smorgasboarder podcast

In the Great Australian Bight, permission has been granted for seismic testing for oil, prior to offshore drilling - all in one of our most pristine marine environments.  Smorgasboarder South Australian correspondent Jimmy Ellis talks with Peter Owen from the...

The Biggest Surfboard Label to have ever come out of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast… It’s quite a statement. Well, we said it and believe it to be true. In this episode of the Smorgasboarder podcast we talk with the boys behind the globally renowned Thomas Surfboards in...

Mitchell Rae - Spirituality and enlightenment in foam, fibreglass and everyday life With the soul of a philosopher, the hands of an artist, the knowledge of a walking encyclopaedia, and the brain of an inventor and engineer fused into one, Mitchell Rae of Outer Island...

Zak Koniaris - Amputation-dodger and surfboard builder One of our favourite blokes, from one of our absolute top surf shops - Zak Surfboards  in Thornbury, Melbourne - and the Surfboard Studio in Preston, Zak Koniaris talks about the scary outcome of falling off...

Chris Preston from Powerboards reasons why it is ok to cheat out in the surf. The topic is somewhat divisive but like or not, motorised surfboards are here to stay and when it comes to powered watercraft, this guy has managed to make them work for a prolonged course...

Can a surfboard be called environmentally-friendly if they fall apart in 12 months? We talk with Robbie Marshall of Soul Arch Surfboards about his new board building approach and his endeavour to achieve SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH LONGEVITY. More information on Soul Arch...

Young gun shaper/surfer Matt Williams celebrates 25 years of Factory Surfboards in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast. In this episode of our Smorgasboarder podcast we talk with Matt about everything from the apprenticeship he served under the man considered to be one of...

Surf retailer extraordinaire Kent Ladkin at Natural Necessity Surf Shop talks about surf retail, the current state of play, what he believes the future holds and the age of the Waterman. In this Smorgasboarder podcast we look at a different aspect of the surf industry...

In this episode of the Smorgasboarder Podcast we talk with legendary surfboard shaper and former champion surfer Mark Rabbidge about nothing to do with surfboards… well a little maybe, but mainly his passion for doing up old cars and making them go fast. We also find...

We talk with the man behind Riley Balsa Wood Surfboards - some of the most stunning balsa surfboards you ever have ever seen - and find out why there’s more to these boards and their performance than meets the eye. We also learn a little about Mark and how he got into...

Mad scientist, creator of all things weird and wonderful in foam and fibreglass and possibly one of the funniest blokes we’ve ever met - the man from Maroubra Neal Cameron. We’re sure you will have a laugh and thoroughly enjoy this interview that Dave describes as one...

In our first ever podcast we chat to one of Australian surfing's nicest and most down-to-earth people ever - Island Surfboards' Sandy Ryan - about his recent run-in with a reef while surfing killer waves in South Australia, and we find out a bit more about life at...