Swell Season on KPISS.FM

By Ben Pomeroy

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What's Swell Season on KPISS.FM about?

New York surf stories (and some from Jersey). Meet the dedicated obsessives that make our urban waters one of the most interesting and unexpected surf scenes around. The podcast is the reformatted version of the live show which broadcasts on Tuesdays on KPISS.FM.

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Swell Season on KPISS.FM episodes:

10.30.2018
Ep. 73: Rozbern shaper Jon Oppito Live at Asbury Park Yacht Club
Asbury Park shaper Jon Oppito of Rozbern and TrimCraft Surf designs boards with the steep barrels of his native Jersey in mind. In the second half of our live show at Asbury Park Yacht Club organized by Headland...
10.25.2018
Ep. 72: Big Wave Lenswoman Jianca Lazarus Live at Asbury Park Yacht Club
As early as she can remember Jianca Lazarus saw the world as if through the lens of a camera. Just as soon as got one in her hands Jianca jumped into a decades long career documenting the extremes of the...
10.17.2018
EP. 71: Shaper Studios founder Chris Clark
Christopher Clark is a shaper who understood that the rest of us also wanted to get our hands on a planer. We speak to Chris about his company Shaper Studios which offers workshops on board design and craft all the...
10.11.2018
Ep. 70: The Master Woodworker and the Foamie Butcher: Shapers Jonathan Alcock and Matthew Schenning
Jonathan Alcock is a high end wood furniture maker who took a busman's holiday to learn how to build a wooden surfboard. Matthew Schenning is an artist who found a surf school foamie in the trash and hacked a swallow...
10.04.2018
Ep.69: Kevin Miller previews The 2018 Florida Surf Film Fest, Matt McGregor-Mento circles L.I. in a hacked kayak-sailboat
Kevin Miller co-founder and director of the Florida Surf Film Festival talks about why mounting an annual and quarterly non-profit film fest is best done when you are a CPA. The film fest is one of the sport's best and...
09.26.2018
Ep. 68: Jen Poyant of Zig Zag podcast and why surfing and Blockchain are integral to new gig
Jen Poyant was winning at New York Public Radio. She was Executive Producer of WNYC Studios and launched the hit shows "2 Dope Queens" and "Note to Self". After the institution fell into its own #MeToo scandal and mismanagement the...
09.19.2018
Ep. 67: Meet the Shapers from It Doesn't Not Work
Professional shapers and backyard tinkerers took over Rockaway Beach Surf Club last weekend for the 5th Edition of the experimental water craft symposium: It Doesn't Not Work. Swell Season spoke with several designers one on one, including Johnny Borbone and...
09.12.2018
Ep. 66: Preview of It Doesn't Not Work Surfboard Design Symposium
September 14th-16th Rockaway Beach Surf Club will host the "It Doesn't Not Work" design symposium. In its 5th year, IDNW hosts professional shapers and tinkerers alike to share their most boundary breaking and bizarre water craft creations. We preview the...
09.05.2018
Ep. 65: Broadcasting Live from Rockaway Beach's Low Tide Bar
Co-Host Tyler does the tough duty of broadcasting live from a dance party and film screening at Low Tide Bar at Rockaway Beach, Queens. Guests include Rockaway Beach Bakery owner Tracey Obolsky, Tyler's E.S.A arch-nemesis Peter Egan, local legend Shane...
07.25.2018
Ep. 64: Leah Dawson & Becky Mendoza of Changing Tides Foundation / 2018 Women's Surf Film Festival
Big Wave Surfer Leah Dawson and Big Wave Surfer Attorney Becky Mendoza visited the north coast of the Dominican Republic with a team of other female wave stars who make up the Changing Tides Foundation. The team worked with a...
07.18.2018
Ep. 63: Smartfin Brings Science Inside Your Next Barrel
Scientist and surfer Tyler Cyronack of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Ca shares the magic behind the Smartfin: a Future fin loaded with sensors that record water temperature and GPS data. Tyler studies the chemistry of coral reef...
