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Paul Evans & Ben Mondy bring you the latest news and views from around the surf world in their light-hearted, heavily opinionated podcast It’s Not The Length.

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    • Dec 31, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    2021's Best Chats: Peter Mel, Chris Burkard, Jon Frank & Andy King

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 50:05


    Whether 2021 was an annus horribilis for you or not, well it's all behind us now. For this episode, It's Not Length looks back on some of the very best chats of the year that was, as your hosts Evans and Mondy brought you insights from an array of some of the legendary folk in the sport. Peter The Condor Mel tells us all about becoming the Mav's GOAT and riding the best wave ever at Mav's - possibly the best wave anywhere, ever - back in January. Next up photographer/explorer Chris Burkard checks in from the wilds of Yosemite to chat all things travel and adventure surf photography. The line is crackly, but the insight and inspiration is tack sharp. Jon Frank tells the story of filming Litmus back in 1995, and the Irish surf scene back at a time when relatively little was known about the surf riches of the Emerald Isle. Now co-owner of Australia's legendary Surfing World Magazine, Frank has long been one of the most artistic surf photographers in the game. When Gabriel Medina sat down to mastermind his World Title winning 2021 campaign. He called Fanning. Fanning called Kingy. We called Kingy too, and he told us about working with Gab, life on tour, his own fascinating backstory, but above all gave performance surfing advice for Evans and Mondy. Best Wishes for 2022 from everyone at Wavelength. Subscribe to Wavelength: shop.wavelengthmag.com xx

    Ep 27: The Winds of Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 55:54


    Evans & Mondy would like to borrow your ears to float some great great surf chat in your general direction. Topics up for discussion in this latest episode of the pod include Wozzle worries, recent mountain forays, while Paul is brave enough to tell Ben the tough truths about his sub-standard written work that only a true pal would. Meanwhile, Ben hints to a slightly worrying mental state that means he's still caught up in a lingering Azores Pro finals day emotional high, even though the event was actually so long ago, Paul forgot they were even there. Awks. Up for discussion this time out… Drugs: Weed, Hapé (shamanic snuff), Oxy Sports: Snowboarding, surfing, F1, cricket Culture: Jazz (experimental feminist trumpet), The Scorpions, Pete Mel's Movie Everything & All, Craig Ando in Ceremony, Patrick Raddin Keefe Running time: 53mins www.wavelengthmag.com

    Ep 26: EURO LOVERS NOT FIGHTERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 41:40


    Evans & Mondy reunite for It's Not The Length after Ben's sickening, treacherous and yet not altogether surprising BBC Olympic betrayal, Paul ultimately making a decision to get back together for the good of the pod fans the world over, as well as surfing in general. Topics up for discussion in Ep 26 include: FOIL WARS: Paul gets into deep and lengthy foil beef with a dangerous, angry kook, yet lives to trim another day with a typical display of resilience, diplomacy and calm under pressure. ITALO… BIT OF A C**T?: What's happened to the 2019 World Champ? Is having a gold chain minion conducive to being a good human? Find out. TOM MOREY RIP: Mad cap inventor, innovator, free thinker and jazz enthusiast moves on up to drop knee the endless boogie wave in the sky. SKINDOG AKA THE BRIT GOAT: Cornish long lord Ben Skinner cements his pozzie as the greatest Rosbif competitive surfer of all time with a final at Malibu to new 45 year old World Champ Joel Tudor. And much much more Running time: 41m40s www.wavelengthmag.com Vol 261 Out Now!

    Blue Earth Summit Special with Gabe Davies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 32:50


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    Ep 25: OLYMPIC SPECIAL! Featuring German Olympic hero Leon Glatzer!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 57:50


    It's Not The Length Olympic special brings you the big stories from the build up to the games. Surfing debuts at Tokyo 2020(1) in a few weeks time, and we've recorded a special pod episode dedicated to all the things we love about the five ringed circus. Find out: How Leon Glatzer blazed and epic qualification trail in El Salvador to represent ze Germans in Tokyo, and his homes and dreams for the games... assuming his efforts to stay on the right side of WADA pee pee collectors goes ok. Away from surf, we take in Paul & Ben's favourite Olympic memories. From your Eric the Eels to your Michael Johnsons and your Cram, Coe & Ovetts and much, much between. There's even a run through of Paul's very fave Olympic anthems: rousing anthems from the likes of Katy Perry, Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé and of course Whitney Houston... but who takes gold? Also: What formats could liven up the surf event? Should it be a teams competition? Who going? Who isn't and should be? Who is, but shouldn't be? Did Team GB kook it by not throwing wads of cash at Yolanda Hopkins Sequeira to surf for them? There's even an Olympic mascot themed quiz, where Ben tests Paul's deep olympic memorabilia knowledge. Plus: Igarashi streaking? Gilmore urine sample shame*?!? Enjoy! Running time 57m50s *Purely in the interests of comedy. Stephanie Gilmore has never been implicated in any steroid use**, this is a fictional account for entertainment purposes, not a factual report. ** (Yet) www.wavelengthmag.com

    Ep 24: Gabriel Medina's New Coach Andy King!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 68:40


