100 episodes
The Insiders' Podcast 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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It's Episode 100, Of Course We Had A Special Guest!
Episode 100 - It's Episode 100, Of Course We Had A Special Guest!
100 Episodes of The Insiders! Firstly thank to all the listeners and fans!
In this episode we chat with a VERY special guest. We chat with Mr Thank You Please, Mr Mckenzie Bowden.
Talking to us about recent trips, board changes, how sponsorship changes, what it's like to move from Australia to Europe and life riding Album Surfboards.
Mckenzie tells us all and is hilarious in this chat, we do chat about boards and surfing alongside what it's like to create content like he does!
Alongside this, we do chat about the Margaret River WSL event, talking winners and losers. People who have been cut and others who made it!
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What happens when an Irish man and Tom Curren walk into a pub? SPECIAL GUEST!
Episode 99 - What happens when an Irish man and Tom Curren walk into a pub? SPECIAL GUEST!
Joining us from the Emerald Isle, Gearoid Mcdaid chats with us. Covering topics from his surfing influences, how he started to trips with the team from Ripcurl, working with shapers and that infamous trip with Tom Curren.
One of our favourite guests to date, G Man breaks down how he worked his way up to taking on some of Ireland's heaviest waves, how he loves being in neoprene and as always we geek out over boards too!
Along with having G Man on we give a break down of some most watch surf clips and we have a little chat about the early rounds at Margaret River too.
Tune into this one, it's a classic. Share with mate and download!
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Brazilian Blow Ups At Bells - The Insiders Take.
Episode 98 - Brazilian Blow Ups At Bells - The Insiders Take.
Bells is always one of the most entertaining stops on tour. As the WSL team say constantly, it's the longest run surf competition and every year something new is delivered.
Hear our take on how a rookie took over, caused Medina to blow a gasket and lead the American charge up the leader board.
Caity Simmers surfed at 50% at best and won the title which is ominous for the rest of the tour when she surfs good!
We break it all down.
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The Truth Behind Wetsuits! Special Guest Episode.
Episode 97 - The Truth Behind Wetsuits! Special Guest Episode.
I first heard of Gabe Davies back in 2000 when I started at Quiksilver, and these English clients of mine kept dropping his name.
We surfed with Gabe on the weekend, Gabe this, Gabe that. He was and still is one of those who leave impressions on people. We soon became acquainted thanks to the good friends we had in common, and from there, we became friends, as he was also living in Hossegor.
A talented surfer with a beautiful style and a guy that charged. Gabe comes from the unlikely surfing city of Newcastle on the northeastern coast of Mother England, where only the beer is colder and browner than the local slabs offer.
A pioneer of the northwestern coast of Ireland who, along with Richie Fitzgerald, surfed waves that would become iconic in our modern era.
After a long pro career with Quiksilver, Gabe left the mountain and the wave and joined Patagonia, which has become a match made in heaven.
In this episode, we talk about learning to surf in water that will freeze the balls off a brass monkey, the cleaner production of wetsuits, and even his dog joining in for a bark.
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Core Episode. New Boards, New Wetsuits, New Stoke!
Episode 96 - Core Episode. New Boards, New Wetsuits, New Stoke!
This is one of those throw back classic episodes. The surf world was a little sleepy on mainstream news this week but that means we can chat about the core values we have.
From new boards, to new wax, wetsuits from the amazing Simpel, ear plugs and more! We have been surfing a lot and learning every time, which allows us to share that with you!
We do also give a break down on some great surf clips to watch and what to avoid too!
Lastly, we give some Bells predictions as the WSL returns to the land down under!
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WSL News or Steph Gilmore News, What's Bigger?
Episode 95 - WSL News or Steph Gilmore News, What's Bigger?
Luckily for you loyal listeners, you do not need to pick, we bring you a wrap up of the latest WSL stop at Portugal, where Griff and Joanne finished on top of the pack.
Along with this, we bring you news on Steph Gilmore and the new sticker that will be on the nose of her boards in the nest stage of her illustrious career ANDDDD if this isn't enough, we break down the epic swell that saw the worlds best free surfers go on a strike mission to Cloudbreak.
With this, we chat about boards, wetsuits and our surfing fun in general too!
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