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There have been exactly 0 CT events run at the box since Kieren Perrow departed his role as Championship Tour Commissioner. We don't believe that's a coincidence. In this ep, Stace G and Mikey C dissect the 2025 Margaret River Pro, including whether or not we're likely to see carnage and glory at Main Break's feral little sister. Also: forecasts, picks, and a detailed analysis of the mid year cut — who's safe and who needs to dust off their CV.
Who should have won the Filipe v Julian Burleigh final? Well, 69% of @stab poll respondents believe the judges got it wrong — that Julian was the rightful winner of last week's Gold Coast Pro. However, when we polled a list of true surfing experts (Mick Fanning, Taj Burrow, Jake Paterson, Doug Silva, and Leo Fioravanti), they had a slightly different opinion. This week on The Drop, Stace G and Mikey C dissect everything that went down at the Gold Coast Pro, and eventually we're joined by Julian Wilson to hear his thoughts on a heroic return to Championship Tour surfing.
Stace G and Mikey C meet in a dark, dank Gold Coast parking garage to trade betting tips in the lead-up to the Men's Round of 32 and Women's Round of 16 at Burleigh Heads. Caity v Steph, Jules v Italo — who are the boys taking?
After carefully dissecting the late night, soggy McDouble that was Bellls Beach, Stace G and Mikey C break down everything they purport to know about the CT's long-awaited return to the Gold Coast. With the event moving from Snapper Burleigh (blame Set — the Egypition god of deserts, chaos and storms), Stace breaks down a venue we haven't seen on the CT since 2002 — or 2000, depending on who's counting. Overdogs, underdogs, and Stace's social security number can be found inside.
Mikey C and Stace break down their Portugal forecast and picks before Big Dick Power Surfer swings in with a take of his own. The boys also chat about the Stab Highway finale (presented by Monster Energy), a huge surfer-led protest in Puerto Rico, how the Nile River will save Australia's waves, and Rob Machado's first thruster in 21 years.
A commercial free episode of Saturday's Weekend Crunch show, featuring an interview with special guest former New York Giants Super Bowl Champion center Shaun O'Hara. Errol, Speedy, and guest co-host Mikey C touch on the J.T. Miller trade to the Rangers and the Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis NBA BLOCKBUSTER with the Mavericks and Lakers!
Just because it's impressive, doesn't mean we need to care — at least that's what Big Dick Power Surfer believes. In this ep of The Drop, Buck and Mikey C discuss the recent events at Nazaré and Micronesia, and where they fit within the greater competitive surfing landscape. Also, the surf sin returns for a brief yet embarrassing stint.
This week, we're wandering through medieval Khazaria with good ol' Mikey C as we read "Gentlemen of the Road". Topics of conversation include Swords & Sorcery vs Historical Fiction, depictions of Jewish identity in Chabon's oeuvre, and serializiation of fiction. As always, we hope you enjoy our conversation!You can follow the show on Bluesky at @infinitelibrarypod.bsky.social
This week Stab's co-founder Sam McIntosh joins The Drop to discuss the new episode of How Surfers Get Paid: 'The high price of authenticity — Craig Anderson's knee doesn't bend.' Sam and Mikey C debate Craig's decision to leave Quiksilver in 2015 and whether or not Haydenshapes should have paid commission to Craig for his part in making the Hypto Krypto the best-selling surfboard model of all time. Later, Mikey and Buck discuss the controversial second episode of Stab Highway East Coast (USA), whether or not surfing needs a new rivalry, and a scroll-stopping Landon McNamara interview.
Who's gonna win Pipe, and the World Title? Stace G and Mikey C give their picks before the start of the 2025 Championship Tour season, along with some behind-the-scenes intel on the world's best surfers.
This week on The Drop, we hear from Mitch Crews — former CTer and current Senior Director of Surf Abu Dhabi. Mitch breaks down what life is really like in the Middle East and gives his take on the WSL controversy around LGBTQ+ athletes traveling there for an event. Mikey C and Buck also discuss the current state of the surf industry (with the help of Evan Slater), dissect our greatest learnings from EAST (with the help of Rasta), learn how Mason Ho got into filmmaking (with the help of Dane) and so much more.
