We Got To Hang Out

Episode 122 // Ruth Allen (NCL Cyclist/Museum Curator)

Ruth Allen is a British cyclist living here stateside in Atlanta, GA. She's entering her second season as a professional cyclist with the Atlanta Rise CC NCL team after rehabbing from being struck by a motorist. Outside of cycling Ruth has dedicated her career to Greek and Roman art, where she holds a Ph.D, and is a curator at the Carlson Museum at Emory University. Let's not forget that she is a Cambridge Alum. We got pretty philosophical when we started dicussing art as a form of communica...

Episode 121 // Joshua Clements (Illustrator)

Joshua Clements is an illustrator, graphic designer and founder of Thank You Skateboards. His business parters are none other than Torey Pudwill and, the legend, Daewon Song. Joshua has been a tremendous influence on my life and creative view and this started more than 20 years ago since he and I are high school friends. This is a very special episode and it's a good one of course. Thank You!

Episode 120 // Jeremy Dunn (Marketing Legend)

Jeremy Dunn has been around cycling for roughly two decades. In that time he has had a hand in some pretty cool culture moving creative projects within the cycling industry. Founder of The Athletic (socks) and Embrocation magazine, Jeremy has directed or edited work for SRAM, Rapha, Bicycling Magazine, Rouleur, Specialized and now he wears the Marketing hat for Smith Optics. This was a treat to speak with someone who has inspired me for many years. We also go on quite a tangent on 1970s cine...

Episode 119 // Chad Bennett (Cyclist/Podcast Host)

Chad Bennett is a cyclist, podcaster and community leader originally from Rochester, NY but now living in New Jersey. Chad and I discussed a gamut of things as we always do here on WGTHO. From podcasting, to creative brand collaborations, to the always daunting topic of the Black experience in cycling. Once again, it feels good to be back sharing conversation on WGTHO. Enjoy!

Episode 118 // Sarah Sturm (Gravel Privateer)

Sarah Sturm is one of the most recognizable faces in the American gravel scene. She is the 2018 Single Speed National Champion in cyclocross. As this episode airs, the day before the  Chequamegon race, Sarah currently sits in 3rd on the standings for the Lifetime Grand Prix. We talked about her experience at The Leadville Trail 100, a race that she's always wanted to win. We also spent some time talking about what it takes to be a privateer outside of the training aspect. It's good to be bac...

Episode 117 // Cody McKay (Elite Cyclist/Aortic Aneurism)

Back from our long hiatus! We spoke with Cody McKay, a Canadian elite cyclist from Ottawa. Cody spoke with us about his journey through cycling and how discovering his Aortic Aneurism has encouraged him to advocate for and educate people on being aware of their heart conditions and knowing the signs. Even with the time off from the show we hit the ground running with a wonderful conversation without missing a beat. Enjoy!

WGTHO Episode 116 Caitlin Dumas-Hein II redux

WE'RE BACK!!! We were able to squeeze one more episode in before the end of the year. For us "squeeze" might not exactly be the most accurate word choice but we recorded an episode and we are making sure that there is a fresh WGTHO episode in your ears heading into 2023. Today, we had a return guest, Caitlin Dumas-Hein. With Caitlin being so immersed and invested in cycling and cycling infrastructure we envoked the round table format to wrap up the year: Cats, expensive butter, Specialized's...

Episode 115 // Moriah Wilson

This episode will forever be near and dear to our hearts and to our WGTHO family. Right before the summer, and a month after this recording, we lost our friend and WGTHO champion, Moriah Wilson. We kept this recording off the air to allow for The Wilson family and those close to her to grive and heal. Now that we are starting our new season we wanted to begin by remembering the legacy of an extremely bright star and a friend that we continue to think of and will forever hold close the memori...

Episode 114 // Reggie Miller (Hall of Fame Basketball Player/MTBer/USAC BoD)

It’s not every day that WGTHO has a Hall of Fame, Top 50 NBA player of all time on our show… BUT WE DO TODAY! Reggie Miller is all of the aforementioned plus a veteran MTBer. Reggie sits on the Board of Directors at USAC and focuses on diversity initiatives and engagements within the organization. Naturally we touched on that topic, the NBA Finals and Reggie’s sweet new Moot YSL that he just picked up in Steamboat Springs. Reggie was participating in the Ranch Rally in Steamboat which is a b...

