The Lineup with Dave Prodan - A Surfing Podcast

In this episode of 1 On 1, Joe Turpel sits down with the 2023 World Champion Filipe Toledo to talk about winning back-to-back World Titles. Filipe dives into his huge win at the Rip Curl WSL Finals, overcoming doubts, scouting his competition, and surfing one of the very best heats of his career agains Ethan Ewing when it mattered most. He looks back at his road to becoming a two-time champ, the sacrifices he made along the way, his support system, and winning for his family.Learn more about Filipe and follow him here.Watch his full 1 On 1 interview with Joe Turpel here.Rewatch Filipe’s win at the Rip Curl WSL Finals.Join the conversations 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

Skateboarder and YETI athlete Nora Vasconcellos joins The Lineup. She talks about her barrier-breaking career, from becoming the first woman signed to the Adidas Skate Team and putting out her film “Nora” to designing her signature shoe and landing the cover of Thrasher Magazine. She discusses her love of surfing and the crossovers between it and skateboarding, her favorite surfers today, and being inspired by Stephanie Gilmore and Carissa Moore as a kid. Nora also touches on gender equality in sports, advice to girl groms, skateboarding’s rawness and playfulness, the toughest trick she learned, and working with YETI.Follow Nora here.Watch the Corona Saquarema Pro pres by Banco Do Brasil October 14-21Join 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

Legendary surf photojournalist Steve Sherman joins The Lineup to talk about his career shooting our sport and its greatest athletes. After working the 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals, he breaks down his approach and also the major differences between today’s best and the extreme characters of the past. He shares the story of how a kid from Indiana got into surf photography, skating on the GS team with Stacy Peralta, his transition from skateboarding to surfing, and developing his own style. Steve also talks about having access to the world’s best surfers over his career, how to balance friendships and professional relationships on tour, and the evolution of the epic Kelly Slater and Andy Irons rivalry.Follow Steve here.Watch the Corona Saquarema Pro pres by Banco Do Brasil October 14-21Join 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

This week Patagonia Wetsuit Team members Buddy Pendergast and Mackenzie Warner join The Lineup to talk about the new Fall wetsuit coming out. They discuss how this wetsuit is the biggest overhaul in over a decade and the culmination of years of research, design, and development, and how they are trying to change the wetsuit industry with sustainable materials like natural rubber. They dive into the Patagonia ethos about producing the best possible wetsuits and products to avoid product churn and waste and also sharing their technology with the entire industry. Then Mackenzie and Buddy describe their work within Patagonia and personal relationships with the brand before taking part in the Lightning Round.Shop Patagonia’s wetsuits and gear here.Vote for The Lineup Podcast in the Signal Awards today in the Interview or Talk Show (Sports) and Shows (Sports) categoriesWatch the Original Sprout Malibu Longboard Championships pres by Tractor Beverage Co. Oct 3-13.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

This week on the Lineup, we’re joined by surfer Nate Tyler, X Games Gold Medalist Tyler Bereman, and Convergence director Perry Gershkow for the second of three special live episodes presented by 805 Beer. Filmed live at the premiere of Convergence in Huntington Beach during the US Open, to talk about the film and their careers in surf, motocross, and filmmaking. 805 Beer team riders Nate and Tyler discuss growing up on the Central Coast of California and how the pursuit of their passions took them around the world. Perry discusses how he rallied the athletes from different sports to create the film and the importance of incorporating family and the people closest to them into the story. Then they share their thoughts on the final film, their plans for the rest of 2023, and the exciting projects they have coming up. They round it out by answering questions in the Lightning Round.Follow Nate Tyler, Tyler Bereman, Perry Gershkow, and 805 Beer on Instagram.Watch 805 Beer’s newest film Convergence.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 Championship Tour finale at the 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals. Mitch and Dave discuss the top highlights, their biggest winners and losers from the World Title-deciding event, the anticipation, the crowd, the excellent conditions at Lower Trestles, the standout performances, Ethan Ewing’s exciting run, Filipe Toledo going back-to-back, and Caroline Marks becoming a World Champion. They answer a wide-ranging list of fan questions from the Instagram mailbag and announce the 2023 WSL Fantasy winners! Follow Mitch here.Watch the highlights and full replay of the 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals.Stay up to date with the Vissla CT Shaper Rankings.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

Challenge Series competitor Crosby Colapinto, currently sitting at No. 3 on the CS Rankings, joins the podcast. He chats about what he’s been up to in between events to keep his surfing fresh and what it’s like seeing the Rip Curl WSL Finals at his home break, Lower Trestles. He discusses rallying for his brother, Griffin, in the WSL Final 5 against four other World Title contenders and how he views Griffin as one of the best to ever surf at Lower Trestles. He reflects on growing up in a dreamy surf town, San Clemente, and how there are multiple generations to look up to, like the Andinos and the Gudauskas brothers. He speaks about his evolution from the Qualifying Series to the Challenger Series and working on his holistic health to cultivate a calm mind for competition. Crosby also talks about the influence of sponsorship from iconic brands like Rip Curl and …Lost Surfboards by Mayhem and Matt Biolos, how the Challenger Series prepares surfers for the next level of competition, and how he would make the switch to surf against the world’s best if he qualifies for the Championship Tour. Learn more about Crosby and follow him here.Watch him at the EDP Vissla Ericeira Pro pres by Estrella Galicia PT live October 1-8 on worldsurfleague.com.Watch the Rip Curl WSL Finals live September 8-16 on worldsurfleague.com.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

Surf photographer Jimmy Metyko joins the podcast. He talks about his new book “Shaping Surf History: Tom Curren and Al Merrick, California 1980-1983,” which chronicles the influential wave-riding and surfing culture in Southern California, specifically Santa Barbara County, in the early 1980s. He discusses how he became a surf photographer and moved from his hometown of Houston, Texas, to be around and capture the surfing of up-and-comers at the time, like the legendary 1977 World Champion Shaun Tomson and pre-3x World Champion Tom Curren. He reflects on his experience photographing and traveling with this elite group of surfers, what it was like to witness firsthand the progression of surfing with the birth of the thruster and its refinement by Channel Islands Surfboards spearhead Al Merrick, and how passionate he is about surfing but even more about capturing surfers in his photographs.Learn more about Jimmy and follow him here.Order your copy of “Shaping Surf History.”Watch the Rip Curl WSL Finals live September 8-16. 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 SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro presented by Outerknown. Mitch and Dave discuss the top highlights, choose their biggest winners and losers from the Championship Tour’s tenth event, the exciting finale to the fight for the WSL Final 5, who clinched and is heading to the Rip Curl WSL Finals, the next generation of World Title contenders, and they answer a wide-ranging list of fan questions from the Instagram mailbag. Finally, they reveal the winner of the 2023 Vissla CT Shaper Rankings and the 2023 Vissla CT Shaper of the Year.Follow Mitch here.Watch the highlights and full replay of the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro pres by Outerknown.Stay up to date with the Vissla CT Shaper Rankings.Tune in next for the Rip Curl WSL Finals live September 8 - 16.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

Caroline Marks, a professional surfer and Olympian, discusses her career growth, early success, competing against World Champs, preparing for the Rip Curl WSL Finals, her experience as an Olympian, and her favorite events on tour. She reflects on the importance of family support, the unique experience of competing in the Olympics, and the format of the Rip Curl WSL Finals. Caroline also shares some weird things that have happened while competing and her admiration for surfing events at Pipe and Sunset.