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GSNT: Bali's Tourism Is Sucking The Island Dry Sep 23, 2022

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(First published in 2018) The majority of groundwater in Bali goes to luxury villas and golf courses, leaving some locals to resort to stealing from neighbors for their everyday water needs.

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GSNT: How Bali's Tolak Reklamasi Movement, Emboldened by Victory, Is Trying to Tackle the Rest of the Island's Woes Sep 23, 2022

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Written and published prior to COVID-19 for Vice Indonesia, this story takes us inside the Tolak Reklamasi movement and the many fronts on which Bali is fighting a battle to save itself.

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GSNT: The Idiot's Guide To Indonesian Poverty Sep 21, 2022

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As Indonesian surf-travel resumes, we take a closer look at the forces underpinning our beloved archipelago’s economic disadvantage.

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GSNT: Indo Punks Do It Better Sep 20, 2022

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With 260 million people, 18,000 islands, and literally thousands of world-class punk bands, Indonesia is the new home of short, fast, loud.

The music featured in this episode includes 'Ngeri Ngeri' by Marjinal and Friends Are Diamonds by Strikes.

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EAT, PRAY, CONE! Green Light Presents The Inaugural Swellness Summit! Sep 20, 2022

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That’s right Swellians! We’re putting on the biggest wellness weekend for degenerates in history! Presented by Green Light and Space 44, the Swellness Summit will bring together some of the surf community’s biggest names to share their techniques for living, loving, surfing, and surviving.
Not only will you get the chance to breathe, bathe (in ice), meditate and luxuriate with your surfing heroes, you’ll head home armed with all the latest tools for saving lives, surviving and thriving in a complicated world.
COME ON DOWN TO CREZZO FOR AN OLD FASHIONED THUMPAHHHHH WITH THE SWELLIANS!

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Core Lords: Mega Semadhi Sep 16, 2022

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Mega Semadhi is literally a lord. The Balinese pro surfer and two-time winner of the Rip Curl Cup, Padang, is also a Hindu Priest (Mangku) in waiting.

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Breaking: Sean Doherty on Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard's Billion Dollar Move to Save the Planet Sep 15, 2022

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Today Patagonia founder and rock climbing waxhead hmaadman Yvon Chouinard gave away the company that made him a billionaire in a bold move to save the planet! So what prompted him to do such a thing when he could have built a rocket to Mars like all the other Billionaire reptile fuckwits? We contacted 87-time Gold Cone Piece Award Winning Surf Journalist Sean Doherty to explain.

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Blitzed: What Went Wrong For Robbo and Ewing at Trestles? Swellian Super Coach Andy King Breaks it Down. Sep 13, 2022

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Australians tuned in to the Rip Woz Finals at Trestles with dreams of a Vortex Shaman or Ethan Heeeeyeeeeewing World Title win for the ages. Alas, both lads failed to fire suffering upset losses to Brazilian powerhouse Italo Ferreira. So was it the surf, the strategies or the furnace of finals day that caused our Ice-men to melt? We called in Surfing Australia head coach Andy King to give us some insights into what went wrong.

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Blitzed: All Hail Queen Gilmore World Title Special! Sep 12, 2022

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Smiv and Deadly are back with a full-frothing breakdown of the Rippy Woz Finals Day and the fuse-blowing dominance of her majesty Queen Stephanie Gilmore as she beheaded all who stood in her way to ascend the throne for an astounding eighth time. Plus: A doff of the cap to Men's champ Fil Toledo, a boot up the corn of the truthless conditions and, a head scratching look in the mirror as we wonder what melted our Ice Prince Aussie hopefuls Jack "Vortex Shaman" Robbo and Ethan "Heeeeyeeewing" Ewing. Lots to unpack...

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BREAKING: RIP/WOZ FINALS 90% LIKELY TO RUN TONIGHT - The Final Word With Former Trestles Champion Richie "Peen" Lovett Sep 08, 2022

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As we gear up for a long night in front of the Idiot Box to cheer on Jack Robbo, Ethan Heeeeeyeeeewing and Steph Gilmore at Trestles, we thought who better to give us the final ramp up on mastering the wave than former CT legend, Tsunami survivor, Woz analyst and 2003 Trestles Event Champion Richie Lovett? Get on board the Peen and let's hear it for STRAYA! GO YOU GOOD THINGS!

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