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The Insiders' Podcast

The Insiders' Podcast

by Matthew Hayes & Darren Broadbridge

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Comp Special - Our wrap on Portugal & preview on Cloud 9. This could…

About this 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

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  • Comp Special - Our wrap on Portugal & preview on Cloud 9. This could be special. · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 210Episode 210 - Comp Special - Our wrap on Portugal & preview on Cloud 9. This could be special. We are back to a regular scheduled talking point. We are in full comp mode for this…
  • It's Time For Change. Men Need To Do Better. - Trigger Warning. · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 209Episode 209 - It's Time For Change. Men Need To Do Better. - Trigger Warning. We are back. Earlier this week we spoke just after Noah Klapp stepped up and posted her incredibly…
  • Trigger Warning - This Is Real Bad! · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 208Episode 208 - Trigger Warning - This Is Real Bad! We planned to record a podcast and 5 minutes before Noah Klapp posted her incredibly brave and extremely vile post regarding…
  • Should Darren Complain To Kelly? How Did He Snap His Board?! · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 207Episode 207 - How Did Darren Snap His Board? We discuss broken boards, Quiksilver Festival, WSL and more! It's been a busy few weeks and episode's have been a little slower but…
  • Classic Yarn. Board Talk, Quiksilver Festival Insights & More! · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 206Episode 206 - Classic Yarn. Board Talk, Quiksilver Festival Insights & More! Doing what we do best, talking about general surf things. We speak about surfboards, in particular…
  • Have we not learnt from our lessons? · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 205Episode 205 - Have we not learnt from our lessons? We may have got in trouble before, and we may have done it again. You'll have to listen to hear why, and if you hear it, DM us…
  • Fijian Thoughts - A Review On What Has Just Happened. · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 204Episode 204 - Fijian Thoughts - A Review On What Has Just Happened. Another comp done, and another pretty decent one for the WSL. Yes, the lay days in the middle are annoying but…
  • Myth-busting & Fin Talk - Inside The Mind Of Pio Marasco. · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 203Episode 203 - Inside The Mind Of Pio Marasco. We had the privilege to sit down and chat with Pio, an icon of the surf world and a lord of the fins. Pio talks to use about the…
  • Is Your Favourite Surf A Bit Of A Dick? BIG EPISODE! · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 202Episode 202 - Is Your Favourite Surf A Bit Of A Dick? BIG EPISODE! Huge week for surfing. New Electric Acid Surfboard Test from STAB, starring Harry Bryant and some of your…
  • OUR FIRST LIVE EPISODE WITH THE NATIONAL CHAMPS! · 60 min · Season 1 Episode 201Episode 201 - OUR FIRST LIVE EPISODE WITH THE NATIONAL CHAMPS! Live from the UK Surf & Skate Expo in June, Matt was invited to host a chat with the latest national champs, Fynn…
  • Chargers Take Chopes. Tahiti Delivers Again. · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 200Episode 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…
  • What's Going On At The End Of The Road! · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 199Episode 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…
  • Highly Requested - You Asked, We Deliver. · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 198Episode 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…
  • We Are SORRY! You needed to hear this earlier. · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 197Episode 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)…
  • WE ARE SOO BACK! Huge News Updates, Film Reviews & More! · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 196Episode 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…
  • Dylan Graves, Laura Crane, Tim Latte, Andrew Cotton & More! This year's UK Surf & Skate Expo Line Up Is PACKED! · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 195Episode 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…
  • SHOCK! Favourite's are falling in Brazil! · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 194Episode 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…
  • Don't Talk To Us About Fantasy Team! El Salvador Review · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 193Episode 193 - Don't Talk To Us About Fantasy Team! El Salvador Review Wow, a longgggg event but one full of cool moments and none better than friend of the show Leo Fioravanti…
  • KOOK OR CORE SPECIAL - SURFING'S WORST HABITS! · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 192Episode 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…
  • Who Has Been Crowned The Best High Performance Shaper!? Stab In The Dark Final Review · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 191Episode 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…

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