Swell Season Surf Radio

Tyrone Tripoli is an artist, designer, metal worker, glass blower, and a shit hot goofy foot. Originally from LA but moved to Brooklyn in 2003 and currently resides among the creative community in Bushwick where he founded Gallery Petite, a contemporary art gallery on Troutman Street. You can see some of his incredible metal work lining the streets of Brooklyn, adding flares of artistry to the usu...

On February 3, the World Surf League (WSL) announced a new policy allowing transgender women to compete in its women’s category. The news was quietly rolled out until the following day when Bethany Hamilton publicly opposed the new WSL policy that the surfing world really took notice. This set off a for lack of a better term, a shit storm on social media with both sides of the debate shouting into...

On December 14th, 2022, images of surfers in the rockaways trying to help push a juvenile sperm whale back into the water made the rounds on social media and eventually the news. This would be the beginning of what is being called an “ Unusual Mortality Event ” for this winter for whales along the east coast. In all, around 23 whales have washed ashore along the East Coast since December. There ha...

Episode #5: Paruresis Mental Health. Anxiety. Trauma. Sometimes things just don’t go the way we’ve planned. For some, the events of the past manifest themselves in very life challenging ways. Paruresis, or Shy Bladder Syndrome can be a very uncomfortable way to go through life. However, there are men out there like Daniel Rocker who are truly being of service to those who suffer from this psychoso...

On this episode, our guest has been keeping the Rockaway community filled with Butter and love since 2016. Tracy Obolsky reached the pinnacle of the New York Pastry world. Having worked at notable restaurants such as The General Greene, Esca, North End Grill and the Cookshop. Tracy eventually realized she wanted to control her own kitchen and slowdown her pace of living. She walked away from the h...

Lucy Small is surfer and equal rights activist & Maddie Meddings is a surf, travel and lifestyle photographer and filmmaker. The two have a new film debuting named Yama. The film follows Lucy as she travels to Ghana to meet with a group of pioneering female surfers and skaters. Once a stronghold of the transatlantic slave trade and with a history of Atlantic aquatic surf culture that precedes...

Can you live with the true cost of a Neoprene wetsuit? That is the question being asked by guests Lewis Arnold and Chris Nelson. Filmmakers who explore this question in their documentary The Big Sea. Surfing is a $10 billion global industry – built on the dream of carefree spirits, crystal clear waters and an even clearer connection to the natural world – has never been more popular. Surfing has p...

After his time in Afghanistan as a defense contractor, Paul Colbert found himself settled into life in New York, with his wife and newly born daughter. They decided he would be a stay at home parent and take care of his daughter. Over the years, he found himself having panic attacks and struggling with certain social situations. Eventually, he realized he had been living with PTSD. Paul sought hel...

On this episode of The Swell Season Surf Podcast we have one of New York's most core and committed underground surfers. He subscribes to the shred, tear and destroy philosophy of surfing. You can find him sending gushes of water at Lido and other undisclosed locations in western Long Island. Many will remember him from the cult classic film, 'Lost: The Decline.' His surfing roots go deep and he is...

Emilio Perez's paintings and works on paper can be described as abstract expressionist… with a graphic component. He produces punchy, energetic compositions full of knotted, flowing forms that emerge from loosely painted passages of color. He has been represented by some of the largest galleries in the world and has produced some incredible large scale pieces in places such as Time Square and The...

Happy New Year everyone! On this episode of the WeSurf Podcast we step out of Rockaway and speak to Director David Mesfin and Executive Producer Beyin Abraha of the documentary ' Wade in the Water: A Journey Into Black Surfing and Aquatic Culture. ' This documentary reclaims the 1000 year old tradition of Black Surfing throughout the globe, by honoring the historical and contemporary relationship...

Our guest on this episode is Prue Jeffries. She is a former ASP world tour surfer who spent two decades traveling the world on the ASP Tour (now known as the WSL (World Surf League). She is a published writer, editorial consultant, founder of a women’s clothing company, brand ambassador, event producer, and filmmaker. Prue now spends her time surfing for the sheer pleasure of it and practicing hol...

Hail Mary is the merge of a documentary biopic and a traditional surf film. At his home in New York, we go behind the scenes and learn about the life of professional surfer, Balaram Stack. Perhaps one of the best surfers ever to come out of New York. Hail Mary pays homage to Balaram’s roots and the one main guiding force in his life. His mother, Mary. This is the Hail Mary Podcast. A supplement to...