07.11.2018
Ep. 62: Mösco : Artist and Beach Warrior for Rockaways
Mösco came to NYC in the late 90s as a skater and graffiti artist. Sand in teeth from Zicatela he sought a new home to surf, so he looked at the subway map and saw that the A train went...
07.03.2018
Ep. 61: Alex Valich - The Bodega Boardrider Crew Interview
Alex Valich is the host of the Bodega Boarder Crew, a podcast that mixes old school hip hop with modern day surf culture. It’s a fun listen if you ever get a chance to listen to it. Born and bred...
06.27.2018
Ep.60: Battle Against Shoreline Privatization with "Free the Beaches" Author Andrew Kahrl
There are 253 miles of shoreline in Connecticut and only seven of them are free and open to the public. Andrew Kahrl Associate Professor of history and African American Studies at University of Virginia brings us the story of Ned...
06.12.2018
Ep.59: Deep Dive with Mind behind Instagram's @SurfAds
Co-host Tyler Breuer nerds out with Nick (last name withheld), the founder of the Instagram account @surfads, which both honors and "takes the piss" out of the bleach tipped, neon glory of 1980's and '90s magazine advertising. The conversation covers...
05.23.2018
Ep. 56: Director Todd Jones of Teton Gravity Research discusses Andy Irons: Kissed By God
Teton Gravity Research's latest film, Andy Irons: Kissed by God, is bold in ways you might not expect for a documentary featuring the famously fearless three time world surf champion who died in 2010 at age 32. The documentary goes...
05.16.2018
Ep 55: Big Wave, Big Love: Will Skudin and Jen Hanono
Mavs, Nazare, Jaws. If it is huge and scary Will Skudin has surfed it. He's one of the elite on the WSL Big Wave World Tour. Will's performance and confidence out in the water is supported by his partner on...
05.09.2018
EP. 54: Brooklyn Fishing Club's Founder Victor Lucia
Victor Lucia studied fishing culture in college and realized that the NYC fishing community was deep but disconnected. In response he launched Brooklyn Fishing Club in order to connect city anglers and help them get on top of fish. The...
05.04.2018
EP. 53: Live coverage from Clifbar Cold Shot Challenge Awards Hosted by NYSEA at Union Pool
On a balmy May Tuesday at Union Pool in Brooklyn, the 2nd annual Clif Bar Cold Shot Challenge awarded cash and prizes to the best photography taken from land, air and sea this winter. The contest started in freezing and...
05.02.2018
Surfers and Residents Weigh in on Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline
On April 26th residents of Rockaway and New Jersey, city surfers, and others gathered at a Best Western in Brooklyn to voice their opinions on a proposed natural gas pipeline that would extend from Pennsylvania, through New Jersey and under...
04.25.2018
EP 52: Jeremy Dean - Artist & Wave Magnet
Jeremy "Dingo" Dean literally grew up in the jungles of Peru. Born the the 2nd son of missionaries, Jeremy Dean recounts his upbringing, the culture shock of moving back to the US and has always had an outsider vantage point,...
04.18.2018
EP. 51: Bonzers, Shapers, and Secret Sandbars w/ Long Island shredder Johnny Knapp
We know Johnny Knapp can shred a sandbar. We learned on the show what deep grasp the Brookhaven native has on Long Island shaper geneology and lore. The renaissance man brings us into the finer points of glide in the...
04.12.2018
EP. 50: Why NY/NJ Surfers should know about a Louisiana workplace tragedy
In October 2015 a natural gas compression plant in Gibson, Louisiana exploded killing 4 and badly hurting 2. Houma-Thibodaux senior staff writer John DeSantis broke the story. We spoke on the phone about what happened at the Williams Company owned...
04.11.2018
EP 49. Mother and Son learn to Surf Together
Charlie turned 8 years old on a surfboard in Nosara, Costa Rica last week. His mom, Marta Maletz , joined him in a lesson when Charlie stood up for the first time. "Dancing on the board", in the words of...
