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Where oh where would we be without surfing, to practice thinking thoughts, and where oh where would we be without this podcast, to call ourselves out for thinking the most silly ones.

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And then occasionally - just occasionally - explore the environmental narrative of Australia just long enough to hear a big echoey thunk, and realise we've actually... struck pure+critical gold? Look, I don't want to toot my own horn with too many words here, but I called this one to a tee.

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The EXACT scenario we projected a few episodes ago, about how suss it seemed that a "good news" research paper could come out about the Great Barrier Reef days before a vote in front of the World Heritage Committee, has played out EXACTLY how you and I discussed it could. FOI documents proving how vulnerable our scientific institutions are to budgetary intervention, and how high and dry that leaves us regular Aussies in the conservation of our most previous survival assets.

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It's all a bit farked really, but still no reason not to have a laugh. THanks for listening and tell a mate please, thanks.

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first clip of KS pipe magic --> https://www.instagram.com/p/CTNFIbWIqrb/

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VINDICATION! proof I'm not just full of shit and actually occasionally strike gold --> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-02/government-told-science-agency-to-rush-reef-report-release/100422190

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Another journey to the bottom of the brain ocean! More thinking thoughts and practicing doing life for the first time. More incisive locked down surf analysis. Exploration of Australia’s abysmal environmental reputation and the misconception of footprint reduction as emotionally prohibitive, rather than the reality (eternally liberating.). Also holiest of surf lords Kelly Slater released a single! Did you know that? Well, he did! In 2014! And I just realised he wrote it about climate change so we dove into that a bit too.

cheers r.

USED CAR SALESMAN - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2021/may/10/clarke-and-dawe-keith-pitt-refuses-to-say-a-battery-can-back-up-a-wind-farm-video

LOVE HATE - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-09/uk-government-accused-of-dropping-fta-climate-commitments/100445668

KELLY SLATER SINGS REAL NICE!!! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIdVDfl3zNY

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"The Reef is healthy" - Aus govt. greenwashing - https://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/great-barrier-reef-in-recovery-from-bleaching-and-cyclone-damage/news-story/a5731665865ae62fa1e75e5df4b87f6a

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"... actually the Reef is still massively at risk" - everyone else - https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2021/jul/29/the-lobbying-push-that-killed-off-a-fight-to-save-the-great-barrier-reef-podcast

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and yet - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-23/great-barrier-reef-avoids-in-danger-unesco-tag/100319652

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+++ EXTINCTION REBELLION +++ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7378840/search-and-rescue-squad-called-in-to-remove-protesters-from-parliament-house/

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6m GWS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7PruoblIXM

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Is wearing excessive aftershave in the surf ok? What’s the real relationship between news and government? Will we really outrun climate change? More questions, more delirium, more chef Ramsay and we bloody loving it mate.

Oh, and also, ahem, PEITH KITT IS A SLIPPERY USED CAR SALESMAN and he’s selling your already-broken car back to you. Straya 2021 and another big fat fuck you from us to the IPCC/rest of the world! Just so’s we all know what’s happening here as far as climate politics in this country. Struth. Sorry earth.

Anyway thank goodness for G.R. and sunrise tv hey?! Very good.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/24/great-barrier-reef-avoids-unesco-in-danger-listing

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/environment/great-barrier-reef-looks-poor-despite-period-of-coral-recovery

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Sparkalicious!

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We frothing!!! PS to Barnaby: noone is trying to convince you the climate's not changing... we thought that was you? Mate who are even are ya? Come back to the real world, please. Australia needs you.

Creepy Juicy Sausage Face vid 1 —> https://twitter.com/Barnaby_Joyce/status/1209372444726743046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1209372444726743046%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F7news.com.au%2Fpolitics%2Fbarnaby-joyce-shares-bizarre-christmas-message-and-twitter-responds-c-620697

CJSF vid 2 —> https://www.instagram.com/p/CQpGbq1jZcj/?utm_medium=copy_link

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In my view there’s no overstating the significance of surfing as the holy grail of mental health preservation. I reckon even the shittiest surf is better than no surf at all, for the simple reason of connection time. Vibing with nature, plugging into the mainframe, self-observation/sublimation/preservation, whatever you want to call it... for vitality, there’s just nothing like surfing.

Rob works with Waves of Wellness, a charity administering surf therapy to people with the most to gain from feeling ocean energy in their chests. Genuine stoke sessions!

Conversations like these make me feel really grateful for the chance to indulge my armchair appetite for all things mental health with the thoughts of someone educated, and in action changing lives.

WAVES OF WELLNESS —> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqNlAc09N2s63N_6sNm_4OQpYBBc26rWiKNjiueVnosCRCiA/viewform

MASON HO’S LATEST MAGIC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkXqp4JetwY

www.wowsandnsurf.com

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Hmm. Critical agenda items this bulletin: surfing, time traveling, surfing, bathymetry, surfing, mental health, surfing, reality tv, more surfing, more rubbish, more surfing? The usual I suppose.

PS bathymetry is the broad study of oceanic topography as opposed to the anecdotal idiosyncrasies of the sandbanks at my local. Here’s a helpful link —> https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=bathymetry

PPS obviously there’s no such thing as an accidental hate crime.

This chat was with my friend Inde Halligan and we dove straaaaaaaaaaaight into the deep end of the pool for a chat about life and all of its confusing eccentricities.

Inde is one of the fiercest and most committed climate warriors I’ve ever met, and nothing’s off limits to chat about which always makes for a fun yarn.

I’ll let what we spoke about do the talking. Enjoy!

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I’ve been wondering if maybe the meaning of life is to accept in any given moment that we’re hurtling towards oblivion no matter what, and still be able to have a laugh about things. N’mean?

So what’d we talk about this episode. Hmm. Greta Thunderbird. How I’m a hypocrite. Below Deck. Why I’m a hypocrite. E-bikes. Emissions reduction targets. Chris Hemsworth. Bit of everything I suppose? Journey in a journey in a journey, as usual.

Hope everyone’s doing ok out there! xoxox