Riptide Podcast - Lukes Lounge

t's not always the faces you see representing the sport who are the most influential behind the scenes. With Armen, this notion rings louder than an approaching autumn Nazare season with a WNW swell brewing on the charts. Starting off in the professional ranks of the BMX world, to joining territorial boog gangs in NYC, all the way to photographing some of the worlds most famous musicians and artists in Paris, this well accomplished cat has lived nine lives, plus some!This conversation traverses a detailed list of bodyboarding, and non bodyboarding topics, as Armen and Luke try to assess all the different facets and moving parts that make up the beloved sport of booging!Enjoy the yarn!Peace ☮️

With the IBC World Tour coming to a close in Gran Canaria for 2024, Luke and the crew thought it would be only fair to sit down and speak with the Fronton Pro winner, 2 x world champion and absolute launch freak, Tristan Roberts.Discussing all manner of things surrounding the comp, the world title race, that backflip in the final and what Fronton is like as a wave to bodyboard, this poddy is not to be missed. Enjoy the yarn!Peace ☮️

As an enthralling year of IBC World Tour comes to a crescendo'ing close, Coops n Luke breakdown the 2024 Fronton King Pro in their usually fair, yet critical analysis of the worlds best bodyboarders at arguably the worlds best bodyboarding location.From crowning world champions, to local hot pots almost going the whole way to the top of competition to previous world champions showing their competing prowess once more, this years Fronton Pro was one for the ages!That's all from the international competitive bodyboarding scene in 2024, but stay tuned for more updates on a local, state and national level here in Aus for the remainder of the year.Peace ☮️

With the turbulent state of the bodyboarding industry and the unknown direction it seems to be hurdling in, Adrian Emerton, cinematographer and director of the yet to be released documentary, Common Thread, takes a seat on the lounge with Luke to talk about his up and coming boog flick, and how it tries to decipher the state of affairs that represents world bodyboarding on a whole currently.Touching on financial restraints within the industry, the top down management approach from the heavy hitters in the game and how this yet to be released docco illuminates many individuals and their own journey within the sport that make up the scrambled puzzle that currently reflects the sport of bodyboarding. Adrian Emerton has also made produced a film called “The Chase” and is a major contributor to the Shark Island Challenge media team, with his efforts surrounding the sport being received as positive and undeniably needed as a portrayer of truth and fact surrounding the issues that bodyboarding face today.Enjoy the yarn!Peace ☮️

Episode 90 features the soulful enigma from the West, Josh Garner, and his life long obsession with the beloved boog.With big wave Riptide covers that left him bleeding from the ears, to tackling Hawaii seasons with grown men whilst in his teens to making art and music whilst on his own individual booging journey, safe to say Josh has experienced a lot during his time on this earth. At the time of recirding Josh was riding for Hubb Boards at the time, but has since moved on to Hexa Boards. The segment on board technology is based on Hubb Boards to be clear. Peace ☮️

Tyson Ryan, a raw, honest and enigmatic individual, takes a seat on the lounge to chat shop about his life in Jack Stance, and all the moments that have spawned from pursuing this scarce discipline. From the shark infested water of the most recent DK sessions, to being state locked in W.A during the dreaded covid lock downs to diabolical reverse rocker on almost every board he has ever owned, this poddy has substance.Words and thoughts from a powerful man, with powerful knees and a powerful addiction to the pokies, be sure not to miss this conversation with this outlandish Queenslander. Peace ☮️

Another Comp Talk episode drops with Coops and Luke gas bagging their way through the recent IBC Sintra Pro, held at Praia Grande in Portugal, Europe.From Pierre's late season world title charge, to argy bargy in the females world title tilt, what it means to by Uri Valado in his home country of Brazil and how to get more females involved in the sport of booging, the fellas cover it all over a few late night beers.If you like shit talking, you will be sure to enjoy this dribble.Peace ☮️

Episode 87 welcomes Luna Hardman to Luke's Lounge to dissect her skyrocketing success to the top of international female bodyboarding.With 2 x Junior Female World Titles already fastened to her competitive belt, and some quality results in this years IBC Pro Female division it's only natural to assume that Luna's presence in a competitive setting is going to be felt for years to come. Touching on her humble beginnings in Brazil, to not being over shadowed by her mum's decorated professional career to booging fronton for the first time, Luna and Luke really hit it off and go deep into the mind frame of a female bodyboarder on the world stage.Enjoy

GOLD, GOLD & GOLD!Sixteen year old, Jai Taylor, hits the lounge to discuss his most recent international comp success with a first place finish in the Juniors division of the IBC Maldives Pro.The conversation details the living conditions over in the comp site, the pressure surrounding the event, the feeling of taking the win, what the costs of the journey were, how the comp preparation occurred and what the future holds the budding Sunny Coast comp machine moving forward.With a bright future beckoning in the sport, this conversation was filled with insights from a young pair of eyes looking over a sport he sees a positive pathway attached to it. A very refreshing outlook that needs to be heard all who follow the sport.Enjoy

Episode 85 of the lounge holds one of the most transformative bodyboarding stories the industry has ever witnessed. Ryan Rinnga McKinnon, Cronulla and Shark Islands heavy hitting local, spills the beans on his career as a professional free surfing bodyboarder and the events surrounding his slab hunting adventures. From crippling career ending concussions, to Tension bodyboarding fame, through to dealing with the Bra Boys in their prime and holding down the lineup at one of the worlds most notorious slabs, a reformed Buddhist practicing Ringa tells all in this weeks episode. This episode sheds personal insight on one of Australia's leading big wave bodyboarders of his era, and it's not one to be missed.Enjoy

In this Comp Talk episode Coops n Luke review a rather large month in competitive booging from all the four corners of the globe. With Aussie triumph in the form of Jai Taylor taking out the Juniors division in the Maldives Pro, from local East Coast grass roots success with the inaugural Headlands pro being run and won in some pulsing conditions and a recap of Coops recent boog trip to Mexico, this episode is as jam packed as the Olympic village during the men's 100m final after party.Get around it Boog Disciples, let the sports force live strong in you

The Portuguese Prince, Steph Kokorelis, pays a visit to Luke's Lounge to chat about his recent 18 month long stint in Aus and all the wildly enjoyable experiences that came with it.Touching on random police car searches in WA, to all day Aussie Pipe sessions on the East Coast to driving through random raging fires in South Australian outback, Steph's time here in Oz has been fascinating to say the least. With a silky style and good looks to match, we are sure you will be seeing a lot more of this multifaceted European bodyboarder well into the future at the top tier of world bodyboarding.Enjoy the episode ☮️

After much anticipation and a lot of behind the scenes organisation, Chris James lends Luke a few hours of his “Big Fish” energy to discuss his illustrious career on the Trad Boog.From humble beginnings growing up just outside the working class Steel City of Newcastle on the East Coast of Oz, to being sponsored by BSC in his early 20's to then going onto starring in iconic films such as Video, Dennis and the Roam to discovering and booging some of Australia's most remote and heavy slabs, Grizzla has accomplished a lot through out his time on this earth. Touching on the state of the booging industry, how the sport owes you nothing and what it was like living and breathing a past time that had barely any financial support involved with it, Grizzla and Luke chew the fat for over two hours grinding these topics down in palatable podcast paste. Enjoy the boog breakdown from one of the sports greatest big wave pioneers, peace ya'll. ☮️

Episode 81 on the lounge welcomes one of Tasmania's most talented exports, Hobart's local male model and all round good cunt, Cohen Thomas to the air waves.Cohens recent feats in waves of pure consequence have been internationally recognised over the last few years, and it was about goddam time the boog community got to hear what makes the man tick.In this conversation Cocco and Luke touch on eventful moments in the SA desert, his recent trip to the east coast of Oz, how it was competing in the Shark Island Challenge and what his best and worst experiences have been out his local slab, Shipsterns Bluff.Enjoy ya bunch of legends ☮️

Episode 79 of Luke's verbal journaling features good friend and master digital creator, Steve “Big George” Wall.Sifting through each others shared past experiences, Steve and Luke talk in length about pilgrimages to the Australian Desert, how it's been for Steve relocating himself to Iceland and what it was like becoming the industry's top photographer as the boog world started to go into decline.Steve is also currently in a fight to save a local Icelandic wave from greedy capitalistic over development and he goes into length in the last 20 minutes of this poddy describing how that is trending.One for the ages this conversation, hope you enjoy

