Peace Love Moto - Where Motorcycling meets Mindfulness
Explore the art of riding with purpose. Hosted by a professional Colorado Rocky Mountain tour guide, Peace Love Moto is your weekly guide to Mindful Motorcycling and finding your Zen on two wheels.
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Episodes
160 episodes
Going Out to Play? Why Motorcycles Are the Ultimate Adult Playtime
Originally aired in 2023, we return to have some fun. To play. Remember the rush of being 10 years old and hearing a friend ask, “Can you come out to play?” That question used to be effortless, and somewhere between bills, jobs, and...
Two Days and 3 Divides: A Mindful Colorado Motorcycle Journey
A motorcycle can cover distance fast, but that’s not the point of this ride. We’re chasing something quieter: a clear head, a lighter heart, and the kind of focus you only find when the road starts twisting and the mountains start towering. Fro...
Motorcycle Mindfulness: Fresh Ideas For Your Next Ride
Your brain isn’t broken, it’s overloaded. When the news cycle never ends, notifications pile up, and work and family pressure hit at once, stress squeezes your attention down to survival mode. That narrow, defensive mindset keeps you productive...
River Meditations: Mindfulness and the Magic of the Solo Ride
Want to support the show? Check out the Show Descriptions for options. Thank you!Big trips look amazing in photos, but the rides that change us are often the small ones: a solo coffee run at dawn, a last-minute loop when life...
Motorcycle Travel Wisdom: The Art of Riding The Gap
In this powerful episode of the Peace Love Moto podcast, we dive into the profound psychology of motorcycle travel and the transformative concept of "mindful motorcycling." Inspired by a solo moto-camping trip through the striking land...
Are Electric Motorcycles a Lifeline for Today's Kids?
Buy yourself a mug and sticker!!! Visit the Peace Love Moto Store!Today, we take a hard look at what might be underneath the rise of lightweight electric motorcycles an...
Motorcycle Camping: Finding Perspective Under the Stars
Looking for a mental reset? Join us for a scenic motorcycle journey through the high deserts of Utah and the rugged mountains of Colorado. In this episode, we explore the intersection of adventure riding, nature, and mindfulness. Discover the c...
Cycle 5 To Survive: Changing the world with PL & Kristen Meindertsma
Every once in a while we meet people who inspire us. People who understand that life holds a deeper purpose than merely passing the time. People who recognize something in themselves and in the world, and then decide to do something about...
Riding Into The May Snow - A Moving Medication in the Rocky Mountains
Three feet of snow in early May and we still point the bikes toward Rocky Mountain National Park. With my buddy Jake, we leave Estes Park and climb Bear Lake Road toward 9,500 feet, watching temperatures, scanning shadowed corners, and keeping ...
The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride - Dapper Riders For Men's Health
Suits, tweed, bow ties, polished boots and thousands of motorcycles rumbling through city streets might look like a Gatsby themed parade, but The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) is built for something much bigger. I’m digging into why this...
Rocky Mountain Ride Reset - A Mindful Approach to Motorcycling
Snow-capped peaks in mid-summer aren't just a view—they’re a challenge. In this episode of the Peace Love Moto podcast, we’re diving into the unique reality of motorcycling in Colorado during the spring transition. From my home ba...
Space and Zen: Lessons from Artemis II for the Modern Motorcyclist
Four humans loop the far side of the Moon, splash down in the Pacific, and then say something that stops me cold: the most overwhelming part wasn’t the Moon. It was Earth. After Artemis II, Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jerem...
Paul Kraus - How Vintage Motorcycles Teach Mindfulness
A vintage motorcycle can be more than a machine. It can be a mirror, a mentor, and sometimes the only quiet place left in a loud week. Paul Kraus joins me for a conversation that starts with a family-restored 1947 Wizard motorbike and expands i...
Colorado Destinations - Burt Rashbaum and the Carousel of Happiness
A motorcycle road can take you somewhere beautiful, but every so often it takes you somewhere Truly Amazing. We point our ride toward Nederland, Colorado, tucked along the Peak to Peak Highway, to visit a place I can’t stop talking about:...
Feeling Lucky? Miracles and Motorcycles
A normal coffee run in downtown Loveland flips a switch in my head. At one table, I’m trying to write and think, and a young man paces near the door, locked into a world I can’t enter. Behind me, six teens with Down syndrome laugh with a kind o...
A Mindful Approach to All The Gear - All The Time
The easiest way to change a ride isn’t a new exhaust or a faster route. It’s the quiet minute before the engine starts, when you pull on your jacket, slide into your gloves, and hear that helmet strap click into place. We’ve all heard ATGATT as...
The Voice in His Helmet: John Gorley shares a Father-Daughter Story
John is "The Voice in My Helmet" on Instagram, but there is so much more to this story. What if a single ride could reset your sense of time, place, and what truly matters? We sit down with John Gorley from eastern New Mexico—yes, ...
Ride With Confidence: Derek Hildreth solves your "Is My Bike Ready?" anxiety
Most of us don't ride to get somewhere. We ride to get back to ourselves. But there's one thing that has a quiet way of stealing that feeling before you even throw a leg over the bike: the nagging question in the back of your mind. Did I ta...
Motorcycles, Mindfulness and Our Community: The Beautiful Mess
In this episode of the Peace Love Moto podcast, we explore the metaphor of a diverse musical playlist—ranging from Billy Idol to Karen Carpenter—to describe the eclectic community of motorcycle riders. We acknowledge the weight of modern...
Finding Your Zen in Slow Motion: How Motorcycling Can Make You Smarter
A stubborn work problem melts away somewhere between the wind, the road, and a quiet mind. We open with that moment of surprise clarity—the kind that shows up far from your desk—and follow it to a simple truth: speed isn’t the same as intellige...
Simon Josey: Motorcycle Filmmaking & REEL Riders
From the rolling hills of New Zealand to the technical Singapore licensing exams, Simon Josey has seen the world from two wheels. I had a blast sitting down with the host of the REEL Riders podcast to talk about our shared love for Germa...
Zen and the Art of the Ride: What is “Quality”?
The road can feel loud, but the right kind of attention turns that noise into a steady hum you can breathe with. We take you from a crisp Colorado ride to the heart of Robert Persig’s “Quality with a capital Q,” exploring how craftsmanship, pre...
Ben Rubin: How A Motorcycle Teaches Hope, Presence and Community
A motorcycle can’t manufacture peace for you, but it can make just enough space for peace to find you. That’s the heartbeat of our conversation with Ben Rubin, the Mindful Motorcycle, as we explore how presence shows up on the road when you sto...
What Happened to Laura? - A Ride, A Stranger and the Mental Health Crisis
From the archives, first aired on May, 2024, I feel that this was one of our most impactful and important episodes.In this poignant and unexpected episode of Peace Love Moto, we take a detour from our planned celebration of the Di...
Be the Cowboy: Mastering the Art of Adventure Riding Gear
Ever wonder why certain riders look like they belong to the road? We dig into that feeling and the function behind it, tracing smart motorcycle gear back to timeless cowboy wisdom. From a Texas upbringing around farms and ranches to mountain pa...
