Frank Solomon (@franksolomon) is one of the most well-liked people I’ve ever met. Every country has a couch for him to crash on, random encounters turn into lifelong friendships, and for some reason that science still can’t explain, meals are always “compliments of the chef.” He’s just one of those guys. Frank is a talented big wave charger, Patago…

Kyle Thiermann is a pro surfer, Patagonia team rider, journalist, hunter, and film maker from Santa Cruz, California. Follow him on his website here. Subscribe to our ad-free Patreon here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Aintthatswell surf radio

All the action from the heats that mattered at the Outerknown Fiji Pro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Aintthatswell surf radio

Catch up on all the day one action from the Outerknown, Fiji Pro. Sign up to our Patreon account here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Aintthatswell surf radio

Fiji Pro Preview: Can Vortex and Eeeeeeewing hold their nerves and places in the top 5? Will Medina make a late charge and storm the WSL finals? Are wildcards Sierra Kerr and Erin Brooks going to shatter Pickles dreams? Will Goat rain little Goat pebbles all over the rest of the field? Smiv and Deadly discuss... See omnystudio.com/listener for priv…

Billabong Presents… Smiv and Deadly back on regular transmission and taking on the surfing world’s biggest stories including… the breastmilk doping scandal rocking our silver medalist, the French nuclear cloud killing Tahitians, the Mid North Coast Megladon epidemic, and will Queen Riss receive a 21 Clam salute at the next Swellian live show? No pi…

Alan Van Gysen is a leading surf photographer and cinematographer from Cape Town, South Africa. His new project, Now Now Media, tells the stories of some of surfing's best and least known surfing locations; from Puerto Escondido to Mozambique. Follow AVG on Instagram here. Subscribe to ad-free PATREON here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i…

Patagonia and Roaring Journals Presents... a brand new series dedicated to surfing and surfers leading to the charge towards positive change, environmental optimism through action, and eternal froth in the face of endless doom! It's Notes From the End of the World and it's here to get you psyched on chippin' in! Yeeeeew! UTFS! Rossy at Shippies, Ra…

Up - the financial Revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... Fuck it was slow but sheeez it made for some riveting corn tightening action as our very own Vortex Shaman Jack Robbo took on Finals Day at sleepy with odd-cone End of the Road. In the end the Irukandjis bring home a well earned Silver medal for Straya while Marksie Brah clai…

Rob loves the people-side of storytelling — and not just the folks in front of the camera, but those behind the lens, behind the scenes, and in front of the screens. He has produced stories across many genres on every platform winning Webbys and Emmys along the way. Pre-PTP, he was the Creative Director of the MacArthur Award-winning think tank, Fr…

Up - the financial Revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... Coolangatta great and 2012 World Champ, Joel 'Leslie Snorkoss' Parkinson joins us on the line to discuss the grindy but all important round three/quarterfinal action, including the controversy surrounding Australian ISA judge, Ben Lowe. Get on the Up Swellians!!! Download the…

Up - the financial Revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... Day 3 and does it get any better? An Olympic showdown in waves of mortal CONEquence featuring a who’s who of iconic vortex shamans and slab warriors going at it! We relive one of the greatest days in pro surfing history with all the appropriate fizz and froth. Get on the Up S…

Up - the financial Revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... The agony and the ecstasy of Olympic competition was on full display this morning as Our Pickle's Dreams of Gold came to a sudden and dramatic end at the hands of France's Johanne Defay. Meanwhile The Vortex Shaman responded to Round 1's surprise relegation with a cone so mag…

Up - the financial Revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... Surfing's second crack at the Five Rings delivered with some hmaaaad cones, wild floggings and the Murkans fricken dominating at Chopes! The Irukandis had a mixed day with Heeeyeeewing and T-Dub getting Ws but Pickle and Vortex Shaman have work to do in Round 2. Get on the Up…

When I was a teenager, I remember opening an issue of SURFER magazine and reading an article about a Mexican pro surfer who, at the peak of his career, walked away from it all and moved to Finland. Finland! I didn’t know Kalle Carranza then, but the rarity of his story was memorable. Once the ocean grabs us, it rarely lets go. So why oh why, I wond…

Up - the financial Revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... He got it done with Owen Wright in Tokyo, but can North Straddie Super Coach Bede Durbidge medal again with Ethan Heeeeeeeyeeeeeeewing? We speak with "the Moose" on location in Tahitio to see how his boy and the rest of the Irukandjis are dealing with the last 24 hours before…

Up - the financial Revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... Breaking news from Teahupoo just hours out from the Olympics - The Vortex Shaman has done himself a nasty after a collision with the reef, we got the details! We also welcome Chopes Orb Pig Nathan "Hoggy" Hedge into the ATS trough for our deep dive Olympic Preview. Fwaaaark f…

