Stab Podcasts
The podcast covers three main areas: weekly surf news, competition coverage and analysis, and interviews with the most interesting people in surfing.
Episodes
Surfer allegations update + our Portugal Picks
Everything we know (for now) about the allegations against Al Cleland Jr, and a Rip Curl Pro Portugal preview.
How A Doctor Of Physical Therapy Is Changing Surfboard Design | StabMic Ep. 34
The sun never sets in the EAST, and New York City never sleeps. A match made in insomnia, and we figured the two ought to meet.
Last week, we gathered at Vans Skate Space in Brooklyn for the finale of EAST starring Harry Bryant, where we crowned Ashton Pickle heavyweight champion of the weird.
The next day, we took the party to 90th Street, where attendees got to test drive Haz’s EAST quiver.
"I'm the best shaper in the world... it's not an ego thing"
Who said it?
If you watched the EAST finale with Harry Bryant, you already know the answer.
If not, have a listen here as Mikey and Buck discuss the spectacular way in which our annual alt board fiasco concluded. Genuine shock and awe thanks to the wizardry of Danny Johnson (and a bit of Haz).
Also in this ep:
- Does Japan have the best localism?
- How many rails is too many rails?
- Which
DEFECT: In Conversation | StabMic Ep. 33
In Episode #33 of StabMic, Hunter Martinez, Dane Reynolds, and Jake Kelley sit down with Dooma to talk through the making of DEFECT.
We let the film run, and we let the boys talk to it. Stories of great value ensue: misadventures in an Indonesian corner named after the phallic appendage of one sailor-surfer, the music choices, the trips, and an additional clip of Dane running shirtless through a
The Ethics Of Surf Filmmaking
What's off limits in 2026?
Mikey and Buck discuss our members' response to Steko's divisive new film 'Fudo'— namely, the "crimes "of IP theft and sex appeal.
Also on the docket: a Quik Fest review, an EAST Fest pump up (more below), a Stab High announcement, interviews with the Lowers winners, our first 2028 Olympians and more.
PS: If you're in NYC, join us this Friday, Oct 2 and Saturday, Oc
The Day Greg Long Drowned | StabMic Ep. 32
“I look back on that moment as the single most important moment of my life.”
Quite a thing to say about the day you died.
On December 21, 2012, Greg Long suffered a three-wave hold-down at Cortez Bank and clinically drowned.
Greg was wearing the first iteration of the flotation vest developed by Shane Dorian and Billabong. He yanked the trigger, but it didn’t inflate. He tried again. And aga
Who Stole Harry's Board + A Critical Lowers Recap
When the sun sets on one lineup (Lowers), it rises in another (La Graviere).
This week, Mikey and Buck discuss the last CT event before the post-season plus the non-sanctioned event that is currently taking France by storm (Quik Fest).
Also: Ageist theory from the latest EAST ep + how many hours you need to improve at surfing, according to Nate Florence.
Joel Parkinson Enters The Confessional | StabMic Ep. 31
“I’m not sure if I’m allowed to tell this story… But I’m gonna do it anyway.”
The best stories tend to live on the wrong side of the velvet rope, and every so often a gentleman must ignore the bouncer and let the public in. Parko, being a gentleman of considerable repute, has brought several such stories with him. Bisous!
Fresh off the Surf100 $100k Finale, where the public judges may have been
A $100k Judging Controversy + Lowers CT Picks
Surf100 spoilers + a Lowers preview.
Mikey C is joined by Buck and Stace.
Cloudy Report: Questionable 10s, Kelly Call-Outs & Late-Season Title Runs
Cloudbreak just concluded with more questions than answers...
Who was actually surfing well, and who was doing the bare minimum? Who gets priority when skis are involved? And how does the Abu Dhabi news affect the world's best surfers?
Stace G and Mikey C investigate.
How Zeke Lau Became Surfing’s Villain | StabMic Ep. 30
Coming into this year’s Surf100 Challenger Series, Zeke Lau’s reputation preceded him.
Part of the calculation in casting him was that his history of hyper-competitive, occasionally confrontational surfing might make for good television. Zeke as antagonist, Zeke as disruptor, Zeke as villain.
But, as anyone who’s been keeping up with the show knows, Zeke doesn’t really seem to be that guy anymor
Roasted by Reynolds
A Drop of epic proportions.
Harry Bryant fin discourse, a Dane vs. Joel Tudor music beef, Shane Dorian's tips on aging and an interview with the Hog?
Yep, all inside.