In this edition of comp talk Coops n Luke slice n dice through every last molecule of the 2024 Bodyboard King Shark Island Challenge.From the highs, lows, needed improvements and celebrated positive outcomes from one of the worlds greatest bodyboarding comps, this one is not to be missed.Enjoy crew ✌️

With the South American leg of the IBC world tour coming to a close, Coops n Luke look over all the highlights that comprised of both Antofagasta and Itacoatiara respectively.Plenty to digest from junior world champions making a lunge for the men's world championship, to the Brazilian storm firing up on the women's side to DK world titles being decided in a best of three final shoot out.Need to catch up on everything world tour related? Coops n Luke have got you covered.Peace

Episode 77 on the lounge brings a creative to the for, who for some, seems to come from pure obscurity, yet he has worked and created with some of the best in the industry throughout his short yet illustrious career to date. Brad Schmidt's not yet a household name, but by recently enjoying some of his most recent edits, I'm sure the Wollongong based Filmer/Director isn't too far off it.With the “Moosementary” making an undeniable impression on the boog world, and with a kickstarter project called “Fragor”, starring Nick Ormerod and his crippling journey through a boog related injury, in the works, Brad's keen eye for cinematography can not be understated.Our chat covers his nomadic childhood, his passion for booging with mates, film school, landscaping and how hard it is to shoot weddings on a consistent basis just to mention a few talking points. Really enjoyed this one crew, hope you do to ✌️.

Riptides very own writer, and one of Port Mac's golden child's, Dougy Smith parks his corpse up on the lounge to discuss the happenings and goings of life as a fully fledged boog tragic. With memories of Tahitian freight trains being wrangled, navigating Port Mac's boog politics and raising kids with minimal screen time, my conversation with Doug was broad and enthralling as I discovered what really makes this man tick. If you haven't checked out his recent articles on the Riptide website then you best be putting that on the weeks to do list. The man is a fantastically well read and written published author who lays down serious heat when he picks up the quill.

Luke n Coops sink their teeth into bodyboarding competition on a whole as they pass down their opinions on how the local, national and international competition scene has been trending of late.From the IBC tour kicking off their South American Leg in Iquique, to the myriad of local comps here in Australia, plus the up and coming waiting period for the time honoured S.I.C, the fellas cover a wide range of competitive bodyboarding. Enjoy the the update

Coal Coast core lord and self professed boog tragic, Jack Dobinson, jumps back on the lounge to chat about his up and coming new feature film - True Boog. Like a candle burning bright through that bleak November rain, Dobbo has continuously shown unbridled enthusiasm towards bodyboarding and the chase for new and undisclosed waves all up and down the east coast.His new film, True Boog, will be premiering at Port Kembla Servo on Friday the 31st of May, 2024. Go to his insta handle to purchase tickets and let's rip the top off a few coldies in celebration towards another visual masterpiece. The man can't be stopped, hope you enjoy our chat

French born World Champion, and Canary Islands resident, Amaury Lavernhe sits down on the Riptide lounge and spills the beans on what has kept him at the top of the world rankings well into his forties. With a locally sourced diet that would satisfy the most strict dietician, whilst regularly engaging in daily stretching routines that even has the great Lewy Finnegan raising eyebrows, it's no wonder Amaury is still hitting 10ft Fronton ramps and collating online social media content that has the entire boog world screaming for more. Touching on world tour schedules, judging criteria's, coaching clinics and alternative medicine products, this podcast reflects on much of Amaury's current life history and opinions moving into the competitive year ahead.Hope you enjoy it

Cronulla's favourite son, Benny Sawyer, sits down on the lounge with Luke for a classic Sutherland Shire inspired yarn that will have you walking away with a few more insights into the culture of their shared hometown environment.Revisiting Ben's childhood in the shire, what it's been like to chase slab after slab around the globe and what it's means for him to be invited into this years SIC is all covered off in this laid back yarn.This one was a well overdue chat and was conducted in Benny's red brick apartment just a few streets back off Cronulla beach, the environment for the tone of this conversation couldn't have been more fitting.Enjoy

Episode 71 features a man who needs no introduction, the Portuguese Prince himself, the smoothest of waterman to lay rail in the Atlantic, the one and only Antonio Saraiva.We chat about style in the European boog ranks, what it's been like to film for the up and coming Common Thread film and how many classes of scotch Antonio is going to down on his impending trip to chilly Scotland.T'was great catching up with an old friend and chewing the fat surrounding the European boog scene. Hope you all enjoy, peace

