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	Podcast:		Waterpeople Podcast
	Episode:		Dylan Graves: The Levity Effect
	Category:		Sports & Recreation
	Duration:		01:55:16
	Publish Date:		2025-06-09 09:00:00
	Description:		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 chasing, riding, and documenting Weird Waves around the globe. Tidal bores, standing waves, wedges, glacial calving swells; Dylan's Youtube channel shares an astonishing diversity of wavelengths. While the focus of Dylan's wildly successful series is taking viewers to obscure and novel waves on the periphery of surf culture, in the process Dylan masterfully un-earths the heart and vibrance of surfers around the world – and the living cultures of stoke blossoming in unexpected places. Dylan's lightness, warmth and positivity are underscored by the adversity he's faced. He candidly shares the impact of losing his father at a young age. This loss brought him and his brother, surfer Josie Graves, closer together, reinforcing their love for surfing as a way to connect with their father's memory. Dylan talks us through the his DIY filmmaking process, the joy of not chasing perfection, and the cyclical experience of becoming a father. ... Timestamp 00:02:22 - Meeting Dylan Graves 00:05:08 - The Weirdest Wave 00:06:37 - Dylan's Unique POV 00:07:04 - A Life-Changing Surf Trip to Jackson Hole 00:10:08 - The Lunch Counter 00:12:14 - Reflections on Nature and Surfing 00:13:11 - Growing Up in Puerto Rico 00:14:29 - Family Background and Surf Culture 00:17:34 - Community and Surf Shop Ventures 00:19:00 - Impact of Losing a Parent 00:21:08 - Processing Grief and Parenthood 00:23:04 - The Influence of Puerto Rican Culture 00:25:01 - Connection to Local Waves 00:28:18 - The Allure of the Quirky Wave 00:30:03 - The Challenge of Perfect Waves 00:32:18 - The Evolution of Surfing Aspirations 00:36:51 - A Life-Changing Trip with Legends 00:40:20 - The Surreal Experience of Surfing with Icons 00:44:31 - Rising to the Challenge Send us a text ... Listen with Lauren L. Hill & Dave Rastovich Sound + Video Engineer: Ben J Alexander Theme song: Shannon Sol Carroll Additional music by Kai Mcgilvray + Ben J Alexander Join the conversation: @Waterpeoplepodcast ... Get monthly musings and behind the scenes content from the podcast by subscribing to our newsletter. You'll get water-centric reading and listening recommendations, questions worth asking, and ways to take action for the wellbeing of Planet Ocean delivered straight to your inbox. You can stream every Waterpeople episode from your desk.
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