{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/bb90e2e3-2995-416d-840e-44ec3ab41f6a/6a3ae5b526f9b8cade775ff7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#40: Al Mennie on Big Wave Surfing, Night Swimming and Finding your Moon","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611a4c6106c05e6467f4046d/1782244641540-318ff574-c910-4147-9b96-184f7416e701.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Al Mennie is one of the best big-wave surfers of all time — but it wasn't the giant waves that had the biggest impact on him. When the world shut down in 2020, the Northern Irish surfer began swimming alone at night in the freezing Atlantic, and discovered something profound: darkness can be a gift. In his book \"Night Swimming\" (for our German listeners: \"Schwimmen im Mondlicht\"), he shares how the sea, the night, and the moon showed him the way through grief, fear, and inner turmoil. We met him at his home beach in Northern Ireland. A conversation about finding light in the darkest places.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.almennie.me/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.almennie.me/</a></p><p><a href=\"http://swimthroughdarkness.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">swimthroughdarkness.com</a> </p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Erik Lorenz"}