Wave pool technology is sweeping the booging world in an impactful way, bringing different demographics into our beloved core discipline like moths to a flame.To celebrate this “Wave Garden” technology being brought to the city of Sydney, Luke was allowed special access into the new URBN Surf wave pool as it was still undergoing its final pieces of construction.Sitting down with Shaun Hutchinson, the General Manager of Operations, the two covered a wide variety of topics surrounding the new build and technology that is to be expected at this state of the art facility.Hope you enjoy the insights into the future of urban city wave riding

Description: With the competitive side of booging in full swing for 2024, Shaun Cooper and Luke O'Connor dissect all the happenings in a regional, national, and international sense, to see where the competitive heat is at.Touching on new East coasts boog clubs being born, to the national comp scene in Australia, the Shark Island Challenge, and the wrap up of the IBC Morocco Tahgazout Pro, the fellas go deep with analysis, predictions, and personal opinions.Enjoy

Episode 68 welcome's Brad Stone to the lounge and after recent events further chiropractic pillows and cushions were supplied for the Sunny Coaster to tell all surrounding his recent bone breaking wipeout at a South Coast slab just only a few weeks prior.With little Stone being on a serious wave hunt over the past 5 years it was about time he told all, leaving no stone unturned surrounding his entire Boog journey. From relocating to the SC over the past few years, to sending it down in large Victorian pits to reveling in Samoan sunshine on a wave ascent pacific journey, Brad really has experienced a roller coaster of moments in the ocean of late.Luke and Brad get deep into the crevasse of the Riptide Media Lounge and dam it sound better than day old cold sofa pizza.Enjoy Lords and Queens of the Boog, it's a gravy train this convo with a side of backbone

Underground and over achieving, Adam Kesbah is the Boog you may not know currently but certainly will soon enough.From 10ft Victorian pits to crashing cars into picketed Sydney fences, he's already lived a colourful life at the young age of 26 and there is so much left in the locker room for this curly haired cat to exude in his own future endeavours. Sitting down for episode 67, Luke and Adam go deep on a range of topics, covering the pursuit of booging whilst on a shoe string budget, taping up blown out knee's on cone honing missions on the bottom of Australia and how it was making his pilgrimage from West to East as an inspiring grommet via public transport.All in all a wild chat that was a real journey with a real life journeymen.Peace n love ☮️

Episode 66 of Luke's Lounge heralds the rise of an Eastern suburbs superpower in Grom Anthony Miller.Possessing the nimble limbs of a jungle cat and an attitude that wouldn't melt an ounce of devondale butter in his own politely spoken gob, the young V.S rider speaks his mind to Luke over an hour-long yarn as the school holidays of 23/24 are coming to a close.With humility, intelligence, and confidence well beyond his years, Anthony speaks of his influences around his Sydney hometown, what it was like surfing the NMD wave pool party in 2023 and what aspirations he has locked and loaded for his blossoming boog career in 2024.With a demeanor so well polished you would think Luke's sitting down with a fella double his age, but in fact it's quite the opposite as the grom sits at only the ripe age of 16!A grom worth listening to that's for sure, enjoy crew!Peace n love ☮️

Tales of the Boog, in collaboration with Riptide Media and Luke's Lounge, proudly bring you a pre Covid Indonesian dream trip turned bone altering nightmare featuring Cronulla's own Rory Keily. We take the timeline all the way back to early 2020 where Covid was just starting to simmer into international existence and borders were getting shut down faster than Canadian trucker bank accounts. Rory, being the seasoned veteran in Indonesian exploration, hit the eject button and opted out of Australian lockdown laws just as the last planes were leaving the once great southern lands tarmac. Fast forward to one of the swells of the Indo winter and Rory's dream escape turned to a hip pulverising nightmare as he lay quivering quietly with a hole the size of a coral head punctured in the side of his hip. This tale will blow the fins right off your feet and have you begging for emotional mercy as you drown in the impact zone of Rory's real life and death battle as he relays it back to Luke in the safety of his Cronulla abode. Tales of the Boog, one to not be missed ☮️

