In today’s show Scott and David welcome the return of the Hawai’i season, reveal the secret ingredient to EAST, reinvest in their miseducation about fins, and unearth never-before-seen archival Tom Curren footage and amplify his lore. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show Scott and David attempt to define “high-performance” in light of the high-flying Twin Fin Invitational, question if the Pickle Fork is the new Elf Shoe’d potato chip, marvel at the acting chops of Tom Curren, and David finally reviews The Life And Death Of Westerly Windina. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…

In today’s show David and Scott rediscover the virtues of Haleiwa, marvel at Slater’s ever-improving talent, dissect when less is more, celebrate the inception of Natural Selection Surf, and get inside info the challenges of working with flax. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show Scott and David recap the 2024 Boardroom Show highlights; McTavish expanding his legendary status, Arenal cementing his, the camaraderie of the surf community, and why it always comes back to the surfboard. Also, controversy erupts ahead of the 2025 CT season as a 2x WSL Champ faces imprisonment if she competes at event #2. Enjoy! L…

In today’s show David and Scott outline McTavish’s Boardroom Show quiver, discover Rasta’s secret life hack, revisit The Snap Heard ‘Round The World, and embrace a common clothing material as the next major advancement in surfboard construction. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show someone sets the course to win a title on a self-shape, JJF politely declines hero-status and finds honor as everyman, mythic free-surf wunderkind embarks on new career as shaper, and Rasta tours the US to showcase the world’s most enviable modern quiver. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show rock climbing blazes a trail for surfing, Andy Irons makes a case for less foam, Clay Marzo returns from the future to offer a peak at 2034, the boys discover the greatest surf city on the planet, and yet another teen gal bursts on to center stage. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show David identifies the single most influential surfer of all time, Scott reveals the secret origins of one of the world’s greatest shapers, then the boys revel in the rebel big wave tour and observe how a perfect work/life/surf balance is the key to aging gracefully. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…

In today’s show Scott and David unwind Finals Day, gawk at the world-champ level performances, tease apart the almost controversial judging, right the historical record about who did it first, and predict what comes next for our two new champs. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

On today’s Trestles-themed show Scott and David celebrate a major win at San-O, watch the Lowers freesurf, make final 5 assessments, give a peak behind the WSL’s shifts in 2025, and petition to bring back “Buzzy”. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show Scott identifies the greatest surf prodigy since Slater, David reveals the most volatile and secret rivalry on Tour, then the boys map a potential JJF retirement party, and dissect Derek Hynd’s recent Influencer Power Rankings. Plus Duke and Kooks! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show David recaps his recent journey to Southern California’s preeminent wave pool, then the boys celebrate the (potentially) greatest comeback in surfing, speculate on the true history of Tavarua, and out the Hollywood director who thinks you’re a jerk. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today's show Scott's prescient predictions come to fruition in the most unexpected of ways, Surfer Mag returns to print, Nathan Florence is bestowed yet another dignitary honor, JJF shows up at Lowers to foreshadow a third crown, and one 52 year old surfer once again manifests the wave of winter. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy! Learn more about you…

In today’s show Scott and David survey the seascape after the Olympic’s, enumerate the medals, visualize 2028, identify why IOC censorship is the antithesis of surfing, and explain why a chlorinated playing field is a sad but inevitable eventuality. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today's show Scott and David marvel in what might be the biggest, most viewed day of surfing ever. From the world champ whose limelight dimmed to the unexpected hero who earned the highest total of the day, if surfing ever breaches the mainstream, day three of the Olympics will have been the day to do it. The boys recap it all herein. Enjoy! Lea…

In today’s show Diffenderfer explains the impossibility of scaling a custom board biz, Warshaw highlights a little known pioneering moment in women’s surfing, Mandala gives deeper insight into the virtues of the Twinzer and the mystique of Wil Jobson, and Internet goes to war over the value of public shaming. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices…

In today's show Scott and David dive head first into an ice bath and emerge reinvigorated by the prodigal return of Dave Rastovich, attempt to redefine the terms that describe his craft, celebrate the Month of The Laminator, pick the wildest of Wildcards, and lament the latest Olympic forecast. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad …

In today’s show Scott and David identify how early trauma may yield profound surfing, celebrate Creed’s embrace of Scott’s favorite board, help define simply terms for WSL judges, and give YOU the opportunity to win a surf comp. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDavid Lee Scales and Scott Bass tarafından oluşturuldu

In today’s Independence Day themed show the boys identify the greatest surfer to ever hail from Texas, calculate Italo’s hyperactivity vs Cloudbreak’s steadiness, track the devolution of Puerto Escondido, and Scott regales us with his story of riding a sea turtle. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show Scott connects the dots between childhood trauma and great works, David celebrate's Occy’s enduring influence, and then the boys applaud Stab High, set an important record straight, and honor the character and life of Tamayo Perry. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today's show Scott and David revel in the JBay Classic, embrace Gerr's missive for individuality, design the ideal surf bout, make a bold prediction for Stab High, celebrate the highest earning year in professional surfing, and map a plan for how to handle the filthiest beach day of the year. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad…

In today’s show Finnegan’s article on Jock Sutherland begs Scott and David to question all their life’s choices, they celebrate the pursuit of pleasure, connect the hilarity of farts with high IQ, and identify the greatest surfer to never win a world title. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show, Scott recaps session of his life last week in Indo before he and David recap the El Salvador event, celebrate free surfing in a CT event, take advice from Mark Richards, and plea to save the bastion of surf frontier in SoCal. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show, broadcast from Indonesia, revel in the greatest two days of surf viewing, bow to Vahine, question if Italo is back, reassess the GOAT’s dominance, and spread rumors about 2025. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDavid Lee Scales and Scott Bass tarafından oluşturuldu

In today’s show Scott uncovers the rabble-rouser who demands combat surfing, David finds Filipe facing his fears, then a couple teen girls finally force them to confront whether they are misogynist or simply ignorant. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDavid Lee Scales and Scott Bass tarafından oluşturuldu

In today’s show Scott and David marvel at perhaps the greatest surf discovery of the decade, relive the moment in surfing where everything went hi-pro, isolate the single wave wherein female surfing hit it’s simultaneous highest and lowest point, and HB solidifies its place as a fundamentalist fighting ground. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choice…

In today’s show Scott reveals the unexpected and totally welcome return of print and the boys celebrate unsung legends from the big wave world, mourn the latest barbaric brutality in Baja, and marvel at the latest misstep at The League. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show Kelly’s hip returns to peak performance and he uses twin scalpels to showcase the limitations of the judges, Barton reveals the pugilistic end to his partying, David and Scott sign a petition to GOAT to the Olympics and discover why humility is the path to progress. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic…

In today’s show, Scott and David unpack how Marg’s has morphed into a progressive wave, verify Kelly’s road to requalification in 2025, map a path toward surfboard sustainability, and question how the poster boy for surf corps has become the rebellion leader. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…

In today’s show Scott and David reflect on El Salvador, take wagers on the WSL’s new CEO’s longevity, reminisce about each of their first memories of Kelly, suggest how he should use his retirement, and identify precisely when to let go prior to getting dragged. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Live from El Salvador! David and Scott recap their sessions, their boards, the waves, devise how to shred into their 60s and then discuss Kelly’s remorseful interview with TVC, make Marg’s picks, and celebrate Steph’s first board purchase post-Tour. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today's episode the boys wax poetic on the psyche of Gabe Medina and decode his vulnerabilities to make predictions for the midyear cut, temper their celebrations for the San Clemente Cyclone, bid farewell to Kelly, and determine precisely what type of friend foam actually is. Plus Must-See Moments! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

In today's show Scott and David discuss their controversial narrow escape at Winkipop, Joao's new trajectory in life, question if foam is actually your friend, celebrate the deal of a lifetime in So Cal beach real estate, and Scott reveals his secret life as a poet. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s episode Scott and David check in with the world’s oldest big wave surfer and plot the best use of unused surfboards, Kelly adds fatherhood (again) to his 2024 schedule, Dane gets a job working retail, and they dissect perhaps the greatest take-off ever captured on film. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…

In today’s episode Scott and David revel in the day of the year at Cloudbreak and celebrate the unsung filmers who continue to evolve the medium, applaud Kelly for ditching Portugal to get super tubes, wink at Derek Hynd for opting for a surf mat, offer Noah Beschen an award, and hang on every word of Brink’s design symposium in Costa Rica. Enjoy! …

In today's Father-themed episode, Scott and David honor the latest Olympic qualifiers, lament the lack of waves at Supertubos, pin Bells as Kelly's official "retirement", mark Filipe absent for the Olympics, and pay homage to those who introduced them to surfing. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today's episode Scott receives private insights from Gerry Lopez about the very first board he ever shaped while David makes a case for doodles and against traction pads, then they boys get bamboozled by Filipe, smitten by Hazza, and boldly claim which surfer has had the single best surf year of any surfer who has ever surfed. Enjoy! Learn more …

In today’s show Scott recounts his Internet-breaking barrel ride before the boys postulate that 2024 is the season where the Women’s CT eclipses the Men’s, ponder what happened to the Brazilian Storm, fawn over the latest, greatest mini-surf history documentaries, and bow down to Sunset’s majesty. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…

In today’s show Scott and David react to Filipe’s unexpected and sudden departure for the ’24 CT season, revel in the single greatest day of women’s competitive surfing, celebrate surfing’s return to profanity, and batten down the hatches for Paumalu. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today's show Scott and David revel over day two of the Pipe Pro, are aghast at the former champ's loses, celebrate the working class heroes, lament the that could have been, and find deeper meaning in Filipe's feigned illness. Plus, a blueprint for how to navigate the Pipe pecking order. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…

In today’s episode Scott and David recap the opening day of the CT season at Pipe, Filipe’s remarkable act of discourage, why Callum would beat Fil in a “proper wave” Tour, the Wildcard’s comfortability, and how Ethan and Jack are looking primed to join the Gabe vs JJF rivalry. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show Scott and David discuss Stephanie Gilmore’s (and Carissa Moore’s) departure from the Championship Tour, why it’s the best time to be a surfer and the worst time to be a fan of pro surfing, Kelly’s return from hip surgery, Pipeline’s return to the center stage, and Stab’s homerun project with Kolohe Andino. Enjoy! Learn more about yo…

In today’s show David and Scott try to get to the bottom of the reasons behind and the repercussions of surfing abandoning the youth and the rebellious spirit. They also find Kelly recuperating from surgery, Eimeo’s career perhaps cut short, and Kolohe’s finding a whole new chapter. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…

In today's show Scott reveals Bob McTavish (!) as the Icons of Foam honoree for 2024 and delivers reporting back from Surf Expo, while David draws attention to Operation Moby Dick in Rhode Island, then they wonder where Kelly went, question why Gabe's being so maligned by Stab, and question what insiders know about 2024's CT Rookie Of The Year. Enj…

In our first episode of 2024, surfed-out Scott and David discuss the Best Swell Ever (?!) to light up California's coast, the mass exodus of pros fleeing lifelong sponsors, the Pipeline pioneer who could use your acknowledgement, and the recount the single best waves surfed in 2023. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…

In today's show David and Scott assess the massive swell that's hitting their coastline in real time, then reflect and project on 2023 and 2024; best moment in surfing, best news event, best podcast moment, best surfing, predictions for 2024 and more. Enjoy and Happy New Year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In today’s show Scott and David marvel at the frigid, world-class, mega surf that detonated on Jersey’s shores, reveal the new plans for the Teahupo’o tower, gossip about Carissa’s potential departure from the WSL, and look to competitive climbing to pontificate about how wave pools will influence professional competitive surfing. Plus Dukes and Ko…

In today's show David and Scott unpack the VANS Pipe Masters; the perfect 30, the historic flashpoint for XX chromosomed surfers, destiny fulfilled, and then they celebrate the most versatile, fun, and fairly priced wave pool opening a mere 2 hour drive from coastal Southern California. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and more! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad c…

In today’s episode David and Scott witness the Wave Of The Winter and ponder what the young bloke does with his life henceforth, they survey Joao’s near-fatal wipeout, wince at the Olympic barge that damaged Teahupo’o’s reef, and cringe at the latest episode of EAST. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and more! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph…

In today's show Scott and David survey opening day of the winter season in Hawai'i, the colossal waves ridden and the new territory of tube riding unlocked on 10' Guns, the potential corruption surrounding the Olympic tower at Teahupo'o, and celebrate the 74 year old who is still riding 40' waves. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…