Trailer: The Stories You Haven't Heard. This is the 2Up and Overloaded PODCAST

Welcome to Our Audio Adventure!

What does life actually look like after more than eight years of traveling the world by motorcycle? In this podcast, Marisa and I will go far beyond the highlight reels, sharing the full journey from our earliest rides before we ever set off, to the remote roads and unexpected moments that shaped our life on the road. This is where we unpack the reality of an around the world motorcycle adventure, from the wins to the setbacks, the challenges that tested us, and the lessons that stayed with us. It is an honest, behind the scenes look at adventure motorcycling, and the stories we have never shared... until now.

Why Start a Podcast?
While our YouTube videos will continue to showcase our current adventures, this podcast spans our full journey of over eight years of travel from before we ever pressed record on a GoPro or wrote our first blog. We will dive into the crashes, close calls, and the lessons we’ve learned along the way. This is where we explore the stories that never made it into videos or blogs, including the moments that tested our patience, endurance, and relationship.

We Want to Hear From You
We want this podcast to answer the questions you’re curious to know. Imagine sitting across from us at a campfire, what would you ask us? Here are a few examples we’re planning to explore:

• Funding Long-Term Travel – Are we trust fund babies? How do we afford years on the road?
• Adventure Bike Debate – Big and powerful or small and agile?
• How I convinced Marisa to ride around the world with me
• Motorcycle maintenance skills, or lack thereof
• Packing: What’s in your luggage and how do you decide what to bring on long-term motorcycle trips?

• Marriage on the Road – How we’ve stayed together through stress, long trips, and epic challenges
• Social Media – Behind the scenes of creating YouTube videos, blogs, and our podcast. Is it worth it? 

• Why doesn't Marisa ride her own motorcycle?

• Favorite continent
• Health emergencies from Peru to Indonesia to Thailand

Which of these questions stand out to you? Or do you have your own? Your input will help shape the stories and episodes we share, making this podcast a true conversation with our adventure community. We would love for you to comment in the 2Up and Overloaded Community Chat Group on Patreon with your questions!

This podcast is for adventurers, dreamers, and riders of all levels, and we hope it inspires you to explore, plan, and maybe even take the leap to see the world on two wheels.

Join Us for the Ride

Whether you’re a longtime fan or just discovering us, there’s a place for you to share stories, ask questions, and connect with fellow adventurers via the 2Up and Overloaded Community Chat Group

We can’t wait to start this journey with you. Grab onto the handlebars, put your visor down, and let’s go for a ride…

Tim and Marisa
2Up and Overloaded

Transcript

Marisa 0:00

Have you ever wondered what life really looks like traveling the world on motorcycles for over eight years?

Tim 0:07

From our very first trip before leaving on our around the world journey to the hidden roads and untold stories across continents, Marissa and I are going to bring you the full audio adventure.

Marisa 0:18

Beyond the viral bike drops, social media snapshots, and YouTube highlights, this podcast dives into the triumphs, challenges, and lessons we've learned along the way. Get ready to hear the stories we've never told before, and explore adventure motorcycling from all of its ruts to all of its peaks.

Tim 0:38

So, Marissa, why start a podcast?

Marisa 0:40

Well, this is going to be very different from our YouTube videos, our social media posts, because in the podcast, we can dive into the more nitty-gritty things, such as crashes, close calls, cultural surprises, and lessons we've learned along the way. This is where we explore the stories that never made it into videos or blogs, including the moments that tested our patience, endurance, and our relationship.

Tim 1:09

Marissa and I are thrilled to launch our very first podcast episode, going live on March 28th. The first episode, our origin story, from Chicago to Eight Plus Years on the Road, is already recorded and is scheduled to go on air March 28th on your favorite podcast app.

Marisa 1:27

We're planning to explore topics such as funding long-term travel. How do we afford years on the road?

Tim 1:34

Adventure bike debate. Big bike versus little bikes. How I persuaded Marissa to ride around the world with me is a question we often get asked.

Marisa 1:46

Oh, yeah, that's really important. Motorcycle maintenance skills that are needed or lack thereof. Packing, oh, this is a huge one. What's in your luggage, and how do you decide what to bring?

Tim 1:58

And how does Marissa do it wrong every time?

Marisa 2:03

Health emergencies and how we deal with them on the road.

Tim 2:07

And social media, the behind-the-scenes look of creating YouTube videos, blogs, and our podcast. So this podcast is for adventurers and dreamers and riders of all levels. And we hope to inspire you to explore, plan, and maybe even take the leap and see the world on two wheels yourself.

Marisa 2:24

So check out our very first 2up and Overloaded podcast episode on March 28th.

Tim 2:30

We can't wait to start this journey with you. So grab onto the handlebars, pull your visor down, and let's go for a ride.