Last ep for 2021 and wow what a year it has been.  This last chat for the year we welcome to the Swoo crew Ben McPaike, a local ledge who has some great insights into growing up in little ole Greymouth.  We cover many topics including, blow-in drop-ins, running, triathlons, Coviddd, sickness benny, McFake's surfing origins, grommy crews, wavetrap, downstairs operations debrief, infoamed, Northland comp, shoulder injuries, Tane Mahuta, NZ green, state of play, favourite bodyboarders, blaketown boogs, UFC debrief, griggamane, Armageddon convention antics, piss drinking, blaketown doco, Patreon, eggy, dill and lowey stories, do enjoy.