Banter: A BMX Podcast
Join Jon Dowker (The Freestyle Connection BMX Stunt Team) and Anthony Berardi (Old School Rider) as they talk all things BMX. From the 80s to the present. From bikes to riders - we will cover anything and everything to do with BMX. Special thanks to Shaun Jarvis for looking after our socials.
Episodes
27 episodes
The Kevin Martin Episode
Usually, I give a bit of the introduction bio for our guest here, but when it comes to Kevin Martin, who has been involved in major parts of the BMX scene for most of his life, I am going to leave you with a couple of lines from the stories he ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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2:27:41
The Keith Trainor Episode
Keith Trainor is originally from North Bergen, New Jersey but made his mark in Southern California. He rode for S&M bikes through most of the 90’s and had has own brand through S&M called Menstrual Cycles. He was...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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2:18:45
The Bill Nitschke Episode
PLEASE NOTE:An Updated version was released at 7:30pm April 15, 2024 to fix an editing mistake. Bill Nitschke hails from Indianapolis, Indiana. He grew up riding with BMX Flatland legends ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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2:16:34
The Castillo Bros Episode
Robert & Reben Castillo are two very influential brothers, hailing from Austin Texas!Both gained recognition in the 80’s for there flatland abilities and they are still out there pushing the sport today! Look for Rob...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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2:16:05
The Gary Pollak Episode
Gary Pollak was part of the King of Prussia, Pennsylvania BMX scene and considered a quasi Plywood Hood. Featured in early Dorkin’ In York videos & known as a great all-around rider competing in both AFA and 2 Hip Vert & street c...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:46:37
The Brandon Fenton Episode
Brandon Fentonn is a flatland lifer. He has a huge bag of tricks and a myriad of difficult breakless maneuvers and multiple whiplash variations? He currently residing in Toronto and is a regular at the DunBat hockey rink. Brandon ha...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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2:03:14
The Back For More in '24 Episode
Join Jon and I as we talk BMX Freestyle with 3 ledgends of the sport Ron Wilkerson, Brian Blyther and Dave Nourie. Hear the inside scope from these iconic Team Haro members.Please click this link if you want to learn more about the Back...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:37:41
The Effraim Catlow Episode
Few people have done as much for Flatland BMX, as Effraim Catlow. He was: Competing as early as 1986Amateur world champion in 1991.Pro World champion by 1994. Competed X-games 7 times ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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2:03:30
The Paula Marie Episode
Paula Marie is a Canadian, flatlander that hails from Southern Ontario. She spent a few years living and riding in British Columbia, She's a member of the Women of Freestyle. Has an impressive bag of tricks, Has traveled to numerous events and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:20:52
The Jody Temple Episode
Jody Temple is a flatland rider who's been a long time resident of Athens GA. He is one of the early. members of the Athens Family BMX crew. He's been featured in many videos over the years, but notably has some killer parts in the "Same thing ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:35:20
The Bill Batchelor Episode
Bill Batchelor was an avid BMX rider during the early 80s, participating in racing and followed by freestyle. He was also interested in photography from a young age with black & white images being his preferred style. Talented behind...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:43:07
The Maurice Meyer Episode
Maurice Meyer started riding BMX in the mid-70s. In the 80s he was a part of the epic Golden Gate Park freestyle scene and a rider on the infamous Curb Dogs BMX/Skate team founded by the late Dave Vanderspek. He rode fo...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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2:25:40
The Kip Williamson Episode
Kip Williamson is a Flatlander originally out of Angola Indiana, an AFA competitor in the 80s, and a Fat House member. He was known in the 90s as the “Video Guy”. He created “Juvenile Trickery”, “Alternative Forms of Transpor...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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2:33:23
The Tribute Episode
This episode was sparked by the recent passing of Andrew Wickham. Andrew was a talented flatlander and a friend of Jon’s. If you take away one thing from this episode, please reach out to a friend or family member you haven’t heard ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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58:20
The Dave Nourie Episode
Dave Nourie hails from California, has been riding and even competing in flatland for nearly 40 years! He rode and toured with the iconic 80's Haro team including Brian Blyther, Ron Wilkerson, Dennis McCoy, and Matt Hoffman. He part...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:58:53
The Scott Powell Episode
Scott Powell is a pro flatland rider from North Olmsted, Ohio, He is one of the original “Chenga” crew of riders known for their extensive bag of tricks and super long parking lots. An X-games contender from 1997 to 2001 until flatl...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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2:20:42
The Jason Holmes Episode
Jason Holmes hails from Oshawa Ontario and was arguably one of the most advanced riders to come out of Ontario in the early ’90s. He performed demos for promoter Rick Davis and was a regular on the Welches Grape Stunt Team. He was instrum...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:14:28
The Shaun Jarvis Episode
Perth Australia's Shaun Jarvis has been riding for 40 years! Shaun has 6 children, is an animal rights activist, and has owned and operated the longest-running BMX demo team on earth. (Freestyle Now) established in 1986. That's 35 y...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:54:23
The Rick Allison Episode
RIck Allison was a staple in BMX in the 80s. He rode with the Curb Dogs in Goldengate Park including Vanderspeck, Maurice “Drob” Meyers, and Hugo Gonzales. He ended up factory-sponsored with GT, Mongoose, Hutch, and later on, co-sp...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:28:37
The Josh Evans Episode
This month's guest is Josh Evans! He Hails from Westland Michigan. He grew up riding with the legendary Billy Newman, was a regular at the Montrose Church sessions and contests held by Greg Flowers. Later he came to mentor Bobby Car...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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2:30:27
The Gabe Weed Episode
Gabe Weed often rode in San Francisco as part of the legendary "Golden Gate Park Scene" where he sessioned with amazing riders such as Aaron Dull, Eric Emmerson, and Pete Brandt to name just a few. He turned pro in 93 while riding for 2-...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:35:30
The Ben Rinne Episode
This months guest has been referred to as "The legendary rider from Buckhorn. He moved to Toronto shortly after high school in the early '90s with the sole objective to ride BMX and have fun! He's still doing it. He rode with severa...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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2:06:52
The Zach Newman Episode
Zach Newman is an avid collector of BMX & bicycle paraphernalia. He has an impressive knowledge of BMX products and its history for his relatively young age. He prides himself in his family lineage of junk collecting. He is also part ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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2:18:08