    Gabriel Medina's new coach and friend of the show Andy King joins the pod down the line from the land Down Under to tell some of his own his incredible life story, offer insights into the Gabby hook-up and the pair's current working relationship. He even offers Evans and Mondy some (brutal) insights into their own surfing shortcomings. Elsewhere, the Aussie leg, Mondy's home patch of Newy, new webcast meat, the Surfing Super League and other scintillating topics are under the spotlight. Given Mondy's recent joining of the global elite 1% by expanding his investment portfolio into the exciting, delicious new CBD drink Good Rays, Paul - who continues to nobly fight for environmental and social justice - reflects on being the only person left in the surf biz over 40 who doesn't co-own a drinks brand. Running time: 1hr10mins Get the new premium print issue of Wavelength Magazine Vol. 260 https://shop.wavelengthmag.com/collections/subscription-offers Wavelength Drive In Cinema 2021: 16/07 - 05/09 Tickets: https://wavelengthmag.com/drive-in-2021/line-up?utm_source=mainsite&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=ticketlaunch

    Ep 23: World's Greatest Surf Photographer Chris Burkard!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 70:51


    The latest ep of INTL brings you the greatest surf shooter in the biz, Chris Burkard. Chris joined the show down the line from Yosemite, to chat all things surf, photography and adventure. With a brand new Burkard Studio x Billabong Adventure Division Collection just launched, we celebrate the release of the purpose-built range by catching up on some of Chris' greatest adventures from the high latitude surf frontier. Elsewhere, topics up for discussion include: Naughty Pauline Menczer & the Girls Don't Surf documentary The Wozzle on Quarantine in Australia Surf comp names... could do better 60-year-olds riding the tube Haz Bryant & Bigger boned surfers (& cricketers) Paul's Cory Lopez block Mondy's toxic surf media patriarchy mea culpa Plus, the return of quiz segment 'What C__t Said That?' We also hear from WL Editor Luke Gartside in Newquay, Cornwall, bringing some exciting live WL event announcements for 2021, as well as the forthcoming print edition of WL, Volume 260. www.wavelengthmag.com/subscriptions Running time: 70mins @wavelengthsurfmag editor@wavelengthmag.com

    Jon Frank on Litmus: Ireland Unveiled & The Birth of Ride Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 23:19


    This bonus ep of the pod features Jon Frank down the line from the Balearics talking us through the iconic 1996 surf film 'Litmus'. Teaming up with the creative force that is Andrew Kidman, Litmus was the mid 90's surf film that went against the grain of conventional surf flicks of the time, unveiling Hawaiian style surf in Ireland and helping launch a global rethink of surfing equipment with Derek Hynd's quiver section at J-Bay. https://wavelengthmag.com/litmus-ireland-unveiled-the-birth-of-ride-everything/ Subscribe to Wavelength https://shop.wavelengthmag.com/collections/subscription-offers Running time: 27mins

    Ep 22: Peter 'Condor' Mel aka THE MAV'S GOAT!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 71:32


    Peter 'the Condor' Mel aka The Mav's Goat sure started off 2021 with a bang... Condor joins the pod to recount his ridiculous backdooring of the Mav's bowl on 8th Jan 2021, and impart wisdoms gleaned from a lifetime going full tilt in Half Moon Bay. At 51 years young and still pushing the boundaries of big wave surfing, Pete gives us some background on the La Niña winter in NorCal, which like him, is showing little sign of letting up. There's much more to Jah's rich shred tapestry than icy cold death teepees of course; we chat to lithe log lord Harry Roach in tropical Queensland, Australia about his style influences, notably the very fine noseriding of Mr Dane Peterson. Meanwhile, find out how and why co-host Mondy, famed for his frugality, spent £750 on a 3 second Cornish tuberide. That's three quarters of a bag of sand on a Kernow tunnel visj... but was it worth it? He says yes. Elsewhere, enjoy the usual thrust and parry of surfing's hot topics being dissected and debated by two middle aged men who were in their primes before the Internet or podcasts were even invented, struggling desperately to maintain relevance in what is essentially, a youth sport. - Moana Wong / Tati West beef & women at the Pipeline. - Accidental lineup shots: Yes please. - Vintage tube stances in the magic 3-4ft range (come back Tudor, all is forgiven): Mike Ho's cheater 5 steez, Jim Banks' peace sign, Occy's hands behind the back, Bugs' iconic pointing etc. - Mondy takes on the FB anti-vaxxer conspiracy theory mafia faction of the Aussie surf media - Leo vs Mikey's not-so-sudden death surf off As the show comes to its thrilling climax, ITNL's exclusive quiz segment 'What C__t Said That?' returns as Mondy poses 10 quotes from surf luminaries and Paul attempts to guess from whose lips they emitted. Paul's choice of song to play out the show if he wins: Tom Zé - Jimmy Renda Se Ben's choice: Grace Jones - William's Blood Subscribe to Wavelength Magazine www.wavelengthmag.com Shop the finest surfgear & accessories: www.shop.wavelengthmag.com Running time: 1h 11min Is 2021 merely 2020 in a trench coat (with its pubes on fire)? No! It's fine it's fine it's all gonna be just fine. X.

    Ep 21: 2020's Best Bits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 55:57


    Like the welcome relief felt when that obnoxious drunk of a mate has finally passed/been punched out(or roofied, if that's what it takes), 2020 's fun n' games are finally all but over. We've put together some highlights from a year of podcasts that include an assortment of voices, from Evans and Mondy's regular rip snorting contributions to colourful insights from the likes of G-Mac, Sean Pertwee, Chas Smith, Andy Martin and Nick Hayes. Big thanks for tuning in and continuing to support the pod, wishing you the very best of health and happiness for the new year and beyond. "Enjoy yourselves, it's later than you think" - Evans "Get a dog up yas" - Mondy X Subscribe to Wavelength: www.wavelengthmag.com/subscriptions Running Time: 55min 50s Running order: 00:40s Live from Nazaré 06:20s Mondy on heartbreak 10:00 Andy Martin on Bradshaw & Foo and Lord Ted Deerhurst 18:10s Lockdiggity vibes and new localism 22:30s Nick Hayes on Right to Roam & the Natural Health Service 29:30s Chas Smith's General Knowledge (from BeachGrit vs WL) 35:50s Sean Pertwee on becoming a surfer for Blue Juice 38:50s Are You Smarter Than A Smooth-Talking Matt Barr steward? 43:00s Geoff Lawton, Rasta & the Top 3 descriptions of surfing ever 49:10s 'Joel Tudor leaves me cold' 51:05s G-Mac on the best day ever at Nazaré www.wavelengthmag.com

    G-MAC on the 'Best Day Ever At Nazaré'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 50:09


    With one of the biggest, cleanest and most beautiful swells ever ridden in Europe hitting 29/10/20, we catch up with Garrett G-MAC McNamara to get his insights into how big it really was, who ruled it... and his thoughts on the alleged fisticuffs that went down between battling tow crews in giant surf. Plus: - Paul & Ben wrap up on the WSL's Euro Cup of Surfing: Mondy's Italo Ferreira soggy bum kick and Paul's Kikas t-shirt shame - Discuss the curious appeal of Surf Ranch loggers as tubby fibbers - Wonder if anybody, ever has spent 30 mins in a Boardriders store? - Reveal what an adolescent Mondy did over 10 times per day, everyday, much to the dismay of his poor mum - And play a brand new quote-based quiz: What C*nt Said That? Running time: 50m10s Get in touch: Tweet @wavelengthmag FB/IG @wavelengthsurfmag editor@wavelengthmag.com Wavelength Volume 259 out now! Subscribe to the magazine https://shop.wavelengthmag.com/collections/subscription-offers

    How To Read Water with Tristan Gooley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 42:39


    The Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley joins the show to talk about reading nature's clues and signs. Sunday Times best-selling author and the only person to have both sailed and flown across the Atlantic solo, Tristan specialises in taking queues from the natural world in order to make a mind map of our surroundings. An excerpt from his brilliant book 'How To Read Water', (How to see the Pacific in a Pond) features in the forthcoming Wavelength print issue 259 (out 31/10/20) Subscribe here: https://shop.wavelengthmag.com/collections/subscription-offers). Head to https://www.naturalnavigator.com/ and use code WAVE10 to get 10% off Tristan's Beginner's Guide To Natural Navigation online course. Running time 42m40s Topics: Natural navigation - what is it? Lockdown & getting outdoors Solving natural puzzles Does water have character & personality? Surfing & reading weather Wind shifts & fronts Seeing natural phenomena before they happen www.wavelengthmag.com Get in touch: Twitter @wavelengthmag editor@wavelengthmag.com IG/FB @wavelengthsurfmag

    Ep 19: Autumn You Little Beauty!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 66:18


    Wavelength Magazine's It's Not The Length Podcast, your favourite surf culture and social commentary on demand audio entertainment returns with the full potency and authority of a crisp autumnal groundswell. Hosts Evans and Mondy mull over surf news, reflect upon their own ever evolving roles as major assets to the global wave-riding community, and bring you insights that other podcasts simply cannot muster. A brand new quiz feature, WSL vs WSL sees Mondy test his knowledge of the Wozzle and the Women's Super League, while Social Media Police return in full riot gear to make key arrests in the nick of time. Topics up for discussion include: - WSL Countdown Series Euro Cup of Surfing - Mondy's Internet Purple Patch - Is Joel Tudor shit? - Facemask beach letter and imbeciles in giant vehicles - Geoff Lawton, Dave Rastovich and the 3rd best description of surfing ever - Something about Mick Fanning (classic Mondy) and so much more. Running time: 66 mins www.wavelengthmag.com Proudly supported by www.fourfivecbd.co.uk @wavelengthmag editor@wavelengthmag.com

    Ep 18: Live at Le Camping / Niccolo Porcella / Mondy vs Barr

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 41:08


    Paul Evans & Ben Mondy are back to mull over surf news and air their own surf views in the midst of smoking hot mid summer madness. Paul finds himself billeted on a (windy) campsite in Capbreton SW France living the dream, while Ben joins from his WSL propaganda lair in an undisclosed location in SE England. Running time: 42m15s 2m00s: Intro & summer debrief 12m50s: No That's Good Australia E Coast Swell / Quik Pro France relegated to QS / WL Drive In Cinema / Wozzle Speciality Events 23m12s: oh That's Bad RIP Derek Ho / Bobby Martinez on BG pod 29m10s: Ad break 30m40s: Niccolo Porcella 33m50s: Are You Smarter Than A Smooth Talkin' Matt Barr Steward? Tickets for Drive In Cinema: https://wavelengthmag.com/drive-in-cinema Subscribe to Wavelength: https://shop.wavelengthmag.com/collections/subscription-offers Get in touch with the show: Tweet @wavelengthmag email editor@wavelengthmag.com

