This Motorcycle Life Podcast
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This Motorcycle Life Podcast
A podcast about motorcycle culture, who we are, and why we ride.
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A Message From Bruce
This Motorcycle Life is taking an indefinite hiatus from producing new episodes. A message of thanks from host and producer Bruce Philp.
Episode 54 - The Nicest People
Would you ride with me? Should I ride with you? What does it take to be a great riding companion, or even know one when we meet one? Meet Bubba Eisenh...
Episode 53 - The Purple Motorcycle
Do women experience motorcycling in their own way? Meet lori lozinski, a Canadian filmmaker and feminist whose own motorcycle life answers that questi...
Episode 52 - Coyotes
Who on earth would ride a motorcycle in a city like New York? Meet Brian Lau, a gifted young photographer who set out to document Gotham’s vibrant mot...
Episode 51 - The Gift
Every new rider is somebody’s kid, but what if that new rider is your kid? There’s no more emotionally complicated moment in a motorcyclist’s life tha...
Episode 50 - One Light
Why does motorcycling inspire so much creativity in the people who do it? From true artists to passionate amateurs, something ineffable about these ma...
Episode 49 - Those Who Wait
What drives motorcycling’s late bloomers? Are mid-life bikers trying to turn back the clock, or is there some wisdom in putting on that helmet just wh...
Episode 48 - Don Quixote
How can we find goodness in a world gone mad? Obviously, the answer is on a motorcycle… though maybe not the way you think. Meet Harold Serrano, a ki...
Episode 47 - The Chief
How do you pass on your love of motorcycles to the people who matter the most? Sometimes, the answer is a motorcycle. Meet Larry Gibson and grandson,...
Episode 46 - The Best Medicine
Are motorcycles really as therapeutic as we think they are? Are we just having fun when we ride, or is something more profound going on under our helm...
Episode 45 - Boy Interrupted
Can an epic ride really change your life? Meet Chris Donaldson, whose unplanned 39,000 mile odyssey still burns bright forty years later. Bright enoug...
Episode 44 - Chrome Heart, A Conversation With Miss Emma Booton
What makes a great mechanic tick? Meet Miss Emma Booton, a ‘humble wrench’ who builds, restores and fixes some of the Bay Area’s most special motorcyc...
Episode 43 - This Is Us
What is a motorcyclist? And are we really as different as we feel under our helmets? Meet documentary photographer David Goldman, whose continuing ody...
Episode 42 - Daring Greatly
Is dirt riding as good for us as everyone says it is? Meet retired NHL power forward Scott Thornton, whose transition from life in professional hockey...
Episode 41 - Horse And Train
Is progress costing motorcycles their souls? Not if we do it right. Meet Nashville recording engineer and avid rider Chris Mara. In his business, the...
Episode 40 - The Worst That Could Happen
What if one terrible moment on a motorcycle took away almost everything that mattered to you? Would you ride again? Meet Omar Petralis, who’s lived th...
Episode 39 - Chasing Demons
Are endurance motorcyclists crazy? Iron Butt riders call themselves “the world’s toughest,” so you know there’s more going on here than long hours in...
Episode 38 - Thunderstruck
If you had to do it again, how hard would you fight to have a motorcycle in your life? Meet Angie Sandow, whose mid-life return to riding faced her wi...
Episode 37 - Eye Of The Beholder
Are motorcycles beautiful? What is it about the sight of our bikes that sets our hearts on fire all over again every spring? Meet Amy Shore, an avid r...
Episode 36 - Rebel Soul, A Conversation With Erik Buell
Where is motorcycling going? Depending on whom you listen to, the answer can be anywhere from soulless techno-utopia to outright extinction. In this e...
Episode 35 - The Edge Case
Are motorcyclists really adrenaline addicts? Meet Axe DeKruif, the ultimate edge case. After a lifetime of chasing adrenaline highs with anything on w...
Episode 34 - The Road Less Traveled, A Conversation With Jocelin Snow
The most awkward dance in a motorcyclist’s life is the one we have with our limits. Meet world class adventure rider Jocelin Snow, who thinks it’s oft...
Episode 33 - Liftoff
Do you still remember your first time? The elation of that first season is a big part of what makes motorcycles so addictive, and it can become elusiv...
Episode 32 - The Skillful Monk
Is riding a motorcycle really like meditating? Meet Ven. Kusala Bhikshu, a Buddhist monk who has spent more than 20 years navigating the mean streets...
Episode 31 - Shoshin
Do sport riders know something the rest of us don’t? It can be hard to tell behind all that leather and armour, but there are few motorcycle lifestyle...
Episode 30 - The Apprentice
For many of us, the internet is an indispensable part of motorcycle life. But have you ever wondered if the experts on your favourite forums are the r...
Episode 29 - We Could Be Heroes
What is it about motorcycles that turns some riders into social activists? From charity rides to roadside rescues, one of motorcycling’s most enduring...
Episode 28 - Ghost In The Machine, A Conversation With Matthew Biberman
What does your motorcycle mean to you? For many riders, a bike is simply a tool, a vehicle for the body. But for some of us, a motorcycle is much more...
Episode 27 - The Joyous Struggle
Why do we really seek adventure? Meet Henry Crew, the youngest person ever to circle the globe on a motorcycle, alone. His life barely begun and full...
Episode 26 - East Of Omaha
The archetype of the rock star biker is cool, but are they real? This one is. Meet singer songwriter Mark Kasprzyk, front man for alt rock band Redlig...
Episode 25 - The Best Laid Plans
Could you really leave it all behind and live on your motorcycle? Meet James Bai, a cubicle dwelling engineer who decided to do exactly that. James an...
Episode 24 - Coming Home
What is it about soldiers and motorcycles? The connection between military culture and the machines we love is deep and goes back decades, but it turn...
Episode 23 - The Mother Road, A Conversation With Geoff Hill
What makes a road legendary? From Route 66 to the Pan-American Highway, Geoff Hill is an award winning travel writer and long distance motorcyclist wh...
Episode 22 - The Perfect Metaphor
Do motorcycles matter? In a time when the industry worries about its survival and riders quietly wonder if we’ll one day be legislated out of existenc...
Episode 21 - Fear Itself
Does riding motorcycles scare you? For more riders than we imagine, nagging fear is one part of motorcycling nobody talks about, and just feeling it c...
Episode 20 - Reborn, A Conversation With Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Does riding ever get old? For a lot of us, Melissa Holbrook Pierson’s book “The Perfect Vehicle” is a perfect record of how we felt about motorcycles...
Episode 19 - Burning The Ships
What is ‘adventure riding’? In an age when the spirit of adventure is sometimes eclipsed by horsepower, technology and fashion, it’s easy to forget th...
Episode 18 – Built Not Bought, A Conversation With Eric Gorges
Builders are some of the most fascinating characters in motorcycling today, with fame and influence that reaches every corner of the sport. But what m...
Episode 17 - Common Ground
Why do gatherings and gathering places matter so much to motorcyclists? In this episode, I talk with automotive journalist Kyle Cheromcha whose story...
Episode 16 - The Discomfort Zone
Motorcyclists have complicated relationships with their comfort zones. On one hand, they’re where we feel safe and in control. But on the other, they...