Stab Podcasts

The World's Best Surfer Has Zero World Titles

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Stab in the Dark with Ethan Ewing Episode 1 is now live, and it raises an important question. Not who he will pick as the winner — that will come —...

Dane Reynolds On Shaper Polyamory, Tour Politics + The Aussie Treble | StabMic Episode 8

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dane is back. Mercy. Things resume. To watch along visit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krloTW3PL1k Dane has become almost synonymous with an...

Bells Picks, Predictions & Reactions on our First Youtube Ep!

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It only took us 7 years, but The Drop has finally gone to Youtube! For pre-event eps, at least. And the best part is, you don't need to look at our ...

Our Official 2026 World Title Picks

28 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Stace G and Mikey C give their long-awaited 2026 CT season preview, including: - Changes to the Tour - Rookie class analysis - Shaper Rankings favori...

Stab Mic: Christopher Chippa Wilson

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Little Weeds winner, Stab High champ, and surfing's master technician Chris Wilson joins the pod to discuss his favorite aerialists, a new sponsor and...

A Controversial Week In Surfing

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A wave that killed a friendship. Another that tormented our writer. And an interview with an Israeli CT rookie that ruffled many a subscriber's feathe...

Stab Mic: The Child Prodigy Episode

22 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

15-year old snow/surf phenom Patti Zhou and 3-minute tube-hunter Koa Smith join Josiah and Dooma in the StabMic studio. This ep is sponsored by Sun ...

Rookie CTer Breaks Down Newcastle

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Stace Galbraith is joined by recent CS grad Oscar Berry to chat about his ascension to the CT, Newcastle carnage, and who he thinks will be the Rookie...

John John Florence + Dane Reynolds Recall The Best Session Of Their Lives

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast is also a video, watch along here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_uNAACqhF0 Subscribe to Stab Premium: https://stabmag.com/pricing/ ...

The Final Challenger Series Podcast

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Mikey and Buck break down the 2026/27 CS changes, Stace and Vaughan Blakey preview the final event of 2025/26.

Was Kelly Slater’s Stab in the Dark Rigged? Sam McIntosh Weighs In | Stab Mic Ep4

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How long can Kelly Slater, star of Stab In The Dark X and, less famously, the greatest competitive surfer of all time, remain the topic of conversatio...

Kelly Slater + Dane Reynolds Talk Lineup Psychosis And The Untold Stories Of SITD X

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the latest episode of Stab in the Dark X starring Kelly Slater here https://stabmag.com/stabcinema/watch-... Any genuinely endearing conversat...

Surfing World Champs vs. ISA

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Has Fernando gone too far, or are CT surfers being petulant little children? Mikey and Buck share their thoughts on the recent ISA/WSL kerfuffle, alo...

Stab Mic: Dane Reynolds Interviews Yago Dora

21 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The reigning world champ gets grilled by his childhood hero on all things surfing and life. We listen in like Watergate. This is episode 2 of the St...

StabMic: Dane Reynolds On The State of Surfing in 2026

14 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The first (aired) episode of StabMic is here, and with a massive guest to kick things off. Watch the full show with visuals on stabmag.com or the St...

Stab Writer Saves Drowning Children In Santa Cruz Boat Crash!

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The week of Holden Trnka is upon us. Buck and Mikey discuss the Pipe CS event (which Holden covered from the tent), a wildly under-rockered boat sto...

Exclusive Interview: John Florence On Why He Left The Tour

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Massive three-part ep incoming! Not only did John Florence sit down (exclusively) with Stab's co-founder Sam McIntosh to chat about his recent depart...

Why JJF's Out, Raglan's In, And A Pipe CS Preview

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Is John John really leaving because of Raglan? Depends on who you believe... Stace G and Mikey C break down all this week's WSL news, plus provide a...

Kelly Slater and Sam McIntosh Share Stab In the Dark War Stories

25 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The GOAT and the Stab's cofounder in one podcast? Yeah, we got that! Kelly Slater and Sam McIntosh join this edition of The Drop to give some behind-...

Boards Torched, Mystery Shaper Revealed On Stab in the Dark X

18 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We've never made anything like Stab in the Dark X with Kelly Slater. Mikey and Buck break down episode 1, alongside some 2026 predictions, a golf v su...

We're Back! With Stab In The Dark Secrets...

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Breaking: Episode 1 of Stab in the Dark with Kelly Slater premieres this Tuesday. This. Tuesday. And yes, it's as good as the teaser implies. We ...

A World Champ Walks, Stab Wins A Bidding War, And Why We Changed Surfer Of The Year...

20 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The last Drop of 2025 is a heavy one. A reigning world champ parts with his headline sponsor. The WSL calls off the day of the event at Pipe. Stab g...

