Ain't That Swell

Billabong Presents... The Swellians seek answers.The Prophets will oblige. Scoff ya truth and ask us a question. We will speak no lies. Topics include... More Elo speculation, more judging conespiracies, more foreskin stem cell pondering, more rebel tour seedlings, more kern gurning and more money shots fired in one minute barrels... Rip it indaya! UTFS!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dude, where's my Brainzo? Ronnie is back with another (albeit belated) surf trivia special this time focussed on all things Californication bro! Get ya mind corn heated up and rip in duderinos!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong and Better Beer Presents... TRUE GRIT Live from the Indy Hotel at Scar Brah! Starring Swellian favourite Creed McTaggart, Boog Ninja Slab Lord Chris White and Paul The Anteater Paterson! A night of celebrating those who seek the most mutant orbs on Australia's wildest coast be they prone or erect!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Better Beer Arvo Ale Presents... Rando Conversations with Milo Cool Hendrix Cullen Blakey... first born son of Vaughan Deadly. A grom who grew up swamped in surf banter, surf culture, surf froth and pure tour nerdism with his surf mag editor old man and Woz commentator uncle Ronnie but who then chose to flip the whole scene the bird and do his own thing. So was it Deadly's fault? Find out if ya feel like it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents... A good old fashioned regular ep of the original award-winning degenerate surf radio show featuring Smiv and Deadly dive into on topics such as Tyler Wright's post heat period banter, Dane Reynolds's near fatal run-in with a glass door, the best surf movies of the year so far and plenty more. Strap on ya Gath swimming cap and dive right in!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by Better Beer...Heath Joske is a former professional surfer turned permaculture farmer from the Nambucca Valley. Addy Jones is a permaculture farmer, surfer, designer, inventor, and re-inventor from Bass Strait off Southern Australia. The pair are part of the new Patagonia/Fun Boys Series, Farm Boys.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Ronnie Blakey as he tests ya crane sponge on the world's greatest and worst surf inventions. Who came up with 'em? What spawned 'em? How did they get their names? And did anyone patent any of these fucken things and make some mozzarella? The answers lie within...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom de Souza is an award-winning journalist, and surfer, who survived an adolescence plagued by methamphetamine addiction and stints behind bars.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The legendary Andy Irons would have celebrated his 45th birthday this July 24th and to celebrate Ronnie Blakey has put together a Brainzo special for surf fans out there who loved the X3 World Champ Hawaiian. A.I. Forever!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blitzed presented by Rip Curl...On today's episode we are joined by the Human Meat Clever himself, Connor O'Leary, fresh from obliterating the lip line at J Bay on his way to a quarterfinal finish. What a performance it was from the big 'Nulla lord. He weighs in on cracking the confidence code, the storm in a teacup that was his heat with John John, and what the judges are digging about his skits backside bowl sprays. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Presented by Better Beer...Brenden Newton is a former professional bodyboarder from Sydney's Northern Beaches widely regarded as the wildest man to ever set foot in the ocean. That's a big claim but it's barely in dispute among those who know.  Stay tuned for the wildest surf story that has ever graced the air in the 11+ year history of this program. This podcast is also joint-project with Brendan’s own podcast, The Grey Space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rip Curl Flashbomb Fusion Wetsuit Presents... Blitzed - Heaps Mint J-Bay Spesh! Smivvy and Deadly have pointed their puckered corns directly into the setting sun and re-energised their love of pro surfing after a memorable tour salvaging event at pumping J-Bay. So what did they make of Fil Toledo's three-peat against Ethan Heeeeeyeeewing? Did they back O'Learyzy Brah over JJF? And what got them squeezing lemon juice into the eyes oif their old fellas? Find out within!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How well do you know the legend of White Lightning? Ronnie Blakey dishes up 20 morsels of peeeyeeewer Fanning Trivia for the diehard Fanno fanatics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Better Beer Find the Bitcoin Presents... Core Lords with New Zealand-born, Burleigh-based surfing-shaping icon, Ian Byrne. Ian is a former National New Zealand Surf Champ and the master shaper behind House of Byrne Surfboards. He is also the brother of the late-great Alan Byrne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In memory of Mikala Jones... Smivvy shares his story from one great adventure with the late, great MJ deep into Indo to find the next Bukit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In light of the tragic passing of the great Hawaiian tube freak and surfing frontiersman, we revisit a chat we had with Mikala last year in Indonesia.  Our thoughts and prayers are with MJ and his family. Both Jed and Vaughan enjoyed long friendships with Mikala and his loss has been felt particularly hard here at Ain't That Swell. Rest In Peace and Perfect Pits, MJ.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Ronnie deep dives into surf brands and companies who put the core in corporate reptiles! Test you knowledge on the iconic surf biz-nays that came and conquered or went the way of the Beachcrew Pooshooter never to be seen again...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billabong Presents... The first regular ep of ATS since Smivvy's corn crystals copped a vibration charge up deluxe in the Himalayas and Holy Shiva do the boys cut loose on the state of the Woz following the departure of ELO, the candidates for his replacement, the Nate Floz humiliation of all other surf media on Earth and GOAT using an Aura Ring Medical certificate to escape Brazil for the eighth successive year! UTFS!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honour of NAIDOC Week (National Aboriginal and Islander Day) we go inside one of the most iconic Indigenous sporting outfits in the world, the Redfern All Blacks. First published by Vice Sports in 2017.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rip Curl Flashbomb Fusion Wetsuit Presents... Blitzed! Pure Tour Nerdism! Smivvy is back in ATS HQ to join Deadly for a full blown tear down of the Vivo Pro in Brazil. Was it really that bad? Probably not, but after three CT events held in absolute garbage is wobbly lefts really something to celebrate? NO IT'S NOT! TRUTH! ALL WE WANT IS SOME GOD HONEST WAVES OF TRUTH!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.