The Lineup with Dave Prodan - A Surfing Podcast

WSL commentator and Lineup co-host Mitchell Salazar is back to recap the Vivo Rio Pro presented by Corona. Mitch and Dave discuss the top highlights, choose their biggest winners and losers from the Championship Tour’s eighth event, Carissa Moore becoming the first surfer to clinch a spot in the WSL Final 5, and answer a wide-ranging list of fan questions from the Instagram mailbag. Finally, they reveal the updates to the 2023 Vissla CT Shaper Rankings.Follow Mitch here.Watch the highlights and full replay of the Vivo Rio Pro pres by CoronaStay up to date with the Vissla CT Shaper Rankings. Tune in next for the Corona Open J-Bay live July 13-22.Head to factormeals.com/lineup50 and use code lineup50 to get 50% off your first box.Join the conversation by following The Lineup podcast with Dave Prodan on Instagram and subscribing to our Youtube channel.Get the latest WSL rankings, news, and event info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RE-AIR of our fourth episode ever! Way back in November 2019, Filipe Toledo, now the reigning WSL World Champion and three-time defending Rio event winner, joined our young podcast. Listen now and see how much has changed.Original episode description: World Title contender Filipe Toledo joins The Lineup to talk about breaking onto the world stage, how having a family has changed his motivations, his need for speed, and how the last generation of Brazilian surfers set today’s athletes up for success.Learn more about Filipe here and here. Stay up to date with the Vissla CT Shaper Rankings. Tune in to the Vivo Rio Pro pres by Corona live June 23 to July 1.Head to factormeals.com/lineup50 and use code lineup50 to get 50% off your first box.Join the conversation by following The Lineup with Dave Prodan on Instagram and subscribing to our Youtube channel. Stay up to date with all things WSL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WSL commentator and Lineup co-host Mitchell Salazar is back to recap the Surf City El Salvador Pro presented by Corona. Mitch and Dave discuss the top highlights, choose their biggest winners and losers from the Championship Tour’s seventh event, the exciting current WSL Final 5, Griffin Colapinto’s hot streak, beautiful El Salvador, and answer a wide-ranging list of fan questions from the Instagram mailbag. Finally, they reveal the updates to the 2023 Vissla CT Shaper Rankings.Follow Mitch here.Watch the highlights and full replay of the Surf City El Salvador Pro pres by CoronaStay up to date with the Vissla CT Shaper Rankings. Tune in next for the Vivo Rio Pro pres by Corona live June 23 to July 1.Head to factormeals.com/lineup50 and use code lineup50 to get 50% off your first box.Join the conversation by following The Lineup podcast with Dave Prodan on Instagram and subscribing to our Youtube channel.Get the latest WSL rankings, news, and event info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The shaper behind DHD surfboards Darren Handley joins the pod to talk about the 2023 season, his backstory, and the Vissla CT Shaper Rankings. He shares his observations from the season so far, discusses Ethan Ewing and developing his team of highly-acclaimed surfers, finding new talent, and the difference between the boards made for each stop on the Championship Tour. He tells the story of his journey through shaping, growing up at Kirra, where he started, working with Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson, starting to shape for Stephanie Gilmore, the 2019 fire at his factory, and celebrating World Titles. Finally, he dives into the Shaper Rankings, the surprises so far this year, and the friendly rivalry and banter between all the shapers.Learn more about Darren and follow him here.Watch the Surf City El Salvador Pro pres by Corona live June 9-18Head to factormeals.com/lineup50 and use code lineup50 to get 50% off your first box.Join the conversation by following The Lineup podcast with Dave Prodan on Instagram and subscribing to our Youtube channel.Get the latest WSL rankings, news, and event info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Wave surfer Ramón Navarro joins the podcast. He talks about his new film “Corazón Salado” about protecting the ancestral waters of the Kawésqar community in Chilean Patagonia from the impact of salmon farming. He discusses working with Patagonia on the project, his personal connection to the story, the film’s important message, what he hopes the impact will be, and what listeners can do to support. He talks about his journey in surfing, growing up in Pichilemu, Chile, training at Waimea Bay and surfing in The Eddie Aikau, helping found the big wave community in Chile, and his biggest waves and career highlights so far.Learn more about Ramón and follow him here.Watch Ramón in Patagonia’s film Corazón Salado.Watch the Surf City El Salvador Pro pres by Corona live June 9-18Join the conversation by following The Lineup podcast with Dave Prodan on Instagram and subscribing to our Youtube channel.Get the latest WSL rankings, news, and event info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WSL commentator and Lineup co-host Mitchell Salazar is back to recap the Surf Ranch Pro presented by 805 Beer. Mitch and Dave discuss the top highlights, choose their biggest winners and losers from the Championship Tour’s sixth event, share their thoughts on the new format, talk about the innovation and judging at Surf Ranch, pick their favorite maneuvers from the event, and answer a wide-ranging list of fan questions from the Instagram mailbag. Finally, they reveal the updates to the 2023 Vissla CT Shaper Rankings.Follow Mitch here.Watch the highlights and full replay of the Surf Ranch Pro pres by 805 BeerStay up to date with the Vissla Shaper Rankings. Tune in next for the Surf City El Salvador Pro pres by Corona June 9-18.Join the conversation by following The Lineup podcast with Dave Prodan on Instagram and subscribing to our Youtube channel.Get the latest WSL rankings, news, and event info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Challenger Series World No. 5, former World Junior Champion, and Surf Ranch Pro pres by 805 Beer wildcard Alyssa Spencer joins the pod. She talks about her strong start to the 2023 Challenger Series, barely missing out on qualifying for the Championship Tour last season, the biggest wins of her career, and competing at Pipeline as an injury replacement to start the season. She breaks down her motivation to make the tour, the goal to stay consistent in each event, navigating the highs and lows, and the women on the Challenger Series that inspire her the most. She looks back at her surfing origins, growing up and learning in Encinitas, California, where she got her intense competitive drive, winning the regional QS, and working with coach Matt Myers and traveling with Vahine Fierro. Alyssa also touches on her pre-heat playlist, what’s in her Channel Islands quiver, and funny stories from the Challenger Series.Learn more about Alyssa and follow her here.Watch full replays of the GWM Sydney Surf Pro pres by Bonsoy.Visit surfranchpro.com to explore ticket options - and you can use code LINEUP10 at checkout for 10% off all ticket types, exclusively for Lineup listeners.  Join the conversation by following The Lineup podcast with Dave Prodan on Instagram and subscribing to our Youtube channel.Get the latest WSL rankings, news, and event info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lucca Mesinas, Olympian, Challenger Series competitor, and the first Peruvian surfer to ever qualify for the men’s Championship Tour, joins the podcast. He talks about qualifying for the tour in 2022 and making history for Peru, the experience of his first season on the CT, the challenges, the elite level of surfing, and what he learned most. He discusses his strong start to the Challenger Series season at the Gold Coast, his preparation throughout the summer at home, his increased confidence, and his goals for 2023. He looks back at the highlights from his career so far, starting off in the perfect left pointbreaks of Máncora and Northern Peru, winning the 2019 Pan American Games in El Salvador, and finishing fifth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Lucca also touches on his motivation to qualify for the 2024 Olympics being held in Tahiti, his heat strategy book, the need for more events in South America, and the top three surf spots on his home continent.  Learn more about Lucca and follow him here.Watch him next at the GWM Sydney Surf Pro pres by Bonsoy live May 17-24 on worldsurfleague.comVisit surfranchpro.com to explore ticket options - and you can use code LINEUP10 at checkout for 10% off all ticket types, exclusively for Lineup listeners.  Join the conversation by following The Lineup podcast with Dave Prodan on Instagram and subscribing to our Youtube channel.Get the latest WSL rankings, news, and event info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reigning World Junior Champion Jarvis Earle joins the podcast to talk about his big year and the upcoming Challenger Series season. The 18-year-old standout dives into his massive 2023 so far, winning the Sambazon World Junior Championships, surfing against the World No. 1 as a wildcard in Margaret River, the highlights from each experience, and what he’s learned so far. He looks forward to the first event of the Challenger Series, his goals going into the season, his training and preparation, and what he’s looking forward to most in competing at Snapper Rocks. Jarvis also touches on his hometown of Cronulla, surfing in the local boardriders club, the Championship Tour surfers he likes watching most, and the current Australian men’s surfing renaissance on tour.Learn more about Jarvis and follow him here.Tune in for the Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro presented by GWM live on worldsurfleague.comVisit surfranchpro.com to explore ticket options - and you can use code LINEUP10 at checkout for 10% off all ticket types, exclusively for Lineup listeners.  Join the conversation by following The Lineup podcast with Dave Prodan on Instagram and subscribing to our Youtube channel.Get the latest WSL rankings, news, and event info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WSL commentator and Lineup co-host Mitchell Salazar is back to recap the Western Australia Margaret River Pro and the Mid-season Cut. Mitch and Dave discuss the top highlights, choose their biggest winners and losers from the Championship Tour’s crucial fifth event, answer a wide-ranging list of fan questions from the Instagram mailbag, marvel at the performance of the World Champions, and look at who made the cut. Finally, they reveal the updates to the 2023 Vissla CT Shaper Rankings.Follow Mitch here.Watch the highlights and full replay of the Western Australia Margaret River Pro.Stay up to date with the Vissla Shaper Rankings on worldsurfleague.com.Visit surfranchpro.com to explore ticket options - and you can use code LINEUP10 at checkout for 10% off all ticket types, exclusively for Lineup listeners.  Tune in for the Surf Ranch Pro pres by 805 Beer May 27-28 on worldsurfleague.com.Join the conversation by following The Lineup podcast with Dave Prodan on Instagram and subscribing to our Youtube channel.Stay up to date with all things WSL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices