The Lineup with Dave Prodan - A Surfing Podcast

1978 World Champion and Dream Tour architect Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew talks about dreaming of a thing called Pro Surfing, willing it into existence, and creating the Championship Tour with his colleagues. The Australian surf icon shares amazing stories of his early days, from growing up in Coolangatta in the 1960s and 70s, to his eye-opening first trip to Hawaii, to winning the World Title in 1978. He also touches on the day shortboards changed surfing, Mick Fanning, sharks, Australia’s title hopes with Jack Robinson and Ethan Ewing, and running for office in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

World Surf League SVP of Tours & Competition, former Championship Tour surfer, and all-around legend Pat O’Connell breaks down the highlights and takeaways from the WSL Countdown events. They discuss Italo Ferreira, Kelly Slater, Tyler Wright, and the athletes who stood out in the offseason contests in Australia, Europe, Brazil, and Surf Ranch. Pat and Dave then talk about the end of an era with Surfer Magazine closing, Michael Tomson’s passing, Gabriel Medina’s under-the-radar offseason, and what surfers look primed to contend in the 2021 season. Finally, in the “Time Machine” segment, they imagine who would have won the 1998 World Title under the tour’s new format. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musician and philanthropist Ziggy Marley joins the podcast to talk about his personal connection with the ocean, share stories about his humble upbringing and how he got into music, and discuss the importance of Love and being free. He also breaks down The Bob Marley Legacy series and his new album “More Family Time.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WSL Longboard Tour Manager and midlength master Devon Howard previews the upcoming Cuervo Surf Ranch Classic longboard event and talks about merging traditional and modern surfing styles, the appeal of midlengths and their recent rise in popularity, his surf influences growing up, his friendship with Joel Tudor, and his thoughts on Wave Storms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lineup is taking the week off. To hold us over, we bring you a great conversation between Mick Fanning & Gabriel Medina from STAB's Unplugged series.To subscribe to STAB's podcast feed, go here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stab-podcasts/id1323896062 or search Stab Podcasts on your podcast player of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professional surfer and cinematographer Leah Dawson talks about living her life in pursuit of both waves and purpose, her activism and work with the Changing Tides Foundation, how to become a professional surfer outside of competition, being in tune with the ocean, and discovering her surf style in Hawaii. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Icon, innovator, and three-time World Champion Tom Curren talks about his Santa Barbara roots, what drove his competitive surfing, how he handled media attention, his role in the creation of The Search, and what still motivates him to paddle out in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave sits down with Pat and Olympic commentator, producer, and podcast host Selema Masekela for an open and honest discussion about race and its relationship to surfing. They contrast the recent player strikes in the NBA and WNBA with surfing’s broad history of silence, discuss Selema’s experience as a black man in the surf community, and look at what surfing can start doing better.Check out Selema's podcast "What Shapes Us" here: https://anchor.fm/what-shapes-us-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rip Curl athlete and Championship Tour rookie Morgan Cibilic talks about his new film “Postcards from Morgs,” what it was like to grow up surfing with locals like Ryan Callinan, how he’s thrived as an underdog in competition, and what he thinks of the new changes to the tour.Check out Post Cards from Morgs here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lakey Peterson joins The Lineup to talk about “the worst day of her professional career” from the 2019 Maui event, using the extended offseason to recenter by spending the quarantine in Australia, working on her surfing with Mick Fanning, World Title aspirations, Olympic goals, her long time relationship with Channel Islands, and her thoughts on the new WSL CT format. She also re-watches her 2017 Trestles heat against Carissa Moore and answers listener Instagram questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices