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
Chargers Take Chopes. Tahiti Delivers Again.
Episode 200 - Chargers Take Chopes. Tahiti Delivers Again. Not calling this comp of the year, as Snapper still holds that for now, but Tahiti once again delivers drama, sick waves, hell barrels and truth.Tune in to listen as ...
What's Going On At The End Of The Road!
Episode 199 - What's Going On At The End Of The Road!Yes we are dropping this podcast after 2 days of competition but that's fineee. The first two days have given us a lot to talk about.Firstly - Kelly Slater is a certified ALIEN!...
Highly Requested - You Asked, We Deliver.
Episode 198 - Highly Requested - You Asked, We Deliver. The surf world has been flat, literally for the last few weeks and we have been flat out in our day jobs, but we are back, giving the listeners what they need. We a...
We Are SORRY! You needed to hear this earlier.
Episode 197 - We Are SORRY! You needed to hear this earlier. Yes, that's right, we are very sorry, this should have been edited and out before Wednesday, but Mr Editor (Matthew) was wrapped up in getting a new surfboard and World Cu...
WE ARE SOO BACK! Huge News Updates, Film Reviews & More!
Episode 196 - WE ARE SOO BACK! Huge News Updates, Film Reviews & More! This is one not to miss. We had a 2 week break, the WSL are allowed a break and so are we! While we took a break, the surf world went wild. WSL w...