The Progression Project

The Progression Project episodes:

• 05.10.2024

  134 - Josh Waitzkin

  Josh Waitzkin embodies this podcast's core themes of living a life guided by passion, deliberate practice and the art of learning, in fact, he actually wrote the book on it. Josh is an 8x US Chess Champion 2x, Tai...

  
• 04.23.2024

  133 - Albert Matheny

  Albert Matheny (@promix) is the founder of Promix Nutrition and the Soho Strength Lab. He comes on the show to discuss the specific nutrition and training demands for foiling. Albert holds a Master of Science degree in Human Performance, Bachelor...

  
• 04.08.2024

  132- Stacy Peralta

  Stacy Peralta (@stacyperalta) is a pioneer in skateboarding but defines himself as a surfer... one who is now foil brained! Stacy recounts his journey from professional athlete, to team manager, how he spotted and nurtured talent like Tony Hawk,...

  
• 03.26.2024

  131 - Armie Armstrong

  Armie Armstrong is the founder of Armstrong Foils and has been at the forefront of foil design and innovation from the early days. This is a wide ranging conversation, from the design process changes that lead to the new...

  
• 03.15.2024

  130 - Paul Cooper

  130 - Paul Cooper by Erik Antonson

  
• 03.01.2024

  129 - Greg Falck

  Greg is a waterman, engineer and co-founder of Omen Foils. He spent 9 years in the Canadian Military including 4 years in the Special Forces, eventually moving to the coast to pursue his dream of advancing kitesurfing through science and...

  
• 02.16.2024

  128 - Josh Ku

  Josh Ku comes on to talk about some big changes in his foiling life and his recent dive into foildrive and hybrid foiling. Josh is legend and I couldn't be more stoked for him! No intro on this...

  
• 02.05.2024

  127 - Mike Pedigo

  Pedigo and Erik dive into the last 6 months of foiling... Florida's bad winter, surf pro's entry to the game, the Midlength revolution and scary moments in an airplane.

  
• 01.29.2024

  126 - Dominic Hoskyns on FoilDrive

  Dominic Hoskyns (@dominichoskyns) is the head of FoilDrive Europe. He's a full-on foil frother who pioneered the ladder start to pump and wake thieving. He's recently taken the leap from being a high school teacher to join FoilDrive....

  
• 01.16.2024

  125 - Voyagers Simeon and Kahi

  Simeon (@simboogy) and Kahi (@instakahi) come on the show to announce the Voyager Downwind Camps happening this summer on Oahu and talk all things foiling.

  
• 12.30.2023

  124 - Jason Breen

  Jason Breen (@jasonthejaw) was hit by a humpback whale while wing foiling in Australia. You've seen the clips, but now hear the whole story, the media frenzy, and what it takes to process an encounter of that magnitude.

  
• 12.19.2023

  123 - Matt Davies

  Matt Davies (@hazmatt1976) is an Australian waterman laying siege to the world records of big wave and flatwater speed on foil. We discuss what foils do as you get over 35mph, how he tunes his gear, his approach to...

  
• 12.03.2023

  122 - Oskar Johannson

  Oskar Johansson (@oskar_foil) has skyrocketed to the top of the foil world. He holds the record for time on foil in the surf, is a consistent top finisher in downwind races, and one of the best prone and tow....

  
• 11.15.2023

  121 - Balz Muller

  Balz Müller (@radiculo) is a Swiss waterman who has been at the forefront of wing foiling since its inception. While his impressive riding skills are what initially set him apart, it's his infectious enthusiasm and positive mentality that make him...

  
• 11.06.2023

  120 - Steve Tobis

  Steve Tobis is a Maui-based waterman who's all about downwind racing and pushing the limits of foil surfing. When he's not sending he's building jet skis for heavy water and designing foil-related gear. With a background in mechanical engineering, he...

  
• 10.17.2023

  119 - Jeremy Wilmotte

  Jeremy Wilmotte (@oceanpixels) returns to recount his trips to Hood River and Namotu, where he saved a life, and his recent move to Armstrong Foils. Jeremy sends it as hard as anyone in the sport and is constantly pushing...

  
• 10.06.2023

  118 - KT's Keith Teboul

  Keith Teboul of KT on his creative process, bringing on Kane DeWilde, the Dragonfly, shaping for some of the world's best, his downwind learning journey and so much more.

  
• 09.15.2023

  117 - Mike Pedigo and Erik on Hood River and Lee Swell Recap

  Mike Pedigo comes on the show after an insane tow session to recap the last two weeks, Hood River, AWSI, the amazing foil community, foil design, and coming home to the Lee swell. Its been an epic run!

  
• 08.14.2023

  116 - Dr. Rob Novo

  Central Florida frother and anesthesiologist Dr. Rob Novo comes on the podcast to discuss training and staying healthy for foiling. He's also tested tons of gear and goes through what he's currently liking, the solid CFL crew, and then...

  
• 07.20.2023

  115 - Dean Morrison

  Dean Morrison is a legendary Australian surfer who is now frothing on the foil. In this conversation he explains why foiling is important in his surfing life, his journey and personal growth since leaving the tour and the role...

  
• 06.28.2023

  114 - Zane Schweitzer on Hawaiian Foil Race Season

  Zane Schweitzer is a Hawaiian Waterman. He excels at all surf sports and has been foiling longer than anyone but the strapped crew. In this episode Zane comes on to preview the upcoming Hawaiian foil race season. ...

  
• 05.23.2023

  113 - Ryan Arzy

  Ryan Arzy (@lafoiler) is a foil obsessed coach from Los Angeles that works on Namotu Island teaching surf, wing, downwind, and tow foiling during the Summer and works with Foiling Magazine to write the Friday Pump Newsletter and as a...

  
• 05.08.2023

  112 - Alex Hayes

  Alex Hayes (@alexhayes) is an adventure sports athlete. He is going to be leading the charge in foil surfing pushing bigger and heavier surf. When he's not foiling he's jumping out of planes or off clips, sending over...

  
• 04.26.2023

  111 - Zane Westwood

  Zane Westwood makes his 3rd appearance on the show and dives deep on all things foil. His new approach to shimming for downwind and prone, what he thinks Adam and I have wrong about plate shims, massive downwind sends,...

  
• 04.06.2023

  110 - Lewis Samuels

  Lewis Samuels, now foilbrained, is a surf journalist known for creating Surfline's Power Rankings and the PostSurf blog. Lewis shares his thoughts on surf culture, social media's influence on the sport, what he loves about foiling, and reflects on...

  
• 03.20.2023

  109 - Cliffy Coetzer and Erik Discuss the Process of the Progression Foil

  Cliffy comes back on the show to discuss the process of designing and testing the Progression Foils. The foil was a conceived on the podcast last year, so we thought it would be fun to recap the trials and...

  
• 03.07.2023

  108 - Noah Flegel and Austin Tovey

  Noah Flegel and Austin Tovey are both multi-sport watermen with extensive accolades in their areas of focus. They are close friends, were college roommates, and are currently leading the charge in progressive foil surfing both in the ocean and...

  
• 02.27.2023

  107 - Daniela Moroz

  Daniela Moroz might have more time on foil than any other podcast guest. She is the 6x Formula Kite World Champion, 4x US Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year, a member of USA SailGP Team and an avid surf, tow...

  
• 02.01.2023

  106 - Laird Hamilton

  Laird Hamilton is a world renowned waterman. He is a pioneer in big wave surfing, sup surfing, and foil surfing. In this episode he chronicles the early days of foiling, discusses training and flow states, risk assessment, staying...

  
• 01.23.2023

  105 - Sebastian Junger

  Sebastian Junger is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of THE PERFECT STORM, FIRE, A DEATH IN BELMONT, WAR, TRIBE and FREEDOM. As an award-winning journalist, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and a special correspondent at...

  
• 01.17.2023

  104 - Dave Kalama

  The Legend Dave Kalama returns to discuss innovation and creativity through the lens of designing the Barracuda. His work on the Cuda has changed our perception of what's possible in downwind and nonbreaking wave foiling.

  
• 01.09.2023

  103 - Joel Pilgrim

  Joel Pilgrim (@joelpilgrim) comes on the show to tell the story of how his foil saved a life. Joel is the founder of Waves of Wellness. WOW is a health charity pioneering surf therapy intervention for mental health,...

  
• 01.02.2023

  102 - Gabriella Bella

  Gabriella Bella is a foiler based in maui who has a kiting and competitive swimming background. She currently rides for GoFoil and placed second at the last Foil Competition on maui. Gabby is top-tier in prone, wing and...

  
• 11.30.2022

  101 - Kai Lenny

  101 - Kai Lenny by Erik Antonson

  
• 11.20.2022

  100th Episode! With Mike Pedigo

  Mike joins Erik to celebrate foiling on the 100th episode of the podcast.

  
• 11.04.2022

  Josh Ku

  Josh Ku is an Australian waterman best known in the surf world for charging some of the heaviest slabs in Oz. He's taken on foiling and is quickly becoming one of the best prone and downwind foilers. In...

  
• 10.18.2022

  Mike Raper of North Foils

  Mike Raper is the head of North Foils and Kites and has an extensive, 30-year history in board sports. On the show he gives insights into the evolutionary parallels in kite surfing and foiling, and shares his passion for...

  
• 10.04.2022

  Nathan van Vuuren 2

  Nate comes back on the show to froth on the foil scene on Maui, his full-time role at Signature, designing and testing foils, his favorite foil spots, and tons more all the foil-brained folks out there will love.

  
• 09.16.2022

  Tom Carroll on Flow and Mediation and Foil Froth

  Tom Carroll is a2x World Surf Champion and lifelong waterman. He is currently frothing on the foil. He comes back on the show for a soulful conversation about his journey, his draw to flow and mediation, how foiling...

  
• 08.29.2022

  Eric Christensen on Downwind Learning Curve, Epic Trips and the Foiling Community

  Erik Christensen (@EricFoil) comes on to discuss his journey into downwind, the struggles and successes, the differences in learning DW compared to winging, the epic trips and amazing friends he's gained through foiling and what makes the foiling community so...

  
• 08.16.2022

  Mike Pedigo and Erik Discuss Tuning

  Mike Pedigo (@flyline_productions) joins Erik for a deep dive into tuning your foil and how their tunings have changed over the last few years and to announce Portal Flight Designs! Enjoy

  
• 08.03.2022

  Jeremy Wilmotte on Heavy Waves, Foil Bans and the 1 Hour Surf Run

  Jeremy Wilmotte (@oceanpixels) was born in Belgium and now calls Sydney, Australia home for himself and family. He began foiling roughly 4 years ago and has never looked back. He states "every single foiling division is so much fun...

  
• 06.28.2022

  Annie Reickert 2

  Annie Reickert (@Annie__starr) is a world class waterwoman from Maui. She surfs on the Big Wave World Tour and won the Red Bull Magnitude Tow Event. Annie is sponsored by Lift foils and dominates in all aspects of...

  
• 06.11.2022

  Zane Westwood 2

  Zane Westwood is one of the best surf foilers on the planet. In this episode we discuss his move to Lift, the tuning differences between Lift and GoFoil, his downwind froth, surf lines he's working on, James Casey's world...

  
• 05.23.2022

  Kawika Drummond - The Soulful Foiler

  Kawika (@childrenofthefreeworld) can't be summed up in a short bio, and I wouldn't attempt to, but I will say he's the most soulful guy I've had on the show and I've given a lot of thought to our conversation. ...

  
• 05.07.2022

  James Casey - Casey Catchup Downwinding

  This is actually a Casey Catchup podcast, where Erik was interviewed by James Casey. We thought it would be a epic dual release. Give James a follow if you don't already for epic content on all things foil,...

  
• 05.03.2022

  Brandon Scheid - Kite Champ on Flow, Foiling and Lifestyle Design

  Brandon Scheid - Kite Champ on Flow, Foiling and Lifestyle Design by Erik Antonson

  
• 04.21.2022

  Jeremy Riggs Downwind Master

  Jeremy Riggs (@paddlewithriggs)goes deep on his downwind journey and techniques he's using to voyage the seas. Jeremy Riggs was born on April 2nd, 1972 in Wilmington North Carolina. Growing up he always enjoyed going to the beach and riding waves. Riggs...

  
• 04.06.2022

  Brodie Sutherland - Designer of Cabrinha Foils

  Brodie Sutherland (@brodiesutherland) is the lead designer for Cabrinha foils. His new HS series, designed with Keahi de Aboitiz are currently making waves in the foiling world.

  
• 04.02.2022

  Rob Pririe on his latest adventures in foiling

  Rob Pririe (@rob.vonpiros)comes back on the show to tell fill us in on his last year in foiling. Gear he's been testing and loving, his froth on the wing, trying to get barreled and what projects he's been doing...