Waterpeople Podcast
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Waterpeople Podcast
Stories about the aquatic experiences that shape us. Listen with Lauren L. Hill and Dave Rastovich as they talk story with some of the most adept waterfolk on the planet. Waterpeople is a gathering place for our global ocean community to dive into the themes of watery lives lived well: eco...
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Brenden 'Margo' Margieson: Renaissance Man
Every mid-aged Aussie bloke's favourite surfer? That's Margo.
Widely recognised as the first paid freesurfer - Brenden 'Margo' Margieson is fam...
Theory of Change (pt. 1): Waterwomen Camp Out
How does change happen when we, and the world, seem stuck in our ways?
We’re curious about how change happens – and what people are doing on th...
Holly Beck: Simplicity + Therapy
Is there a particular fear that's still holding you back?
Holistic surf therapist and coach Holly Beck talks us through the way she sees terres...
Hunter Williams: Shapes + Templates
Who's your youngest friend?
We just met one of ours: 11-year-old surfer, shaper and filmmaker Hunter Williams.
This year, Hunter won the...
Arne Rubinstein: Rites of Passage
Rites of passage, once central to marking life’s transitions, have faded in modernity. As we navigate rising anxiety, social fragmentation, and a worl...
Dylan Graves: The Levity Effect
How much has your homebreak shaped you - your life, livelihood, the person you've become?
The quirkiness of Dylan Graves' Puerto Rican homebre...
Bonnie Tsui: On Muscle + Movement
What moves you through the world? In the most literal sense, it's the same answer for all of us: muscle.
In On Muscle, Bonnie Tsui brings her s...
Sarah Gerhardt: Unstable Bonds
Besides being a professor of chemistry, Dr. Sarah Gerhardt was the first woman to ride one of the world’s most feared waves, Mavericks in icy Northern...
Kiana Weltzien: More with Less
When was the last time you followed a spark of curiosity all the way to some distant shoreline?
Kiana Weltzien's ocean adventures began...
Putting Tech in its Place with Helena Norberg-Hodge + friends
What's lost when we hand over skills or experiences to technology ?
We sat down with localisation pioneer Helena Norberg-Hodge to learn more ab...
Gary McNeill: Make It Last
How do we make magic boards last longer?
Gary McNeill and Dave have been experimenting with alternative, non-petrochemical materials for...
Krista Comer: Reading Power
How do you better a culture? How do we better surf culture?
Dr. Krista Comer is a scholar of American literature and cultural politics...
Otto Flores: Stepping Up
Many professional athletes struggle to transition from their sport-as-career. The highs are often out of reach for pedestrian life - especially for pr...
Gail Couper: With Bells On
Called the "most underrated sports person in Australia" and the "greatest Bells surfer of all time” Gail Couper has been both: at the centre and the...
Lane Davey: Body Language
How many kids from Tennessee end up devoting their life to the world's heaviest waves? At least one. That's Lane Davey: Pipe Disciple, PhD, journalist...
Danny Johnson: Don't Overthink It
We’re getting tangential. This episode is part of a three episode slip slide behind the scenes of a project that Dave’s been working on for the better...
Jamie Brisick: Breaking the Surface
Who modelled kindness for you? Who showed you how to be kind and curious in the face of difference?
Before he was a Fulbright Scholar, Ja...
Josie Prendergast: Tidal Transitions
Longevity in any career begs for reinvention. With more than a decade at the pro surfing game, Josie Prendergast has been navigating new waters in her...
Hanneke Boon: At the Helm
Did sailing have more to do with early human locomotion than the wheel? Hanneke Boon, head of James Wharram Designs, suggests that may be so.
B...
Bob McTavish: Trim & Wonder
Over the last half century, Bob McTavish has shaped thousands of custom surfboards.
Always an innovator in surfboard design and technology, Bob...
Ruby Southwell: Natural Action
Did you feel safe in your childhood home? If not, were you able to leave, or did you have to stay?
Ruby Southwell hit the road, travelli...
Brett Burcher: Deep Breaths
What's the most challenging experience you've faced? Did it ultimately hinder or heighten your self-clarity?
Brett Burcher is a heavy wa...
Levelling Breath Practice with Brett Burcher
As a follow up to our episode with heavy water specialist Brett Burcher we wanted to share a couple of breathwork practices that Brett found most prac...
Energising Breath Practice with Brett Burcher
In this bonus episode slab hunter Brett Burcher takes us through an energising breath practice that he’s found useful when you need a little extra pep...
Nidala Barker: Where We Belong
“Whether or not you think you belong to the Earth is irrelevant, for you simply do. By virtue of breathing in you receive a gift of oxygen given by th...
Dr. Kevin Stone: How to Play Forever
Why are some octogenarians still surfing, while others struggle to walk up the stairs? It isn’t luck.
Harvard and Stanford trained Ortho...
Pauline Menczer: The Uncensored Underdog
How to fund a pro surfing career in the 1980s? Sell stickers, Levi’s jeans, bicycles, whatever. Sleep in your board bag. Live on a diet of mushrooms a...
Sung Min Cho: African Aloha
When is surfing about more than just selfish wave hoggery?
Mozambique’s first professional surfer, Sung Min Cho, or ‘Mini’ for short, is writin...
Torren Martyn & Aiyana Powell: Solo, Together
Ever want to pack up normalcy and set sail over the horizon? What’s it really like to live at sea for a year and rarely be further than 35 feet from y...
Annie Ford: Adventurous Activism
The loudest human-made sounds: Nuclear Bomb (224 dB), Rocket launch (204 dB). And clocking in at 260 underwater decibels is the seismic blast, part of...
Sally Parkin: Sell the House
Are you investing in yourself and your curiosities? At 63, Sally Parkin sold her home to spend the better part of 2023 surfing in Australia with her f...
Stu Nettle: Voice & Vertigo
Injuries are mostly out of our control. But recovery offers many choices. Will we allow the scar tissue to stiffen or soften us?
Stu Net...
Pacha Lina Luque Light: Learning the Language
Raised on a diet of deep ecology and the DIY spirit of her single mom, Pacha Light earned her first surfboard busking as a tween. She then forged her...
Tyler C. Wilde: The Missing Piece
Have you ever felt like something was wrong, but you weren't quite sure how to name it?
Tyler Wilde is a teacher and bodysurfer from sou...
Tom Carroll: Under the Lip
A little fire can keep you warm; a big fire can burn your house down.
Two time ASP World Surfing Champion Tom Carroll speaks candidly a...
Christian and Ka'ale Sea: Many Beginnings
Many of us dream of laying roots in some balmy, wave-rich location far from where we sprouted - to grow food and let the ocean dictate the day. Few of...
Flora Christin Butarbutar: Kampung Life
Around 500,000 people were displaced by the 2018 earthquake that rocked the island of Lombok in Indonesia. It was estimated that 80% of all structures...
Moana Jones Wong: Awakening
Can a single wave really change your life? For Hawaiian waterwoman Moana Jones Wong, one wave changed everything. She shares about the fated, sparkl...
Lewis Arnold and Chris Nelson: Neoprene is Toxic
What do neoprene wetsuits have to do with Cancer Alley ?
The global wetsuit industry is valued at around $2.8 Billion USD.
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Felicity Palmateer: Nature’s Course
If you only had 10 healthy years left of life, would you choose to know it ?
Big wave surfer Felicity Palmateer is known for her paddle-i...