Riptide Podcast - Luke’s Lounge

Riptide Podcast - Luke’s Lounge

by Riptide Media

Comedy Interviews Sports News

Season 1

Riptide Podcast - Lukes Lounge - Ep30 Jack Dobinson

With years of experience immersed in the bodyboarding world, Jack Dobson is a self confessed boog tragic who spends any, and all of his free time planking on the foam. With masterpieces such as “Chicks” and “Outrageous Behaviour” already out there in the digital ether for all to consume, plus with the pending release of his new film eerily tilted “Goodbye”, Dobbo lives and breathes bodyboarding on a daily basis. Sitting down with Luke they touch on many past and present industry topics, focusing in on film making, cruising with the Zion crew peak boom and where and how the sport can improve on its short yet decorated existence. Peace, love n Boog ✌️

Riptide Podcast - Lukes Lounge - Ep29 Tyge Landa

When you sit down with an individual who proudly holds the name of Tyge Landa Richardson Plasto, you know you’re in for a good chat. In this episode Luke sits down with one of the industry’s brightest creative minds to strip back what aspects of the sport continually drive the man, preferably referred to as Tyge, forward in his pursuit to contribute in a visual sense to his beloved ocean community. Being a major contributor to the sport in many ways, most notably through the films Relocation, Beneath, Royal Blood and Air Heads, Tyge has also worked in print media at Movement Magazine, producing two editions, plus he is the resident videographer for Melbournes own wave pool, Urban Surf. With further ties to former wetsuit brand, Agent Eighteen, and the retail giant Bodyboard Kingdom, Tyge lays down plenty of inside info from a sport that has had plenty of its own valleys and mountains to cross. We hope you enjoy the yarn ✌️

Riptide Podcast - Lukes Lounge - Ep28 Elliot Williams

With the podcast entering into a new year who better to chat to than one of the Co-CEO’s of Riptide Media itself, Elliot Williams. We chat about the purchase and new beginnings of the second oldest surf culture rag in the world, Riptide. We also delve deep into the future of the organisation moving forward, how to boog dreamy summer peaks and how not to hit the sauce after plus the launch of the ever growing digital library of boog flicks over on the webby. Enjoy the humble beginnings to big things kinda feel, it catches ya.

Riptide Podcast - Lukes Lounge - Ep27 Dane Woods

There was a couple of interruptions and intermissions in this episode, we've decideed to leave it raw because it's just classic woodsy. With colloquialism being his first language of choice, Dane Woods knows how to call a spade a spade when the big moments come a knocking. He gives a moment of his time up for a conversation with Luke about scoring $20 headphones from office works, how booging with Harry n Noz is pushing boundaries and how growing up in quaint Stanwell Park was the making of him. #themoose

Riptide Podcast - Lukes Lounge - Ep26 Jared Houston

Boog lord Jared Houston perches up on the digital airwaves of Luke’s lounge to chew the good word and talk all things booging. With Hurricane season coming to a close and plenty of bodyboard camps running back to back Jerry explains the Puerto Rican way of life, how Orcas now rule in his place of origin and how wild it is to win 2 x world titles. #hesafuckingchampion

Riptide Podcast - Lukes Lounge - Ep25 Aaron Trevis - Surf Lakes

With wave pools shaping the next generation of bodyboarders period, it’s only fitting Aaron, the CEO & founder of Surf Lakes, sat down with Luke on the lounge to talk about the future. Covering robust wave pool design features, prototypes turning into actual pools and how Aaron’s recently joined the Gold Coast Bodyboard club this poddy has all your wave pool needs covered.

Riptide Podcast - Lukes Lounge - Ep24 Mitch Rawlins

Pardon the interruption... The gravy train keeps rolling on through the Riptide station with Mitch Rawlins stopping by for a well overdue yarn on Luke’s Lounge. With new tour wave locations spoken about, we visit Mitch’s Gold Coast humble upbringings and how one of the GOATS of the sport featured on two print magazine front covers at the same time. Throw heaving WA slabs and a few board material discussions in the mix and you have a fan-fucking-tastic conversation, enjoy good people of the boog world!

Riptide Podcast - Lukes Lounge - Ep23 Nicholas De Graff

With head noise affecting everyone in some way shape or form during their days on this planet, it’s important to know how to employ the correct techniques and management strategies to mitigate the down days. In steps Nicholas De Graaf, a Western Australian booga, chippy, skateboarder and a mental health life coach who has over come his own steep challenges to be here today. Luke picks Nic’s brain on his M.A.W.S foundation, crazy injuries at Rotto Box and why loud hotted up cars are not his go.

Riptide Podcast - Lukes Lounge - Ep22 Tristan Roberts

The double champ does what he wants! With a competitive blaze burning deep within his soul and another world title hung proudly on the mantelpiece, Tristan Robert’s is clearly the best bodyboarder in the world currently. Gracing Luke’s Lounge with his world class status, Tristan opens up about his checkered pathway to this years world title, the incredible Pride team trips that have resulted in a series of timeless short boog films and how his time off from competing during Covid was of huge benefit to his career. If you wanna hear the king chew the fat with Luke you best be clicking that play button ya bunch of playyyaasss 🤙

Riptide Podcast - Lukes Lounge - Ep21 Tezza McKenna

With over four decades of multi discipline experience covering pretty much every ocean sport you can imagine, Terry McKenna has seen and done it all. Luke sits down with one of the sports greatest commentators and event managers in a conversation that unearths some of the burried misconceptions in relation to bodyboarding’s checkered top level past. Covering everything from managing the IBA/APB organisations, to riding grey stallions down the main drag of Maroubra all the way to the rise and fall of one of bodyboardings biggest brands. This one isn’t to be missed! SN - For the first few minutes Tezza's voice sounds like a robot thanks to Australia's top tier internet speeds! The problem fixes itself after a few minutes so hang in there and enjoy the ride

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