Out of the Box - Reaching Ultimate Freedom

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4.9 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In 1999, Todd Lawson lost his brother, Sean, to cerebral malaria after a motorcycle journey through southern Africa. Wracked with guilt, Todd meets Christina, a kindred spirit, and together they embark on a motorcycle trip across the Americas, spreading Sean's ashes along the way. Inspired by Sean's adventurous spirit, they decide to return to Africa to distribute mosquito nets to those in need, turning their journey into a meaningful exploration of the continent's beauty and its people. Photos and links related to this episode can be found in the show notes. Adventure Rider Radio is the longest-running adventure motorcycle and travel podcast, since 2014, and we remain committed to bringing you new and exciting episodes every Thursday. Never miss an episode, be sure to FOLLOW the show on your favourite podcast app. Have a show idea or suggestion, send us an email. We'd love to hear from you! If you can, we’d love to get your support, please visit the Support page on our website. Thank you for listening!

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0:00.0	Todd Lawson and his brother Sean planned to meet in Africa.
0:04.5	It was to be a four-month trip in which the brothers would travel together for the first time.
0:09.7	And the last time.
0:11.7	In what Todd would say afterwards was having the epic high of highs of his life
0:16.8	on ultimate freedom riding through southern Africa with his brother to the depths of despair and guilt. This is his story. I'm Jim Martin. This is
0:27.9	Adventure Rider Radio. Stay with us. We got a good one for you. Only woman, press batch, Elizabeth Martin, Clinton Smur, Banner Smith,
0:43.2	and you're listening to Adventure Rider Radio.
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1:02.9	no nozzles near your sprockets, one ounce of oil gets a thousand miles or
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1:21.5	tested in extreme weather and terrain to withstand the abuse that
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1:38.0	They also distribute Google Tech filters, CyclePump.com. Oh, My name is Todd Lawson. I am from Whistler, British Columbia and I am a magazine publisher and a first time author. So, Todd, welcome to adventure writer radio. Thank you so much Jim.
2:41.0	Sean Lawson was your older brother.
2:45.0	Now, can you start by talking about what it was like growing up with Sean?
2:49.0	Yeah, good question to start.
2:53.4	It was definitely eventful.
2:57.4	Sean was a character.
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