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Jords and Julian etched themselves in Ryan Miller's brain with their surfing they did at Reunion Island in 'Bending Colors'. Por que? Photo by Ryan Miller

Stab Podcast: Did Surfing Peak In 2012?

Ryan Miller convinced us so.

news // Jun 5, 2022
Words by stab
Reading Time: < 1 minute

This week is all CUSP, no drop. 

Buck and Mikey cover the trending phenomenon of ‘transitioning’ nationalities to make the Olympics, the Grajagan blowout, the best surfing Ryan Miller has ever seen, and the Fijian reef ‘resculpturing’ project backed by the illuminati.

Finally, we pitch a morally sound framework for board borrowing to clear the guilty conscience of our surf sinner. 

Timecodes

2:10 The most pathetic thing Buck has seen in surfing

5:00 Texas-Born, Oahu-Raised Erin Brooks Now Surfs For Team Canada 

14:00 The CT’s Mid Jungle Blowout

19:20 The Best Surfing I’ve Ever Seen: Ryan Miller

26:40 NZ Scientist With Ties To Big Tech Plans To ‘Resculpt’ Fijian Reef To Make ‘Perfect Wave’ Axed

35:00 Surf Sin

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