Swell Season Surf Radio

On this episode of Swell Season, we are turning the tables on our regular art and design host Chris Coffin. This episode is hosted by new contributor Mimi Roterman, and she is joined by former guest and artist Kris Chatterson in what we are dubbing the 'car park' episode: a continuation of an after-surf chat from the week before. Chris Coffin’s visual and performative pieces, as well as his creati...

On Saturday, March 27th, at Beach 69th street, the New York community had a paddle out to honor those lost in the mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia. Swell Season was on hand to capture the thoughts and sentiments following the shooting and the rise of hate crime against the AAPI community. We talked to different participants of the paddle out along with organizers, Momo Hudes of Benny’s Surf Club...

Trailblazing surf photographer Sachi Cunningham is world renowned, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker, a Professor of Multimedia Journalism at San Francisco State University, and a mom. Swell Season Surf Radio host Karen Song & co-host Matthew Rohrer, chat with Sachi in Northern California about her contributions to the surf culture at large, her humble beginnings as a water photographer, what big...

On Swell Season Weekend Edition, we are launching a new quarterly series in collaboration with the Surfrider Foundation NYC Chapter, called Surfrider Updates - NYC. Quarterly updates from our local Surfrider Foundation Chapter on all the local environmental happenings and initiatives taking place in and around the New York Metropolitan area. We sit down with the Chapter Chairperson, Nikita Scott t...

Swell Season is excited introduce a new series for the legions of the stoked, Dear Shredder: An advice podcast exploring mental health issues in the surf and skate communities. The series is hosted by Matt L. Rohrer, a licensed psychotherapist practicing in NYC who just happens to be a skateboarder, surfer, writer & musician. Dear Shredder looks at mental health issues through a shredder’s lens, a...

Benjamin Sargent the “Brooklyn Chowder Surfer” , aka. “Dr. Klaw”, is an American celebrity chef,[1] restaurateur, television personality, performance artist, author, designer, owner of Hurricane Hopeful in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and is now the owner of Bent Apple Farms in Vermont. You might remember him from his appearances on the Food Network& Cooking Channel. In this episode of Swell Season's A...

Our guest on this episode of Swell Season is Brendon Babenzien, the founder of the environmentally conscious menswear brand Noah. He is also a former creative director at Supreme, which is arguably one of the most influential streetwear brands of all time. He grew up surfing the beaches of central Long Island and worked at the legendary Rick’s Action Sports in its heyday. We reminisce about gromme...

Ellie Miller is a registered nurse who lives in Brooklyn, NY and has been practicing as a Labor & Delivery nurse for 8 years. She is about to embark on her 3rd career as a midwife and is an adult learner surfer, having started in earnest about 3 years ago. A few months back, Ellie and host, Tyler Breuer had an incident in the water. Tyler had reacted as many experienced surfers tend to.. with cond...

Milk Cult is a fun and innovative ice cream company with an edge, based out of Washington DC. It is the brainchild of Ed Cornell & Patrick Griffith, two friends from their respective teenage years that came together to form an ice cream company that pays devotion to the Dairy Gods. Ed Cornell is an active surfer along the mid atlantic coast. He spent some years overseas in Indonesia where he helpe...

On this episode we dive into the spiritual journey of Shawn Zappo, a New Jersey based surfer/writer, who runs the website Surf & Abide and is currently working on his first book entitled "Surfing Sadhana: The Mystical Dimension Of The Wave-Riding Experience. Like many of us, he sees the connection that surfing has to the divine. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/...

Dion Mattison is the founder and lead instructor of Conatus Surf Club. He launched Conatus Surf Club with the aim of providing high quality individualized instruction. Dion is also Ph. D. candidate in the Philosophy Department at the New School for Social Research. The blending of philosophy and surfing is Dion's next natural progression and makes for a fun and dynamic conversation. We explore the...

California born and bred, Kassia Meador began surfing at age 14. By 17-years-old, Kassia was a sponsored pro-longboarder, traveling the world. Known for her graceful surf style, Kassia was crowned the "queen of noseriding" by the New York Times and in 2011 ranked 2nd on the WSL women's longboard tour. Throughout her career as a competitive sponsored athlete, Kassia was actively involved in designi...

On this episode of Swell Season Surf Radio, we sit and chat with surf shop owner, glasser, shredder, Phil Browne of Glide Surf Co. and The Heavens Glassing in Asbury Park, NJ. In 2011 Phil opened his shop in Normandy Beach, NJ but after Hurricane Sandy and all the destruction it wrought, Phil made a move to the emerging scene in Asbury Park. He and his team are carving out an exclusive niche for t...

