TeapotOne - Bruce SMART
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Motorcycle stories with grit, warmth, and a brew.
TeapotOne - Bru Time sits in the motorcycling world and lets the chat breathe: road trips, racing, security, safety gear, helmet paint, riding challenges, and old stories that wander before landing. It is loose, funny, practical, and usually fuelled by the kind of detail riders actually swap over a drink.
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TeapotOne - Bru Time is a motorcycling conversation show built around real people, road habits, hard-earned opinions, and stories that come with a bit of mud on them. It is not polished showroom chat. It feels closer to a long table after a ride, where someone starts with a technical snag, someone else mentions a camper van, and the real subject arrives by way of a detour. The show covers a wide stretch of bike culture: touring, road racing, custom helmet painting, security, airbag protection, riding challenges, social media, and the odd memory that only makes sense inside a riding life. It is brisk and informal. The guest list gives it range. Matt Neale brings the problem of motorcycle theft down to practical layers of security, manufacturer responsibility, and better parking infrastructure. Simon talks touring with the kind of route detail that includes distance, time, Norway, London prices, and the dream of making a hard trip easier at both ends. Lee Johnston's episode gets into racing, Macau, money, safety, team decisions, family time, and the strange pull of doing dangerous things for a living. Jane Omorogbe's conversation moves through bike journalism, Gladiators, confidence, authenticity, social media, and the difference between old broadcast polish and people now being used to filming themselves. The Three Mopeds Three Peaks episode brings restoration, Instagram updates, Derby Museum, service, and a challenge that sounds half ridiculous and fully committed. Peter Riley from Helite UK gives the safety conversation weight, especially around air vests, testing, crashes, and what riders learn after something goes badly wrong. Phil from Paint Nation adds craft, workload, race helmets, Covid disruption, and the story behind a helmet reveal at My Moto Manchester. Liz and Tina, The Fairy Bikers, bring friendship, naming, old trips, and the memory of a 2015 ride. Across the episodes, Bru Time keeps returning to the same useful question: what does riding open up, and what does it cost? The answer is usually practical first and sentimental second. That is its charm. It suits listeners who want bike talk with jokes, tangents, and consequences still attached.
Made for: For riders, touring obsessives, road-racing followers, custom-kit fans, and motorcycle-curious listeners who enjoy informal conversation with practical detail. It especially fits people who like guests with real miles, real workshop time, and real stakes behind the stories.
What sets it apart: Bru Time stands out by treating motorcycling as a lived culture rather than a spec sheet. A route plan, a stolen bike, an air vest, or a painted helmet becomes a way into work, family, risk, money, memory, and friendship.
Bru Time is a relaxed conversation podcast exploring what it really means to live your life — through honest conversations with people who chose more.Sit back, relax, and grab a brew with Bru
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Motorcycling supplies the common ground; candid conversation reveals the work, relationships and practical decisions built around it.
TeapotOne - Bru Time lets motorcycling conversations roam beyond machines and into the choices, risks and relationships surrounding them. The host works through friendly, informal interviews, giving guests room to connect life on two wheels with family, work and personal…
A brew beside the bikes, and suddenly your next daft adventure feels suspiciously achievable.
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A relaxed, practical chat about motorcycle theft, public space security, and the small layers of protection that matter.
A relaxed roadside chat opens the piece, then it moves into motorcycle theft, the people who take bikes, and the spots that could make that harder. The early banter feels lived in, with camper van talk and family Flyball weekends keeping the conversation easy and familiar.
A loose touring catch-up with miles, costs, and real route talk.
Brew Time comes back with a loose touring catch-up, Simon Weir in the mix, and plenty of talk about miles, routes, costs, and the small inconveniences that follow a long ride.
A warm, blunt racing conversation about family, Macau, and the cost of the sport.
Lee Johnston offers a lived-in racing conversation about family, the graft of Macau, and the cost of a life in motorsport. The episode is at its best when it stays close to what the sport asks of a person: time, money, and the strain on home life, all handled with a frankness…
A grounded motorcycle chat that keeps the Three Mopeds Three Peaks project moving.
Bru Time #165 keeps its focus on the Three Mopeds Three Peaks project, covering the builds, the restoration work, and the push to get the bikes ready in time.
A warm, wandering chat about bike journalism, Gladiators, and the value of being yourself.
This episode is a loose, cheerful catch-up with Jane Omorogbe. It moves from bike journalism and old travelling days to Gladiators, taking her son to the live show, and the way social media changes how people present themselves.
Art historian Tamar Avishai interviews critics, curators, and writers about single paintings and ideas.
Russell Tovey and Robert Diament interview artists about their materials, biography, and process.
Cinematographer Roger Deakins and James Deakins interview film crew about the craft behind specific shots.
Robert Bound interviews artists and reviews new film, book, and music releases with critics.
Sound art from places, recordings, and memory.
Adam Fawsitt and Mark Taylor describe the Greyhound Landspeed Record Project, a bespoke motorcycle aiming for 400 mph against the current record of roughly 376 mph, which has stood for 15 years.
Matt joins from the back of a Volkswagen Crafter camper van.
TeapotOne comes back live after a hiatus of about four or five months.
Lee Johnston starts with family life and the way his son is building confidence on the bike.
The lads talk through the Three Mopeds Three Peaks challenge and the graft behind it.
Jane Omorogbe drops in for a friendly, easygoing chat.
Host welcomes guests Liz and Tina, the fairy bikers, for a casual chat about their story and adventures over drinks.
Interview with Peter Riley from Helite UK about motorcycle airbag vests, featuring discussion of professional bike testing and safety gear.
An artist discusses the origin and process of creating custom painted helmets for motorsport, starting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Host interviews author Chris Donaldson about his travel memoir 'Going the Wrong Way', covering his overland biking adventure in the late 70s and the long journey to publish the book.