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The Nod
by Ben Bowers & Charley Boorman
A mindful motorcycling podcast. Join hosts, Ben Bowers, Charley Boorman and Ant Partridge as they venture through the rich world of motorbike subculture with a new guest each episode. As they uncover shared passions for riding they also delve into themes of wellbeing and mental health. With guests from all corners of society we are united through the secret all bikers share. That two wheels bring joy, passion, fun and happiness. Powered by Devitt Insurance – specialists in motorbike insurance since 1936 Supported by Quad Lock - QuadLockMoto 10% Discount with 'THENODPOD' Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noo
Episodes
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Goodwood FOS Special Pt 2
BMW Motorad and BMW kindly hosted us on their stand at Goodwood this year which gave us the opportunity to sit down with professional bike racer Alec Briggs and professional bike crasher, Stuntwoman, Laura Vörtler. Loved chatting all things two wheels, stunts, racing, mindfulness, horses and...
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Goodwood Festival Of Speed Special - Sam Sunderland
Hot off the Press - 2x Dakar winner Sam Sunderland has announced that he is attempting to break the WORLD RECORD for the fastest time to circumnavigate the globe on a motorcycle. We caught up with him at Goodwood for the Festival of Speed to hear all about the challenge as well as a great chat...
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Campaign Against Living Miserably CEO - Simon Gunning
We brought one of the most disruptive mental health charity CEO's onto the show to chat about bikes and suicide. Because it's important and our community can help change the narrative. This is an uplifting and inspiring chat and we hope you find it not just entertaining but genuinely useful. Be...
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Anthony 'Staz' Stazicker CGC - ThruDark Co-Founder
We cover a lot of miles in this one, both on the bikes and during a great chat. Staz has a quite remarkable career or three to share along with some epic tales including going from London to the top of the world and back in a week! Co-founder of ThruDark clothing brand, Staz and Loui have…
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ITCHY BOOTS! AKA Noraly Schoenmaker
Two of our greatest living motorcycle adventurers come together for this awesome episode (and Ben). Charley and Noraly aka Itchy Boots are two of the most recognised bikers on the planet so it was great to all meet up and go for a ride together! Whilst on her UK Book tour, we sat down the the...
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Aimee Fuller
After breaking Gino Rea's Collarbone in the British Motocross Championships, Aimee shifted gear to become a Snowboarder. The first woman to land a double backflip in competition to take the X-Games gold put her firmly on the map and led to representing GB in the Olympics. Hear all about her…
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Aldo Kane - Former sniper turned expedition specialist
If it's outside, then Aldo has probably done it! Following ten years as a sniper in the Royal Marine Commando's Aldo turned his hand to expedition support for television productions. From taking Will Smith into an active Volcano to running safety in South America for Foxy on his Narcos series,...
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Harvey Rides Bikes
Many of you may know Harvey from his instagram page where he rides around performing random acts of kindness to strangers he meets. Handing out Haribo has become his calling card but his rapid social media growth speaks more to the power of kindness and everyday human interactions than it does...
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Dr Alex George
On this weeks show Dr Alex George tells Ben and Charley that scientific research has proven that riding motorcycles positively wires your brain to stay mentally well. That's all we needed to hear. Tune in to find out more and hear about riding bikes in Wales, taking on Love Island and what it's...
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McFly's Dougie Poynter
Charley and Ben go for a ride with Dougie from McFly. The bassist from the huge British Band is a new biker and big fan of Long Way....doh. Listen in to hear about life in a band and how addiction has had a huge impact on his life to date. We get some great insight into how he has tackled these...
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New Season! Joe Wicks - The Body Coach
We are back for Season 3, powered by Devitt Insurance and supported by Quad Lock. Kicking off with fitness guru Joe Wicks, Charley and Ben sit down to talk about his long history and passion for two wheels. We also reveal the real reason his wrist was in a cast at the start of the Covid lockdown...
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DGR Special with Founder Mark Hawwa
Ben and Charley sit down with the founder of the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, Mark Hawwa. The global charity phenomenon which now includes the Gentleman's Drive has raised over $50Million to date and is the biggest coming together of motorcycles on one day on the planet. All in support of…
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The Driven Chat Pod Off
The great coming together of two behemoths of the automotive podcast world! This week the boys sit down with John Marcar and Amy Haynes from the Driven pod. It's a great chat with two awesome friends of the show. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dr Dr Dr Dr Fox! Legendary Radio DJ Neil Fox shows us how it's done.
Legendary Chart Show DJ and original Pop Idol judge chats about his obsession with Harley's and having a cup of tea round at George Michael's house! It's a stripped back and honest chat covering a wide range of the highs and lows of his life and career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
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Brandon Paasch
Ben and Ant take a trip to the Triumph factory to sit down with Brandon. He's won the Daytona 200 in stunning fashion onboard a Triumph and has a chap who raced a bit called Shakey Byrne as a manager. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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deBolex Motorcycles' Calum Pryce-Tidd
deBolex are a world renowned builder of custom and limited run motorcycles. Widely considered to be one of the very based UK based builders, Calum and his team have a reputation for not just beautifully designed but also high performing motorcycles. The latest edition is the dB25 which has...
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Robert Nightingale - Co-Founder of Malle London
This week we are joined by the Co-Founder of adventure apparel brand Malle London. Diving into the world of inappropriate motorcycle racing and rallies we also discuss loss and the resurrection of the bike that inspired The Malle Mile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Magical times with Fred Weasley
Harry Potter star and new rider James popped down for ride with the boys and chat. We love talking with new riders about their new found passion and freedom and James was no exception. From child superstardom in Harry Potter alongside his twin brother Oliver, James has had an interesting life to...
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Mark Sheppard - Star of Supernatural
Kicking off Season 2 with an amazing chat with Mark Sheppard. From supporting U2 on tour, playing Crowley in Supernatural and a love of Ducati's, this episode is a great insight into a man that has done so much in a single lifetime. A storyteller in its purest sense, Mark was a joy to sit down...
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MotoGP Special - Jake Dixon
The good folks at Triumph invited the boys along to Silverstone for the MOTOGP weekend and whilst there they sat down with Moto2 superstar and all round good guy, Jake Dixon. It's a really great chat with a young man that has lived a lot in his young years. Whilst there, Ben also was lucky to…
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Live at the Malle Mile
The penultimate show of Season Two and our first live podcast show if you will. The guys at the Malle Mile asked us to chat in the Lost Club so we thought why not record it and let you all hear what goes on. Hosted by the wonderful Sam Barham, the boys talk about their pasts, why do the podcast…
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Niels Peter-Jensen - NPJ
The boys are at the Malle Mile and meet up with Niels who is over from Germany. A former World Cup mountain bike racer, Niels moved into free riding then motorcycles. He's also got his own computer game! Ant and Ben catch up with him at the end of the weekend when all the racing and commentating…
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A Goodwood Festival of Speed Retrospective
They boys spent some time at Goodwood FOS last week doing a spot of riding and rubbing shoulders with some proper legends. Charley and Ben spend some time catching up on that and a little look back and check in on the series to date. Ant and Ben take a wander around the paddock as well and check...
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Mark Richardson - Skunk Anansie
What does it feel like to sit in front of tens of thousands of people who are there to listen to you play? Skunk Anansie and Feeder Drummer, Mark Richardson, joins the boys this week to chat about the highs and lows of life as a rock star. A long term biker and keen enduro rider, Mark shares how...
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Titch Cormack
This week we are joined by former UK Special Forces Operator and star of BBC2's Speed Shop, Titch Cormack back out on the Norton's and having a chat. As you can imagine, Titch has had a rather remarkable life to date and brings a fascinating insight into life in the military and how his most...
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Iwan Thomas MBE
Former Olympic 400m runner Iwan Thomas joins the boys this week for a special treat and exclusive 'First Ride'. Norton Motorcycles have kindly dropped off a couple of the brand new V4CR's for them all to have a go on. The first people outside of Norton to be allowed on the bikes! After the ride...
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George Blagden
Star of hit show Vikings and one careful owner of a Triumph Bonnevile, George pops into the studio to chat with the boys about the film industry, his bike history and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Grace Webb
It's back to school for Ben, Charley and Ant this week as they are joined by Grace Webb. A former primary school teacher, Grace has officially the best job in the world as host of hit CBBC show Grace's Amazing Machines. Having grown up at Donnington Park (Her grandfather created the modern...
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Nick English
With Ant away in Germany, Ben and Charley are joined by British Watch making pioneer, Nick English. Interested in all things British and mechanical, Nicks passion for anything dangerous runs deep. Adversity has ensued after surviving a plane crash that killed his father. From this crisis Bremont...
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D*Face
D*Face is a world renowned artist, biker and all round legend. In this episode we explore themes of validation, isolation and finding solace on the open road. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Shakey Byrne
The most successful British Superbike Rider in history, Shakey’s story is a fascinating insight into adversity, drive, resilience, and determination. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Damon Hill
We're kicking off our first guest episode with F1 World Champion, Damon Hill. Confusing perhaps for a motorcycle podcast but listen in to find out about Damon’s bike racing career long before he raced cars as well as his struggles with grief. It’s a belter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
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Ant, Ben and Charley
Ant, Ben and Charley kick off the season with a chat between themselves. Setting out as they mean to go on, it’s not exactly polished despite Ben’s efforts as Ant and Charley struggle to leave their egos at the door. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A mindful motorcycling podcast. Join hosts, Ben Bowers, Charley Boorman and Ant Partridge as they venture through the rich world of motorbike subculture with a new guest each episode. As they uncover shared passions for riding they also delve into themes of wellbeing and mental health. With guests from all corners of society we are united through the secret all bikers share. That two wheels bring joy, passion, fun and happiness.
Powered by Devitt Insurance – specialists in motorbike insurance since 1936
Supported by Quad Lock - QuadLockMoto 10% Discount with 'THENODPOD'
Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noo
HOSTED BY
Ben Bowers & Charley Boorman
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A mindful motorcycling podcast. Join hosts, Ben Bowers, Charley Boorman and Ant Partridge as they venture through the rich world of motorbike subculture with a new guest each episode. As they uncover shared passions for riding they also delve into themes of wellbeing and mental health. With guests...
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