Brazil had 5 of the top 6 surfers on the men's Challenger Series this year and 6 in the top 10. As a result, they'll have 11 surfers on the CT in 2025, which is nearly one-third of the tour. However, Brazilians often fall off the CT only to requalify again the next year, reducing the amount of would-be rookies joining the tour. Why is this, and what does it mean for surfing? Following Saquarema, Stace G and Mikey C break down all things CS with the help of Jake Paterson and Matt Myers.
First and foremost, apologies for the distorted audio — we found this new AI tool that we thought had resolved our amateurish sound design — turns out it just makes it back in a different way. But the show must go on! In the first half of this ep, Stace G and Mikey C dissect the recently released 2025 CT schedule and preview the final CS event of the season, which kicks off this weekend in Brazil. Later, we hear from Taj Burrow about the wave of his life (he rode it this year) and his honest thoughts on the new 'Trilogy' film (now screening exclusively on Stab Premium). Mikey and Buck also break down gear week on stabmag.com and all the other happenings in the surf world, before making their betonline.ag Dog of the Week picks.
This week on the drop Mikey C is joined by the talented, handsome, charismatic & opinionated Matues Herdy in Miami, Fl. before his journey starts on stab highway pres. by Monster Energy. Matues gives us a candid look into the finals day at Lowers and rare insight into the Brazilian Surf Scene. Thanks for your time Matues, we hope you enjoy it.
We're (potentially) two days away from crowning our world champions — who will take home eternal glory at two foot Lowers? After asking the experts — Carissa Moore, Taj Burrow, Shane Dorian etc — Stace G and Mikey C give us their picks.
Gabe Neitzel & Emmett Golden (in for Greeny) react to Colorado's close call against North Dakota State. How great was Travis Hunter last night? Does Dak need a contract before the season starts? Jalen Hurts shares a little too much about his development. Mikey C has Trivia and Emmett is dealing with banking issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join us for another week of contest news as Mikey C, Stace G and Jordy Smith give you their Fiji and Top 5 Predictions. Swell on the way!
Or so Evan Slater says. In this week's pod, Mikey C gets on with former pro surfer and former marketing head of Hurley and Billabong to discuss: - whether Tenore will fail or succeed - the cult of Al Cleland Jr. - ethical localism & more!
Stab co-founder Sam McIntosh joins Mikey C on The Drop to discuss the new episode of How Surfers Get Paid and all the drama surrounding it. Later, Stace comes on to discuss the Olympics, shark attacks, and our new Stab Interview with Soli Bailey. And don't miss out on this week's Hurley surf shop giveaway at Jack's Surfboards, this Saturday, August 10 at 12pm.
As part of his contract with the AFP, Jerome Brouillet was only paid a day rate for his viral image of Gabriel Medina, with no ownership or royalties. "That's a million dollar photo, and he'll probably makes $400 from it," Morgan Maassen told us. "$400 and a lunch," Ryan Miller quipped. Stace G and Mikey C discuss this and many more Tahitian headlines on this week's ep of The Drop. Including: - Ben Lowe being ousted as Olympic judge - Carissa Moore's touching retirement - Jack Robbo's surfboard art scandal - Which countries pay for Olympic gold, and more!
The Tour doesn't sleep, so neither do we. Stace G and Mikey C are back to break down the upcoming CT event at Punta Roca — forecast, favorites, and our betonline picks. Also in this ep, we break down the rumored location of the 2025 WSL Finals, plus two additions to the '25 Tour.
Tahiti goes OFF! Stace G and Mikey C break down the Tahiti Pro, including Italo's win, JJF's loss, Gab's bloody rig, and the women's meteoric ascension.
A hungover Stacey G is feeling particularly goatish about Tahiti, picking the 52-year-old soon-to-be-daddy (again) to win the event outright in our Teahupo'o preview (which starts around the 30-min mark). Before all that, Buck and Mikey C chat this week's surf news, including which song and surfer YOU think made for the best film section pairing of all time — the boys are both dumbfounded by the answer. Slide on your turtle neck, let's drop in!
