The Double-Up

The Double-Up

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The Double-Up episodes

  • Olympic Debrief: "I fully started tearing up..."

    After calling the medal matches for the debut of women's surfing in the Olympics, Shannon hopped on the bus from the International Broadcast Center in Tokyo, raced back to her hotel room, and called Rachael to debrief the history we all just witnessed. Listen on in for their unvarnished thoughts.

    Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
    Contact: [email protected]
    Web: www.womensurf.net

    42 min
  • The Olympics: "I thought we'd give listeners a very straightforward look at what's happening."

    Welcome to The Double-Up, a podcast for women who surf, by women who surf.

    Hosted by Rachael Tilly and Shannon Hughes, The Double-Up is your weekly update on all things women's surf.

    This week we take a full dive into the Olympics - Rachael and Shannon simplify the complicated dynamics of surfing's Olympic debut and introduce us to the 20 women who will be competing on the world's largest stage and break down how they arrived there.

    We also introduce our Hot Topics segment, sharing a few key news items from the world of women's surfing. This week discussing two new women's surf films - Surfing and Girl's Can't Surf, the Looking Sideways episode with Lucy Small, the new Surf Stadium in Japan and mainstream media's take on surfing.

    00:00: Intro: "Are you gonna ride it before you gift it?"
    07:41: Hot Topic #1: Surfing: "That just gave me chills, that was cute."
    14:30: Hot Topic #2: Girls Can't Surf: "Low back, like, up the bum type of one pieces."
    26:55: Hot Topic #3: Lucy Small: "They just keep getting beaten through our heads."
    32:45: Hot Topic #4: Surf Stadium: "I guess that's a pretty clear indication that Longboarding will not be introduced in 2024."
    43:39: Hot Topic #5: Mainstream media: "It's big enough for her to barrel..."
    47:33: The Olympics: "It's kind of been a confusing process to watch."

    Watch: Surfing, Girl's Can't Surf
    Listen: Looking Sideways, Episode 158
    Read: The Washington Post on Surfing
    Learn: All things Olympics
    Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
    Contact: [email protected]
    Web: www.womensurf.net

    1 hr 28 min
  • Intro: "We're just really excited about women's surfing!"

    Welcome to The Double-Up, a podcast for women who surf, by women who surf.

    Hosted by Rachael Tilly and Shannon Hughes, The Double-Up is your weekly update on all things women's surf.

    For the introductory episode we meet our hosts, Rachael Tilly, the youngest-ever WSL World Surfing Champion, and Shannon Hughes, the 3 x Cobbles Classic Queen, to hear the stories of who they are and why they're adding their voices to the field of podcasting, before taking a quick dive into the Olympics, because one of the two will be taking part in the festivities in Tokyo.

    00:00: Intro: "That's kind of strange to think about, as you're in the future."
    00:51: "A bit of background on how all this came to fruition."
    08:01: "So if remember correctly Rachael you had plans to go into nursing?"
    21:54: "I do know you're a three-times Cobbles Classic queen Shannon."
    32:21: "...and I'm going to the Olympics, which is totally crazy!"
    38:16: "Yeah, so in our next episode..."

    Watch: "My all time goal is to become the youngest world champion"
    Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
    Contact: [email protected]
    Web: www.womensurf.net

    42 min

About The Double-Up

From the publisher's feed

Hosted by Rachael Tilly and Shannon Hughes, The Double-Up features current women's surfing news along with deeper conversations delving into particular topics within the women's surf world.