Summer Surfs, Favourite Wetsuits, WSL Talk & More!

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