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1. Philip Island 2026 - The Final Battle

   25 Oct 2026 · 1 h 17 min · S4 E42 · Explicit

   Welcome to the race that wasn't. It seems Philip Island knew that MotoGP was done with her, and the lady decided that those bastards didn't deserve her anyway. Through the power of being wetter and windier than ever…

2. MotoGP - Squeezing the Lemon

   18 Oct 2026 · 53 min · S4 E41

   Sometimes, the future is uncertain and nobody can predict what will happen next. Not only is the current tournament ramping up towards an unpredictable finale (and a potential race at Qatar, if the world hasn't ended…

3. Mandalika 2026 - Close Meetings & Strong Fingers

   11 Oct 2026 · 45 min · S4 E40

   Sometimes a weekend just can't help but go your way. Take Marc Marquez, maybe the luckiest man on the grid right now. It seems this tournament really is going down to the wire, and playing a giant part in that is just…

4. Motegi 2026 - Smokin' Arses

   4 Oct 2026 · 48 min · S4 E39 · Explicit

   Sometimes, a race summary sounds surprisingly like a rather laborous romantic rendez-vous: there was quite a lot of tension, not a lot of excitement and the outcome involved lots of rubber while each party involved is…

5. MotoGP - Way Too Fast, Way Too Furious

   27 Sep 2026 · 1 h 10 min · S4 E38

   With a small break in the racing this week, you'd think we’re taking it easy. But unsurprisingly for a sport in which speed is everything, things can move quite quickly and your hosts Mat and Peter have some big things…

6. Red Bull Ring 2026 - When Sharks Strike

   20 Sep 2026 · 50 min · S4 E37

   Smile, you son of a bitch!* When most people picture the landlocked mountains of Austria, the last thing they think of is shark attacks. So imagine our surprise when we saw the Shark gobble up the competition this…

7. Misano 2026 - A Kink or a Corner?

   13 Sep 2026 · 37 min · S4 E36

   Sometimes, fights fight over the silliest things. As their highly-paid producer, I can tell you that Mat and Peter are no different. This weekend, the subject of Mizano's Curvone came up. You know, that famous 11th…

8. Interview - Bob Barnard is Barely Bothered

   6 Sep 2026 · 1 h 02 min · S4 E35

   Sadly, we've lost Philip Island. So now what’s going to take us back to Australia? Well, welcome to the Adelaide Street Circuit. It’s 4,13 km (2,57 miles) long, has 15 turns and might run straight through some very…

9. Aragon 2026 - Aerodynamics and the Rubber Band

   30 Aug 2026 · 58 min · S4 E34

   Sometimes, small mistakes make for big excitement. Case in point: Marc Marquez, neglecting to disengage the rear holeshot device, sparks flying as the battle for first becomes an open question. See, there's something…

10. MotoGP Legends - Riding and Racing Honda's RC211V

    23 Aug 2026 · 1 h 19 min · S4 E33 · Explicit

    You want to ride a MotoGP-bike? Yeah, good luck with that: everyone knows these are machines made for murder, beasts of technology that only those gifted with near-superhuman reflexes can manage. These days, those…

11. MotoGP - These Mad And Mighty Machines

    16 Aug 2026 · 1 h 20 min · S4 E32

    No race? Nope! It's the second summer mini-break, giving everyone some time to catch their breaths. It also raises the question what a million dollar rider does to relax. Drinks at a tropical beach, anyone? That'd be…

12. Silverstone 2026 - Scary Speedy Bikes

    9 Aug 2026 · 47 min · S4 E31

    Some things are just meant to be together. You know: peanut butter and chocolate. Salt and pepper. Silverstone and Aprilia. Yes, Assen and Phillip Island are nice. But bring these bikes to Silverstone, and their aero…

13. Visiting Öhlins: Pump Friction

    2 Aug 2026 · 1 h 19 min · S4 E30

    IMPORTANT: This episode uses a lot of photo’s, which you will probably want to look at. To do that, please watch this episode on our Patreon or YouTube. Enjoy! Trip report! Being world famous (and very handsome!)…

