Ain't That Swell

Brought to you by Up! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs...Jai Glindeman is one of the most unique and stylish talents on earth. His profile film, Free Flow, released earlier this year was one of the films of the year and featured a breakout performance at maxing back-ledge Cloudbreak. We unpack every detail of that session and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are joined once again by former Daily Telegraph, The Australian and Sky News journalist, Fred Pawle to discuss the terrorist attack on Jewish worshippers in Jed and Fred's former hometown, Bondi Beach. You can follow Fred on Substack, here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong's EXTRACT (Watch Here!) Presents... ATS with Smiv and Deadly! ATS takes a look at the recent performances of Mick Wright and draw the conclusion that the mullet headed hmaaaadman is on another planet. We take a look at the Surfing Australia Awards where the Bells and Chopes winner got done in by a grom for Australian Surfer of the Year. And we check in on the style wars playing out with Tudesy Brah and the Malloy Bros on the latest ep of How Surfers Get Paid on Stab. Plenty of other shit too! GET ON THE UP PROGRAM! Sign up and use the code UTFS20 to get a bonus lobby thrown straight in the kicker. Order ya Swellian Plonk for Christmas Here! Go to https://surfshark.com/swellian or use code SWELLIAN at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Yeeeeeew!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ritual Vision Presents... ATS Live from the Orpheum for the World Premiere of 10/10 Surf Film Ritualistic Tendencies with an all-star cast on hand to talk about the making of an instant classic! Get your prayer bowls and monk robes Swellians, we're gonna have a seance!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Russ Bierke joins us to go deep on his mind melting new film, Inner Mechanics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sun Bum... The Offical Sun Care Partner of the Swellians (Order your packs now for Christmas) Presents: Steaming Heats with Rob Machado Revisited! The 2000 Pipe Master sits down with Deadly to discuss some of the great battles and rivals of his incredible career! Must listen!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spunk Records and Swellian Plonk Presents… ATS Live from the Thirroul Music Festival with the staunchest panel ever… Not Deane, Russell Bierke and Terry “Elbow to the back of the head” Richardson! The boys talk conquering slabs, getting rolled at Jaws, fights in heats, shit boards, and take us through two of the best surf films of 2025 Stimulant and Inner Mechanics. Must listen. Order ya Swellian Plonk for Christmas Here! Go to https://surfshark.com/swellian or use code SWELLIAN at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Yeeeeeew!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Byron hardcore icons, tube freaks, rock gods, and dedicated watermen, Pig and Winston from Parkway Drive join The Swellians to talk old school Byron folk lore, psychotic strike missions, DIY grit, early naughties boog hmadness, music industry slime balls, and the karma of staying true to your roots and taking care of your community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ocean Protect Presents... Cosmic Apricots live from the Final and Prezzo of TUBIES the building and surf expo at Urban Surf Sydney that strives to keep our oceans clean! Featuring Kirk Flintoff, women in the Trades and plenty of Smart Arse Play! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we investigate who and what killed the 15 hour work week that has been forecast for humans for almost a century. In an age of unprecedented abundance, generated by technology and automation, the benefits have not been passed onto the public but rather stored in online clouds, tax havens, assets and bank accounts by an ever growing class of billionaires. How are they getting away with it and how do we stop them chewing up the best years of our life with financial debt and drudgery?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents... ATS with Smivvy and Deadly and the boys are fangin’ it deluxe with the announcement that the biggest CT bullies of the past two decades have packed their lunches and are back to inflict a reign of terror upon the uppity next Gen who have dominated surfing in their absence. There’s also a look at the Woz schedule in 26, a shocking X2 Broken Back yarn, the death of Banko Banko and plenty more... AND GET ONTO THIS SHIT NOW! Order Swellian Plonk in time for Christmas Sort ya fam out with Bong Chron this Chissy Get on the Up program and score $20 using the code UTFS20 Go to https://surfshark.com/swellian or use code SWELLIAN at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SUN BUM the official sun care partner of the Swellians with premium products for all lifestyles presents… STEAMING HEATS with Bells Champ Bella Nichols! Deadly and Bella sit down for a wander through some of the most memorable moments of Bella’s career, moments she'd rather forget and chew froth on the return of She Goats Steph and Riss to the 26 CT. Counting down in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… HOOOOOOONK!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by UP! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs...Toby Cregan is the underground surfing and cultural heavyweight behind a handful of the best Australiana-infused surf films of the modern era (Carpark Stories, Real Axe, Rage Series), one hell of a surf-punk band (Skeggs), and the culture-shitfting surf brand, RAGE.  Go to https://surfshark.com/swellian or use code SWELLIAN at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by UP! The bank that's got young Aussies' backs...ATS Favourite, Creed Mctaggart, joins us to discuss being the target of violence in the surf, the pros and cons of localism and enforcing, board design, surfers who've fused high performance surfing and personality, music, art, steroids in surfing, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Billabong Marcus Dixon Collection (Get it Here!) Presents… ATS RUN IT STRAIGHT SPESH! Smiv and Deadly are back in the studio for an up close look at the greatest surfing nation on Earth flexing its rock hard GRIT muscle for all the world to see. From head butting Oceanside Pier to Jack Robbo hitting God Tier status, to Noz Deane and Bierke dropping the surf films of the year you’ll want to marinate your bits in a jar of Vegemite after copping this ep. Plus: KK unloads on our Layne in wild unprovoked attack! Someone order the sacred purge juice there’s a cleansing in order! GET ON THE UP PROGRAM! Sign up and use the code UTFS20 to get a bonus lobby thrown straight in the kicker. Order Swellian Plonk Here!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ocean Protect (Check em out here lords!) Presents... Cosmic Apricots Live from TUBIES Episode 3 featuring Trade Lords, MPS, Sustainable Building Experts and More all trying to do good shit for the planet through reimagining the building sector... Heaps sick! ORDER YOUR SWELLIAN HMAAAD PLONK NOW!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by UP! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies Backs...Shane Borland is one of the rare freakish talents whose managed to combine a professional skating and surfing background into one mental career. He recently won the Keris Cup in Bali in front of a judging panel that included Nate and Christian Fletcher, Christian Hosoi, and Omar Hassan. A product of the Dogtown lineage, he talks about the future of surfing and skating, and how he managed to combine them into a single career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a renegade crew of podcasters links arms and attempts to figure out what happened to Charlie Kirk, we're joined by former Daily Telegraph, Australian and Sky News journalist, Fred Pawle, for a closer look at the history of CIA interference in media, politics and several assassinations. We look at where this crosses over with Israel, Mossad, Zionism and Christian Zionism, and examine how deep the manipulation of the mainstream media really goes with a guy who used to work in the middle of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Strap in Swellians for one of the best podcasts to date with long serving core surfing disciple and mastermind of the iconoclastic SNAPT Series, Logan Dulien.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swellian Plonk (Order it Here!) Presents... Blitzed: USA Dispatch FINALS DAY from the ISA World Para Champs. Brett Burcher wraps a magic day for the Australian Irukandjis as Joel Taylor and Kai Colless surf the greatest Para Heat of all-time in a battle for Gold and Australia finish the event with medals galore and an overall 4th place! PSSSSSTTT! PSSSSSTTT! PSSSSSTTT!  SUPPORT OUR HEROES! DONATE TO THE 2025 IRUKANDJIS PARA TEAM HERE!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.