Ain't That Swell

Subhi Awad is a Palestinian refugee who was born in a refugee camp in Lebanon before emigrating to the United Kingdom and finally Australia, where he lives today. He is a human rights advocate and activist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jughead is a big wave surfer and pioneering slab shaman from the NSW Central Coast. He works full-time as a Fireman, a job he has held throughout his career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bin Laden’s post 9/11 letter to America, White House Security Chief’s bizarre Islamophobic rants caught on camera, Charlie Kirk’s theory that the Israeli Defence apparatus deliberately let Hamas ransack the communities home to peace-loving Israeli activists, and Da Goat, Kelly Slater, smells a GOATspiracy.  With special commentary by pro longboader, Palestine/Israel traveller, and Greens media advisor, Lucy Small.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Ain't That Swell's Lord of the Week: Kelly 'The Nord Lord' Nordstrom. A 26 year old chippie slash core lord, cone fiend, hellman from Tasmania, he recently paddled a filthy death trap at massive Pedra Branca, 50km off the coast of Tassie - and lived to tell the tale. Find him and his wave on Instagram, here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smivvy turns out to see Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Northern in Byron Bay and cops one of the worst gigs of all-time. This is his review. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yamba's rangey, super-grom, Dakoda Walters, has the world at his feet. Will he chase a World Tour birth or a freesurfing career - or both? Ain't That Swell is proudly supported by, Healthy Hammered Kombucha, Smart Leash Co, and Swell CBD Oil. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Wilcox is a revered slab shaman, from South-West Australia, now in his rookie year on the World Tour. Find our Youtube Channel here... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liam O'Brien is a World Tour surfer, astute bogan classic, and acid jazz enthusiast from Benowa, west Gold Coast, via Burleigh Heads.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the premiere of 'Calypte,' we revisit our chat with surfer and adventurer Torren Martyn, recorded halfway through his nautical journey from Thailand down the length of Indonesia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James ‘Taipan’ Wood is a two-time world junior champion, elite surf coach, shaper, and surfing mastermind from Lennox Head, on the NSW North Coast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mega Semadhi is literally a lord. The Balinese pro surfer and two-time winner of the Rip Curl Cup, Padang, is also a Hindu Priest (Mangku) in waiting.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smivvy yaks and nearly craps his daks on a torturous semi-skunk mission to southern India. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Johnny Gannon is a leader in the field of strength, conditioning and wellness from Maroubra Beach, Sydney. He also served as Taj Burrow's coach and confidante for seven years on the World Tour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We revisit our chat with Gerry Lopez and Stacy Peralta.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award winning journalist, Tom De Souza, is halfway through a radical surfing and motorcycle adventure across Indonesia. He phones in from Sumba to bring us up to date.  You can watch his documentary series at Scenic Route TV.  And read about it on Tracksmag.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to System Failure, a no-holds barred exploration of the global fuckery that defines our time. Today we hear from a Palestinian and an Israeli about life in the Middle East in the midst of war.  As mentioned in the show, if you'd like to reach out to Yotam and help him achieve his surfing dreams, you can find him here. UTFS! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kipp Caddy is an Australian slab-specialist from the NSW South Coast, who recently suffered a near-fatal injury. Prior to that he undertook one of the great conequests with the great cone-conquerer, Nathan Florence.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Brock is one of Australian surfing's great unsung heroes. A product of Bondi Beach, he travelled the world surfing in the 1960s and 70s, featuring in Morning of the Earth and the Inner Most Limits of Pure Fun. He lived in a nudist colony in Kauai, in the famed Angourie treehouses, sailed from California to Australia with George Greenough, and so much more. Find the documentary about Taylor's Camp in Kauai, here. And listen to the Celibate Rifles rendition of Kev The Head - as mentioned in the program - here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First published in News.com.au back in 2016, this story features the late great, Peter Tripovich, and his attempt to walk across Australia to raise money for impoverished children in South-East Asia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents... a good old fashioned Smiv and Deadly ATS breaking down surfing's most pressing and topical issues... including: Friend or foe: who is the new Woz head judge, Chippo and Our Sal locked in for the 24 CT, can the Goat's Foreskin save humanity and is Mason Ho surfing's John Pilger? Also; what sort of burgeois reptile would pay 18 million dollars for a prime piece of Lennox Head? Carn get into it ya mutts! UTFSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.