Swell Season Surf Radio

Our Guest for the latest episode of The Swell Season Surf Podcast is Erica Reade, a Brooklyn-based freelance photographer who has just launched her book, ‘Beach Lovers’, a series of intimate moments shared by couples at the beaches of NYC. The Book is about the public display of intimacy between couples from diverse backgrounds, a claiming of public space for private tenderness. Erica is a self-ta...

On this week’s installment of Swell Season Surf Radio: The Art and Design Series, Chris Labzda and Chris Coffin sit down with Jon Baylor; Surfer, Ceramicist, and Curator of the recently opened exhibition “Rising Tide: Reflections of Surf Art and Culture” at The Jamestown Arts Center in Jamestown, Rhode Island. Baylor, of Wakefield, RI, has been a mainstay in the south county surf community for ove...

Prof. Sean Newcomer of California State University in San Marcos is driven by the question of how to use scientific research to make surfing equipment better. Currently his main focus along with Prof. Jeff Nessler, has become how wetsuits can be improved. Recently Sean was quoted in Outside Magazine, “What the surf industry is marketing is not driven by science,” So the question has to be asked: A...

Let’s be honest, most of us treat our wetsuits like crap. Wetsuits are expected to not only keep us warm but obey our bodies with every movement. From that layback slash you imagined yourself doing, to your front foot slipping and giving you the splits. Your wetsuit takes a beating and we are sure many of you have tossed your suits the minute it gets a tear in the seam. That’s where our latest gue...

Our guest for this special Father’s Day episode of The Swell Season Surf Podcast is the host, Tyler Breuer’s father, Winfried Breuer. He is the owner of Sundown Ski and Surf Shop, now considered one of the oldest surf shops on the East Coast and has served the New York community for over 55+ years. They discuss the everything from life growing up in in Germany, arriving on a boat in Brooklyn in 19...

Welcome to the first episode of WeSurf, a Vlog & Podcast showcasing surfing through the lens of people of color, indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ community and the average everyday surfer. This show is centered on the Rockaway Surf community as it relates to the larger surfing culture. We hope to broaden the conversation as to what it means to be a surfer. On this premiere episode, our guest, Rockaway l...

Mike Nelson, the godfather of NY surf photography, has been documenting almost every swell since 1991, when his mother bought him a Minolta Weathermatic waterproof 35mm film camera. Whenever there was a swell, Mike was on it. Neither rain, nor sleet nor snow could keep him from photographing some of the best sessions in New York Surf History. North of Nowhere is a collection of images documenting...

For our 3rd episode of the Blackpool NY Podcast, Host Greg Wachsteter had the pleasure of sitting down with 3 stellar young humans navigating life with poise and grace. Cosmo Hamada, Cassius Luber, and Miles Wachsteter. All 3 on the cusp of their next stage in life. They share their truths, thoughts on the future, and how important it is to find yourself no matter where you are in your journey. Th...

On the latest installment of our Art & Design Series, Chris Labzda and Chris Coffin talk with Artist & Restaurateur Scott Szegeski. Scott is a New Jersey-based surfer and artist who is known for his gyotaku art and surf-inspired interpretations of Japanese printing. Szegeski presents a unique blend of traditional Japanese printmaking, surf culture and history, mixed with travel nostalgia through a...

In 2002, “Couch Tour” came out of Long Beach, NY. The New York cult classic surf video was directed by Dave Juan, filmed by Mike Nelson, edited by Brian Walsh, and produced under the Unsound Surf Shop Banner. It highlighted the surf scene of the Northeast and has been a classic ever since. The film was one of the original NY surfing films to be made in the 21st century, featuring incredible footag...

"I hope to make something vulnerable in that I am accountable for it, putting it out there and backing it up.” This episode's guest of The Swell Season Surf Radio Podcast is artist Fritz Chesnut, whose work has been described as geographical at heart and an examination of place — the canvas — and its possibilities. His work mixes together bold fields of color, overlaid with patterns and intricate...

BIG vs SMALL tells the inspirational story of Joana Andrade, the first Portuguese woman to surf the giant, bone-crushing waves of Nazaré. Finnish director and producer, Minna Dufton’s debut feature documentary follows Andrade throughout a period of her life as she pursues surfing bigger and bigger waves, but must process her deep trauma in order to succeed. Joana shares her deep fear of drowning a...

Joana Linhares de Andrade, from Ericeira, is the first and only Portuguese woman who is a big wave specialist that surfs at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, in the biggest waves in the world. She was nominated as one of the top five female big wave surfers in the world for tow-in surfing. Joana is also an entrepreneur of Progress Surf School in her home town of Ericeira and founder of the first surf school...

On the second episode of the Blackpool New York Podcast, I had the pleasure of spending some time with my friend Lorenda Robinson. Lorenda’s optimism and overwhelming sense of gratitude towards life is simply infectious. She is articulate, witty, and has an amazing story to tell! Lorenda Robinson is an expressive, dedicated, and affable voice talent with over 15 years of experience in radio & tele...

In 1967 Colonel Al Benson moved his wife and 5 children to Oahu’s North Shore and immediately bought Becky, Blanche and the rest of the kids surfboards. He bought himself a camera the family of seven acclimated to life on the islands. The Colonel (as Al Benson would eventually be known), had served in 3 wars, and one can’t help but imagine what sort of perspective that would give someone and furth...

In 1997, Filmmaker Sonny Miller, creative Genius Derek Hynd and Rip Curl released "Searching for Tom Curren", a greatest hits of Tom Curren during his years on The Search campaign surfing perfect waves. It is perhaps one of the greatest studies of one the most beautiful surfing styles. The film was never released on DVD or digital streaming. It was lost to VHS tapes on shelves the world over and w...

If you surf Rockaway regularly, you could easily recognize our guest from a few jetties away. He’s tall, lean, usually wearing a surf hat in the lineup. He’s usually riding a larger board and is almost always on the best set of the day. He’s always got a carefree smile and a disarming demeanor. Everyone seems to know him and you can find him out most summer days giving surf lessons with Frank at N...

In this episode Matt L. Roar speaks with one of his mentors, Atash Yaghmaian, an experienced psychotherapist specializing in childhood trauma. They discuss her journey from escaping an arranged marriage in Iran to becoming a clinical social worker in NYC public schools. Plus, they answer listener questions about isolation, fear of death, and navigating a difficult conflict with a parent. To learn...

The foundation upon which women’s pro surfing rests was built by an outrageous and adventurous group of pioneers in the 1970s who deserve to have their names immortalized on a Mount Rushmore of Surfing. One such key surfer is Lynne Boyer, 2x IPS World Champion. She was perhaps one of the most fiercest competitors in history of the sport. Her rivalry with 4x World Champion Margo Oberg is the stuff...

Introducing the Black Pool New York Podcast. A new podcast from The Swell Season Surf Radio network. On the First episode of The Black Pool New York Podcast we sit down with John Abate. John is trained and qualified to teach MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) through the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Center for Mindfulness. Along with his training and credentials John has spent...

On this episode of The Swell Season Podcast, we are joined by the NY Legend, Balaram Stack, along with Stab Editor at Large, Ashton Goggans, & Maryland chargers Simon Hetrick & Seth Conboy. In the middle of their strike mission to the Northeast to catch the latest "Bomb Cyclone Swell" while filming for Red Bull's epic series "No Contest," we were able to wrangle the crew into the studio for some q...

If you haven't heard of Patti Paniccia, you can be forgiven. Surf history and the magazines have all but white washed women pioneers such as Patti and their contributions to the beginning of Professional Surfing. Patti was not only one of the first women to compete on the pro tour, but also was a founding member and a director of the IPS World tour in the mid to late 70's alongside Randy Rarick an...

On this episode of the Swell Season Podcast, Host Tyler Breuer is joined by former guest Greg Wachstetter as co-host. They sat down with the ever talented and entertaining Emily Anderson. Originally from the southern countryside of England, Emily has made Montauk her home over the past 15 years and it is evident that this place has become her muse. She is a director and is also one of the co-found...

On the latest installment of our Art & Design Series, Chris Labzda and Tyler Breuer talk with mixed media artist and stylish regular-foot Ty Williams. His artwork is whimsical and accessible. His output of work is astounding! We discuss his work, inspirations, how his art has changed in the time of Covid, and his love of baths. This is a fun conversation and for any lover of artwork inspired by su...

Will Sofrin is an artist, a writer, a designer, a builder, a sailor and aspiring surfer. At a young age, Will enrolled in an apprenticeship at International Yacht Restoration School of Technology & Trades to learn how to build and restore wooden yachts. As an apprentice, he studied the mechanics of wooden boats and naval architecture, where eventually he became a professional sailor, using his spe...