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Okay Okay Okay.You know we like surfing and we know you like hearing about surfing so this week we have an absolute gem of a guest for you.7x National Surfing Champion Billy Stairmand came into studio to discuss his sensational form on the World Surf League Qualifying Series where he finds himself in a very good position heading into the back half of the year.He spoke about his mindset, life out of the water and his equipment as we tried to find out what specifically is working so well for him.And because we like to treat you, Billy's close friend and another legend of surfing in New Zealand in his own right Luke Cederman also joined us to offer his thoughts on Billy's career and what happens if anyone drops in on him when he's out for a free surf.Heaps of great insights in this pod about trying to crack the big stage in any sport and what goes into finding success on the water. Have a listen & STAY STOKED.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to this week's Stoked podcast where we take a long look at one long piece of construction.This week we are lucky enough to be joined by Jono Dean, General Manger at Whakapapa Ski Field to talk about their state of the art new gondola being built on Mt Ruapehu.Costing 25 million dollars, the gondola is set to be functional by late June, right on time for the snow and you shredders. We found out from Jono how the massive project has shaken down. Plus we take a deep dive into the mind of the GOAT, Kelly Slater and talk some basketball real quick.Cheers & Stay Stoked!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wow, do we have a podcast for you.This week we have employed the great mind of Chris Rattue to offer his take about where the Warriors this season and in general.A team loved by so many but can never seem to find consistent success, we ask Rats what he thinks it would take to find a winning formula as a New Zealand NRL side.Plus a few takes on the PGA Championship, our Kiwi surfers ripping and obviously Game Of Thrones. Get around it & Stay Stoked!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And we're back! Episode 58 is here and it is the update you didn't know you needed.Luke Kemeys from Boys Get Paid stops back into studio to update us on how their 10 week punters club went.After a full 10 weeks of ups and downs with 100 thousand dollars turned over hear what Luke's evaluation of the whole process was.Plus an update after an epic weekend duck shooting and some brief thoughts on the NBA playoffs.Stay Stoked!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

G'day! Yes we are back and yes the rumors are true we skipped an episode last week like the awful people we are.But don't let that hold you back from enjoying what is one of the great podcasts this week.With the first weekend of May right on the doorstep we speak with Rowena Duncum from The Country about why duck shooting is so special for the rural community. (11.00)Then we catch up with all round great Kiwi Louis Sammons to find out what radical stunt he is pulling in the name of KidsCan. (25.35)All this plus heaps of heat about all the good stuff, surfing, Game Of Thrones, you get the picture!Stay Stoked!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Well well well, what do we have here - a good old fashioned turbo pod.With a range of topics to rip through we climbed right in and fired some steaming hot takes. Topics discussed.. Tiger is back and golf is great again. (2.38)Israel Folau, shame shame shame. (8.50)A first five epidemic has struck New Zealand Rugby. (15.13)The NBA Playoffs are here, strap in. (22.25)World Surf League stop 2 - Bells Beach. (24.37)Winx came, Winx conquered. (28.10)The real Israel, Izzy Adensanya. (31.16)Solomone Kata, your time is up. (33.23)Game of Thrones rubbish. (35.40)Wrap and ramble. (39.10)Stay Stoked!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Strap yourselves in because this podcast has it all.By chance, a bunch of our pet topics have collided this week meaning we have had to drop one big ol' pod.Don't worry - we'll lend you some time codes if you want to pick and chose..First up we speak to one GOAT about another. Sky Racing's Greg Radley stops in to pay respects to maybe the greatest racehorse ever, Winx. She races for the very last time this Saturday and we are emotional. (11.10)Then we climb into a surfing breakdown after the first Championship Tour event for the year was completed. Freelance film maker Billy Lee Pope joined us to give his take on the Gold Coast Quicksilver Pro and how our Kiwis settled in for the year. (26.20)And then, because we can.. we lose our minds about the upcoming final season of Game of Thrones with NZME Head of Entertainment Joanna Hunkin. If it's not your thing, that's cool, we probably didn't make any sense anyway. (35.13)As we said, a massive pod, but give it a chance and STAY STOKED!See omnystudio.com/listener f

Weeeeeew, The return of the World Surf League's Championship Tour means one thing. The return of one of our most esteemed and favourite guests.  Ian 'Ratso' Buchanan, NZ surfing royalty and head priority judge on the World Tour was good enough to field our barrage of questions about the season ahead and how the Kiwi contingent might travel.  He also gave us some oil about what the future could possibly hold for surfing in New Zealand, you'll want to hang around till the end to hear that. Heaps more chat that you probably didn't know you needed to know, get involved and give it a listen. Stay Stoked!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stoked 53 is here and it's a banger!He's the hottest topic in the New Zealand sporting scene right now. Seemingly, he's burst on to our rugby landscape in a blaze of orange mane - but you'd be wrong, mostly.Tom Robinson's playing Super Rugby about as well as anyone else this season, but really, it's been a long time coming.We sat down with the legend himself to find out how this whirlwind of success came about.Don't be mistaken by the millennial mannerisms of the Northland bushman turned pony-tail pushing Jafa - the man has a head of seemingly infinite age on his shoulders.Robinson has a brain and a work ethic that'll be hard to stop - today we take the closest look yet.Stay Stoked.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stoked 52 is live as ace!It's been a tough week for all of New Zealand for obvious reasons so we thought we would try and be a bit of a positive distraction and have cover off some of the lighter topics which have come across our desk this week. Topics covered include:Piegon racing - it's a thing. (9.18)Mike Trout - the $626 million dollar man. (2.25)Jonas Brothers/Game Of Thrones. (30.08)Sunwolves are on the Super Rugby chopping block. (34.40)Cheers all & Stay Stoked!