AIN'T THAT SWELL

Brought to you by Stone and Wood... A Cloudbreak contest for the ages won by the monolithic San Clemente goofy foot, Col Houshmand, over Medina, despite the Brazilian dropping a freakish perfect ten in the final. Erin Brooks wins the final on a walk through after Izzy Nichols is unable to surf due to injury. We recap all the action from the event including the untold injury toll that besieged the tour over the course of a seriously consequential Pacific leg.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stone & Wood Presents… Blitzed: Pure. Tour. Nerdism. The penultimate day of competition at the Fiji Pro saw a total Nuke Peach Pacific Armageddon with 10 point rides, laceration carnage and send merchants deluxe. Boss Hog and Deadly break down the days action before Deadly sits down with Tahitian Lord of the Cone and Olympic Gold Medalist Kauli Vaast and Portuguese Send Kween Yolanda Hopkins. Hmaaaaad!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by Up! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs. Ketut Menda was the first ever Indonesian professional surfer. He travelled to compete in Australia, Hawaii and elsewhere and is a pioneer of surfing in his homeland. Today, he is a devoted father, grandfather and Balinese Hindu. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by Up! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs. Matt Ellks is a former pro surfer turned novelist from Bondi Beach, Australia. He is a historian of Southside Surfing and part of the greatest generation of surfers to come out of Bondi - one that included, Chris Brock, Joe Engel, Pauline Menczer, Cheyne Horan, Richard Cram, Bill Powers, among others. He is the author of four books, which you can find here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stone & Wood Presents... Tavi TV Radio Fiji Pro gets demo'd by the four biggest arse cheeks in pro surfing Connor O'Leary and Kauli Vaast. Tour Rookie and best bloke alive Oscar Berry plonks into the Tavi Man Soup Jacuzzi with Deadly to discuss today's action as well as his year so far: with a special guest cameo from Italian Superstar Leonardo Fioravanti!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stone & Wood Presents... Tavi TV Radio featuring Erin Brooks exclusive chat with Rinsed Corn literally moments after exiting the most chambered off glitch cone in women's surfing history! Strider Raspberry Wasilewski and Jake the Snake Paterson also Chirp in on a wild day 1 of the Fiji Pro at fucking cooking Cloudbreak!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stone & Wood Presents… Blitzed: Tavi TV Radio Day 3. The swell is about to kick and all signs point to the Fiji Pro pumping for the next three days straight! We check in with surfing’s high performance avant guardian Jimmicane Wilson for his thoughts on who will win and why, and catch up with Aussie Spirit animal Nathan Big Hedge for a look inside camp Straya. Fucken oath let’s go!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christ Mater reveals the details of the just announced Surfing Super League - an 8 week team franchise competition season (starting in 2028) that hopes to bring surfing alongside AFL, Rugby League and the Big Bash League as a prime time sporting super series!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stone & Wood Presents... Blitzed Tavi TV Radio Dispatch Day 1 featuring World Champ Molly Picklum, Wildcard from the Shire Jarvis Earle, and World No.23 True Grit Tex Robbo who joined us on arrival day to discuss the year so far, trusting in your process, what's up with the Aussie men on the Chang and who's sharing bedrooms on the heart shaped Fijian Island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LE-BA Boardriders and Lennox Alive Initiative Presents… Storm Riders Live - a night celebrating the 1981 Hoole McCoy Classic with the stars of the film live at the Lennox Head Cultural Centre lennoxalive.com features 10 events until June 2027. The second Saturday of each month. Free Shuttle Service from Ballina to Lennox Head, and wide range of events at the Cultural Centre with satellite activations at downtown business venues featuring local community organisations from dance, comedy, music, surf, skate, indigenous culture. LeBa was an awesome turnout for the inaugural launch of Lennox Alive. Find out more on the social tag above!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by Up! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs...Piter Panjaitan is a Bataknese surfer and philanthropist from Sumatra. He runs an orphanage in Bali and has risen to prominence speaking truth to power and defending Indonesian people and the environment from exploitation. You can follow him here and his orphanage and philanthropic projects here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by Up! The Bank That's Got Young Aussie's Backs...Chas Smith is an ex-war correspondent writer and surf journalist from Oregon, California. He has worked for Stab Magazine, Vice and many others, and now edits, Beach Grit. He has written three books, Welcome to Paradise, Now Go To Hell, Cocaine and Surfing, and Reports From Hell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stone & Wood Presents… Blitzed: Pure. Tour. Nerdism. Hawaiian Seth Moniz and Canadian Erin Brooks have taken out a classic Tahiti Pro Event with supreme tube riding masterclass. 