Harry Bryant On EAST, Big-Wave Psychology & Fin-Gate | StabMic Ep. 29
Though not quite as internet-breaking as Kim Kardashian’s bare-cheeked, gravity defying Paper Magazine shoot back in 2014, nor inspiring quite the same conspiratorial energy as the great Slater-Mann affair of early 2026, the first episode of Harry Bryant’s EAST produced a similarly divided response.
Some hot and bothered, taking a long, appreciative look at the unusual shapes, admiring the more
Cloudy Picks + A Cole Houshmand Cameo Live From Tavarua
How does it feel to jump from a two-story building onto three feet of reef? We asked Cole Houshmand after a recent Cloudbreak hiding... from the sands of Tavarua Island Resort.
Finally, Stace G and Mikey C dive into their Cloudbreak picks and predictions. Comp starts tomorrow!
The Year Cocaine Washed Up in France | StabMic Ep. 28 | Paul Evans
“Between Christmas 2003 and New Year 2024, packages of cocaine started washing up along the beaches of Southwest France.
National television news reports carried the story of the coke de la plage — the beach cocaine, around a month after the first local rumours of finds emerged. One TV report on France 2, 30th Jan 2004, stated one-and-a-half tonnes had been recovered along French and Spanish coas
Cocaine Spoons & Raw Cowabunga Spirit
We could all use a little Yolanda in our lives.
This week, Buck confronts Mikey C on his failed QS campaign. Then the boys chat Tahiti, EAST with Harry B, cocaine spoons, the best surf bikinis and more.
Kolohe Andino Is Sick Of Watching Surfers Eat Breakfast | StabMic Ep. 27
“Everyone’s trying to sell the core thing, so we actually went for corny.”
Kolohe Andino and his brand, Steko, have a new surf film, Fudo, coming to theatres in late August, followed by a run of premieres before eventually landing on Stab Premium shortly thereafter.
From the trailers and clips released so far, it’s clear a serious amount of effort has gone into making the thing: week-long setups
Kelly Combos Medina, Calls Out His Arch Nemesis
Why did Kelly win that heat against Gabriel Medina?
It wasn't for his thousands of fans, his young family, or even himself.
It was for Ronnie Nelson.
Let's drop in.
Mason Ho On Farming, Andy Irons, And The Day He Punched Kelly Slater | StabMic Ep. 26
For most non-human animals, if you think about it hard enough, you can place yourself inside their brains and assume their experience of the world based on their behaviour.
We observe, infer motivation, project our own experience onto theirs, and arrive at some rough approximation of an inner life.
The further down the mammalian ladder you go, the easier this can seem. A small mammal wants food
Hossegor Beach Cocaine Ep 1: Y2K to Infinity
Remember when thousands of kilos of cocaine washed up on the shores of Hossegor, France, in the early 2000s, upending the entire surf community for years to come?
Paul Evans does.
In this Stab Premium podcast series, Paul speaks with dozens of people involved in southwest France's cocaine scandal and how it affected their no-longer sleepy surf village — and pro surfing as a whole.
Episode 1
A Wildcard May Just Win In Tahiti
Stace G and Mikey C provide our Tahiti preview and picks, presented by Betonline.ag.
Make your own picks here: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/surfing/surfing-events
Jamie O’Brien Doesn’t Believe Pro Surfers Are Core | StabMic Ep. 25
Who is JOB, really?
One of the greatest surfers of his generation, for one. At Pipe, he’s right there in the best-ever conversation, on any respectable list.
In terms of pure comfort at one of the deadliest waves on the planet, he’s the prize mattress in the showroom. Five stars, perfect lumbar support. He toys with Pipe like the reef beneath him is a foam pit rather than a death trap, riding co
Why JJF Should Return In 2027
Let's play a game of surf BINGO.
Cards ready.
This week Mikey and Buck touch on:
- sharks
- the WSL
- the ISA
- the Olympics
- John Florence
- the US Open
- river surfing
- stand-up paddling
- beer
- the deeper meaning of tuberiding
Any winners yet?
From The Championship Tour To Louis Vuitton | Mikey February | StabMic Ep. 24
“Anyone who does surfing is going to do it in their own way.”
“The WSL does it in their own way, Stab does it in their own way. Obviously Louis Vuitton is going to do it in their own way. It’s going to be extra and over the top.”
The question, really, is not whether Michael February belongs in a Louis Vuitton campaign. The question is whether any other surfer make the whole proposition look qui
Special Guest: Albee Layer's Psychotic Shark Encounter
Albee Layer and Torrey Meister got water-herded by a shark in Maui, and he's still a staunch proponent of sharks' rights.
The same can't be said at Fred Pawle — to some the star, to many others the villain of our currently-running Shark Week. Keep your ears peeled for a snippet of the Great Shark Debate inside.
Also in this ep we announce our new EAST surfer (presented by Kona Big Wave and Van
JJF vs Dane at the world's best righthander
What's the best film section of all time? Mikey and Buck believe they've found it.
Also in this week's ep:
- drama in the latest Surf100 ep
- the great fin debate
- sharks v ketamine darts
- and more!
Why Surf Films Will Never Win An Oscar | StabMic Ep. 22
“I used to just drift through the world and have all these magic moments surfing. Now, I try so hard to make them happen, and it’s just so rare. I can’t believe how lucky I was.”
For those suffering from Dane deficiency, some numbers: in the average StabMic episode, Dane accounts for roughly 15% of the single-camera shots. This time, he's north of 50%. Which is to say: this is the most Dane-heav
Slater Swipes The Company AmEx, Cloud 9 Emerges, CTers Stoop To Challenger Mode
A WSL mid-season update, featuring Stace G and Mikey C.
The boys look back at the last six CT events, peer ahead to the next seven, give some world title updates, discuss the CS succumbers and more.
The Man In The Arena | StabMic Ep. 21
Why is Griffin Colapinto quoting Theodore Roosevelt?
Why did his mother spend his formative years threatening him with homelessness? What are Gabby Medina’s hobbies? And why has Griff's romantic life, at various points, become a subject of interest among anonymous Instagram accounts?
This week on the StabMic, we get them answers.
Griff occupies a strange place in modern surfing. He's one of the
The WSL's New Stop... Is A Right?
And an incredible right at that.
Perhaps the new best high performance stop on tour?
This week, Mikey and Buck discuss the recent Cloud 9 announcement along with the best accessories in surfing, a new Surf100 x Pacifico) ep, crowd control issues at Teahupo'o, the entirely real and globally recognized World Cup of Surfing with special guest Paul Evans.
The Spectacular Vindication Of Dan Mann | StabMic Ep. 20
“This is surfing. The meanest people in the world get into making surfboards.”
Surprising, then, that perhaps the most cartoonishly cheerful man in surfing right now also happens to be a board builder: Dan Mann.
Dan’s been something of a hot industry topic in recent months, following his contentious victory in Stab In The Dark X, when Kelly Slater elected to crown his own shaper the best of the
How Big Is It?
We mean the waves, of course.
Head high? Double over? 30 ft? 100?
An Irish beer brand will be the judge of that, in 3-4 business years.
After discussing the new How Surfers Get Paid ep, Mikey and Buck debate whether or not Saquarema is a good wave and discuss the passing of San Diego surfer Patrick Phillips after an accident at Teahupo'o.
How Not To Start A Surf Brand, With Craig Anderson & Dane Reynolds | StabMic Ep. 19
Prerequisites for riding for Former:
– Must be able to hang on trips
– Must be willing to sleep on the floor of a warehouse
That’s about it.
Before you volunteer your soul, there’s also the unspoken requirement that Dane Reynolds and Craig Anderson respect your surfing.
Yep.
It’s alright. Sit back down. There’s a seat here, still warm, right next to me.
Since this weekly chat began, we’ve be
Saquarema Picks & Why Brazil Runs The Surf World
A Saquarema CT preview featuring Stace G and Mikey C.
Make your surf picks here: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/surfing/surfing-futures
El Sal Winner Leo Fioravanti On Rail Surfing, Brazilian Fans & More
Buck sits down with the recent CT winner from Rome to dissect the 28-year-old's competition mindset and broader thoughts on modern-day surfing.
Later, Mikey C joins Buck to discuss the new episode of Surf100 x Pacifico, Tom Lowe's near-death experience, and two Film of the Year nominees.
This ep is presented by Slowtide and Pacifico.
Shop the new Steph Surf Shop collab towels here: https://s
Dane Reynolds Discusses The Biggest Regrets Of His Surfing Career | StabMic Ep. 18
If you ain’t the one, you the prototype.
Every institution has its creation myth. Rome had Romulus and Remus, Apple had the garage, The Beats had the 1944 murder.
StabMic, in its larval stage, had no posters, sponsors, or Danny from the booth. It wasn’t even StabMic yet. It was just an idea, and perhaps the defining idea of the modern male condition.
