The Drop

The World Quiz Series is officially here. Also this week: Mikey and Buck chat about wayyyy too much surf news, including a secret j-Bay event, the Rip Curl/Bethany fiasco, why surf brands don't (headline) sponsor CT events, a new Noa Deane film, and more. Later, Stace G joins the pod to talk day one at Pipeline, Filipe's tummy ache, the Gabby drop-in, and what's to come later in the event window.

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.

It's true. Surf Sins are officially dead. But we have a new listener segment coming next week. Also in this ep, Mikey and Buck talk: Steph's surprise departure and what it means for the future of the WSL; Stab in the Dark episode 1 and the strange but beautiful brain of Kolohe Andino; the ex-pro skater who might be the future of surfboard shaping; and Buck's trip to Nazare!

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!

A 5x world champ leaves the tour, Stab in the Dark shapers revealed, tons of news from Hawaii, and so much more in this week's episode of The Drop! Buck in Mikey dissect all of the above and give a penance to our second-last surf sin.

This is as raw as it gets. Facetime call on speaker, Quicktime recording on the Macbook, and Nate Florence tells all about his historic 2023 run. Sorry about the cicadas!

We'll let Sam McIntosh explain. Beyond Stab in the Dark, this ep also includes: our 2023 Stab Surfer of the Year winners, a new women-centric surfboard brand, an Electric Acid spin-off, a Kelly Slater surf sin and more!

2024 opens with a bang — IG drama, sponsor drops, horoscopes, and so much more. Mikey and Buck discuss all the big news from the last two weeks and deliver penances for one of our last ever surf sins. Oh yeah, and Stab Surfer of the Year 2023 is almost decided. Tune in for a leaderboard update.

Use code 'stabholiday23' for 10% a Stab Premium gift! This week, Mikey and Buck discuss what the hell is happening over at the biggest surf site in the world: Surfline. Next they break down two new Stab releases: Cheat Codes with Steph Gilmore and a deleted scene from our upcoming Chippa Wilson film in the Palm Springs Surf Club. Finally we break down the New Jersey swell that owned Instagram this week (hint: it wasn't actually that good) and meet a man who hasn't slept in a house in 10 years, in pursuit of never-ending tubes.

Welcome back to Red Bull No Contest. A travel series by surfers presented by Red Bull & Stab. In this episode are off to South Africa,. Click here to view the whole episode. https://www.redbull.com/int-en/episodes/no-contest-off-tour-s2-e4 No Contest host Ashton Goggans is joined by Red Bull athlete and HSGP star Jordy Smith exploring the 984km stretch of coast between Durban and Jeffreys Bay. Jump into this podcast for a deeper look into the trip!

Apologies for the late upload, but we're breaking massive news on this episode of The Drop, as one of the greatest surfers of all time will take a step back from the tour in 2024. Listen in to find out who.

Hard to believe it's that time of year again, but Pipeline is alive and day one of the Vans Pipe Masters is ON. In this ep, Buck and Mikey break down all the latest surf news from Hawaii, Tahiti, South Africa, and of course San Luis Obispo before confronting an extra eggy surf sin.

Thanks for tuning in, on this weeks behind the scenes look at Red Bull No Contest with Ashton Goggans we take a deep dive behind the scenes look at the idyllic Tahiti. For all of the episodes in this season head on over to Red Bull TV by following the link - https://www.redbull.com/au-en/shows/no-contest-off-tour In this podcast we take look into what makes Tahiti so special. With some of the best locals and guides showing us around we didn't miss a thing from meeting the godfather of Teahupo’o and marine biologist, Peva Levy to addressing the upcoming tower controversy with the 2024 Paris Olympics in which Teahupo'o will host the surfing. We hope you enjoy the show.

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.

Get 25% off a year of Stab Premium with code CYBER25: https://stabmag.memberful.com/checkout?plan=89584&coupon=cyber25 This holiday week, Mikey and Buck reveal what they're most thankful for in surfing, play word association games with Vans Pipe Master competitors, and determine when (and where) claiming is acceptable.

This week on Red Bull No Contest we head of to Morocco with Ashton Goggans. Jump into this episode to find out why Ashton planned on staying for 6 days and ended up staying for 2 months. Along for the ride on this journey were Red Bull athletes Natxo Gonzales, Kauli Vaast and Laura Coviella along with locals Othmane Choufani, Ramzi Boukhaim and Soufiane Cheroub.

Red Bull and Stab's travel series by surfers is back! In our first episode for this season of Red Bull No Contest Ashton takes a behind the scenes look at San Francisco's thick skinned & big hearted surf community. Along for the ride is J.O.B, Ian Walsh, Izzy Gomez & Lewis Samuels.

Buck and Mikey break down a genuinely massive week of surf news, including major industry rumblings, two favorite Stab franchises launched, and some WSL and Olympics drama.

This story goes deeper than you think. In this episode of The Drop, Mikey and Buck break down a huge week in surfing, which ranged from quarter-century sponsor splits, Middle East wavepools, world records, the world's cheapest surfers (us), and an age-old debate: PU vs EPS. Don't be scared, drop in.

Big-budget brands are culling their teams. Small, surfer-led ops are on the rise. Is this what a revolution feels like? On this week's ep, Mikey and Buck discuss the recent Boardriders sponsorship cliff and what it means for the industry as a whole. Then Kolohe Andino comes on and reminds us what surfing is really about.