AIN'T THAT SWELL

Fred Pawle is a 35 year veteran of mainstream news journalism for The Australian, The Daily Telegraph and Sky News, Stab Magazine and others. He has a new documentary out on the issue of Great White Shark Attacks in Australia. It is called The Heart of Sharkness and  you can watch it here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Spec 73 Presents... Smivvy & Deadly around the world rantfest featuring: JJF and the first Pipeline swell of the season, Ando's new Indo wedge spectacular Samudra Spirit Glitters, the 14-year-old who just qualified for the 2026 WCT, who'd do a better circumcision Ewing or Toledo? Aquaman's near drowning off Maui and Deadly's heaps itchy dot! There's something for everyone. See omnyst...

Up - the financial revolution that's got young Aussies backs Presents... Stab High delivered what could very well be the surf comp of the year with a monumental punt, huck, pop ya dot and squeal like a piggy air show for the ages at Urbn Surf Sydney! Joel Vaughan and Sierra Kerr took the biccies but at the end of the day we all won! Sign up now to Up and use the code UTFS20 to get a $20 start on y...

Surfers for Climate Presents... TUBIES OCT 25 – a day of shredding at UrbnSurf Sydney for all Tradies and also getting the inside word on new developments in building and construction that could very well save the Earth from being completely demo'd. Joshy Kirkman fills us in like a top libne slurry bucket on this year's event! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tommy Myers is a shoe-in for Swellian of the Year. This fireman father of two (soon to be three) has paddled two of the greatest waves ever ridden on this continent in a single year, won first place in the Big Wave Challenge, and here reflects on one of the most surreal runs of good waves and good fortune we've ever heard anyone have.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sun Bum & Stab High Presents... ATS Live in Bondi - Return to Scum Valley In the lead up to this weekend's Stab High at Urbn Surf Sydney Smiv and Deadly host a couple of legends of the air in Ozzie Wright and Chippa Wilson, a couple of stars of the future in Milla Brown and Lenno Smith, and a couple of core lord south side/east side groms getting demo'd and vishnu in Chase Hardaker and Max McG...

SUN BUM & ATS LIVE at Beach Road Bondi Tonight! (Wed Oct 8 Tickets Here) Presents... Unofficial Stab High Preview featuring the OG Wet Lettuce Danny Johnson! Get the inside word on the inculsion of World Champs Yago Dora and Molly Picklum, the acid drop infrastructure being added to Urban Surf pool wall as we speak, the chirp that going on between Joycey and Zeke, who's on the judging panel an...

Tosh Tudor's 'Tubefession' is another insane compilation of stylish tube riding from the Californian super grom. We unpack the various sessions and backstories behind the nine-month production that took in the day of the year at Teahupoo, an equally mind-boggling two day swell on the NSW South Coast, some psycho, bone-dry slabs in Sumatra, ice cold Ireland, and elsewhere.  See omnystudio.com/...

Billabong Presents... Smiv & Deadly feeling the love for the surf community as Longy sends off their favourite son Mercury Psillakis. There's a deep dive on the rank state of the Chang, what's going on with the latest coastal real estate crimes, Rio Waida's Red Shoe Diaries and all the usual shenanigans you've grown to love. UTFS BABY! Billabong Immortal Collection Here Sign up to UP here and...

ATS Live at Bondi this Wednesday October 8 (GET YA TIX HERE) Presents... Rando Conversations with Tasweigen Hmaaaaadman Mikey Brennan who's just released Surfing World cover shot is that far off its head even artificial intelligence can't top it! Smivvy catches up with Mikey to discuss what could very well be the biggest cone in Australian history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Kyle Thiermann is an award-winning journalist, podcaster, and sponsored big wave surfer from Santa Cruz, California. His new book, One Last Question Before You Go, is available for pre-order now (click here for Australia and here for the USA ). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Get-N-ONNIT, a new show where we get sideways with our guests. What better way to kick off the series than with Koby Abberton, one of the greatest grit merchants Australian surfing has ever produced. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The World’s Greatest Surfing Nation brings you Ain’t That Swell LIVE from a black-mould attic in the Byron Industrial estate. Smivvy and Deadly unpack surfing’s latest and greatest freak show (Code Red, Eimeo, Myers, Rambouts); declare Australia’s undisputed, inter-dimensional wave riding dominance; celebrate the fashion icon that is Gabriel Medina; rate the super big and s...

