Podcasts by Swell Season
Swell Season is a weekly radio show and podcast dedicated to New Yorkers who surf. Swell Season has evolved into a network of contributing hosts, who have a variety of perspectives on surfing and surf culture. Join us each week as we speak with different members of the local and global surf community that make New York the improbable and fascinating surf culture that it is.
Swell Season is recorded at the NewStand Studio in Rockefeller Center and is distributed by WAX.Radio. Listen to us also on all these fun spots: Soundcloud , Stitcher, iTunes, Spotify & YouTube.
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Dreaming Man with Mick Sowry from 2023-12-04T22:55:44
On this episode, Guest Host Toddy Stewart brings back onto the show, filmmaker, artist, publisher and all around amazing person, Mick Sowry. The two take a deep dive into his life as it revolves ar...
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WeSurf Black Surfers in the Concrete Jungle with Mosiah Moonsammy from 2023-11-19T23:51:40
On this episode of WeSurf Nigel and Kwame speak with documentary filmmaker and reborn surfer Mosiah Moonsammy. An award winning filmmaker based in NYC, Mosiah's last project “Last Bodega In Brookly...
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Shaping Surf History with Jimmy Metyko from 2023-10-30T15:57:01
Set aside some time for this doozy of an episode! It could have happened anytime, anywhere. But our guest’s story takes place in Santa Barbara, California from 1980 to 1983. Four short years thatsa...
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Head Above Water with Nikki Vandijk from 2023-10-16T15:05:49
Nikki Van Dijk was a major threat on the women’s Championship Tour. Her best season on tour was in 2017 where she reached No. 7 on the Leaderboard after claiming her first CT victory at the Cascais...
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Foam with Laurel Senick from 2023-09-15T02:01:18
On this episode, we are joined with Author, Award Winning Filmmaker, Podcaster and Surf Trip Guru, Laurel Senick. She just completed her first novel, Foam, a surf adventure with a female protagonis...
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Ready For It with Sasha Jane Lowerson from 2023-08-09T02:27:45
Our Guest is a trailblazer in the surfing world. On March 2022, Sasha Jane Lowerson placed ninth in the Noosa Festival of Surfing, becoming the first trans woman to compete in surfing at the profes...
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Duppy Art with Liam "Duppy" Tracy from 2023-08-01T12:15
Liam Tracy is a creative force. He has worked as a creative director with massive companies such as Peloton, ROC Nation, Burton, Faherty bros, Colling Media, Mr. Purple, Kachava and more… Under his...
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Down For The Day with Susannah Ray from 2023-07-25T22:27:21
For Rockaway residents, many of your are very familiar with our guest, a longtime Rockaway resident and an OG documentarian of the people in this community. You can sometimes find her surfing off t...
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Gritty with Giancarlo Guardascione from 2023-07-05T19:58:50
Beachgrit is notorious for their tabloid style content and click bait titles. Some more controversial than others but, always interesting to read. We started to notice about a year ago some article...
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Somma Surfboards with Shea Somma from 2023-06-06T13:56:06
Listeners… Have you ever hand shaped a surfboard? Have you ever had the desire to try and mow foam with a planer and ride something you made? Or make a board that you might have seen but don’t have...
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Yeasty Boys with Gina Jurlando from 2023-05-31T14:59:38
Gina Jurlando used to joke about the group of women she surfed with calling themselves Yeasty Boys. What was initially a silly way to describe her surf crew, has expanded into a group...
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Black Pool New York Podcast #6: Seth Herzog from 2023-05-13T19:44:17
Letting go, surrendering into who you are, and finding flow. The art of comedy is the art of connection.
On this episode of the Blackpool New York Podcast, Greg got to spend some time w...
Art&Design Series: The Constant Student with Tripoli Patterson from 2023-05-05T15:43:07
In the current episode of the Art & Design Series on Swell Season Surf Radio, Chris Coffin and Chris Labzda sit down with Tripoli Patterson; Gallery Owner, Curator, Ex-Pro Surfer and East End L...
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Turns that Matter with Tyrome Tripoli from 2023-04-24T04:06:47
Tyrone Tripoli is an artist, designer, metal worker, glass blower, and a shit hot goofy foot. Originally from LA but moved to Brooklyn in 2003 and currently resides among the creative community in ...
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Trans Inclusion in Surfing with Benny's Club from 2023-04-16T18:15:47
On February 3, the World Surf League (WSL) announced a new policy allowing transgender women to compete in its women’s category. The news was quietly rolled out until the following day when Bethany...
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Unusual Mortality Events with Andrew Lewis from 2023-04-03T13:54:48
On December 14th, 2022, images of surfers in the rockaways trying to help push a juvenile sperm whale back into the water made the rounds on social media and eventually the news. This would be the ...
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Black Pool New York Podcast Episode #5: Daniel Rocker from 2023-03-27T23:48:25
Episode #5: Paruresis
Mental Health. Anxiety. Trauma. Sometimes things just don’t go the way we’ve planned. For some, the events of the past manifest themselves in very life chal...
For Love&Butter with Tracy Obolsky from 2023-03-25T17:32:35
On this episode, our guest has been keeping the Rockaway community filled with Butter and love since 2016. Tracy Obolsky reached the pinnacle of the New York Pastry world. Having worked at n...
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Yama Surf Ghana with Lucy Small&Maddie Meddings from 2023-03-15T02:01:27
Lucy Small is surfer and equal rights activist & Maddie Meddings is a surf, travel and lifestyle photographer and filmmaker. The two have a new film debuting named Yama. The film follows Lucy a...
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The Big Sea: Lewis Armstrong and Chris Nelson from 2023-02-24T01:52:16
Can you live with the true cost of a Neoprene wetsuit?
That is the question being asked by guests Lewis Arnold and Chris Nelson. Filmmakers who explore this question in their docu...
Chop Wood&Carry Water with Paul Colbert from 2023-02-16T02:06:34
After his time in Afghanistan as a defense contractor, Paul Colbert found himself settled into life in New York, with his wife and newly born daughter. They decided he would be a stay at home paren...
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The Legend of Flip Bellinzoni from 2023-02-09T15:25:31
On this episode of The Swell Season Surf Podcast we have one of New York's most core and committed underground surfers. He subscribes to the shred, tear and destroy philosophy of surfing. You can f...
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Paradise Lost with Emilio Perez from 2023-02-02T01:31:03
Emilio Perez's paintings and works on paper can be described as abstract expressionist… with a graphic component. He produces punchy, energetic compositions full of knotted, flowing forms that emer...
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WeSurf Ep. 4: Wade in the Water with David Mesfin&Beyin Abraha from 2023-01-25T16:42:22
Happy New Year everyone! On this episode of the WeSurf Podcast we step out of Rockaway and speak to Director David Mesfin and Executive Producer Beyin Abraha of the documentary 'Wade in the Wate...
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Prue Jeffries: Body of Wonder from 2023-01-18T20:02:04
Our guest on this episode is Prue Jeffries. She is a former ASP world tour surfer who spent two decades traveling the world on the ASP Tour (now known as the WSL (World Surf League). She is a pu...
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Hail Mary Ep. 5: The Filmmaker - Ben Gulliver from 2022-11-28T23:58:12
Hail Mary is the merge of a documentary biopic and a traditional surf film. At his home in New York, we go behind the scenes and learn about the life of professional surfer, Balaram Stack. Perhaps...
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Hail Mary Ep. 4: Mom&Son from 2022-11-17T22:38:01
Hail Mary is the merge of a documentary biopic and a traditional surf film. At his home in New York, we go behind the scenes and learn about the life of professional surfer, Balaram Stack. Perhaps...
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Christa Funk: When I Get Free from 2022-11-16T02:25:41
They say that hard work & dedication will eventually pay off . No one knows this more than our guest on this episode. Christa Funk is known for her incredible imagery both from the water angle and...
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Hail Mary Ep.3: Going Pro from 2022-11-10T00:23:59
This is the Hail Mary Podcast Ep. 2. A supplement to the upcoming film, where we dive a little deeper into the story of Balaram Stack and the people who have helped him along on his journey. On thi...
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Hail Mary Ep. 2: Balagrom from 2022-11-04T10:00:03
This is the Hail Mary Podcast Ep. 2. A supplement to the upcoming film, where we dive a little deeper into the story of Balaram Stack and the people who have helped him along on his journey. On thi...
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Hail Mary Ep. 1: Mary's Story from 2022-10-19T17:07:24
This is the Hail Mary Podcast. A supplement to the upcoming film, where we dive a little deeper into the story of Balaram Stack and the people who have helped him along on his journey.
