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The Insiders' Podcast

The Insiders' Podcast

By: Matthew Hayes & Darren Broadbridge
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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.

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Episodes
  • Special Guest - The Most Stoked Surfer Ever! Dane Gudauskas.

    Special Guest - The Most Stoked Surfer Ever! Dane Gudauskas.
    Feb 26 2026

    Episode 175 - Special Guest - The Most Stoked Surfer Ever! Dane Gudauskas.

    Its with great pleasure to bring you our chat with the legend that is Dane Gudauskas. This one is a journey!

    Trying to list everything that we discuss would be impossible, but you can for sure listen in to our chat where we cover:

    • Board design
    • Riding different Craft
    • Grinding the QS with his brothers.
    • Relationships with Dylan Graves
    • Working with CI
    • A love for all things surfing.
    • Wetsuits and much more!

    Just tune into this one and enjoy!

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • SPECIAL GUEST - A Chat With Ryan Lovelace

    SPECIAL GUEST - A Chat With Ryan Lovelace
    Feb 17 2026

    Episode 174 - SPECIAL GUEST - A Chat With Ryan Lovelace

    This was a special one, especially for a surf nerd, board geek like Matt. We are honoured to have had the chance to sit down and talk all things boards and surf, and more, with the genius that is Ryan Lovelace.

    We talk about the origins of Love Machine Surfboards. Hand shaping Vs Machine Shapes. Industry nonsence. A general love of surfing and surfboards and more.

    Listen in to hear how unique the Love Machine files are, learn more about the Trimcraft day to day, the new aura around a Lovelace hand shape and loads more!

    We also discuss the latest STAB Joyride with Mickey C and then tiny boards he rides, what files they came from and feedback on the boards.

    This was a huge privilege for us and we can't thank Ryan enough for his time!

    Tune in, enjoy and share!

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • We aren't crying, you and Kelly are! Best Episode EVER!

    We aren't crying, you and Kelly are! Best Episode EVER!
    Feb 13 2026

    Episode 173 - We aren't crying, you and Kelly are! Best Episode EVER!

    Did we ever think we would describe a Stab In The Dark episode as deep, emotional, heavy, inspiring and gripping, but that is exactly what Episode 3 of the Kelly Slater SITD is.

    Yes we get to see the GOAT surf his best yet, with two boards standing out, in our opinion, but more so, the insights from the shapers take the spotlight again.

    Britt Merrick started the series being a bit, well of a moron, but this episode lifts the lid on a lot more then an initial impression and maybe we have been won over by the big guy!

    Other then this, Pyzel digging into Mayhem about how they started as anti comps and now are comp comp comp is hilarious and there are so many other highlights.

    Get onto STAB watch all the episodes and enjoy!

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    36 mins
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