World Surf League
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World Surf League’s Dave Prodan breaks things down with influential figures from all across the surf landscape. Hear their behind-the-scenes stories and unfiltered opinions to get a deeper sense of who they are and how they’ve influenced the sport and culture of surfing.
Shark traffic at J-Bay gives your armchair surf takes a brief, necessary reality check.
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A surf story about belonging and home, set against a 2026 CT backdrop.
Isabella Nichols and Jakob center a place-first surf conversation around Nordborn, with belonging, home, and what it means to surf where you were born sitting close to the surface.
A grounded CT conversation with Carissa Moore about motivation, a changing tour, and the push from younger surfers.
Carissa Moore's return to the CT is the hook, but the episode is really a steady check-in on how a champion keeps moving when the frame around her changes.
Show skiing's year-round inside track.
Kiteboarding's inside line, with sand still on it.
SUP stories from race start to river camp.
Surf craft, wave judgment, and inner work.
Working lives, turning points, practical meaning.
Water stories from people who know the conditions.
Five-time world champion Carissa Moore discusses her return to the WSL Championship Tour in 2026 after stepping away to become a mother.
Host Dave Prodan interviews professional surfer Isabella Nichols and filmmaker Jakob Aager about their new documentary 'Nordborn,' which explores Nichols' Danish heritage through cold-water surfing.
This episode interviews Israeli surfer Anat Leileor about her CT debut and upcoming competition at Margaret River.
Dave Prodan previews the upcoming Margaret River Pro and recaps the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach with a guest, discussing winners, losers, and shaper rankings.
This episode recaps the finals of the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, celebrating winners Gabrielle O'Brien and Miguel Pupo and their emotional victories.
Kaipo Guerrero interviews Tya Zebrowski at Bells Beach before the 2026 Championship Tour opener, after she won the Challenger Series in Newcastle three days after her 15th birthday.
Kauli Vaast, a Tahitian surfer and Olympic gold medallist, talks from Bells Beach days before his Championship Tour debut and his heat against Leo Fioravanti.
Dave Prodan delivers a news update on the 2026 WSL Championship Tour, covering results and upsets from the Ripcrow Pro Bells Beach.
Luke Thompson, a 21-year-old from Durban, describes going from a Facebook Marketplace board at age 10 to a Championship Tour rookie spot for 2026.
Dave Prodan interviews surfer Lakey Peterson ahead of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal event.
Dave Prodan discusses WSL Junior Championships results and previews the upcoming Championship Tour season.
Dave Prodan introduces a VIP surf travel experience and previews an interview with a musician-turned-filmmaker whose work has been featured in surf films.
Dave Prodan interviews Dr.
Shannon Hughes identifies a fraction of hesitation as the difference between solid CT surfers and John John Florence.
Mick Fanning describes how a 2015 Jeffreys Bay shark encounter changed his perception from “attack” to “encounter” and “inquisitive.” His ACL injury during a 2020 South African surf project forced five months of rehabilitation, scuba diving, and golf.