2015 Chopes Champ Owen Wright joins Deadly just after the final hooter to break it downSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stone & Wood Presents - Kelly Slater has caused heads to explode with NEAR PERFECTION on a day when men became Gods and Goats became Cone Aliens from Other Realms! Special Guest analysis with Chopes Bandit and Chang Lord Lennox Smith!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brough to you by Stone and Wood Pacific Ales...The Tahiti Pro is underway in some of the most mutant conditions ever seen for an event with tube specialists and slab heathens finally getting the chance to flex in surfing's ultimate arena: CONES OF MORTAL CONEQUENCE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents… Two hours of Power with Smiv and Deadly taking on the biggest stories ins surf including… The GOAT astonishingly wiped from the history books on the eve of his Teahupoo comp comeback, our Chang Lords forced to share beds on tour but who’s keeping who safe from the boogie man? Is it Italo’s line-up etiquette or pasta binging that makes him the tour’s most hated man? Sharknado continues to churn AND can St Mick of Penrith save Australian Surfing from it’s worst start to a year ever?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stone & Wood Presents... Blitzed with Olympic Hero and Hard Charging Former Chopes Champion Owen Wright who sat down with Deadly for an up close look at the next Woz CT stop in Tahiti, our Aussie hopefuls, and who might come along and steal our fucken thunder! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stab Premium Presents... Woz Commentator, Gold Cone Piece Award Winner, and Renowned Twitcher Paul Evans takes us behind the scenes of his new four-part Stab Podcast Docu-series HOSSEGOR BEACH COCAINE - the true story of the time kilo bags of rack washed up on France's most famous surf break. First ep available on Stab Premium Friday 7th of April!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ATS X POW POW SNOW SHOW with Reggae Elliss! Get your fix of fresh mountain news and topical surf banter with a couple of petrified old SW Editors chewing the fat!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonsoy Isotonic Hydration Presents... Blitzed from the US Open! Led by Sierra Kerr and Isla Huppatz, the Australian women salvaged pride for the nation with a one-two finish. In the men's, Jed and Vaughan, discuss a dismal showing and the shock of not a single Australian flag in the top ten of the Men's Challenger Series ratings. Is it too early to sound the alarm?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by UP! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs...Daniel Brown, better known as the mad slab heathen with the hmmmadest mullet this continent has ever produced, reveals the drug and alcohol addiction and mental illness that sent him to a rehabilitation clinic at 24 years old. Thirteen years of sobriety and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings later, he's killing it with his coffee and cafe franchise (Lords Supply), raising a happy family, and man-handling the most mutant cones you can paddle. One of the great spiritual warriors and vortex shamans. Don't miss this one! Connect with Daniel Brown, here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonsoy Isotonic Hydration Presents... Blitzed from the US Open! A nightmare day that saw our Aussie men get humped from day break to sun down in one of the worst Chang routs in recent memory. One man who survived the days carnage was Shellharbour's Lennix 'The Beagle' Smith. He takes us inside Camp Oz for the breakdown. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonsoy Isotonics Presents...Westen Hirst, Lakey Peak's latest prodigy, on being the youngest winner in the history of the Rip Curl Cup Padang, what it's gonna take to defend his title, growing up with Bronson Meydi at Lakey Peak, and doing it for his late, great father, Troy Hirst. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents… Smiv and Deadly reflect on the once great Waves Magazine revealing the former Editors who shivved it in the neck in a story straight outta Greek Mythology. PLUS: An exclusive first look at the Sacred Fanning Scriptures - a parchment so biblical Christopher Nolan might use it as his next major film project! Shane Dorian gets absolutely demo’d into shallow Indo reef! Bali locals have had a gutful of pissed touro gronks! And the great Indo Conefest is about to fire up!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonsoy Isotonics Presents... Bonsoy Blitzed with High Flying Chang Lord Dane Henry! Layed up with a busted pin after an air gorn wrong at Lowers Dane-o gives us the run down on how long he'll be out, his highlights from Ballito and how he sees the upcoming Chang at Huntington Beach playing out!