Up - the financial Revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... Australian Bronze Medal Hmaaad Cunt Owen Wright reckons the Irukandjis can bring four medals home from Tahiti if they can embrace the "Olympic moment" that Cathy Freeman, Susie O'Neill and Steven Bradbury locked into on their journeys to immortality! Hmaaaaaad! Get on the Up …

Up - the financial Revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... Jack Robbo's Super Coach Matt Bemrose and Chopes legend Simon Thornton take us into the Aussie Irukandjis bunker and deliver some exclusive revelations just days out from the first hooter of the 2024 Olympic Games! Get ready for Chopes rights, the best paddle battles ever see…

Up - the financial Revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... The 2012 World Champ and Pipe Master kicks off our Olympic Preview week with his thoughts on the cons, the dark horses and who will medal at Chopes. And he's smellin' gold for Straya! If anyone knows, Parko's Nose. Get on the Up Swellians!!! Download the ‘Up’ app and sign up …

Billabong and the Otis Carey West Up River Collection Presents… The bad news is Swellian Mascot Doinka just had his nuts cut off. The Good news is he’s now getting coned 24/7 so he doesn’t chew the stitches out of where his balls used to be. But who else is in the firing line for castration? Turns out the Mexican Pipeline, The Olympics at Chopes, t…

George Pittar is the number four ranked surfer on the Challenger Series, who grew up between Vanuatu and Manly on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. He was a standout during the Australian leg of the World Tour. Subscribe to our Patreon account, here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Let’s play a word association game. Ready? Okay… EXPAT. For most of my life, I would have smashed that red gameshow button and shouted, “Pirate with a surfboard!” A lawless scallywag set adrift by society, living off coconut meat and massive quantities of Vitamin D. But as America gears up for another cortisol-inducing election, the prospect of mov…

Skullcandy ANC Crusher 2 presents...We're joined by ATS's favourite son, the All-Australian vortex shaman, Jacob 'Chippo' Wilcox, as he prepares for the final leg of the Challenger Series. Sign up to our patreon account, here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Aintthatswell surf radio

Skullcandy ANC Crusher 2 presents... Blitzed Special: Smiv and Deadly pull out the red pens to give the Changaz a mid-year report card following the recent fizzer that was the Ballito Pro in South Africa. The bad news is, the Changaz in it's current form does not get a pass mark as a stepping stone to the CT, i n fact, it might actually be dog caca…

Brent Simpson is a former outlaw motorcycle gang member who spent six years behind bars before turning his life around and becoming a community leader. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Aintthatswell surf radio

Billabong Presents... An ATS Reg ep Spesh as Smiv and Deadly cast their all knowing stink eye over Stab High Japan, the glory of the Occy Grom Comp, the passing of Tamayo Perry, The upcoming Olympic heat draw, Dane Reynolds' shop getting bulldozed, Gabby's inner fire getting some diesel, and much much more... And for your chance to win $500 worth o…

Is Pro Surfing back cunce? Has the Woz nailed it in 2024? The race for the final five hit obscene peaks at the Oi Rio Pro in Sack-a-Rimmer as 7 of the top 8 men made the quarters and Caity Simmers seized an incredible third win to a remarkable season. Bring on 8-10 foot Cloudy already! Sign up to our Patreon here. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr…

29 Gold Cone Piece Award Winner Sean Doherty sits deep in the culture cone as ATS Up Late returns! This ep we take a look at Surfing World Magazine Issue 423 which features a whopping 10,000 word profile on Occy and his 83 World Title Melt, discuss what's next for GOAT and look at the place of the surf mag in modern day media. Suck back a fatty and…

Is it true? Is Julian Assange really set to be freed and allowed to return to Australia after 12 years locked in the Ecuadorian Embassy and Belmarsh Prison? We phoned the Surfing Senator to get the low down on what's going on. Sign up to our Patreon, here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Today we are joined by Konrad Michalski, aka Punter's Politics, a school teacher turned YouTube and now podcast sensation, who’d had an absolute gut full and put the crosshairs on this facade of a democracy we live in. Sign up to our patreon here. Sign up to his patreon here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Who sharted, who got coned, who got bounced, who breathed themselves into another dimension? All the important questions answers as the Swellians phone in from aboard the majestic Barrenjoey Surf Charter in the Ments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Aintthatswell surf radio

Wallace J. Nichols was a friend, ocean advocate, and often requested guest on the podcast. I first met J when I was twenty. I was a young activist, a little too eager, convinced that the world needed saving, and I would be the one to save it. After giving him my little spiel, he took a long breath through his nose, smiled slightly, and said, “You’r…

Billabong and Occy’s Grom Comp Presented by Sun Bum June 28 - July 2 presents… A regular ep so chock full of orbular insanity and gutter profanity you’ll need to have a Detol bath and a Nate Floz Coight Mint just to stand the look of yourself in your own bathroom mirror. Sign up to our Patreon Account, here. Topics discussed at length include… Fann…

