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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
  • KOOK OR CORE SPECIAL - SURFING'S WORST HABITS!

    KOOK OR CORE SPECIAL - SURFING'S WORST HABITS!
    Jun 10 2026

    Episode 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 inspired by all you wonderful freaks.

    We have put together a special episode on Kook or Core /Do's or Dont's & we want to do more of these so please comment or DM us with your Kook Or Core questions!

    Listen in and see if you are guilty of any of these kook or core suggestions, or any of your friends, if they are or if you are, name and shame!

    Tune in, enjoy and share!

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    39 mins
  • Who Has Been Crowned The Best High Performance Shaper!? Stab In The Dark Final Review

    Who Has Been Crowned The Best High Performance Shaper!? Stab In The Dark Final Review
    Jun 5 2026

    Episode 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 ever seen in a Stab In The Dark and without doubt the best co-host ever too!

    A perfect wave for a perfect surfer. What6 did you think of this years iteration of Stab In the Dark?

    Listen in to what we think of the surfers, boards, action, in depth chats and more. We thank you STAB for bringing the surf world content like this and thank you Ethan for surfing so perfectly.

    Tune in, share and enjoy.

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    36 mins
  • The Run Down On Raglan & What's Predicted For Punta Roca.

    The Run Down On Raglan & What's Predicted For Punta Roca.
    May 31 2026

    Episode 190 - The Run Down On Raglan & What's Predicted For Punta Roca.

    What did you guys think of Raglan as an event? Well, here is what we thought. Listen in for our break down of the surfing, the wave, the broadcast and more.

    Overall, we are positive on Raglan, yes the lay days suck, but that's surfing. The waves on some of the days before then and during were great. Hearing pro's say it's hard to surf, good, we want them challenged right?!

    Some surfers, really stood out and it was super cool to see the different sides to the surfers actually going left on a wave like this.

    Carissa was by far the best surfer of the whole event, regardless of the men's or women's. That was domination.

    Along with this, we give some predictions and run down on what we think will go down in El Salv. Let us know your thoughts and get your fantasy teams picked!

    Tune in, share and enjoy.

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    39 mins
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