All Episodes

Kolohe Andino Is Sick Of Watching Surfers Eat Breakfast | StabMic Ep. 27

Kelly Combos Medina, Calls Out His Arch Nemesis

Mason Ho On Farming, Andy Irons, And The Day He Punched Kelly Slater | StabMic Ep. 26

Hossegor Beach Cocaine Ep 1: Y2K to Infinity

A Wildcard May Just Win In Tahiti

Jamie O’Brien Doesn’t Believe Pro Surfers Are Core | StabMic Ep. 25

Why JJF Should Return In 2027

From The Championship Tour To Louis Vuitton | Mikey February | StabMic Ep. 24

Special Guest: Albee Layer's Psychotic Shark Encounter

JJF vs Dane at the world's best righthander

Why Surf Films Will Never Win An Oscar | StabMic Ep. 22

Slater Swipes The Company AmEx, Cloud 9 Emerges, CTers Stoop To Challenger Mode

The Man In The Arena | StabMic Ep. 21

The WSL's New Stop... Is A Right?

The Spectacular Vindication Of Dan Mann | StabMic Ep. 20

How Big Is It?

How Not To Start A Surf Brand, With Craig Anderson & Dane Reynolds | StabMic Ep. 19

Saquarema Picks & Why Brazil Runs The Surf World

El Sal Winner Leo Fioravanti On Rail Surfing, Brazilian Fans & More

Dane Reynolds Discusses The Biggest Regrets Of His Surfing Career | StabMic Ep. 18

A Massacre In El Sal + The Truth About El Niño

Ethan Ewing & Dane Reynolds Discuss The Best Surfboard On The Planet | StabMic Ep. 17

Is Italo Out For El Sal?!

The Truth About Stab in the Dark

The Skinny Meat Head Episode | StabMic Ep. 16

Raglan Winners & Losers + Ethan's Stab In The Dark Finalists

Have We Moved Into A New Era Of Surfing? StabMic Ep. 15

Internationally Recognised Flying Object: Hughie Vaughan | StabMic Ep. 14

The Vaughan Dynasty Continues + Stab High Afterparty Drama

Questionable Threeway At Stab High x Monster!

Who Can Beat Medina At Raglan?

Jordy Smith & Dane Reynolds Revisit Their Media-Manufactured Rivalry | StabMic Ep. 13

Snapper Rocks Reminds Us What Pro Surfing Can Be

Taj Burrow & Dane Reynolds On Ageing & The Paris Hilton Era Of Surfing | StabMic Ep. 12

Snapper Rocks preview + your top 10 favorite surfers in 2026

StaceG & Tom De Souza talk priority, life, surfing & otherwise

Dane Reynolds' On Music You Should NEVER Pair With Surfing

Is Surfing For The Rich? | StabMic Episode 10

Have High-Performance Surfboards Already Peaked? | StabMic Episode 09

StaceG x Josiah give their Margaret River Pro Predictions.

The World's Best Surfer Has Zero World Titles

Dane Reynolds On Shaper Polyamory, Tour Politics + The Aussie Treble | StabMic Episode 8

Bells Picks, Predictions & Reactions on our First Youtube Ep!

Our Official 2026 World Title Picks

Stab Mic: Christopher Chippa Wilson

A Controversial Week In Surfing

Stab Mic: The Child Prodigy Episode

Rookie CTer Breaks Down Newcastle

John John Florence + Dane Reynolds Recall The Best Session Of Their Lives

The Final Challenger Series Podcast

Was Kelly Slater’s Stab in the Dark Rigged? Sam McIntosh Weighs In | Stab Mic Ep4

Kelly Slater + Dane Reynolds Talk Lineup Psychosis And The Untold Stories Of SITD X

Surfing World Champs vs. ISA

Stab Mic: Dane Reynolds Interviews Yago Dora

StabMic: Dane Reynolds On The State of Surfing in 2026

Stab Writer Saves Drowning Children In Santa Cruz Boat Crash!

Exclusive Interview: John Florence On Why He Left The Tour

Why JJF's Out, Raglan's In, And A Pipe CS Preview

Kelly Slater and Sam McIntosh Share Stab In the Dark War Stories

Boards Torched, Mystery Shaper Revealed On Stab in the Dark X

We're Back! With Stab In The Dark Secrets...

A World Champ Walks, Stab Wins A Bidding War, And Why We Changed Surfer Of The Year...

Localism's Final Boss: The Scooter Guy

Jon Pyzel's Elite Volume Hack!

Can John, Medina Or Steph Win Again?

Carissa's Back! And WSL Might Have A Wildcard Problem...

Joel Tudor Takes Down Hawaiian And Paul Evans Hates Children

The Great British Burn-Off, Explained

Gabriel Medina Is Not The Father

The Oldest-Ever CT Qualifier

Buzzer Beaters To Beat The World Champs!

Guess Who Dominated Stab High Warmups...

2x World Champs At Stab High?!

Did Eithan Get Overscored?

Welcome to The Drop, Kelly Slater

Introducing The World Champs: Yago Dora & Molly Picklum

Joe Turpel & Blakey Bros Talk WSL Finals Predictions

Matt Biolos Explains How He Got 5 Surfers In The WSL Finals

Sam McIntosh Ranks Surfing's Greatest Negotiators

Who The F*** Is Sebastian Williams?

Snake Dissects Tahiti & Pro Surfers Find Alternative Income Streams

LIVE FROM THE CHANNEL — Tahiti Pro 2025

Leaked: Mayhem v Gaga Lawsuit

Goofs Rule The World (But Mostly J-Bay)

The Man Behind Surfing's Hardest Hardware Brand

Is Surf Judging Broken? + J-Bay Picks!

Saquarema & Surfing's Q2 Report

Hughie Or Meola?

The Stab Interview: Caity Simmers

The 7 Surfing Conspiracies

The Implosion of Italo

Was The WSL Right To Cancel The Basque Pro Junior?

How We Got Kelly For Stab In The Dark, ft. Sam McIntosh

Can A Wildcard Win Lowers?

The CS Is Going To Pipe?

What Really Happened In Japan?

Ramps Inbound! The Stab High Japan x Monster Energy Pre-Show

The Box Is Calling — Will Anybody Answer?

Julian Wilson Tells Us How He Really Feels About The Burleigh Final

Jules or Italo? Mid Burleigh Picks And Predictions!

Exclusive: Sam McIntosh & Ryan Crosby Discuss Major WSL Changes

The Bank Is Open: Burleigh CT Picks And Predictions!

Tweed Might Still Be Suss And We're Going Back To Japan

Yeah But Who's Winning Bells?

"I Traded OxyContin For Surfing" - The Logan Dulien Interview

Why Surfing And Politics Don't Mix

Filipe's Rightful Fury & A CT-Sized Crater At Snapper

Balaram Stack On High Fashion Deals, Drugs In Surfing & The Wave Of His Life

Interview: Mayhem v. Gaga + El Sal Picks

Exclusive Interview: Yago Dora Wins Portugal, Re-Signs with Volcom and Plots World Domination

Local Report: CT Surfers Still Party

A Portuguese Tease + How We Nearly Killed Someone On Stab Highway

No Shits Taken

Ben Gravy Offers Mateus Herdy A Sponsorship & Healey Explains Second Reef Pipe

Natural Selection vs. Nazaré

Surf Abu Dhabi Pro Debrief + News!

Kelly Slater Says He'd Rather Ride John's Wave + Insider Pool Tips

Surfing's Pete Weber joins BDPS!

Sam McIntosh Defends The Indefensible

Pipe Pro Predictions & World Title Bets

Chippa Wilson Explains His Highway Meltdown

Live from the Philippines! Bronson Meydi & Luana Silva Victorious.

6ft @ 7sec, or 3 @ 15?

Who Can Stop The Florence Dynasty?

Did One of the Judges Nearly Surf in the Eddie?

Why Mason Won't Pick JJF For #1

"It Doesn't Cost $20k" ft. Sam McIntosh

Our Vans Pipe Masters Picks

JOB Drops In

Addressing The Comments

Live: Electric Acid Surfboard Test with David Rastovich (World Premiere in Aus)

Cut the men's tour to 24

What's A Wave Cost At Surf Abu Dhabi?

Rasta's board art x surf performance theory

The annual sponsorship cliff is here

The Best Surf Film You've Never Seen ft. Jamie Brisick

Why Is Brazil So Dominant On The CS?

CT Schedule Review, Saquarema Predictions + Taj's Thoughts On Trilogy

Rasta's Best Barrel + JOB On Remaining Relevant

JJF Explains His Pre-Finals Ritual + Stab Highway Horrors Revealed

Mateus Herdy Explains Why Italo Didn't Win at Lowers

Stab's Picks For The 2024 WSL Finals

Why Are Used Boards Selling Better Than New?

Post-Fiji Drinks With Griffin Colapinto

Jordy Smith's Top 5 Predictions

Our Special Guest Is "Not" Kelly's Long Lost Cousin

Why We Turned Off The HSGP Comments

200k IG Followers For A $1M Photo

Teahupo'o, Medina, And Surfing's Big Moment

We're At The Olympics!

What's more likely, Jordy Olympic Gold OR Qualify for Top 5?

Don't Do (These) Drugs Before Surfing

Shane Dorian Reveals Why He Quit Jaws

The Man Who Stole Secret Waves

Matt Meola Sacrifices $15k For The Purity Of Aerial Surfing

To Live And Die In Indonesia

The World's Best Surfer Is Back!

$700 vs $1200 — Why Do Alt Boards Cost More?

Tahiti Swell In-Bound, El Sal To Cook!

Bloody Gabby!

Kelly Slater To Win At Black-Horizon Teahupo'o?!

Meet The Man Who Runs Kelly Slater's Surf Empire

Stab founder Sam McIntosh on Stab’s new films, new wavepool events and the bitcoin.

Were The Commentators Fined For Snapper?

We found the most interesting man in surfing

Is The Cut Our Fault?

John's 2 Mistakes @ Margies

Why Kelly Can't Say The 'R' Word

Rip Curl Takes Another Huge Swing

Margaret River Pro Preview with Shane Dorian

HSGP - The Sexualisation of Women's Surfing

When will Joao Chianca return? + Bells Preview with Ronnie Blakey

Kelly Slater Bails On Onshore Portugal, Gets Supertubed at Kirra Instead

How Mick Fanning Negotiated An Impossible Deal Worth $10M

Is Gabby Back? + Portugal Picks

Surfing's Secret Shinbone Database

A Post-Hawaii State Of The Union Address

Sierra Kerr Has Arrived + Sunset Picks

Did the WSL Redeem Themselves?

What Would The UFC Do?

We Revived The WQS

Who's Winning Pipe (audio fixed!)

The Final Surf Sin

Rookie Class Review

Surf News Overload

Raw: The Nathan Florence 2023 Stab Surfer of the Year Interview

Why'd We Pick Kolohe for SITD?

Give _____ The Bitcoin

What's Going On At Surfline?

No Contest: South Africa

Which Multi World Champ Is Leaving The Tour?

Hawaii, We're Home

No Contest Tahiti - The Tower Controversy

E.A.S.T heads to New Zealand!

Is Claiming Ever Ok?

"Went For 6 Days, Stayed For 2 Months"

Red Bull No Contest trots to San Francisco

RVCA Surfers Leave For Pat Tenore's Mystery Brand

Why Bethany Really Left Rip Curl

Is This The Bottom?

Surf Contract Armageddon

What's It Cost To Be A Pro Surfer?

Which Surfer Just Lost A 7-Figure Deal?

Special Guest Ep. Mason Ho!

How Surfers Get Paid - Loyalty vs Royalty.

The Dickhead Index

Sam McIntosh's Bold Prediction

If You Didn't Like The WSL Finals, You're Just A Hater

Insurrection @ The WSL Finals

K-Hole At The Q

Stab HWY pres. Monster Finale is live!

Should Medina Get Ethan's Spot?

The WSL Top...4?

How to pronounce Matahi Dollet & Teahupo'o

Could you eat fist full of Roquefort cheese?

How Robbo Won The Paddle Battle

The Best Story Never Told

Should the WSL ban airs?

Waves Enroute! Jbay Open Picks.

Kelly Slater For CEO

Rio Pro Comp Wrap - Was that really a 10?

ELO Out

Will Brazil Break the contest wave curse?

KS Wave Co to Launch in Abu Dhabi!

Double Drop!!! El Salvador Preview + News.

Britt Merrick is a 3X SITD Champion

Surf Ranch Review - Controversy Galore!

The Drop! Live from Stab Highway Presented by Monster Energy

Narrabeen Wrap Up & Surf Ranch Preview!

Kelly's Slingin' Lumber

Snapper Re-cap & Narrabeen Preview with Snake Tales!

Italo Claps Back

What's It Like Surfing With Italo?

Who will qualify for the 2024 World Tour? Snapper Preview

Margaret River Review with Jake Paterson!

Kelly Can Still Win The 2023 World Title

Surf Schadenfreude ft. Luke Cederman & Stab's 3rd-Favorite British Surf Journo

Margies Preview - who will beat John?

The Secret to Surfing Pipeline

Bells Debrief; Did they make the right call?

Kelly Drops His Penance

What not to do at Bells!!! Snakes Picks Inside.

Boardriders Sells For $1.3 Billion

The WSL's Secret Mid-Year Cut Rule

Brazil's Talent Problem

What it feels like to give away a heat with Jake Paterson

Zeke Lau Speaks

Portugal Picks with Jake Paterson aka Snake Tales!

The Drop with #1 Fantasy Surfer in the World

Untold stories of 'Surf Films are hard' with Danny Johnson!

Never-before-heard insight on Jack, Griff and Steph post )( Pro Sunset with Jake Paterson

Zeke's Pythagorean Theorem

Hot Take: The WSL Got It Right

Pipe's 3 Big Controversies

Your 2022 Stab Surfers of the Year Are...

Wet January

Who Will Win The 2023 World Title? (+ Our Pipeline Picks)

Stab In The Dark Surfer Revealed

2023 Rookie Class Review

Who just got a new sticker?

A year in review with Paul Evans

Mason Ho's SSOTY Picks!

The Genesis Of A Grumpy Shaper

What Makes A Pipe Master?

WSL Email Leaked

No Contest Off Tour - Ep 6: Brazil

Who Will Win The Vans Pipe Masters?

It's Not What You Know, It's Huscenot

No Contest Off Tour - Ep. 5: Israel

How Much Is A Sponsor Hat Worth?

The Worst Surf Negotiator

Who Will Qualify For The 2023 CT?

Is Nazare The Bitcoin Of Big Waves?

No Contest Off Tour - Ep. 4: Costa Rica

The JJF Interview w/ Sam McIntosh

Hey Medina: If You Kicked, You Paddled

Where Are All The Lefts, Erik?

Massive Sponsorship Shakeup Incoming...

Danny Johnson is back!!!

Vans Pipe Masters Ep1 - The Invitees

No Contest Off Tour - Ep. 3: Italy

The Drop with Special guest Paul Evans

No Contest Off Tour - Fiji Edition

Oh To Be A New York Surfer

Nate Fletcher On Surfing, Life, and Violence

Honest Review: The WSL's New Schedule

Did Steph Prove The WSL Wrong?

So, Who's Gonna Win Lowers?

How Surfers Get Paid with Stab Founder Sam McIntosh

Dane Killed Vlogs

Kelly's Greatest Ever Loss

Surviving The US Open + Our Tahiti Pick$

CT Winner Retires After Exhausting Vans US Open Heat

The Greatest (Jadson Andre) Story Ever Told

Where Did Kelly's Boards Go?

Claiming = Winning?

Dane Reynolds Egged Our Car + The Holly Wawn Interview

The 10 of 10s, A Shitty Wetsuit Story, And Parker Coffin Reveals His Surf Sin!

A JJF Rumor + The Ivy Miller Interview

A Riot in Rio? | El Sal Post-Mortem and Brazil Preview

The Fletcher Brothers Interview

The Truth About Wax + The Crosby Cola Interview

Filipe Is Out For Blood — a G-Land Post-Mortem/El Sal preview

Did Surfing Peak In 2012?

Gabriel Medina Doesn't Believe In Magic (Surfboards)

The Dane Reynolds Interview

What's John Florence's Favorite Feeling On A Surfboard?

The Worst Barrel Dodge Of All Time

World-Class Waves...in Russia?

Our Margaret River Picks, and Why The WSL Is Right This Time

The Bell Has Rung

The Mid-Year Cut Fiasco: Explained

Will Kelly Make It To Bells?

When Did We Decide To Stop Mindlessly Hating Bodyboarders?

Rich Surfers Only. Plus: Matt Biolos Interview

“We (shapers) all pretend we don’t care about Stab in the Dark, but we all care,” Britt Merrick

"We Need To Get on His Mustache And Go for the Ride" ft. Benji Weatherly

At What Point Is A Barrel "Made"? (Asking For A Friend)

The Great Surfboard Catfishing Scheme

Why Didn't Moana Get The Wildcard? + Portugal Picks!

Who The Hell Is Simon Rex, And What's He Got To Do With Surfing?

World Title Winners Get Axed, Stab In The Dark Is Back

How John John Got Got. Plus: What Kelly will do next, how Moana can make the CT

The Best Day Of Competition, Ever? Plus: Fanning Has Some Tips For You

Medinas Bows Out, The WSL's New Rules and High Profile Pipeline Punches

Our 2022 CT Rookie Class Review

Naked Laird Rescues Wind-Blown SUPer, plus our SSOTY picks

iPods, Shark Cages, Kicks To The Head — Everybody's Got A Kelly Slater Story

Kolohe Andino Signed A New 5-Year Clothing Deal With...

TV Series Could "Make Or Break" The WSL, Kelly's new pun titled fin brand, Vans Triple Crown picks

The Worst Heat Ever Surfed, the new qualifiers, Buck surfs comps again

Pete Mel: One Of Surfing’s Most Familiar But Little Known Characters

Who’s Going To Make The CT This Year?

Ryan Miller interview: How A Failed Documentary Photographer Got Rich In The Surf World

"I was underwater, telling myself just to wake up" Josh Moniz's horror ft. Mason Ho

“I f__ken hate Harry Bryant.” says Holly Wawn, plus Harry Bryant talks Sydney Harbour swims and cops

Inside The Thai Factory Where Your Surfboard Might Have Been Made, Kanoa Igarashi apologises to QS

Are Surfboards Made To Fail?

Surf Sins, Sex & Russians PLUS: More Unpopular Opinions

Are Surfers Tough? Koby Abberton talks his starring role in the SAS TV show.

John John Fires Warning Shot For Stab's Edit Of The Year

The Surf Edit Has One Foot In The Grave, This is How We're Going To Save It

An Event We Passionately Debated For The Past 12 Months

These Are Our Picks For The WSL Finals

The Big Old Flopper! Mason Ho Joins Our Pod After Winning Surf100

Breaking Down The Fried Surfboards of Dane Reynolds

Surf Conspiracies & Hate Mail With Ozzie Wright

Stab CUSP: Did The Right Surfer Win At Barra?

Parker Coffin Takes Us Inside The Minds Of Surfing's Highest Flyers

Would You Call Mick Fanning Off A Wave At Snapper?

Stab CUSP: Our Real Thoughts on the Olympics

Stab CUSP: Who's Going to Win Olympic Bronze?

Behind The Walls Of The WSL With Ronnie Blakey

This Week's Surf News with BIG DICK POWER SURFER

Stab CUSP: Surf Olympics Going to the Pool?!

Is It Safe To Piss In Your Yellow Wetsuit At Dawn? Shark attack, fact and fiction

The Luckiest Surfer In The World & Coco Ho – The Drop

Stab CUSP: The Pool Comp Didn't Need to Happen

Queer Surfers! & BIG DICK POWER SURFER RETURNS – The Drop

Stab CUSP: Is Kelly's Pool a Legitimate CT Venue?

Are You a Dickhead local? – The Drop

The Drop – Mason & Coco Ho's Electric Acid & A Love Letter To The WSL

The Drop – Dana White on Kelly Slater & The Ultimate Surfer

Stab CUSP: We're Beginning to Question the WSL's New Format...

The Drop – Wilko & Surfing's Greatest Ever Reinvention + Dion Agius Interview

The Drop – BIG DICK POWER SURFER and Nathan Fletcher

Stab CUSP: Stace G vs. The Box

The Drop – Who Are The World's Wealthiest Surfers? The Rich List 2021

Stab CUSP: Should Women Surf the Box?

The Drop – Why The WSL's Plans Are Doomed But The Judges Are Great

Stab CUSP: New Medina Is Our Favorite Medina

The Drop – The 5 Most Influential Surfers In The World Today + An Interview with Creed McTaggart

The Drop – Sharks, Style and Surf Soundtracks ft. Kai Neville and Craig Jarvis

Stab CUSP: Will Italo's Airs Be Relevant in 10 Years?

The Drop – Shark Attack Horror Story with Shaun Manners & Mick Fanning Talks Kirra. Best Ever?

The Drop: "Fuck em off!" Newcastle Locals Get Lippy

Stab CUSP: Is Our Podcast Host a WSL Mole?

The Drop: Paying $583 Per Wave & The WSL's Next Stop with Ryan Callinan

The Drop: The Best Surfers In The World According To The Stab Reader Survey

The Drop: Who is Medina's new coach? Plus: Kolohe Andino

CUSP: Who sat First Class on the WSL's Private Flight?

The Drop: A Nude Surf Flick?!

The Drop – Joe G & 'Andy Irons And The Radicals'

Stab CUSP: The Guy Who Saved Professional Surfing

The Drop – Dane Reynolds & Youth Wasted on the Young

Kai Lenny and the winner of Stab In The Dark 2020

The Drop: Lennox Locals vs the WSL & The Winners of 2020 $$$$$$

THE DROP: Taj Burrow & Stab In The Dark

Stab CUSP: Our Favorite Surfers of 2020

Stab CUSP: Pro Surfing Is Back!!!

Stab CUSP Debate: Ace Buchan Vs. Mikey C.

Stab CUSP: "I Dragged Too Much Corn!" with Jacob Willcox

The Drop! Jake Paterson joins us to talk Surf100, waxing Andy Irons and Ethan Ewing

Stab CUSP: Mike Gets Publicly Chastised By Veteran CT Surfer

The Drop: How Are Pros Getting To Indo, And Is John Florence's New Brand Gonna Make It?

Stab CUSP: Why Is Kolohe Throwing His Magic Boards In The Bin?

Stab Unplugged: Dane Reynolds On Everything

Stab CUSP: We're Currently Accepting Bribes For Surf100 (feat Ian Crane)

Stab CUSP: Is The CT Filled With Anti-Vaxxers? Stace and Mike Break Down The WSL's Big Tour Reveal

Stab CUSP: Fistfights With Andy Irons, Miracle Backdoor Waves, And Surf Coaches Who "Cheat"

Mick Fanning + Kolohe Andino: A Case For The WSL's Grand Finale To Run At This Famous Wave

Stab Unplugged: What Derails Carissa Moore And Mick Fanning?

Stab CUSP: Stab Writer Confronted By The Jet Ski King

Stab Unplugged w/ Mick Fanning: This interview will change your perception of Gabe Medina forever.

Stab Cusp: What Is the WSL's Core Identity, and Do They Care About Public Scrutiny? Ft. Dave Prodan

Stab CUSP: What Would Our Version Of A "Dream Tour" Look Like?

The Stab MIC: Erik Logan

Unplugged with Mick Fanning, ft. John John Florence

Stab Cusp Ep. 3: Will The Surf Industry Survive The COVID Crisis? Ft. Sam McIntosh and Mitch Crews

The Stab MIC: Jamie O'Brien

CUSP Ep. 2: Why Didn't the WSL Charge Medina With a Rule Book Infraction? Pipe Masters Edition!

CUSP Episode 1: WSL Conspiracy Theories, Sunset Collisions, and Who's Gonna Win Pipe?

The Stab MIC: Morgan Maassen

The Stab MIC: Mick Fanning

The Drop #005 — Joel Tudor

The Drop #004 - Christian Fletcher

The Drop #004 - The World Title Race, Kelly Slater, Jaws, Wave Pools and more

The Drop #003 - Jake Paterson

The Drop #002 - Ronnie Blakey

The Drop #001 - Kolohe Andino