    Blue Juice Special: Sean Pertwee & Carl Prechezer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 32:41


    With Wavelength Drive In Cinema showcasing the classic Brit surf feature Blue Juice 24-26th July 2020 on the clifftops of Watergate Bay, Paul Evans catches up with Sean Pertwee and director Carl Prechezer to reflect on the making of the movie. Sean, back in London after six years in NYC shooting Gotham, reveals how the film was the best project he's ever been involved in and the bonds he still has with the Cornish surf community in St Agnes that welcomed him and the crew 25 years ago. The 1995 film, Film4's first ever theatrical release, received a warm reception from the critics and provided a Brit counterpoint to Point Break (also showing at Wavelength's Drive In Cinema summer!)with a warm characterisation of the times, where Cool Britannia meets the Cornish surf scene in an entertaining rollick through British shred sensibilities at a time when king skins and Gary Abletts were as much a part of the scene as a banana rockered Fluid Juice (no relation) 6’3” x 17 3/4” with Nose Guard. Get your tickets here: https://shop.wavelengthmag.com/collections/drive-in-cinema Running time: 41m43s Get in touch: editor@wavelengthmag.com Twitter @wavelengthmag IG / FB @wavelengthsurfmag

    The Greatest Surf Contest Ever: 2006 Rip Curl Search WCT 'Somewhere in Mexico'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 43:19


    Paul Evans chats with Andy Higgins, former Rip Curl International Events Director about the competition many believe to be the greatest tour event ever held, the 2006 Rip Curl Search WCT 'Somewhere in Mexico'. Andy Irons won the event in perfect grinding righthand sand point surf at a venue only referred to in the media as 'La Jolla'. As for the surf, Slater gushed, “This place is better than the Gold Coast and better than Jeffrey's”. Higgo travelled to Mexico on a scouting mission in 2005, surfed the place for a week and was happy to report back at Rip Curl HQ that the venue was, in fact, very much good enough for the Championship Tour. Following the event, word inevitably got out as to the exact location, now known as Barra de la Cruz. Get the inside scoop on how the project came together, what the event was like to experience on the ground at the time, and the legacy of the Search CT events. Running time: 43min 20s Get in touch with the show Twitter: @wavelengthmag Email; editor@wavelengthmag.com www.wavelengthmag.com

    Ep17 Wavelength vs Beach Grit! Featuring Derek Rielly & Chas Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 58:31


    As if your regular gentleman broadcaster hosts, Evans P and Mondy B weren't enough to deliver the finest in surf themed on demand audio entertainment, this time INTL invites Beach Grit's Derek Rielly & Chas Smith on the show to compete in a battle of wits. The Greatest Surf Quiz In The World Ever sees Team Evans & Rielly take on Team Smith & Mondy in two rounds of probing quizzing: 1. Specialist Subjects // 2. General Surf Knowledge Running order: 2m 10s Intro with Chas Smith Rd 1 Specialist Subjects: 4m 55s Chas on Surfing & Smoke 9m 55s Derek on Filipe Toledo's Big Wave Career 13m 30s Evans on 'Welcome To Paradise Now Go To Hell' by Chas Smith 20m 55s Derek reads from 'The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter' by Carson McCullers 23m 40s Ben on the 2019 WSL Qualifying Series Rd 2 General Knowledge: 30m 30s Chas 38m30s Derek 42m30s Ben 52m20s Paul 57m outro Get in touch: Twitter @wavelengthmag IG/FB @wavelengthsurfmag editor@wavelengthmag.com www.wavelengthmag.com www.FourFiveCBD.co.uk

    Right To Roam: In Conversation with Guy Shrubsole & Nick Hayes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 49:20


    Have recent events made you double down on your appreciation of our coastlines and the waves that break on them? More specifically your right to access them? In this episode, Paul Evans chats to land justice campaigners Guy Shrubsole and Nick Hayes of LandJustice.uk about Right to Roam, and their books Who owns England? (Guy) and The Book of Trespass - Crossing the Lines That Divide England (Nick). While surfers and other coast users generally benefit from access to the intertidal zone in most of Britain, what about rights to free camping, wild swimming and broader access to the Natural Health System - the great outdoors - most of which tends to be walled off and inaccessible in England and Wales (Scotland introduced R2R in 2003.) With government plans afoot to change trespass from civil law to a criminal offence, Nick and Guy want you to get involved to protect rights to access our open spaces. Running Time: 49m20s Topics: Lockdown vibes Guy & Nick's relationships with wave riding Surfers as a subculture Paganism The current status quo & SW Coast Path The 11th Duke of Beaufort Scotland vs England The Natural Health Service MoD land Enclosure & abolition Free camping, nomads & New Age Travellers Romani 'gypsies' & Henri VIII Criminalising trespass Guy's book 'Who owns England?' The National Trust Nick's book 'The Book of Trespass' How to get involved Cover Illustration by Nick Hayes Get involved: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300139 Extra special thanks to: @nickhayesillustration @guyshrubsole www.wavelengthmag.com @wavelengthmag

    Ep 16: It's The End of The World (Surf League) As We Know It!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 48:08


