The Insiders' Podcast

Episode 70 - Quite Possibly The Best Surf Film In YEARS! Join us again when we chat about the latest and greatest news in the surf world. A focus this episode is on two fantastic new surf edits. Firstly, the Chapter 11 TV edit called "Out Of The Rafters" where Dane and his friends take some all-time iconic surfboards and showcase a modern way on how to surf these relics. It is a must wat...

Episode 69 - Inside The Mind Of A Surfboard Shaper - SPECIAL GUEST Surfboard shapers are a special kind of human. The knowledge and understanding they have is extraordinary, how they perceive surfing, the lines and board draws, the flow and all other aspects is unique. None come more unique than head shaper of Fourth Surfboards, Luke Hart. One of the best in Europe if not the world. Luke is mad ab...

Episode 68 - Is J-Bay Able To Rescue The WSL For 2023. A quick-fire episode where we talk the latest news, a must watch edit from Shaun Manners and also a tribute to the great Mikala Jones. Our favourite WSL tour spot is upon us. Yes, we love Pipeline and Chopes, but there is something special about when the tour hits J-Bay.  Matt & Darren make their bold predictions for the women and men at t...

Episode 67 - You Say ELO, We Say Goodbye - FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST! Is this the best news to come out of the WSL in recent history? The controversial CEO of the World Surf League Erik Logan has been sacked! Mid Event, Mid-Year - Madness!  Why? We break it down. And why is this the best news? We also dive deep into this. Join us to hear about how unsuccessful this guy was in his job! Other than the...

Episode 66 - How many times can you fall in love with the same surfboard?! We are back again. The latest episode is a hot affair on many levels! Bare chested and live, Matt & Daz talk about breaking the European flat spell, finally scoring some waves, using a brand-new Need Essentials Yulex 3/2 wetsuit (WHICH IS MIND BLOWINGLY GOOD) and getting back on an older board and falling back in love!...

Episode 65 - Spending 90 Minutes With Maurice Cole & Special Guest - Pro Junior Champ Tim Elter What's on this week?!  Hear how Matt had the luck and chance to spend 90 minutes in a car with Maurice Cole. Talking all things boards, fins, theories & surf stories for the ages! Also, Matt drops some Insider knowledge on something Maurice is working on to be released soon to! After this,...

What Drama Will The WSL Bring This Time? El Salvador is the talk of the town.  From the ISA games that have just finished, which where impossible to follow and after 6 million heats we can now say, congratulations to Tati & Big Al Cleland Jnr for taking the win!  Next up for the WSL the El Salvador event. Another right on tour and what will this event stir up? Will we will a revolt? Will the j...

Episode 63 - Chlorine Clarity & Did The Queen Ever Get Barrelled?  Following the highly anticipated Surf Ranch in the Desert, the boys discuss and digress. With drama, high impact surfing and even higher impact social media posts!  The highly successful new format was a delight, but the final day was hit with an unforeseen storm that has taken all the attention. We talk safety surfing, risk ta...

Episode 62 - WETSUITS GIVEAWAY & Team Germany's Coach Talks All Things Professional Surfing. First things first, thanks to the amazing Vissla Wetsuits, we have the chance to giveaway an amazing Vissla 7 Seas Wetsuits - Head To The Insiders Podcast On Instagram for all the details.  Once you have entered the competition, listen to Darren & Matt chat with their latest special guest. Thi...

Episode 61 - How Do The ISA Games Work? The Head Of Team GB Breaks It All Down. We are stoked to have been joined by the Head of Team TB & British Surfing, Mr Joel Gray. Joel chats about the team, how selection works, what the goal of this ISA games is for the team and what will be seen as a success.  Along with this, we chat about the support the team is currently getting and where Joel is st...

Episode 60 - Should The WSL Have An Age Limit?  Tune into the latest episode where Darren & Matt discuss the fall out from the snapper event, where the home town guys faultered and the athletes who missed the cut lit up.  Darren drops a bold claim, which we dive deep into... Do you think the WSL should protecct athletes and have an age limit? Let us know! Stay till the end for the do's an...

Episode 59 - Insider Information On The Shaping World - SPECIAL GUEST Christiaan Bradley We are stoked to be joined by world class shaper and all-round top bloke, Christiaan Bradley! Speaking about his recent board entry in to STAB's Stab In The Dark series. Hear us chat with Bradley about the time scales on the project, all the things he had to combat to get his board entered, shaping with C...