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Blackpool New York Podcast # 4: Andrea Ludlow from 2022-09-29T23:56:21
For the 4th episode of the Blackpool NY podcast host, Greg Wachsteter sat down with an old friend of his, Andrea Ludlow.
Andrea turned her childhood trauma into Pee Wee Herman. Yes lite...
Keep It a Secret with Filmmaker Sean Duggan from 2022-09-20T13:24:09
Sean Duggan is a Los Angeles based producer and filmmaker with over 20 years experience in advertising and the entertainment world. His debut feature length film “Keep It A Secret”, recounts the in...
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WeSurf Ep. 3: Stop Playin' With Em with Quest Soliman&Paul Godette from 2022-09-16T13:42:07
On this episode of WeSurf, Nigel and Kwame have the Rockaway's own Paul Goddette and Quest Soliman to discuss their meteoric rise as Vloggers with their Youtube Channel, Stop Playin With Em. Paul ...
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WeSurf Ep. 2: Fernando Pires from 2022-08-22T02:04:18
On this episode of WeSurf, Nigel and Kwame sit with local legend, Fernando Pires. Fernando grew up surfing on vibrant beaches of Rio de Janeiro and worked for a board maker there as a teenager befo...
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Gender Outlaw: Body Surfer Tyler Wilde and filmmaker Peter Williams from 2022-08-15T10:00:03
On this episode of The Swell Season Surf Podcast we sit down with Body Surfer Tyler Wilde and Filmmaker Peter Williams about their film 'Gender Outlaw', a story about the resilience and acceptance...
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Art&Design Series: Alex Weinstein from 2022-08-07T23:40:10
On this episode of The Swell Season Surf Podcast Art & Design Series with Chris Coffin and Chris Labzda: They sit down with Alex Weinstein; surfer, sculptor, painter, writer, musician, and filmmake...
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Soundings with Jamie Brisick from 2022-07-28T13:42:15
Our guest for this episode of the Swell Season Surf Podcast is one of surf culture’s ultimate chronicler and friend of the show, Jamie Brisick. He has just released for The Surfer’s Journal, the se...
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Beach Lovers with Erica Reade from 2022-07-18T10:00:03
Our Guest for the latest episode of The Swell Season Surf Podcast is Erica Reade, a Brooklyn-based freelance photographer who has just launched her book, ‘Beach Lovers’, a series of intimate moment...
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Art&Design Series: Jon Baylor from 2022-07-11T10:00:03
On this week’s installment of Swell Season Surf Radio: The Art and Design Series, Chris Labzda and Chris Coffin sit down with Jon Baylor; Surfer, Ceramicist, and Curator of the recently opened exhi...
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Science&Wetsuits with Prof. Sean Newcomer from 2022-07-04T00:42:58
Prof. Sean Newcomer of California State University in San Marcos is driven by the question of how to use scientific research to make surfing equipment better. Currently his main focus along with P...
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Stitchbox with Chris 'Buddy' Pendergast from 2022-06-29T14:06:52
Let’s be honest, most of us treat our wetsuits like crap. Wetsuits are expected to not only keep us warm but obey our bodies with every movement. From that layback slash you imagined yourself doing...
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Father&Son with Tyler&Winfried Breuer from 2022-06-19T11:00:02
Our guest for this special Father’s Day episode of The Swell Season Surf Podcast is the host, Tyler Breuer’s father, Winfried Breuer. He is the owner of Sundown Ski and Surf Shop, now considered on...
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WeSurf Ep. 1: Farmata Dia from 2022-06-13T14:09:05
Welcome to the first episode of WeSurf, a Vlog & Podcast showcasing surfing through the lens of people of color, indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ community and the average everyday surfer. This show is c...
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North of Nowhere with Mike Nelson, Matt Pruett&Balaram Stack from 2022-06-06T10:00:02
Mike Nelson, the godfather of NY surf photography, has been documenting almost every swell since 1991, when his mother bought him a Minolta Weathermatic waterproof 35mm film camera. Whenever there ...
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Blackpool NY Podcast#3: Cosmo Hamada, Cassius Luber, and Miles Wachsteter. from 2022-05-09T10:00:03
For our 3rd episode of the Blackpool NY Podcast, Host Greg Wachsteter had the pleasure of sitting down with 3 stellar young humans navigating life with poise and grace. Cosmo Hamada, Cassius Luber...
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Art&Design Series: Scott Szegeski from 2022-05-02T10:15:02
On the latest installment of our Art & Design Series, Chris Labzda and Chris Coffin talk with Artist & Restaurateur Scott Szegeski. Scott is a New Jersey-based surfer and artist who is known for h...
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Couch Tour: The Reunion with Mike Nelson&Brian Walsh from 2022-04-25T10:00:03
In 2002, “Couch Tour” came out of Long Beach, NY. The New York cult classic surf video was directed by Dave Juan, filmed by Mike Nelson, edited by Brian Walsh, and produced under the Unsound Surf ...
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Floating Windows with Fritz Chesnut from 2022-04-18T14:14:24
"I hope to make something vulnerable in that I am accountable for it, putting it out there and backing it up.” This episode's guest of The Swell Season Surf Radio Podcast is artist Fritz Chesnut, w...
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Big vs Small Pt. 2: Big Wave Surfer Joana Andrade from 2022-04-11T10:00:07
Joana Linhares de Andrade, from Ericeira, is the first and only Portuguese woman who is a big wave specialist that surfs at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, in the biggest waves in the world. She was nomina...
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Big vs Small Pt 1: Director Minna Dufton from 2022-04-11T10:00:07
BIG vs SMALL tells the inspirational story of Joana Andrade, the first Portuguese woman to surf the giant, bone-crushing waves of Nazaré. Finnish director and producer, Minna Dufton’s debut featur...
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Black Pool Podcast: Ep. 2 Lorenda Robinson from 2022-04-04T00:14:36
On the second episode of the Blackpool New York Podcast, I had the pleasure of spending some time with my friend Lorenda Robinson. Lorenda’s optimism and overwhelming sense of gratitude towards li...
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The Colonel's Daughters: Becky&Blanche Benson from 2022-03-31T12:22:42
In 1967 Colonel Al Benson moved his wife and 5 children to Oahu’s North Shore and immediately bought Becky, Blanche and the rest of the kids surfboards. He bought himself a camera the family of se...
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Searching for Sonny Miller with Derek Hoffmann from 2022-03-23T15:04:43
In 1997, Filmmaker Sonny Miller, creative Genius Derek Hynd and Rip Curl released "Searching for Tom Curren", a greatest hits of Tom Curren during his years on The Search campaign surfing perfect w...
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Tribe of Zen with Kwame LaBassiere from 2022-03-16T14:03:19
If you surf Rockaway regularly, you could easily recognize our guest from a few jetties away. He’s tall, lean, usually wearing a surf hat in the lineup. He’s usually riding a larger board and is al...
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Ep. 3: Atash Yaghmaian from 2022-03-09T02:37:29
In this episode Matt L. Roar speaks with one of his mentors, Atash Yaghmaian, an experienced psychotherapist specializing in childhood trauma. They discuss her journey from escaping an arranged ma...
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Breaking Ground with 2X World Champion Lynne Boyer from 2022-02-28T14:54:24
The foundation upon which women’s pro surfing rests was built by an outrageous and adventurous group of pioneers in the 1970s who deserve to have their names immortalized on a Mount Rushmore of Sur...
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Introducing The Black Pool New York Podcast - Ep.1: John Abate from 2022-02-21T00:19:54
Introducing the Black Pool New York Podcast. A new podcast from The Swell Season Surf Radio network.
On the First episode of The Black Pool New York Podcast we sit down with John Abate....
No Contest: Strike Mission with Balaram&Crew... from 2022-02-07T11:55:02
On this episode of The Swell Season Podcast, we are joined by the NY Legend, Balaram Stack, along with Stab Editor at Large, Ashton Goggans, & Maryland chargers Simon Hetrick & Seth Conboy. In the ...
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Patti Paniccia&The Birth of. Pro Surfing from 2022-01-31T12:00:04
If you haven't heard of Patti Paniccia, you can be forgiven. Surf history and the magazines have all but white washed women pioneers such as Patti and their contributions to the beginning of Profes...
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North Stars with Emily Anderson from 2022-01-26T12:00:04
On this episode of the Swell Season Podcast, Host Tyler Breuer is joined by former guest Greg Wachstetter as co-host. They sat down with the ever talented and entertaining Emily Anderson. Originall...
