Gypsy Tales

Haiden Deegan had one of the most incredible rookie seasons in memory, culminating in the inaugural SMX Playoff Champion just a few weeks again at the iconic LA Coliseum. We managed to organise a quick sit down with Haiden and Brian Deegan in the aftermath of the historic win in the original Mulisha Compound in Temecula's wine country. SPONSORS: DRINK AG1:  http://www. drinkag1.com/gypsytales...

We were lucky enough to be invited to Red Bull Imagination to record a podcast and witness what is becoming one of the marquee two wheel events each year. We travelled from California to Kansas to cover this epic event and as usual the E3 Ranch didn't disappoint. On the podcast we were joined by this years team captans Jeremy Stenberg and Robbie Maddison and they gave us the run down on Imaginatio...

Randy Lawrence has had one of the most remarkable careers in two wheels I have ever come across. He was an OG of the BMX scene in Southern California and the brother of "Factory" Phil Lawrence. He found his way into a roll as a mechanic and wound up working with "The King" Jeremy McGrath before retiring to race the Downhill World Cup for Intense. He then came back into moto to work as a trainer an...

The man, the myth, the legend Ryan Hughes makes his second appearance on the podcast. His first time on the show he really did change the game for us. It was the first of our remote studio episodes and it exploded the podcast into a completely new realm. This time we sat face to face in the studio in Costa Mesa to run our podcast clock together to over 6 hours. SPONSORS: DRINK AG1:  http://ww...

Johhny Hopper is a Motocross and Supercross content creator and in the last two years has gained a solid following online. He has really found his lane content wise in the sport and I really enjoy watching what he puts out. This is Johnny's second time on the podcast and I always really enjoy it whenever we get together for the podcast. SPONSORS: DRINK AG1:  http://www. drinkag1.com/gypsytale...

About 10 years ago Adam and I sat down to record an interview in the Florida home of a 17 year old Adam Cianciarulo who was in preparation for his professional debut. AC is now 10 years into his career and he is one of the most liked, loved and followed guys in the sport. He has also had more set backs in his life than most, but in spite of it all is the happiest he has ever been. We had been want...

Mikki Mase is a professional gambler and former amateur motocross champion. Mikki grew up in the orbit of guys like J-Law, Izzi and Stroupe and after a promising amateur career he moved towards one of his other passions in life, gambling. During Covid, Mikki escaped to Las Vegas and went on a multi-million dollar winning spree which resulted in bans from almost all the major casinos. We also had a...

Dusty Rich is a stand up comedian who is making his 3rd appearance on the podcast. I first saw Dusty live doing stand up on the Gold Coast a few years ago and knew he would be a hit on the podcast. You can count on him for a hilarious and random chat every time and this round was no different. We talk the premature birth of his first daughter, the risks of AI, why he's not g*y and much more. To ge...

Carson Brown is the newest member of the Red Bull family and it seems like his life's work of building, riding and racing every type of motorcycle known to man; is finally starting to pay off. Carson was an obsessive amateur racer and came up through the Team Green ranks before burning himself out at the beginning of his professional career. Since then Carson was forced to walk an unconventional p...

Trey Canard is one of the nicest people I have ever met and of all of his amazing accomplishments during his career as a professional dirt bike racer, that might be the one thing that sticks out. Trey was one of the top dogs of the sport during my time in the US and I was track side for a lot of his career highs and lows. To finally get a chance to chat was a real treat. To get early release and a...

Mic Williams is a rider, Engineer and now bike builder through his latest endeavour as a founding partner in Trinity Mountain Bikes. I have been following the project for a couple of years now when this revolutionary looking bike first came on my radar a couple of years ago, and with the first production models shipping it was the perfect time to get him on the podcast. If you are a bike nerd like...

Vicki Golden is one of the most bad ass humans to throw a leg over a dirt bike. She has won Loretta Lynns Motocross titles, raced in ArenaCross, Supercross, she has won X Games medals and is on the leading edge of the Freeride movement in Dirt Biking. Vicki had a hell of a ride on her way to where she in now and I can't wait for you to listen to this one. To get early release and ad free audio ver...

Scott Sepkovic is a life long industry insider in the world of Motocross and Supercross. He was around for the early days of No Fear, Spy, he did the McGrath Bud Light deal and went on to manage Jason Lawrence for his entire career. This is one of those podcasts that could have gone for 6 hours, which sets up an epic part 2! To get early release and ad free audio versions of the podcast, as well a...

I can't believe we are already here, it is time once again to be joined by the Red Bull Ampol racing duo of SVG and Broc Feeny for the Quarterly review and yes, we made it through Q1 and we’re into Q2… For some it may seem like a slow start to the season for the Triple 8 team but when you look at the big picture the team is perfectly placed to fight for the end in this year's Supercars championshi...

If you're an Australian the name Mick Fanning needs no introduction. He is a 3x World Champion surfer and one of Australia's favourite sportsman as well as a businessman in his own right post-surfing. Mick is a guy I always looked up to as a young Aussie and it has always been a dream to having him on the podcast to talk about his career and life in general. It's quite hard to talk to a guy not Mi...

Jordy is a dietitian with a Master Degree in Dietetics and the Founder of the Fight Dietitian. He works with some of the best athletes in the world including Alexander Volkonovski and Israel Adesanya; and it was a treat to be able to pick his brain on everything nutrition for 3 hours. This is Jordans second time on the podcast and since part 1 both himself and his company have grown in leaps and b...

Troy Herfoss is an Australian legend when it comes to going fast on the pavement. In 2008 he won the AMA Supermoto Championship before going on to compete full time in the ASBK for Suzuki and Honda. He's now a 3x ASBK Champion and a wealth of racing knowledge. We have been doing a bit of riding together of late as he uses his 450 as the ultimate cross trainer. To get early release and ad free audi...

Geran Stapleton is an Australian privateer living the American Supercross dream, racing out of his Sprinter Van with his girlfriend. Banger ran a Gypsy Tales graphics at the Denver round of the Supercross and got the Gypsy Gang some TV time in the process. This podcast is hilarious, and long overdue with an unsung hero of Australian racing. SPONSORS: ATHLETIC GREENS: http://www.athleticgreens.com/...

Anton Wass is the co-founder and CEO of Stark Future. Just over a year ago they sent shockwaves (no pun intended) when they announced the Stark Var, the first ever electric dirt bike that is a real rival to our traditional combustion bikes of today. I have spent the past week at the Stark factory in Barcelona Spain recording podcasts and doing endurance testing on the Varg and we finished the week...

This one is an absolute banger with one of the greats in the sport of Motocross and Supercross. Jeff Emig was one of the sports most enigmatic figures through the 90's and instead of retiring into the sunset post career, he started on a whole new journey in sports broadcasting. After 12 years calling the AMA Supercross he now has a new focus in the form of the World Supercross Championship with lo...

Sete Gibernau is on of the legendary names of MotoGP. In the late 90's he was one of the most exciting riders on the grid and he was 1/2 of some of the most epic championship battles the sport had ever seen. Now just turned 50, Sete has a completely different outlook on like and rides now for the soul at his ranch on the coast of Spain. I was lucky enough to get to ride with him last year and ever...

Loic Bruni is one of the fastest men to ever ride a bicycle down a hill and since his first World Championship in 2015 he has been able to repeat that feat 4 more times, in one of the most competitive eras of the sport. I first met Loic way back in 2015 and we have been friends ever since, but haven never managed to make our paths cross. We were both in Barcelona this week and knew we needed to ma...

Paul Malin is the voice of MXGP. We managed to get in a quick bench racing session while at the Trentino round of the World Championship. It is one of the most exciting seasons of MXGP in recent memory and the addition of the points for Qualifying has added a whole new dimension to the battle for the world title. Paul also has a heck of a story in his own life, but that will have to wait for a ful...

Kevin Moranz is one of the top privateers in the sport and has been slowly dialing in his program these last few seasons. He has had a run of great results in 2023 and has gone on a tear with some awesome starts in heats and main events, grabbing a ton of eyeballs in the process. I reached out to KM after his Seattle Main Event holeshot and told him there was a seat on the podcast if he ever wante...

Your current (tied) points leading in the 450 class proves the headspace he is in by casually dropping into the studio for this epic yarn. We have been wanting to make this happen for a long time and the timing couldn't be better. I have known Coop for almost 15 years but I was able to learn so much about him throughout this podcast and I really hope you guys enjoy getting an insight into the mind...