The Bearded Fen Podcast

In conversation with the Bearded Fen

About the show

The Bearded Fen podcast is a lifestyle podcast that engages with people within the Motorcycle, Tattoo and Craft/Artisan community. In this podcast you will hear stories that you wouldn't normally hear in an interview. From Custom motorcycle builders to event organisers, from craft breweries & distilleries to local musicians and last but not least, tattoo artists spreading their art amongst our community.

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Episodes

  • Episode 42: Global Lockdown - Update from London - Lester Towse

    March 30th, 2020  |  40 mins
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    In this episode I chat to a good friend of mine Lester Towse. Lester lives in Kent, England. We had a chat about how he has been affected by the lock down in England. Lester works for a company that provides data centres and network infrastructure for some of the big Internet companies. He tells me how the recent changes have affected their business

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    Episode 41: National Lockdown - Update from Johannesburg - Peter Belzar

    March 29th, 2020  |  45 mins 55 secs
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    In this episode I chat to a good friend of mine Peter Belzar. Peter is from Slovakia and had a flash back this last week to his early years of living in a communist country...those queues to buy household essentials

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    Episode 40: Corona Virus - Update from Grahamstown - Anton Krueger

    March 27th, 2020  |  43 mins 42 secs
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    In this episode I chat to Anton Krueger lives in Grahamstown South Africa. Anton is an associate professor in the drama department at Rhodes University. I chat to him about the impact the pandemic has had on him

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    Episode 39: Corona Virus - Update from Scotland - Michael McGovern

    March 26th, 2020  |  38 mins 25 secs
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    In this episode I chat to Michael McGovern. Michael lives in Edinburgh. He is sports massage therapist and is currently in self quarantine. We have a chat about how the self quarantine has affected him and others. We also chat about what he is doing to keep himself busy

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    Episode 38: Corona Virus - Update from Poland - Alex Mc Lachlan

    March 24th, 2020  |  27 mins 15 secs
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    In this episode I chat to a long time friend of mine, Alex Mc Lachlan. Alex lives between the UK and Poland. He is currently in Poland and I decided to give him a call to find out what the impact of the pandemic has been from his perspective

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    Episode 37: I nearly didn't make it out of Canada - Oleg Brovko

    March 20th, 2020  |  1 hr 28 mins
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    In this week's episode I chat a good friend of mine, Oleg, who has just returned from a business trip to Canada. He is now in a self imposed quarantine. I decided to have a chat with him and check on how he is doing

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    Episode 36: Podcast Check In

    March 13th, 2020  |  30 mins 53 secs
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    In this episode I decided not to have guest and took a step back to do a "Podcast Check In". I thought perhaps it would be good to start to getting to know one another...

  • Episode 35: Absinthe

    March 6th, 2020  |  39 mins 34 secs
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    In this episode I chat to Cito and Paul from Absinthe. Absinthè their acoustic renditions collaborative project and I caught up with them when they played their gig at The Music Box. We chat about when the collaboration started, what sort of covers they do and we chat about their most recent gig...opening for Aha on their South African tour.

  • Episode 34: Team Pie - Andy Irvine

    February 28th, 2020  |  41 mins 55 secs
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    In this weeks episode I chat to Andy Irvine. Andy is currently planning a charity ride on a bicycle from Cairo to Cape Town to raise money for the Qhubeka Bicycle Project He previously cycled from South America to Canada and he tells us about that experience as well as his plans for the upcoming trip.

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    Episode 33: MAX Inc - JT

    February 21st, 2020  |  1 hr 7 mins
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    In this episode I chat to JT from Max Inc SA. We chat about how the business started and how it has grown over the last 5 years. JT tells me about his love for bikes and explains this is why he does what he does. We end off with him expressing his desire to actively build custom bikes in the future.

  • Episode 32: The Grind Greenery - Brian & Claire

    February 14th, 2020  |  1 hr 11 mins
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    In this week's episode I chat to Brain and Claire from The Grind Greenery in Melrose Arch. We chat about where The Grind started, how it went from a coffee shop to a restaurant. We chat about other facilities that they offer and what they have planned for the future

  • Episode 31: On Her Bike - Kinga Tanajewska

    February 7th, 2020  |  49 mins 42 secs
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    In this episode I speak to Kinga Tanajewska, also known as On Her Bike on social media. Kinga is on a round the world trip on her motorbike. She embarked on this trip from Australia back in 2017. She is currently in South Africa and I invited her to come and tell us about some of the adventures she has had so far.

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    Episode 30: Eden Labs - Rick Treweek

    January 31st, 2020  |  1 hr 26 secs
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    In this weeks episode I chat to Rick Treweek from Eden labs, we talk about where his creative journey began and how it has got him to where he is now, running a company focusing on Virtual Reality

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    Episode 29: Go Gravel - Albert Huysamen

    January 24th, 2020  |  1 hr 15 mins
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    In this week's episode I chat to Albert from GoGravel, we chat about their adventure motorcycle accessories, their soft luggage range, and of course we talk about bikes

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    EP 28 - Brent Spilkin Bonus Content

    January 17th, 2020  |  55 mins 38 secs
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    This the bonus content for Episode 28 with Brent Spilkin. Spillly and I chat about the future of email, where instant messaging fits in when it comes to communication, social media, and the bigs boys like Facebook, Google and Amazon, as well as online shopping in SA and chat about whether Google is listening to us

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    Episode 28: BRRRAP - Brent Spilkin

    January 17th, 2020  |  42 mins 14 secs
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    In this weeks episode I chat to Brent Spilkin, who is a business coach, we chat about his business biker breakfast and then help him choose a new bike