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Ty Williams from 2022-01-18T12:00:02
On the latest installment of our Art & Design Series, Chris Labzda and Tyler Breuer talk with mixed media artist and stylish regular-foot Ty Williams. His artwork is whimsical and accessible. His ...
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All Hands on Deck with Will Sofrin from 2021-12-31T16:38:32
Will Sofrin is an artist, a writer, a designer, a builder, a sailor and aspiring surfer. At a young age, Will enrolled in an apprenticeship at International Yacht Restoration School of Technology ...
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Why We Swim with Bonnie Tsui from 2021-12-22T12:00:03
Bonnie Tsui was born in Queens, New York, and raised on Long Island. She has been a competitive swimmer, rower, climber, snowboarder, surfer, an author of multiple books and has won numerous awards...
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Sandy Ordille: Pioneer, Archivist, Inspiration from 2021-11-19T01:41:05
In the annals of surfing history, Sandy Ordille is an extremely important figure. For not only did she participate in making it, but she has made it her life's work to document, preserve & highlig...
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The Many Lives of Pat Conlon from 2021-11-11T11:00:09
Patrick Conlon is your quintessential New Yorker. He’s a smart talking, street walking surfer, artist, marketer, and former owner of the legendary Epstein’s Bar in the lower east side. He’s as OG R...
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The Optimist: Greg Wachsteter from 2021-10-27T10:00:11
Greg Wachsteter isn’t known for his fancy surfing or contributions to the surf industry. But… Greg is one of the most disciplined surfers I know. I have frequently woken up early for many dawn patr...
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Maria Riley AKA The Life of Riley from 2021-10-20T13:19:21
In the fall of 2018, Maria Riley moved to the Rockaways and knew immediately that she had come home. Growing up, close to the Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina, Riley always felt that her soul had b...
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Dylan Hronec: The Surfing Samurai from 2021-10-05T11:00:13
Dylan Hronec is a 29 year old surfer from North Bellmore, New York. Born with Cerebral Palsy, Dylan has tackled many obstacles to get to where he is today. He has been surfing for almost 11 years....
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Man In the Field: Jim Denevan from 2021-09-28T11:00:02
Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan profiles Outstanding in the Field founder Jim Denevan, his trials of growing up in a turbulent family dynamic, and the artwork that came of it — bo...
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Inspiration: Pauline Menczer from 2021-09-22T14:36:34
On this episode of Swell Season, Host, Karen sits down with the epitome of the “Aussie Battler” and 1993 ASP Women’s World Surfing Champion, Pauline Menczer. She’s one of the subjects, heroines and...
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Where were you? 9/11 Memorial Episode from 2021-09-15T11:00:02
9/11 was twenty years ago. It’s hard for many of us to believe that, that much time has passed since that fateful day. On this episode we ask “Where were you?” It’s a question that gets asked a lot...
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Davina Grincevicius&The 2021 Women's Surf Film Festival from 2021-09-05T12:00:07
A native from Melbourne, Australia, Davina Grincevicius relocated to New York City over 12 years ago and currently resides in Rockaway Beach. Her passion for surfing, shooting film and building com...
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The Drop with Thad Ziolkowski from 2021-08-25T11:00:17
Many of us know that surfing is an addictive sport. It’s something that pulls on us, gives immense dopamine highs and surges us with serotonin, we go through withdrawals when we go without it and ...
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Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into a New Life by Diane Cardwell from 2021-08-18T11:30:06
On this episode of Swell Season we are pleased to have in the studio Diane Cardwell, a founder of Vibe magazine and a reporter and editor for over two decades at The New York Times. She is an inau...
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Emocean with Thembi Hanify&Mariah Ernst from 2021-08-10T11:30:03
Our guests for this episode are the founders of Emocean, a surf-centric magazine that champions diverse perspectives, radical creativity, relatability and empowerment, and especially the narrative...
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Looking Sideways with Matt Barr from 2021-08-03T12:00:15
On this episode of Swell Season, our guest is a writer, journalist, author, editor, publisher, business owner and host of the 'Looking Sideways' Podcast, Matthew Barr. Matthew has been working in a...
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Yawn Patrol with Hoshi Ludwig from 2021-07-27T12:00:18
Yawn Patrol is a collection of 35 millimeter photographs mostly taken at the beach in New York City between 2018-2020. The book is a collection of images of early mornings, friendships, party waves...
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Surf Stitches with Dr. Joe Wolf MD from 2021-07-22T12:00:11
On this episode of Swell Season Surf Radio, we still down with leading aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon, Dr. Joe Wolf MD. For those who are not familiar with Dr. Joe, he has become the...
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Derek Dunfee: Waking Up In the Sea from 2021-06-24T21:42:58
Our guest was the 2009 XXL Big Wave Paddle In Award winner, a former big wave charger and now turned photographer, Derek Dunfee. Derek is a lifelong surfer raised on the reefs of La Jolla, Calif...
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Girl's Can't Surf: Film Director - Christopher Nelius from 2021-06-23T04:58:31
Girls Can’t Surf shares the untold story of a ragtag bunch of inspired, renegade Australian, American, and South African women surfers who battled against inequality, homophobia, and chauvinism of ...
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NY Locals Series: Yury Tsedenov from 2021-06-17T00:04:50
Our guest this week is someone who has become a staple in the lineup at Rockway and has recently gained notoriety for YouTube videos of testing surfboards under Skipper Surf Reviews. His name is Y...
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NY Locals Series: Jimmy Dowd from 2021-06-09T15:01:17
Born and raised in Old Howard Beach (located on Jamaica bay). When Jimmy Dowd was a grom, his mom took him daily down to the beach in Rockaway, where he developed his love of surfing. As soon as he...
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Dear Shredder Ep.2: Jimmy O Brien from 2021-06-02T14:39:44
Swell Season Presents: Dear Shredder
Episode 2 of Dear Shredder features shaper and former substance use counselor, Jimmy O Brien. Dear Shredder is hosted by Matt L. Rohrer, a licensed p...
NY Locals Series: Mike Becker - The Eternal Tinkerer from 2021-05-19T00:19:57
At age 16, Mike Becker started shaping boards in his parents' backyard on Long Island. In 1993 he started Nature Shapes. By 1996 he had a website and was distributing boards up and down the East Co...
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NY Locals Series: Mike Becker - The Eternal Tinkerer from 2021-05-19T00:19:57
At age 16, Mike Becker started shaping boards in his parents' backyard on Long Island. In 1993 he started Nature Shapes. By 1996 he had a website and was distributing boards up and down the East Co...
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Mick Sowry on Musica Surfica&The Great Ocean Quarterly from 2021-05-13T01:42:58
On this episode of Swell Season Surf Radio, Host Tyler Breuer is joined by contributor Toddy Stewart as they interview a personal hero for both surfers. Our guest is Mick Sowry, filmmaker, photogra...
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Communicating underwater with Jeremy Grosvenor from 2021-05-05T01:51:43
eremy Grosvenor defines himself as a Father, Son, Partner, Sailboat Captain, water sports instructor, 'armchair' artist, and "Deliquent." But he is more akin to some mythological sea creature, an a...
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Will Skudin&The American Dream Wave Pool from 2021-04-26T10:00:09
Our guest on this episode of Swell Season needs no introduction. He’s done so much to elevate the NY surf community and represents us on the Big Wave World stage. Our guest tonight is Will Skudin. ...
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Car Park Conversations with Chris Coffin from 2021-04-22T12:00:02
On this episode of Swell Season, we are turning the tables on our regular art and design host Chris Coffin. This episode is hosted by new contributor Mimi Roterman, and she is joined by former gue...
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Paddle Out for Asian Solidarity from 2021-04-19T01:38:01
On Saturday, March 27th, at Beach 69th street, the New York community had a paddle out to honor those lost in the mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia. Swell Season was on hand to capture the thought...
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Professor Sachi Cunningham from 2021-04-14T01:07:48
Trailblazing surf photographer Sachi Cunningham is world renowned, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker, a Professor of Multimedia Journalism at San Francisco State University, and a mom. Swell Seaso...
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Swell Season Surf Radio: Surfrider Foundation NYC Chapter Update - Spring 2021 from 2021-04-10T15:25:52
On Swell Season Weekend Edition, we are launching a new quarterly series in collaboration with the Surfrider Foundation NYC Chapter, called Surfrider Updates - NYC. Quarterly updates from our local...
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Dear Shredder - Ep. 1: Sachi Cunningham from 2021-04-07T13:23:26
Swell Season is excited introduce a new series for the legions of the stoked, Dear Shredder: An advice podcast exploring mental health issues in the surf and skate communities. The series is hosted...
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Ep. 6: Ben Sargent AKA Dr. Klaw from 2021-04-01T23:30:05
Benjamin Sargent the “Brooklyn Chowder Surfer” , aka. “Dr. Klaw”, is an American celebrity chef,[1] restaurateur, television personality, performance artist, author, designer, owner of Hurricane Ho...
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Brendon Babenzien of Noah Clothing from 2021-03-30T12:49:08
Our guest on this episode of Swell Season is Brendon Babenzien, the founder of the environmentally conscious menswear brand Noah. He is also a former creative director at Supreme, which is arguably...
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Ellie Miller from 2021-03-10T14:32:54
Ellie Miller is a registered nurse who lives in Brooklyn, NY and has been practicing as a Labor & Delivery nurse for 8 years. She is about to embark on her 3rd career as a midwife and is an adult ...
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Milk Cult's Ed Cornell from 2021-03-03T01:32:38
Milk Cult is a fun and innovative ice cream company with an edge, based out of Washington DC. It is the brainchild of Ed Cornell & Patrick Griffith, two friends from their respective teenage years ...
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Surfing Sadhana with Shawn Zappo from 2021-02-17T01:21:09
On this episode we dive into the spiritual journey of Shawn Zappo, a New Jersey based surfer/writer, who runs the website Surf & Abide and is currently working on his first book entitled "Surfing S...
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Dion Mattison from 2021-02-10T00:59:49
Dion Mattison is the founder and lead instructor of Conatus Surf Club. He launched Conatus Surf Club with the aim of providing high quality individualized instruction. Dion is also Ph.D. candidate ...
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Ep. 5: Kassia Meador from 2021-01-20T01:45:38
California born and bred, Kassia Meador began surfing at age 14. By 17-years-old, Kassia was a sponsored pro-longboarder, traveling the world. Known for her graceful surf style, Kassia was crowned ...
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Phil Browne of Glide Surf Co from 2021-01-06T17:29:22
On this episode of Swell Season Surf Radio, we sit and chat with surf shop owner, glasser, shredder, Phil Browne of Glide Surf Co. and The Heavens Glassing in Asbury Park, NJ. In 2011 Phil opened h...
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Ep. 4 - Thomas Campbell from 2020-12-28T01:05:03
Thomas Campbell's the "Seedling"was a view of the alternative surfing culture during a time when Professional competitive surfing was the norm. This film was both influential and prescient of board...
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Laru Beya Collective founders: Aydon Gabourel and Warren Samson from 2020-12-17T01:25:27
The Laru Beya Collective is an organization born in Rockaway created by Rockaway locals, which serves to empower Rockaway's underrepresented youth through surfing. On this episode of Swell Season, ...
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Art&Design Series Ep. 3: Ben McBrien of Farmhaus Studio from 2020-12-06T12:30:14
Farmhaus is the one man furniture studio of Ben McBrien based in the Kensington neighborhood of Philly. Ben McBrien is also a former New Jersey Pro surfer who always seems to be in contention for w...
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Benny's Surf Club: A Surf Collective for Queer/POC from 2020-11-06T01:36:25
Benny's Club is a collective dedicated to spreading surfing knowledge and creating a more accepting environment for queer and POC surfers. On this episode of Swell Season, cohosts Tyler & Karen tal...
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Art&Design Series Ep. 3: Mike Nelson from 2020-10-28T00:00:27
On this episode of Swell Season Surf Radio, we continue our Art & Design series with Chris & Chris. They dive deep with legendary NY photographer Mike Nelson. If there was ever a NY Surfing Hall of...
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The American Dream Wave Pool Experience from 2020-10-26T23:08:58
In Early October, the hosts of Swell Season got the call from Will Skudin of Skudin Surf to put together a small crew for a test session at the newly opened American Dream indoor wave pool. Located...
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Justin Jay: HI1K and The Plug from 2020-10-14T04:49:18
NYC photographer Justin Jay recently released his book project HI1K, documenting the culture of pro surfers and chronicling the spectacle that is the Triple Crown surf contest. It's an incredible i...
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Rob Kelly on Wave Pools and Chasing Hurricanes from 2020-10-07T00:00:22
On this episode, Ben comes back to cohost an episode of epic proportions! We talk to Garden State ripper, Pro Surfer, Regional Marketing Manager for Billabong, and Communications Officer for Americ...
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The Sunday Joint Preview Episode from 2020-09-07T06:08:15
We really pleased to announce a new podcast that Tyler Breuer has been working on with Matt Warshaw of the Encyclopedia of Surfing, David Scales of Surf Splendor Podcasts and my brother Jamie It’s ...
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Jack Farley Hates Single Use Plastics from 2020-08-21T14:35:31
On this episode of Swell season, we speak to Aussie transplant, Jack Farley about ocean advocacy, Taking 3 for the Sea, Moving to NYC and surfing the Rockaway's. An Australian living in Brooklyn, J...
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Art&Design Series Ep. 2: Ashley Bickerton from 2020-08-12T23:29:25
On this episode of Swell Season Surf Radio, we continue with our Art & Design Series with Chris Coffin & Chris Labzda. Chris & Chris had the opportunity to interview multi media artist, Ashley Bick...
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Art&Design Series Ep. 1: Kris Chatterson from 2020-07-22T00:00:11
On this episode of Swell Season, we kick off our new Art & Design series with contributors Christopher Labzda & Christopher Coffin and their interview with artist and Hull aficionado Kris Chatters...
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Jungwon Kim: Head Creative for the Rainforest Alliance from 2020-07-07T23:59:54
On the Latest Episode we speak with Jungwon Kim, who is the Head of Creative & Editorial at the Rainforest Alliance, an international organization focused on natural climate solutions and sustainab...
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Top 5 Surf Movies with @SurfAds from 2020-06-24T00:00:25
What's your Top 5 Surf Movies? Are you into the classics? Or are you more of a modern performance and high cinematopgraphy? Maybe big budget Hollywood surf movies is more your aesthetic? This episo...
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NYC Surfer's Unite at Paddle for George Floyd from 2020-06-12T16:10:06
On June 6th, The Black Surfing Association of Rockaway organized a memorial paddle out for George Floyd. Hundreds of New York Surfers came out to show support for African American community and fig...
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Prof. Grace Moon from 2020-05-29T11:00:20
Prof. Grace Moon is the founding editor of Velvet Park Media, a queer women's arts and culture multiplatform publishing company that produces print and digital media. She's a painter and teaches fi...
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Surf Check with Nigel Louis from 2020-05-21T00:21:33
Nigel Louis, owner and operator of Station RBNY. Is a lifelong surfer. Resident of Rockaway Beach and is a guy who is always engaging and trying to do something positive for his community. Nigel co...
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Authors Jamie Brisick&Chas Smith from 2020-04-30T02:50:31
It's a doozy of an episode with Legendary author, and surf scribe Jamie Brisick. We discuss the life under lockdown in L.A., how the surf world is reacting to the pandemic and empty Malibu. Then we...
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Notes from the Field with E.R. P.A. Brandon Balabus&Dr. J James from 2020-04-22T00:00:03
On the this episode of Swell Season Surf Radio, we talk to two surfers who are on the frontlines and hear it directly from the source. Brandon Balabus grew up shredding Long Beach, has a spot in th...
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Surfing in the Time of Coronavirus with Firefighters Christopher "Dorado" Gaby&John Brooks from 2020-04-15T02:00:23
On this episode of Swell Season Surf Radio we get a first hand perspective of dealing with the Coronavirus from our former guest, FDNY Capt. Christopher "Dorado" Gaby. He has been on the force for...
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Notes from The Field: Coronavirus update with Drew Blauschild and Will Skudin from 2020-04-10T19:26:31
Notes from the Field: Surfing in the Time of Coronavirus update: On this episode we talk catch up with Drew Blauschild of Kookbox Surfboards. He's been hunkered down in Montauk for the last month a...
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Notes from the Field: Surfing in the Time of Coronavirus from 2020-04-02T00:00:17
During the time of Coronavirus almost all of us are affected to some degree or another. Surfers are more and more facing the question of whether to go surf? This ends up being one of the main topic...
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#MadewithLove: Ashley Lloyd of Ashley Lloyd Surfboards from 2020-03-15T20:27:46
On our latest episode, Swell Seasons Correspondent and sometimes co-host, Karen Song, caught up with Surfer/Shaper, Mother, Musician and writer Ashley Lloyd of Ashley Lloyd Surfboards. They tackle ...
