First chat of 2023 features reflections on the Infoamed annual general meeting at URBNsurf, the great Riptide plaigerism scandal, should we wear helmets in the surf on the back of the deaths of Julian Gonzalez and Evan McMillan, Australian boogin' club community data, listener questions, ghost stories, Boxy Dog calls in to let us know where in the world he is and much more. Plus bonus after song stories of exploding legs, crook amputee practical jokes and stoned possums!