The Spoken Tour

Episodes

1. 20

   Episode 20 — The Perfect High

   The final installment of our project. Ending on a nice, round number, just like we planned from the beginning. A few clips dusted off and pulled from the archives, along with some freshly recorded listener questions, trying to distill the whole experience down into something smooth and concise....

   Jun 21, 2018

   58 min
2. 19

   Episode 19 — We Are Not Friends Anymore

   WE FRIGGIN' MADE IT!! Wrapping up the Carretera Austral, in typical not-the-way-we-planned fashion, followed by some icy-cold, windy miles along Argentina's Route 40. Pulled into Punta Arenas, Chile leaving it all on the road, and met one of our best friends to start the slow fade back north.

   May 30, 2018

   59 min
3. 18

   Episode 18 - Hell Or High Water

   A debaucherous farewell to Argentina and their tiny empanadas. A soul-sucking traverse of the Andes. A few overlooked gems from early on in the trip. And a glorious arrival to the crown jewel region of our travels--Patagonia...but rest assured, we still have many a mile to go before we hang up…

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   Apr 21, 2018

   47 min
4. 17

   Episode 17 — The Salty Dog

   Not one, but TWO listener submissions in this installment of The Spoken Tour as we look back on our journey through the backwaters of Bolivia. We discuss our supernatural experience with the local canine spirits of the Salt Flats of Uyuni. We ask some hard questions, like, "why is this god damn…

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   Mar 20, 2018

   36 min
5. 16

   Episode 16 - Where is our shit?

   Faced with the most strenuous, high-altitude, mountain riding of the trip so far on the Huascaran Circuit in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru, we both rose to the occasion, and also shat the bed...in more ways than one. But lost gear, long bus rides, and less than stellar health have not kept us…

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   Feb 16, 2018

   33 min
6. 15

   Episode 15 — JAGUARS ATTACK!!!

   Well, actually no, there were not any jungle cats...but Tommy did get stung in the ass by a particularly ferocious bumble bee. That, and other happenings from our first episode in the Southern Hemisphere: heartbreak of a fellow ciclo-viajero, daring open water rescues, harrowing descents from a...

   Jan 14, 2018

   44 min
7. 14

   Episode 14 - Continental Drift

   New continent. New stoke. New Hot Saddle segment. Same old humbling gratitude.

   Dec 12, 2017

   37 min
8. 13

   Episode 13 - Solar Mamas

   After succeeding in Tom's wild goose chase to the El Salvadorian coast, we reflect on hitting six months and 6,000 miles on the road.

   Nov 16, 2017

   45 min
9. 12

   Episode 12.2 - Whoops...

   ...After accidentally deleting 9 hours of brain-melting podcast work, we got drunk and did it in 50 minutes. Best episode yet. Enjoy!

   Oct 24, 2017

   35 min
10. 11

    Episode 11 - Kindness of Mexico

    Three months and nearly three thousand miles later, we've made it to the Guatemalan border. Avoiding crocodile attacks and the floodplains of coastal Oaxaca, we pedaled our way, by tooth and nail, back into the Southern Sierra. Our final stand in Mexico truly made its mark, but not nearly as much...

    Oct 5, 2017

    38 min
11. 10

    Episode 10 - Two Shakes And Dead Snake

    Safe and sound after two monster earthquakes hit Mexico. Long weekend with friends, a tenth episode bonus clip, and some colorful conversation after too many mezcales.

    Sep 22, 2017

    39 min
12. 9

    Episode 9 - Headspace

    We almost didn't have time to produce this episode because we were so busy fitting in with everybody everywhere.

    Sep 3, 2017

    32 min
13. 8

    Episode 8 - La Mariposa y El Diablo

    After over 28,000 vertical feet of climbing, we made it to Durango and got our first real taste of mainland Mexico...mmm...gorditas.

    Aug 13, 2017

    43 min
14. 7

    Episode 7 - The Broken Tour

    And so! they find themselves tried and tempted in the desert: crashed, broken, risen from the ashes and still looking for that elusive "rhythm".

    Jul 24, 2017

    44 min
15. 6

    Episode 6 - Bienvenidos a la Waiting Room

    From bikini-clad babes on the beach in San Diego to broken bikes in the backwoods of Baja, this episode has it all! Plus an eye-opening peak into the drama of team dynamics and partnership that is THE SPOKEN TOUR.

    Jul 10, 2017

    35 min
16. 5

    Episode 5 - Ditch The Fear

    The end of the beginning. We made it to the Pacific Coast, lucked our way into an inside look at Patagonia's headquarters in Ventura, CA, tried our hand at fielding our first listener question, and took some time to look back on our odometer's 2,000+ miles.

    Jun 22, 2017

    51 min
17. 4

    Episode 4 - The Inaugural Spoken Spaz-Off

    Goodbye Colorado...hello Utah! ...and hello desert heat, and horrible biting noseeums, and more mechanical problems, and that magical combination of sand and sweat in every crack and crevice imaginable. All this, and more, led to some memorable freak-outs by both parties.

    Jun 2, 2017

    40 min
18. 3

    Episode 3 - Hot Saddle, with Brian Calvert

    First installment of the Hot Saddle interview segment. We were privileged to sit down with Brian Calvert, the editor-in-chief of High Country News in Paonia, CO. We discussed some important current events taking place right now in the American West, specifically the federal revision of Bears Ears...

    May 21, 2017

    38 min
19. 2

    Episode 2 - Outta The Gate

    Leaving the front door in Denver to tackle the Rocky Mountains... in May... via snow-choked bike paths... yeah, good luck. Pshh, rookies...

    May 15, 2017

    32 min
20. 1

    Episode 1 - The Spoken Tour Pilot

    The first episode following two friends attempting to bicycle 15,000 miles from Denver, Colorado to Patagonia.

    Apr 26, 2017

    12 min