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we go back to our roots.We talk about the return of the mighty Vodafone Warriors as round 1 of the NRL kicks off for 2019.We do this with the one the only guy we could think of who is mad enough to still be supporting them (other than the Butcher), it's Martin Devlin. (14.14)We also spend some time musing about the world without social media and drop an absolute bombshell at the very end of the podcast.Cheers all and STAY STOKED!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 50 can you believe it? We can't - especially considering our commitment issues. To celebrate we have two very special guests talk about two very different things.First, Sam 'Ibex' Lee - free skiing sensation joins the pod to talk us through one of the most horrific injuries you could imagine and how he is mentally going about coming back from it. (7.15)And also, Paul Wilcox - CEO of the Auckland Racing Club stops in again to update us on their busy summer carnival and if there is a real energy back around racing. He also gives some tips on a stacked Auckland Cup day field at Ellerslie this Saturday. (27.50)All this plus a healthy dose of Eco Shaming and some general ramble.Stay Stoked!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back and we have a lot to say this week!We go in depth on the topic of generational tension, in sport and in life alike. (4.36)The feature of the podcast though is a standout interview with 13 year old surfer and Piha local Billy Byers who tells us all about his big win in the Surfing NZ Billabong Grom Series. (21.35)All this and a whole lot more, have a listen and let us know what you think!Stay Stoked!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stoked 48 is here and yes it is really long, but there's a bloody good reason.We go in-depth with former Newstalk ZB host Mark Dye about his new life as host of Heartbreak Island and Chief Executive of NUBU, one of New Zealand's leading medical cannabis startups.To get to that good stuff skip to 9:14 through the pod, before that we just shoot the breeze about sport and other crap.This would be one of our more educational podcasts so have a listen and let us know what you think or anymore questions you might have regarding drugs, sex or Mark Dye.Cheers to all!Stay Stoked.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heya, welcome to round 2 of the Louis Herman-Watt Hiatus Podcast, aka The Stoked Podcast Episode 47!Back to a couple Stoked staples this week - Rugby and UFC!That being said, here's what we ripped through:Louis' still away, Mitch surfed and didn't get a concussion, and Alex is having a questionable Valentine's Day evening. (Intro)Sir Patrick McKendry Herald rugby-writing legend joins us to talk all thing Ma'a Nonu. (8:30)Christopher Reive is back from UFC 234 in Melbourne and boy what a time did he have! We digest the massive night that was for our Kiwi fighters. (22:40)Wrap and emotional goodbye to stand out Stoked handyman Alex Chapman, thank you, sir. (33:00)STAY STOKED!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prepare yourselves - Louis is away for a week and the podcasts are still turning up, that's right, Mitch is running the cutter!This week we're changing it up a bit, think music radio meets extreme sports!Mitch does he first Intro (questionable delivery - bear with me) - (Intro)A brand new co-host and Mitch is no longer concussed! (3:00)Where the hell is Louis? Who knows. We couldn't even remember his birthday either - oops. We touch base with a man who has found a renewed aroha for Aotearoa! (8:10)Fresh tunes! Same Name Confusion are playing in Welly this weekend, here's a plug (and new tune) to get around it. (17:00)Craig Murray! A name you probably haven't heard of previously, but certainly, haven't heard the last of last - the newest winner of the Freeride World Tour - big mountain skiing's premier international competition joins us for a korero. (22:00)Wrap and "where the hell are we?" cricket chat - enjoy! (30:00)STAY STOKED!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stoked 45 is here and it's the last of our close up's of the racing industry!Luke Kemeys from Boys Get Paid stops in to talk about their massive day at Ellerslie in the weekend for the Karaka Millions.Their punters club ended up having 177 thousand dollars in it and after some ups and downs, everyone walked away with their money back. Luke talks about his passion to take this momentum and give the industry a real injection of energy for the better.STAY STOKED!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back this week and have a plethora to get through in Ep 44.Mitch is back in studio (hooray) and we have some of favourite groups of people to shout out!Agenda:Luke Courtney of Same Name Confusion plugs his Auckland gig. (Intro)Unruly tourists PART 1. (4.18)CEO of Auckland Racing Club Paul Wilcox previewing the Karaka Million from his perspective. (11.52)Australian Open G'day mate. (22.40)Unruly tourists PART 2 with Heath Moore. (26.30)Wrap and milk chat. (36.17)STAY STOKED.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stoked Ep 43 is live and it's a banger!Mitch is absent this week so Louis goes all out and talks cricket and racing till he can't no more.David Ellis of Te Akau Stud stops in to talk all things yearling sales, racing and Karaka Million, he's a wealth of knowledge and about as successful at what he does as anyone anywhere. (11.54)Bryan Waddle, the voice of cricket in New Zealand and the captain of Radio Sport's commentary team runs his eye over the summer to date and previews the Indian ODI series as well as the looming World Cup.  (26.18)And if you're missing Mitch that much, we did manage to track him down on his holiday for a yarn. (4.50)It's a ripping pod so have a listen and enjoy!STAY STOKED.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to another epic (we're biased) year of the Stoked pod.Last year was way too much fun so we have decided to run it back again with more novel and useless chat.The first Ep of 2019 includes..A word on how to handle the back to work come down. (3.50)Matt Brown joins us live from his commentary box at the ASB Tennis Classic to give his take on how the tournaments has shaken down. (11.45)A shout out to those at the NZ surfing national champs in the beautiful 'Naki. (23.05)We give our 2019 wish lists, if any of this stuff happens we will be, wait for it.. STOKED. (28.10)Wrap and Black Caps chat. (36.53)STAY STOKED!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.