    Evans & Mondy reconvene to consider all things lockdown, shred & life. Following recent announcements, could this be the end of the World Surf League as we know it? R-Cal doesn't seem to think so, your hosts aren't so sure. Mondy's efforts as part time freelance zero hours subcontractor co-scriptwriter on the WSL Surf Breaks has landed him 1/12th of a Webby Award nomination, with the famously hard to please judging panel claiming some of the technical quality of the writing reminded them of Marcel Proust's 'In The Shadow of Young Girls In Flower'. Impressive stuff. Elsewhere, hot topics include Zoom pub quizzes, Laird's sagging rig, and female longboarders' hang tens resembling 'the girly tuck'. Also, why does the Portuguese government hate the Malloys? How did joint 2020 CT wildcard L Fioravanti's juxtapose bad posture with female objectification? What app did Mondy use to order edibles on dark web? Running time: 49mins Running order: 1m30s: Intro 2m30s: Breaking News 19m20s: Good 26m10s: Bad 43:20s: Mondy's UK place name game In association with www.FourFiveCBD.co.uk Get in touch: Tweet @wavelengthmag IG / FB @wavelengthsurfmag Email: editor@wavelengthmag.com www.wavelengthmag.com x

    In Conversation with Andy Martin, author of 'Surf Sweat & Tears'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 25:45


    Paul Evans chats with Andy Martin, author of SURF, SWEAT & TEARS: The Epic Life & Mysterious Death of Edward George William Omar Deerhurst. Andy Martin may well be one of the cleverest people in surfing (podcast hosts included). A Cambridge University lecturer whose body of written work includes numerous books as well as surfing columns for The Times and The Independent, his latest book investigates the murky circumstances surrounding the 1996 death of his friend Viscount Ted Deerhurst, Britain's first ever professional surfer. Having been warned to stay away from a Waikiki stripper he'd fallen in love with known only as Lola, Deerhurst was found dead a short time later, while Andy was still on the North Shore. While the surf world has generally attributed a variety of causes of death, from drowning at Sunset to a heart attack in a hotel bathtub, Andy suspected foul play and returned to Hawaii to investigate. Paul caught up with Andy at his home in Cambridge over Zoom to find out more about the book, as well as Andy's surfing life. Running time: 26mins https://wavelengthmag.com/new-book-claims-britains-first-pro-surfer-lord-ted-was-murdered-in-hawaii/ Order Surf, Sweat & Tears: https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/surf-sweat-and-tears/ Stay tuned for It's Not The Length Ep 16, dropping soon. www.wavelengthmag.com @wavelengthsurfmag

    Ep 15 Lockdown Special - Fish is the Bat Soup of the Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 56:02


    Lockdown sure ain't easy, living out your days in a surf-less void of endless screen time... Let It's Not The Length bring a little levity to proceedings with Ep 15 - The Lockdown Special. Paul and Ben chat all things Covid 19 and debate the red hot topics: Would you surf if you knew you wouldn't see/infect anyone and knew you would get away with it? Is there such a thing as a victim-less crime? Is fish the bat soup of the sea? What are the worst work out videos being perpetrated by pro surfers? Your hosts consider a WSL-less world and wonder what some of surfing's foremost talents would do in the absence of a pro tour... would Medina go full Ronaldo (the Brazilian one). Would Julian Wilson open a joyless surf school? Would R Cal make a great, friendly local chartered accountant whose seemingly endless patience means he also does a lucrative sideline in conflict resolution. Why do all freesurfers fancy themselves as photographers, and why do their exhibits generally suck? Running time: 56mins Running order: - 0m33s Intro - 1m 15s Evans Fought The Law - 9m50 Surfing... should you? - 21m05s Lockdown Anxiety Dreams - Gony turns nasty - 23m10s Imagine There's No Wozzle - 30m10s Good / Bad - 45m WL Editor Luke Gartside with the latest Stay At Home subscription offer - 53m30s outro Brought to you in association with www.FourFiveCBD.co.uk www.wavelengthmag.com Get in touch: Twitter @wavelength IG / FB @wavelengthsurfmag Email editor@wavelengthmag.com Stay safe folks

    In Conversation with Sea Shepherd Captain Thomas Le Coz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 15:55


    A brand new show from Wavelength Media, Wavelength Community Radio (WLCR) brings you interviews from some of the folk who help shape surfing and coastal communities. Paul Evans visits the Sea Shepherd vessel San Simon in La Rochelle, France to chat with Captain Thomas Le Coz upon the completion of the latest campaign Dolphin Bycatch. With over 11300 dolphins washed up dead on the French coast alone last year, and this winter already showing an increase, Sea Shepherd are investigating why. Running time: 16 minutes Get in touch with the show Tweet: @wavelengthmag.com email: editor@wavelengthmag.com wavelengthmag.com seashepherdglobal.org Stay tuned for It's Not The Length Ep15 out 10/04/20

