Here comes the encore…
As the candle light vigils continue outside Quiksilver stores the world over, Ain’t That Swell examines the groundbreaking split between the greatest surfer of all time, Kelly Slater and his longterm sponsor Quiksilver. Is it just a case of new beginnings? A new business opportunity? Or does modern day anti-monsanto Kelly need a break from being a corporate frontman? Ain’t That Swell gives you all the insider goss along with a whole lot of shit you probably didn’t need to know.
The World Tour returns to Margaret River for the ironically titled Drug Aware Pro. Ironic because the town was built by weed crops and wineries wasn’t it? Only the two most delicious drugs known to Ain’t That Swell.
And what a couple of weeks it’s been for surfing in the mainstream press. Sexism, racism and blood-thirsty hipsters murdering kids with vintage Donald Takayamas have all earned the ire of the global media recently. We confront one such child murderer, pro logger, Noosa Festival of Surfing commentator and competitor and proud non-leash wearer, Matt Chojnacki.
Honorable mentions: Ozzie Wright, who joins us as guest host this week, and was kind enough to let us use his house to record in despite the presence of his sleeping 12-week-old daughter, Alana Blanchard’s Surfer Poll winning Instagram account and what even is a hipster anyway?
Catch episode two in all its hilarity and sincerity here and keep up on Facebook.
