Surf Dudes with Attitude
A podcast TEN YEARS in the making...
'Surf Dudes with Attitude' is the #1 podcast about the 90's teen sitcom "California Dreams". Okay, so, we are also the only podcast of its kind but let's not quibble! The show centered around a high school band as they navigate life, friendship and songwriting. Their choices are questionable, their fashion is exquisite, and their music is... well... we will let you be the judges of that. It's dated, sometimes cringey but also surprisingly wholesome?
Peat Rains and Zac Fable, two career musicians will meticulously and tirelessly break down all 78 episodes of this show. Peat was inspired at a young age to become a musician, partly because of California Dreams! Zac, well, he had never heard of it before being bullied onto the podcast. We'll be analyzing all of their musical business decisions from an industry standpoint. We'll be covering the songs and dissecting them based on music theory and our objectionable taste. Special guests incoming. Patreon/Discord also set up for bonus content including reviews of other band-centric TV and film, commentaries and Q&As.
Neither of us surf and we're actually quite agreeable people. Peat can't sing and Zac was homeschooled so he has no foundational understanding of how a high school operates. We're completely qualified here.
Check out our bands/credentials!
Peat - You Bred Raptors?
Zac - Fable Cry
Production - George Howell
Waning Moon Media
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 45
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
SDWA S03E04 - Blind Dates featuring TUBI TREASURES
Season 3 Episode 04: Blind Dates featuring TUBI TREASURES
Hey there, handicapable compatriots. In this almost-special episode, the gang gets prophetic whilst dipping their collective toes in the onlin…
SDWA S03E03 - Budget Cuts
Season 3 Episode 03: Follow Your Dreams
We have convened at this Budgetary Counsel here at Sharkey’s to discuss this week's episode of California Dreams here on Surf Dudes with Attitude. The gang find…
SDWA S03E02 - Follow Your Dreams
Hey there, ya Belvaderes! In this career-oriented episode of Surf Dudes, we’re discussing the second episode of the third season of California Dreams. The gang gets assessed on their occupational for…
SDWA S03E01 - The Unforgiven
Heya, you uncultured Onionheads! We’ve missed you! We are finally back from our seasonal break. We are diving straight into Season 3 as we meet a cast of new characters and strategically omit any men…
TMNT: Coming Out of Their Shells
Summary:
In this episode of Surf Dudes with Attitude, hosts Peat Rains and George Howell welcome back special guest James Oliva to discuss the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' 1990 concert tour, 'Coming …
SDWA S02E18 - Indecent Promposal
We did it! Again!! This podcast just turned TWO seasons old! For this gut-wrenching season finale of California Dreams, we see the band in various states of stress regarding the upcoming prom. Jake d…
SDWA S02E17 - Dirty Dog Days (Special Jenny Episode!) Video
Don’t touch that dial because we are back on the west coast with California Dreams! On this completely-misplaced-in-the-episode-order adventure with the gang, we see the ‘return’ of Jenny Garrison! A…
SIDE PROJECT: Dinosaurs - Swamp Music (Season 3 Episode 17)
Once in a blue moon, we take our Cessna plane to far off lands to dissect other media that’s band-centric. This week on Side Project, James and Peat get bulked up on the Paleo diet while talking DINO…
SDWA S02E16 - Rebel without a Clue
We’re getting STUDIOUS up in here on this episode of California Dreams. We’re joined by two amazing and lovely comedians, Alison Leiby and Audrey Stanfield! They’re here to help us cram for the BIG T…
SDWA S02E15 - Can't Buy Me Love
Wow. WOW. This episode... It’s caked and Silly-Stringed in shenanigans and indentured servitude. We’re dissecting the newest episode of California Dreams with multi-band guitarist and internet mega-c…
SDWA S02E14 - 21 Jake Street
In this undercover episode of Surf Dudes with Attitude, we’re speculatin’ and excavatin’ on this cloak and dagger chapter of California Dreams. A new bombshell student arrives, on the hunt for a bad …
SDWA S02E13 - Save the Shark - SPECIAL LIVE EPISODE!
In this geographically centralized episode of Surf Dudes, we convene down near Dollywood in Nashville together for our first ever live episode! Zac and I were joined by fellow California Dreams histo…
SDWA S02E12 - School House Rock
On this costume-heavy and twinkie-cream-filled segment of Surf Dudes with Attitude, we examine the episode of California Dreams that name-drops Sting extensively. The gang hatches a scheme to perform…
SDWA S02E11 - The Year of the Woo
WOO WOO! We get a Sam-centric episode on California Dreams. Finally, we are provided some much needed backstory and exposition on our favorite set of lungs. The Dreams find themselves in a real PICKL…
SDWA S02E10 - Vote of Confidence
In this politically charged episode of Surf Dudes, we take a deep, Kornacki look at the infamous election episode of California Dreams. In a classic case of sibling rivalry, Jake gets an incurable ca…
SDWA S02E09 - Bwa Ha Ha Means I Love You
2x9 “Bwa Ha Ha Means I Love You”
In this high-flying, hullabaloo and hijinx-filled episode, we dive into the themes of teenage responsibility, entrepreneurship, DIY recording techniques and job huntin…
SDWA SIDE PROJECT: Jem - The Band Breaks Up
SIDE PROJECT: JEM and the Holograms - The Bands Break up (Season 2, Episode 5)
Touch your dangly earlobes and boot up Synergy to travel across town with us! On this edition of SIDE PROJECT, we are tal…
SDWA S02E08 - High Plains Dreamer
2x8 “High Plains Dreamer”
Ohh naur. It happened. We were threatened with some looseygoosey writing this season that led us down a path of silliness, non-continuity and questionable-at-best narration c…
SDWA S02E07 - A Question of Math
In this week's arith-meticulasly convoluted California Dreams episode, the gang has to study for midterms. And let's just say it's a wee bit stressful. Meanwhile, Sam wants to get her freak on with t…
SDWA S02E06 - Surfboards and Cycles
This week, we welcome back special guest Mallory (@Wicked.Ida) to help us dissect this romance origin story of Tiff and Jake on California Dreams. Here on Surf Dudes with Attitude, we like to talk ab…