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April Overland News | Ford Ranger, Lexus GX550, Africa, and More :: Overland Journal Podcast

2024 Ford Ranger Raptor Assault School - Overland Journal Podcast Episode 189

Overland Journal Podcast Episode 189

Overland Journal Podcast host Scott Brady and Overland International’s Brian McVickers discuss the new Lexus GX550, Ford Ranger, and Ford Ranger Raptor, as well as the Ducati DessertX Rally. Additional conversation includes Scott’s latest from his Africa crossing, new Eezi-Awn products, and more.

Special thanks to our sponsor this week, Kuat Racks and their new Ibex Bed Rack.

Tune in to Overland Journal Podcast Episode 189 using the link below, or download the episode on your favorite podcast player.

Guest Bio:

Brian McVickers

A Chicago native, Brian has lived throughout the United States and the Caribbean while traveling as much as possible throughout the world. An accomplished racing and ocean sailor, overlander, and general adventurer, Brian has accumulated over 45,000 nautical miles and well over one-hundred-thousand statute miles through his adventures and expeditions spanning from the deserts to the remote Arctic. His happy places are on the water or in the mountains, skiing, mountain biking, and fly fishing with good friends and his family. He has spent the last 27 years involved in the outdoor, mountain sports, automotive, and travel industries with magazines, newspapers, web, television, podcast, video, ad agencies, and storytelling. He is the CBDO for Overland International and a frequent contributor to Expedition Portal. @mcvickers

Host Bio:

Scott Brady

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Scott is the publisher and co-founder of Expedition Portal and Overland Journal and is often credited with popularizing overlanding in North America. His travels by 4WD and adventure motorcycle span all seven continents and includes three circumnavigations of the globe. His polar expeditions include two vehicle crossings of Antarctica and the first long-axis crossing of Greenland. @scott.a.brady

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Images: Ford, Brian McVickers, Joe Fleming

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Stephan Edwards is the Associate Editor of Expedition Portal and Overland Journal. He and his wife, Julie, once bought an old Land Rover sight unseen from strangers on the internet in a country they'd never been to and drove it through half of Africa. After living in Botswana for two years, Stephan now makes camp at the foot of a round mountain in Missoula, Montana. He still drives that Land Rover every day. An anthropologist in his former life and a lover of all things automotive, Stephan is a staunch advocate for public lands and his writing and photography have appeared in Road & Track, The Drive, and Adventure Journal. Contact him at edwards@overlandinternational.com and @venturesomeoverland on Instagram.