Finally, Luke's Lounge and Riptide Media, in collaboration with Cameron Staunton Films, bring you what you've all been secretly asking for…. Jack Baker and his pleasantly outspoken opinion. Being a local boog lord from the Southern reaches of Sydney who's packed more cones than your average Carigbah houso on a quiet Friday night in, this conversation will really have you keeled over on all fours scrambling for the bowl as Jack doesn't hold back with his gut wrenching story of young and old.Held in the shaping bay of his newly appointed board sponsor, Hand Picked Boards, Jack and Luke deep dive into his new custom dimensions, what it's like enduring a magnitude 6 earthquake in Java and how it feklt like snagging the best wave to break out the Island in 2023.There's plenty to unpack in this video episode so pack yourself a hot one, pour a coldie and just marvel in the sheer honesty and Australian colloquialism that surrounds Jack Baker.Much love and peace ☮️

Belated but not irrelevant, please tune your ear holes into the Riptide Media WrapUp of the top ten moments in 2023!Allow Elliot Williams, Co-Owner of the organisation, and Luke O'Connor, tripped out podcast host take you through a roller coaster of memories that contain the good, the bad and the ugly that made up 2023.Get it fair up ya clacker and please DM the Insta page with any comments, thoughts or questions on any of the debaucherous dribble the fellas laid down.Bring on 2024

With the south coast of NSW providing a wondrous canvas for today's guest to work within it's not surprising to see the quality of their work shine through. Jay Maquire has been exploring every nook n cranny of this enticing natural phenomenon and documenting heavily as he goes.Catching the attention of the booging/surfing industry through out his recent creative captures at all the prime sessions of late, it was only fitting to chew the fat and hear how he's fared during those experiences. One of his most recent experiences involved a serious medical emergency at an undisclosed location on the Deep South of the coast line, chilling experience to say the least.Hope you get something out of this chat, I really did

With energy and passion to burn we welcome Robin Legros onto the lounge to talk about his stunningly quick rise to world tour standard bodyboarding and beyond. Calling the Reunion Islands home, but currently based in Gran Canaria, Robin is currently putting all his time and energy into bodyboarding and it's well and truly paying dividends.We touch on topics such as the shark infested waters of his home town breaks, what progression looks like for Robin in the future and how still doesn't have a main sponsor at the date of this recording, wild!Hope you enjoy yarn, peace ☮️

Episode 60 hits you like a hot Indian curry at 3 in the morning, violently informative, packed with surprises and as always hard to wipe from your mind as Luke's Lounge really starts to simmer down with some main courses on offer in the boogieverse we all find ourselves crammed into. Toby Player is one of the greatest to do it, whilst leaving no fruit unpicked from the tree of life, how Player has played out his journey so far is incredible and his career is one to be celebrated.From honing mondo secretive slabs down on the bottom of Aus, to becoming one of the biggest, if not the biggest, retail giants in the world of bodyboarding to also still find time to chase pipes all calendar year long, Toby is a guest on the lounge that delivered everything you wanted, plus more!Hope you enjoy the convo and leave us a question if you want anything asked in the coming episodes. Peace ☮️

With one of the most razor sharp reverses in the game to date, we welcome the Goldcoast core lord Joe Clarke to the poddy.In episode 59 Joe takes Luke down a myriad of boog rabbit holes, touching on his European holiday and his recent engagement to the miso soup, we talk about Joe's biggest boog influences and how he swapped the pilgrimage from Hawaii to Samoa and never looked backed.This one was for the ages, real natural conversation vibes as two friends sit down and talk about everything booging.Peace ☮️

Keeping the U.S flavour marinating from episode 57, we move onto another succulent blonde haired legend in episode 58, who keeps raising the bar when it comes to free booging world of todays modern era.Craig Whetter is seriously putting in time on the foam and the dividends couldn't be more fucking fruitful. With Breaking Even, a 42 minute film of pure boog footage tightly edited with a banging sound track, debuting late last year and for Breaking Even 2 to be coming out roughly a year on is a serious sign of the Cali Crew and Craig's obsession with the boog all round.Throughout the chat we touch on his time over in Gran Canaria for the Fronton Pro, how Craig has learned to successfully navigate the Cali wedge lineup and what the future may have in-store for the West Coast Core Lord.Enjoy.America, fuck yeah

