Interviews with leading experts in the field of surfing, sustainability and innovation. We are Wave Changer: enabling the surf community to embrace sustainable solutions and reduce its environmental impact.
Produced and hosted by Tom Wilson in Sydney, Australia. Thank you to Julien Barbagallo for allowing us to use his single 'Debout' for the opening and end segments. Taken from his album 'Les Grands Brûlés (2021)
Featuring Richie Mulder, Co-Founder of Carbonhalo who provide verified carbon credits that fund emissions reductions projects across the globe. Richie, a keen surfer himself, talks about the basics of carbon offsetting and how it can apply to the surfing world.
www.carbonhalo.com
Instagram: @carbonhalo_
3 May 2022
Episode 04 - Marcelina Pina
Featuring Marcelina Piña, Founder of Piña Surfboards based in Costa Rica. Marcelina trained to be a carpenter in Germany before setting off to fulfil a dream career as a timber surfboard shaper in Nosara, Costa Rica.
Piña Surfboards: pinasurfboards.com
Instagram: @pinasurfboards
Some of Marcelina's favourite shapers:
> Ryan Lovelace: rlovelace.com
> Varuna Surfboards: varuna.surf
> Wuux Surfboards & Fins: wuux-surfboards.com
> Danny Hess: hesssurfboards.com
22 Mar 2022
Episode 3 - Rhonda Harper
Featuring Rhonda Harper, Founder of Black Girls Surf, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting black girls and women who have dreams of competing and developing careers as professional surfers.
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Links to show content:
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Black Girls Surf website: https://blackgirlssurf.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlssurf/
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Émerger: the award winning short documentary: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/447970/wsl-studios-transformed-season-3-merger
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Surfrider feature on Rhonda Harper and Black Girls Surf: https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/activist-spotlight-rhonda-harper-black-girls-surf
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Hurley partners with Black Girls Surf: article: https://www.hurley.com/pages/hurley-x-black-girls-surf-swim-collection
26 Feb 2022
Episode 2 - Marc in het Panhuis
Professor of Materials Science and Surf Engineering, Marc is a national and internationally recognized expert in the development of new materials.
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Links to show content:
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Marc's website: https://panhuis.org/ and LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcinhetpanhuis/
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Surf Flex Lab on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/surfflexlab/
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Surf Engineers Association on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/surfengineers/ and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/surf-engineering-association/
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3D-printed fins, inspired by humpback whales: https://createdigital.org.au/engineers-learn-make-more-powerful-surf-fins-experts-whales/ Detailed academic research found here: https://ro.uow.edu.au/aiimpapers/4016/
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Swellnet article featuring the Surf Flex Lab: https://www.swellnet.com/news/swellnet-dispatch/2018/07/11/science-flex-professor-marc-het-panhuis
21 Feb 2022
Episode 1 - Veena Sahajwalla
Veena Sahajwalla is an inventor and Professor of Materials Science in the Faculty of Science at UNSW Australia, and has just been awarded the NSW Australian of the Year. We ask her thoughts on the waste and recycling problems and opportunities in the surfing world.
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ABC article: Veena Sahajwalla wins NSW Australian of the Year:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-21/professor-veena-sahajwalla-wins-nsw-australian-of-the-year-2022/100636210
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SMaRT@UNSW - Sustainable Materials Research & Technology:
https://www.smart.unsw.edu.au/
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