2024 Archive
November 11, 2024
Bike Cult Author and Founder Sara Stout
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In the first half of the show our guest is racer, author, bike mechanic and bike shop owner David B. Perry of New York City. He is the author of Bike Cult, a wonderful celebration of bicycle history and culture.
In the second half our guest is Portland artist, bike mechanic and activist Sara Stout who speaks about some of the many projects she co-founded, from Shift to Bikes to the KBOO Bike Show.
October 09, 2024
Malta cycling and Atlanta co-op
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In the first half of the show Alon talks to Dr. Suzanne Maas of Malta, Climate Campaign Coordinator of Friends of the Earth Malta.
In the second half of the show Nedra speaks with Kartapreet Singh of Atlantaâs SOPO Bicycle cooperative, which, as its website states is  âa non-profit, do-it-yourself bicycle repair shop that runs on volunteer power and generous donations.â
September 08, 2024
Porto and LA mobility justice
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Alon speaks with Vera Diogo, the Bicycle Mayor of Porto, Portugal.
Nedra interviews Lena Williams, the Program Director of People for Mobility Justice in LA.
August 10, 2024
Women's cycling experiences in Portland and London and the Four degrees to the Street podcast
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In the first half of the show our guests are Cathy Tuttle of Utrecht and Kate Bartlett of London. Activists and researchers, they share the findings of their illuminating and important surveys, conducted in Portland, Oregon and London, the U.K. about womenâs cycling experiences.
In the second half of the show co-host Nedra Deadwyler is joined by Jasmine Jones-Bynes of the Four Degrees to the Streets podcast and project which, in its own words, âis designed to empower anyone curious about places and spaces⦠giving listeners the tools they need to overcome institutional barriers.â
July 08, 2024
Handcycling and Cooperatives
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Alon chats with Portlander Max Woodbury, a GIS Specialist with Portland Metroâs Research Center, a handcycle rider and a member of Portlandâs Bicycle Advisory Committee.
In the second half of the show Nedra speaks with Clément Rames and Mireia Lozano Carbassé, co-founders of Barcelonaâs workersâ cooperative aquà which aims to âcultivate collective agency and weave solidarity networks to build more resilient communities.â
June 11, 2024
Oregon's Scenic Bikeways and Cargo Bikes
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In the first half of the show Alon speaks with journalist Dan Shryock, author of Cycling Across Oregon: Stories, Surprises & Revelations Along the State's Scenic Bikeways.
In the second half Nedra's guest is Jim Gregory of Iowa's Bikes At Work, a company "devoted to providing bicycle-powered products and services to help people accomplish useful work."
May 04, 2024
Some Cycling History
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In the first half of the show Alon speaks with journalist and editor Lynne Tolman, director of the Major Taylor Association, dedicated to the life and legacy of the early African American cycling champion.
In the second half our guest is BYU Associate Dean and Professor Corry Cropper, co-author of the book Velocipedomania: A Cultural History of the Velocipede in France.
April 14, 2024
Belgium to D.C.
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Alon interviews Belgian children's book author Gunter Segers about his non-fiction book Hélène Dutrieu, de vrouw die door de Olympia vloog (Hélène Dutrieu, the woman who flew through the Olympia) about pioneering cycling champion, stunt rider and aviator Hélène Dutrieu.
Nedra speaks with Elliott Caldwell of the East Coast Greenway organization about the greenway project as well as other trails and cycling opportunities around the District of Columbia.
March 11, 2024
Scooters and Skateboards
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This month's show focuses on two other forms of micromobility.
Alon talks with Portlander Rocks Zayda, Spanish language translator and tutor, who rides a scooter.
In the second half Nedra speaks with Max, activist and program director at Atlantaâs non-profit Village Skatepark ATL.
February 09, 2024
Activism and Community in Toronto and Portland
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Alon speaks with Yvonne Bambrick, Toronto community activist and author of The Urban Cycling Survival Guide.
In the second half, Nedra interviews Armando Luna, a mainstay of the Portland cycling community
January 05, 2024
Birds, Recovery and Olympia, Washington
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Our guests are Dorian Anderson, author of Birding Under the Influence- Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery, and Kim Turner, an Olympia, Washington bike mechanic and high school bike repair teacher who also hosts a queer and trans bike clinic and rides.
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