Todays guest is the 2023 Bodyboarding World Champ and Hawaiis own wonder kid, Tanner McDaniel.This podcast breaks down Tanners humble beginnings in one of the greatest island chains to ever be presented to the surfing world, Hawaii, and how the influences and waves paved a path to make this young blonde haired man a bodyboarding world champion. We break down each world tour comp in the calendar year of 2023 and how Tanner dealt with the undeniable pressure as each final went past with the rub of the green evading him on each occasion. We also touch on his ambitions towards the future of his career, how moving to Cali has shaped his booging for the better and what it's been like mentally preparing such a young soul for a journey beyond his years.Just remember, this kid surfed in a Pipe Comp at 14….. you gotta hear it to believe it.Peace boogieverse ✌️

Episode 56 of Luke's Lounge revisits a previous guest who has his tender hooks well and truly attached to the carcass we all truly know as BOOGING.Adrian Emerton is a Sydney based director, filmmaker and small business owner who has been at the forefront of booging for at least the last 10 years plus. His most recent published work can be found through the movie, The Chase, and in this most recent chat, we dive into the journey that's taken place through his most current boog project, Common Thread. This storyline takes the viewer on a cutting-edge inside scoop, no pun intended, on what it takes to be a professional bodyboarder and the many avenues athletes seek for financial and sponsorship backing as they navigate the world of both free and competitive booging.Enjoy the chat peeps

In this years final edition of Comp Talk Coops n Luke wrap up the final contest of the 2023 IBC World Tour, the Fronton Pro, which is held in the highest regard amongst the Boog community as the comp of the year! This years edition didn't disappoint when it came to controversy's as before the comp had even kicked off three competitors were disqualified without even pulling on a rashie. We had sparks and emotions flying everywhere as Tanner McDaniel had to watch on as his only threat to his maiden World Title, Pierre Louis Costes, went deep into the comp and almost snatched it from the Americans grasp. Throw in some seriously impressive Fronton surfing from up and comer Robin Legros, and you really do have an exciting story line to sink your teeth into listeners. Sit back and enjoy Coops n Luke wrap up this years tour, it's been one hell of a ride

This episode on Luke's Lounge we really dive into the sacred art of Drop Knee and who better to yarn to about it than Cronulla local, Aaron Glassop.With plenty of years behind him throwing the knee up at every slab the Shire has to offer up, Aaron has achieved so much in Jack Stance. From DK'ing through a Shark Island Challenge, to tackling Cape Solander on the knee to jumping off 50ft cliff jumps around the area, Aaron has lived an incredibly colourful life.It was great to catch up over past memories, chew the fat and discuss his new found life with his family up on the North Coast of NSW. Hope you enjoy as it was one for the memory banks ⚡️

Episode 54 swings straight into action with one of W.A's core lords, Tommy Morris, sliding onto the lounge to talk about his life on the boog.Luke n Tom cross into an assortment of topics, ranging from his dream heat with the GOAT of booging over in the Maldives, to his most recent project, Ying n Yang, and what's it like cruising Hawaii with local North Shore legend Jonny Correa for a few seasons or two.All time chat with an all time legend, this one's for WA crew, get on ittttt

As Luke says “opinions are like assholes, everybody has one” and there's been a lot of speculation around what's actually occurred at the last stop on the 2023 world circuit, the Fronton Pro in Gran Canaria.We've heard Mikes side of the story, we've heard from many opinions in the way of the online bodyboarding community, yet the IBC have been relatively (extremely) quiet about the whole darn debacle.From Chilean fists to Mikes last ditch, have a listen to Luke and Coops chew the fat on everything booging and please tell us your thoughts in the comments below.If it wasn't Mike but someone else, would we all be up in arms? Much to ponder

The East Coast Core LordByron joins Luke on the lounge and wow he didn't hold back. From history lessons in Riptide front page covers, to his many runs in at the infamous super bank in his early 20's to getting shown how to do proper inverts in a Northies beer garden by Nathan Purcell. The fella is funny as fuck whilst still being insightful and honest with his views on booging and the world around him. Great chat and it's mentioned his presence is required again to chew the fat as he certainly can spin a yarn as you will certainly hear in episode 53 of a Luke's Lounge, enjoy.