Hail Mary is the merge of a documentary biopic and a traditional surf film. At his home in New York, we go behind the scenes and learn about the life of professional surfer, Balaram Stack. Perhaps one of the best surfers ever to come out of New York. Hail Mary pays homage to Balaram’s roots and the one main guiding force in his life. His mother, Mary. This is the Hail Mary Podcast. A supplement to...

They say that hard work & dedication will eventually pay off . No one knows this more than our guest on this episode. Christa Funk is known for her incredible imagery both from the water angle and on land. She has become one of the leading water photographers in the world, and has earned a spot in the often difficult and highly coveted channel at Pipeline. She’s disciplined and courageous and her...

This is the Hail Mary Podcast Ep. 2. A supplement to the upcoming film, where we dive a little deeper into the story of Balaram Stack and the people who have helped him along on his journey. On this episode, we follow Balaram going pro and and his experience on the QS grind and the epiphany that contests weren’t the only way and his love affair with Pipeline. We hope you enjoy episode 3 of the Hai...

This is the Hail Mary Podcast Ep. 2. A supplement to the upcoming film, where we dive a little deeper into the story of Balaram Stack and the people who have helped him along on his journey. On this episode, we follow the unlikely rise of Balaram from early grommet hood to becoming a top ranked amateur and eventually being discovered by Quiksilver and becoming a marquee Junior surfer for them. We...

This is the Hail Mary Podcast. A supplement to the upcoming film, where we dive a little deeper into the story of Balaram Stack and the people who have helped him along on his journey. 'Hail Mary' is the merge of a documentary biopic and a traditional surf film about unlikely rise of one of New York's greatest surfers, Balaram Stack. The Film pays homage to Balaram’s roots and the one main guiding...

For the 4th episode of the Blackpool NY podcast host, Greg Wachsteter sat down with an old friend of his, Andrea Ludlow. Andrea turned her childhood trauma into Pee Wee Herman. Yes literally. She has survived a bunch of challenging events, like the death of her best friend, the death of her father, and being diagnosed with breast cancer all of which has never unseated her ability to move forward w...

Sean Duggan is a Los Angeles based producer and filmmaker with over 20 years experience in advertising and the entertainment world. His debut feature length film “Keep It A Secret”, recounts the inspiring true story of the dawn of Irish surfing and how the sport’s brave pioneers found peace in the surf during the most violent years of "The Troubles" conflict. It is the first documentary to tell th...

On this episode of WeSurf, Nigel and Kwame have the Rockaway's own Paul Goddette and Quest Soliman to discuss their meteoric rise as Vloggers with their Youtube Channel, Stop Playin With Em. Paul and Quest have spent the good part of the last few years traveling and documenting their journey's. The conversation covers life on the road, being a black surfer in today's surf culture, the friends and...

On this episode of WeSurf, Nigel and Kwame sit with local legend, Fernando Pires. Fernando grew up surfing on vibrant beaches of Rio de Janeiro and worked for a board maker there as a teenager before moving to New York City at age 20. He eventually realized there was surf here and moved out to the Rockaways in the early 80's. In the 1990s he opened the Secret Spot surf shop and began collecting su...

On this episode of The Swell Season Surf Podcast we sit down with Body Surfer Tyler Wilde and Filmmaker Peter Williams about their film 'Gender Outlaw', a story about the resilience and acceptance that Tyler found, and that many transgender individuals have had to explore in their personal journeys as they go through their transition. Tyler is honest and raw about the process, but he also shows us...

On this episode of The Swell Season Surf Podcast Art & Design Series with Chris Coffin and Chris Labzda: They sit down with Alex Weinstein; surfer, sculptor, painter, writer, musician, and filmmaker. Not to be nailed down as a creator within any one medium, Alex discusses the vein that runs through all of his creative disciplines. Alex discusses his broad range of creative influences from John McC...

Our guest for this episode of the Swell Season Surf Podcast is one of surf culture’s ultimate chronicler and friend of the show, Jamie Brisick. He has just released for The Surfer’s Journal, the second season of Soundings, his incredible podcast that explores in-depth conversations with the most compelling people in surfing. Join us this episode as we discuss his upcoming season, what goes into hi...