04.04.2018
EP: 48: The mind and heart of Joe Falcone
Rockaway native Joe Falcone is not afraid getting real when it comes to the surf scene at his local breaks ; and did so unabashedly in a March New York Times article when he called out bad conduct in the...
03.28.2018
Ep. 47: NYSEA's Clifbar Cold Shot Challenge
The Long Beach based collective NYSEA's JR Jensen, Michael Silverstein and Etan Blatt bring us behind the scenes on The Clifbar Cold Shot Challenge. This photography contest has become THE destination for images from the frontlines of the blizzards and...
03.21.2018
Ep. 46: Surf Legend Wayne Lynch, Gas Industry Responds to Surfrider Foundation
Tyler's feature interview with Australian surf legend Wayne Lynch. It's a deep dive into the sport and Lynch's life: from when he gained international fame in the late '60s, to the health toll of shaping his coveted boards, and that...
03.14.2018
Ep. 45: Two Views on the Williams Transco Nat. Gas Pipeline Expansion Project
An underwater natural gas pipeline running from New Jersey into Rockaway, Queens is under review right now. The pipeline owner and operator Williams Transco declined come on-air to comment. We were happy however that Paul McCay, a spokesperson and researcher...
02.28.2018
Ep. 44. Former N.S.S.A Pro and Mottai surf bag designer Shaun Crowley
At age 13 Shaun Crowley was a competitive surfer in Ocean City, NJ. This path brought him to Trestles twice as N.S.S.A team member. We chat about his journey from groomhood to Rusty sponsorship to his current conquest of reinventing...
02.22.2018
Ep 43: Surf Splendor's David Lee Scales & The Art of Surf Podcasting
For Surf Podcast fans, have you ever wondered who is the voice behind the The Surf Splendor Podcast? The tables get turned on the host of Surf Splendor, David Lee Scales, on our next episode. We had an opportunity to...
02.14.2018
Ep. 42. Black Surfing Association's Tony Corley and Louis Harris
In 1974 Tony Corley wrote an open letter to Surfer Magazine calling out fellow black surfers to represent and get to know each other. In response, he received warm support but also a racist threat. A year later he founded...
02.11.2018
Ep. 41: Barbarian Days with the New Yorker's William Finnegan
Co-host Tyler Breuer sat down with Pulitzer Prize Winner William Finnegan back in 2016 for a Surfrider Foundation fundraiser at the House of Independents in Asbury Park, NJ. What took place was an intimate slide show and interview with the...
02.01.2018
Ep. 40: The Dynamo Laura Rubin
Laura arrived relatively late to surfing but when she did, she pretty much took over the world. Be it helping folks digitally detox through pen and paper or working to expand the reach of the non-profits Waves for Water and...
01.24.2018
Ep. 39: Bodyworker Gaston Olsen on injury recovery and maintenance for surfers
Co-host Ben Pomeroy woke up one morning five months ago with burning pain up his left shoulder. He surfed through it but the pain remained, and soon learned he had herniated a disk. Massage and exercise therapist Gaston Robert...
01.10.2018
Ep.38: The Utterly Unique Steve White
It's best to spare you insufficient descriptions of legendary waterman Steve White and simply share some of his life story and philosophy of surf and the water. He arrived to the show fresh from surfing around icebergs on the East...
01.02.2018
Ep.37: "The Search"with Sonny Miller & Tom Curren
In the first episode of Swell Season Surf Radio for 2018, we have a very special interview that was conducted in 2012. Co-Host, Tyler Breuer, had the fortunate opportunity to Interview Tom Curren and the late Sonny Miller in front...
12.28.2017
Ep. 36: 2017 Year in Waves w/ Franco Rinaldi & Paul Boehl
New Yorkers with opinions, Franco Rinaldi and Paul Boehl, share their best and worst of 2017. Derek Hynd and Matt Warshaw write in to share their year end wrap-up and to no surprise Kelly's wave ranch popped up all over...
12.20.2017
EP. 35: LISA & MIKEY DETEMPLE - SURF + FASHION + MARRIAGE = HAPPY LIFE
Pro-long boarder Mikey DeTemple met his future wife at bar and immediately proceeded to pester her to get on a bus and meet him in Montauk. The rest is history. We chat about their love story, Mikey's journey from a...
12.13.2017
Ep. 34. Pilgrim Surf & Supply Founder Chris Gentile
Chris "Bubbie" Gentile founder of Pilgrim Surf & Supply discusses his passion for Brazilian 70s music and what happens when you pair musicians and surfers in the Maldives, Mexico and Iceland and let the sound waves dictate the story line...
12.06.2017
Episode 33: Women Shoot Surf
We sit down and talk to the photographers behind the "Women Shoot Surf" Photo Show that is opening this week (12/7/17) at the June Bar in Bushwhack, Brooklyn. It's an all female show with a unique perspective on surfing. We...
12.02.2017
Episode 32: Matt Warshaw Needs Your Help!
Matt Warshaw is the humble keeper of The Encyclopedia of Surfing. He has devoted his life to preserving the historical account of surf culture and lore. He grew up as a Z-boy and even finished a respectable 43rd on the...
11.29.2017
Episode 31: Fashion Designer and Surf Superhero Thaddeus O'Neil
Did a blur of bright color just flash down an aggressive line as you paddled out? Was that a surfer or a superhero? Odds are it was fashion designer Thaddeus O'Neil in one of his customized surf suits. Thaddeus dresses...
11.22.2017
Episode 30: FDNY Capt. Chris "Dorado" Gaby is a G-Land specialist
Dorado had been surfing since dawn in Ditch Plains the morning he got the call to report to World Trade Center. FDNY Capt. Chris Gaby joins us to talk about his life as surfer, fireman, former marine, and frequent pilgrim...
11.15.2017
Ep. 29: Meet Ed Thompson & Julian Roubinet of the Ice Cream Headache Book Project
Englishman Ed Thompson met Frenchman Julian Roubinet surfing in Rockaway. How New York! They quickly realized that they shared the equal passion for their adopted surf breaks and wanted to talk to and photograph as many characters and locales between...
11.08.2017
Episode 28: Mike and Mike of Locals Surf School Rockaway
If you have ever been to Rockaway Beach, you know the Mikes. If you don't yet, listen to this show right now. Born and bred Rockaway surfers and friends MIke Reinhardt (L) and Mike Kololyan (R) have introduced surfing and...
11.03.2017
Episode 27: London Surf Film Fest Founder Chris Nelson & The Stormrider Guide Book's Bruce Sutherland
In this Episode, Co-Host Tyler Breuer happened to be in London for the Final evening of the London Surf Film Festival where he sits down and has a conversation with Chris Nelson, Co-Founder of the LSFF and Bruce Sutherland, Founder...
10.25.2017
Episode 26: Meet the Ladies of Rockavilla
Rockavilla Crew takes no prisoners. We grill them on pressing topics such as who rips better: Carissa Moore vs. Adriano De Souza? And what's up with the sexism and lack of diversity in the surf industry? The ladies lay down...
10.19.2017
Episode 25. Lensmen Etan Blatt & Jason Belsky and the Art of Scoring
Etan Blatt and Jason Belsky are an unlikely duo. One loves to swim in the water to get the shot, the other is a landlubber who shoots from the sky above with his drone. One is quiet and stoic and...
10.11.2017
Episode 24: Heroes and Beauties with Taylor Steele and Richard Phillips
Filmmaker Taylor Steele and painter Richard Phillips are masters in their respective crafts. Through a desire to challenge and some creative restlessness they have also upended expectations on what they offer to their audiences. We speak to these two artists...
10.04.2017
Episode 23: Hurricane Season From the Front Lines
A week after Hurricane Maria leaves a wake of destruction in the Caribbean and pumping waves up the East Coast, Tyler and Ben try to understand the big picture of this remarkable storm season. Dr. Edmund Chang of Stony Brook...