14. Questions and Answers: The Frankenstein Special

    26 Jul 2026 · 1 h 26 min · S4 E29 · Explicit

    So, imagine this. It’s July. You’ve got nothing to do. The day’s a real scorcher, and all you want to do is just sit down in the shade, have a cool drink and, who knows, listen to a ninety minutes long podcast where…

15. MotoGP - The Fearsome Features of the Fast Five

    19 Jul 2026 · 1 h 12 min · S4 E28

    Jorge Marttin. Ai Ogura. Marc Marquez. Marco Bezzecchi. Fabio Di Giannantonio. Five names, and only a total of 24 points separating them. Never before in the history of MotoGP has a championship seen this many…

16. Sachsenring 2026 - Monaco For Bikes

    12 Jul 2026 · 42 min · S4 E27

    Sometimes, racing motorbikes is kind of like dating: there’s a hundred little things that seem super important to the performance, but in the end everybody just wants you to be interesting. And being interesting is…

17. The Bikes From Bologna

    4 Jul 2026 · 1 h 14 min · S4 E26

    It’s the fourth of July, and that means we have something to celebrate! Yes, on this very day, a very long time ago, a bunch of dudes thought up something that would grow into a world-changing institution whose age has…

18. Assen 2026 - Stones Are NOT Your Friend

    28 Jun 2026 · 47 min · S4 E25

    Today's race was brought to you by the letter 'A'. That's 'A', like in 'Assen', 'Aprilia', 'Ai' and, of course: "Aaaaaaaaaargh, why is there so much sharp gravel everywhere?" That gravel is especially nasty, as Peter…

19. Brno 2026 - Crime And Punishment

    21 Jun 2026 · 43 min · S4 E24

    Sometimes we get by with a little help from our friends. Case in point: Marc Marquez, taking first place with the help of Martin and Bezzecchi. The latter's help was especially unconventional, as the Bez managed to get…

20. Robin Tuluie - Always Great To Be Banned!

    14 Jun 2026 · 42 min · S4 E23

    Ah, the holeshot device. If you've heard Mat and Peter talk about it before, you'd fear to think what would happen if they ever met the poor devil who invented it... ...well, his name is Robin Tuluie and he's joining…

21. Balaton 2026 - Gentlemen's Duel

    7 Jun 2026 · 1 h 00 min · S4 E22

    Last year was the first time we went to Balaton, and the result wasn't great. This year? Hate the track, love the riders. And I say 'riders', plural, because it takes two to tango. And people, did we get one hell of a…

22. Mugello 2026 - Making Friends

    31 May 2026 · 49 min · S4 E21 · Explicit

    It's a party at Aprilia and occasion for some very cross glares over at Ducati this Sunday at Mugello. Good race? You bet! So let's go over to Italy, and see what caught the eye of our hosts Mat and... ...wait, I'm…

23. MotoGP - We Are Not At War!

    24 May 2026 · 1 h 05 min · S4 E20 · Explicit

    You've heard it here first, everyone! THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAR RIGHT NOW. 'What war?', you might ask? Well, I couldn't possibly tell you! Maybe the Duke of Luxembourg decided to invade Thailand. Maybe it's the…

24. Catalunya 2026 - A Stressful Day

    17 May 2026 · 48 min · S4 E19 · Explicit

    Well, that wasn't what we expected, nor what we wanted. Bloody disaster! In case you're reading this from some far-off future where people (hopefully) don't remember this race very well anymore, know that we had a…

25. France 2026 - Screwed at Les Mans

    10 May 2026 · 1 h 09 min · S4 E18

    Oh dear, what a weekend! For want of a screw, the race was lost. Or, maybe I should say: for want of a proper screw. Yes, I'm talking about Marc Marquez, him having a screw loose leading to a rather painful absence for…

26. Valencia 2006 - Holy Cow, It's The Best Race Ever!

    3 May 2026 · 1 h 19 min · S4 E17

    Come on, it's time to check out the best race ever. You might have noticed, but a lot has been changing in MotoGP recently. New owners, new rules, new tracks and the end of the 1000cc-era. It feels weird, doesn't it?…

27. Special Jerez Update - Tales of Testing!

    27 Apr 2026 · 15 min · Bonus

    VIDEO ALERT! We've got Mat and Peter live from Jerez, with their mugs on camera! I'd click this, if I was you! Normally after a race, you just pack up and go. If you hurry up, you've got just enough time to celebrate…

28. Jerez 2026 - The King of Chaos' Dancing Days

    26 Apr 2026 · 25 min · S4 E17

    VIDEO ALERT! We've got Mat and Peter taking a stroll across Jerez, and that's the episode version I'd most recommend! There's this thing called the law of opposites. You know: for every Ying, there's a Yang. For every…

29. Tech Talk - Super Speedy Superbikes

    19 Apr 2026 · 54 min · S4 E16

    Here's MotoGP. Here's World Superbike. Quickly: what's the biggest difference? Speed, of course! Or at least that's what the answer would have been at any point in history. But here we are, at the threshold of the…

30. Tech Talk - Coming in Clutch

    12 Apr 2026 · 1 h 00 min · S4 E15

    It's tiny. It's kind of hard to reach. It gets used at the start of the race, and then it gets folded away. Oh, and for riders and engineers it's the last big tool to shave off precious time in the corners. That's…

31. Making Tracks With Bob Barnard

    5 Apr 2026 · 1 h 05 min · S4 E14

    When not writing descriptions for episodes of the Oxley Bom MotoGP Podcast, I love to spend time on games. And I mean games in every format, from ancient boardgames to weird videogames and, of course, racing. It's not…

32. Austin 2026 - Super Sunday Boy Strikes Again!

    30 Mar 2026 · 52 min · S4 E13

    During the week, he's an unassuming MotoGP-rider. But when the weekend comes around and Sunday's knocking, he changes into...Super Sunday Boy! This week, will our superhero have a mighty collision before parking his…

33. Brazil 2026 - That Sinkhole Feeling

    23 Mar 2026 · 48 min · S4 E12

    It's the second race of the season, and MotoGP is back in Brazil. It's been absolute ages since we've last been to the Autodromo Internacional de Goiania, so how has it faired? Well, they say love starts with first…

34. The Revenge of Questions and Answers!

    15 Mar 2026 · 1 h 58 min · S4 E11 · Explicit

    Last week, we asked our dear Patrons if they had any questions for us. And, well, you know the drill: lots of you responded, we picked our favourites and finally Mat and Peter do their best to answer them in an hour or…

35. MotoGP - If the World Ends Tomorrow...

    8 Mar 2026 · 1 h 01 min · S4 E10

    It's all good times for Aprilia. Their hardware is proving top-notch at the track, and even after one race they've already got some spectacular results in the pocket. In fact, if the world ends tomorrow they'd…

36. Buriram 2026 - The Aprilia Appreciation Station

    1 Mar 2026 · 55 min · S4 E9 · Explicit

    Ah, take a whiff of that! You smell it? It’s that unique scent of jungle, petrol and excitement which can only mean one thing: MotoGP is back, baby! Now, you might wonder why we just described the above mentioned…

37. MotoGP - That's Capitalism, Baby!

    22 Feb 2026 · 56 min · S4 E8 · Explicit

    In 1776, Adam Smith famously speculates on the concept of a free market and coins the term 'capitalism'. Then, in 2026, the organizers of MotoGP suddenly announce that Philip Island is gone from the official roster of…

38. Interview - Livio Let's Loose!

    15 Feb 2026 · 55 min · S4 E7

    Here at Oxley Bom, everyone knows that the thing we're most famous for are our 'charming' personalities. Like, we can promise we don't physically bite - but that's about the limit of what we can guarentee. So you'll…

39. MotoGP - Scoops from Sepang

    8 Feb 2026 · 49 min · S4 E6 · Explicit

    It's hard being a motorsports journalist, you know? Always traveling the world, visiting exotic countries and having to tell people about all the cutting-edge machines you saw there. It's a horrible job, really, but…

40. MotoGP - The Great Auction

    1 Feb 2026 · 54 min · S4 E5 · Explicit

    Hey, want to score a special deal? How about a nice MotoGP-rider, pretty fast and only slightly used. No? Maybe prefer a rookie, instead? Someone promising but without proven records, so dirt cheap if you act fast.…

41. MotoGP - A Frosty Chat

    25 Jan 2026 · 1 h 08 min · S4 E4 · Explicit

    We've talked about the riders. We've yapped about the manufacturers. And today? Today we get to the real meat and potatoes...the bikes! Never mind that everybody's still getting ready to start testing in Sepang -…

42. Questions and Answers, pt. II - Fans in High Places

    18 Jan 2026 · 1 h 26 min · S4 E3

    A certain German philosopher once warned that he who stares into the racing grid long enough must know that the racing grid also stares back.* This week, Peter discovers that we have some very particular fans in high…

43. Questions and Answers, pt. I - Welcome to Wet January!

    11 Jan 2026 · 1 h 08 min · S4 E2 · Explicit

    Everybody has questions. Wait, let me rephrase that: everyone of you has questions for us. And you know? We were kind of asking for it – literally, since we asked our sweet Patrons to donate not just their money, but…

44. The Oxley Bom School of MotoGP Journalism

    4 Jan 2026 · 1 h 11 min · S4 E1 · Explicit

    Happy new year, everyone! As we recover from the absolute madness of December, a lot of us in the racing world find ourselves with some free time on our hands. No races means less work, right? And that means more time…

45. Out With A Bang! (Manufacturer's Roundup, pt. II)

    28 Dec 2025 · 1 h 07 min · S3 E47 · Explicit

    Got any unfinished business? Better take care of it fast, because the year is almost at an end and the clock is ticking... Take Mat and Peter, for example. They started by listing the riders. Then they moved on to the…

46. The Oxley Bom Holiday Special (Manufacturer's Roundup, pt. I)

    21 Dec 2025 · 1 h 06 min · S3 E46 · Explicit

    It is the longest, darkest night of the year in it's longest, darkest season. In the depths of Dickensian London, Mat discusses bike design with the ghosts of racing past, present and future. In the desolate woods…

47. MotoGP - Flickering Lightbulbs 2: The Shituation

    14 Dec 2025 · 1 h 08 min · S3 E45 · Explicit

    If you've checked out last week's episode, you'll know that it was Jeremy Burgess who first described riders as 'flickering lightbulbs'. Why? Because the moment they start to fail, you just replace them with a new one.…

48. MotoGP - Flickering Lightbulbs

    7 Dec 2025 · 1 h 02 min · S3 E44 · Explicit

    Who's got six thumbs in total and is back in their own recording booths, with audio that won't melt your ears off? That's right, it's the Oxley Bom MotoGP Podcast! Now, if your are a rider and are currently enjoying…

49. SPECIAL - Live in London!

    30 Nov 2025 · 2 h 25 min · S3 E43 · Explicit

    Oh boy, have we got something special this time... Last week, Mat and Peter gave their first ever live performance at the Bike Shed in London. I thought we'd get filthy rich of it, but it turns out those silly sods…

50. MotoGP - Everybody Wants A Calm Ass!

    23 Nov 2025 · 1 h 11 min · S3 E42 · Explicit

    It's over! It's all over! Forever! What am I talking about? The 2025 MotoGP-season, of course. Layed to rest in Spain last week, gone but not forgotten, etc. We all had fun, didn't we? Okay, with that out of the…