Reel Riders

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.travel...

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...

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 lis...

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...

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/@Johanmot...

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 subjec...

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:  &qu...

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,...

Runa Grydeland is a Norwegian motorcyclist known for her Off She Goes YouTube channel and Instagram account of the same name. If you’ve seen Runa’s Off She Goes videos, you’ll be familiar with her laid-back and chill approach to taking us along as she explores solo on her adventure bike. www.youtube.com/@OffSheGoesADV Instagram: @runagrydeland https://www.offshegoes.net This is a public episode. I...

Matt McFadden is a photographer, digital artist and motorcyclist from the UK. His YouTube Channel, Classic Rides , mainly celebrates the beauty of his Triumph Bonneville T120 and the British roads he loves to explore. www.youtube.com/@ClassicRides Instagram: @mattmcfadden In the episode, Matt made reference to the following TV series and film-makers: Uncle Longbeard / https://www.youtube.com/@Uncl...

Thomas Hansen, from Bergen Norway, has been posting content to his YouTube channel since 2013. As well as travel videos, he makes videos covering Motorcycle Gear Reviews, Camping Gear Reviews and “How To” videos that mainly focus on video post-production techniques.  http://www.youtube.com/@tshansen In the episode, Thomas made reference to the following film-makers: Adam Riemann / ARiemann1 https:...