Episode 113 // Isabella Bertold (Pro Sailor/Pro Cyclist)

  Isabella Bertold lives her athletic life on two opposite ends of the sporting spectrum. Isabella made a very successful career of racing a laser radial and was previously ranked No. 2 in the world. After suffering from a TBI Isabella discovered cycling through physical therapy and from there has gone on to find herself competing with the most elite cyclists in the world—not to mention she started her own UCI team, InstaFund LaPrima. We’ll leave the rest to the podcast but not without teasi...

Episode 113 // Isabella Bertold (Pro GP Sailor/Pro Cyclist)

  Isabella Bertold lives her athletic life on two opposite ends of the sporting spectrum. Isabella made a very successful career of racing a laser radial and was previously ranked No. 2 in the world. After suffering from a TBI Isabella discovered cycling through physical therapy and from there has gone on to find herself competing with the most elite cyclists in the world—not to mention she started her own UCI team, InstaFund LaPrima. We’ll leave the rest to the podcast but not without teasi...

Episode 112 // Aliyah Barnwell (Journalist/Cyclist)

Episode 111 // Isabel King (Professional Cyclist)

Isabel King is a professional cyclist originally from The Bay Area now currently living in Santa Monica, CA. In the last 18 months Isabel has gained a lot of attention, initially, from being the heir apparent in Southern California QOMs and then putting her talents to the test in bike racing. In Isabel's first ever race at Unbound she was able secure a Top 10 spot (8th) and from there she set the tone for a very successful rookie year in gravel racing. We talked about her athletic background...

Episode 110 // Lea Davison (Professional MTBer)

Episode 109 // Rich Lang of Spoked AI

Rich Lang is a former professional cyclist for Rapha-Condor, Oceania U23 National Champion and now founder of a new training app for cyclists, Spoked AI. As we do on every episode we got to know more about Rich and his background and we really got to dig in on how Rich's personal interests helped influence the development of Spoked. Not to be too self-serving here but Rich also helped validate the We Got to Hangout show by allowing us to make our own promo code 'WGTHO' which will give you a ...

Episode 108 // Zack Lambert of Blackheart Bike Co

On this VERY SPECIAL episode of WGTHO podcast your two hosts, Freya and Cree, recorded thier first podcast together, in house, at Luft of Los Angeles in Venice, CA. We spoke with Zack Lambert, founder of Luft and Blackheart Bike Co, about his revision of ambassadorship in cycling, how Luft and Blackheart came into existence and some of Zack's goals to able to support his athletes and employees in a way that hasn't been done too often in cycling.

WGTHO Says Farewell to 2021

A change of pace. Today it's just Freya and Christopher catching up and remembering a few months to the past and looking towards the new year, 2022! Enjoy this short episode and we'll see you in the year!

Episode 107 // Jon Wolery & Doug McClintock of The Gravel Lot (Podcast)

Oh, do we have a treat for you today! This episode is a walk-off homer to the fantastic year that we have had doing WGTHO this year. Today, we had Doug McClintock and Jon Wolery of The Gravel Lot podcast on the show. Before diving in the way we usually do on the show we switched things up and started off by discussing some of the current events in cycling. Then, we got into Doug and Jon's history with the show and the observations they've made as commentators/contributors to the culture and ...

Episode 106 // Isabelle Bryenton (Pro Cyclist)

This episode is the gift that keeps on giving! TODAY we had Isabelle Bryenton hang out with us on the show. Izzy is a professional cyclist originally from Ottawa, Canada who is currently living in Girona while she stands by for the 2022 US racing calendar to commence. While living in Spain she is also working on completing her double major in engineering and is constantly dreaming of ways to make cycling more accessible via her expertise. We had a TON of fun on the show today and we covered ...

