Best Matt Barbet Podcasts (2024)

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Shanaze Reade in Lancashire on lockdown 28:03

3+ y ago28:03

28:03

For all the wrong reasons, Shanaze Reade was once labelled a rockstar. In this episode of Home Roads, you'll hear she really is a star for all the right reasons. Born in Crewe to a white teenage mum and a black dad she hardly saw, Shanaze didn't let being a mixed race girl in a world dominated by white middle class boys stop her. She went on to com…

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Episode 8 - Bradley James 36:21

4y ago36:21

36:21

In this episode we talk to actor Bradley James. Bradley has starred in BBC series Merlin as well as Netflix shows Damien and Medici, he is about to play the lead in upcoming Netflix show The Liberator. We discuss the perils of auditions, difficult conversations and the difference between the American and English school systems.…

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MASH in San Francisco on lockdown 36:44

4y ago36:44

36:44

Starting in San Francisco in the mid-2000s as a loose group of fixie racers, MASH gained global attention by pushing their track bikes to the limits and filming their exploits in the way skaters had previously. With pro-cycling at the time obsessed with performance and tarnished by cheating, they were the antidote that reminded people just how fun …

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Tom Pidcock in Yorkshire on lockdown 21:19

4y ago21:19

21:19

Tom Pidcock is the most exciting young cycling talent to emerge in the UK in the last couple of years, but really, it's in the mud and under the grey skies of continental Europe where he has impressed the most. Getting silver early in 2020 at the cyclocross world championships in Switzerland was the first time a Brit broke the stranglehold the Dutc…

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Ian Boswell in Vermont on lockdown 34:06

4y ago34:06

34:06

Ian Boswell (aka Boz) should probably still be racing his bike on the road at the age of 29, but a bad crash at Tirreno-Adriatico in 2019 forced him to rethink his future plans. Having criss-crossed the planet wearing the jerseys of famous teams like Sky and Katusha during his career, he jumped on his Kickr bike in the basement of his Vermont, USA …

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Rohan Dennis in Girona on lockdown 41:46

4y ago41:46

41:46

Rohan Dennis is the best men's time trialist in the World, having taken the famous rainbow jersey (or skinsuit) for the last two years. His ability against the clock is simply incredible, and as he showed in Yorkshire in 2019, that's even when the road ahead is far from flat. The same is true of his experience as a pro over the last couple of years…

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Lachlan Morton and Alex Howes in Colorado on lockdown 32:09

4y ago32:09

32:09

Aussie Lachlan Morton and US National Champion Alex Howes have been friends since they raced each other as teenagers. Despite coming from different parts of the planet, they're now on the same pro team and based a few miles apart in Colorado, USA. Compared to life in lockdown for many of their teammates at EF Pro Cycling, they have it slightly easi…

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Episode 7 - Peter Hyman 35:08

4y ago35:08

35:08

In this episode we hear from Big Education's co director and founder of School 21 Peter Hyman.By Oracy Squad

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Grayson Perry mooching around London 42:38

4+ y ago42:38

42:38

Grayson Perry is one of Britain's best-known and most-recognisable artists, thanks to his flamboyant ceramics and penchant for wearing even more noticeable dresses. He loves cycling too, and when I approached him to go for a ride, he gave me two options - mountain biking in Epping Forest or a "mooch slowly around London a bit pissed on my Dutch bik…

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Worlds Special: Cadel Evans in Mendrisio, Switzerland 40:17

5y ago40:17

40:17

It's exactly a decade since Cadel Evans became the first Australian to become World Champion on the roads around Mendrisio near the Swiss-Italian border. Prior to that, he'd had success racing - both on road and mountain bikes - but hadn't quite reached the highs he was obviously capable of. Soon after though, he also became the first Aussie to win…

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Worlds Special: Lizzie Deignan in Yorkshire 39:54

5y ago39:54

39:54

Yorkshire's Lizzie Deignan knows what it takes to become World Champion. When her surname was still Armitstead, she claimed the coveted rainbow jersey in Richmond, Virginia in 2015. In the couple of years afterwards, Lizzie was in unbeatable form, hoovering up wins in some of the biggest races on the women's calendar. Then, having settled down with…