Episode 51 of Luke's Lounge features one of the nicest, clean-cut rippers to ever lay down on the piece of holy foam we all so intently worship here in the boog world.Jase Finlay is as honest as the day is long and can seriously handle himself in the ocean, not just on a boog, but in all disciplines and does it with scintillating style to boot!In this podcast Luke and Jase chronologically detail the life of the born n bred Wollongong Hellman who took the international bodyboarding stage by storm, via Zion team trips, plentiful movie sections and mag coverage that spread like the black plague.Great chat with a great bloke, not to be missed

For episode 51 of the pod, we thought we would turn the production up a few bars and incorporate visuals on this one in a lifetime interview with the great and powerful Chris White. The man needing no introductions gave up his time whilst on the east coast of Aus touring his Up in Joke Tour with co-podcast host, Brian Woodsy Shields, and wow Luke and Chris covered some ground. From avoiding cancel culture to spotting gaping pussies spitting off in the distant Indian Ocean to how intense is to prepare for a ninja warrior journey - this one was a zinger for the ages. Enjoy Loungers

Celebrating our fiftieth episode at Luke's Lounge we decided to spare no expense and roll out the boog lord red carpet for one of the most decorated bodyboarding legends so far in the history of the sport…. Please let us welcome Jay Reale to the poddy! With a list of achievements and accolades that run longer than a three ply roll of the softest toilet paper strewn across your local car park, Jay's life is extremely multifaceted and is astounding in its own right as he's been there since the birthing of the boog.Diving deep into his career, Jay and Luke discuss the humble beginnings of bodyboarding on the east coast of America, how Jays been commentating at various IBC events, running boog camps in tropical locations around the world and what it's like to hang out with Mike Stewart on a personal level.We feel like this was a history lesson and a game show quiz all in one episode and we throughly enjoyed it, hope you do too

Episode 49 see's Cyclone Lucy, aka Lucy Nadebaum, grace the Riptide airwaves to speak about her most recently found passion…. Booging!Lucy has a unique story that she unpacks in great detail here in this episode. From growing up in the York Peninsular in SA and booging with her family, to putting down the boog for a large chunk of her life to only thrust herself back into the sport in the most gnarliest fashion possible as she hunts down some of the most ferocious set up's known to man kind.From the bombing crystal blue waters of the Pacific, to the long and desolate points of the West African coast line all the way back to the Southern Ocean rock ledges of Aus, where only the craziest crew dare enter the water, Lucy is making quite a splash in the process. Lend us your ears and minds as Lucy and Luke take you on an audible journey of epic proportions! Enjoy crew

Welcome to “Tales of the Boog”, a segment dedicated to shedding the light on the untold travel tales from many a keen Trad enthusiast who has ventured far and wide for a dance with the mythical cone zone in one way or the next.Our first episode features South African expat Josh Kleve, who is an absolute wizard when it comes to riding the Wild West African Donkey and has only just returned from a back-to-back week of madness that went down at this very spot just days before this poddy goes live.Dubbed as the 8th wonder of the world and undoubtedly one of the most prolific point breaks of the post-modern era, Josh has many a tale to unwind from his journeys to this harsh and testing stretch of coastline. Kick back and let this charismatic and positively charged frequency of possibility-altering yarns enrich the earbuds as “Tales of the Boog” come to fruition. ✌️

When grass root Australian Booging gets discussed, Paul Van Den Boom's powerful name isn't too far away from being mentioned. With his down right Aussie passion for booging bubbling and boiling away underneath that calculated dome of Paul's on the daily, it's a wonder he hasn't blown a gasket with all the energy he's applied towards the sport. With a fast growing short podcast series, called “Future Cast”, that focuses in on junior riders as they are competing at local community bodyboarding comps around Aus, Paul is continually shining light on some of the more shaded areas on the industry he truly loves. With his work platformed on riptide.com.au and with plenty more creative avenues listed on his link tree profile, Paul is a creative and well spoken individual who I enjoyed chatting to very much so.I hope you get something out of the conversation, as much as I did hosting it.Shaccckkasssss

This editions of Luke's Lounge hosts Iain Campbell, a South African World Champion who as of recently has become a visiting resident of the old motherland, the UK.With a growing YouTube presence, an online boog store and a bodyboarding camp at his entrepreneurial disposal, Iain explains in length in this episode how he's successfully constructed multiple income streams within the sport of bodyboarding. We also touch on his wave exploration plans for the up and coming Northern Hemisphere winter and how his free booging desires are starting to heavily outweigh his competitive fire.Please enjoy this delightful chat with Iain Campbell, brought to you by Hitch Tea