Welcome to CUSP (the Currently Untitled Surf Podcast), where Stab writer Michael Ciaramella and Championship Tour coach Stace Galbraith dissect the minutiae of competitive surfing, occasionally in a combative fashion. This is the first episode of our new, contest-driven podcast, so let us know what you think. For the impatient types: 0:33 podcast and host introduction 2:50 Honolua bay intro 3:48 Mike's conspiracy theory part 1 (Lakey) 8:19 Stace's rebuttal 9:25 Mike's re-rebuttal 11:25 Mike's conspiracy theory part 2 (Caroline) 13:17 Stace confirms that match-fixing happens within WSL events 15:06 Jack Freestone burns Heitor Alves on purpose 17:32 Stace talks Hawai'i 18:51Carissa wins Honolua, Stace offers insights from the ground 20:43 Lakey's missed wave... again 24:53Tyler Wright's triumphant return 29:25 the Tyler wildcard snafu 33:30 Sunset beach intro 34:46 Zeke Lau's Sunset requirement 36:28 the Zeke x Jack collision 42:01 Ethan Ewing's Hawaii performance 43:34 Matthew McGillivray qualification 44:18Morgan Cibilic: where did he come from and what has he done in Hawaii? 50:39 Stu Kennedy: ignorance is not (always) bliss. 51:22 how Stace's numerical mind helped jack freestone get on tour 53:17 Stuart Kennedy pt 2. 54:46 2019 QS qualifiers 57:01 Is the QS a true test of who should be on the CT? 58:50 Pipeline intro 59;26 Pipe predictions 101:55 Do Jordy and Filipe have a chance? 104:56 What about Kolohe? 106:05 CT requalification situation 1:08:36 observations from the Pipe lineup 1:10:04 Willian's declaration of fear 1:12:11 Will fallen CT surfers revert to the QS? 1:14:20 The Olympics: what's its value to surfing? 1:18:41 Kelly & John 1:24:21 2020 CT wildcard options (Mikey Wright, Leo Fioravanti, ADS)

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