The Double-Up

Dec 20 2024 74 ep. 70 mins 5
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Hosted by Rachael Tilly and Shannon Hughes, The Double-Up features current women's surfing news along with deeper conversations delving into particular topics within the women's surf world.

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Episode 74: Vahine Fierro Interview

Dec 20 2024 54 mins  
Vahine Fierro needs no introduction. As one of the most beloved figures in modern-day surfing, Vahine has carried herself throughout her career with an air of joy and beauty, buoyed by her frank honesty. She won the 2017 WSL World Junior Championship in a small beachbreak and the 2024 SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro as a wildcard at large, barreling Teahupo’o.In this episode we chat with Vah

Episode 73: The Future and History of Women on the CT

Dec 12 2024 61 mins  
From Margo to Molly, Sofia to Steph, Chelsea and Carissa to Caity and Caroline, Sandy to Sally, Pam to Paige, Lynne to Layne, the Championship Tour has provided us an incredible array of women across three different organizations over nearly 50 years.As deep as the list of amazing women to grace the Tour is, their numbers have been capped at 18, at best, for the entirety of its exi

Episode 72: Challenger Series Year-End Wrap, ISA World Masters Recap, incl. Interview w/ Kim Wooldridge and Serena Brooke, Plus: Lazer Breathing Dragons Review and World Para Surfing Champs Preview

Nov 03 2024 95 mins  
It's a bumper episode this week, delving into all the news we've missed in recent times.We start by catching up on the end of the Challenger Series, talking through each of the qualifiers for the 2025 CT, before delving into a Lazer Breathing Dragons tangent, which leads straight into the ISA World Masters, for which we talk to two of the three Australian women on their team, the 1

Episode 71: Rachael Tilly is Your New World Longboard Champion!

Oct 28 2024 96 mins  
In a surprise to no-one, we have dedicated this entire episode to the incredible feat that our co-host has accomplished in winning her second World Title. Having recently interviewed Rach after her US Open win, Shan approached this one differently, taking a holistic look at Rach's career. The two talk through her first World Title and the many changes the Longboard Tour has gone th

Episode 70: Abu Dhabi Longboard Classic Recap and Longboard World Champs Preview, Plus: Challenger Series Update and Milla Brown's Odyssey

Oct 07 2024 44 mins  
The Longboard Tour has reached its pinnacle for 2024, with the inaugural Abu Dhabi Longboard Classic being wrapped and the Top 8 decided for El Salvador. Our very own Rachael Tilly sits in prime position to challenge for her second World Title later this week when the Longboard Finals kick off.This episode Shan and Rach catch up on Abu Dhabi and preview El Salvador, while also chec

Episode 69: WSL Finals Breakdown - Caity Simmers is Your New World Champion!

Sep 16 2024 57 mins  
Another season is now officially in the books and, at 18-years-old, Caity Simmers is your new World Champion.As predicted by Rach and Shan last episode, an initial loss to defending World Champion Caroline Marks fired Caity up. Fueled by support from her crew of sand children, she delivered some of the best surfing of the year and put a solid stamp on an incredible season.This epis

Episode 68: WSL Finals Preview and Fiji Pro Breakdown, incl. Interview with Erin Brooks

Sep 04 2024 67 mins  
We're nothing if not wildly inconsistent. No episodes for two months and then two in a week? Welcome to the show.With an extremely quick turnaround from Fiji into the Finals, and with the only real swell of the Finals waiting period expected on day one, we've hustled to make sure Fiji gets its due and that our Finals picks are in just in time for them to probably be wrong. We are a

Episode 67: The Olympics and the US Open - Rach and Shan Interview Each Other

Aug 31 2024 91 mins  
This episode our co-hosts are front and center after a major return to the top of the podium for Rach and a big second Olympic Games opportunity for Shan. With the two events happening almost simultaneously, we figured the best plan was for them to interview each other about their experiences, covering all the rest of the action in each event along the way. We also finish with some

Episode 66: Previewing the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the 2024 WSL Longboard Tour

Jul 17 2024 50 mins  
Two big things for 2024 are presently getting underway and we've returned from the cliff we fell off to give you a glimpse of the excitement that awaits competitive women's surfing in the coming days.It's as straightforward an episode as the title suggests. We take a peek at the draw for the Bells Beach Longboard Classic which Rach is competing in right now, as well as looking at t

Episode 65: Margaret River Pro Recap, incl. Gabriela Bryan Interview, Plus ISA World Longboard Championships

May 03 2024 67 mins  
The Western Australia Margaret River Pro is always a captivating event, with all kinds of variables thrown at surfers in the wild west, especially now with the dreaded Mid-Season Cut. This year's epic Finals Day almost washed away the many short and strange days that led up to it, with a forecast that provided stunning lay days, but only small pockets of 'contestable' surf. All of