Thomas Campbell's the "Seedling"was a view of the alternative surfing culture during a time when Professional competitive surfing was the norm. This film was both influential and prescient of boards, culture and things to come in surfing. He eventually followed it up with Sprout and then The Present. All documenting and influencing the growing strain of surf culture that rides anything but the sta...

The Laru Beya Collective is an organization born in Rockaway created by Rockaway locals, which serves to empower Rockaway's underrepresented youth through surfing. On this episode of Swell Season, contributing co-host Karen Song talks with the Laru Beya Collective founders, Aydon Gabourel and Warren Samson—cousins with Garifuna roots from Belize—on their goal to not only nurture great surfers by e...

Farmhaus is the one man furniture studio of Ben McBrien based in the Kensington neighborhood of Philly. Ben McBrien is also a former New Jersey Pro surfer who always seems to be in contention for wave of the winter. On the latest Swell Season Art & Design Series, Chris & Chris catch up with Ben to discuss his transition from professional surfer to high end craftsman who takes reclaimed wood and de...

Benny's Club is a collective dedicated to spreading surfing knowledge and creating a more accepting environment for queer and POC surfers. On this episode of Swell Season, cohosts Tyler & Karen talk with Benny's Club founders Johnny Cappetta and Momo Hudes on Benny’s aims and goals of fostering a community of surfers regardless of experience level all the while making surfing more accessible for a...

On this episode of Swell Season Surf Radio, we continue our Art & Design series with Chris & Chris. They dive deep with legendary NY photographer Mike Nelson. If there was ever a NY Surfing Hall of Fame, Mike Nelson would be one of the first inductees. He’s documented NY surfing for over 30 years and has helped shape surf culture and community with Unsound Surf their years of organizing profession...

In Early October, the hosts of Swell Season got the call from Will Skudin of Skudin Surf to put together a small crew for a test session at the newly opened American Dream indoor wave pool. Located just 20-30 minutes outside of New York City at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, NJ, our hosts recount their experience with glee and pure grommet-like stoke. This episode is the full breakdow...

NYC photographer Justin Jay recently released his book project HI1K, documenting the culture of pro surfers and chronicling the spectacle that is the Triple Crown surf contest. It's an incredible in depth look at the moments between the action on the seven mile miracle. On this episode, we talk HI1K, surfing in Rockaway, the changes to New York City over the past 25 years and his new project, The...

On this episode, Ben comes back to cohost an episode of epic proportions! We talk to Garden State ripper, Pro Surfer, Regional Marketing Manager for Billabong, and Communications Officer for American Wave Machines, Rob Kelly, about wave pools in a post covid world, life as a NJ pro surfer and following September Swells up New England’s varied coastline. All this on the next Swell Season Surf Radio...

We really pleased to announce a new podcast that Tyler Breuer has been working on with Matt Warshaw of the Encyclopedia of Surfing, David Scales of Surf Splendor Podcasts and my brother Jamie It’s called the Sunday Joint. Think Car Talk meets Encyclopedia of Surf meets High Fidelity. A preview of the first episode is now streaming on WAX. On the premiere episode of the Sunday Joint with Tyler & Ja...

On this episode of Swell season, we speak to Aussie transplant, Jack Farley about ocean advocacy, Taking 3 for the Sea, Moving to NYC and surfing the Rockaway's. An Australian living in Brooklyn, Jack loves to discuss plastic pollution with others and share the knowledge he has learned while working for Take 3 For The Sea for 6 years. Take 3 is a NGO that aims to conserve the environment and prote...

On this episode of Swell Season Surf Radio, we continue with our Art & Design Series with Chris Coffin & Chris Labzda. Chris & Chris had the opportunity to interview multi media artist, Ashley Bickerton. This conversation is pure GOLD! Ashley goes into detail about his upbringing in Hawaii, surfing pipeline with some legendary and great surfers, surf culture, his trajectory as an artist as he navi...

On this episode of Swell Season, we kick off our new Art & Design series with contributors Christopher Labzda & Christopher Coffin and their interview with artist and Hull aficionado Kris Chatterson. The Swell Season Art & Design Series is an exploration of the arts with a surfy lens. Both contributors Chris Coffin & Chris Labzda aim to have in-depth conversations with artists and creatives about...