Fresh off the plane from West Oz, Stacey G joins Mikey C to discuss the now-concluded Maragret River Pro, including the mid-year cut, contentious judging calls, the men's and women's finals, and Stace's teary-eyed "not" retirement interview.
Mikey C makes his return to the pod, just in time to cover: a new surf film with Chippa Wilson and friends, a (mostly) positive surf industry/sponsorship update, our exclusive interview with World #2 Ethan Ewing, a new Stab Edit of the year entry and more.
Thanks for tuning in for another week in surf news. BDPS is joined by Stacey G while Mikey C continues his quest to become the Hobbit. Following the news Stace is joined by Ron Blakey to discuss the upcoming Rip Curl Bell Beach Pro. Topics include. João Chianca On His Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, And Targeted Return To Competition From ‘Blue Ribbon Cross Country Runner' to Vogue – How Steph Again Is Back With A Rip Curl Remix Dane Reynolds On His Future, His Past, And Chapter 11's Raison D'être Stab Interview: Darren Handley On Why You Can't Buy The Winning Stab In The Dark Model Watch: ‘Fresh and Fried' Ft the Quik Kids
The surf world has shifted massively in the past three weeks. A new generation has take the reigns of the WSL, perhaps never to return them to their Millennial forebears. Oh wait, JJF is in yellow. Nevermind. First up this week, Stace G and Mikey C break down the second half of the Hawaiian leg and what it means for the rest of the season. Buck then joins the conversation to go over the rest of the week's surf news, and we conclude as always on a single WQS heat with a Stab Premium member.
Pipe Finals day was firrrrrrrring... but was it enough to make up for not running on Monster Monday? Stace G and Mikey C break down the recent Pipe Pro (for the girls!), including the women's overwhelming pace of progression, the kid who made JJF squirm, and how we won $2.5k by predicting the future.
Blake Lively and Troy Bolton's dad are released. Mikey C still has his own teeth. Kata and Mike spent the weekend together paintballing and snuggling through the conference championship games. Aesthetics are on the brain as the Super Bowl approaches, and the team plays their final week in their illusive picks game. Slide into our DMs or shoot us an email to say hi or ask a question: helloufr@gmail.com. Find us on social @ufrvodcast. Artwork by Taylor Lach. Music by Connor Hollifield. UFR is hosted and produced by Kata Stevens, Mike Rose and Mike Costantinou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufrvodcast/message
Apologies for the earlier upload issues, but this is our official Pre-Pipe Pro podcast for 2024! Stace G and Mikey C break down forecast, field, underdogs and overdogs and more with a special guest appearance from Jake the Snake Paterson.
Breast implants can get sick. Teeth are great gifts. The American medical system is on the brain, and so are the divisional football games! There has never been a more retired man than Jason Kelce. We are happy for lots of men, and sad for others. Jordan Love has a nice butt. And Mike and Kata get paintball tips from Mikey C. Slide into our DMs or shoot us an email to say hi or ask a question: helloufr@gmail.com. Find us on social @ufrvodcast. Artwork by Taylor Lach. Music by Connor Hollifield. UFR is hosted and produced by Kata Stevens, Mike Rose and Mike Costantinou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufrvodcast/message
Stace G and Mikey C break down the 7 new rookies in 2024, predict who will and will not make the cut, the men's and women's top 5 and our 2024 world champions. How wrong will they be? We'll know in eight months!
