Ryan Richard was the perfect first interview for ‘Ride the Swell’. As the former wave shaper for Boise and current shaper for the Bend wave Ryan has seen river surfing communities go from a trickle to a raging river. In this podcast we touch on how he got what seems like the perfect gig for a river surfer, challenges he’s faced as the one who is literally responsible for other people’s fun, and how we went from a six figure salary to working for the city on a $9.00/hr rate. For promised links and other info visit https://brittanyparker.squarespace.com/ride-the-swell-podcast

Ride the Swell is a traveling podcast hosted by Brittany Parker. Brittany will be interviewing river surfers, wave engineers, board shapers, as well as sharing inspirational stories all from her van. Although, the theme is river surfing you can expect stories that will inspire anyone with people she meets from all around the world.