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ray Jah45 aka Ray Nolan is a Maori reggae singer, selecta, surfer, skater, father, occasional MMA fighter and tradesmen from the Waikato region, in New Zealand, who now resides in Cronulla, South of Sydney. You can find him here and his band, Sub-Tribe here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents… ALL OUT WAR as Smivvy deflects a blindside attack from Surf Cam website Swellnet with one of the great counter punch knockouts of our time! Video evidence of Crocs spotted in Macaronis line-up gets pundits screaming CONESPIRACY! Goat tees off on Brazilian Big Wave Icon Maya Gabeira! Tim Bonython’s problematic corn gets gold pass! And so much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonsoy Blitzed Presents... Pure. Quewey. Nerdism. The opening Challenger Series event of the year was held in Ballito Durban. In the men's CT pedigree shone through with big Col Houshmand taking the win. In the women's Teresa Bonvalot took out an all Portugese final over Francisca Veselko. There was also plenty to like from the Australians' performance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by UP! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs...Two time Bodyboarding World Champ, Andre Botha, joins us for part two of his insane career retrospective. We talk the science of Skeleton Bay, early Indo jaunts, 90s and 2000s Aussie punk bodyboarding muses, South African violence, and Durban drainers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2012 World Champ and Pipe Master Joel Parkinson weighs in on the penultimate day of competition at the first Chang of the year in Ballito as Aussies get obliterated save for Cronulla Shire weapon Jarvis Earle. Can he go all the way?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patagonia Presents… Rando Conversations with SW Editor and 29 Gold Cone Piece Award winning surf journalist Seano Doherty who takes us through the latest cover-to-cover shark edition of the mag and what he learned while making of it. SUBSCRIBE TO SURFING WORLD HERE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Violet Coco and Brad Homewood join System Failure to talk about Violet's experiences aboard the Palestinian Peace Flotilla before it was intercepted by Israeli Defence Forces on its way to Gaza. And how she faired in Israeli detention while Israeli politician, Ben Gvir, made his now infamous appearance among the captives. Brad, who is married to Violet, explains what it was like to be present for the infamous attack by Neo-Nazis on the Indigenous Camp Sovereignty in Melbourne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ATS X POW POW REGGAE - The Snow Report is in and cold white shit is starting to fall from the heavens! Plus: An update from the first Chang of the year in South Africa and Reggae's top 3 Rando facts about Tracks Magazine in the 1980s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ATS Live from the Australian Surf Industry Honours Night where the late great Shane Stedman was acknowledged for his contribution to the surf industry. We kick things off with a catch up with his son, former top 10 CT surfer Luke Stedman, then roll into a fantastic tribute featuring Gold Cone Piece Winners, World Champions, Titans of the Industry, Bells Winners and Shane himself. See ya in the next life Shane-o old mate! Love ya!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong’s Merge Presents… An ATS Mini Ep covering the news of the day including Goat’s Return to the CT at Chopes, the Chopes Trials winners who could easily destroy the current World No.1s, the Aussie Changaz Campaign kicks off in Ballito, and Bali puts an import tax on giant puffy camel toes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonsoy Blitzed Presents... Pure. Quewey. Nerdism. Shining a light on the events and up-and-coming superstars doing it for Australia on the Chang and the Q! Today we speak with Kobie Clements, the orb-threading, kerrupt flipping Long Reef wild unit who just won the first Q of the year in Shiheung South Korea. Very hmaaaaaad!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Berry is a health and wellness coach who has worked with Wim Hof and is currently studying Paul Chek's protocols and philosophy. He rose to prominence during the catastrophic flooding that struck the Northern Rivers in 2022. Connect with Benny and his wellness clubs and initiatives here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents… Cosmic Apricots live from the Occy Grom Comp. Featuring Kelly Slater & Deadly in the commentary booth to discuss his upcoming wildcard on the CT, Beyond Blazing Boards, getting chaired up the beach and more… plus little warrior Taylor Bartlett takes out an emotional Under 12 boys final dedicating the win to his Dad, the late great Nathan Bartlett. Surfing rules!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents The Occy Grom Comp & Merge Live Now! It’s an ATS classic brought to you from the swamps of Mordor (aka Smivvy’s joint) where the lads cut loose on all the shiz that’s been dripping from the might surfing seacock’s Jap-eye for the past two weeks. Slurp it up!