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Tour of Britain 2019 Special 53:17

5y ago53:17

53:17

Eight days on the road covering the 2019 Tour of Britain, condensed into one, slightly longer than normal, Home Roads episode. I front the tv coverage of the race, but this special podcast has a look behind the scenes, featuring some of the people who make it happen. You'll also hear many of the famous riders who compete, gaining an insight into th…

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Phil Southerland in Georgia 32:38

5y ago32:38

32:38

Phil Southerland thought he would be dead by now. Instead, his achievements in cycling are an inspiration to millions of others who live with diabetes. Diagnosed as a child with type 1, simply surviving was the original plan, but getting out and riding became his life. Being part of a team of diabetic riders that won the Race Across America was the…

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Chip Hawkins north of Atlanta, Georgia 32:17

5y ago32:17

32:17

Chip Hawkins has spent his whole life in America's Deep South, where he founded Wahoo. He is the first to admit that, for a lot of his adult life, he did very little exercise. That all changed in his thirties, and he went all in, but for a man obsessed with data, it was a frustrating experience. The devices on the market at the time were clunky at …

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Bob Jungels in Luxembourg 29:51

5y ago29:51

29:51

Luxembourg is a small place, and Bob Jungels is its biggest sports star. He is the national champion, so who better than to explore the country with. Bob divides his time between his base in Switzerland, and back home, on the outskirts of Luxembourg City, which is where I met him just before he headed to the Giro d'Italia. The ride almost didn't ha…

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Geraint Thomas & Chris Froome outside Monaco 27:49

5y ago27:49

27:49

Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome are both British winners of the Tour de France and both on the same team. This year, now their team sponsor has changed from Sky to Ineos, they both want to win it again - or at least they did. I recorded these interviews one day in May separately with each rider (and then cut them together) while we spun the legs on…

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Jon Snow commuting to the newsroom 33:07

5y ago33:07

33:07

This Jon Snow is one of Britain's best-known news anchors - and not the character from Game of Thrones as he has had to explain in recent years, and did once more for my benefit. As well as his extensive experience reporting from the field, interviewing Presidents, Prime Ministers and despots around the world, Jon also loves to cycle. I met him on …

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Sir Bradley Wiggins around Britain 32:12

5y ago32:12

32:12

Sir Bradley Wiggins is one of cycling's greats. The first Briton to win the Tour de France; the Hour Record holder; an Olympic champion in multiple disciplines. Since retiring though, you won't be surprised to hear he doesn't ride as much as he used to. In fact, while recording this, I didn't see him on a bike at all. So instead, we chatted as we t…

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Simon Gerrans in South London 30:50

5y ago30:50

30:50

It's not easy to go from being at the top of your game, winning trophies, to starting again in a completely different world, but that's what Australian former pro Simon Gerrans is doing. Having left his homeland as a teenager to race in Europe, Simon went on triumph on some of the biggest stages. He called the likes of Monaco and Andorra home, but …

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Kenton Cool in The Cotswolds 27:40

5y ago27:40

27:40

Kenton Cool is one of the World's most accomplished mountaineers. He has scaled Everest thirteen times (and may well have summited again by the time you hear this episode), as well as being the first to climb it and its neighbours Nuptse and Lhotse in one single prolonged expedition. As you'd imagine, he keeps incredibly fit, and road cycling forms…

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The Downing Brothers, Ben Swift & others on the Rotherham Chaingang 31:34

5y ago31:34

31:34

It's often said that professional cycling is closer to its fans than any other sport. You can ride the same roads, you don't need to buy a ticket to watch and, as I found in Rotherham, the pros often train amongst us mere mortals. Like their dad before them, Dean and Russell Downing have been riding this chaingang since they were "knee-high to a gr…

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Episode 6 - Matt Barbet 37:01

5+ y ago37:01

37:01

In this episode we speak to Matt Barbet, former journalist and broadcaster as well as reveal a little bit more about the upcoming Great Oracy Exhibition.By Oracy Squad

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Episode 5 - Eva Krysiak 29:09

5+ y ago29:09

29:09

In this episode we discuss the upcoming Great Oracy Exhibition and Amy gives her insights from the Voice 21 Oracy Leaders programme. We also talk to Eva Krysiak, creator of the award winning Everyone Else podcast.By Oracy Squad

