Reel Riders Simon Josey

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 an 18-part series, which at the time we spoke, had begun to appear on his YouTube channel.
Joe and I had a wide-ranging chat about the many aspects of creating travel films and publishing to YouTube.
Follow Joe here:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@freewayproject
Instagram: @freewayproject
Website: https://www.joeryan.store
In this episode, Joe made reference to the following content creators and films:
Johnny Harris https://www.youtube.com/@johnnyharris
“180° South” (2010) by Chris Malloy
Joe’s documentary “Fish” (2019) about the legendary Fish surfboard design can be viewed online at: https://www.redbull.com/int-en/films/fish
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReelRidersPodcast
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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 listening to his own podcast, I had a feeling we would have a very “This Motorcycle Life-esque” conversation when we sat down and recorded the interview for this episode.
In this episode, Nathaniel made reference to the following content creator:
Todd Blubaugh https://www.youtube.com/@BlueTodd
Events referred to in this episode:
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (2024) https://www.gentlemansride.com
Lisbon Motorcycle Film Fest 2024 https://www.lxmff.com
The location of the Lightweight Adventure Festival 2024 has been finalised, and can be found using the What3Words code: crowd.obviously.drums For more information about the festival, including ticketing, go to https://www.lightweightadventurers.co.uk
The Reel Riders podcast is also available as an audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts.
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Spotify: bit.ly/ReelRidersSpotify
Pocket Casts: bit.ly/ReelRidersPocketCasts
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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 an epic journey. As you’ll hear, it isn’t Tom’s first adventure, but nothing he’s done before matches the scale of this undertaking.
In this episode, Tom made reference to the following content creators:
Beau Miles https://www.youtube.com/@BeauMiles
Bike World https://www.youtube.com/@BikeWorldTVshow
RevZilla https://www.youtube.com/@RevZilla
For anyone interested in the 2024 Lightweight Adventure Festival go to https://www.lightweightadventurers.co.uk for details.
The Reel Riders podcast is also available as an audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts.
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ReelRidersApplePodcasts
Spotify: bit.ly/ReelRidersSpotify
Pocket Casts: bit.ly/ReelRidersPocketCasts
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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/@Johanmoto2022
Conor O'Donnell (@thebritishmotorbiker on Instagram)
Gorm Taube (@gorm_moto on Instagram)
Peter McKinnon https://www.youtube.com/@PeterMcKinnon
The Reel Riders podcast is also available as an audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts.
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Spotify: bit.ly/ReelRidersSpotify
Pocket Casts: bit.ly/ReelRidersPocketCasts
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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 subject of this episode.
https://www.youtube.com/@brentbat
In this episode, Brent made reference to the following YouTubers:
Nerb (Brendan) https://www.youtube.com/@Nerb1
Adam Riemann https://www.youtube.com/@MotologyFilms
Joe Ryan https://www.youtube.com/@freewayproject
In the preamble, I made reference to the following motorcycling-themed podcasts:
- This Motorcycle Life
- Chasing the Horizon
- Ride and Talk - The BMW Motorrad Podcast
- Adventure Rider Radio
- Adventure Rider Radio RAW
- Front End Chatter
- Creative-Riding Motorcycle Podcast
- The Motorcycle Archives
- Chris Moon Cast
- The Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast TAMP
The Reel Riders podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/reel-riders/id1720804518?l=en-GB
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iGzDKWy5p7iYDuJml1f3K?si=460d340edf9c44c7
Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/glr14ic8
Follow Reel Riders Podcast on these socials:
Instagram: reel.riders
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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:
"The Long Way Round" (2004) starring Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman
North and Left a Bit https://www.youtube.com/@Northandleftabit
Kraig Adams https://www.youtube.com/@kraigadams
Nick Jacobs / Project Biker https://www.youtube.com/@projectbiker
Bill Pacheco https://www.youtube.com/@billpacheco790
The Reel Riders podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and anywhere you get your podcasts.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/reel-riders/id1720804518?l=en-GB
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iGzDKWy5p7iYDuJml1f3K?si=460d340edf9c44c7
Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/glr14ic8
Follow Reel Riders Podcast on these socials:
Instagram: reel.riders
X (formerly Twitter): @ReelRiders
Bluesky: @reelriderspodcast.bsky.social


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reelriders.substack.com