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ATS X POW POW REGGAE SCOOP! Cloud 9 to become 13th Stop on 2026 World Tour Plus: we break down the diabolical sitcho in the Oz Snow fields Plus Reggae gives us the top 5 surf journos he ever worked with as Editor of Tracks, Deep and Surfing World. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is brought to you by Up! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs...Andre Botha is one of the galactic wave riders of all-time. The 3x Bodyboarding World Champ is described by Jordy Smith as "The Guy," and has ridden a handful of the heaviest waves of all-time. He is a passionate artist, style master, and truth seeker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yago Dora dominates in Brazil and wins at Saquarema but the big news was Italian Leo Fioravanti becoming the first Italian in history to lead the World Tour ratings after consecutive finals. Can he win a world title? In the women's Sawyer Lindblad claimed her first World Tour win and teen prodigy, Tya Zebrowski, broke through for her first final.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by Up! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs...Tom Lowe is a professional big wave surfer from Cornwall, England, who now resides in New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pow Pow Reggae is back! The ATS X REGGAE ELLISS Snow show deep dives the infamous Robbie Page Tracks Cover Scandal, the horrendous start to the Aussie Snow Season, Cooper Woods best on ground performance at the MF Charity Golf Day, plus which gigs and events to keep an eye on during this year's Aussie winter! Yeeeeeew!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ATS Live from Taylor Steele’s epic Sessions Surf Festival at Burleigh where Smiv and Deadly sit down for a night of face melting surf celluloid artistry from some of the best filmmakers on the planet! Special Guests Liam O'Brien and Dane Henry also join the panel!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIO KO BOKK (This Belongs To All of Us) is a short film that follows the story of two impoverished Senegalese surfers, Pape and Seydi, as they weigh up whether to risk a perilous boat trip across the Atlantic to Europe or stay and eke out a living off surfing in their homeland on the Dakar Peninsula of Senegal. Watch the film here: https://youtu.be/i9YCttTLVo4?is=_LYDLG-XGedrIAfa And the GoFundMe for the boys’ surf school is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-pape-fode-seydis-surf-school-in-dakarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the unprecedented polling results of Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party, revisit Smivvy's journey to the heart of Pauline Hanson country for News Limited back in 2018, his cameo on ABC's Q and A Housing Special, the rise of Right Wing Populism globally and what role, if any, immigration plays. Co-host Fred Pawle is a former journalist for the Daily Telegraph, The Australian, Sky News, Stab Magazine and Australia's Surfing Life, among others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by Stone and Wood..Italian Leo Fioravanti breaks a ten year winning drought by beating a courageous Italo Ferreira surfing through the pain barrier. And Carissa Moore continues her remarkable come back with back to back World Tour wins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Huge News Swellians! The Inaugural Swellness Summit is back…smaller and more profound than ever. We’re collaborating with the Grounded Permaculture crew and Sacred Hearts Winter Solstice Festival this coming weekend - June 19th to 21st - at the sublime Natural Bridge space in the native forest just west of the Gold Coast. Swellians are invited to come Hof, Meditate, move, dance, learn and power up at the festival. SPECIAL DISCOUNT TICKETS HERE. Follow Sacred Hearts here and the Grounded Permaculture crew here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join the Crossing the Tideline Podcast on it's own platform! In this final episode of Crossing the Tideline podcast on the Ain't That Swell Platform Brett Burcher sits down with Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, who has spent a lifetime surfing, diving and fighting for Australians and the natural environment we all share, to talk about how sharks are considered in Parliament and what to do about them.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents… A Smiv & Deadly 3 hour spesh that deep dives… – Rail Vs Chop Hops as Aussie Surf Fans Revolt – The Brazilian Dominance of the Woz – Australia’s World Title Contenders in all-sorts – Surf Rage in Byron as the Man-Buns go turbo nuclear – The mortal global cone-off deluxe – What’s going on with the Shaman’s Socials – Medina’s Effortless Cool – Jed’s Very Very Angry – Endless Swellian Questions answered And more more more! Indulge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.