Ep. 5 Roczen's Excellent Adventure, Deegan the Rookie & Herding the GOAT

Ep. 5 Roczen's Excellent Adventure, Deegan the Rookie & Herding the GOAT

Salt Lake City Supercross Recap: Roczen’s Fairytale Title, Deegan’s 450 Debut & Broadcast GOAT TalkThis time around on Two Spodes, Bayo Olukotun and Patrick Lopez (no Jake Williams this time around) recap the Salt Lake City Supercross finale, focusing on Ken Roczen’s long-awaited SX title, the intense championship battle dynamics with Hunter Lawrence and more. Then it's time for AMA Pro Nationals talk, Haiden Deegan’s 450 debut at Pala and 250 contenders like Cole Davies and Shimoda. We also touch on privateer/team stories (MX6, Ollie Stone, Derek Kelley) and debate how Nationals are covered, comparing commentary styles and legacies of Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart, arguing why Carmichael remains the GOAT on and off the track.00:00 Welcome and Episode Setup02:01 Salt Lake Title Recap05:45 Hunter Pressure and Mistakes10:41 Crowd Energy and Rivalry15:24 Why Kenny Is Beloved19:19 No Asterisk Championship24:17 Privateer Team Spotlight25:54 MX6 Program and Funding29:22 Deegan vs Davies Battle31:12 Deegan 450 Debut Talk32:29 Deegan Win Mentality33:00 Pressure In 450 Class34:34 Seeing Red Racing36:44 Veterans Retaliation Risks38:58 Deegan Family Drive43:42 Outdoor 250 Predictions45:31 Costco Meat Detour46:14 RC Broadcast Critiques51:48 Carmichael Four Bike Streak01:00:23 RC Versus Stewart Style09:45 Wrap Up And Next Week

Ep. 4 feat. More PLo, Jake and Bayo

In this fourth installment of Two Spodes, Patrick Lopez joins Jake Williams and Bayo Olukotun again for a round table disagreement of Supercross talk, Outdoor predictions, the problems and successes of SMX and more. Enjoy!

Ep. 3 - Patrick Lopez, RC cars, TransWorld MX stories and more.

Patrick Lopez joined Jake Williams and Bayo Olukotun for this third installment of Two Spodes. Patrick, known to his friends as PLo, has been in the motocross industry for more than two industries. Today he works at OGIO and has played a large role into the company's resurgence in the sport. In this episode the conversation ranges from PLo's start in moto and his backyard RC car track to thoughts on the current state of racing, crashing into tractors and all three's shared time at TransWorld Motocross.

Ep. 2 - SX Season Catchup, Red Light Gate and Thai Monkeys

This episode Bayo Olukotun and Jake Williams get caught up on the 2026 Supercross Season so far, talk about Hunter Lawrence's and Pierce Brown's first wins and the red flag/red light debacle at Arlington, Larry Brooks and being attacked by monkeys in Thailand.

Two Spodes - Episode 01

In this very first episode of the Two Spodes podcast, we (hosts Jake Williams and Bayo Olukotun) discuss our love of motocross and why we got into the sport in the first place. We'll also talk about Haiden Deegan, Brian Deegan, Eli Tomac, the endless Chase Sexton conundrum and much more. Give it a listen and a follow for more future content.