In today's episode Scott and David dissect Finals Day, the format, the title's clinched and lost, the unexpected come ups, the painstaking let downs, the inspirational comeback, the uninspired relinquishing of a crown, and the implications for 2024 and beyond. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy!

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In today's show David and Scott announce their first ever Spit surf trip! You're invited! Scott returns from Hood River with yet another foil epiphany, David reviews the final 5 warm ups at Lowers, Kelly weighs-in on the updated judging criteria for Finals Day, and the boys make their final predictions for swell, for winners, for potential wrenches, and for the greatest opportunity any female surfer has ever had laid at their feet. Enjoy!

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In today's show David and Scott follow Eckert's lead and find redemption through contrition, feel zero nostalgia for "surf brands" being sold alongside Kirkland, assess Filipe's greatest liability at Finals Day (along with the forecast), and identify the importance and perils with classifying any ol' prejudice as "racism". Plus Dukes and Kooks. Enjoy!

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In today's show Scott and David recap Hurricane Hilary, identify the new WSL rule that bumped Gabe Medina from 4th to 6th, question why the org hasn't mentioned a single word about their World Number 3's broken back, receive guidance from an elder on how to respond after burning someone, and identify a easy and direct method to help their brethren on Maui. Plus Dukes and Kooks. Enjoy!

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In today's show Scott and David celebrate the rescue and recovery of the surfers and crew lost at sea in Indonesia, survey the toll and response efforts on Maui, assess the effects of the corporatization of surf forecast sites, and marvel at the multi-disciplinary domination of JJF. Enjoy!

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In today's episode Scott and David identify why the US Open captured their attention (spoiler: it wasn't the waves), recap the greatest heat of the year (which took place during, not at, the US Open), celebrate Kelly's inaugural trip to Skeleton Bay (in preparation for Tahiti!), bid Conner Coffin adieu and welcome Kolohe's best chapter yet. Enjoy!

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In today's episode David and Scott unpack the cultural contributions and contaminants provided by the US Open, discover a body in a barrel at Malibu, check the forecast for Teahupo'o, celebrate the potential for a rebirth in Fiji, and solve for why the world has so many great surfboard shapers and so few of them are represented on the elite level. Enjoy!

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In today's show David and the "Ocean Oracle" wax poetic on foiling philosophy, make amends to Lakey Peterson, Scott saves $100k by finding the greatest wave ever sold, Twiggy suffers the cruel blow of ageism, Hawaiian surfer girls get a glow up on Amazon Prime, and the boys get one step closer to discovering the reason ELO was vanquished by the WSL post-haste. Enjoy!

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Recorded on-site at the Watermen's Retreat in Waves, North Carolina, on the fourth day of an intensive foiling camp, Scott and David discuss the travails of learning an new athletic endeavor in late-middle age, the exhaustion of wiping out, falling face-to-fuselage, the glory of first flight, and recap the successes and backlash of the JBay Open. Enjoy!

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In today's show Scott and David mourn the loss of one of surfing's greats, survey their conflicted feelings about the new Miki Dora podcast, question the virtues of Twin fins in good surf, and David confronts a spiritual experience after watching the upcoming Bryce Young biopic. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy!

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