
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.
Episodes
Cyclone Alfred, Natural Selection, Board Talk & More!

Core Surfer, Adventurer, National Champ & Your New Favourite Surfer - Special Guest.

Caity Is The Queen & Italo Rules The Roost - Abu Dhabi Review

What To Expect In The Wave Pool. Our Tips & Picks For This Event!

La Nord + Pipe + The Best Wave Caught By An Englishman In Hawaii?!

What Is Coming To The UK? Plus STAB's Very Best and Very WORST! // SPECIAL GUEST

SPECIAL GUEST - One Of The Brightest South African Talents Joins Us!

New For 2025 - We Have Sections, Guest's & More! It's Our Year!

The Insiders' 2024 Awards! The Only Ranking's Worth Being On!

The Best Surf Film Maker On The Planet Join Us - SPECIAL GUEST

The FOUNDER of Futures Fins - Special Guest - Vince Longo

What Has Happened To The Vans Pipe Masters? We Discuss The Mess.

SPECIAL GUEST - Is Joel Still Eating Pies Now He Is On The World Tour? Answers Inside.

Insider Take On Board Brands, Steph Gilmore's Latest Edit, The Tudors & More!

Board's Snapping, Surf Mission Stories & Grom's Sending It

A Pod Of Two Halves. Calling Out The WSL & Calling Out What Surf Clips To Watch

We Speak To A World Tour Star... PLUS A Quiksilver Festival Insight

We Answer What You Asked + The Last WSL Talk This Year (Maybe)

You Heard It Here First! Our Predictions For the WSL Finals Day.

The Most Unique Review Of The Cloudbreak Event EVER!

Reviewing The Olympics, STAB & New Products. This is packed!

BIG NEWS! BIG GUEST! What is coming up that you can't miss!

Olympic Hype Is Here! Mid Comp Update And Insights

Two Guest, One Trip Of A Lifetime + Insider's 2025 Boat Trip?

We Review A Surf Horror Film + Olympic's Breakdown
