The Whole Story
By Michele Spiezia
The Whole StoryFeb 13, 2024
The Whole Story // episode_65
And that's a wrap on Season Three of The Whole Story podcast!
Midflight on the way home to Germany, I'm sharing my thoughts on another year of the Age of Light, our 'special sauce' and the longtail journey about a kid we call the WonderBoy.
Thanks for listening, and I can't wait to share Season Four with you.
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TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode_64
The Obligatory New Year's Eve entry.
I thought this would be the last entry for season three, but guess what? There's one more amazing episode coming to wrap it all up.
See how we spent Christmas and New year's to ring in 2023.
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TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode _63
We need a break. Maybe we don't need a break. Do we actually need a break? What is a break anyway?
Pre-holiday musings on what the holiday break has meant over the past few seasons and what the plans are as 2022 comes to a close.
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TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode_62
The history of Shetangi and questioning the electric pathway.
In this episode, I'm doing a bit of a deep dive on Ellis, reflecting on who he's becoming, and doing my duty of succumbing to temporary existential crisis and questioning our entire choice of life path for the past four years.
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TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode_61
Birthday Halloween Anniversary feels.
The end of October was always a special time for us at home in Hoboken, between our wedding anniversary, Halloween and Ellis's birthday. This year felt like the first time we celebrated in a way even close to what we used to do at home, in large thanks to the Nitro Racing team and good old Peter Bravo.
Happy 17th birthday Ellis.
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TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode_60
Let me tell you what it's like when it's a 'down month' for Team Ellysium. Take a ride with me through 4 weeks of mayhem, travel, racing and road trips and get a glimpse of what our kind of crazy really looks like.
This is October in a nutshell.
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TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode_59
A pre-dawn thinking exercise on the Worst Case Scenario. It's always fun when your mind is on the treadmill before your eyes even open. Come along for the ride with me.
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TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode_58
'Home' is a topic that floats around us, always. With the holidays approaching and German residency drama in the mix, it's on the top of my mind.
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TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode_57
Let me recap a mind-rattling 6 week stint, giving a peek into the organized chaos of this family road show, all in the name of racing.
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TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode_56
The Age of Light Tour has it's 2nd anniversary! It's exactly two years since we said FILDI, and ditched the States for our European adventure, and I've got lots of (competing) thoughts.
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TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode_55
Hear my thoughts on my new most hated four letter word-- LUCK.
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TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode_54
In this episode I'm still on the road, solo. A visit to the kart track and seeing lots of people I know is a reminder of how many true friends you really have.
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TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion of electric racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
And remember— life is good, life is hard. These two truths are unrelated.
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TheWholeStory // episode_53
In episode 53, I'm on the road! A week long trip to the UK means lots of time in the camper listening to the National, overthinking, and trying to make sense of our place in motorsport.
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This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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A Story and a Half // episode_48
Spoiler alert!!
Join us for 30 minutes along the way of our 13 hour drive home from Sweden and the last round of the NXT Gen Cup. You'll get to fast forward from the current season episodes (currently in June of 2022) and hear how our championship wrapped up.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode_51
In a rare moment, our trio is dispersed and I'm on a plane, traveling back to Dusseldorf, solo.
This episode is a bit of a mental recap for me of the entire journey so far, and a moment of quiet to consider how I'm going to get the mojo to keep pushing forward.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_52
In this episode, I'm still home alone in Dusseldorf, eating bowls of corn flakes for dinner and trying to regroup. Finding perspective. Get inside my head here.
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This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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The Whole Story // episode_50
50th episode!! This definitely feels like an accomplishment.
And the topic of this episode, the feeling that parenting is just the amalgam of a million tiny decisions that create a Spidey-verse of infinite possibility, seems appropriate.
It all only makes sense connecting the dots in hindsight.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_49
This episode mostly occurs inside my head in pre-dawn hours, and explores my obsessive approach to new information in the electric motorsport space. It also admits that my best writing disappears into a liminal space where, apparently, I can't manage to keep a pen and paper.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_47
Let me tell you about the time Ellis flew 140kph backward into a tire wall in an electric go kart, fracturing his fibula and tearing his ACL.
Good times.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_46
Did you know that there is another whole WholeStory to be told? A prequel to the sequel. Seriously-- this entry is induced by a comment made by a good friend after listening to the first episodes of the podcast, and touches on a real and true existence lived wholly before the Age of Light.
Someday I'll tell you all about it.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_45
This episode which was written as a journal entry in May 2022, is after I've started publishing this podcast, and I have the realization that I'm now writing for an audience. That what goes in the journal ends up in these recorded episodes, and it's a real mind fuck.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_44
If this episode had a title it would be called FreeFall, or Terminal Velocity or Shit Sandwich.
This is the first time publishing an episode that I hesitated given the information I was revealing about our personal lives.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_43
Swimming upstream and racing in the snow-- literally. I didn't even get to the part in this episode where Frank burns down a hot tub at our Airbnb. That's gonna have to be a Story and a Half.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_42
This episode is a meander of thoughts around the process of trying to get sponsors and investors on board with our crazy plan, and the inevitable frustration that goes along with it!
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_41
The start of 2022 definitely starts off with some speed bumps, including Ellis getting into his first big wreck in a kart and us finding out that our dog, Riley, was dying. Oof.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_40
Welcome to Season 3!
What started as a two week break from recording over the Christmas holiday turned into a 6 month recording hiatus. Eek!
This episode kicks off the start of 2022, arriving home to New Jersey for a few months and getting settled in just in time for Christmas morning and all the existential dread that accompanies it in mid-life.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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A Story & A Half // episode_39
For the final episode of Season Two, I brought my partner in crime and better half, Francesco, in for a Story and a Half! We talk about the Grand Finals in Bahrain (which I neglected to journal about at the time) and answer some questions submitted by our Ellysium Racing community.
I'll be taking a few weeks off to move apartments (yes, again!) and get to Ellis's first race of the 2023 season. Then I'll be back with episodes covering our 2022 season. Stay tuned!
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_38
This episode was also not part of my original journal, but I couldn't end the season without sharing the logistical & bureaucratic drama of once again trying to leave one continent for another at the approaching end of a race season.
Lost luggage, moving out of apartments (again) and heading home for four months in the US. Listen in, and stay tuned for the final episode of TheWholeStory // Season Two.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_37
**Disclaimer**
This episode entry is actually not original to my journal. I realized that I had left a gaping hole from early November through getting home to the States for Christmas, probably due to the overwhelming amount of things that happened. I had to tell this bit of the story, so I've written about it here, post facto.
If you'd like to check out a short video from Ellis's weekend at the Spanish eKart Championship and experience the undeniable energy of the podium that weekend, click here.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_36
And right after our wedding anniversary comes Ellis's birthday, giving me a chance to reflect on how Ellis is growing as a person and racing driver, and what a bummer it is that Halloween isn't really a thing here.
Bill Murray in Lost in Translation:
'The most terrifying day of your life is when your first child is born. Your life as you know it, is gone... never to return. But they learn how to walk, and they learn how to talk, and you want to be with them. And they turn out to be the most delightful people you will ever meet in your entire life.'
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
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TheWholeStory // episode_35
In episode_35, it's our 19th wedding anniversary. I had been pitching our story to some production houses in the hopes of a Netflix deal, and was met each time with the same question: 'What's your hook?'
Like we need a hook for this crazy adventure. But I lay out a few, and talk about what it's like to tip into the space where you've been with your person longer than you've been without them in your lifetime. And, it just so happens that it gets posted on Valentine's Day. Awwww...
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
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TheWholeStory // episode_34
At this point, we're finally on a break at home in Dusseldorf after an 8 week stint on the road, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to do! Every member of Team Spiezia has a different way of unwinding, but we all agree that 'time is a slinky' during these stretches.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
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TheWholeStory // episode_33
This episode recaps the final weekend of the Rotax E20 Euro, with a surprising twist that makes winning feel terrible. We learned that nothing is ever in the bag, and always, ALWAYS, read the regulations.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_32
In episode_32, I'm doing my best to be as honest as possible about the taboo topic of 'How the hell does anybody afford anything in motorsport?'
Being in this sport has put a maximum-strength floodlight on the murky, shadow side of 'worth' in the figurative and literal sense.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_31
'Wherever you go, there you are.'
This episode is a reflection on how life is made up mostly of the same elements for everyone, everywhere, no matter the country.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
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A Story & a Half (new year's special!) // episode_30
While it's usually about every 10 episodes that I throw in an interview, we thought we'd kick off the new year chatting with Team Spiezia. We talk about our favorite (and least favorite) parts of 2022 and what we're looking forward to on the Age of Light Tour 2023.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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A Story and a Half // episode_29
Time for another special episode! This time with none other that the talented Alex Goldschmidt, Rotax Project E20 commentator and genesis of the #electricrenegade moniker.
Alex joined us on track at Zolder for a Belcar Sprint Cup weekend in Ellis's trusty #128 Ford Fiesta, and we stole a bit of time in the camper to record this episode. Enjoy!
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_28
In episode_28, I'm feeling acutely aware that my social circle is morphing, and I just plain miss my friends, along with the realization that it's taken the better part of 4 months for things to feel like they're settling in, and just how unsettling that can feel.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
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TheWholeStory // episode_27
In this episodes, we're at the halfway point of season 2's Age of Light Tour, which is just as long as the whole trip was in 2020. After the high of the Euro Trophy weekend, anything was going to pale in comparison, putting me in a state of existential dread about our experience in the microcosm in comparison to the larger world that's burning.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
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TheWholeStory // episode_26
This episode was penned on July 22, 2021, the day after our 1 year anniversary on the Age of Light Tour. It touches on the shifting energy between Francesco and me, and what it's like to hold space for someone you love.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
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TheWholeStory // episode_25
The Age of Light Tour celebrates it's first anniversary!
In this episode, it's exactly one year since we first left for Germany and got detained by border police, nearly ending our adventure before it began. In a beautiful twist from the universe, hear about a grueling race weekend after a full year of hard work that resulted in Ellis's first podium.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
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TheWholeStory // episode_24
I'm gonna admit, I recorded this one in a bit of a rush, since it's podcast Tuesday and I didn't have a new episode ready! Maybe that's perfect, since this episode contains three separate journal entries, each short, tentative explorations of some anxiousness, insomnia, and what 'home' means for us.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing
Facebook // Ellysium Racing
TheWholeStory // episode_23
This episode is a bit of rant covering three different entries, and generally recapping some of the nuts and bolts (haha-- pun intended) experiences of life during a race weekend.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing
Facebook // Ellysium Racing
TheWholeStory // episode_22
In this episode, I do my best to be vulnerable and real on two subjects: perseverance and money.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing
Facebook // Ellysium Racing
A Story and a Half // episode_21
I've been hijacked! In this extra special episode of The Whole Story, it's once again a Story and a Half, with Francesco & Ellis furtively recording an episode in honor of our 20th wedding anniversary which just happens to be today-- October 25th, 2022.
Even though their story only takes us to 2015, they cover some serious ground, but I sense a Part 2 in the future to bring everyone up to speed. Enjoy!
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing
Facebook // Ellysium Racing
TheWholeStory // episode_20
In episode 20, I'm thinking about the topic of 'ease' and that I miss my goddam dog.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing
Facebook // Ellysium Racing
TheWholeStory // episode_19
In episode 19, I share a bit of how our Dusseldorf apartment feels like a parallel universe to our old place in Hoboken and my feelings on 'school.'
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing
Facebook // Ellysium Racing
TheWholeStory // episode_18
In episode 18, we've arrived in Germany-- like stepping through a portal, we're transported to an alternative reality. '100 Days,' my PFE and the Big Five for Life. This episode reflects on some of the ways I've stepped exactly into the life I asked for, though I never could have anticipated the journey.
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing
Facebook // Ellysium Racing
TheWholeStory // episode_17
In episode 17, we're in our final few days in Hoboken before giving up our apartment of 10 years and getting back on the road for electric racing!
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing
Facebook // Ellysium Racing
TheWholeStory // episode_16
Episode 16 is the 2nd episode of our new season, and we're trying to get our s*&t in order to get on the road again. But things are never smooth, are they?!
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This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.
Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.
Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!
Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing
Facebook // Ellysium Racing