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Stab Cusp Ep. 3: Will The Surf Industry Survive The COVID Crisis? Ft. Sam McIntosh and Mitch Crews Apr 07, 2020

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The Stab CUSP is back like a chicken with no head! Because surf comps are officially on hold til mid-2024, Stace and Mike have had to change the angle of the aptly-named Stab CUSP (Currently Untitled Surf Podcast). This week they'll be discussing the surf industry at large and whether or not it will survive our current recession. Because neither Stace nor Mike know anything the surf industry, they enlisted the expertise of Sam McIntosh (Stab's founder and noted media tycoon) and Mitch Crews (professional surfer) to walk them through surfing's current commercial status and its outlook for the future. Here's a brief rundown of events. 0:00 intro 2:00 Gold Coast update 4:50 Costa Rica update 6:40 surf industry update 11:30 Sam McIntosh intro 12:45 Sam on the surf industry 31:30 Sam end, Stace analyzes 33:50 Mitch intro 36:55 Mitch on the realities of being a "pro surfer" in 2020. 55:58 Mitch end, boys analyze

The Stab MIC: Jamie O'Brien Feb 13, 2020

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CUSP Ep. 2: Why Didn't the WSL Charge Medina With a Rule Book Infraction? Pipe Masters Edition! Dec 21, 2019

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In episode two of CUSP, Stace and Mike talk about the highly contentious Pipe Masters finale. Topics covered include: Italo's dominance, Slater's ageless mastery, and Medina's q antics A more detailed look at their discourse, here: 0.00 intro 2.00 pipeline breakdown - Italo 14.00 Wildcard seeding, Billy Kemper 16.50 Gabby & Caio Interference 23.30 Unsportsmanlike Rule 26.50 Is Gabby above the law? 32.00 Do we change the drop in rule? 34.20 Getting comboed, should it even happen? 38.41 JJF v Medina Rivalry 41.33 Who wins the 2020 Title? 42.50 Kelly & JJF Olympics and Kelly chat 44.44 Kelly retirement 47.05 Kelly Late entry to sunset 49.16 Chin Wag Section - Performance drugs in surfing 53.28 Weight in surfing 55.40 Using lighter equipment, is it better? 1.04.10 Q3 Biggest Hassler at events? 1.08.51 Biggest Hassler not on tour 1.14.40 What the score? Q1 Gabby crying 1.18.47 Q2 Blocking on insta

CUSP Episode 1: WSL Conspiracy Theories, Sunset Collisions, and Who's Gonna Win Pipe? Dec 06, 2019

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Welcome to CUSP (the Currently Untitled Surf Podcast), where Stab writer Michael Ciaramella and Championship Tour coach Stace Galbraith dissect the minutiae of competitive surfing, occasionally in a combative fashion. This is the first episode of our new, contest-driven podcast, so let us know what you think. For the impatient types: 0:33 podcast and host introduction 2:50 Honolua bay intro 3:48 Mike's conspiracy theory part 1 (Lakey) 8:19 Stace's rebuttal 9:25 Mike's re-rebuttal 11:25 Mike's conspiracy theory part 2 (Caroline) 13:17 Stace confirms that match-fixing happens within WSL events 15:06 Jack Freestone burns Heitor Alves on purpose 17:32 Stace talks Hawai'i 18:51Carissa wins Honolua, Stace offers insights from the ground 20:43 Lakey's missed wave... again 24:53Tyler Wright's triumphant return 29:25 the Tyler wildcard snafu 33:30 Sunset beach intro 34:46 Zeke Lau's Sunset requirement 36:28 the Zeke x Jack collision 42:01 Ethan Ewing's Hawaii performance 43:34 Matthew McGillivray qualification 44:18Morgan Cibilic: where did he come from and what has he done in Hawaii? 50:39 Stu Kennedy: ignorance is not (always) bliss. 51:22 how Stace's numerical mind helped jack freestone get on tour 53:17 Stuart Kennedy pt 2. 54:46 2019 QS qualifiers 57:01 Is the QS a true test of who should be on the CT? 58:50 Pipeline intro 59;26 Pipe predictions 101:55 Do Jordy and Filipe have a chance? 104:56 What about Kolohe? 106:05 CT requalification situation 1:08:36 observations from the Pipe lineup 1:10:04 Willian's declaration of fear 1:12:11 Will fallen CT surfers revert to the QS? 1:14:20 The Olympics: what's its value to surfing? 1:18:41 Kelly & John 1:24:21 2020 CT wildcard options (Mikey Wright, Leo Fioravanti, ADS)

The Stab MIC: Morgan Maassen Nov 11, 2019

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The Stab MIC: Mick Fanning Aug 06, 2019

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Welcome back to Stab's corner of the podcast universe, for our first episode of Stab M.I.C., a podcast about Money, Influence, and Culture (with an emphasis on high-performance surfing, of course). While we'll keep episodes of The Drop coming whenever we damned feel like, Stab M.I.C. will be a more regular occurrence. Filmed live at the Byrd's Nest in Newport Beach, and with their generous support.

The Drop #005 — Joel Tudor Mar 23, 2019

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A conversation with one of the most opinionated and influential surfers of the last twenty-five years, Joel Tudor. After running through a class at Studio 540, the jiu jitsu studio Joel is heavily invested in, Joel and Stab's Editor in Chief Ashton Goggans sit down at his North County San Diego residence of over two decades and discuss many a matter near and dear to Joel's heart: jiu-jitsu; Pipeline, and his early days on the North Shore; the small army of icons and legends of the sport who took him under wing at a young age; weed, cocaine, creativity and jock mentality; skateboarding, longboarding, and the secrets to longevity, and much, much more. Music: "Son of Neckbone," The Beastie Boys. From "The In Side From Way Out." 1995.

The Drop #004 - Christian Fletcher Dec 24, 2017

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The Drop #004 - The World Title Race, Kelly Slater, Jaws, Wave Pools and more Dec 19, 2017

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The Drop #003 - Jake Paterson Dec 17, 2017

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