Wild Things Gallery Presents... Board Talk! Live from Wild Things Gallery in the Byron Bay Industrial Estate on a chilly winter evening it’s a good old fashioned lip flapping session with three world-renowned and totally original surfboard crafters. Featuring Malcolm Campbell of Campbell Brothers going deep on Bonzer specs, Neal Purchase shaping fo…

If you’re a man and you work, technically, you do “men’s work.” There’s also that band “Men At Work” that sang that one about that thing and got us all to drink Foster’s beer for two whole months. Dark times. And then there’s Eli Buren, who has been on a dedicated path of facilitating men’s work since 1998. He leads in-depth retreats with training …

Up - the financial revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... Up Lord of the Week featuring Victorian and Torquay Boardriders Club Hmaaaadman Xavier Huxtable who just dropped a perfect heat score of 20/20 in giant throbbing orbs in the Nias regional Q. Find out how he did it right here and for fuck's sake... get on the sign up with Up a…

Ocean & Earth Apex Boardcover Range Presents... Blitzed: Pure. Tour. Nerdism. All the high flying action from Punta Roca as the Woz hits El Salv for a big old Octopus Ring Snap-a-thon. Join the Swellian Patreon Lords Here https://www.patreon.com/posts/105976808?pr=true Get ya O&E Apex Boardcover with Lifetime Warranty Here! https://oceanandearth.co…

Billabong & Occy's Grom Comp Presents… ATS regular ep dong dragging epic featuring Noz Deane at the Shark Island Challenge, El Sav preview, Taylor Knox’s Forrest Gump moment, huge Indo Cone-offs, Gabby’s sea cock And much much more! Sign up to Win ATS X Billabong Voucher https://www.billabong.com.au/swellians Occy's Grom Comp June 28 - July 3 See o…

The name’s Othman… or as fellow big wave surfers call him, Hot Man. The eccentric Moroccan can often be found in small airports or humungous barrels worldwide, dancing, high-fiving, and tracking swells to his next destination like a comet, forlorn damsels trailing close behind. Hot Man had a two-day layover in LA before he flew to Teahupoo, Tahiti,…

Rip Curl Presents... Search FM with Mason Ho and Rory Pringle as they talk about their gluttonous Scottish rock shelf slab banquet Caveheart - a surf movie that has to be seen to be believed! Prepare for dings, bangs, bruises and outrageous vision from two of the great avante-guard surf film makers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati…

A magical muck fest for the ages, lead by the ladies, and backed up with a tonne of mind melting, shat-inducing, cones of mortal CONEquence for the men. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Aintthatswell surf radio

Mikey Brennan is an underground slab and big wave specialist from Tasmania. He's also a survivor of the most serious kind of child abuse and shares his tips for surviving trauma, and what lies on the other side. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Aintthatswell surf radio

Up - the banking revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents...Liam 'LOB' O'Brien. He gets this week's Lord of the Week for his psychotic 'wave of a lifetime' while warming up for the Tahiti Pro. Find it here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Aintthatswell surf radio

Ben Mondy is a multiple time Gold Cone Piece Award winning surf journalist, from Red Head, Newcastle, via the United Kingdom. He was a writer for Tracks Magazine during the Kelly/Andy years and travelled the world reporting on systemic degeneracy amidst the elite surfing community, of which he was a repeat offender. See omnystudio.com/listener for …

Rodrigo Perez is a world leader in health, wellness and functional medicine who has worked with the likes of Gabriel Medina, Griffin Colapinto, Joel Parkinson, Erin Brooks, and many more. His book, The Art of Longevity, is out May 14. Find it at his website or on Amazon, and follow him on instagram here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info…

Shaun Lopez is a Maui-based big wave surfer, hunter, solar energy enthusiast and host of the Buoy Report podcast. In this podcast, Shawn interviews me about my thoughts on creativity, advertising, external rewards, my journal process, respect, faith, embarrassment, and, of course, surfing. Check out Shawn getting ridiculously barreled here. If you …

Up - the banking revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... Dane Henry. Fresh off the most dominant Aussie team performance at the ISA World Surfing games in 15 years our newly crowned ISA junior World Champ sits down for a wrap about big airs, team spirit and doin' it for Straya! Hmaaaad! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…

North Narrabeen's Jordy Lawler urged on to a famous victory in front of a parochial home crowd and Isabella Nichols claims her first win of the Challenger Series to complete an Australian clean sweep. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Aintthatswell surf radio

Skullcandy Crusher ANC 2: the official Headphones of Ain't That Swell Presents... Core Lords with proud Bundjalung man Soli Bailey. The Byron Bay local is having a year to remember - a festivus of the cone if you will - as he drains em from Shippies, to Cloudies, to parts unknown on Surfline and O'Neill's Maps to Nowhere. Will he take Nate Florence…