manly Beach-based Immortal offers sage advice, WE LEAN FORWARD! Marinate in the experience, wisdom and absolu...

Ronnie Blakey, the John Farnham of Australian surf commentary, will be doing us proud in the booth at the Rip/Woz Finals. So what are his favourite World Title Showdowns in history? What has he liked about the 2022 CT season? What kind of A-Game will he be bringing to the broadcast? ...and will he wash the soap out of his peen eye before he gets a UTI? All this and more dealt with as we load up in...

Mark 'Poochie' Isaac found himself front and centre during the unprecedented flooding that struck the Northern Rivers earlier this year. After saving lives and livestock on the back of a jet ski during the immediate stages of the catastrophe, he and several other volunteers set up Wardell C.O.R.E (Community Organised Resilience Effort) - a grass roots, workers' cooperative that spent the following...

Nobody has reported on more World Title Showdowns than 23-time Gold Cone Piece Award Winner Nick Carroll (of House Frotherian). He was at Waikiki in 1914 when Duke Kahanamoku flogged Tom Blake's much loathed kook-box design on nothing but a piece of driftwood. He was at Manly in 64 when Phyllis O'Donnel and Midget shoved it fair up the seppo blow-ins to record the first "official" global champions...

Last year Australia's most beloved supercoach Andy King helped orchestrate Gabriel Medina's total domination of the Rippy Woz Finals at Lower Trestles. This year, the King is back in Camp Oz, and he believes two World Title Trophies (men's and women's) could be making the flight down under when the fat hooters sing on finals day. Come with us into the throbbing Engine Rooms of all three Aussie Cam...

Olympian, 12-time CT Champion, Aussie Battler Icon and undisputed Swellian Queen Sally Fitzgibbons knows exactly what it's like to take on angry Goats at the Rippy Woz Finals having been there this time last year. So open your earhole and pour in her sweet nectar, cause Our Sal has got the goods on how this thing is gonna play outt! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystud...

Last year the little-known battler mongrel icon Morgan Cibilic created history by becoming the first Aussie bloke to fight it out for a World Title at the entirely new single-day surf-off format at Rip Curl WSL Finals at Lower Trestles. Although he went down first heat to Conner Coffin, he done us heaps proud ay, and he's in a rarified position to know exactly what Ethan Ewing and Jack Robinson wi...

We're only a week out and the Rippy Woz Finals Ramp Up has begun! Cop this: the 2012 World Champ and Pipeline Master Joel Les Parkinson reckons we're heading for an all-Aussie quinella. FARKEN BEWDY OR WHAT?!! Soak it in Swellians, if anyone knows... Parko's nose. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.