Episode 105 // Christopher Blevins (Cycling World Champion - Short Track)

On this special episode we have the first American to win a World Cup in 27 years and NOW, the first ever short track World Champion, Christopher Blevins! Christopher may have had one of the most storybook cycling seasons in recent history. In addition to the accolades mentioned, he has also recently finished school at Cal Poly and produced a documentary covering the land and trails that he calls home in Cuyama Valley near San Luis Obispo. The name of this documentary is The Long Traverse. I...

Episode 105 // Christopher Blevins

On this special episode we have the first American to win a World Cup in 27 years and NOW, the first ever short track World Champion, Christopher Blevins! Christopher may have had one of the most storybook cycling seasons in recent history. In addition to the accolades mentioned, he has also recently finished school at Cal Poly and produced a documentary covering the land and trails that he calls home in Cuyama Valley near San Luis Obispo. The name of this documentary is The Long Traverse. I...

Episode 104 // CJ Williams (Pro Cyclist - L39ION)

Today the stars and moons and planets aligned for, “one of the most funs” we have ever have WGTHO Podcast. We had the honor of hosting CJ Williams of L39ION of Los Angeles. Cj is not only a stout athlete on one of the best cycling teams in the US but he is also the man that keeps this ship afloat by handling a bulk of the operations and wrenching for L39ION. There were many many many laughs had so there’s no point in holding you up on this copy. Just have a listen and enjoy!

Episode 104 // CJ Williams

Today the stars and moons and planets aligned for, “one of the most funs” we have ever have WGTHO Podcast. We had the honor of hosting CJ Williams of L39ION of Los Angeles. Cj is not only a stout athlete on one of the best cycling teams in the US but he is also the man that keeps this ship afloat by handling a bulk of the operations and wrenching for L39ION. There were many many many laughs had so there’s no point in holding you up on this copy. Just have a listen and enjoy!

Episode 103 // Ciaran O'Grady (World Tour Trainer)

Ciaran O’Grady is a World Tour trainer and personal cycling coach who recently just completed his Ph.D! He is also the fiance of our wonderful host, Freya. This episode was recorded right after Paris Roubaix Femmes so we recapped that along with discussing the inner workings of world tour training and the business side of bikes. We also, for some reason, discussed Linkin Park’s relevance in the music world???? Fortunately, from there we were able to get things back under control before it wa...

Episode 103 // Ciaran O'Grady

Ciaran O’Grady is a World Tour trainer and personal cycling coach who recently just completed his Ph.D! He is also the fiance of our wonderful host, Freya. This episode was recorded right after Paris Roubaix Femmes so we recapped that along with discussing the inner workings of world tour training and the business side of bikes. We also, for some reason, discussed Linkin Park’s relevance in the music world???? Fortunately, from there we were able to get things back under control before it wa...

WGTHO Live Justin Williams Cory Williams Rahsaan Bahati and Dr. Marlon Moncrieffe

In this special episode of We Got to Hang Out podcast, we sat down with Rahsaan Bahati along with Justin and Cory Williams who are protagonists from the book “Black Champions of Cycling”. This book, written by author, Dr. Marlon Moncrieffe, discusses the history of black cyclists pushing the boundaries of the sport. This episode was our first podcast recorded live from the Rapha LA clubhouse in front of an RCC members-only audience. It was an honor to sit and have a real talk with living leg...

Episode 102 // Lucas Strain (Pro Cyclist - Road/Track)

How much do you think it costs to fill up one of the world’s biggest yachts? We’ll give you a hint: It’s a lot of money! These are some of the things, amongst others, that cyclist, artist and bike painter Lucas Strain sat down to chat with us about. We’ve been wanting to share our conversation with Lucas for a while now. He has an amazing story and tons of life experience. Enjoy the show!

Episode 102 // Lucas Strain

How much do you think it costs to fill up one of the world’s biggest yachts? We’ll give you a hint: It’s a lot of money! These are some of the things, amongst others, that cyclist, artist and bike painter Lucas Strain sat down to chat with us about. We’ve been wanting to share our conversation with Lucas for a while now. He has an amazing story and tons of life experience. Enjoy the show!

