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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes

The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes

By: Mark Barnes/BMW Motorcycle Owners of America
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes takes an in-depth look into the mental, emotional and social aspects of motorcycling with licensed clinical psychologist Mark Barnes. Mark takes your questions in every episode. Support your mental motorcycling with The Ride Inside!(c) 2021-23 BMW Motorcycle Owners of America Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Retail therapy

    Retail therapy
    Mar 27 2026

    RETAIL THERAPY: Anal, oral, discretionary, emotion, spending, guilt … all loaded words that bring up scads of stuff for each of us, all in different and yet surprisingly similar ways.

    Send your questions to us via email: podcast@bmwmoa.org.

    The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWMOA.org.
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    21 mins
  • Not the man I used to be

    Not the man I used to be
    Feb 13 2026

    NOT THE MAN I USED TO BE: As we get older, we find ourselves occasionally struggling to do things we did quite easily in our younger days. Mark explains the challenges inherent in those things, as well as why it might not be such a bad thing to have to work harder at things that used to come easily.

    Send your questions to us via email: podcast@bmwmoa.org.

    The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWMOA.org.
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    22 mins
  • What's in a name?

    What's in a name?
    Jan 30 2026

    WHAT'S IN A NAME? A lot, as it turns out, and it's tied into identity and how we choose to see ourselves as well as how we present ourselves to others. Mark gets into how and why it matters to motorcyclists in some interesting ways.

    Send your questions to us via email: podcast@bmwmoa.org.

    The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWMOA.org.
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    22 mins
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All the stories told are very relatable. the psychology aspect that is covered in each is spot on. These podcasts are fantastic and I'd love to hear more!

I fully recommend listening.

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