Ain't That Swell

I sit down for a chat with Shannon Farrugia from the Terrible Happy Talks Podcast. Find his amazing archive of skaters, surfers, MMA Fighters and thought leaders here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ricky Basnett is a South African former World Tour surfer, artist, tattoo artist, photographer, truth seeker, truth teller, meditation enthusiast, and alcoholic in recovery. Follow Ricky on instagram, here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ocean & Earth Presents... Blitzed: The Pipe Pro Wrap Up with Smivvy Live in the Haleiwa Maccas Carpark!  Featuring... The day that changed women's surfing forever! Mondo cones with Pickles, Simmers and Betty Lou! Glitch Chambers with Barron Mamia! Orb Wranging with Cal Robbo, O'Learyzy Brah and JJF. And the dreaded puckered corn smears it's stank all over Fil Toledo's duel World Championships as a lacklustre performance and withdrawal from the event sparks an intense backlash from pro surfing's fans which leads to the Brazilian's shock exit from the 2024 title race. WOW WOW WOW!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matty Hannon is a surfer and filmmaker behind the all-time, soon-to-be released surf-travel epic, Road To Patagonia, which charts his journey from the jungles of the Mentawai islands to Alaska and onto Patagonia by motorbike and horseback.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's episode of the Greatest Stories Never Told will be read by the award winning surf journalist and author of In Deep: The Collected Surf Writings, Matt George.  Purchase the book here...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents... Smiv and Deadly drain four litres of nubile nip milk and go full lactose intolerant on all the hmaaaaadness of the surf world over the past few weeks, including: Riss & Steph calling it quits, the sackings of Lisa Andersen and Bethany Hamilton, the peach Prince of the Tweed, the dangers of eating shrooms growing out of your own corn and so very much more... At it! Download the ‘Up’ app and sign up in minutes. Use code 'UTFS' for $10 on signup (do it all from the comfort of your phone, no need to go to the bank or any of that bullsh*t). T&C's @ up.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah Aziza is a Palestinian-American writer whose family remains trapped in Gaza. This is her account of the events leading up to and following the October 7th terrorist attacks in Israel.  Sarah is a previous guest on ATS. You can hear her alongside Israeli surfer, Yotam, in System Failure, Episode One. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ocean & Earth Presents... Blitzed: Full Pipe Pro and 24 Woz Season Preview complete with breaking news on the retirement of X8 World Champ Steph Gilmore and a chat with Liam O'Brien. Hmaaaad spray of pure tour nerdism right between the hooters!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rusty Miller, born in 1943, is a surfing and cultural treasure from Encinitas, California, and Byron Bay. Book a surf lesson with the man himself, right here.  Rusty's partner Tricia Shantz is a world class writer, historian, and former town planner. She is also the author of Neverland: American and Australian surfers in Byron 1960s & 1970s,  which you can buy here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ushercup.com World Club Challenge Jan19-21 at Snapper Rocks Presents... ATS Live from the Usher Cup President's Dinner with special guests 78 World Champ Wayne"Rabbit" Bartholomew and Guinness World Record Queen Laura "Lazzla" Enever. Be sure to catch all the action of the world's best surf clubs ripping in at Snapper this weekend. ushercup.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong X King Stingray Collab Collection Presents... Ain't That Swell with Roy Kellaway, one of the founding members of Arnhem Land Aussie Rock icons King Stingray. Get the lowdown on how the band emerged from the direct lineage of Yothu Yindi to create an instantly classic Aussie sound with their own unique voice, sharing story and language and taking the world by storm!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Presented by Billabong X King Stingray Collection... Gurney out that holiday season detritus and get ready for a whole new year of ATS starting RIGHT NOW! This ep: Burleigh Single Fin goes the full peach, Backdoor Shootout cracks skulls, Jack Robinson's Cosmic Apricots, the sponsorship guillotine dismembers pro surfer heads like it's the French Revolution, plus... the best surfers, films and waves of 2023! It's good to be back Swellians. Rip in ya mongrels!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by Billabong and Better Beer…We celebrate the remarkable career of one of the best to ever do it, Owen Wright, alongside Hawaii’s Mason Ho, the 2012 World Champ, Joel Parkinson and 1999 World Champ, Mark Occhilupo.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the Goat comes to Ain't That Swell Live you know you're in for a magic night of pure surf yarn glory! Highlights including: The Greatest Sporting Victory of All-Time at this year's Billabong Pipe Pro, The True Story behind Goat's Eddie win, why he was forced to apologise to Mick "He's that Fucken Good" Fanning and so so so much more. It's real, it's raw, it's one for the ages Swellians, rip in!. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hold onto your corn holes Swellians! Smivvy and Deadly have outdone themselves yet again, bringing together a panel of Australian surfing legends more steeped in sweet sweet oceanic glory than a bagful of puckered calamaris. Thats right, Mick Fanning ("He's that fucken good!"), the Penrith-born, Ballina-raised, Coolangatta kingpin, and winner of three time world titles ("With a hammy on a screw") joins his old mate, 2012 World Champ, Joel 'Leslie Shnorkoss' Parkinson, and Dean 'Dingo lipstick' Morrison for a full blown fizzing froth-off for the ages. It's Iconic. It's bubonic. It's turbo supersonic karrrrrrrronic. Rip in you filthy cone fiend core lord degenerates. This ones on us. Are. You. Keeeeeeeeding. Me?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE GOAT & THE RAGING BULL SPECTACULAR IN TORQUAY! Featuring Kelly Slater, Mark Occhilupo and an actual re-enactment of that time Harry Styles and the Goat nailed a stuntman tequila shot in Brazil! Starring Binns & Wet Lettuce as our shirtless lime in the eyes heroes! Up the Swellians!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joshe Faulkner fought his way out of the slums of South Africa to become the two-time national surf champion. His remarkable story of survival, stoicism, and resilience is not to be missed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kohl Christensen is a Hawaiian heavy-water specialist and Patagonia Ambassador. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dane 'Gudang' Gudauskas is a professional freesurfer, big wave maniac and style master. Along with his two brothers, Pat and Tanner, he also fronts the Positive Vibe Warrior Foundation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Daly is an ex-salvage diver, surfer, adventurer, and sea captain famous for, among other things, pioneering the Mentawais. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.