The Lineup with Dave Prodan - A Surfing Podcast

In the latest “Break Room” episode of the podcast, host Dave Prodan speaks with a panel of fellow WSL employees that work across the league. Get insights from inside headquarters on the Championship Tour’s “offseason,” the Challenger Series, and WSL PURE’s We Are One Ocean petition. To start, the crew describes what they’ve been working on since the World Champions were crowned at Lower Trestles,...

Writer, journalist, and former professional surfer Jamie Brisick talks about the many phases of his life in surfing. He starts by telling the story of his entrance to the sport, growing up in Los Angeles in the Valley and earning his spot in the lineup at Malibu, using surfing as the way to escape suburban mediocrity, competing as an amateur, and having big dreams to pursue surfing as a career. He...

Three-time WSL Longboard World Champion Honolua Blomfield talks about her recent World Title win at Malibu. She describes what it was like to clinch the title at such an iconic wave, her first time surfing Malibu at age 10, feeling support from the longboard community there, and what another title means for her personally and career-wise. She dissects her mentality during competition, how she feel...

The Ultimate Surfer competitor and Puerto Rican pro surfer Alejandro Moreda about his surfing origins, growing up on the “Hawaii of the East Coast,” charging big waves, and adjusting to small wave contests once he decided to leave and pursue the tour. He describes his early years on the Qualifying Series alongside Dylan Graves and Brian Toth, banding together around a dream, eventually signing on...

Channel Island Lead Shaper Britt Merrick talks about carrying on the Channel Islands legacy, working with pro athletes, the most bizarre boards he ever shaped, surviving the pandemic, dealing with tragedy, sharks, and the CI team moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the all-new “Break Room” episode of the podcast, host Dave Prodan speaks with a panel of fellow WSL employees that work across the league. Get insights from inside headquarters on the title-deciding Rip Curl WSL Finals, the Challenger Series, and more. First, the crew revisits their predictions for the Finals, awards pizza to the winning team, chooses their standout performances, and shares sto...

Championship Tour star and Huntington Beach local Courtney Conlogue joins the podcast to talk about the US Open and her comeback 2021 season. The two-time US Open winner discusses the iconic event held in her hometown, how it holds a special place in her heart, and using her local knowledge to her advantage. She describes competing after taking a year off from surfing while recovering from three c...

2021 WSL World Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and ocean advocate Carissa Moore joins a panel of six women breaking barriers in ocean conservation. Carissa and the other guests discuss what the ocean means to them and the number one reason that motivates them to protect it, their experience in ocean health and the projects that they have worked on in ocean science, and mistakes in the industry th...

Cassie Randolph and Joe Turpel are joined by special guest Koa Smith to dive into the season finale of The Ultimate Surfer. They talk with Koa about his “hit list,” the unexpected and difficult Beach Battles throughout the season, getting thrown curve balls at every turn, and getting game-changing tips on riding the wave at Surf Ranch from Kelly Slater and Filipe Toledo. They break down the show’s...

Cassie Randolph and Joe Turpel dive deep into the second-to-last episode of the season. With the competition down to just six surfers, the level of surfing and the stakes are both raised. They break down the Surf Combine challenge, complete with some serious wetsuit struggles, and the Best Maneuver Challenge, with huge tricks and a surprise appearance by Championship Tour Surfer and Surf Ranch sta...

Tom Curren and Mason Ho join Dave Prodan live from Trestles to talk about the Rip Curl WSL Finals, what their first memories of Search trips are, Mason’s love of competitive surfing and free surfing, and Tom’s thoughts on the progression of surfing over the years. They answer questions from the Instagram community and Mason shares a special story about a favorite memory of surfing with Tom at Suns...

Bethany Hamilton joins Dave Prodan live from Trestles and talks about the Rip Curl WSL Finals, what she wants to accomplish next, the difficult balance of family and pro surfing, and why she loves being a life coach. She dives into her picks for the Rip Curl WSL Finals, where she would hold the finals if she got to choose, and if she’ll be back on the QS. Finally, she answers fan questions includi...

Tyler Wright joins Dave Prodan live from Trestles and talks about the Rip Curl WSL Finals, how she took the news of the cancellation of the Tahiti event, who she thinks will win the title (and who she wants to win the title), and two women that she continues to get inspiration from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3x World Champ and fastest-surfer-alive Mick Fanning joins Dave Prodan in the first ever live episode of The Lineup. From the Rip Curl surf center in San Clemente, Mick kicks off the window of the Rip Curl WSL Finals and no topic is off the table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cassie Randolph and Joe Turpel dive deep into all of the massive twists that hit in the fifth and sixth episodes of the show. In the biggest shake-up yet, two surfers get their big breaks and return to the show as wildcards. Cassie and Joe break down what it meant for the two wildcards, as well as how it affects the energy, confidence, and strategy of the other surfers still in the competition. Th...

San Clemente’s own Championship Tour star and Olympian Kolohe Andino talks about his almost full season away from the tour and his much-anticipated return to competition. He shares his thoughts on the first-ever Rip Curl WSL Finals, makes his World Title picks, discusses the challenge of surfing five heats in a single day, and provides some local insight about his home break of Lower Trestles. He...

Cassie Randolph and Joe Turpel dive deep into the third and fourth episodes of the show. They discuss how hard it is to settle into life on a set like The Ultimate Surfer and touch on which surfers have stood out to them so far, from Koa’s nonstop energy and Zeke’s lazer focus, to Tia’s competitiveness and Malia’s strategic mind. They break down the challenges, including the very competitive Barre...

In the all-new “Break Room” episode of the podcast, host Dave Prodan speaks with a panel of fellow WSL employees that work across the league. Get insights from inside headquarters on the wild ending to the season in Mexico, the ever-changing WSL Final 5 scenarios, and what it was like from an employee’s perspective when the news of Tahiti’s cancellation broke. They divide into teams to make their...

To kick off the season, Cassie Randolph and Joe Turpel break down the show’s first two episodes. They give their first impressions of the 14 cast members, analyze the strongest and weakest pairings, and speculate on a heated rivalry that quickly arises between two of the surfers. Cassie and Joe then dive into the challenges, including the mental warfare between contestants, the strategy that evolv...

Big Wave World Champion and former Championship Tour surfer Keala Kennelly talks about her successful career as a surfing pioneer. She dives deep into equality in women’s surfing, touching on the importance of women’s events at waves of consequence like Pipeline and Teahupo’o, her excitement about the women’s CT returning to those places yearly, fighting for and eventually winning equal pay, and h...

Former Championship Tour star Cory Lopez looks back at his successful career on tour, including surfing in the famous 2006 event at Barra De La Cruz, his success at Teahupo’o, pushing the sport forward with airs, the expectations versus the reality of being a pro, and his World Title chances. He talks about some of the main figures who influenced him along the way, from his brother and fellow pro...

WSL commentator Joe Turpel talks about his insanely busy year on and off tour. He goes into detail on the redesigned Championship Tour schedule for next season (especially Trestles and G-Land), gives his thoughts on the midseason cut, gets stoked on the Challenger Series slate, and looks at how this schedule will impact the return of Kelly Slater. He shares stories of working as the primetime anno...

World Surf League CEO Erik Logan joins the podcast for a special episode to break down this week’s huge 2022 Tour Announcement. ELo and Dave dive into next year’s Championship Tour Schedule, the all-new Challenger Series, the benefits of the exciting midseason cut, and the way the regional Qualifying Series will change the path to the CT. They talk about the current fight for the WSL Final 5 that...

Four-time WSL World Champion Lisa Andersen talks about her iconic career on tour. She looks back at surfing’s emotional debut at the Olympics, the awesome unpredictability of ocean surfing versus wave pools, the huge stakes, and her experience surfing in Japan. She tells her origin story, starting to surf in Florida, learning life lessons as you learn to surf, being taught by surf magazines, and t...

Reunion Island’s CT star Johanne Defay talks about the shark problem in her hometown, quarantine life, the big transition from QS to CT, and her Semifinal heat against Tyler Wright at the 2014 Roxy Pro France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices