The Insiders' Podcast

Episode 20 - What Is Going On In The Surf World?!  This episode we dive into what has been happening in the world of surf lately. It has been a competition heavy few weeks and now Darren has recovered from the dreaded COVID, we where able to get his thoughts and views on the Snapper Event, what will go down at G Land and also we review the WSL's latest series, Make Or Break. Make Or Break is...

Episode 19 - A Last Minute Guest Saves The Day We all have had to miss events, work or something due to the dreaded Covid virus. This was Darren's turn. Last minute and only with one host we called upon Joel of Surf Solutions fame to help! Joel jumped on and gave amazing insights to the regional qualifying series, which he has been involved in heavily, along with his thoughts and takes on Mar...

Episode 18 - Two Drunk Aussies & An Englishman The return of one of the worlds best high performance surfboard shapers, Christiaan Bradley!  Mr Broadbridge took it upon himself to cook CB dinner and get him a little loose lipped by lacing him with Red Wine.  We question Mr Bradley on all things shortboards, Kelly Slater, Leo Fioravanti & much more.  Will he return to STAB for Stab In The D...

Only yesterday it felt like we were celebrating the GOAT taking out Pipe, and now we are almost half way through the stops on tour and the mid year cut looms. This episode we dive into our predictions for the Margaret River stop, who will and wont make the cut and also our end of year top 5 guesses.  Whether the cut is a good or bad thing it has chin's waging and pressure building.  Tell us y...

The last week or so the surf world has come alive, especially in the WSL.  How important he is, Mr. Logan.    We’ve heard a bunch from different surf observers how gushingly impressed they were with Elo and his reply to the rioting left wing of the WSL field.   Well, the insiders will give you our opinion very soon. I’ve been more impressed by Grade 2 teachers on whether the kids can have extra cr...

The latest from The Insiders'.  No plan was set, no brief was given, we just sat down and had a chat about surfing.  Opinion's on Bells, conspiracies about the GOAT, our thoughts on who is going to be the next grom to take over, will it be Jai Glindeman, Joel Vaughan or Kauli Vaast? Who do you think? Another week of Do's & Dont's too! Subscribe and enjoy.  Follow us at @the...

Episode 14 - A Legend Returns & Weird Wildcards Get our take on the latest news from the surf world. Bells is around the corner, we make our Surfvival League picks along with discussing the choice to grant Mick Fanning & Mickey Wright wildcards for the event.  We also discuss the topic of how STAB are taking over the world day by day. Last but not least, some controversial Do's and Do...

Video Killed The Surf Magazine We are back again and this time we are reviewing some of the recent surf edits to hit the internet. Ripcurl's Juice, that stars Mick Fanning, Crosby Colapinto and Connor Coffin, while they road trip the west coast of the US.  Kael Walsh dropped his edit "Idiot Box" and this is a game changer.  We also discuss STAB's latest Drive Thru & a late...

The Hawaiian pilgrimage.  The dream trip that, at the same time as necessary as it can be fraught with problems.  Costly, dangerous, crowded and a long way from home.  Worth it you may ask yourself year after year.  The Insiders' will give you an up-to-date opinion on the North Shore following Darren's recent voyage. To go or not to go has always been the question.  Just ask Eddy Follow...

Talking To Josh Kerr & Nathaniel Tummon Of Album Australia! Missing one half of The Insiders', Matt got to chat with and get inside the minds and thoughts of Josh Kerr ( Are you kidding me?!) & Nathaniel Tummon. Nathaniel is the shaper behind Album Australia and we get his thoughts and views on shaping for some of the best free surfers in the world. Josh breaks down his current quiver...

You cannot be serious?! Jack Freestone Joins The Insiders' You read that right, Jack Freestone, theee Jack Freestone joined Matt & Darren for a chat.  Discussing Jack's surfing epiphany, his new Album Quiver, how he is finding life on the North Shore and more. We can't thank Jack enough for his time and we hope you love this as much as we did making it.  Follow us at @the_inside...

Another special guest... Yes, indeed and this week we have one of the greatest surfboard shapers and all-round great guys on! Christiaan Bradley.  We spent the evening going over episode one of STAB's double blind surfboard test, the famous Stab In The Dark and this year it stars Jack Robinson. Having Christiaan talk us through the boards on episode one and what the shapers would have been go...

Sunset beach. Big bowls. No pity.  The GOAT and Femme GOAT were sent back to the Farmhouse.  Big blue walls shot a wildcard straight to the and a first time Costa Rican WSL event winner is your new world number 1.  Lend us your ears and we will give you, our tongues.  This is The Insiders' Breakdown of the Second WSL event of the 2022 season, Sunset Beach.  Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast...

A Special Guest Again. In the world of shaping, Matt Parker has been creating world class surfboards for a long time now. His take on alternative craft that has cracked the asymmetrical and symmetrical board design and taken this to new levels. In this Episode Matt (One half of The Insiders') chats to Matt Parker. Chatting about Albums new edit Art Foam. Going over the GOAT's pipe win. H...

SPECIAL GUEST ALERT.  For some the wobbly right. For others, the field of dreams. Sunset beach, a canvas for power surfing and technical aquatic genius’s. The Insiders give you their predictions in this special episode. One such power surfer of who we hold in massive esteem is Jackson Baker. The Newcastle rookie on the world tour gives us his insights and reflections on his 2022 debut in Hawaii. F...

Join us at the Insiders for the Pipeline goat festival. The most watched surf competition in the Tibetan goat herding community ever seen.  Primary due to their favourite son evading chandeliers, footnote rookie queen gets her first pipe wedding dress.  Matt & Darren rip into the heats, scores, highs and lows. No one is safe. Follow us at @the_insiders_podcast - Link In Bio

The mid-length, or not too long not too short is fast becoming the new norm in our world of surfing. Perhaps it's a simple case of enlightenment. That we aren't buying into a world that doesn't belong to us anymore. That we don't identify with highly athletic teenagers half our age selling us a dream that isn't ours. In this episode of The Insiders, we will embrace and dis...

In Episode 3 of The Insiders, we discuss the mecca of all surf spots seen by the film crew of John Florence. In his latest offering, FORM, JJF pays homage to the location that has groomed his legacy. A festival of local royalty riding the Banzai. Also, we let out our collective disappointment at the decision of the WSL to against use Upper Trestles as the spot for the 2022 final series. It was the...

In our 24/7 image consumption of our peers and heroes we sometimes forget to appreciate they are just humans.  Humans have as much capacity for sadness as ecstasy.   Surfing’s primal mate this week decided to give himself a break.   Funky cold Medina is perhaps just a character of the past.   Can or does Gabby want this career anymore?  We delve into to our thoughts on this unsurprisingly predicta...

Episode 1 of The Insiders Podcast takes us to the coliseum of surfing; The Banzai Pipeline. Where gladiators from Gerry Lopez to Moana Wong have put their bodies on the line. The WSL (World Surf League) tour 2022 kicks off there on 29th Jan. Here are Matt & Darren's take on the outcome. We hope you enjoy. For any questions or comments please find us at the_insiders_podcast on Instagram. ...