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Episode 4 - Ray Winstone 29:09

5+ y ago29:09

29:09

In this episode Ray Winstone talks all things #oracy including setting out his talk expectations for a perfect Sunday dinner. We also discuss our highlights from the recent #School21 #oracyteachmeet Find us as usual @oracysquadBy Oracy Squad

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Ned Boulting across London 29:36

6y ago29:36

29:36

A few years back, Ned Boulting thought the leader in the Tour de France wore the yellow "jumper”. After that initial hiccup (it's the yellow jersey, of course), Ned became one of the faces of bike race coverage in the UK, and more recently, took the microphone to become the voice that commentates on the biggest one of all. He also heads out on the …

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Philippa York in Dorset 34:38

6y ago34:38

34:38

Philippa York used to be Robert Millar, and he was one of Britain’s greatest cyclists. At the Tour de France he won the mountains classification, and did the same at the Giro d’Italia. He took stages at all three Grand Tours amongst many other big wins, but the whole time, he wanted to be someone else. Robert has now gone, after transitioning into …

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Simon Mottram in Hertfordshire 29:54

6y ago29:54

29:54

Rapha changed the look of cycling, and it’s Simon Mottram who created Rapha. Before, people rode bikes in garish outfits covered in sponsors, and Simon was one of them, even though he didn’t particularly like it. Not being a racer made him no less passionate about riding, so he set about coming up with a brand he would want to wear, believing other…

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Simon Warren in Sheffield 28:48

6y ago28:48

28:48

Simon Warren has written the book on climbing by bike. In fact, he’s now written several, but it was his first one “100 Greatest Cycling Climbs” that broke the mould. Sitting at home, watching telly, Simon suddenly realised he wanted more out of life - and off he went, climbing hill after mountain, documenting each one, with his family in tow. For …

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Ben Saunders on Box Hill 30:30

6y ago30:30

30:30

“Polar Explorer” sounds like a job title from the 19th century, but that’s what Ben Saunders is. Fortunately, he’s also a cyclist. In fact, he prefers to be thought of as an endurance athlete, and when you hear he’s walked more than 4300 miles at the Poles, it’s hard to argue. Ben lives and trains in the Richmond area of London, and we rode out int…

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David Millar in Girona 28:38

6y ago28:38

28:38

David Millar did it all in professional cycling, the good and the bad; winning races, wearing jerseys, failing drugs tests, and being arrested. Now retired, he lives with his young family in Girona in Catalonia, where many want independence from Spain. Never one to sit still, David has written about his experiences in two books, launched a clothing…

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Dame Sarah Storey in The Peak District 30:46

6y ago30:46

30:46

Dame Sarah Storey is one of Great Britain's greatest athletes, and amongst the World's most successful Paralympians, winning numerous titles in the pool, before switching to the bike and achieving the same results. While she was born with one of her hands deformed, she is competitive against whoever she races, disabled or not. As well as juggling b…

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Nicolas Roche in Dublin 32:14

6y ago32:14

32:14

Nicolas Roche was born to ride. His family is steeped in racing, with his dad Stephen a two-time Grand Tour winner. Nico’s Mum is French, and so he spent a lot of time there, but here, he took me on a ride out of Dublin on the roads he loves the most. As we set off from Dundrum in the south of the Irish capital, and head for the Wicklow Hills, Nico…

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Alex Dowsett in Essex 28:14

6y ago28:14

28:14

The Only Way is Essex is a tv show with a certain charm, at least to some, but to Alex Dowsett, the title is a motto to live by. Most other professional cyclists leave where they grew up to live and train in more predictable climates, but not Alex. Growing up with haemophilia (his blood doesn’t clot on its own) means his family is very close-knit, …

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Home Roads Trailer 2:32

6y ago2:32

2:32

Join me, Matt Barbet, as I ride with some of the most interesting people in cycling, and others who like to get out on the bike, on the roads they know best. It's not about the most majestic mountains, or the routes of famous races, but the rides we all enjoy - the ones that begin at home. And, it's when we're in the saddle, that the stories start …

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