We should start a podcast.
This was sometim
A Massacre In El Sal + The Truth About El Niño
Can anyone stop a one-legged Italo?
Doesn't seem like it, but we'll find out soon.
Before dissecting the elite surfer massacre in El Sal, Mikey and Buck get into this week's news:
- Surf100's first loser
- The truth about El Niño
- An (actually) unbiased wavepool review
- When it's ok to paddle in (never?)
Ethan Ewing & Dane Reynolds Discuss The Best Surfboard On The Planet | StabMic Ep. 17
Round up a dozen of the world’s best shapers. Lock them in their respective sheds and ask them to solve the same problem twelve different ways. Gather whatever they create, paint the rails blue and ship them off to Sumbawa.
Acquire Ethan Ewing. Clear his schedule, handle him with care. Ship him to Sumbawa too.
Point a few cameras at him, put him in warm water, let him loose. Set the Smooth Gori
Is Italo Out For El Sal?!
World number 1 just copped another surfer's fin to the knee and received eight stitches(!). Will he be well enough to compete at Punta Roca?
Time will tell, but for now, Stace and Mikey pontificate on everything else around stop number five on the 2026 Championship Tour.
The Truth About Stab in the Dark
Our new Stab in the Dark winner is surprising to say the least.
Mikey and Buck break down Ethan's final ep with all its twists and turns, explain the new Surf100 season, discuss Gabriel Medina's foam infidelity, announce the best boardshorts in the world (according to you) and more.
The Skinny Meat Head Episode | StabMic Ep. 16
How do you measure success?
Money? Conquests? Desires fulfilled?
You know you’ve really made it when your name ends up in the dictionary describing a certain type of behaviour. An eponym is what we’d call it, if we were trying to sound intelligent. Which we are. So that’s what we’ll call it.
Machiavellian, from Niccolò Machiavelli — describing someone willing to do nasty things in pursuit of an
Raglan Winners & Losers + Ethan's Stab In The Dark Finalists
What is happening on the CT right now?
We're a third of the way through the season, and there are four Brazilian goofies atop the men's rankings. On the women's side, no one seems to have found the world champ pace. At least we got to see the CTers go left for once.
Stace G and Mikey C break down everything from the recent event at Raglan, before Buck comes on to bash seals, drag boy band memb
Have We Moved Into A New Era Of Surfing? StabMic Ep. 15
“It’s hard to judge when these guys are progressing the sport that much, in such a short amount of time.”
Among the vape stores selling synthetic cannabinoids, packeted magic mushrooms, and aggressively branded T-shirts bearing prophetic slogans like “It’s Not Gonna Lick Itself” and “Slippery When Wet,” alongside racks of hyper-compressed shorts stamped with male first names that claimed ownershi
Internationally Recognised Flying Object: Hughie Vaughan | StabMic Ep. 14
Hard to talk aerial surfing, these days, without coughing up the name Hughie Vaughan. Harder still to believe he’s only 19 years old.
He’s really taken flight, if you will, over the past few years. The original seed for the Bottle Rockets division. Entered Stab High Lakey Peak as a tiny 15-year-old and levitated around the comp-site like a garden bird. Proved he could hang with fully grown men de
The Vaughan Dynasty Continues + Stab High Afterparty Drama
Hughie Vaughan scores a perfect 50 to win Stab High x Monster Energy Virginia Beach, extending the Vaughan Dynasty from Japan and Sydney to the eastern US.
Mikey and Buck discuss everything that went down this weekend with sore heads (and throats), the morning after finals day.
Stab High is presented by Monster Energy with support from Vans, YETI, Quiksilver, Kona Big Wave, and Sun Bum.
Questionable Threeway At Stab High x Monster!
Stace, Mikey and Buck collide under jet-filled skies for our Stab High preview pod.
Comp runs May 15-16 EST. Join us in VB or watch on Stab Premium.
Who Can Beat Medina At Raglan?
While Medina looks the favorite on paper (and perhaps even the warmups), he has a gauntlet to surf through if he wants to make the Raglan final. Griffin, Filipe, and then likely Yago or Italo in the final.
One thing's for sure: it'll be a show.
Buy Stab High tickets here (May 15/16 in Virginia Beach): https://booking.atlanticparksurf.com/store_19?_kx=Gp3GUxykDoH2PTHVsUs2lg.VBFqD4
Jordy Smith & Dane Reynolds Revisit Their Media-Manufactured Rivalry | StabMic Ep. 13
Thanks bru. Thanks bru. Thank you, bru.