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Professor Charles Mencel on surfing... from 2020-02-27T11:00:12
We're back! Swell Season is back with a new episode. We sat down with Professor Charles Mencel. He is a local NJ surfer and shaper (Mencel Surfboards) from Monmouth County. His surfing is focused o...
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Tara Ruttenberg&Sustainable Surf Tourism from 2019-11-26T12:00:19
Tara Ruttenberg is a surfeminist writer and PhD candidate specializing in Sustainable Surf Tourism. Tara's work has been featured in books like the Critical Surf Studies Reader, The Routledge Handb...
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Offshore Wind is on the Horizon with Matt Gove Mid-Atlantic Policy Manager at Surfrider Foundation from 2019-11-22T04:31:44
NY State has a goal to source 70% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. In order to reach that goal, harnessing energy from offshore wind will play a major role in making that possible...
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Saturdays with Morgan Collett from 2019-11-15T12:00:04
In 2009, Saturdays NYC founders Colin Tunstall, Morgan Collett, and Josh Rosen combined their mutual love of surf culture with their interests in design, music, and coffee. The result? A Smart and ...
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From the Archives: Shaun Tomson&The Code in front of a live audience from 2019-11-06T18:27:45
In 2013, Co-host Tyler Breuer interviewed Legendary Surfer, Former World Champion, and author, Shaun Tomson in front of a live audience as a fundraiser for the Surfrider Foundation. In this episode...
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Ocean State Lensman TJ Thran of Log Rap and Cvrrent Surf Media from 2019-10-30T00:00:20
We met TJ after wrapping up shooting behind the scenes at the Vans Duct Tape Invitational for Ryan Cannon's Log Rap. TJ specializes in capturing the longboard leash-less scene in Rhode Island. He s...
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Sitting in a small room w/ Al Knost, Kassia Meador, Karina Rozunko, Justine Mauvin, Ainara Aymat from 2019-10-23T00:00:09
Alex Knost, Kassia Meador, Karina Rozunko, Justine Mauvin, Ainara Aymat sit down on a rug in a small hut in Rockaway at the Vans Duct Tape Invitational to discuss authenticity in the industry and t...
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Surf Scribe Jon Coen from 2019-10-16T00:00:18
Journalist Jon Coen writes about his native Long Beach Island, NJ passionately and shares his Garden State insight through his stories for Surfer Magazine, Surfline and other print media. We sat do...
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Justin Villano of Vans from 2019-10-09T00:00:16
From small skate shop owner to head of Action Sports North America for Vans, Justin Villano has knows his skate shops and surf lots. Born in Brooklyn, he helped bring the 2019 Duct Tape Invitationa...
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"And if Two By Sea the Story of CJ and Damian Hobgood" Director Justin Purser from 2019-10-02T01:00:13
Filmmaker Justin Purser has known the Hobgood twins since the very beginning. When it was time to make a documentary about their lives, Justin was ready to go. We talk to him about the challenges o...
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CJ Hobgood Opens Up About Career and Married Life from 2019-10-02T00:00:02
The 2001 World Champ talks about getting real in "And if Two by Sea", the new Hobgoodementary that he stars in with his twin Damian. CJ shares with us that the honesty and vulnerability required to...
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Ep. 105: Rockaway Shaper Paul Schmidt and Crew from 2019-09-25T00:47:29
Rockaway shaper Paul Schmidt of Paul Surf brings his crew, filmmaker Thomas LaGrega and Chase Lokin to the studio to talk about getting their hand shaped creations into recent hurricane swell, film...
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Ep. 104: Life after Pro Surf and Skate careers: Jamie Brisick and Natas Kaupas Presented by Pilgrim Surf&Supply&Birdwell Beach Britches from 2019-09-23T19:41:58
Legends Jamie Brisick and Natas Kaupas sit down with Chris Gentile of Pilgrim Surf+Supply in front of a live audience to recount their journeys from young global pros in surf and skate to meaningfu...
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Ep. 103: Troy Mothershead's thoughts on Accounting&Pro Longboarding? from 2019-09-17T10:00:16
On the latest episode of Swell Season Surf Radio, we sat down with WSL Longboard competitor and Director of Planning and Biz Development for True Ames Fins, Troy Mothershead. We discussed the chan...
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Ep 102: Bert Berger of Sunova Surfboards from 2019-09-12T01:35:26
A brief introduction to the man behind the creation of the parabolic rail, as well as Firewire’s technology and surfboard design. Bert Burger, originating out of Mandurah Western Australia, has bee...
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Talking with a local: Steven Bedford Brown from 2019-08-02T15:39:12
Steven Bedford Brown is as local as you can get in the Hampton Bays area.
He started surfing around twelve years old, riding over the Ponquogue bridge year round with a few buddies. He grew u...
Sitting in San Sebastian with Sancho Rodriguez from 2019-07-19T19:50:24
Tyler travels to Spanish Basque country and sits and eats with creative director Sancho Rodriguez. Sancho founded the San Sebastián Surf Film Festival and has just opened a public library collectio...
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Chris Gentile's Beautiful Surf Film also stars Musicians from 2019-07-07T19:36:44
Filmmaker Chris Gentile, owner of Pilgrim Surf & Supply, discusses his upcoming project, "Self Discovery for Social Survival.” The film was a joint venture with music label Mexican Summer and pair...
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Jamie Brisick Live at Anthology Film Archives from 2019-07-02T00:08:08
In 2011, Tyler sat down with Jamie Brisick, writer, former editor of Surfing Magazine, former pro surfer and one of surfing's great storytellers. We recorded in front of a live audience at the lege...
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Ep. 97: Jamie Brisick circa 2011 from 2019-06-29T02:24:19
Ep. 97 - Jamie Brisick circa 2011
In 2011 Tyler sat down with Jamie Brisick, writer, former editor of Surfing Magazine, former pro surfer and one of surfing's great storytellers. We recorded i...
Chris St. Lawrence shoots Sea Smoke and Nazare from 2019-06-13T18:11:47
Photographer Chris St. Lawrence had just started his career in surf photography when he heard that waves can get a little big in a small town in Portugal. That was enough for him to jump on a plan...
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Kookcast Host and Surf Coach Chris Blotiau from 2019-06-06T22:28:27
Long Island native Chris Blotiau grew up surrounded by educators. When he graduated college with his own degree in teaching, Chris turned his attention to surf education, which he believes is still...
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Clifbar Cold Shot Challenge 3.0 Awards Ceremony from 2019-06-03T22:35:12
Montauk native Pat Falon of Whalebone Magazine MCs a raucus award ceremony for best winter surf photography shot from Maine to Outer Banks. Jurists and master lensmen Mike Nelson and Taylor Steele ...
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Live from Clifbar Cold Shot Challenge 3.0 from 2019-06-03T21:53:17
From January to April photographers from Maine to OBX and across to the Great Lakes braved the elements to shoot the best image of winter surf in order to compete in the Clifbar Cold Shot Challenge...
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Valpo Surf Project Co-Founder Jon Steuber from 2019-05-15T02:03:48
The Valpo Surf Project support education, language development, and good old fashion confidence building while surfing for the young people of Valparaíso, Chile. Co-Founder Jon Steuber conceived of...
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Italian Race Cars and Scientific Method: Shaper Johnny Borbone from 2019-05-09T16:22
Johnny Borbone shapes boards sourced from his background in robotic engineering and Formula 1 stock car racing. The Belmar, NJ shaper dances on the edge of art and science as he applies his experti...
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The First Word with Brazilian Photographer Jair Bortoleto from 2019-04-30T16:12:13
Portrait photographer Jair Bortoleto sits down for a deep and candid interview with Tyler Breuer at Brooklyn's Head-Hi Gallery. The former editor of Surfer's Journal Brazil unpacks that nation's su...
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Rising Snowboard Star and His Dad: Noah and Michael Avallone from 2019-04-17T20:45:02
Noah Avallone is only 11 but is quickly becoming a major name in the competitive snowboard tour with talk of possible 2026 Olympic run. Mike, his father, works in finance, is a Snowboard Coach at ...
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Making His Passion Work and Back Again with Dave Dowd from 2019-04-10T19:03:55
David Dowd cut his teeth working at a surf shop in Long Beach Island at the ripe age of 10 years. He eventually went on to own and operate Division East Skate Shop in Montclair, NJ for over 13 year...
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Surf Activist Launches Head Hi from 2019-03-28T16:53:49
Mosco Aa first appeared on the show at a public hearing last year where he was voicing his opposition to proposed expansion of a natural gas pipeline underneath the Rockaways. He's still battling W...
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Long Island 1990s Surf Culture with Davo Denis from 2019-03-21T02:16:27
Underground O.G. Long Island legend Davo Denis has seen and done it all. Surfboard purveyor, Brooklyn building tycoon, creator of X-Dreem clothing company, and proprietor of the Inhumane store in ...
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Ep. 85: Big Wave Surfers and Gender Inequity with Filmmaker Karen B. Song from 2019-03-14T21:37:34
Since the late 1950s women have been charging in the big wave club but have not received the proper respect, ability to compete, or equal prize money as their male counterparts. We speak with filmm...
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Ep. 84: Rockaway Surf Shop Hustle with Station RBNY's Nigel Louis from 2019-02-28T00:05
Retail is a tough game. Owning a surf shop in the seasonal market of Rockaway is even tougher. We speak with Nigel Louis, owner of Station RBNY, on how community drives customer loyalty, working a...
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Ep.83: When a non-pro steps up to surf Cloudbreak from 2019-02-20T15:45
Most of us learn about Cloudbreak from the pros, now hear about it from a guy with desk job. Peter Brandi works in Midtown and commutes to waves year round in NYC. He's a solid surfer defying mid...
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Ep. 82: NY Surf's Court Jester : Danny DiMauro from 2019-02-14T18:02
The 80 or so minutes of this episode is a meager attempt to give proper room for writer, furniture peddler, and former hair stylist Danny DiMauro to share his life of surf and style. From the threa...
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Ep. 81: Three Masters of Stories Well Told from 2019-01-23T20:50
Smriti Keshari, Matt Danzico and Toddy Stewart have all won James Beard, Peabody and Clio awards respectively. Through documentary film, investigative journalism, and advertising campaigns our gue...
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Ep. 80. Brooklyn Shaper and Emergency Bong Repairman Andrew Zinicola from 2019-01-17T18:31
Andrew Zinicola started his glassing career as sculpture student working with resin at Pratt Institute. He transitioned those skills into the basement of Imaginary Surf Company in nearby Bed-Stuy. ...
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Ep. 79: Locals, Legends, and Low Inflation Nation: 2018 in Review from 2019-01-11T02:30
Swell Season in 2018 continued to push the boundaries on what makes up the surf conversation. Dip into last year's span of episodes that covered Andy Iron's struggle with mental illness, a start-up...
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Ep. 78: Who is my co-host anyway? Tyler flips the script on Ben from 2018-12-13T22:40
Co-host Ben Pomeroy interviewed Tyler Breuer in the spring of 2018 as a guest on Swell Season. After an effective charm offensive, really just an email, Tyler became the the co-host as the show rel...
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Ep. 77: David Scales of Surf Splendor Podcast from 2018-12-05T14:20
Host and producer David Scales sits down with us to discuss how he went from selling wine to being kingpin of surf podcasting, how the audio genre is grown within a visually driven, and whether LA ...
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Ep. 76: Lincoln Caplice&Stefan Hunt discuss the future of surf film from 2018-11-29T00:25:07
Filmmakers Lincoln Caplice and Stefan Hunt messed around with cameras together as kids. They now have real deal grown-up careers in art and film. Stefan made waves in 2006 when he filmed his journe...
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Ep. 75: Matt McGregor Mento Argues the Case for Alternative Surf Craft from 2018-11-21T21:30:57
Creative Director Matthew McGregor Mento has ridden almost every possible design of water craft from long boards to knee high paipos to his favorite, belly boards from England. Matt argues why we s...
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Ep. 74: Matt Roar Surfs on Mats, Writes Books, Draws and Plays Awesome Music from 2018-11-13T23:11:40
When we invited our guest Matt L. Roar of IG's @matsurfingsocietyofny our intent was to learn about the nuances of getting majorly barreled on an inflation device that looks like a pillow. We got a...
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Ep. 73: Rozbern shaper Jon Oppito Live at Asbury Park Yacht Club from 2018-10-30T22:07:03
Asbury Park shaper Jon Oppito of Rozbern and TrimCraft Surf designs boards with the steep barrels of his native Jersey in mind. In the second half of our live show at Asbury Park Yacht Club organiz...
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Ep. 72: Big Wave Lenswoman Jianca Lazarus Live at Asbury Park Yacht Club from 2018-10-25T16:37:43
As early as she can remember Jianca Lazarus saw the world as if through the lens of a camera. Just as soon as got one in her hands Jianca jumped into a decades long career documenting the extremes ...
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EP. 71: Shaper Studios founder Chris Clark from 2018-10-17T22:07:27
Christopher Clark is a shaper who understood that the rest of us also wanted to get our hands on a planer. We speak to Chris about his company Shaper Studios which offers workshops on board design ...
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Ep. 70: The Master Woodworker and the Foamie Butcher: Shapers Jonathan Alcock and Matthew Schenning from 2018-10-11T16:45:55
Jonathan Alcock is a high end wood furniture maker who took a busman's holiday to learn how to build a wooden surfboard. Matthew Schenning is an artist who found a surf school foamie in the trash a...
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Ep.69: Kevin Miller previews The 2018 Florida Surf Film Fest, Matt McGregor-Mento circles L.I. in a hacked kayak-sailboat from 2018-10-04T19:57:07
Kevin Miller co-founder and director of the Florida Surf Film Festival talks about why mounting an annual and quarterly non-profit film fest is best done when you are a CPA. The film fest is one of...
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Ep. 68: Jen Poyant of Zig Zag podcast and why surfing and Blockchain are integral to new gig from 2018-09-26T17:16:53
Jen Poyant was winning at New York Public Radio. She was Executive Producer of WNYC Studios and launched the hit shows "2 Dope Queens" and "Note to Self". After the institution fell into its own #M...
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Ep. 67: Meet the Shapers from It Doesn't Not Work from 2018-09-19T18:55:28
Professional shapers and backyard tinkerers took over Rockaway Beach Surf Club last weekend for the 5th Edition of the experimental water craft symposium: It Doesn't Not Work. Swell Season spoke wi...
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Ep. 66: Preview of It Doesn't Not Work Surfboard Design Symposium from 2018-09-12T18:04:03
September 14th-16th Rockaway Beach Surf Club will host the "It Doesn't Not Work" design symposium. In its 5th year, IDNW hosts professional shapers and tinkerers alike to share their most boundary ...
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Ep. 65: Broadcasting Live from Rockaway Beach's Low Tide Bar from 2018-09-05T23:21:10
Co-Host Tyler does the tough duty of broadcasting live from a dance party and film screening at Low Tide Bar at Rockaway Beach, Queens. Guests include Rockaway Beach Bakery owner Tracey Obolsky, Ty...
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Ep. 64: Leah Dawson&Becky Mendoza of Changing Tides Foundation / 2018 Women's Surf Film Festival from 2018-07-25T18:14:32
Big Wave Surfer Leah Dawson and Big Wave Surfer Attorney Becky Mendoza visited the north coast of the Dominican Republic with a team of other female wave stars who make up the Changing Tides Founda...
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Ep. 63: Smartfin Brings Science Inside Your Next Barrel from 2018-07-18T20:14:21
Scientist and surfer Tyler Cyronack of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Ca shares the magic behind the Smartfin: a Future fin loaded with sensors that record water temperature and G...
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Ep. 62: Mösco : Artist and Beach Warrior for Rockaways from 2018-07-11T18:03:28
Mösco came to NYC in the late 90s as a skater and graffiti artist. Sand in teeth from Zicatela he sought a new home to surf, so he looked at the subway map and saw that the A train went to the beac...
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Ep. 61: Alex Valich - The Bodega Boardrider Crew Interview from 2018-07-03T02:34:46
Alex Valich is the host of the Bodega Boarder Crew, a podcast that mixes old school hip hop with modern day surf culture. It’s a fun listen if you ever get a chance to listen to it. Born and bred o...
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Ep.60: Battle Against Shoreline Privatization with "Free the Beaches" Author Andrew Kahrl from 2018-06-27T19:08:58
There are 253 miles of shoreline in Connecticut and only seven of them are free and open to the public. Andrew Kahrl Associate Professor of history and African American Studies at University of Vir...
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Ep.59: Deep Dive with Mind behind Instagram's @SurfAds from 2018-06-12T23:35:29
Co-host Tyler Breuer nerds out with Nick (last name withheld), the founder of the Instagram account @surfads, which both honors and "takes the piss" out of the bleach tipped, neon glory of 1980's a...