    Ep 14: March Madness!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 50:00


    Evans & Mondy return to tackle surfing's big topics with typical unflinching bravery. The show features an update from Alex Botelho's recovery as well as a first hand account of Taz Knight's worst ever Mullaghmore wipeout. In mellower wave news, Mondy gets paid to shred The Wave, but won't say how much. Topics up for debate include the rumoured return of Marine Layer, the Fight For The Bight, more dolphin deaths in Biscay and the pain of unrequited love. The Social Media Police return to consider celebrity wedding/funeral branded content, while the quiz sees Evans' life & times of Damien Hardman take on Mondy's Nazaré. Running time: 50m Running order: 0m32: Intro & news 7m20: That's Good 19m05: That's Bad 25m: A word from the Editor Luke Gartside 26m50: Taz Knight's Mully Wipeout 31m 15: Social Media Police 38m30s: The Quiz - Harman vs Naz Get in touch with the show via Twitter: @wavelengthmag editor@wavlengthmag.com Supported by www.FourFiveCBD.co.uk www.wavelengthmag.com

    Ep 13: Live from Nazaré: Giant surf & near tragedy in Portugal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 39:24


    It's Not The Length comes to you from the cliff overlooking 50-60ft surf at Nazaré, just after the WSL's Nazaré Tow Challenge. Evans & Mondy, fresh from the live commentary booth and slightly rattled from seeing what looked a lot like Alex Botelho drowning on live broadcast, bring you a fresh debrief the key events and talking talking points from an historic day of big wave surfing. With news that Alex is conscious and doing well in hospital, the pod reflects on an emotional day. Running time: 39m34s Brought to you in association with www.fourfivecbd.co.uk Get in touch with the show: Tweet @wavelengthmag FB/IG @wavelengthsurfmag editor@wlmagazine.co.uk

    Ep 12: The Shithousery Top 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 40:38


    In the first pod of 2020, your hosts Evans & Mondy review the Shithousery Top 5 of surfing, and no, Medina wasn't all 5. After a pumping couple of weeks of swell in the Atlantic already, Adrien Toyon, finalist in the Quemao Class invitational gets in touch to give some insights into what he calls the best contest he's ever surfed besides Pipeline. Elsewhere, Good/Bads feature Slater, Chinese supergrom Mumu, E-mail titles, Lucas Skinner, Japanese surfers & 0llie Dussett. Get in touch with the show Twitter: @wavelengthmag Email: editor@wavelengthmag.com Running time: 40m39s Brought to you in association with FourFiveCBD.co.uk www.wavelengthmag.com

    Ep 11: Hawai'i Special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 51:16


    Hosts Evans & Mondy digest the dramatic fare served up on the final day of the WSL 2019 season at the Billabong Pipeline Masters. Ua Mau ke Ea o ka 'Aina ika Pono! Unlike the ancient Hawaiian ali'i (royalty), who viewed obesity as a sign of nobility and thus had their bellies massaged whilst being fed enormous portions of taro root(poi)so they could cram more in, the lads needed no extra help or encouragement to ruminate over 'Medina Prio-Gate 2 - This Time It's Personal... & Intentional', and all the other fascinating stuff that went down at the Banzai. The North Shore remains the subject matter for the entirety of the pod, with the Seven Mile Miracle being the subject for regular fave Good / Bad. Evans & Mondy then delve into a series of personal anecdotes related to all things Hawaiian surfing, but mainly hone in on Island interactions with semi obscure late 90's-early 2000's surf pros. Why did Tom Carroll leave the toilet unflushed at their shared digs on Mondy's first Hawaii trip? What's the best thing not to say if you drop in on then rugby tackle Ken Bradshaw in 12-15ft surf? How did AI take his tea when Mondy was billeted at the Bong house? Why are the Pipemasters crowds so small? Which women's World Champ dropped in Mondy at macking Sunset? Which former CT surfer coined the nickname "Waimea Paul" as a mark of respect for Evans' heroics? Find out all this and so much more in It's Not The Length Hawai'i Special! Brought to you in association with fourfivecbd.co.uk Get in touch: @wavelengthmag editor@wavelengthmag.com Running time: 51m16s MELE KALIKIMAKA

    It's Not The Length Episode 10: 2019's Best Bits!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 66:47


    It's been a great year at It's Not The Length Podcast. Thanks for being along for the 'journey'. Your hosts Evans & Mondy have taken the show out on location and recorded in such hallowed shred destinations as the Canaries, Azores and Spain. The show even went live at London's iconic Genesis Cinema in the East End where the pod recorded in front of five hundred Shoreditch Shredders. We've put together some choice cuts from the year that was including, but not limited to: - Sacred Cows: MR & Gilmore - Roger's Welsh localism Moan at Mondy - Brazilians taking over the world - North Shore short shorts Anastasia Ashley anecdote - Predictions for 2020 CT rookies feat Dog Marsh - Mondy apologises to fellow Australians - Mondy sent in in Tenerife - Mondy's vicious anti-boog tyrade - Paul takes World Title trophy for a no.2 - DCI Evans & Constable Mondy of Her Majesty's Social Media Police - Evans P hearts Slater K Brought to you in proud association with FourFiveCBD.co.uk Get in touch: Twitter @wavelengthmag Email editor@wavelengthmag.com

    Episode 9: Epic Europe Leg Debrief!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 50:03