By episode twelve, Jordy Smith had become StabMic’s absent father figure. Big Bru was mentioned constantly, looming every conversation. Dooma, especially unable to stop himself, damp-eyed, remembering him.
Sooner or later, the spectre had to sit in the chair.
So here he is.
Jordy Smith joins Dane and Dooma on episode 13 of StabMic to discuss everything
Snapper Rocks Reminds Us What Pro Surfing Can Be
It's a Queensland sweep at Snapper Rocks, with Eth and Steph on the podium and DHD back in his rightful throne.
Stace G and Mikey C break down everything that happened on the Superbank... and at the dueling afterparties.
Get Stab High Virginia Beach tickets here: https://booking.atlanticparksurf.com/store_19?_kx=Gp3GUxykDoH2PTHVsUs2lg.VBFqD4
Taj Burrow & Dane Reynolds On Ageing & The Paris Hilton Era Of Surfing | StabMic Ep. 12
“I wanted to get some CI’s, but Kelly wouldn’t let me.”
No one man should wield such power. But for a while, Kelly Slater did. Or, allegedly did, at least.
Back in his early tour years, Taj Burrow had lined up a batch of boards from Channel Islands Surfboards. Order placed, path clear. Then, abruptly, not happening.
After some digging, word came back. Kelly Slater had intervened. No rival ride
Snapper Rocks preview + your top 10 favorite surfers in 2026
We're back with a double-header ep.
First up, Buck & Mikey cover general surf news, including Stab int eh Dark insights and a breakdown of our audience's favorite surfers in 2026.
Then Stace G joins the pod to give his Snapper preview live from the Gold Coast — spoiler: it's gonna be cooking.
Also, Stab High x Monster Energy returns on May 15-16 in Virginia Beach, USA.
Get Stab High ticket
StaceG & Tom De Souza talk priority, life, surfing & otherwise
Stace catches up with the man on the ground Tom De Souza to talk all things Margaret River Pro. Mainly who not to film in the car park. Thanks for dropping in.
Dane Reynolds' On Music You Should NEVER Pair With Surfing
“You’ll see some guy run a Slayer track at Emma Wood and you’re like WTF. The music has to match the energy of the surfing. The energy of the music has to lay just below the surfing. It has to lift it up, not eclipse it.”
As far as tastemakers go, no one’s warped surfing’s Spotify playlist quite like Dane.
In this episode of Stab Mic: we learn da rules (loose). Pairing. Energy matching. Matt Biol
Is Surfing For The Rich? | StabMic Episode 10
“My ego and my common sense still argue with each other.”
For someone who’s spent decades stress-testing the edge of what’s survivable, Nate Fletcher talks about his surfing career like it was mostly something that just happened around him.
His impact on surfing is undeniable, across airs, big waves, and board and fin design. And though he carries it like a man overdue for a cigarette, nursing
Have High-Performance Surfboards Already Peaked? | StabMic Episode 09
“We could never pay back Kelly Slater for what he did for Channel Islands. That’s the truth of it. What does he want? The whole company?”
As you’ll remember in SITDX, Britt Merrick spoke to the fracture left by Kelly’s departure from CI – something that registered, at least to him, as something of a betrayal, and perhaps one he felt more acutely than his father ever did.
Kelly, when given the sp
StaceG x Josiah give their Margaret River Pro Predictions.
Mikey C has been axed, Josiah has been relegated from StabMIC to the Drop. Another week, another contest! Lets drop in to everything that is the Margaret River Pro.
The World's Best Surfer Has Zero World Titles
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 — but whether a better surfer has ever existed.
Mikey and Buck discuss this point, along with several other headlines from the past week:
- Should Griffin have won that Dane Henry heat?
- The innermost workings of Kelly's mind.
- Does it matter more
Dane Reynolds On Shaper Polyamory, Tour Politics + The Aussie Treble | StabMic Episode 8
Dane is back. Mercy. Things resume.
To watch along visit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krloTW3PL1k
Dane has become almost synonymous with anti-competition, his exit at the peak of his powers romanticised, mythologised even, into a Reynoldsian legend. An episode dedicated to the start of the WSL season, then, seems an odd fit.
But Dane was a competitor once, which gives him a rare vanta
Bells Picks, Predictions & Reactions on our First Youtube Ep!
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 ugly heads the whole time — live Bells warmups are the real star of the show.
Listen on your standard podcast app, or watch the full show (preferred method) here:
https://youtu.be/wSuxjOW02qs
Our Official 2026 World Title Picks
Stace G and Mikey C give their long-awaited 2026 CT season preview, including:
- Changes to the Tour
- Rookie class analysis
- Shaper Rankings favorites
- World title picks and darkhorses
Stab Mic: Christopher Chippa Wilson
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 that time he nearly died surfing for a Stab film.
This is Stab Mic episode 07, hosted by Damien Fahrenfort and Josiah Amico.
A Controversial Week In Surfing
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 feathers.
Mikey and Buck discuss.
Stab Mic: The Child Prodigy Episode
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 Bum and Roark.
Rookie CTer Breaks Down Newcastle
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 of the Year.
John John Florence + Dane Reynolds Recall The Best Session Of Their Lives
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/
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Two thousand and twelve. Kony. The predicted apocalypse didn’t come, as foretold. Spewing. 18-year-old John John Florence and 26-year-old Dane Reynolds meet in Japan for Dear Suburbia, scoring what they both still swear are th
The Final Challenger Series Podcast
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
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 conversation at stabmag.com?
Indefinitely, one suspects. He is, after all, the most fascinating and formidable of lab rats. But for our fragile neural circuits, let’s linger on Kelly one last time, in all his scheming, elegant, slightly terrifying glory.
This
Kelly Slater + Dane Reynolds Talk Lineup Psychosis And The Untold Stories Of SITD X
Watch the latest episode of Stab in the Dark X starring Kelly Slater here
https://stabmag.com/stabcinema/watch-...
Any genuinely endearing conversation might hinge on seating Dane Reynolds next to someone improbable and letting the room do the work. Last week: the reigning world champ. This week: Kelly Slater, calling in from New Zealand.
Four months post hip replacement, the greatest surfer of
Surfing World Champs vs. ISA
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, along with:
- a SITDX ep 3 breakdown + finale update
- an industry report with more sticker changes than a used car lot
- Italo's secret sponsorship trick
- One of the world's best waves' sale price
- and more!
Stab Mic: Dane Reynolds Interviews Yago Dora
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 Stab Mic — watch the full video version on Stab Magazine's Youtube channel.
StabMic: Dane Reynolds On The State of Surfing in 2026
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 Stab Premium app.
Stab Writer Saves Drowning Children In Santa Cruz Boat Crash!
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 storming the Steamer Lane lineup (which Holden not only witnessed, but assisted in the life-saving efforts that followed), whether or not Instagram reels are killing our surf boners (Holden says they are), and oh yeah, a few hints about the NEW EPISODE
Exclusive Interview: John Florence On Why He Left The Tour
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 departure from the tour, and what he'll be doing to grow his brand(s) in the meantime...
This ep also features a Kelly Slater Stab in the Dark ep 2 breakdown, where Mikey and Buck discuss board theories, shaper rivalries, and the first elimination (spoil
Why JJF's Out, Raglan's In, And A Pipe CS Preview
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 forecast + picks for the upcoming Pipe CS event.
Kelly Slater and Sam McIntosh Share Stab In the Dark War Stories
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-the-scenes details of our new Stab in the Dark series.
Episode 2 drops this week, and reveals Kelly's first bite of the apple. Historically, a forbidden fruit — but in this case, oh so sweet.
SITD X release schedule:
Episode 1: Jan 13
Episode 2:
Boards Torched, Mystery Shaper Revealed On Stab in the Dark X
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 surf turf war and a quick trip to Ukraine.
We're Back! With Stab In The Dark Secrets...
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 also missed a lot over the holidays. Shall we recap?
A World Champ Walks, Stab Wins A Bidding War, And Why We Changed Surfer Of The Year...
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 gets in a bidding war with a major surf brand (and loses, then wins). And Stab Surfer of the Year gets a facelift.
Localism's Final Boss: The Scooter Guy
Where does localism end and insanity begin? Particularly in the Canary Islands, where a crazed, scooter-riding, rock-wielding man just went full Joe Namath on a visiting surfer.
Buck and Mikey break this down along with an exclusive Kolohe Andino interview, Nate Florence's Austrian torture chamber, Mikey Feb's broken board theory, the world's best artificial wave and some exciting news from Hawa
Jon Pyzel's Elite Volume Hack!
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 to Apple pods until yesterday, so now we've got two eps in two days which I guess is better than nothing. Maybe?
I'd say it won't happen again, but it probably will, so thanks as always for coming along for the ride with us.
For now
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The Church of What's Happening Now: The New Testament
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Crickets Corner