Mikey C's toothache persists, Kata enjoyed the Emmys, and all it took was a safety to break Rosie's fever. This week, the team breaks down the wild card weekend in all its glory. The Swifties are mourning their pet. The Packers are feeling the Love. Temperatures may be freezing, but the heat is on as the divisional round approaches. Slide into our DMs or shoot us an email to say hi or ask a question: helloufr@gmail.com. Find us on social @ufrvodcast. Artwork by Taylor Lach. Music by Connor Hollifield. UFR is hosted and produced by Kata Stevens, Mike Rose and Mike Costantinou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufrvodcast/message
Happy New Year! A lotta wild nonsense went down this week. Mikey C still doesn't feel good, but that's not news! Kata recaps the first excitement she has ever experienced while watching college football. Aaron Rodgers couldn't fight the gays if he tried. Russ has rizz, the Lions non-win SENT us, Mike Rose continues to put his Eagles down like a bad boyfriend, and it's the last week of the regular season! Fantasy football is over, so in our withdrawals, we make some really spicyspice picks this week. It's anyone's game with the kids of UFR. Slide into our DMs or shoot us an email to say hi or ask a question: helloufr@gmail.com. Find us on social @ufrvodcast. Artwork by Taylor Lach. Music by Connor Hollifield. UFR is hosted and produced by Kata Stevens, Mike Rose and Mike Costantinou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufrvodcast/message
Kata and Mike are holding down the fort this week, and Mike returns to NYC from his tour. Mikey C is sick… or is he…? We loved having so much football over the long weekend, and can't wait for more upcoming. Finally, Mike Brown joins us as our guest picker this week, as we encroach on the playoffs. Slide into our DMs or shoot us an email to say hi or ask a question: helloufr@gmail.com. Find us on social @ufrvodcast. Artwork by Taylor Lach. Music by Connor Hollifield. UFR is hosted and produced by Kata Stevens, Mike Rose and Mike Costantinou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufrvodcast/message
Mikey C is PROMOTED. Rosie is gambling. And most importantly, our guest, Santa, doesn't know what fantasy football is. Football was absolutely smashed this week. And next week, well, it's anyone's guess. We asked Santa what we can promote for him. He said kindness. Be kind. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, friends. Slide into our DMs or shoot us an email to say hi or ask a question: helloufr@gmail.com. Find us on social @ufrvodcast. Artwork by Taylor Lach. Music by Connor Hollifield. UFR is hosted and produced by Kata Stevens, Mike Rose and Mike Costantinou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufrvodcast/message
Mikey C has some words for Rosie on the Niners/Eagles game last week. Personnel changes are fast and furious in Carolina, so The Charlotte Observer's Scott Fowler joins us for the drama. Then, we look ahead at a week of football that the oddsmakers don't seem too confident in. Purchase Scott's book at SportsLegendsBook.com Slide into our DMs or shoot us an email to say hi or ask a question: helloufr@gmail.com. Find us on social @ufrvodcast. Artwork by Taylor Lach. Music by Connor Hollifield. UFR is hosted and produced by Kata Stevens, Mike Rose and Mike Costantinou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufrvodcast/message
Welcome back to the drop, thanks for tuning in to another massive week of surf news. We wish Mikey C all the best at the Slo Cal Open in Morro Bay, to fill his seat we have none other than Paul Evans to walk us through why the floater matters. Topics Include. 1. Russell Bierke's SEOTY ‘Snapped' Noa Deane + Conjured Demonic Screams At The Opening Prem In Milton 2. The Electric Acid Surfboard Test Starring Shaun Manners, Episode Two. 3.Red Bull No Contest Drops Anchor In Tahiti, Gets Treated To Region's Deadly/Non-Deadly Waves + Address Tower Controversy 4. The Floater: Relevant Roof Ride Or Unflushable Turd? 5. Vans Pipe Masters Hype As always submit your surf sins to Michael@stabmag.com filmed vertically.
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Carlin and Joe re-live some holiday classics and discuss the next 11 day stretch for the Cowboys. Plus, Greg McElroy gets us ready for Championship Weekend in College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mikey C inadvertently went to a gay bar, Kata's got a new book, Mike is on tour, and football was The Drama this week. Slide into our DMs or shoot us an email to say hi or ask a question: helloufr@gmail.com. Find us on social @ufrvodcast. Artwork by Taylor Lach. Music by Connor Hollifield. UFR is hosted and produced by Kata Stevens, Mike Rose and Mike Costantinou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufrvodcast/message
We thought you missed us, so we brought in the Big Guns. Mikey C brought us Mel Kiper Jr. while he was ON VACATION! We talk about the NFL Draft (kind of), Kiper Sr., his relationship with technology... it was a damn thing. *Please don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review, and follow us on all of our social media... @ufrvodcast* Slide into our DMs or shoot us an email to say hi or ask a question: helloufr@gmail.com. Artwork by Taylor Lach. Music by Connor Hollifield. UFR is hosted and produced by Kata Stevens, Mike Rose and Mike Costantinou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufrvodcast/message
This week, the crew begins their prep for Halloween, discusses the spooky scary week past. Are the Lions Super Bowl contenders? Is Lance Bass a football fan? Are we feeling better about Taylor and Travis? And looking ahead, Holy Vegas, what are these point spreads? Finally, Kata reviews a comedy event she went to this weekend and Mikey C talks about getting dentures. Slide into our DMs or shoot us an email to say hi or ask a question: helloufr@gmail.com. Find us on social @ufrvodcast. Artwork by Taylor Lach. Music by Connor Hollifield. UFR is hosted and produced by Kata Stevens, Mike Rose and Mike Costantinou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufrvodcast/message
We revisit our conversation on body hair, now that Mikey C is back. This Naked Attraction show sounds weird as hell. Kata begins to reveal an existential crisis about her generational trauma with picking teams. Mike Rose decides to care about stats and Vegas. Mikey C questions Bill Belichick's legitimacy. And all of that considered, the biggest stories in the NFL this year are finally starting to reveal themselves. Slide into our DMs or shoot us an email to say hi or ask a question: helloufr@gmail.com. Find us on social @ufrvodcast. Artwork by Taylor Lach. Music by Connor Hollifield. UFR is hosted and produced by Kata Stevens, Mike Rose and Mike Costantinou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufrvodcast/message
This week, we celebrate low point spreads. It's October, y'all, and the NFL is getting REAL. After some brief musings about body hair and the comeback player of the year, we discuss the happenings of last week in football. Finally, line judge and gamblin' man Mike Brown fills in for Mikey C as we look ahead to Week 5 in the NFL. Slide into our DMs or shoot us an email to say hi or ask a question: helloufr@gmail.com. Find us on social @ufrvodcast. Artwork by Taylor Lach. Music by Connor Hollifield. UFR is hosted and produced by Kata Stevens, Mike Rose and Mike Costantinou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufrvodcast/message
A "top-4 title surf-off" just doesn't hit the same, does it? Assuming Ethan Ewing remains injured, should the WSL allow world number 6 (Gabriel Medina) to enter the chat, or leave him below the cutline? Stace G and Mikey C discuss this and all things Tahiti to kick off the pod, then Buck joins to discuss this week's non-comp-related news (around 48:15). Tahiti relief links: - Venmo: Chimo Shipp @fresh_fish_maui - Maui Food Bank: https://mauifoodbank.org - Hawaiian Community Foundation: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong
Jump in to hear Stace G & Mikey C's forecast breakdown and picks for the upcoming Corona Jbay Open. Topics 1. Forecast 2. Favourites 3. Underdogs 4. Gamble Ramble
Welcome back to the drop the contest edition. This week Stace G and Mikey C wrap up all things VIVO Rio Pro. Topics include; Come ups Lets downs Blind Mice Gamble Ramble & some Ballito CS Picks. Thanks for tuning in! michael@stabmag.com if you'd like a shoutout.
Chris Carlin, in for Greeny, breaks down the implications of Portland drafting Scoot Henderson and explains how he feels about the fit for Chris Paul in Golden State. The wildest story you'll ever hear from Stephen F Austin's women's bowling team and we play an NFL edition of Carl-In or Carl-Out which includes the league's best current rivalry. Carlin is in awe of Taylor Swift's stamina, show producer Mikey C has a career announcement, and Who Ya Got wraps up our week as usual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Drop in with Stace G & Mikey C for the all the latest surf contest updates heading into the Rio Pro at Saquarema. Following this segment is a healthy dose of surf news with Mikey C and Brendan 'BDPS' Buckley. Topics Covered Will Brazil break the WSL curse on bad waves? Mikeys Value picks via BetOnline.Ag Should the WSL sell to the Middle East? Better Surf Quiz via Better Beer. A lesson in pronunciation with Paul Evans. Enjoy the show and thanks for tuning in. As always submit your surf sins to michael@stabmag.com or buck@stabmag.com