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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
  • Did Fiji Flop? Our Honest Review Of The WSL Finals Day.

    Did Fiji Flop? Our Honest Review Of The WSL Finals Day.
    Sep 3 2025

    Episode 155 - Did Fiji Flop? Our Honest Review Of The WSL Finals Day.

    What did you think of the WSL Finals day at Fiji? Overhyped? Better than before? Glad to see it gone, you tell us... and we will tell you.

    Listen in and hear our thoughts on the build up, hype, commentators, the waves, the surfers and more!

    We review the day alongside the final 5's years in general. Molly was clearly surfer of the year, but who let us down. A surfer called Spursy, can you guess who?

    On top of this, stick around to hear about Darren's wild run in with Storm Erin and why he almost needed an air ambulance!

    Enjoy, share and download.

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    39 mins
  • Fiji Final Five & Storm Erin Special.

    Fiji Final Five & Storm Erin Special.
    Aug 27 2025

    Episode 154 - Fiji Final Five & Storm Erin Special.

    The WSL Finals are upon us, we are praying Fiji lights up and we get an epic showdown to end this Final 5 chapter of the WSL.

    All eyes on Cloudbreak or maybe Restaurants? (Inside Info) for the final's day. Who will take it out? Will the world number one's hold on? Is Jack Robbo going to go full Sharman again and win from the first heat all the way through?

    We make our predictions, heat by heat and we do not agree on the results, let us know what you think and if you agree!

    Talking about lighting up, Europe has gone TURBO with Hurricane Erin delivering huge swell periods with giant waves, we discuss the talk of this and other surf events too!

    Tune in, share and download.

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    35 mins
  • What To Watch?! - A Special Edit!

    What To Watch?! - A Special Edit!
    Aug 18 2025

    Episode 153 - What To Watch?! - A Special Edit!

    It may feel like a lot of the talk around the surf world right now is about Tahiti and Chopes, but there is a very good reason.

    Yes the WSL where just in town, but more so, two back to back mental swells and these swells where captured best by the genius that is Tim Bonython and his Swell Chasers.

    Released in a two part edit called Liquid Thunder, Tim show cases some of the worlds best taking on Teahupoo at its more beautiful but fearsome.

    Highlighting performances from CT stand outs to locals to youngsters that caught our eye, we break it all down.

    Have a listen and watch Liquid Thunder too!

    This is on YouTube too!

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    39 mins
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