Its Not The Length

As Wavelength takes the Nathan Fletcher biopic Heavy Water to screens across the UK, we meet Director Michael Oblowitz live on stage at the Genesis Cinema, London at the UK premiere.

Elsewhere, there's Mondy's disappointment with both Florences, Paul's Pale Female & Stale chagrin, yet more fish chat, and further pointed insights across the surf world.

Meanwhile, the Social Media Police continue to feel collars, and feel great about it.

Evans & Mondy are back to bring you news and views from across planet shred, although mainly focused on their own narrow, blinkered versions of the universe and their online echo chambers.

After Margaret's CT events wrapping up and John and Steph in Jeep Yellow Jerseys, the lads ask, should we just call the year off now?

Meanwhile, a new campaign in underfoot to #SendSlaterToCoventry. Remember when the UK media weren't allowed to broadcast Gerry Adams' voice? Paul advocates similar measures for Slater.

Elsewhere, the big questions are dealt with: Does Ben really like Women's surfing, or is it just in it for the WSL day rate? Should you ask folk you don't really know or particularly like/trust 'So, been surfing?' What does the Book of Exodus have to say about daughters? What's Nigel Slater's new cookery series on the Middle East like?

DCI Evans and Constable Mondy return with a charge sheet bigger and more star studded than Brian Cox's recent revelations about the size of the observable universe, as the Social Media Police feel collars belonging to Defay, Igarashi, the Keramas ducks, Bob Hurley, Strider & Kingy.

Running time: 52min21s

Part 1: Intro

Part 2: Good / Bad

Part 3: Social Media Police, ISA Yawn & #SendSlaterToCoventry

Paul Evans & Ben Mondy bring their unique combination of searing insight and high jinks in the latest instalment of INTL, recorded on the road in Portugal during April's QS leg.

Moan At Mondy - the surf world's chance to get shred-related whinges off its chest - returns in fine style at Lapoint Surf Camp in Ericeira, where Mondy fields an assortment of grumbles, laments and gripes from a cosmopolitan shred tribe.

DCI Evans & Constable Mondy return to the incident room of Social Media Police, feeling collars from an assortment of first-time offenders like the Surfer's Journal, to more hardened career crims.

Elsewhere, German/Portuguese big wave lord Nic von Rupp swings by for a chat about getting a wildcard on the WSL's Big Wave Tour for 2019, and some cool insight into those ridonculous Mav's left slab sessions.

Thinking of booking a boat trip to Indo? Before you do, check out Indo's & Indon'ts, where the lads catch up with Steve 'Sooly' Sewell from the Huey charter in the Mentawais. With 20 years' experience running boats, Sooly imparts insider tips to booking your dream surf trip, and avoiding disappointment, shipwreck, or worse.

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Running order:

PART 1

1m53s: That's Good

7m47s: That's Bad

11m04: Moan at Mondy

PART 2

15m09: Nic von Rupp

22m50: Indo's & Indon'ts with Steve 'Sooly' Sewell

28m50: Social Media Police

Your fave surf pod returns with a full and thorough debrief from Mondy's trip back to Australia.

Is he the WSL's new Longboard Correspondent?

Why did he make a public apology?

Is it ok to swear at your Mum?

Elsewhere, topics up for discussion include oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight, Surf Core 2001's admirable Insty oeuvre, Machado getting better with age and Mondy putting his body (face) on the line when confronted by violence.

Meanwhile, listener Roger from Bristol gets in touch to recount a recent incident in Wales where he and fellow shredders were barred from paddling out at a localised Welsh reef.

Paul recalls a great moment from surf history, when he took the then ASP World Title trophy for a no.2 in China and got rumbled by Kelia Moniz.

Things get real with the debut of a brand new segment, DCI Evans & Constable Mondy of the Social Media Police. Under scrutiny are the Insty utterings of the likes of Igarashi, Palmateer, Blanco, Fioravanti and Horan among others.

Remember: You have the right to remain silent.

Running time: 55m40s

Paul Evans & Ben Mondy return with another thrilling instalment of It's Not The Length. Recording on location in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, the lads are at the coal face of European and global professional surfing, commentating on the QS with dedication and professionalism during the day, and recording the pod in their shared hotel room over cans of lager, by night.

Desperate to make an appearance on the show, Volcom Pipe Pro winner Jack Robinson rings in from Waikiki where he's holed up with model girlfriend in a free hotel room riding out a huge storm on the N Shore. Robbo shares his goals for 2019, and fills in INTL fans with a bit of insight in to what makes him tick, as well as generally makes him such an all round ledge.

In the pursuit of journalistic integrity, Mondy potentially jeopardises his lucrative WSL staff writer contract by nominating 7x World Champ Stephanie Gilmore for slaughter in the abbatoir of Sacred Cow.

Elsewhere, topics up for discussion include surf posters (RIP), the emotional rollercoaster involved in going for a surf as an older dude, Munich's Eisbach, and Mondy getting sent in by the Tenerife locals.

Running time: 41m54s

Running order:

06m56s: That's Good

18m35s: That's Bad

29m20s: Jack Robinson

37m20s: Sacred Cow - Steph Gilmore (!?!)

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Paul Evans & Ben Mondy bring you the latest news and views from around the surf world in their light-hearted, heavily opinionated new pod It’s Not The Length.

Episode one features a review of the thrilling climax to the 2018 competitive season in Hawaii, and looks forward to 2019.

Guests include former Top 10 WCT pro turned supercoach, Richard ‘Dog’ Marsh, who joins the lads from his French home fresh back from another successful North Shore campaign.

Find out how Dog turned freesurf whizz Ryan Callinan back into a comp crushing machine and masterminded the Leo Fioravanti’s dramatic requalification, as well as what he thinks of the lads’ bold predictions for the new CT intake for 2019.

Elsewhere, the pod catches up with Basque Big Wave Tour legend Natxo Gonzalez, who recalls his epic perfect 10 giant barrel at the Nazaré Challenge, and recounts a testing trip to Peahi.

Much to Ben’s disapproval, Paul nominates surf deity Mark Richards as a Sacred Cow, and the boys consider the 4 x World Champ’s case for either being put out to pasture in the green grass of Legend Meadow, or alternatively, being dispatched by the abattoir’s mercy lever and made into long necked Wounded Seagull burgers.

Other hot topics under scrutiny include the Nazaré Challenge, Brazil’s Tour domination, Rodriguez/Hendrickson handbags, John John the sailor man and the 2020 Olympics selection criteria.

Running time: 54m40s

Running order:

Part 1a: Oh that’s Good  1b: No that’s Bad

Part 2: Richard “Dog” Marsh

Part 3: Sacred Cow: MR

Part 4: Natxo Gonzalez

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