Waterpeople Podcast

Waterpeople Podcast

Lauren L. Hill & Dave Rastovich - surf stories & ocean adventures

Episodes 132
Avg. Duration 1h 7m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jul 2019
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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40%
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About This Podcast

Stories about the aquatic experiences that shape us. 

Listen with Lauren L. Hill and Dave Rastovich as they talk story with some of the most adept waterfolk on the planet. 

Waterpeople is a gathering place for our global ocean community to dive into the themes of watery lives lived well: ecology, adventure, community, activism, science, egalitarianism, inclusivity, meaningful play, a sense of humour. And, surfing, of course. 


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S7E18 Soli Bailey: Maps to Now

Mar 01, 2026 1h 15m Transcript

There's no straight lines in the ocean - nor in a surfing life.We sit with professional surfer and Bundjalung waterman Soli Bailey to trace his lines from early talent and success, through the grind…

S7E17 Patti Paniccia: Raising the Bar

Feb 09, 2026 1h 14m Transcript

What are you unwilling to ignore? Through her experience in pro surfing, journalism and law, Patti Paniccia is a formidable advocate for equity in the water and the workplace.  Patti helped build the…

S7E16 Living the Questions: answering your queries

Dec 22, 2025 1h 19m Transcript

Ever felt the ocean fix what land couldn’t? This episode, we turn the mics on one another and answer your questions about grief, love, parenting, and crowded lineups. Hear the stories behind the…

S7E15 The Rivers Run: Theory of Change (pt. 2)

Dec 17, 2025 42m Transcript

What's a river to you? After cyclone Alfred crossed Australia's East Coast earlier this year, tens of thousands of fish died in our local river, Dave got a persistent staph infection and our…

S7E14 Sterling Spencer: Fan of the Universe

Dec 12, 2025 1h 31m Transcript

At age 8, Sterling Spencer was signed to surf sponsorship and then had a successful amateur career before chasing the Pro Tour. He was an early internet adopter who found his stride not in…

S7E13 Peter Gash OAM: Custodian of Curiosity

Dec 05, 2025 1h Transcript

Not long ago, Lady Elliot Island was basically unrecognisable. In the late 1800s, it was mined for guano used as agricultural fertiliser. The island was  stripped bare. This is a story about what…

S7E12 Ethnomads: Ke'ili Mcevilly + Chris Miyashiro

Nov 21, 2025 51m Transcript

Grief, love, and lineage shape a rite of passage as our guests recall learnings from storms, stars, mentors, and manta rays at midnight.Ke'ilii Mcevilly is an environmental scientist with a Masters…

S7E11 Chris Miyashiro: Homecomings

Nov 16, 2025 1h 4m Transcript

A captain wakes in the night certain he’s wrecked in mangroves—only he’s on his own porch. That jarring reentry from a month under sail becomes our portal into a deeper story about attention,…

S7E10 John Peck: Rebirth

Nov 04, 2025 38m Transcript

What does it mean to live a life of service? Pipeline pioneer John Peck was devout to many things over this 81 years, and exploring this question was amongst them. In 2015, we hosted John for what…

S7E9 Layne Beachley + Tess Brouwer: Mental Fitness

Oct 21, 2025 56m

Two friends chart a path from pain to agency: Layne Beachley examines the drive behind seven world titles and finds a search for self-worth, while Tess Brouwer turns a hidden spinal injury and a…

S7E8 Brenden 'Margo' Margieson: Renaissance Man

Sep 23, 2025 1h 13m Transcript

Every mid-aged Aussie bloke's favourite surfer? That's Margo. Widely recognised as the first paid freesurfer - Brenden 'Margo' Margieson is famed almost as much for his gentle demeanour as his…

S7E7 Theory of Change (pt. 1): Waterwomen Camp Out

Sep 01, 2025 1h 1m Transcript

How does change happen when we, and the world, seem stuck in our ways? We’re curious about how change happens – and what people are doing on the ground, in our community, to create the causal…

S7E6 Holly Beck: Simplicity + Therapy

Aug 10, 2025 1h 29m Transcript

Is there a particular fear that's still holding you back? Holistic surf therapist and coach Holly Beck talks us through the way she sees terrestrial life play out in the water -  in terms of how we…

S7E5 Hunter Williams: Shapes + Templates

Jul 21, 2025 1h 1m Transcript

Who's your youngest friend? We just met one of ours: 11-year-old surfer, shaper and filmmaker Hunter Williams. This year, Hunter won the grom shorts category at the Noosa International Surf Film…

S7E4 Arne Rubinstein: Rites of Passage

Jun 25, 2025 1h 16m Transcript

Rites of passage, once central to marking life’s transitions, have faded in modernity. As we navigate rising anxiety, social fragmentation, and a world where technology permeates nearly all aspects…

S7E3 Bonnie Tsui: On Muscle + Movement

Jun 08, 2025 1h 19m

What moves you through the world? In the most literal sense, it's the same answer for all of us: muscle. In On Muscle, Bonnie Tsui brings her signature blend of science, culture, immersive reporting,…

S7E2 Dylan Graves: The Levity Effect

Jun 08, 2025 1h 55m

How much has your homebreak shaped you - your life, livelihood, the person you've become? The quirkiness of Dylan Graves'  Puerto Rican homebreak shaped a lifelong obsession, and subsequent career in…

S7E1 Sarah Gerhardt: Unstable Bonds

Jun 08, 2025 1h 10m

Besides being a professor of chemistry, Dr. Sarah Gerhardt was the first woman to ride one of the world’s most feared waves, Mavericks in icy Northern California. She is a mother of two and…

S6E12 Kiana Weltzien: More with Less

May 17, 2025 1h 2m

When was the last time you followed a spark of curiosity all the way to some distant shoreline? Kiana Weltzien's ocean adventures began in 2016 when she left her real estate career in Miami for a…

S6E18 Putting Tech in its Place with Helena Norberg-Hodge + friends

Feb 05, 2025 48m

What's lost when we hand over skills or experiences to technology ? We sat down with localisation pioneer Helena Norberg-Hodge to learn more about the waves of radical economic and social changes she…

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