It's heating up at the Shaw and Partners WA Race Week! Maybe even a bit too much.

With the field defying heatwave conditions, and offshore winds, to produce a blistering 11.5km dash up the coast in the second stop of the world's richest event, Sam & Macca are back to chat through it all.

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It's been months of waiting... and months of training... but the Shaw and Partners WA Race Week is here!

We'll be recording race recaps after each of the five stops, beginning today with the Fenn West Coast Downwinder.

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It had to happen eventually, right?

Macca made big steps in Hong Kong, and it's not just because of his podium finish at the Dragon Run.

There's a full breakdown of the race, and what those victories will do for both Kira Bester and Cory Hill heading to Australia.

Speaking of, the boys check in with the World's Fastest Paddler* and also the Interim World Champion* Fergus Morgan, ahead of the biggest two weeks of racing in the sport's history!

*Unverified.

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With Macca in Hong Kong for the Dragon Run, there's only one man who could fill the void... the great Austin Kieffer!

Sam & Austin talk through the impressive victories for Hank McGregor and Kira Bester at South Africa's iconic Pete Marlin, and also take a look at the return of this weekend's iconic Dragon Run!

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It's been circled for a long time, but the calendars have now turned over to the month of November... and the biggest few weeks of racing the sport has ever seen are now underway!

Sam & Macca are back to breakdown Australia's 20 Beaches Ocean Classic, plus take a look at the Pete Marlin in South Africa.

There's also a quick chat with an Olympic legend, and plenty of banter along the way.

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It's a cause for CELEBRATION!

The Paddler's Pod is raising the bat, chalking up a half-century of episodes!

So, after weeks spent trying to wrangle a convenient time to record, the boys are upbeat... and it's not the only milestone they're toasting.

There's also a full breakdown of the Coolangatta Gold downwind race, and a few left-field laughs as well.

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Lights... Camera... Action!

The paddler's are the actors, and all of the ocean is a stage... or, something like that. Things are picking up on social media and Sam & Macca are celebrating it!

There's also racing in Europe to talk through on the road to Perth!

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Sam & Macca are reunited... and it feels good!!

The boys have plenty to catch up on, like Macca's broken foot and Sam's run-in with crime.

But, more importantly, there's also plenty happening in the surfski world!

Gordan Harbrecht is firing, Hector Henot has returned, Danielle McKenzie continues to blow our minds, and Oscar Jones is on top of the podium.

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OK... maybe the last episode was a classic surfski false-start?

THIS TIME The Paddler's Pod is back! Although we are missing one of our co-hosts.

While Macca takes on huge surf somewhere off the grid in Indonesia, Sam is joined by the always brilliant Austin Kieffer to talk through The Gorge Downwind Championships!

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Entries are now open... book your place for surfski's greatest fortnight ever NOW!

... is this thing still on?

Yes, I know... we can't believe it either! The Paddler's Pod is back!

There's no shortage of things to chat about, so the boys start straight at the top: Cory Hill and Jemma Smith win at Molokai, Paddle Australia and the Australian Ocean Racing Series make amends, and Macca has a new boat!

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