The Lineup with Dave Prodan - A Surfing Podcast

The Lineup podcast celebrates its 100th episode with Championship Tour star, Olympian, and World Title contender Caroline Marks. She talks about preparing for the historic Billabong Pro Pipeline, the first-ever full women’s CT event at Pipe. She discusses practicing at Pipeline over Thanksgiving, getting her North Shore quiver locked in with shaper Matt Biolos, and her game plan for taking on the world’s most dangerous wave. She looks back at her 2021 season that feels like forever ago, from the false-positive test at the start of the year, to the incredible experience at the Olympics, to just missing out on the WSL Final 5, to getting energized and focused for this season. Caroline also touches on growing up in Florida, the impact her family has had on her career and passion for surfing, maturing while on tour, facing your surfing idols at such a young age, and Caitlin Simmers’ big decision to forgo the tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australian surf filmmaker Justin Gane joins the podcast to talk about his new and highly-anticipated film ‘Re-Pulse’. He breaks down creating ‘Re-Pulse’ nearly 25 years after releasing his iconic surf film 'Pulse’. He discusses the four generations of surfers that span his new film and all of his inspirations behind the lens. He looks back at his road to becoming a filmmaker, starting out as a surfer, the accident and “sliding door moment” that changed his life forever, and his early days of filmmaking with good friends and Australian surfers Brenden “Margo” Margieson and Neal Purchase Jr. Lastly, he breaks down his thoughts on the current state of Australian surfing, the exciting young surfers coming up, and who to look out for on the WSL Championship Tour.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Championship Tour surfer Nat Young joins the podcast to discuss his long-awaited return to the tour and starting the season at the upcoming Billabong Pro Pipeline. He breaks down his eventful year, the packed Challenger Series, the short offseason, raising a baby daughter, and finding time to surf and train as a new dad. He discusses requalifying for the tour after four seasons away and how different it is from when he first qualified as a rookie in 2013. He talks about the power of letting go, not overthinking too much, and rediscovering his confidence throughout his journey back to the CT. Nat describes how his hometown of Santa Cruz, California has shaped him and looks back at getting his start in the unique and proud surf community there and winning the Coldwater Classic at age 17. He also touches on the tour stop he’s most excited to surf again, overcoming tragedy, surfing Pipeline versus Sunset Beach, and the exciting rookie class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year!Big Wave World Champion and former Championship Tour surfer Keala Kennelly talks about her successful career as a surfing pioneer. She dives deep into equality in women’s surfing, touching on the importance of women’s events at waves of consequence like Pipeline and Teahupo’o, her excitement about the women’s CT returning to those places yearly, fighting for and eventually winning equal pay, and how female surfers always rise to the occasion when given the opportunity. She dissects her own origin story and career on tour, from growing up in a surfing family on Kauai and competing with the Irons brothers, to making it onto the tour, always performing better at big waves than smaller beach breaks, and her eventual decision to leave the CT for free surfing. Keala also shares stories about her evolution into a Big Wave champion, her first time surfing Teahupo’o, working in Hollywood on “Blue Crush” and “John In Cincinnati,” her career as a DJ, and how the WSL has begun to embrace LGBT surfers like Tyler Wright. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first of our re-air episodes for the holidays. We hope you safely get some waves where ever you are!WSL founder and Sunset Beach local Randy Rarick talks about the early days of the Championship Tour, getting started in 1976, the very first contest on the North Shore, crowning Peter Townend as the first World Champion, and how he got into the administrative side of pro surfing. He dives into his personal story, from growing up in Hawaii to learning to surf from Rabbit Kekai, his biggest influences as a surfer, and shaping his own surfboards. He also talks all things Sunset, including his thoughts about the wave as a stop on the Championship Tour, how the greats left their mark on Sunset, and the shift to Pipeline as “The Place.” In the first “Top 5” segment of the podcast, Randy gives his top five moments of North Shore lore. Find us on twitter: @thelineuppodFind us on Instagram: @thelineuppod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode of the pod, host Dave Prodan wraps up the year by diving into the mailbag and answering listener questions about all things surfing. Beyond the podcast and the Championship Tour, topics include Dave’s surfing bucket list, the incoming CT rookie class, helping surfers after they retire from the tour, the new three-tier system, The Lineup fantasy league, and how the WSL decides when to run heats. Plus, Dave shares the most rewarding part of the podcast and reveals some of his favorite conversations from the past 97 episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2021’s final “Break Room” episode of the podcast, host Dave Prodan speaks with a panel of fellow WSL employees that work across the league. Get insights from inside headquarters on the upcoming 2022 Championship Tour roster. They react to the finale of the Challenger Series, get pumped for the massive, diverse, and exciting rookie class headed to the CT, discuss the new generation of women that are about to shake up the rankings, and pick a few surfers they’re most excited to watch in 2022. They also look back at their favorite memories from the long, winding road that was the 2021 season and each provide warm, hot, and SPICY takes for the upcoming year. As always, they answer a long list of fan questions, ranging from dream podcast guests to the tour’s golden era to what would happen if the Break Room faced off in a surf contest of its own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Championship Tour surfer Brisa Hennessy joins the pod to talk about her strong showing on the Challenger Series and requalifying for the CT. She breaks down her success on the new Challenger Series, the pressure she felt at the US Open, qualifying early, and how that impacted her nerves, expectations, and confidence going forward. She dives into the importance of mental strength in this sport, the uncontrollable nature of the ocean, how working with a sports psychologist has helped her be a better competitor, and some valuable advice given to her by Mick Fanning in Europe. She looks back at her unique upbringing off the grid in Costa Rica and how her childhood shaped her, moving to Oahu to pursue competition, and then eventually moving again to Namotu with her family. Brisa also shares stories about competing for Costa Rica in the Olympics, her rookie season on tour, trying new equipment, surfing for her dream sponsor Rip Curl, and her experiences training for the first Championship Tour event at Pipeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Championship Tour surfer Ezekiel Lau joins the podcast to talk about the wild past year of his career. He describes focusing all his energy on the upcoming Challenger Series finale at Haleiwa, how different it is to prepare for Haleiwa vs Pipe, the expectations put on him as a local Hawaiian surfer, and requalifying for the CT after a year away. He looks back at his journey to becoming a pro surfer, growing up in a non-surfing family in Honolulu, getting pushed by his father to compete, learning the surf industry, and the uber-talented class of surfers he grew up competing against. He dives into his time on The Ultimate Surfer, why he applied for the show, the risks of appearing on it, who his biggest threats were, and how winning the show helped his career. He also talks about going to Kamehameha schools, navigating the industry shift from magazines to Youtube, filming Snapt 4, making improvements to his surfing, harnessing his power, and what surfer he thinks is the best ever at Pipeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Championship Tour surfer and current WSL Senior Manager of Tours & Competition Travis Logie talks about the massive changes in pro surfing over the past few seasons. Hear straight from the mouth of the inventor of the Rip Curl WSL Finals format how he came up with the idea, how it became a reality, and how he thought it worked in its first year. He describes the new three-tier system in pro surfing, with the Championship Tour, heightened Challenger Series, and regional Qualifying Series, and how it will impact the sport going forward. He then dives into his own long career as a pro, from growing up in Durban, South Africa, getting a late start in surfing, winning the ISA games, and eventually competing for ten years on the CT. Travis also touches on stories from the golden days of the Quiksilver team, his wild re-surf at Teahupo’o against good friend Jordy Smith, explosive talents like Jordy and Dane Reynolds, and which young South African surfers to watch out for."-----------Oceans Not Oil Petition: https://www.change.org/p/shearwater-geoservices-shearwatergeo-and-shell-stop-blasting-the-wild-coast-our-voices-can-make-a-difference-and-put-an-end-to-shell-blasting-in-the-wild-coast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices