The Grey Space with Brenden Newton
Gentle, deep & lively conversations with bodyboarders predominantly, but wherever the thread lead us, and to whoever.
A place to celebrate, contemplate and synthesise the big & the small.
Welcome to The Grey Space.
Episodes
119 episodes
Ces Bassi - part 3. A call with a friend.
A pretty basic phone call - having a laugh but trying to be honest about our current state of life; both of us.We discuss the illusion of building a better life, or a better self - in opposition to being here now. One to contemplate.We ...
Dan Little - Teams Challenge 2026 wrap-up
Eppo flying over your head at your local in the 80'sWitnessing the first ever ARSsSon of an OAM recipientAnd now running the most soulful boog comp on the planet, for the 8th year running.We chat with, Port Mac's DAN LITTLE.
Live Stream warm up w/ Luke O’Conner
Fun yarn with my guy Lukey O - warming up for the SIC Live Stream hosting.Watch today at Sporting News Australia YouTube account. Island was big when I exited the water last night!!! Could be crazy!
Mike, Jane, JRom & Tanner - SIC 2026 anticipation
Another anticipatory dive into the minds of the greats; before this weeks predicted east swell hits for the 2026 Bodyboard King SIC.Enjoy.
Ep 118: SIC anticipation - Pyno | O’Toole | Baker | Finlay | Kingy | Lester | Strachan
An intimate array of phone calls with the world's best bodyboarders, discussing their amp for a potential Shark Island GREEN LIGHT this weekend.Hope you enjoy.
Ep 117: Timmy Hamilton
As core as it gets, I'm so thankful this lad is my friend, and what a heartfelt friendship it is. No convo topic off the table, Timmy is your Barnesy to the South Coast, Stoker to Cali & Mickey to the Atlantic. His Boogie Nation vids inspir...
Jesse John Blair
Welcome to the life of an incredible young man.One of the most exciting bodyboarders there is, losing his dad to drugs at the age of 3 and surrounded by this challenge every week since, Jesse used wave-riding as his place of expression. Thi...
Episode 115: Wayne Bell 'Roots Bodyboarding'
Core boog journo, skater, moto rider and golden child for transmuting hardship into shared stoke and stories. Wayne Bell's life changed the moment his mum suggested he buys Rush 'Class of 99' at the age of 7, from Helensburgh Newsagent. 30 year...
Caleb Graham & The Joel Taylor doco
30 years in the making & more compelling even than you might anticipate.The Joel Taylor doco, Beyond The Break has been crafted slowly & sensitively by today's podcast guest, Caleb Graham.Listen for the full down-lo behind...
Ces Bassi 2.0 - lost on the way home.
A ponder on the human condition.Lost and finding.Give to keep. Addiction, acceptance & the in-between.
Mike Stewart - a celebration of SIC 2025 + more.
Take a walk with Mike.Talk through our fortune as wave-riders, breathing exercises to manage reaction & what his manoeuvre exploration looked like in the 80's.A long and reflective chat revealing the inner workings of one of t...
Chopper & Tully - Time is irrelevant.
An education in flow & style.A time portal to the timeless.90s boog royalty get honest with the full loop of 4 decades, from Mike to Mike.Enjoy.
Jess Landrigan: Dad's legacy.
His dad sends him 500 metres out to sea and sits on the land to film.Tapped into some of the east coast's best reefs, Jesse's dad opened pathways for his future booglord son. Aware of his dad's legacy Jesse now teaches behaviourally chal...
Liam O'Toole - a lifelong dream
Amazing chat with this true boog lord.1km paddles in pre-sunrise baitballs, 14 years married & wrestling his lifelong SIC dream at the age of 44.So sick.Tile image: Paul Humber
Cohen Thomas: Nurse & pit pilot.
Cohen Thomas is likely the answer to our cries “where are all the hardcore young boogers these days”Compared to the early 2000’s there appears to be less in number, but maybe Cohen & his brother make up for a few dozen given the airs...
Toby Player: deep boog.
In the footsteps of King Doory, Toby takes to av shorey on his council cleanup beast. 14 years later he wrestles this cavern at the bottom of the world.Lotsa stories. Too many for a 15min pod. But here's a small doorway into TP for you t...
Marli Dunn - pre Shark Island Challenge
Marli Dunn surfs slabs, but he spins in them and flys out.A unique set of skills n bravery.Tune in for his frame by frame account of the 2 most gnarly waves of his life.Enjoy.
Jase Finlay: pre SIC chat.
The most agile soldier in the field.The flying gymnast.Super friendly & a hellova ticker in his chest.A bottom turn as sharp as a f*^ckin stanley knife.Here, Jase speaks of some of the outer edges of his life, in...
Stephanos Kokorelis: pre SIC chat.
In a northern hemispheric land of boog talent Steph grew up under the tutorlage of the famous Paulino, one of Portugal's greatest. With his older brother as motivation and aspiration to fly out of Aussie end bowls, Steph now clocks his online w...
Sophie Leathers: pre SIC chat
A girl rippin in and living large."Shark Island is for the f*&kin girls!" she yelled over the mic at the 2025 SIC Launch Party.Great to catch up, hearing the backstory and the cognitive processes of Sophie. Fascina...
Lilly Pollard: Pre SIC chat
Power to Lilly.What a strength.Great chat with a wonderful person.We talk 3 decades of camping around the world with her bodyboard. Setting up one of Australia's best Boog coaching clinics & finding nature as her friend most rec...
