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MotoPod - The internet radio show all about motorcycle road racing - is dedicated to MotoGP and motorcycle racing news, interviews, commentary, opinion and rumor! Find out what’s going on in the sport that is the pinnacle of motorsports, Grand Prix Motorcycle Road Racing! New episodes every week.
Episodes
- Episode 838: The North West 200 - A Storm Is Brewing
MotoPod reviews the North West 200, detailing the racing action, notable overtakes, unexpected outcomes, and the impact of red flags. The episode also touches on the upcoming Isle of Man TT and other motorcycle racing events.
- Episode 837: The Title Fight Intensifies
Jim and Rich discuss the Le Mans MotoGP race, ranting about the length of Moto3 and Moto2 races, potential new races in Miami, and USGP attendance. They also touch on social media use and race scheduling.
- Episode 836: The Cream Stays At The Top
MotoPod reviews Round 4 of the World Superbike championship at Balaton Park and Round 1 of the British Superbike championship at Oulton Park. The episode also discusses Michael Dunlop's record at the Cookstown 100 and reports on news from…
- Episode 835: MotoGP Jerez – Rainy Days And Sundays
The MotoGP Jerez round saw a surprise wet Sprint win for Marc Marquez, while dry conditions led to victories for Max Quiles and Senna Agius in Moto2 and Moto3. The episode also highlights Sylvain Guintoli's London Marathon run in racing le…
- Episode 834: Action in Atlanta
Scott Bolton and new host Jake Rower cover the MotoAmerica races at Road Atlanta. The episode includes interviews with Brenden Ketelsen, Darryn Binder, Alex Dumas, and Sonya Lloyd, alongside discussions of track history and the performance…
- Episode 833 - The Assen Assassin
In this episode, Danny and Karl talk about all that happened at Assen, The Cathedral of Speed. Bulega becomes joint record holder with another 3 wins, Sam Lowes gains 3 podiums and Chantra's injury woes continue. The weekend had it all, ov…
- Episode 832: Chaos in COTA
After traveling to COTA for the races Jim has the show ready and it's a long one. Jake Rower joins Jim and Rich to discuss all the action. Jim and Jake had a great time watching the races together at the track. The guys talk about COTA, wh…
- Episode 831: WSBK Portugal - A Masterclass in Portimao
Join Karl and Danny talking about all that is WSBK from round 2 in Portugal. Portimao became the Bulega masterclass. After Sam Lowes set the early pace on Friday, Bulega turned it into a perfect round, winning Race 1, the Superpole Race, a…
- Episode 830: MotoGP Brazil – Carnival Of Chaos
MotoGP Round 2 came from Brazil’s Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia, hosting a round for the first time since 1989. An action packed weekend, with crazy weather, a massive crowd, some good racing and more than a fair share of chaos with s…
- Episode 829: The Daytona 200!
Jim and MotoAmerica host Jake Rower do their first podcast together. The guys talk about all the action from Daytona as motorcycle racing starts in the States! Jim and Jake get straight to the racing with coverage of the Mission Super Hool…
- Episode 828: MotoGp is BACK!
Jim and Rich are back talking about MotoGP! The heat in Thailand equaled the heat on the race track this weekend. The guys start off talking through the news. First up Dorna is no more and is replaced by MotoGP Sport and Entertainment. The…
- Episode 827: The Racing Is Back - World Superbikes Down Under
New show hosts Danny & Karl hook up with Rich to talk through Round 1 of the World Superbike Championship from the mighty Phillip Island in Australia. Some great racing from the Island as usual, with both the Superbikes and the Supersports…
- Episode 826: Introducing The New (UK) WSBK & BSB Crew
A quick intro show from Rich to welcome Karl Hunn and Danny Smith onto the pod as co-hosts for 2026 and beyond. Karl & Danny will focus on World & British Superbike race coverage, to compliment Rich & Jim’s ongoing efforts with MotoGP, as…
- Episode 825: The Liberty Show
The liberty show is finally here! This topic was so huge that Jim and Rich had to add some extra help in the form of former host Skyler Vickroy and new Moto America host Jake Rower. All four guys cover everything Liberty. Can Liberty do fo…
- Episode 824: '27 Silly Season Starts Early
The '27 MotoGP silly season kicked off this past week and Jim and Rich could not help but join in on the fun and make a few bold predictions. After the guys run through a couple of news items, they put out a call to Australia to get more i…
- Episode 823: Who’s On The Path To MotoGP?
This time Jim and Rich enjoy a little bit of off-season prediction by coming up with their top-10 lists of up and comers in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes. These are the riders they feel have marked themselves out as possibilities (or in some…
- Episode 822: MotoGP 2025 Top 10’s
Jim and Rich are back for the first time in 2026, this time to have a run through the news, rank the entire 2025 MGP grid, justify their top 10’s and hand out the annual wooden spoons. Incidentally, after some minor confusion as to where t…
- Episode 821: Christmas Wrapping
Jim and Rich squeeze in a show just before Christmas that contains some news a call for extra hosts, a supporter's thank you and three things about the season. Please take a minute to sign the Phillip Island petition at www.saveourrace.goo…
- Episode 820: MotoGP Valencia– It’s a Wrap
Jim and Rich review the final MotoGP Round from Valencia in Spain. With two of the three championships already decided, the main interest for the weekend was on the Moto2 title decider, with Diogo Moreira triumphing in the championship ahe…
- Episode 819: One More to Go!
In the spirit of so many substitute riders in the Moto3 class Jim got a substitute for Rich who was traveling to help talk about MotoGP. Skyler and Jim chat about the MotoGP races and Skyler gives his take on Marc, Pecco, Liberty Media and…
- Episode 818: The Island and Sepang
Jim and Rich try to get together and chat about Philip Island and Sepang, but technology let us down. Rich’s internet left the chat leaving Jim to finish the show by himself. The guys did cover some listener feedback and got through the ne…
- Episode 817: MotoGP Indonesia– Aldeguer Arrives
Jim and Rich review MotoGP Round 17 from Mandalika in Indonesia. After a season of relatively trouble-free speed and consistency, Marc Marquez was hit by trouble in the form of Marco Bezzecchi. It was something of a crash and injury strewn…
- Episode 816: Double Red Redemption
And just like that the first World Championship is wrapped up! Marc Marquez clinched his 9th World Championship at the Japanese GP over the weekend. Marc placed second in both the Sprint and the GP to none pother than a resurgent Pecco! Th…
- Episode 815: MotoGP Misano – Bez’t Yet?
Jim and Rich review MotoGP Round 16 from Misano in Italy. This was Marc Marquez’s first shot at 2025 title glory. In the end, a crash in the Sprint Race meant the title bid moved on to Motegi but this allowed Marco Bezzecchi to shine on an…
- Episode 814: Look a Marquez still won
The Catalan Gp is covered on this episode. With usually dull racing Jim and Rich jim and rich focused more on the news of the week. The announcement was that Gunther Steiner of drive to survive F1 fame is now a MotoGP own having bought the…
- Episode 813: Hungary For More?
Jim and Rich are back to talk about MotoGP Round 14 from Balaton Park in Hungary. The Hungarian MotoGP weekend was as much about the new track as the racing itself, with several incidents calling into question the suitability of the track…
- Episode 812: Red Bull Ring Race Review
They are finally back together to discuss everything from the Red Bull Ring! They start taking about their trips and holiday adventures and then start the show off with a bit of listener feedback. Next up was all the news from the summer b…
- Episode 811: Thoughts from the ’Ring and Brno
Sorry this show is so late. Tis was due to the guys work schedule and Rich traveling to Donington Park and Jim traveling to Belgium for work. So this show is a bit of a mash up. Jim kicks thing on with his thoughts on the race at the Sachs…
- Episode 810: Casualties at the Cathedral
The guys get together again to talk about the action from Assen. This year the cathedral celebrated 100 years of racing. The action fast and furious as a number of riders had crashes on Friday. Marc Marquez and Ai Ogura having the biggest…
- Episode 809: MotoGP Mugello – Game Over?
Jim and Rich are back to talk about Round 9 of MotoGP from majestic Mugello in Italy. First up there’s the news that Liberty is officially cleared to make its majority stake purchase from Dorna, which will see it take the reigns of MotoGP…
- Episode 808: Domination!
Apologies for the lateness of this Pod Cast! In this episode Jim and Rich cover everything from Aragon! The kick it off with some great listener feedback about semi-automated ride height devices. Then they go over the news of Martins contr…
- Episode 807: MotoGP Silverstone – One For The Agius
As Round 8 at Aragon gets set to commence, Jim and Rich look back at a highly eventful set of races 2 weeks ago at Silverstone in the UK. For once, Moto2 dished up the race of the day, but there was plenty of action and incident in the Mot…
- Episode 806: Zarco est magnifique!!
