Mike O'Leary from R.O.L.E Foundation
Monday 08/02 3
Mike O'Leary is an Aussie surfer turned environmental educator. As the founder and CEO of ROLE Foundation in Indonesia, he focuses on environmental issues in a unique way.
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John S. Callahan: On secret spots and 'spear point' travel
Thursday 21/01 17
"I’ve always said when you feel like you have to go to the beach, then you should be doing something else."
Photographer John S. Callahan took his own advice switching from pro surf shooter to 'spear point' traveller. Swellnet recently spoke to John about the ethics of surf travel, tips to find your own secret spot, and Kelly Slater's wave pool.
Peter Garrett under a big blue sky
Thursday 05/11 95
Peter Garrett chats to Swellnet about music, activism, and politics, plus a little bit of surfing just to give the whole gig some legitimacy.
Surfing gracefully: 1977 World Champion Shaun Tomson
Monday 26/10 24
How to rip into your sixties? Craig Jarvis sits down with the world's hottest sexagenarian, Shaun Tomson, and finds out there's more to it than merely adding a bit of volume to your board.
Andrew Kidman: Twenty years after Litmus
Tuesday 13/10 26
"Surfing is a big idea," says Andrew Kidman. "Litmus showed that you could develop a relationship with your surfing and it wasn’t just one dimensional."
Swellnet speaks to Andrew Kidman on the twentieth anniversary of his greatest film.
Peter McCabe: On Grajagan and Tubular Swells
Friday 25/09 19
An interview with the Indonesian frontiersman who has forged a deep relationship with one of the greatest waves on the planet. It's a connection that continues to this day, McCabe recently celebrated his 60th by spending a month in G'Land.
From despair to FTW: Jughead's tale
Friday 25/09 13
The darkest hour is just before the dawn, so the saying goes. In this interview Justen 'Jughead' Allport, one of Australia's most celebrated and loved big wave surfers, describes his own darkest hour and the events that led him to say Fuck The World.
Shane Peel and the snowsurf movement
Tuesday 22/09 57
From his Hokkaido home, ex-pat Australian surfer Shane Peel watched a nascent snowboard movement slowly take shape. The style of snowboarding, snowsurf, closely parallels surf culture. Snowsurf is also the name of Shane's debut film.
Jack McCoy: 25 years after Bunyip Dreaming
Monday 21/09 43
It's been a quarter of a century since Jack McCoy released Bunyip Dreaming. An instant hit, Bunyip Dreaming is both a snapshot of a particular time and a timeless piece of surf cinema.
Swellnet spoke to Jack to celebrate the occasion.
Ric Gath on Jeremy Flores' Tahitian headwear
Tuesday 08/09 26
In the early 90s Gath hats were set to become a surf accesory staple, but despite their clearly practical application they faded away throughout the 90s, ironically just as the slab surfing movement ramped up. Swellnet spoke to Ric Gath following Jeremy Flores' Teahupoo triumph while wearing an original Gath.
Sean Doherty on 'MP Untold'
Monday 03/08 48
"MP was so deliberately absent from even the most key moments of his life that those around him could fill that vacuum."
Sean Doherty speaks about his latest book, MP Untold, a collection of stories from those closest to the man.
Mick Corbett: Riding into the limelight
Wednesday 01/07 18
Chances are that unless you live in WA you hadn't heard of Mick Corbett two years ago. A couple of waves, plus a couple of big wave award nominations, have quickly changed that.