Moped Outlaws

Eric Robinson spent a quarter century in the FBI after beginning his adult life in Christian ministry. As a special agent, firearms instructor, and SWAT operator, he encountered people and circumstances that challenged his assumptions about faith, morality, justice, and human nature. In this conversation with Greg and Marc, Eric reflects on empathy without excusing wrongdoing, the possibility of r...

Tyler Craig joins Moped Outlaws for a conversation about surfing, woodworking, touring with Pepper, entrepreneurship, and the process of building Makau Maker from the ground up.

Lindy James joins Greg and Marc for a conversation about Tantra, intimacy, embodiment, relationships, boundaries, consent, and learning to stay present with what we feel. Together they explore menopause and partnership, masculine and feminine energy, emotional triggers, sexual conditioning, and the difference between feeling an impulse and acting on it. Lindy shares how listening to the body—and l...

What happens when the systems surrounding us begin shaping the way we think, work, lead, and even treat one another? On Episode 266 of Moped Outlaws, we ride with Cynthia Drake Morrow, assistant professor of public health at Michigan State University, life sciences consultant, researcher, and co-author of Administrative Intelligence with Jennifer Wisdom. The conversation […]

JJ Smith has spent much of his life in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, a neighborhood he calls home. In this conversation, he talks with Greg and Marc about his own history, his family’s struggles with addiction, and the path that led him from surviving on the streets to helping people around him find treatment, work, food, shelter, and a way forward. JJ’s approach is simple but demanding: show up, te...

What happens when we stop talking to one another? For Professor Paul Greenberg, that question has been part of a life spent moving between worlds. He grew up with a father who was both a psychiatrist and a film critic, discovered early that writing could be a way of making sense of the world, and […]

Elizabeth Mikotowicz returns to Moped Outlaws for a second ride to talk about No Justice, Just Us, incarceration, addiction, trauma, empathy and the long process of reclaiming personal agency. It's a difficult conversation about systems that can dehumanize people—and about the friendships, creativity, courage and persistence that can help a person find their way back.

Dick Wybrow returns to Moped Outlaws for a third conversation, this time with a new sci-fi adventure, The Facilite Con, and a life that has changed considerably since his last ride with Marc and Greg. Dick talks about what stand-up comedy taught him about storytelling, producing his own audiobook, trusting readers, and why creative longevity often belongs to the people who simply refuse to quit. T...

Mohamed Nabil joins Marc and Greg for a conversation about personal choice, public voice, AI-assisted debate, and who gets to shape the systems around us. From The Bachelors of Egypt to AI DOP and hyperlocal citizen assemblies, Episode #261 follows one question down several very different roads: Who gets to decide?

Dr. Jamey Hecht joins Marc and Greg for a wide-ranging exploration of faith, intellect, suffering, and the Book of Job. The conversation asks whether belief and reason can meet without either one surrendering.

A video technical failure nearly sent this original conversation with Rosie Tran into the archives. The audio survived cleanly, however, and the discussion was too honest, funny, and worthwhile to leave behind. Rosie joins Marc Wendt and Greg Wilker to explore how comedy is built, how vulnerable experiences become material, and why genuine humor requires more than simply being provocative. She ref...

Rosie Tran returns to Moped Outlaws after an earlier recording was lost to technical problems, and the second conversation proves worth the ride. What begins with a candid discussion about her approach to OnlyFans becomes something much deeper. Rosie shares how growing up in a conservative environment shaped her relationship with shame, why she values healthy boundaries, how producing her own come...

Ellen Edmondson joins Marc and Greg for a reflective conversation about intuition, grief, parenting, compassionate living, and the courage to stop hiding who we are. From leaving a successful federal career to sharing the words that became A Place of Love and Light, Ellen considers what becomes possible when we quiet the noise and begin trusting the voice within.

Sarita Patel joins Greg and Marc to explore human worth beyond wealth, service without servitude, reciprocal relationships, creative alchemy, independent storytelling, and the courage to pivot when life points toward another road.

Mike Ehmcke returns to Moped Outlaws for Part Deux, exploring the hidden artistry of live audio engineering, lifelong curiosity, and the passion behind the work that shapes unforgettable experiences.

Mike Ehmcke of the We Be Geeks Podcast Collective joins Moped Outlaws to discuss fandom, podcasting, Star Wars, Disney, storytelling, creativity, and building authentic communities through shared passions.

Returning guest Lea Sakran returns to Moped Outlaws to discuss bringing her children's story from audiobook to printed book. Along the way, the conversation explores creativity, persistence, storytelling, friendship, imagination, and the simple power of being present with one another.

Kneet Music joins Greg and Marc for a deeply personal conversation about trauma, healing, advocacy, and the power of creativity to help us rebuild our lives. Born in Thailand and now living in the United States, Kneet shares her journey through an abusive relationship, a years-long custody battle, and the ongoing fight to protect and advocate for her son. The conversation explores how music became...

In Episode #251 of Moped Outlaws, Greg and Marc sit down with journalist, podcaster, and author Manny Faces for a thought-provoking conversation about the transformative power of hip hop culture. Drawing from his book Hip Hop Can Save America, Manny explores how hip hop has evolved far beyond music into a force for education, healing, community building, creativity, and social change. The discussi...

Welcome to Episode #250 of Moped Outlaws. Two hundred and fifty rides ago, this podcast began with a simple idea: have meaningful conversations with fascinating people and see where the road leads. Since then, we've traveled through stories of adventure, creativity, resilience, business, music, healing, spirituality, and everything in between. Episode 250 feels less like a destination and more lik...

Host of the 21st Century Disability podcast, Hollis Peirce joins Moped Outlaws to discuss accessibility, disability culture, friendship, humor, resilience, and what it means to live fully in a world not always designed for everyone.

In Episode #248 of Moped Outlaws, Marc and Greg welcome traveler, writer, and storyteller Melissa Rodway for a wide-ranging conversation about adventure, identity, resilience, and the deep emotional pull of travel. Melissa shares how a childhood spent living in rural Australia helped shape her lifelong curiosity about the world and explains why travel has always […]

What happens when a French journalist turned AI marketing strategist starts building autonomous digital coworkers… while also helping recover hundreds of thousands of meals for families in need? This week on Moped Outlaws, we ride with Stan Berteloot — Chief Innovation Officer at Nytro Marketing, host of Back in America, creator of AI workflows and […]

What happens when fandom becomes refuge? What happens when a convention floor becomes a place where people finally feel safe enough to be themselves? This week on Moped Outlaws, we ride with Dan Deevy — founder of Gaaays in Spaaace — for a conversation that starts in the worlds of Star Trek and sci-fi culture […]

In Episode 245 of Moped Outlaws, Greg and Marc ride with Esther Bent—founder of Yoga Bloody Yoga, drummer in Bent Duo, and someone carving out her own lane between intensity and presence. This conversation moves through music, identity, mental health, spirituality, and the tension between structure and freedom. Esther shares how heavy music, yoga, and […]