Jim and Rich dive into the crazy, complicated and confusing Grand Prix from Le Mans. The Moto3 boys kicked off the action on damp but drying tack on Sunday morning. The race was calm by the normal Moto3 standards, but the last lap more tha…
- Episode 805: MotoGP Jerez – Out Of The Shadows
Jim and Rich catch up to talk through the race action at Jerez. The MotoGP race delivered the main talking points of the weekend, with Marc Marquez crashing out and younger brother Alex taking his maiden main race win. Heading into Round 6…
- Episode 804: Chatting with Gougis
In this special interview episode show Jim starts off with a few news items and some rumors. The Jim is joined with Roadracing World editor Michael Gougis. The two of them talk about the first three MotoGp races and a few other things. If…
- Episode 803: Normal Service has Resumed
im and Rich dive into the Qatar Grand Prix in this episode. They guys cover all of the great racing action as all three races plus the sprint with action packed and full of drama. The Moto3 boys started off the evening with a great race th…
- Episode 802: MotoGP Austin – Controversy, Chaos & Crashes At COTA
Ahead of this weekends MotoGP round in Qatar, Jim and Rich look back on the craziness that was round 3 at COTA. Weather interfered with proceedings throughout the weekend, throwing up curve balls and controversies aplenty for Moto3, Moto2…
- Episode 801: Double Treble
Jim and Rich start of this episode with some listener feed back. Seems The guys missed the fact that American Rossi Moor has signed to ride in the Junior GP Moto2 class this year (link below). Next Jim and Rich tackle the news starting off…
- Episode 800: And So It Begins; MotoGP 2025 Is Go
MotoGP action proper resumes just in time for MotoPod episode #800. Jim and Rich discuss the races from Thailand as the 2025 season gets properly underway. Great races in Moto3 and Moto2 with action and controversy in each. In MotoGP Marc…
- Epsisode 799: Wild Crazy Predictions
Jim and Rich sit down and try to predict the Champions in all three classes. First they start with the news that Jorge Martin will miss the opening Thai round and then proceed to run down their champions list for the MotoGp class. The guys…
- Episode 798: MotoGP 2025 Pre-Season Testing
Jim and Rich discuss the two 2025 MotoGP pre-season tests from Malaysia and Thailand. Action and incident aplenty heading into the first round of the season, set to commence on February 28th. The guys discuss the woes for Aprilia and KTM,…
- Episode 797: MotoGP Silverstone – Bits & Pieces
For 797, its back to MGP Silverstone 2024 for one last time. This time Rich is chatting with a variety of people encountered in the paddock over the course of the weekend. In order of appearance, these are; Ryan Vickers, Derek Warwick, Ste…
- Episode 796: News and Notes
Happy New Year! Jim and Rich are back to go over all the news! The guys dive right in with a correction on the fuel regulations for 2027 and then talk about the Dakar Rally. Then they discuss the Liberty Media saga, which then leads to the…
- Episode 795: MotoGP Silverstone – Moto2 Riders
For 795, Rich is back on the Silverstone 2024 interviews; This time it’s the Moto2 rider chats and in this show we hear from Senna Agius (05:33), Sergio Garcia (17:20) and Tony Arbolino (27:15). If you’re a regular listener, please sign up…
- Episode 794: MotoGP Silverstone – Moto3 Riders
Rich goes back to his interviews folder to bring the long awaited Moto3 rider chats collected at the 2024 Silverstone MotoGP round. In this show we hear from David Alonso (06:36), Jacob Roulstone (17:23), Iván Ortolá (32;51) and Joel Kelso…
- Episode 793: Michael Gougis, The Long Chat
In this show Jim sits down for another chat with RoadRacing World editor at large Michael Gougis. The guys talk about everything and anything motorcycles. Michael about chat about MotoGp , World Superbikes, discuss the Ktm saga and all of…
- Episode 792: Marvelous Martin
After a short pause for breath, Jim and Rich reconvene to chat through the final MotoGP round of the 2024 season held in Barcelona and titled the Solidarity GP following the widespread damage and loss of life in Valencia. The weekend would…
- Episode 791: The Michael Gougis Interview
In this show Jim interviews author Michael Gougis about his book Legend: Marc Marquez’ 2019 MotoGP Championship. While the interview was supposed to be about the book, Jim took the liberty of asking Michael about World Superbikes, MotoGP,…
- Episode 790: The Race for Clear Air
Jim and Rich cover the final race of the final triple header on this years calendar. They kick the show off with a great email from loyal listener Alan, which allows Jim rant on about techno-geeky thing like ride height devices and aerodyn…
- Episode 789: Barber Vintage Festival
In another special episode, Scott Bolton brings us interviews from the Barber Vintage Festival presented by BMW Motorrad, which has grown to become one of the largest vintage motorcycle gatherings in the world. Along with the several disci…