Staying Positive When Things Go Wrong with Reesie Richards
In this mini episode, SWA's head yoga teacher, Reesie Richards, shares some of her most epic misadventure stories. From wild interactions with frogs, foreign hospital experiences and being lost and al...
26 Jun 202315min
Queer Surf, Evolving Lineups, & Competitive Surf Culture: with Kyla Langen
What is it like to identify as queer in a heteronormative and male-dominated surf culture? Kyla Langen, former pro surfer and founder of Queer Surf, an organization dedicated to expanding surf culture...
22 Jun 20231h 2min
Sex Sells: Stories of Sexism, Privilege and Advocacy in the Surf Industry
Sexism is pervasive in the surf industry. While the women athletes now earn equal prize money to the men and more brands are featuring a variety of body types and athletes of color in their marketing,...
19 Jun 202324min
A Former SWA Coach is Pushing the Limits in Women’s Big Wave Surfing
Today we connect with Delia Bense-Kang, a former Surf With Amigas instructor and big wave surfer. Although she hasn’t always identified as a big wave surfer, since learning to surf as a young girl she...
15 Jun 202359min
Understanding The Nervous System's Reaction: First Time in Really Big Waves
Ever wondered how it feels to have a massive wall of water fold itself over your head? In today's episode, listen as Holly recounts just that, the story of the biggest wave she ever caught that also r...
12 Jun 202328min
Is Sustainable Surf Tourism Possible? with Tara Ruttenberg
In this episode, Holly and Jackie dive into a conversation about international surf tourism with Tara Ruttenberg. Tara has a PhD in Development Studies and wrote her thesis on the decolonization of su...
8 Jun 20231h
Using Your Voice and Taking up Space in a Male Dominated Lineup - a Surf Story from Holly Beck
Anyone who identifies as a female surfer most likely has a story of a time they felt treated as a second class citizen in the water. Women often have to work extra hard to earn respect in male-dominat...
5 Jun 202336min
Overcoming Fear: SWA Instructor Megan Halavais Shares Her Shark Attack Story
Megan Halavais, Surf with Amigas trip leader, surf instructor and all around awesome human being shares her nightmarish story of being attacked by a great white shark at her home break in Bodega Bay, ...
1 Jun 202359min
