The Insiders' Podcast
Welcome to The Insiders. Join Darren Broadbridge and Matt Hayes in 'The Insiders,' a podcast that takes a candid look at the world of surfing. With their years of experience in the industry, Darren and Matt provide insider knowledge and expertise on everything from foam, liters, fin setups, shapes, and more. They've seen the industry from the inside and continue to watch it from the outside, sharing their perspectives on surfing's relentless sport, passion, fashion, art form, waste of time, life wasting, joy-giving, core-charging activity. Tune in for their best tips and tricks to help stoke your fire and keep the passion alive. With 'The Insiders,' you'll get an exclusive look at the world of surfing from a couple of frothers who won't let the fire go out!
About us: Darren unpacked trucks for Quiksilver in the heyday then moved to the dream: Managing a surfboard factory with a motley crew of the worlds best shapers. Then seeing the surf tourism industry booming he jumped ship: Just intime for the Pandemic, proving to himselfonce again, you just can't see into the future Somewhere in the last ten years while he was doing his best to sell surfboards for Euroglass to the biggest mover of fibreglass in Europe, Boardshop. Matt picked up the phone. Matt has sold more surfboards than you have had hot dinners (Self-diagnoses surf nerd and board freak). We talked foam. Litres. Fin Setups. Shapes. Futures. FCS. FCS2. Fixed. Finless. Boardless. Aimless. The full circle. And we still are talking this: We stopped working together: But we never stopping talking surf together.
The Insiders' Podcast
Latest Episodes
Dylan Graves, Laura Crane, Tim Latte, Andrew Cotton & More! This year's UK Surf & Skate Expo Line Up Is PACKED!
Episode 195 - Dylan Graves, Laura Crane, Tim Latte, Andrew Cotton & More! This year's UK Surf & Skate Expo Line Up Is PACKED!Back again for a second year, the UK Surf & Skate Expo is set to be bigger and better than ever.&nbs...
SHOCK! Favourite's are falling in Brazil!
Episode 194 - SHOCK! Favourite's are falling in Brazil! The WSL circus has landed in Brazil and we are seeing some wild results. A 15 year old is in the Semi's. Medina lost his first heat, four time winner Toledo failed ...
Don't Talk To Us About Fantasy Team! El Salvador Review
Episode 193 - Don't Talk To Us About Fantasy Team! El Salvador ReviewWow, a longgggg event but one full of cool moments and none better than friend of the show Leo Fioravanti taking a win. Huge moment and fully deserved. On t...
KOOK OR CORE SPECIAL - SURFING'S WORST HABITS!
Episode 192 - KOOK OR CORE SPECIAL - SURFING'S WORST HABITS! Surfing has a lot of weird and wonderful habits, we are super judgemental weirdos, and this special episode is inspired by all you wonderful freaks. We have pu...
Who Has Been Crowned The Best High Performance Shaper!? Stab In The Dark Final Review
Episode 191 - Who Has Been Crowned The Best High Performance Shaper!? Stab In The Dark Final Review.The best series of Stab In the Dark ever? Maybe so, for sure the best surfing ever seen in a Stab In The Dark and without doubt the best ...