Core Lords: Stab Magazine's Most Controversial Writer, Chas Smith, On Getting Kidnapped by Hezbollah, Surfing in Yemen,  Dealing with Eddie Rothman, and Cocaine and Surfing's Love Affair episode artwork

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Core Lords: Stab Magazine's Most Controversial Writer, Chas Smith, On Getting Kidnapped by Hezbollah, Surfing in Yemen, Dealing with Eddie Rothman, and Cocaine and Surfing's Love Affair

from AIN'T THAT SWELL · host Aintthatswell surf radio

Brought to you by Up! The Bank That's Got Young Aussie's Backs...Chas Smith is an ex-war correspondent writer and surf journalist from Oregon, California. He has worked for Stab Magazine, Vice and many others, and now edits, Beach Grit. He has written three books, Welcome to Paradise, Now Go To Hell, Cocaine and Surfing, and Reports From Hell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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