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Ep. 58: A Walk On Water surf therapy with legends Sam Hammer and Corey Senese from 2018-06-06T23:54:06
The non-profit A Walk On Water brings individuals with disabilities to the beach with their families for a day of surf, fun and celebration. Volunteer staff share the joy and healing power of surf ...
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Ep.57: Rockaway Beach Closures and Nat. Gas Pipeline discussion with an industry insider from 2018-05-30T17:44:53
Right on top of Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial start to beach season, the NYC Parks Department drops the news that due to extreme erosion it is closing indefinitely the beach between 89th St ...
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Ep. 56: Director Todd Jones of Teton Gravity Research discusses Andy Irons: Kissed By God from 2018-05-23T19:18:50
Teton Gravity Research's latest film, Andy Irons: Kissed by God, is bold in ways you might not expect for a documentary featuring the famously fearless three time world surf champion who died in 20...
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Ep 55: Big Wave, Big Love: Will Skudin and Jen Hanono from 2018-05-16T19:09:37
Mavs, Nazare, Jaws. If it is huge and scary Will Skudin has surfed it. He's one of the elite on the WSL Big Wave World Tour. Will's performance and confidence out in the water is supported by his p...
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EP. 54: Brooklyn Fishing Club's Founder Victor Lucia from 2018-05-09T19:10:51
Victor Lucia studied fishing culture in college and realized that the NYC fishing community was deep but disconnected. In response he launched Brooklyn Fishing Club in order to connect city anglers...
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EP. 53: Live coverage from Clifbar Cold Shot Challenge Awards Hosted by NYSEA at Union Pool from 2018-05-04T01:37:20
On a balmy May Tuesday at Union Pool in Brooklyn, the 2nd annual Clif Bar Cold Shot Challenge awarded cash and prizes to the best photography taken from land, air and sea this winter. The contest s...
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Surfers and Residents Weigh in on Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline from 2018-05-02T20:58:53
On April 26th residents of Rockaway and New Jersey, city surfers, and others gathered at a Best Western in Brooklyn to voice their opinions on a proposed natural gas pipeline that would extend from...
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EP 52: Jeremy Dean - Artist&Wave Magnet from 2018-04-25T14:07:01
Jeremy "Dingo" Dean literally grew up in the jungles of Peru. Born the the 2nd son of missionaries, Jeremy Dean recounts his upbringing, the culture shock of moving back to the US and has always ha...
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EP. 51: Bonzers, Shapers, and Secret Sandbars w/ Long Island shredder Johnny Knapp from 2018-04-18T19:00:09
We know Johnny Knapp can shred a sandbar. We learned on the show what deep grasp the Brookhaven native has on Long Island shaper geneology and lore. The renaissance man brings us into the finer poi...
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EP. 50: Why NY/NJ Surfers should know about a Louisiana workplace tragedy from 2018-04-12T14:46:58
In October 2015 a natural gas compression plant in Gibson, Louisiana exploded killing 4 and badly hurting 2. Houma-Thibodaux senior staff writer John DeSantis broke the story. We spoke on the phone...
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EP 49. Mother and Son learn to Surf Together from 2018-04-11T21:35:23
Charlie turned 8 years old on a surfboard in Nosara, Costa Rica last week. His mom, Marta Maletz , joined him in a lesson when Charlie stood up for the first time. "Dancing on the board", in the wo...
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EP: 48: The mind and heart of Joe Falcone from 2018-04-04T14:22:32
Rockaway native Joe Falcone is not afraid getting real when it comes to the surf scene at his local breaks ; and did so unabashedly in a March New York Times article when he called out bad conduct ...
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Ep. 46: Surf Legend Wayne Lynch, Gas Industry Responds to Surfrider Foundation from 2018-03-21T15:03:55
Tyler's feature interview with Australian surf legend Wayne Lynch. It's a deep dive into the sport and Lynch's life: from when he gained international fame in the late '60s, to the health toll of s...
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Ep. 45: Two Views on the Williams Transco Nat. Gas Pipeline Expansion Project from 2018-03-14T18:02:17
An underwater natural gas pipeline running from New Jersey into Rockaway, Queens is under review right now. The pipeline owner and operator Williams Transco declined come on-air to comment. We were...
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Ep. 44. Former N.S.S.A Pro and Mottai surf bag designer Shaun Crowley from 2018-02-28T23:29:52
At age 13 Shaun Crowley was a competitive surfer in Ocean City, NJ. This path brought him to Trestles twice as N.S.S.A team member. We chat about his journey from groomhood to Rusty sponsorship to ...
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Ep 43: Surf Splendor's David Lee Scales&The Art of Surf Podcasting from 2018-02-22T23:20:24
For Surf Podcast fans, have you ever wondered who is the voice behind the The Surf Splendor Podcast? The tables get turned on the host of Surf Splendor, David Lee Scales, on our next episode. We ha...
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Ep. 42. Black Surfing Association's Tony Corley and Louis Harris from 2018-02-14T22:35:44
In 1974 Tony Corley wrote an open letter to Surfer Magazine calling out fellow black surfers to represent and get to know each other. In response, he received warm support but also a racist threat....
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Ep. 41: Barbarian Days with the New Yorker's William Finnegan from 2018-02-11T21:42:22
Co-host Tyler Breuer sat down with Pulitzer Prize Winner William Finnegan back in 2016 for a Surfrider Foundation fundraiser at the House of Independents in Asbury Park, NJ. What took place was an ...
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Ep. 40: The Dynamo Laura Rubin from 2018-02-01T03:11:48
Laura arrived relatively late to surfing but when she did, she pretty much took over the world. Be it helping folks digitally detox through pen and paper or working to expand the reach of the non-p...
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Ep. 39: Bodyworker Gaston Olsen on injury recovery and maintenance for surfers from 2018-01-24T20:24:36
Co-host Ben Pomeroy woke up one morning five months ago with burning pain up his left shoulder. He surfed through it but the pain remained, and soon learned he had herniated a disk. Massage and exe...
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Ep.38: The Utterly Unique Steve White from 2018-01-10T22:51:35
It's best to spare you insufficient descriptions of legendary waterman Steve White and simply share some of his life story and philosophy of surf and the water. He arrived to the show fresh from su...
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Ep.37: "The Search"with Sonny Miller&Tom Curren from 2018-01-02T02:23:47
In the first episode of Swell Season Surf Radio for 2018, we have a very special interview that was conducted in 2012. Co-Host, Tyler Breuer, had the fortunate opportunity to Interview Tom Curren a...
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Ep. 36: 2017 Year in Waves w/ Franco Rinaldi&Paul Boehl from 2017-12-28T03:35:03
New Yorkers with opinions, Franco Rinaldi and Paul Boehl, share their best and worst of 2017. Derek Hynd and Matt Warshaw write in to share their year end wrap-up and to no surprise Kelly's wave ra...
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EP. 35: LISA&MIKEY DETEMPLE - SURF + FASHION + MARRIAGE = HAPPY LIFE from 2017-12-20T16:32:29
Pro-long boarder Mikey DeTemple met his future wife at bar and immediately proceeded to pester her to get on a bus and meet him in Montauk. The rest is history. We chat about their love story, Mike...
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Ep. 34. Pilgrim Surf&Supply Founder Chris Gentile from 2017-12-13T22:02:07
Chris "Bubbie" Gentile founder of Pilgrim Surf & Supply discusses his passion for Brazilian 70s music and what happens when you pair musicians and surfers in the Maldives, Mexico and Iceland and le...
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Episode 33: Women Shoot Surf from 2017-12-06T14:20:58
We sit down and talk to the photographers behind the "Women Shoot Surf" Photo Show that is opening this week (12/7/17) at the June Bar in Bushwhack, Brooklyn. It's an all female show with a unique ...
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Episode 32: Matt Warshaw Needs Your Help! from 2017-12-02T16:52:41
Matt Warshaw is the humble keeper of The Encyclopedia of Surfing. He has devoted his life to preserving the historical account of surf culture and lore. He grew up as a Z-boy and even finished a re...
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Episode 31: Fashion Designer and Surf Superhero Thaddeus O'Neil from 2017-11-29T17:29:07
Did a blur of bright color just flash down an aggressive line as you paddled out? Was that a surfer or a superhero? Odds are it was fashion designer Thaddeus O'Neil in one of his customized surf su...
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Episode 30: FDNY Capt. Chris "Dorado" Gaby is a G-Land specialist from 2017-11-22T15:46:49
Dorado had been surfing since dawn in Ditch Plains the morning he got the call to report to World Trade Center. FDNY Capt. Chris Gaby joins us to talk about his life as surfer, fireman, former mari...
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Ep. 29: Meet Ed Thompson&Julian Roubinet of the Ice Cream Headache Book Project from 2017-11-15T23:19:12
Englishman Ed Thompson met Frenchman Julian Roubinet surfing in Rockaway. How New York! They quickly realized that they shared the equal passion for their adopted surf breaks and wanted to talk to ...
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Episode 28: Mike and Mike of Locals Surf School Rockaway from 2017-11-08T22:18:11
If you have ever been to Rockaway Beach, you know the Mikes. If you don't yet, listen to this show right now. Born and bred Rockaway surfers and friends MIke Reinhardt (L) and Mike Kololyan (R) hav...
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Episode 27: London Surf Film Fest Founder Chris Nelson&The Stormrider Guide Book's Bruce Sutherland from 2017-11-03T14:53:51
In this Episode, Co-Host Tyler Breuer happened to be in London for the Final evening of the London Surf Film Festival where he sits down and has a conversation with Chris Nelson, Co-Founder of the ...
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Episode 26: Meet the Ladies of Rockavilla from 2017-10-25T21:28:04
Rockavilla Crew takes no prisoners. We grill them on pressing topics such as who rips better: Carissa Moore vs. Adriano De Souza? And what's up with the sexism and lack of diversity in the surf ind...
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Episode 25. Lensmen Etan Blatt&Jason Belsky and the Art of Scoring from 2017-10-19T15:18:29
Etan Blatt and Jason Belsky are an unlikely duo. One loves to swim in the water to get the shot, the other is a landlubber who shoots from the sky above with his drone. One is quiet and stoic and t...
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Episode 24: Heroes and Beauties with Taylor Steele and Richard Phillips from 2017-10-11T21:34:03
Filmmaker Taylor Steele and painter Richard Phillips are masters in their respective crafts. Through a desire to challenge and some creative restlessness they have also upended expectations on what...
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Episode 23: Hurricane Season From the Front Lines from 2017-10-04T14:33:33
A week after Hurricane Maria leaves a wake of destruction in the Caribbean and pumping waves up the East Coast, Tyler and Ben try to understand the big picture of this remarkable storm season. Dr. ...
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Episode 22. Nunez Sisters Survive Irma and New York Gets the Groundswell from 2017-09-13T22:28:21
It's an odd thing for surfers to enjoy the bliss of local groundswell while watching from afar the havoc that same storm drops upon another state. This week we hear two sides of Hurricane Irma. Ale...
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Episode 21. Tyler Breuer of SMASH Surf from 2017-07-19T13:48:34
The unofficial ambassador of NYC surf returns to the show to share his tip of how summer surf can be fun: it's all about the foamies. He also shares with us details of Taylor Steele's new film "Pro...
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Episode 20. Reporter Jason McGahan on Murdered Surfers in Sinaloa, Mexico from 2017-07-17T18:26:44
Best friends Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman packed up their van and surfed their way down from Canada to Baja California. They took the ferry to the mainland and their dream trip ends in tragedy. LA b...
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Episode 19. Tyler Breuer of SMASH Surf from 2017-07-17T18:12:02
When he was a teen Tyler Breuer had a poster of Occy on his wall. As an adult, Tyler interviewed another superstar, Tom Curren. Tyler and and I talk about his chat with journalist William Finnegan ...
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Episode 18. Surf and Ski Photographer Cory Ransom from 2017-07-17T17:54:26
Surfer George Stella brought photographer Cory Ransom to his secret spot to shoot the barrels of the April Fool's swell. George made Cory swear no landmarks would be visible in any of his photos. C...
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Episode 17. Dumpster diving shaper TJ Schuler of Submarine Surfboards from 2017-07-17T17:28:36
The Brooklyn Condo boom has produced a mountain range of tossed wood. Shaper TJ Schuler of Submarine Surfboards knew there was another life out on the water for all those aged floor joists. Through...
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Episode 16. "Surf Shacks" author Matt Titone, Beach haus roomies Heather D. and Elise Shin from 2017-07-17T17:09:19
Cubbies, conversions, buses and barns. Author Matt Titone brings us inside the homes and habitats of surfers from Maine to Malibu. I speak to Matt about using his blog series as an excuse to invade...
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Episode 15. Out-of-towners talk about NY Surf from 2017-06-16T22:47:35
Surfers from South Africa, Brazil and Australia report from the beach and compare Gotham surf to their native waters.
Music credit: “Hunt” by DarkSunn
Episode 14. Michael Sheridan Gypsy Guitar Surfer from 2017-06-16T22:46:06
Mike Sheridan plays classical and Gypsy Jazz guitar at a master level. He spent years practicing for 9 hours a day and studied with the best. Mike also surf heavy winter slabs in Jersey. Mike Sheri...
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Episode 13. Urban Surf Lens: Andreea Waters from 2017-06-16T22:40:38
Photographer Andreea Waters gets THE shot. With warm and vivid storytelling her work captures the essence of the NY, NJ surf scene with particular attention to Rockaway Beach. We talk about her boo...
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Episode 12. Toddy Stewart of PF Gallery and Conceptual Artist Patrick Meagher from 2017-06-16T22:36:01
Creative polymath and surfer Toddy Stewart of Picture Farm Gallery brings us behind the scenes of "Two Moons" a side by side exhibition of legendary lensman Mike Nelson and boundary pushing Matt Cl...
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Episode 11. George Stella - New Yorker's journey to Pipeline and Back from 2017-06-16T22:31:45
When George Stella was a young teen he found himself looking out at huge rolling waves on the North Shore of Oahu, a world away from his home in Long Beach, NY. He won the case with his mother to p...
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Episode 10. Women and Surf Travel: Ali Romo and Heather Dombrosky from 2017-06-16T22:26:37
Ale Romo gets ladies barreled. San Sebastian based photographer believes women should be adventurous when traveling. We talk about the evolution of surf + yoga travel industry. World traveler Heath...
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Episode 9. NYC Shapers Imaginary Surf and Union Surf from 2017-06-16T21:59:53
Chris Williams of Union Surf departed Tech and his native California to open up a shaping bay in Bushwick. He discusses his journey to shaping boards and launching a cut and sew fashion line. Over ...
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Episode 8. Relationships and Surfing from 2017-06-16T21:55:24
Partners in swell-ow-ship. Former Williamsburger Agatha Wasilewska Borrelli recounts her stoke not being understood in NYC - visited SoCal for work and promptly meet her husband. Jacques Delori and...
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Episode 7. Surfing World Bank economist Mirja Sjoblom from 2017-06-16T21:51:38
Mirja travels the world to help health ministries serve their populations better. When in countries with coast lines, such as Brazil or Mozambique, she's also on the hunt for surf. We talk about wo...
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Episode 6. Etan Blatt Filmmaker and FDNY fireman from 2017-06-16T21:49:08
Some of the heaviest big storm footage edited with a good sense of humor come is the product of Long Beach filmmaker Etan Blatt whose day job is a NYC Firefighter. We speak about his journey from w...
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Episode 5. Musician Kevin Miller live in studio (buzz on recording) from 2017-05-02T21:00:53
I met Kevin Daniel on the street in Rockaway after the blizzard storm. He was changing a flat tire in the snow still wearing his wetsuit fresh from the surf. After realizing I left my leash at home...
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Episode 4. Surfer and Pastor Josh Kelsey from 2017-05-02T20:59:32
Surfer Josh Kelsey moved with his wife and toddler from Sydney to Williamsburg to launch a church, C3 Brooklyn. We talk about his relationship with god and waves, and facing fear at Cloudbreak.
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Episode 3. Artist and Cold Wave Chaser Russ Dungan from 2017-05-02T20:58:54
Russ Dungan might be one of the most interesting people surfing in Rockaway. He also has strong opinions on brunch. His paintings are a blend of child birthday party colors and hilarious attacks on...
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Episode 2. Spirituality and Psychology on the water from 2017-05-02T20:51:52
Danny Mishikin, jewish educator and founder of Sababa Surf Camp, describes how getting teens out into waves allows for a necessary time for meditation as well as chance to catch the stoke. Therapis...
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Episode 1. Lou Harris Black Surfing Association from 2017-05-02T20:50:53
Lou Harris' enthusiasm for life and people is all over his Instagram feed @black\_surfing\_rockaway. The Rockaway resident recounts surviving Sandy, life on the peninsula since the storm, and perce...
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