Episode 58 – Is the best comp of the year back?  Snapper has been fully lighting up for what seems forever, so the WSL have come to town to bring in a flat spell, or maybe not!? On this latest chat, we pick our dark horses and discuss who we think we do well, so these are likely to flop now! Along with this, we chat a bit about the first episode of STAB’s latest Stab In the Dark with Italo Ferreir...

Episode 57 – Medina’s Margies Masterclass & More!   We all expected JJF to flare and he did, but a lot of people slept on Gabriel… The final was mental and some of the early rounds where the best waves we have seen this year from the WSL. Darren and Matt discuss it all! Along with all the WSL talk from Margaret River, we predict our top 5 picks for the end of the year, based on the standing ri...

Episode 56 - Is it every okay to be of those SurfSkate people?! Take 56 for The Insiders. Talking about who we stay surf ready when out of the water. From work outs, yoga, foundation training to even using a SurfSkate… yes we said it! Here Matt & Daz break down what they do and what they have learnt over the years. Along with that we have some insider news from Team GB’s trip to stay at Pure S...

Episode 55 - Pro Tips On What To Eat Before You Surf. Announcement, the pro's are Matt & Darren... take the advice with a pinch of salt.  In this epiosde we break down the next WSL stop, Margaret River. Making our picks for Surfival, Fantasy teams and just in general too.  Then we dive into what we eat, before and after a surf and why! Tips on coffee can be found too! Lastly we finish wit...

Episode 54 - Bells Backlash And Top Wave Pool Tips!    The longest running surf event, the iconic Bells Beach venue welcomed back the WSL and although the weather and waves didn’t follow the script this event kicked up some controversial event and some incredible surfing.    The main take away, every goofy footer in the world wants to surf like Occy and every regular foot wants to be Tom Curren. ...

Episode 53 - The Most Wanted Surfer In The World!  You've all seen it, you must of, but Darren and Matt break down the shocking and vile video going viral right now, where you see a surfer attacked by the worldest biggest kook.  Evreyone from the GOAT, the Fanning and the rest have piped up on this, so now its our turn. Also stay for disater storied from both Insiders too! Share, download and...

Episode 52 - Darren's Windows Get Waxed! A Must Listen. Hear one of Darren's most crazy stories yet, and this time it isnt him doing the crazy things! This one will blow your mind. We also talk up the next WSL event at Bells Beach, we make our picks for Surfival League and who we think will win and name some dark horses to look out for too!  Last but no means least, we talk about the loc...

Episode 51 - Surf Trip Stories From The Insiders'. During this episode you will get to hear more about the recent trips both Darren and Matt have been on. Darren went back to his Motherland, whereas Matt took a team of surfers on a trip to Portugal. Hear about all the events from the trips, where we stayed, the boards we rode and where we surfed. Also we chat about recent swells in France, wh...

Episode 50 - What Does A Caity Simmer's Fan Look Like? We are back, after a short break, due to both Darren & Matt being on surf trips, The Insiders' are back! This is a quick blast episode covering the latest WSL event in Peniche, Portugal. We run through the biggest winners and losers in this event and discuss the best and worst action.  Keep with us for some great do's &...

Episode 49 - Worst Winter For How Long? Our Review On Hawaii. The WSL do good and bad things. They come under a lot of fire from most people but when Hui turns against you and skunks you for your premo comp at Pipeline, its hard to swallow. Sunset had its ups and downs and lit up for the round of 32 and finals day which made it a pretty sick comp. Matt & Darren give their thoughts on this, alo...

Episode 48 - Our Most Core Guest To Date! Legend, North Shore Lifeguard, Big Wave Charger And All Round Great Human... Dave Wassel joins The Insdiers'. Matt was lucky enough to have time to chat to Dave. Discussing the recent Pipe event, along with the Da Hui Backdoor shootout and also the Eddie. Dave brings a unique angle that highlights the incredible work the lifeguards on the North Shore...

Episode 47 - Laurie Phipps Will Inspire You!  You have probably spent the last week being uninspired by the awful WSL event at Pipe, which we will review once its over, and maybe even the awful new rules they are dropping too... well allow The Insiders' to fix that. Darren and Matt sat down with Laurie Phipps, a special human to talk surfing, competiting and growing up with the greatest of al...

Episode 46 - Pipeline Is Back... Who Cares?  Well in fact, we do, a little. Join us as we discuss the return of the WSL for the 2023 season and the event at Pipeline.  We make our dark horse picks and who we are choosing for Surfival too! Also, we state the surfers who we are "supporting" for the 2023 season!  Along with this, we speak on some mad new WSL rules, like forcing the surfers...