    Following the epic 2019 Euro leg, Evans & Mondy reflect on a autumn of dramatic Atlantic shred. Fresh back from the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal and Nazaré ahead of the Tow Challenge, Paul brings the scoop on the big wave lords and ladies prepping for the 100ft wave. Meanwhile, after a few years away from Peniche, he discovers the burgeoning back yard party scene in Ferrol, discovers Portugal's one drinkable red wine, finds out what Paul McCartney has for XMas lunch... as well as finding just the right moment to tell Kelly Slater that he loves him. Meanwhile, we discover that the WSL's 'official response' to Medina Prio-Gate, you know, the one that starts with "No resurf." was in fact written by Mondy. Surely his most-read piece of prose in a long and glittering career as a wordsmith. INTL Pod is brought to you in association with FourFiveCBD oil and Billabong Graphene wetsuits. Running order: 1m44: That's Good - Medina Prio-Gate - Freesurfin Portugal - The stock shortboard revolution 17m00: That's Bad - Women's CT too nice - Mondy's WSL 'content' 'meetings' - Drink driving 26m30s: A word from WL Editor Luke Gartside 27m: More Portugal 32m: John John vs Kelly at Pipe preview 38m20: Evans' exclusive Slater interview! 40m: Nazaré tow legends 48m03s: Billabong's Graphene wetsuits Get in touch with the show: @wavelengthsurfmag editor@wavelengthmag.co.uk

    Ep 8: On Location in The Azores

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 41:43


    Evans & Mondy's surf chat is so potent that even the watery isolation of the Mid Atlantic ridge isn't enough to stop it from reaching every corner of the shredosphere! Yes, the boys are back in the beautiful Azores Islands and back on the tools. Episode 8 brings you a debrief on the ISA World Games in Japan, real time updates from Paul's Guinness World Record attempt (most days commentated for WSL in a calendar month)and an exclusive behind the scenes look at the wozzle's Longboard tour. Elsewhere, Sacred Cows returns with the nomination of log lord Joel Tudor for consideration. Will he be put out to toot on the green green grass of the pasture, or be sent to the abattoir to receive the dreaded mercy lever? Find out! Meanwhile, with mental health issues thankfully becoming more and more talked about in the surf and other communities where traditionally, men were reluctant to talk about their feelings, Ben catches up with former WCT surf Toby Martin about a recent initiative Down Under where surfer like Murdz, Garth Dicko and Kurt Nyholm spread the word about dealing with mental health issues and particularly, suicide prevention. Running time: 41m42s Get in touch: editor@wavelengthmag.com @wavelengthmag Brought to you by Four Five CBD www.fourfivecbd.co.uk

    Ep 7: Dog Marsh's Mid Season Tour Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 60:29


    Evans & Mondy return with the latest instalment of It's Not The Length recorded on location in Northern Spain, brought to you in association with FourFive CBD. Up for discussion are near death experiences with peanut butter, Fanning & Ho's latest Rip Curl clip, John John Thunberg, cricket, Boardmasters, G-Land, Four Seasons Maldives Trophy yuck and Connor Coffin's guitar ballad covers. Meanwhile, at Social Media Police HQ, DCI Evans has handed in his badge and weapon and been suspended without pay (deleted Instagram from his phone) so Constable Mondy has had to put in double shifts. Richard 'Dog' Marsh joins the show down the line for the lowdown on the Tour at the mid way point, with updates on his charges Callinan, Fioravanti and Van Dijk as well his take on the title race and tour life in general. Running time: 1hr38s Get in touch: @wavelengthmag Brought to you in association with www.fourfivecbd.co.uk

    Ep 6: LIVE IN LONDON: Heavy Water UK Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 47:05


    As Wavelength takes the Nathan Fletcher biopic Heavy Water to screens across the UK, we meet Director Michael Oblowitz live on stage at the Genesis Cinema, London at the UK premiere. Elsewhere, there's Mondy's disappointment with both Florences, Paul's Pale Female & Stale chagrin, yet more fish chat, and further pointed insights across the surf world. Meanwhile, the Social Media Police continue to feel collars, and feel great about it.

    Episode 5: Margaret's Debrief & #SendSlaterToCoventry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 52:22


    Evans & Mondy are back to bring you news and views from across planet shred, although mainly focused on their own narrow, blinkered versions of the universe and their online echo chambers. After Margaret's CT events wrapping up and John and Steph in Jeep Yellow Jerseys, the lads ask, should we just call the year off now? Meanwhile, a new campaign in underfoot to #SendSlaterToCoventry. Remember when the UK media weren't allowed to broadcast Gerry Adams' voice? Paul advocates similar measures for Slater. Elsewhere, the big questions are dealt with: Does Ben really like Women's surfing, or is it just in it for the WSL day rate? Should you ask folk you don't really know or particularly like/trust 'So, been surfing?' What does the Book of Exodus have to say about daughters? What's Nigel Slater's new cookery series on the Middle East like? DCI Evans and Constable Mondy return with a charge sheet bigger and more star studded than Brian Cox's recent revelations about the size of the observable universe, as the Social Media Police feel collars belonging to Defay, Igarashi, the Keramas ducks, Bob Hurley, Strider & Kingy. Running time: 52min21s Part 1: Intro Part 2: Good / Bad Part 3: Social Media Police, ISA Yawn & #SendSlaterToCoventry

    Episode 4: Nic Von Rupp, Indo's & Indon'ts & The Return of Moan At Mondy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 35:03


    Paul Evans & Ben Mondy bring their unique combination of searing insight and high jinks in the latest instalment of INTL, recorded on the road in Portugal during April's QS leg. Moan At Mondy - the surf world's chance to get shred-related whinges off its chest - returns in fine style at Lapoint Surf Camp in Ericeira, where Mondy fields an assortment of grumbles, laments and gripes from a cosmopolitan shred tribe. DCI Evans & Constable Mondy return to the incident room of Social Media Police, feeling collars from an assortment of first-time offenders like the Surfer's Journal, to more hardened career crims. Elsewhere, German/Portuguese big wave lord Nic von Rupp swings by for a chat about getting a wildcard on the WSL's Big Wave Tour for 2019, and some cool insight into those ridonculous Mav's left slab sessions. Thinking of booking a boat trip to Indo? Before you do, check out Indo's & Indon'ts, where the lads catch up with Steve 'Sooly' Sewell from the Huey charter in the Mentawais. With 20 years' experience running boats, Sooly imparts insider tips to booking your dream surf trip, and avoiding disappointment, shipwreck, or worse. Check out the Wavelength Spring Summer Buyer's Guide https://www.wavelengthmag.com/buyers-guide-spring-summer-19/ Running order: PART 1 1m53s: That's Good 7m47s: That's Bad 11m04: Moan at Mondy PART 2 15m09: Nic von Rupp 22m50: Indo's & Indon'ts with Steve 'Sooly' Sewell 28m50: Social Media Police

    Episode 3: DCI Evans & Constable Mondy of the Social Media Police

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 55:36


    Your fave surf pod returns with a full and thorough debrief from Mondy's trip back to Australia. Is he the WSL's new Longboard Correspondent? Why did he make a public apology? Is it ok to swear at your Mum? Elsewhere, topics up for discussion include oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight, Surf Core 2001's admirable Insty oeuvre, Machado getting better with age and Mondy putting his body (face) on the line when confronted by violence. Meanwhile, listener Roger from Bristol gets in touch to recount a recent incident in Wales where he and fellow shredders were barred from paddling out at a localised Welsh reef. Paul recalls a great moment from surf history, when he took the then ASP World Title trophy for a no.2 in China and got rumbled by Kelia Moniz. Things get real with the debut of a brand new segment, DCI Evans & Constable Mondy of the Social Media Police. Under scrutiny are the Insty utterings of the likes of Igarashi, Palmateer, Blanco, Fioravanti and Horan among others. Remember: You have the right to remain silent. Running time: 55m40s

    Episode 2: Jack Robinson! Tenerife!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 41:54


    Paul Evans & Ben Mondy return with another thrilling instalment of It's Not The Length. Recording on location in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, the lads are at the coal face of European and global professional surfing, commentating on the QS with dedication and professionalism during the day, and recording the pod in their shared hotel room over cans of lager, by night. Desperate to make an appearance on the show, Volcom Pipe Pro winner Jack Robinson rings in from Waikiki where he's holed up with model girlfriend in a free hotel room riding out a huge storm on the N Shore. Robbo shares his goals for 2019, and fills in INTL fans with a bit of insight in to what makes him tick, as well as generally makes him such an all round ledge. In the pursuit of journalistic integrity, Mondy potentially jeopardises his lucrative WSL staff writer contract by nominating 7x World Champ Stephanie Gilmore for slaughter in the abbatoir of Sacred Cow. Elsewhere, topics up for discussion include surf posters (RIP), the emotional rollercoaster involved in going for a surf as an older dude, Munich's Eisbach, and Mondy getting sent in by the Tenerife locals. Running time: 41m54s Running order: 06m56s: That's Good 18m35s: That's Bad 29m20s: Jack Robinson 37m20s: Sacred Cow - Steph Gilmore (!?!) Get in touch with the show: Tweet @wavelengthmag IG @wavelengthmag Send us an email: editor@wlmedia.com

    It's Not The Length Podcast Episode 1: Hawaii Debrief, Dog Marsh & Natxo Gonzalez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 54:40


    Paul Evans & Ben Mondy bring you the latest news and views from around the surf world in their light-hearted, heavily opinionated new pod It’s Not The Length. Episode one features a review of the thrilling climax to the 2018 competitive season in Hawaii, and looks forward to 2019. Guests include former Top 10 WCT pro turned supercoach, Richard ‘Dog’ Marsh, who joins the lads from his French home fresh back from another successful North Shore campaign. Find out how Dog turned freesurf whizz Ryan Callinan back into a comp crushing machine and masterminded the Leo Fioravanti’s dramatic requalification, as well as what he thinks of the lads’ bold predictions for the new CT intake for 2019. Elsewhere, the pod catches up with Basque Big Wave Tour legend Natxo Gonzalez, who recalls his epic perfect 10 giant barrel at the Nazaré Challenge, and recounts a testing trip to Peahi. Much to Ben’s disapproval, Paul nominates surf deity Mark Richards as a Sacred Cow, and the boys consider the 4 x World Champ’s case for either being put out to pasture in the green grass of Legend Meadow, or alternatively, being dispatched by the abattoir’s mercy lever and made into long necked Wounded Seagull burgers. Other hot topics under scrutiny include the Nazaré Challenge, Brazil’s Tour domination, Rodriguez/Hendrickson handbags, John John the sailor man and the 2020 Olympics selection criteria. Running time: 54m40s Running order: Part 1a: Oh that’s Good  1b: No that’s Bad Part 2: Richard “Dog” Marsh Part 3: Sacred Cow: MR Part 4: Natxo Gonzalez Get in touch with the show: Send us a tweet @WavelengthMag Email: editor@wavelengthmag.com

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