The Insiders' Podcast

Episode 174 - SPECIAL GUEST - A Chat With Ryan LovelaceThis 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! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

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! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 172 - Surf Trip Stories, JJF News & The Latest On Pipe.When you have a surf trip planned to one of Europe's best wave, can you cancel if you had a bad sleep?! Not if you are an Insider! Hear all about Darren's latest trip and yes, there is drama! Matt talks about his less glamorous trip to Wales and scoring waves after a pro has given him some tips. We bring you our thoughts on the news JJF is not coming back to the tour. Good on you John! Lastly, Pipeline has been showing all its teeth and we are loving it, we give a mid comp review on the Challenger Series event!Enjoy, download and share!Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 171 - SPOILER ALERT - Episode 2 Review & A Board Is CUT!It's here and we are back reviewing episode 2. We get to see more of the amazing shaper chat, and some maybe over the top digs and banter but most importantly we get to see the GOAT surf his first 2 boards. The way this guys mind works is on another level, working out boards and waves faster then chatGPT could. Without spoiling it, in this episode you see the most awkward and self destructive review of a surfboard... What were your thoughts?Darrens Kelly Story - Kelly used to drop into the factory back in the day... and everyone would just freeze and stare. You could feel how uncomfortable it made him. You'll see in this episode. Share, download and enjoy. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 170 - Pipe Is Back! Early Comp Breakdown Is Here.The latest episode covers the newest competition, the Pipeline Challenge, new to the CS tour this year and it has everyone licking their lips - Especially Darren! Check out our thoughts on the forecast, who could stand out, why we are so excited and what this could all mean for the 2026 Championship tour! Little disclaimer... about 2 hours after recording this the WSL announced the wild cards, so we speak as if they are not known like they are now... Maybe Molly and Barron will win in second gear now? We will see. Tune in, share and download. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 169 - The GOAT Files - Review Of Stab In The Dark Episode 1.Wow. We saw the teaser a few months ago but episode 1 of the Stab In The Dark with Kelly Slater just blew our minds. The shapers took over, banter was flying all over the shop, criticising while smiling, complimenting while envious and some deep board talk too. Do we want to go for drinks with Pyzel, yes? Is Marcio the nicest guy ever? Is Dan Mann so relaxed because he never has to go back side? Yes to all of the above. Have you seen it? What did you think?Bring on another episode. Listen to our reviews and stories, share and download. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 168 - We Are Joined By Greatness - Margo Is On The Insiders. A privilege and a pleasure. We sat down to chat with Margo, Margs, Margerine, Brenden. Putting our stoke to one side, this chat was everything we wished for and more. Maybe the best episode of The Insiders to date!Darren's take on his earlier memories of Margo are: I first heard talk of Margo around '91 at a Byron Bay Boardriders barbecue — before the name was really a name. Everyone was saying he'd progressed to something they'd never seen before. It felt like a myth had formed before most of us had even seen him surf.A few months later at the Queensland titles in Coolum, I saw it. A frontside re-entry carve in the face — something I'd never seen before, and still not sure I've seen since.Enjoy this one, share and download. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 167 - New Year, New Boards & New Industry News! Insider Secret Revealed!Nothing beats starting the new year on a new board in decent waves and that is what we got! Both Darren and Matt have been on new crafts, which we speak about and have more details coming on the boards soon! Did you score a new board this winter? Tell us about it! Along with this we chat about the BIG Medina news, Yago joining Vissla and other big moves in sponsorship throughout the surf world! Other then this we chat all other aspects of surf and tease more to look forward too! Tune in, share and enjoy! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 166 - Let's Talk About 2025. What a year. Across the board in surfing, 2025 has been huge & we are here to chat about it all! Finishing with a bang, we talk about recent content, edits, films and our own surfing adventures too! We then discuss the year in full, what and who stood out for us. We give you our picks for surfers of the year, from men, women and groms. We also choose the edit or film of the year for us and why too. Lastly, we pick the board of 2025 from our experiences... any guess on what we pick?Anyway, tune in, share with friends and enjoy!Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 165 - What's Worse? Throwing Rocks Or Riding A Scooter?! An episode of random conversations and weirdness. Focusing on the weirdo who rode a scooter in a wetsuit and proceeded to throw rocks at people. Have you seen it? What did you think? Listen in for our thoughts. We also hear about Darren's super sunset session surfing 10ft French nuggets! One of the dream sessions that winter can deliver. We also discuss a board from Mark Phipps that both Darren and Matt have ridden, is there anything better then new surfboards in good waves?! Lastly, we chat about the best board for all round waves... again, tell us yours. Listen in, share and download. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 164 - Solo Surf Trips & How Bad Can Travelling Be? + More!Can you moan after being on a surf trip? More importantly can you moan about the locals and crowds if you travel to a place known for that? We break it all down and give our thoughts and tips on combatting this. Alongside this we discuss solo surf trips, the enjoyment and the caution of new spots. What are your solo surf trip tips? Further to this, Darren's film of the year from Harry Bryant, called Roasted is live and is amazing! Front side and back side barrel riding excellence and not just on a pointy nosed thruster... We give our thoughts on a sick clip! Have you seen it? Tell us what you think. Share, enjoy and download. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 163 - What We Think Of Snapt5. Have You Seen It? One of the best surf films we have seen. Stacked with style, speed, consequence and pure surfing of the highest order. With a variety of surfers, riding various boards in waves across the planet, this film ticked every box! Or did it... What was missing? Maybe women... Is that the only improvement to this fantastic clip? Have you seen Snapt5? Tell us what did you think? Snapt5 was not the only thing we review, we chat episode 3 of EAST with Mikey Feb from STAB too! Check it out, enjoy this one and share! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 162 - World Champ Special - The Return Of Kings & Queens. Guess who's back... Not 1, but 4 world champs in 4 days. Yes I think the WSL done that on purpose but we all loved it! What do we think this means for the 2026 tour? Is it lining up to be one of the best ever. A new school movement against a proper old guard. The froth is already starting to build and we have MONTHS to wait.What do you think of the four surfers returning? Do you think they will still be on top of the pile or have the new kids on the block caught up?Tell us. Lastly, we are still waiting for Slater news. You know its coming... Listen in, share and enjoy! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 161 - An Honest Review Of Lost Shore Wave Pool + More! Ever driven 10 hours for waves? Ever done it knowing the waves are happening no matter the forecast? Well Matt has now. Matt & a crew drove from Newquay to Edinburgh for guaranteed waves. Here the thoughts on the trip to Lost Shore and how it went.Along with this, we have episode two of STAB's Electric Acid Surfboard Test with Mikey Feb to discuss, have you seen it yet?We also talk general surf talk and more! Tune in and enjoy.Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 160 - Ryan Burch Masterclass + Can You Watch To Much Surf Content?! New episode, a classic, where we talk about some of the best new clips and edits that are dropping online as well as the latest insider news and our surf mishaps too! Ever picked up the wrong board and found out at the beach? Yes, we have and we talk about it. We also dissect the amazing YouTube clip for Ryan Burch, where he tests and rides multiple of his incredible shapes and gives instant feedback and thoughts, for board geeks it's a MUST! Along with this, Roark have a great new clip, Torren Marytn is back on an old favourite board and more! Tune in, enjoy and share. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 159 - WHAT THE F**K JUST HAPPENED?! Wow. With no WSL Championship tour we were worried the surf world might feel a bit sleepy but that is not the case! In this episode we have a lot to talk about! At the time of recording the CRAZY incident that went down at the GB Cup had just happened so we had to discuss this with the information we had available! Along with this, we review the hotly anticipated Stab EAST with Mikey Feb, and we are a little underwhelmed but fingers crossed it's a grow'er and not a show'er. Other than this we talk kook or core, Quiksilver's new WASHED film and more! Tune in, enjoy and share.Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 158 - Back With A Bang. News On Slater, Stab & More!We had a couple of weeks off, visiting the Quiksilver Festival, surfing a lot and in Darren's case, working like a mad man! This doesn't mean we have been missing out on anything at all! Did you catch the Stab In The Dark teaser that was live for half a day? Have you copped some of the Stab High madness? JJF dropping the surfing of the year, Tosh Tudor releasing another mental edit and more! Tune in to hear about insider stories from the Quik Festival, our thoughts on what's been going on and more! We are back and better than ever! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 157 - Another Special Guest - What Is It Like Working With The Florence Brothers?!Here we have it, we are joined by Ned Hart and what a guy he is! Do you want to hear what it is like to surf Shipstern's Bluff or Molly's in Ireland? Ned talks us through his beat downs and best barrels. We also chat about what it Is like to work with the Florence Brothers, Pyzel and how Monster supports Ned's vision too! You can also hear us chat about Ned's future plans and much more too! This episode was an honour to record and Ned was all time! Stoked to see how far he can push his career. Enjoy this, download it and share.Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 156 - Special Guest - Don't Call It A Comeback, Or Do? We are stoked to bring you our recent chat with the legend that is Jayce Robinson. After recently setting Instagram into a spin by announcing a "comeback" to chasing waves and swells, we had to get Jayce on for a chat and this is one of our favourites. Without an agenda, this is a casual chat about almost EVERYTHING with Jayce. We take waves, surfboards, social media, houses, business and more! Tune in and hear about the plans Jayce has, what you can expect to see and much, much more! Share, download and enjoy!Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

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. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

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.Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

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! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 152 - Chopes Chat - Our Instant Review On The Final WSL Stop Before Fiji. What an event, wow. Pumping waves, big barrels, some dog moves and movement in the top 5 before Fiji. Tune in for our thoughts on the judging, how well a 12 year old handled herself, bold claims on who will be world champ and more! This is our fast, flash initial thoughts the morning after the event the night before. How good were Molly & Caity? Erin and Vahine also looked super strong in the women's draw. On the men's Jack Robbo looked dominant but Griff and Ethan stepped up too with some amazing waves from Cole, Kauli and others too! Listen in for our thoughts and stay tuned for more final 5 chat coming soon. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 151 - T-AH-HO-PU-OO - A Flash Episode Our Predictions & PreviewIts pumping, we are a day or two late in publishing this because its pumping in Europe as well as Tahiti so you can not blame us, but we still have the end of the party to be excited for! During round 1 we spoke, gave our predictions on who will take out the event and what we think the waves will be like for the rest of the time too. Breaking down what we think will happen, if Filipe will paddle over the ledge and what will happen with the ladies too! Stay right to the end for a CLASSIC Darren Broadbridge story too! Enjoy, share, download and have fun. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 150 - Mason Ho, Move Over! There's A New Froth Lord In Town - SPECIAL GUESTIf you think Mason Ho froth's out, you need to meet Robbie, our Special Guest for this episode. A human ray of sunshine and an all round core lord! Robbie caught my eye when I saw his videos translating normal surf items from Spanish to English and even to Aussie! I wanted to know more about this guy so set up a chat! Robbie is a "local hero" for Rip Curl thanks to Pablo Gutierrez (who is a unground ripper too) so he uses surfing to help his students! This guy is a surfers surfer. He lives to surf, chases the sun and swell and works hard only to surf harder! I think you will LOVE this episode. Listen, download and share! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 149 - SPECIAL GUEST - The Man Responsible For The Best Edit In Years. You heard that right, this edit is a MUST see, what edit you ask? Friction Of Perception by Liam O'Brien.We are stoked and super lucky to have the chance to share a yarn with Liam. Darren held a chat and spoke a lot about this edit. The speed, style, waves and reckless abandon all adds up to what we are calling this best edit in years. If Ethan dropped this edit, it would be spoken about non stop. Taking on waves in Australia, Hawaii, Chopes and more, this ticks every box for an edit. Have a good listen to what we chat about and as always, thank you LOB! Share, enjoy and download. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 148 - We Told You So! Review Of The Best Comp This Year, J-Bay!How good was that! Pumping J-Bay, world class surfing, unexpected winners, people melting and more! J-Bay delivered like it always does. Did we expect and predict a regular foot take over, yes... Did the goofy foots (men) go mad? Yes... was it amazing to watch, for sure! From Yago's early 9+ scores for rail work with insanely difficult airs to end, to Connor going huge on finals day, the goofy foots really took the lime light this event. For the women, Molly had the best waves throughout but Gabi got the back up's and took the W. Heaps of positives from this event other than our fantasy picks, bring on Chopes! Enjoy, share and download. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 147 - The Best Comp Of The Year Is BACK! Our J-Bay PreviewMissing from last year, our favourite event of the year is back. If anyone ever wants to send us there to do on the ground reporting and commentary we are willing and happy to do so! For now we will stick to our podcast from home. In this episode we discuss previous stand out performances from the likes of Matt Wilko and Julian Wilson, along with who we think will make moves this year! Darren gives us a forecast update to help with picking who might do well and more! Along with this we do also have a fun little chat about what Darren overheard on another podcast which couldn't go without comment. We hope you enjoy and share! Remember these are on YouTube now too! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 146 - An Insiders Current Affairs Report - What Is Going On! We cover all the key events and give our opinion on some craziness and more! Want to hear what we thought about the French free surfers pushing the German surfer in the competition, or our opinion on the WSL event at Rio... we discuss.We also have a chat about the two HUGE airs that recently went down at the Swatch nines event, where Matt Meola and Hughie Vaughan boosted crazy airs. Following this, we talk about other surf content you won't want to miss, and our own surf stories too.Give us your thoughts on the Kook Or Core section too!Listen, enjoy and share. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 145 - HUGE SPECIAL GUEST - We are joined by head shaper of XOCOCO. Avalon StarickThis is an episode you CANT miss. We are joined by Avalon Starick, the genius behind xococo surfboards. Having the chance to speak with Avalon was an honour. We talk about her early days in the surf industry, how she managed to forge out an opportunity to shape, who helped her and gave her a chance and then how that has led to being the lead shaper for the rapidly growing and extremely exciting brand that is xococo. We also chat about how it is to work with Coco Ho, what Avalon tries to learn from Matt Parker of Album surfboards, what waves Avalon likes, the boards she rides and so much more! This could have been a 5 hour chat, it was that easy to just have a casual conversation, but as we don't pay for Zoom here is 40 mins! Please share, enjoy and download. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 144 - Special Guest - The Reason You Know About Liquid Death Is This Guy.When Matt had the surprise chance to sit down and chat surfing and action sports industry with Oli Russel-Cowan, he had to jump at the opportunity.Oli is a titan in the Brand building, event hosting, marketing genius that has led global brands and products to heights that can't be second guessed. In his time working in publications and events, Oli got exposure to the action sports world, athletes and the wild side of sports. We discuss the chances social media has made, some wild stories and what we see might happen in the future. As the board geek he is Matt chats about Oli's quiver, where he surfs and more too!Tune in and share! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 143 - Lowers Stands Up! Was That The Event Of The Season So Far? Who knew that the final 5 at Trestles wasn't just bad for the athletes but for the venue too? Having a longer event allowed Lowers to really show why EVERYONE loves that wave. Listen in to us talking about where this leaves everyone in the race to Cloudbreak and the final five, along with our waves of the event, competition highlights and our thoughts on everything and everything that went on at this WSL event. Was Joel Vaughan the stand out performer in one heat? How good was Sawyer Lindblad? What happened to the GOAT and where did Jack Robbo get that performance from? We break down EVERYTHING. Also we discussed our own surf sessions that have been going down, new boards and fin talk too! Tune in and share with your mates! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 142 - Summer Surfs, Favourite Wetsuits, WSL Talk & More! Classic episode! We talk about ourselves, our latest surf exploits, what wetsuits and boards we are riding and more! Along with this, we chat about the upcoming WSL event at Trestles, making our predictions for wild card, dark horse picks as well as event favourites and why. You can also catch why Darren is jealous of Cavemen, our latest Kook or Core and much more! Plus, we confess we both have a favourite wetsuit: Shout out to the Mercury wetsuit from Quiksilver. Enjoy, download, share! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 141 - Covering All Comps! Japan to West Australia - We Have It All. It's been quite the last week or so in the world of rash vest wearing warriors, taking on competition. From the WSL at Margaret River to Stab High in Japan, you got a flavour of two very different competitions. Last year we had high expectations of the air comp that STAB put on and we felt it was a little lacking, but this year couldn't be more different. This iteration was NEXT LEVEL. A high make rate across the board, girls, women, boys and men all went mad! Some airs were MADNESS! Listen in to what stood out for us. Then Margaret River, what an event. Wild, raw main break, heavy slabs at the Box and more! Tune in to hear what we think. Last but not least we also pay homage to the late great Jack McCoy, who sadly past! RIP Legend. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 140 - Europe Lost A Legend - Our Tribute To Timo. Europe, and the world took a heavy hit when Timo Jarvinen sadly past away last week. An icon, a trial blazer and an amazing human! Darren tells us some classic yarns and pays tribute to a great human, with his lost being felt across the planet. Along side this, we do talk Margies, make up predicts and give our fantasy teams too! Check it out, share and enjoy.  Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 139 - What On Earth Happened At Burleigh!? Plus Free Surfing Updates! Burleigh Heads just delivered a memorable event! Is there anything better then Wildcards going far in a draw and taking it to the favourites?Lessons to learn, give more wildcards to people like Julian, Steph and Morgan! Julian will take most of the credits and it dissevered but Morgan for the second event in a row went nuts and surfed at Championship Tour level.We break down all the highlights, and not so highlights from the event.As we are not comp obsessed we also talk about some free surfing that has been inspiring us and making us want to surf, you need to check it out. Our Kook Or Core at the end of the episode is one to stick around for too!Listen in, share and enjoy!Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 138 - FLASH EPISODE - Huge Changes Made By The WSL For 2026!After many meetings with the WSL they have finally listened to us, and taken huge steps to getting the world tour back to where it should be! No cut, finishing at Pipe, bigger women's tour and more! If the waves play ball 2026 could be HUGE for the WSL. Hear our thoughts on the changes, what more could be done and other insights too!Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 137 - THE GOAT JOINS US! We Talk Surfboards, Shaping, Style Plus Burleigh Predictions & Bells Wrap. Yes, you read that right, the underground GOAT is on The Insider's, FINALLY! Mr Mark Phipps chats with Matt & Darren! Do you want to her the story behind the Maid-Length that rivals the Hypto Krypto? The Magic One Bad Egg? Well listen in.Alongside this, we talk to Mark about how he ended up in France, his relationship with Jeremy Flores, shaping for icons of the surf world and about how he is working with his son to continue to progress and improve! This is a cracker. Before we chat to mark, we discuss the highlights of Bells and make our Burleigh predictions too! Stick around for the Kook or core too! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 136 - Style Masters New Edits - Torren Martyn, Jai Glindeman & More!We are back again! Yes we talk about the results in El Salvador and how Darren predicted both men's and women's winners. Hows that Assorted Surf Picks?  But more importantly we talk about the latest new edit from Torren Martyn and Jai Glindeman. Jai has dropped Free Flow, a STAB Edit Of The Year entry and unreal film. Real waves, core surfing and unrivalled style in and out of the water. A must watch. The section from Cloudbreak is off the planet good! Then Torren, another film from about Calytpe but this time by Kelly Foote and its a master piece. Torren's surfing is so good on the eye and the film and edit is next level, check it up.We finish up with some Bell's predictions and a kook or core that will make you laugh! Enjoy, share and download. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 135 - El Salvador Updates - LIVE! What has been going on?!Join us for a live party on the day before finals day at El Salvador! The event has been stop and start but it's worth the wait as the waves are now pumping and the surfing is off the scale! We go through our highlights and low lights for the event, our take on the interference rule, which impacted the Kanoa and Crosby heat. Other then this we talk changes that have happened with Snapper being changed out due to a lack of sand and more! Listen in, share the episode with your friends and enjoy!Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 134 - Stories Of Sumatra, Sunshine Coast and Snapper! An episode that touches on stories from the recent trips we have been on. Matt brings up his thoughts on a particular wave that you can find in Sumatra, while Darren brings us classic stories and new stories from his recent trip back home to the Sunshine Coast! We do also talk about the WSL event at El Salvador and the early round action, so you can get the low down on that too! More huge episode to come so subscribe, share and enjoy!Don't forget you can find us on YouTube too! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 133 - We Are Back B*tches! We have been away, on well needed trips away to score waves, relax and come back better! Now we are back we break down all the important surf world news that has gone down since our last episode. We speak about the WSL at Portugal and our thoughts and opinions on the event. You can hear our picks and predictions for El Salvador and the event that is about the start! Along side this, we speak about stupid pro surfers having photos with the world's biggest moron, we discuss free surfing and more! Share with your mate, enjoy and download! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 132 - Cyclone Alfred, Natural Selection, Board Talk & More! Darren is in the heart of it, positioned in North Queensland he has been surfing his balls off with the Cyclone Already swell and is now bunkered down! We chat boards, PU to EPS, the best mid lengths, why travelling with boards is worth it and more!Alongside this we breakdown the Natural Selection Surf event. We are fans, yes tweaks can be made but overall it was fun to watch and we would like to see more! Did you watch it? What did you think? Tell us... Enjoy this episode, share with mates and download! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 131 - Core Surfer, Adventurer, National Champ & Your New Favourite Surfer - Special Guest. We do not say this lightly when we say, Reed was one of the most interesting, fun, easy, down to earth and pure core people we have ever spoke too! Just listen to the lengths that Reed goes to, when he is scoring waves. From some of the most unique dangers to surfers that you would have heard, to fighting weather, elements, treks and more! A world-class cold-water surfer who could be your next favourite surfer, you need to check out the YouTube videos that Reed is dropping. It was an honour to chat all things surfing and you need to make it to the Kook Or Core section for a real winner! Thanks Reed. Please share, download and enjoy! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 130 - Caity Is The Queen & Italo Rules The Roost - Abu Dhabi ReviewHere it is, The Insiders' review of all that went down in the Desert. From stylish round house cutties to huge airs. Darren and Matt break down what they loved and didn't like so much from the pool. Al Cleland's 80's style antics, Rio's run, commentary pro's and con's and how the person in charge of the WSL schedule of dates should be fined or fired. What did you think of the event in all? Better the Lemoore, still not a pool fan? Do you think it has space on tour? Tell us, we are keen to hear! Share this with your mates, download and check us on YouTube. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 129 - What To Expect In The Wave Pool. Our Tips & Picks For This Event! Are we excited for a wave pool event? Maybe... We await to see what goes down with bated breath. We know the surfing will be of the highest level, we hope the WSL commentary doesn't mess it up and will there be another mass call out on judging?! We take you through it all, who to pick, who not to pick, dark horses and more! Two episodes for The Insiders in 1 week - Jheeze you guys are lucky!Be sure to check us out on YouTube too!Enjoy, share and download!Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 128 - La Nord + Pipe + The Best Wave Caught By An Englishman In Hawaii?! A jam packed episode. The WSL is BACK with a bang in the end, Rip Curl's La Nord Challenge runs and Darren caught a BOMB and talking about catching life changing waves, we chat about the wave Lukas Skinner caught at Off The Wall on the same day 10's where dropping at Pipe. Without giving away too much, we are frothing to have some real waves to talk about. Who are the stand out performers in Hawaii, in and out of a jersey. How did the commentary do? What was Red Bull's alt cast all about and more, we cover it all! Along with this, we speak and give live reaction from Darren when seeing Lukas Skinner's wave of a lifetime, if you haven't seen it check it out! Lastly, Darren gives the inside scoop from the competitors angle when taking part in the La Nord challenge, which he did and scored! Another banging episode for you! Enjoy, share and subscribe. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 127 - Special Guest What Is Coming To The UK? Plus STAB's Very Best and Very WORST!Another special guest for you on this one! This is a double up episode. In the first half you get to hear Darren and Matt's thoughts on Pipe, the surf world's latest and greatest releases and our very own surf stories! Another edition to Kook or Core too - If you got an ex-pro's board and it still has the stickers, do you keep them or rip them off?! Tell us! After this... We have a special guest. Chris Thompson. Chris is a busy guy! He runs his own Marketing firm, owns and runs Longboarder Magazine, Wavelength Magazine and is now delivering the UK Surf and Skate Expo!We chat with Chris, listen to his motivation and what is driving him along this path. We also chat his board choices and why to! Another cracker and this will be on YouTube too!Enjoy, share and download! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 126 - SPECIAL GUEST - One Of The Brightest South African Talents Joins Us! Adin Masencamp has big dreams and can make big things happen. After seeing him lead the line during FCS's new "Riding The Sardine Run" edit we had to know more about this guy.During out chat we hear about Adin's dreams, his ideal heat at J Bay, his favourite wave in the world, what his plans for this year are and more! Adin's is supported by amazing brands to power his dreams but he gives back as much as they give him and more! Alongside an amazing surfing, Adin is a world class human, helping others around him and support his wonderful Mum during hard times too!We are excited to see what's next in Adin's career and will support him wholeheartedly!Enjoy this one, share and download! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 125 - New For 2025 - We Have Sections, Guest's & More! It's Our Year!New Year, New Us? Nah, of course we are still the same but we do have some big things for this year. With a new section which kicks off in this episode to huge guest's lined up and more! In this episode we take Da' Hui Back Door Shoot Out, who is dropping YouTube edits that are must watches, we take our surf stories and the first edition of Kook Or Core for you! Another classic episode with big things to come.Please enjoy, share and download! These are all on YouTube now too! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

Episode 124 - The Insiders' 2024 Awards! The Only Ranking's Worth Being On! Here it is, the rankings that matter. The 2024 Insider Awards! We break down our best surfers, boards, wetsuits, content and more for 2024. Do you agree? Have we missed anyone? Let us know.2025 is going to be even bigger and better for us with HUGE things to come.Thanks for the support and love this year and please continue to share, download and love! Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio