Stab Podcast: JJF’s Favorite Feeling On A Surfboard, & One Of Our Favorite Articles To Date On The Topic Of ‘Birding’ - Stab Mag

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Stab Podcast: JJF’s Favorite Feeling On A Surfboard, & One Of Our Favorite Articles To Date On The Topic Of ‘Birding’

Esoteric discussions of the granular.

news // May 16, 2022
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In this week’s pod we discuss…

Surfboard inflation, the Stranger Things x Quiksilver collab, John Florence’s fine grain analysis of his favourite feelings in surfing (and his role in three upcoming Stab projects), Caity Simmers’ raw Snapper-winning instinct, and suitable penance for being an unreliable surf reporter. We also talk about Paul Evans’ article on the topic of bird watching and how/why it is our sport’s most complementary hobby.

Timecodes

4:40 How A Pandemic Hangover, Inflation And War Created The Perfect Storm For Rising Surfboard Prices

13:00 5 Surfers’ Lives Are Flipped Upside Down After A Mikey Wright Oil Check 

18:25 John John Florence On Making Films, Starting His Own Brand, Board Theory, The Best Feeling In Surfing, And More

22:10 The Best Surfing We’ve Ever Seen, How Surfers Get Paid & Cheat Codes

25:00 Surfing’s Dark Secret: Birding

30:30 Surf Sin

43:00 Snapper debrief

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