For this week’s episode, we caught up with Luke Thompson, who’s currently enjoying a career-best season on the Challenger Series.

We dive into his journey growing up in Durban, the emotions behind winning his home event in Ballito, and what it was like versing (and nearly beating) Jordy Smith at J-Bay. Luke also shares insights into mindset, pressure, and what it takes to keep progressing at the highest level.

We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did

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We’re back! Welcome to the first episode of the LAGO Podcast for 2026. This week we discuss the recent sponsorship movements in detail and speculate where Medina could be heading. We also do a little preview of the upcoming WSL World Juniors event that will be taking place next week in the Philippines.

We’ve got a huge year of surfing content ahead of us! If you want to jump on the journey with us, hit follow or subscribe on your favourite podcast app so you don’t miss a thing. #surfing #surf #surfer #podcast #wsl

The dribbliest of episodes to finish off the year. We run over all the latest surfing news, listen to our first ever song written for us, and finish off with a battle of the brains featuring Harry O'Brien and Keenan Crisp. We laughed a lot in this one.

Thankyou to everyone who has tuned in this year and helped us get off the ground! 2026 will be bigger and better!

In this episode, we’re joined by former WSL World Tour surfer and current Challenger Series competitor Jackson Baker. We dive into his journey growing up as a grom who was “winning everything,” before his world was turned upside down in 2016 with the loss of his mum to breast cancer. Jacko opens up about navigating that grief, the adversity that followed, and how he fought his way to the highest level of the sport. We also chat about where he’s at right now and his push to earn a spot back on the elite stage. Strap in, this one’s a doozy!

In this episode, we talk to a man who wears many hats. WSL and skate commentator, podcaster, journalist, and former editor in chief of Transworld Surf (just to name a few). We dig into the 14 year 'party' that was Transworld surf and why it came to an end. We also dive into his current role as part of the WSL's commentary team and pick his brains on the new schedule and format for 2026.

In this episode we get right into the latest developments from the WSL World Tour. New schedule, new format, but some familiar faces re-joining the conversation. 2026 is shaping up to be a banger! 

In this episode we welcome James Wood (Woody) into the studio. A friend of ours who has seen everything in the world of surfing. After winning two World Junior Titles and venturing out onto the QS, James was unable to kick on and qualify for the tour. Instead he carved out his own pathway as a gun shaper and an elite level surf coach to the likes of Mikey McDonagh and Connor O'leary. This episode covers James' surfing career, his thoughts on the current state of surfing + we also pick his brains on board design and next years WSL world tour. #surfing #podcast #wsl #surfer #surf

In this week's episode we were lucky enough to have a chat with Jacob ‘Zeke’ Szekely and Letty Mortenson. Plenty of laughs in this one but also some gold with Zeke delving into his troubled upbringing, spending time in jail and overcoming drug and alcohol issues to have a successful surfing career. Letty talks us through his much different path and touches on his experiences filming ‘Corners Of The Earth: Kamchatka’. We think you’ll enjoy this one!

Episode 50 already! Thanks so much to everyone who continues to tune in each week - we're having a ball. In this episode we discuss the latest surf news, what's going on with Hurley's social media and give a brief wrap up of the Taiwan QS 6000 that just finished.

In this episode, we cover all the latest news in surfing. New sponsorship movements, OnlyFans supporting professional surfers and Ellie Coffey causing uproar in India. We also ponder the question; do we regard historical figures so highly that it diminishes the current state of surfing?#surfing #podcast #australia #wsl