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Swell Season on KPISS.FM episodes:

Ep. 73: Rozbern shaper Jon Oppito Live at Asbury Park Yacht Club

Ep. 72: Big Wave Lenswoman Jianca Lazarus Live at Asbury Park Yacht Club

EP. 71: Shaper Studios founder Chris Clark

Ep. 70: The Master Woodworker and the Foamie Butcher: Shapers Jonathan Alcock and Matthew Schenning

Ep.69: Kevin Miller previews The 2018 Florida Surf Film Fest, Matt McGregor-Mento circles L.I. in a hacked kayak-sailboat

Ep. 68: Jen Poyant of Zig Zag podcast and why surfing and Blockchain are integral to new gig

Ep. 67: Meet the Shapers from It Doesn't Not Work

Ep. 66: Preview of It Doesn't Not Work Surfboard Design Symposium

Ep. 65: Broadcasting Live from Rockaway Beach's Low Tide Bar

Ep. 64: Leah Dawson & Becky Mendoza of Changing Tides Foundation / 2018 Women's Surf Film Festival

Ep. 63: Smartfin Brings Science Inside Your Next Barrel

Ep. 62: Mösco : Artist and Beach Warrior for Rockaways

Ep. 61: Alex Valich - The Bodega Boardrider Crew Interview

Ep.60: Battle Against Shoreline Privatization with "Free the Beaches" Author Andrew Kahrl

Ep.59: Deep Dive with Mind behind Instagram's @SurfAds

Ep. 56: Director Todd Jones of Teton Gravity Research discusses Andy Irons: Kissed By God

Ep 55: Big Wave, Big Love: Will Skudin and Jen Hanono

EP. 54: Brooklyn Fishing Club's Founder Victor Lucia

EP. 53: Live coverage from Clifbar Cold Shot Challenge Awards Hosted by NYSEA at Union Pool

Surfers and Residents Weigh in on Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline

EP 52: Jeremy Dean - Artist & Wave Magnet

EP. 51: Bonzers, Shapers, and Secret Sandbars w/ Long Island shredder Johnny Knapp

EP. 50: Why NY/NJ Surfers should know about a Louisiana workplace tragedy

EP 49. Mother and Son learn to Surf Together

EP: 48: The mind and heart of Joe Falcone

Ep. 47: NYSEA's Clifbar Cold Shot Challenge

Ep. 46: Surf Legend Wayne Lynch, Gas Industry Responds to Surfrider Foundation

Ep. 45: Two Views on the Williams Transco Nat. Gas Pipeline Expansion Project

Ep. 44. Former N.S.S.A Pro and Mottai surf bag designer Shaun Crowley

Ep 43: Surf Splendor's David Lee Scales & The Art of Surf Podcasting

Ep. 42. Black Surfing Association's Tony Corley and Louis Harris

Ep. 41: Barbarian Days with the New Yorker's William Finnegan

Ep. 40: The Dynamo Laura Rubin

Ep. 39: Bodyworker Gaston Olsen on injury recovery and maintenance for surfers

Ep.38: The Utterly Unique Steve White

Ep.37: "The Search"with Sonny Miller & Tom Curren

Ep. 36: 2017 Year in Waves w/ Franco Rinaldi & Paul Boehl

EP. 35: LISA & MIKEY DETEMPLE - SURF + FASHION + MARRIAGE = HAPPY LIFE

Ep. 34. Pilgrim Surf & Supply Founder Chris Gentile

Episode 33: Women Shoot Surf

Episode 32: Matt Warshaw Needs Your Help!

Episode 31: Fashion Designer and Surf Superhero Thaddeus O'Neil

Episode 30: FDNY Capt. Chris "Dorado" Gaby is a G-Land specialist

Ep. 29: Meet Ed Thompson & Julian Roubinet of the Ice Cream Headache Book Project

Episode 28: Mike and Mike of Locals Surf School Rockaway

Episode 27: London Surf Film Fest Founder Chris Nelson & The Stormrider Guide Book's Bruce Sutherland

Episode 26: Meet the Ladies of Rockavilla

Episode 25. Lensmen Etan Blatt & Jason Belsky and the Art of Scoring

Episode 24: Heroes and Beauties with Taylor Steele and Richard Phillips

Episode 23: Hurricane Season From the Front Lines