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The place to listen to Surfers for Climate podcasts Carpark Convos and Surfers vs Planet
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Carpark Convo with Anita Kolni from the Bondi Ocean Lovers Festival
The Bondi Ocean Lovers Festival is live now!
Here about this fantastic initiative from cofounder Anita Kolni and if you're in the eastern suburbs, get on down to Bondi this weekend!
Full event details here:
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Surfer vs Planet with Vinita Baravkar, Bhumi
Vinita Baravkar is the founder of Bhumi, which translates as Mother Earth in Sanskrit. Bhumi make organic, pure, and chemical-free products with the highest of manufacturing standards. Vinita talks about materials and production methods behind the scenes at Bhumi which sets them apart from market competitors. Learn about the shocking truths in the world of fast-fashion and how Vinita and Bhumi are determined to lead by example, in this fascinating discussion focused on the textile and fashion industries.
Links to show content:
Bhumi website: www.bhumi.com.au
The Journey of Bhumi Products from "Seed To Shelf" video: https://youtu.be/t1DDcihXdY0
River Blue documentary: www.riverbluethemovie.eco
Global Organic Textiles Standards (GOTS): global-standard.org/the-standard
Ethical Labour Sourcing Standards: bregroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Ethical-Labour-Sourcing-Infographic_14.05.18_1249.pdf
Produced and hosted by the team at Wavechanger based in Sydney, Australia. Thank you to Julien Barbagallo for allowing us to use his single 'Debout' for the opening musical segment. Taken from his album Les Grands Brûlés (2021). -
Surfer vs Planet with Gary McNeill, Gary McNeill Concepts
Gary McNeill's been surfing for over 50 years and has been shaping surfboards since he was 16 years old. Based in Fingal Head in NSW, Gary McNeill Concepts (his brand) have produced surfboards for free surfer and environmentalist Dave Rastovich, musicians Jack Johnson and Ziggy Alberts, and filmmaker Taylor Steele, to name just a few. Gary loves experimenting with materials, and his 'Treetech Flax' range of boards use natural flax cloth instead of fibreglass. Listen to Gary talk about his preferred materials, the importance of good craftsmanship and maintenance of boards, and much more.
Links to show content:
Gary McNeill Concepts website: www.garymcneillconcepts.com.au
Gary McNeill Concepts on Instagram: @garymcneillconcepts
Gary’s Flax Treetech Series Surfboards: www.garymcneillconcepts.com.au/flax-tree-tech-eco-series
Marko Foam’s recycling initiatives: www.markofoamblanks.com/pages/recycling
Useful info on flax cloth/linen: www.cfda.com/resources/materials/detail/flax-linen
Dave Rastovich surfing Gary’s 5’7” Twin Fin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRpzU_M-taU
Surfers for Cetaceans: www.s4cglobal.org/about.php
Produced and hosted by the team at Wavechanger based in Sydney, Australia. Thank you to Julien Barbagallo for allowing us to use his single 'Debout' for the opening musical segment. Taken from his album Les Grands Brûlés (2021). -
Surfer vs Planet with Emile Theau and Alastair Pilley, Sine Surf
Recorded on 15 December 2022 // 44 mins
Emile and Alastair combined forces with their collective expertise in sustainability, engineering, nanotechnology, automation, and manufacturing, to create the award-winning Sine Surf team. Their surfboards produce less than 0.5 kg of waste, are more than 95% biodegradable and are better than net-zero emissions whilst maintaining competitive market prices.
Links to show content:
Sine Surf website and Instagram:
sinesurf.com
instagram.com/sinesurf/
Sine Surf’s pitch video for Ocean Impact Organisation:
youtube.com/watch?v=XWezE09JN94
CNC Machines via Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_control
James Dyson - 5000 Prototypes via New York Magazine:
https://nymag.com/vindicated/2016/11/james-dyson-on-5-126-vacuums-that-didnt-work-and-1-that-did.html
Produced and hosted by the team at Wavechanger based in Sydney, Australia. Thank you to Julien Barbagallo for allowing us to use his single 'Debout' for the opening musical segment. Taken from his album Les Grands Brûlés (2021). -
Surfer vs Planet with Tom Hobbs, Spooked Kooks
Recorded on 30 November 2022 // 35 mins
New Zealander Tom Hobbs is the Co-Founder of Spooked Kooks - a surfboard company that kicked off in 2018, making softboards made from recycled post-consumer plastic waste. Their surfboards are sold worldwide and have used 7500 kilos (and counting) of diverted plastic waste in the process.
Links to show content:
Spooked Kooks website:
spookedkooks.com/
Spooked Kooks ‘Dead Hippie’ review:
youtube.com/watch?v=9VjEDwTbBNo
Plastic Bank - who provide SK with their recycled plastic:
plasticbank.com/
Sea Trees - SK’s regenerative offset partner:
sea-trees.org/
Lazy Daisy, SK’s new surfboard:
spookedkooks.com/products/lazy-daisy-8ft
Boylan Slat and The Ocean Cleanup:
theoceancleanup.com/
Produced and hosted by the team at Wavechanger based in Sydney, Australia. Thank you to Julien Barbagallo for allowing us to use his single 'Debout' for the opening musical segment. Taken from his album Les Grands Brûlés (2021). -
Surfer vs Planet with Damien Cole, Varuna Surf
Recorded on 30 November 2022 // 30 mins
Damien is Co-Founder of Varuna Surf, a sustainable wooden surfboard company on a mission to redefine the world of sustainable surfing. Damien is also an environmentalist, public speaker and community leader who works as National Campaign Director for ocean conservation charity the Surfrider Foundation, successfully leading paddle-out protests across Australia.
Links to show content:
Daimen Cole interview with WSL Pure:
youtube.com/watch?v=hjEPyyJOegQ
Varuna Surf:
varuna.surf
Varuna’s sustainability pledge:
varuna.surf/environmental-responsibility
SBIA Award for Varuna:
instagram.com/p/Ckpjhr4Slfa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Pacha Light, Varuna team rider:
instagram.com/p/CfSvesupjvl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Pacha Light riding Varuna twin fin surfboard:
youtube.com/watch?v=_iM99mVjUec
Produced and hosted by the team at Wavechanger based in Sydney, Australia. Thank you to Julien Barbagallo for allowing us to use his single 'Debout' for the opening musical segment. Taken from his album Les Grands Brûlés (2021).
Customer Reviews
Mark aka Stork
Have you or will you address the issue of how much energy wave pools draw from the grid?
I really like the pod cast, I’m just addressing the issue some of us surfers selfishly push aside.
Best listen for surf & sustainability!
Tom Wilson and Josh do such a great job, love the guests. It’s all so well thought out and really educational. Thanks legends!