Reel Riders

Regular listeners will know that I’ve been plugging The Lightweight Adventure Festival 2024 for a while now, not the least because I’ve been invited by the hosts of the festival’s “TAMP Stage”, the Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast, to give a couple of presentations. It should probably come as no surprise then, that I invited the festival’s creators, Jamie Thom and Marc Deri, on to the pod to have a chat before this year’s festival takes place. Jamie and Marc are YouTubers in their own right, having published more than 260 videos to date and this was my main motivation for having them on this episode.

You can find The Lightweight Adventurers at:

YouTube: https//www.youtube.com/@lightweightadv

Instagram: @the_lightweight_adv

Website: https://www.lightweightadventurers.co.uk

In this episode, mention was made of the following creators:

Casey Neistat: https://www.youtube.com/@casey

Beau Miles: https://www.youtube.com/@BeauMiles

The Reel Riders podcast is also available as an audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts. It is also available as an audio-only podcast on YouTube.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReelRidersPodcast

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YouTube’s algorithm helped me discover Isabelle’s YouTube channel DUSTnROAD in late 2023, and immediately I knew I wanted to speak to her about her film-making. I had a feeling she would make a great interview subject for the Reel Riders podcast. You will make your own assessment after listening to this episode, but I certainly feel my own initial assessment was spot on.

You can find Isabelle at:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dustnroad

Instagram: @dustnroad

Website: https://www.dustnroad.com

The Reel Riders podcast is also available as an audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts. It is also available as an audio-only podcast on YouTube.

Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ReelRidersApplePodcasts

Spotify: bit.ly/ReelRidersSpotify

Pocket Casts: bit.ly/ReelRidersPocketCasts

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReelRidersPodcast

Follow Reel Riders Podcast on these socials:

Instagram: @reel.riders

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reelriders.substack.com

Chris Moon is a fellow podcaster as well as a film-making adventure motorcyclist, and thus was always going to be someone I wanted to interview. I’ve mentioned his German-language podcast here previously, but today we’re strictly talking about his film-making and YouTube publishing experiences.

Chris’ YouTube channel is called chris.moon.travels:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chris.moon.travels

Instagram: @chris.moon.travels

Podcast: chris.moon.cast (in German/auf Deutsch)

In this episode, Chris made reference to the following film creators:

Thomas Hansen https://www.youtube.com/@tshansen

Erik Peters https://www.youtube.com/@ErikPeters

Valle on Tour https://www.youtube.com/@valleontour

Adam Riemann https://www.youtube.com/@MotologyFilms

Nomad Sweden https://www.youtube.com/@NomadSweden

The Story Till Now https://www.youtube.com/@TheStoryTillNow

For anyone still looking to attend the Lightweight Adventure Festival 2024, visit the website for tickets: https://www.lightweightadventurers.co.uk/

The Reel Riders podcast is also available as an audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts. It is also available as an audio-only podcast on YouTube.

Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ReelRidersApplePodcasts

Spotify: bit.ly/ReelRidersSpotify

Pocket Casts: bit.ly/ReelRidersPocketCasts

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReelRidersPodcast

Follow Reel Riders Podcast on these socials:

Instagram: @reel.riders

X (formerly Twitter): @ReelRiders

Bluesky: @reelriderspodcast.bsky.social

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reelriders.substack.com

Attentive followers of this podcast will recall that Joe Ryan was one of the recommendations provided by Episode 6 guest, Brent Pearson. Joe is a film maker, photographer, creator and explorer, and while he makes documentaries for a living, he’s also created a YouTube channel where he documents his motorcycling adventures. I spoke to Joe shortly after his return from New Zealand, where he had shot an 18-part series, which at the time we spoke, had begun to appear on his YouTube channel.

Joe and I had a wide-ranging chat about the many aspects of creating travel films and publishing to YouTube.

Follow Joe here:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@freewayproject

Instagram: @freewayproject

Website: https://www.joeryan.store

In this episode, Joe made reference to the following content creators and films:

Johnny Harris https://www.youtube.com/@johnnyharris

“180° South” (2010) by Chris Malloy

Joe’s documentary “Fish” (2019) about the legendary Fish surfboard design can be viewed online at: https://www.redbull.com/int-en/films/fish

The Reel Riders podcast is also available as an audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts. It is also available as an audio-only podcast on YouTube.

Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ReelRidersApplePodcasts

Spotify: bit.ly/ReelRidersSpotify

Pocket Casts: bit.ly/ReelRidersPocketCasts

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReelRidersPodcast

Follow Reel Riders Podcast on these socials:

Instagram: @reel.riders

X (formerly Twitter): @ReelRiders

Bluesky: @reelriderspodcast.bsky.social

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reelriders.substack.com

I can’t remember exactly how I became aware of film editor and freelance filmmaker Nathaniel Ramirez and “The Motorcycle Archives” but I have a suspicion our paths crossed somewhere on Instagram, most likely viewing a post by the creator of the podcast “This Motorcycle Life”, Bruce Philp. Nathaniel and I are both fans of “This Motorcycle Life”, and after viewing Nathaniel’s YouTube channel and listening to his own podcast, I had a feeling we would have a very “This Motorcycle Life-esque” conversation when we sat down and recorded the interview for this episode.

In this episode, Nathaniel made reference to the following content creator:

Todd Blubaugh https://www.youtube.com/@BlueTodd

Events referred to in this episode:

The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (2024) https://www.gentlemansride.com

Lisbon Motorcycle Film Fest 2024 https://www.lxmff.com

The location of the Lightweight Adventure Festival 2024 has been finalised, and can be found using the What3Words code: crowd.obviously.drums For more information about the festival, including ticketing, go to https://www.lightweightadventurers.co.uk

The Reel Riders podcast is also available as an audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts.

Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ReelRidersApplePodcasts

Spotify: bit.ly/ReelRidersSpotify

Pocket Casts: bit.ly/ReelRidersPocketCasts

Follow Reel Riders Podcast on these socials:

Instagram: @reel.riders

X (formerly Twitter): @ReelRiders

Bluesky: @reelriderspodcast.bsky.social

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reelriders.substack.com

Tom Gould reached out to me in late February, expressing an interest in being a guest on the podcast. At that time, he and girlfriend Lauren were in Guinea, on the west coast of Africa, heading south. When Tom contacted me I wasn’t familiar with him and his YouTube channel, I Like Motorbikes, but I thought it might be interesting to talk with someone who is publishing to YouTube while undertaking an epic journey. As you’ll hear, it isn’t Tom’s first adventure, but nothing he’s done before matches the scale of this undertaking.

In this episode, Tom made reference to the following content creators:

Beau Miles https://www.youtube.com/@BeauMiles

Bike World https://www.youtube.com/@BikeWorldTVshow

RevZilla https://www.youtube.com/@RevZilla

For anyone interested in the 2024 Lightweight Adventure Festival go to https://www.lightweightadventurers.co.uk for details.

The Reel Riders podcast is also available as an audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts.

Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ReelRidersApplePodcasts

Spotify: bit.ly/ReelRidersSpotify

Pocket Casts: bit.ly/ReelRidersPocketCasts

Follow Reel Riders Podcast on these socials:

Instagram: @reel.riders

X (formerly Twitter): @ReelRiders

Bluesky: @reelriderspodcast.bsky.social

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reelriders.substack.com

Manuela and Sergio live in the central region of Colombia and are passionate about motorcycling, creating video content and coffee. They've pursued a retro aesthetic, in the bikes they ride and the riding gear they wear.

Manuela and Sergio are my guests for this episode.

In this episode, Manuela and Sergio made reference to the following creators:

Johanmoto https://www.youtube.com/@Johanmoto2022

Conor O'Donnell (@thebritishmotorbiker on Instagram)

Gorm Taube (@gorm_moto on Instagram)

Peter McKinnon https://www.youtube.com/@PeterMcKinnon

The Reel Riders podcast is also available as an audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts.

Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ReelRidersApplePodcasts

Spotify: bit.ly/ReelRidersSpotify

Pocket Casts: bit.ly/ReelRidersPocketCasts

Follow Reel Riders Podcast on these socials:

Instagram: @reel.riders

X (formerly Twitter): @ReelRiders

Bluesky: @reelriderspodcast.bsky.social

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reelriders.substack.com

Brent Pearson is an Australian who began his working career in film and television production before moving into business application development. He's returned to video creation, but as a passion rather than a profession. He's made a number of excellent adventure motorbike videos as well as extremely useful tutorials about video production and route planning.

Brent Pearson is the subject of this episode.

https://www.youtube.com/@brentbat

In this episode, Brent made reference to the following YouTubers:

Nerb (Brendan) https://www.youtube.com/@Nerb1

Adam Riemann https://www.youtube.com/@MotologyFilms

Joe Ryan https://www.youtube.com/@freewayproject

In the preamble, I made reference to the following motorcycling-themed podcasts:

- This Motorcycle Life

- Chasing the Horizon

- Ride and Talk - The BMW Motorrad Podcast

- Adventure Rider Radio

- Adventure Rider Radio RAW

- Front End Chatter

- Creative-Riding Motorcycle Podcast

- The Motorcycle Archives

- Chris Moon Cast

- The Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast TAMP

The Reel Riders podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/reel-riders/id1720804518?l=en-GB

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iGzDKWy5p7iYDuJml1f3K?si=460d340edf9c44c7

Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/glr14ic8

Follow Reel Riders Podcast on these socials:

Instagram: reel.riders

X (formerly Twitter): @ReelRiders

Bluesky: @reelriderspodcast.bsky.social

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reelriders.substack.com

Sam Pacheco posted a film to YouTube in September 2021 called "Solo Riding Across Europe and the Trans Euro Trail". Nick Jacobs, a previous guest of the Reel Riders Podcast, called it a "hidden gem".

Sam Pacheco and his film are the subject of this episode.

https://www.youtube.com/@SamPacheco

In the episode, Sam made reference to the following TV series and film-makers:

"The Long Way Round" (2004) starring Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman

North and Left a Bit https://www.youtube.com/@Northandleftabit

Kraig Adams https://www.youtube.com/@kraigadams

Nick Jacobs / Project Biker https://www.youtube.com/@projectbiker

Bill Pacheco https://www.youtube.com/@billpacheco790

The Reel Riders podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/reel-riders/id1720804518?l=en-GB

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iGzDKWy5p7iYDuJml1f3K?si=460d340edf9c44c7

Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/glr14ic8

Follow Reel Riders Podcast on these socials:

Instagram: reel.riders

X (formerly Twitter): @ReelRiders

Bluesky: @reelriderspodcast.bsky.social

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reelriders.substack.com

Nick Jacobs is an English motorcyclist from London, and in the summer of 2023 made his first off-road tour to Monaco on the Trans Euro Trail (TET). He captured it all and has made a stunningly good series, "The Off-Road to Monaco", which can be found on his YouTube channel, Project Biker.

www.youtube.com/@projectbiker

The Reel Riders podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/reel-riders/id1720804518?l=en-GB

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iGzDKWy5p7iYDuJml1f3K?si=460d340edf9c44c7

Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/glr14ic8

Follow Reel Riders Podcast on these socials:

Instagram: reel.riders

X (formerly Twitter): @ReelRiders

Bluesky: @reelriderspodcast.bsky.social

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reelriders.substack.com