Localism's Final Boss: The Scooter Guy

07 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Where does localism end and insanity begin? Particularly in the Canary Islands, where a crazed, scooter-riding, rock-wielding man just went full Joe N...

Jon Pyzel's Elite Volume Hack!

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sorry we're late, tech difficulties! And if you missed last week's ep, that's probably our fault as well. Something happened where it didn't upload ...

Can John, Medina Or Steph Win Again?

22 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Depends who you ask. If it's Mikey C or Buck, well, the answers still vary. This week the boys break down 14 more titles returning to the CT, a new ...

Carissa's Back! And WSL Might Have A Wildcard Problem...

16 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At 33, Carissa Moore will be the first mom to return to the CT since the mid-2000s. Mikey and Buck discuss her legacy and chances of winning another w...

Joel Tudor Takes Down Hawaiian And Paul Evans Hates Children

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the same week, Joel Tudor took on a major airline (and won), Jaleesa Vincent wrote an explicit rap song about her Pussy (surfboard), and a world ju...

The Great British Burn-Off, Explained

01 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What really happened at the GB Cup this week? Mikey and Buck do their own research and reveal the truth behind the headlines. We also ride shotgun w...

Gabriel Medina Is Not The Father

26 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One man's miracle is another man's marketing ploy. It was kind of a dark week in surfing, from fake pregnancy announcements to brain tumors to death...

The Oldest-Ever CT Qualifier

19 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tya Zebrowski recently became the youngest-ever CT qualifier at 14 years old. But just quietly, another surfer is on track to become the oldest CT qua...

Buzzer Beaters To Beat The World Champs!

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

That's a wrap for Stab High Sydney. If you live under a state-imposed media blackout: Joel Vaughan and Sierra Kerr took out the Men's and Women's di...

Guess Who Dominated Stab High Warmups...

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yago Dora joins our little pool party alongside fellow world champ Molly Picklum to face off against the reigning Stab High Champs Hughie Vaughan and ...

2x World Champs At Stab High?!

04 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're currently en route to Sydney for our first-ever Stab High on native soil. We'll be at URBNsurf Sydney on October 10th and 11th, so join us if yo...

Did Eithan Get Overscored?

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Surf100 California x Pacifico is complete, and we have a (somewhat) controversial winner — at least if you ask Kelly Slater (nobody did, but he gave...

Welcome to The Drop, Kelly Slater

13 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We finally got the GOAT. What does he really think about the modern state of surfing — you're about to find out. But first, this week's surf news ...

Introducing The World Champs: Yago Dora & Molly Picklum

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bula vinaka from Tavarua Island, where we just finished interviewing the 2025 world champions of surfing — Yago Dora and Molly Picklum. You'll hea...

Joe Turpel & Blakey Bros Talk WSL Finals Predictions

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Better late than never! Joey T, Vaughan, and Ron join Mikey C on the sand to discuss warm-up sessions and hot tips from Tavarua Island. Sparknotes:...

Matt Biolos Explains How He Got 5 Surfers In The WSL Finals

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Tavarua, we chat with the most prolific shaper in the WSL Finals (by a longshot) — Matt Biolos is peddling foam to Griffin, Caroline, Gabb...

Sam McIntosh Ranks Surfing's Greatest Negotiators

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stab's co-founder joins The Drop to discuss a recent ep of How Surfers Get Paid — including the time he saw Parko's $1.6M contract lying on a table...

Who The F*** Is Sebastian Williams?

23 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your first Surf100 presented by Pacifico $100k finalist, for one. But Sebastian's story goes far beyond his recent competitive triumphs, as Mikey an...

Snake Dissects Tahiti & Pro Surfers Find Alternative Income Streams

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The WSL regular season goes out with a full fireworks display... or is that just Jordy Maree's apartment after another blackjack win? It was a strang...

LIVE FROM THE CHANNEL — Tahiti Pro 2025

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

MEGA POD ALERT! Stace Galbraith joins us from the Teahupo'o channel with a cameo from Eimeo Czermak and analysis of the top CTers warming up for the ...

Leaked: Mayhem v Gaga Lawsuit

27 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is Matt Biolos about to become the richest man in surfing? That's a question for a California federal court, which is currently processing a lawsuit ...

Goofs Rule The World (But Mostly J-Bay)

20 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Against all things holy, the last men standing at Jeffrey's rode with their right foot forward. How did it happen, and what does it mean for the world...

The Man Behind Surfing's Hardest Hardware Brand

12 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we hear from Teva Dexter, the man behind the enigmatic yet engaging Blak Bear Surf Club — including the origin of the name and where his t...

Is Surf Judging Broken? + J-Bay Picks!

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Judging a subjective sport is objectively impossible. Humans are always gonna get it wrong — at least in somebody's eyes. But what if there was a *s...

Saquarema & Surfing's Q2 Report

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week's headline: Big Dick Power Surfing goes golfing. Also in this ep, Mikey and Stace chat Brazil results and Final-5 implications. Then Buck ...

Hughie Or Meola?

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Somebody did the best air ever in a wavepool this week — but who was it? Live from Texas, Buck gives us insights from the recent Swatch Nines event...

The Stab Interview: Caity Simmers

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This was meant to be a half-hour interview with Caity Simmers about her new film Milk & Honey— it turned into a 90-minute cosmic swirl on surfing, i...

The 7 Surfing Conspiracies

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What surfing's shadow government doesn't want you to know... Also: Pavones and Lakey Peak are being threatened by development, a WSL insider overshar...

The Implosion of Italo

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Four consecutive 17ths don't bode well for the soon-to-be father, who started the year dripping in gold (and yellow!). Now sitting fourth in the world...

Was The WSL Right To Cancel The Basque Pro Junior?

14 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Spoiler alert: We will be discussing Surf100 Presented by Pacifico episode one here — including a brief chat with our first challenge winner. If you...

How We Got Kelly For Stab In The Dark, ft. Sam McIntosh

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stab co-founder Sam McIntosh joins the pod to talk about his recent stint on the Gold Coast filming (or more often, waiting) for Kelly Slater's Stab i...

Can A Wildcard Win Lowers?

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh off a Newcastle red-eye, Stace G returns to The Drop in hopes of correctly pronouncing the name "Matthew Mc-Gill-i-vray". The boys also chat bri...

The CS Is Going To Pipe?

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A major announcement from the WSL, and another from Stab. Mikey and Buck break down everything happening this week in surfing. Email him for Mikey'...

What Really Happened In Japan?

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stace G and Mikey dissect a hedonistic stint at Stab High Japan presented by Monster Energy, including winners, losers, Monster Airs, wife-swapping, j...

Ramps Inbound! The Stab High Japan x Monster Energy Pre-Show

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stab High Japan presented by Monster Energy is finally here! The event will be broadcast live on stabmag.com and the Stab Premium app at 5 pm on May ...

The Box Is Calling — Will Anybody Answer?

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Julian Wilson Tells Us How He Really Feels About The Burleigh Final

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ri...

Jules or Italo? Mid Burleigh Picks And Predictions!

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Exclusive: Sam McIntosh & Ryan Crosby Discuss Major WSL Changes

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The WSL dropped a bomb on the surf world this week, and like Swedish captives, we all collectively cheered. On this episode of The Drop, Stab's co-fou...

The Bank Is Open: Burleigh CT Picks And Predictions!

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Tweed Might Still Be Suss And We're Going Back To Japan

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mikey is in jail so Big Dick Power Surfer and Stace Galbraith *officially* announce next month's Stab High in Japan and talk No Contest, billionaires,...

Yeah But Who's Winning Bells?

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Someone's gotta clonk that thing around. In this episode, Stace recaps El Salvador with Holden TRNKA and then chats all things Torquay with former Top...

"I Traded OxyContin For Surfing" - The Logan Dulien Interview

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

'Snapt' creator Logan Dulien has lived nine lives in the space of 40-odd years. Surfer. Filmmaker. Manager. Husband. Father. Addict. Caregiver. Vigila...

Why Surfing And Politics Don't Mix

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Surfing and politics don't mix... until a set of fins costs $400. This week, Mikey and Buck break down the economic debacle facing many of the surf ...

Filipe's Rightful Fury & A CT-Sized Crater At Snapper

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reporting live from the El Salvador Pro, we hear from our correspondent Holden Trnka on everything happening in Surf City this week — including but ...

Balaram Stack On High Fashion Deals, Drugs In Surfing & The Wave Of His Life

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recent Stab Highway winner Balaram Stack joins The Drop for this week's Stab Interview, focusing on his biopic "Hail Mary' — now playing exclusively...

Interview: Mayhem v. Gaga + El Sal Picks

29 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Biolos suing Lady Gaga was not on our 2025 bingo card... but here we are. The craziest part? He's probably going to win. After talking with Mat...

Exclusive Interview: Yago Dora Wins Portugal, Re-Signs with Volcom and Plots World Domination

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rip Curl Portugal Pro winner Yago Dora joins Buck on The Drop to talk all things surfing.

Local Report: CT Surfers Still Party

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Europe, Big Dick Power Surfer sends incredible news from the Rip Curl Pro Portugal: CT surfers are returning to their natural habitat — th...

A Portuguese Tease + How We Nearly Killed Someone On Stab Highway

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 abo...

No Shits Taken

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rasta Rob has not had a bowel movement in 11 days — how on earth is he still up for the Monster Air award?! In non-Highway news, Mikey and Buck dis...

Ben Gravy Offers Mateus Herdy A Sponsorship & Healey Explains Second Reef Pipe

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"It just goes to show how sad of a place the surf industry is in." That was Mateus Herdy, mid-Stab-Highway, as he and Ben Gravy lovingly roasted each...

Natural Selection vs. Nazaré

22 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Surf Abu Dhabi Pro Debrief + News!

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Paul Evans and Stace G breakdown all the contest news live from the Surf Abu Dhabi Pro along with all the happenings on stabmag.com. Was Fil...

Kelly Slater Says He'd Rather Ride John's Wave + Insider Pool Tips

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Apologies for the delay, you'll understand when you listen.

Surfing's Pete Weber joins BDPS!

08 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Brendan Buckley is joined by none other than surfing's very own Pete Weber aka Cam Richards. They break down all the surf news this week inc...

Sam McIntosh Defends The Indefensible

02 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Pipe Pro Predictions & World Title Bets

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 so...

Chippa Wilson Explains His Highway Meltdown

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It would take a lot to kill Chippa Wilson. But 90 hours of travel + 90 degree heat + a night out in Miami nearly did it... and that was just day 1 of ...

Live from the Philippines! Bronson Meydi & Luana Silva Victorious.

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Evans & Stace G bring all this weeks news live from La Union. Plenty of news to catch up on and lots of highlights to break down here in the Phil...

6ft @ 7sec, or 3 @ 15?

11 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Long or short period — which type of surfer are you? That's one of many questions asked and answered in this week's episode of The Drop, where Mike...

Who Can Stop The Florence Dynasty?

05 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nathan Florence won Stab Surfer of the Year in 2023. John Florence won Stab Surfer of the Year in 2024... with Nate in second. How is it possible tha...

Did One of the Judges Nearly Surf in the Eddie?

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a special post Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Invitation pod, we are joined by the chillest psychopath in surfing, Reef McIntosh. After a career of packing...

Why Mason Won't Pick JJF For #1

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're closing out 2024 with a star-studded, action-packed episode of The Drop. This week Mikey and Buck break down the recently concluded Vans Pipe ...

"It Doesn't Cost $20k" ft. Sam McIntosh

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stab co-founder Sam McIntosh explains why the Vans Pipe Masters has no "official" webcast, live from the North Shore of Oahu — along with competitio...

Our Vans Pipe Masters Picks

07 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

LAST CHANCE CYBER MONDAY DISCOUNT: Use code 'dropwallets' at checkout for 30$ off a year of Stab Premium: stabmag.com/get-stab-premium/ — available ...

JOB Drops In

30 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

HUGE BLACK FRIDAY DISCOUNT: Use code 'dropwallets' at checkout for 30$ off a year of Stab Premium: https://stabmag.com/get-stab-premium/ — available...

Addressing The Comments

23 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, the IG comments are true — John Florence's new edit 'Here' is playing exclusively on Stab Premium until November 25. Apologies to anyone this h...

Live: Electric Acid Surfboard Test with David Rastovich (World Premiere in Aus)

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This past Wednesday at The Northern in Byron Bay, Australia, we premiered the fourth and final episode of Dave Rastovich's Electric Acid Surfboard Tes...

Cut the men's tour to 24

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Before making an argument for total gender parity on tour, Mikey and Buck dissect the final episode of EAST (without spoiling the winner), break down ...

What's A Wave Cost At Surf Abu Dhabi?

10 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 l...

Rasta's board art x surf performance theory

02 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Drop, we learn about Dave Rastovich's paint job theory that is so seemingly obvious, yet nobody had bothered to state it before. Also...

The annual sponsorship cliff is here

26 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Who's getting (re-)signed, who's getting dropped? It's that time of year when contracts either expire or renew, and we've got the inside scoop on some...

The Best Surf Film You've Never Seen ft. Jamie Brisick

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former pro surfer and renowned surf writer and podcaster, Jamie Brisick, joins us for a discussion about one of surfing's most polarizing if fascinati...

Why Is Brazil So Dominant On The CS?

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

CT Schedule Review, Saquarema Predictions + Taj's Thoughts On Trilogy

12 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

First and foremost, apologies for the distorted audio — we found this new AI tool that we thought had resolved our amateurish sound design — turns...

Rasta's Best Barrel + JOB On Remaining Relevant

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Electric Acid is officially in orbit, and Dave Rastovich is its star — this week we hear from Rasta at the world premiere of ep 1, along with his sh...

JJF Explains His Pre-Finals Ritual + Stab Highway Horrors Revealed

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're back after a three week hiatus!  Mikey and Buck break down everything that's been happening lately — Stab Highway, Stab Con, the Quik Fest —...