Episode 202 - Is Your Favourite Surf A Bit Of A Dick? BIG EPISODE!

Huge week for surfing. New Electric Acid Surfboard Test from STAB, starring Harry Bryant and some of your favourite shapers, the WSL heading to Fiji for the next stop and new John John Florence dropping too! We discuss it all. 

EAST first - Have you seen it? It's a great start, but pretty average waves, even less average sprays on the board and maybe we all discovered one of our favourite surfers is a bit of a dick too? What did you think?

After this we chat about Fiji, make some predictions and chat about the forecast, it should be a SICK event if the waves show up. 

Last but not least, John John dropped a short YouTube clip that looked like our dreams. The most amazing life and incredible surfing in stunning waves! 

Let us know what you think of it all. 

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Episode 201 - OUR FIRST LIVE EPISODE WITH THE NATIONAL CHAMPS! 

Live from the UK Surf & Skate Expo in June, Matt was invited to host a chat with the latest national champs, Fynn Gillespie and Belle Betteridge. 

Talking all aspect of surfing, from their winter season and prep heading into nationals, to feelings on finals day, the joy after winning and what's happened since. 

We speak quite deeply about the boards ridden by both champions, which are UK made and designed, Skindog Surfboards, and how the confidence in elite equipment helped take both surfers to their win's. 

We also chat about free surfing, the influencer of both brother's, sponsorship, relationships with social media and more! 

This one is different from our normal but was extremely fun. Big thanks to champs. 

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Episode 200 - Chargers Take Chopes. Tahiti Delivers Again. 

Not calling this comp of the year, as Snapper still holds that for now, but Tahiti once again delivers drama, sick waves, hell barrels and truth.

Tune in to listen as we break down the waves, some of the best scores, finals day drama, the GOAT's performance and we clash on Jack Robinson and his actions. 

We saw some surprise highlights on the women's side and pretty much every male stood up, there is always the one who doesn't - You know who! 

What did you think of the event? Let us know.

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Episode 199 - What's Going On At The End Of The Road!

Yes we are dropping this podcast after 2 days of competition but that's fineee. The first two days have given us a lot to talk about.

Firstly - Kelly Slater is a certified ALIEN! What an absolute show and we hope he doesn't stop and wins the whole thing. 

We have seen some mental tubes, some wild conditions and one terrible priority call from the judges. 

Alongside this, we discussed the latest Natural Selection comp, Paul Evan's masterpiece on STAB and more!

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Episode 198 - Highly Requested - You Asked, We Deliver. 

The surf world has been flat, literally for the last few weeks and we have been flat out in our day jobs, but we are back, giving the listeners what they need. 

We almost promise that within a week of this podcast dropping, you will get waves... If not, keep playing until the above applies. 

In this episode we chat cyclists, surf edits, new boards, sad news and more! 

Enjoy it and head to YouTube if you want to see the new board! 

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Episode 197 - We Are SORRY! You needed to hear this earlier. 

Yes, that's right, we are very sorry, this should have been edited and out before Wednesday, but Mr Editor (Matthew) was wrapped up in getting a new surfboard and World Cup fever.

Please accept our apologies, it's still a BANGER! 

We talk the Challengers at Ballito, we talk about the football, we discuss new surfboards and much more! 

Get this one into your ears and eyes. Yes check us out on YouTube please!

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Episode 196 - WE ARE SOO BACK! Huge News Updates, Film Reviews & More! 

This is one not to miss. We had a 2 week break, the WSL are allowed a break and so are we! 

While we took a break, the surf world went wild. WSL wildcards announced and earned, new tour spots dropped, brand new surf films and edits now live and more!

This is a bumper episode where we talk about LOADS, it's one not to be skipped. 

Competition news, free surf news, surf film news and everything else. 

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Episode 195 - Dylan Graves, Laura Crane, Tim Latte, Andrew Cotton & More! This year's UK Surf & Skate Expo Line Up Is PACKED!

Back again for a second year, the UK Surf & Skate Expo is set to be bigger and better than ever. 

We are joined by founder and leader in chief, Chris Thompson to chat about the first ever surf expo in 2025 and this year's 2026 expo. Tune in to hear about new events, speakers, competitions and more! 

It's amazing to chat to Chris to hear about the challenges, changes and learnings from year one and how he plans on making this year even better. 

If you haven't been, you must go and if you went last year, you have no excuse not to be back this year! 

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Episode 194 - SHOCK! Favourite's are falling in Brazil! 

The WSL circus has landed in Brazil and we are seeing some wild results. 

A 15 year old is in the Semi's. Medina lost his first heat, four time winner Toledo failed to get through and the last 4 women and last 8 men are not who you might have expected. 

What have you thought and who might take this out?

Along with this, we have some amazing surf stories from our last week, with father day surfs for Darren and chasing good waves taking over most of your life! 

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Episode 193 - Don't Talk To Us About Fantasy Team! El Salvador Review

Wow, a longgggg event but one full of cool moments and none better than friend of the show Leo Fioravanti taking a win. Huge moment and fully deserved. 

On the other side, who saw Carissa going back to back?! Everyone wrote off the old guard, but where are the young guns? Even the airs are coming from the tour vets! 

We also chat about some classic surf stories and more! 

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