Today we are joined by RB aka Rick Battson, former guitarist for Cali Thrash-Punk originators, Suicidal Tendencies.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by UP! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs... Today we are joined by Swellian Spirit Animal, Dean 'Dingo' Morrison for our first sit down interview with him. He's been on the live show a few times but with the calmness of a few rounds of Wim Hof together in Dingo's new surf shop, Dharma, up near Uluwatu, we were able to luxuriate in his remarkable life and career.   Don't...

ATS Live from Bali General Supply's (BGS) Spiritual Home in Kuta presents an Indonesian Surf Culture Extravaganza ft. Indo's first world champ, Bronson Meydi, Padang Cup's teenage champs, Weston Hirst and Jasmin Studer, WQS and Padma lord, Ketut Agus, Desert Point's Absolute Finest, Usman Trioko, Bingin Hindu underground ripper, Kopral, and Indo's Julian Assange and maxed out philanthropist LORD,...

Othman Choufani is a big wave surfer from Morocco. He's spent thousands of kilometres in a car with Tom Curren driving through the Saharan desert in search of waves. He's earned his stripes at Jaws and on the North Shore of Oahu where he recently earned a spot as an alternate to The Eddie. He's part of the pioneering paddle crew at Nazare. And he is one of surfing's better known underground charac...

Piter Panjaitan is one of Indonesia's greatest truth tellers and philanthropists. His organisation, the Bali Life Foundation, is responsible for running orphanages, educating poor children and taking care of the bottom rung of the working class. We discuss the ongoing riots in Indonesia, decades of corruption, and more. Follow Piter here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smivvy and Deadly go deep on the Final Five at Cloudbreak. Full event wrap and SHAT Rating.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She did it! The Swellian Kween Grit Merchant from North Shelley is your 2025 World Champ and she sat down with Deadly and the Swellian Army to share a blow-by-blow account of a famous day for Straya. And as a bonus, Deadly also chinwagged with the new men's champ Yago Dora, still dripping wet on the marshalling boat only minutes after the final hooter. Are you keeeeeeeding me?!!! Get that well and...

Woz Finals Fiji Dispatch Day 9 - The Final Dispatch. If you're listening to this on Tuesday morning there's every chance the Woz Finals are either about to run, or on, or possibly even over. Molly Picklum's coach Mitch Ross joins us for the big ramp up speech as we send the Pickle and the Vortex Shaman on their way towards surfing destiny! Onya Rossy! Onya Straya! Fucken Oath let's do this! See om...

Former Cloudbreak Champion and Caz Marksie Coach Luke Egan joins former CT travelling buddy and Woz Commentator Dick Lovett for the final lay day ramp up into the Woz finals. With Tuesday looking like go time, we break down the favourites, the dark horses, the waves and some tales from the good old days as the final five competitors lock it down with all eyes on the crown. See omnystudio.com/liste...

World Champ and Olympic Gold Medalist Caroline Marks sits down with fellow East Coasters Deadly, Rondog and Stab Editor Mikey C to break down her run into the final 5 and her dream ruining aspirations. Also featuring a special appearance by lekker bru Dooma Farenfort! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jack Robinson and Griffin Colapinto grant the Swellians unprecedented access to their sacred mind sanctums allowing us to tap the cosmic vibrations that have seen them both drop surfing that questions the very fabric of reality and has also put them in with a shot of winning this year's world title. OHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Shelley Grit Merchant, Hard Charging Cone Fiend and World No.1 Molly Picklum sits down with Deadly on Tavarua for an exclusive one-on-one chat about winning, losing and learning in the lead up to the big dance. ALL HAIL THE SWELLIAN KWEEN! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.