AIN'T THAT SWELL

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.

Brought to you by Up Bank! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs...Shyama Buttonshaw is a leading Australian surfer-shaper from Bells Beach, Australia, specialising in diverse, futuristic equipment and performance in conditions ranging from one foot to ten plus. Find his website, here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get ya snow on Swellians with Pow Pow Reggae - where we chat with Reggae Elliss about all things Aussie Snow. This ep features Olympic heroes Valentino Guseli, Jakara Anthony and Cooper Woods. More gold medals that Smivvy has Gold Cone Pieces!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by UP! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs...Oliver Percovich is a skater from Melbourne, Australia, who founded Skateistan, a hugely successful not-for-profit that started in Kabul, Afghanistan, before spreading throughout the Middle East and all over the world. Follow Skateistan and contribute to their cause by visiting their website. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this episode Burch takes audience with author, scientist, big wave surfer and powerhouse creative Easkey Britton. The two discuss how our relationship to water can shape our behaviours and actions, how it informs us, how it affects us and how it shapes our lives. It’s not at all a dense scientific shark chat, in fact it barely mentions sharks, but it's worth looking deeper into the shared space where humans and sharks find each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Volcom, Raglan Surf Emporium, Raglan Roast and Sun Bum Presents... ATS Live from the Raglan Club starring Connor O'Learyzy Brah, Luke "Raglan Surf Report" Cederman, Al Cleland Jr, Daniel Kereopa and local wildcard Billy Stairmand in one of the great sendfests in New Zealand Pro Surfing History! Chuuuuuuur cuzzzzy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by Stone and Wood....Jed and Vaughan discuss the New Zealand Pro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Moments after his breakthrough runner-up at Raglan, Morgz answers the call from The Swellians to talk about his mind melting backside attack at Raglan, where the final with Italo was won and lost, whether Aussie rail surfing can actually win a world title given how much the judges love Brazilian aerials, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of Swellness was recorded live at the recent Power Up held at the state of the art B3 Wellness Facility in Brunswick Heads. Today’s guest is Kathryn Nelson, aka the Plastic Free Mermaid. Through over a decade of research practice in the field, she has become an expert on plastics and how they are literally killing us and our children. Kathryn studied microplastics alongside a researcher at Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society in Santa Barbara, California. She traveled to the Great Pacific Garbage Gyre to collect rubbish and study the impact of microplastics on marine life and plankton. She is author of the book "I Quit Plastics," as well as an avid surfer, diver, sailor, and loving mother. Find her on Instagram here or listen to her podcast here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by UP! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs...Beyrick De Vries is a South African professional surfer from Durban who battled cocaine and alcohol addiction before getting clean in the 12 Step Recovery Program and qualifying for this year’s Challenger Series, aged 33. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stone & Wood Presents... ATS LIVE at the COOLY HOTEL with X3 Gold Coast Pro Champs Julian Wilson, Owen Wright and Matt Wilko talking Brazilian Storm, Olympics, the MF Shark Incident, the Greatest Sporting Comeback ever seen and whole lot More... Special Guest Appearances from Hughie Vaughan & Lungi SlabbSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ATS Live at Raglan Club this Wednesday May 13 Presents... Brett Burcher's Crossing the Tideline Epsiode 4: Charlie Huveneers is a researcher and lecturer at Flinders University who has worked extensively in the field of shark deterrents for 20 years. Burch catches up with Charlie to discuss, amongst other things, the complexities of the shark population debate and how shark deterrents are studied and tested. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.