Episode 101 // Sami Sauri (Cinematographer/Cyclist)

Sami is a cyclist, visual storyteller and has a unique introduction to the cycling community. Today we spoke with her about bad tattoos, videography and Sami’s short film Finding Myself. It feels so good to be back with Season 6! Enjoy.

Episode 101 // Sami Sauri

Sami is a cyclist, visual storyteller and has a unique introduction to the cycling community. Today we spoke with her about bad tattoos, videography and Sami’s short film Finding Myself. It feels so good to be back with Season 6! Enjoy.

WGTHO SEASON 6!!!

We are officially kicking off the new season with a quick chat and update on what we've been up to over the summer. Rocket is not only preparing for Badlands she is also preparing to become a permaculture farmer??? More on that. Cree is still riding his high from Chicago. In total, all is well within the WGTHO family and we are super excited to get rolling on the new season. Enjoy!

WGTHO 100th Episode!!!

The original cast is back in ALL of its glory! Anna Grace, Barb and Kyle rejoined with the new hosts of WGTHO, Creedub and Rocket. This was the best and only way that we could celebrate such a huge milestone in WGTHO's history. Enjoy!

Episode 99 // Derek Teel of Dialed Health

Derek Teel is a cyclist and founder of Dialed Health, a health and fitness program. Derek has clients all over the world and focuses on coaching his clients into creating better habits that in turn promote a better lifestyle. Derek is also an accomplished downhill and enduro MTB racer which we discussed at length. It was great to have Derek share his expertise and share our similar disregard for boba… but to each their own. Enjoy.

Episode 99 // Derek Teel of Dialed Health (Personal Trainer/Cyclist)

Derek Teel is a cyclist and founder of Dialed Health, a health and fitness program. Derek has clients all over the world and focuses on coaching his clients into creating better habits that in turn promote a better lifestyle. Derek is also an accomplished downhill and enduro MTB racer which we discussed at length. It was great to have Derek share his expertise and share our similar disregard for boba… but to each their own. Enjoy.

Episode 98 // Rocket Rawrrs 2 (Podcaster/Environmentalist/Cyclist)

Rocket is a cyclist, social media and brand marketer originally from the UK and now living in Girona, Spain. On her second appearance with WGTHO we caught up, had laughs and made a very special announcement that we both are very excited about. 

Episode 98 // Rocket Rawrrs 2

Rocket is a cyclist, social media and brand marketer originally from the UK and now living in Girona, Spain. On her second appearance with WGTHO we caught up, had laughs and made a very special announcement that we both are very excited about. 

Episode 97 // Payson McElveen (Podcaster/Red Bull Cyclist)

Payson McElveen is a podcaster, cyclist, gravel crusher and world traveler. After many moons of scheduling and chatting Payson and I were finally able to carve out some time to chat about the things going on in his life. His recent trip to Africa in the spring and how Payson plans to prepare himself for the reboot of the cycling season. Payson is one of the busiest people that I’ve had on the show so it was an honor to steal a little bit of his time to chat about all the things. Enjoy!

Episode 97 // Payson McElveen

Payson McElveen is a podcaster, cyclist, gravel crusher and world traveler. After many moons of scheduling and chatting Payson and I were finally able to carve out some time to chat about the things going on in his life. His recent trip to Africa in the spring and how Payson plans to prepare himself for the reboot of the cycling season. Payson is one of the busiest people that I’ve had on the show so it was an honor to steal a little bit of his time to chat about all the things. Enjoy!

Episode 96 // Kofi Kyei 2 (Host/Cyclist)

Kofi Kyei is back for round two! Kofi has come a long way since the last time that we spoke in the fall of 2020. The Ride 4 Unity community has grown tremendously in the last several months. Kofi continues to knock it out of the ballpark with his IG Live chats and a whole list of opportunities continue to arise for this incredible human being. We managed to sit down with Kofi at the perfect time to play catch up and see how he’s managing some of the new responsibilities in his life and how h...

Episode 96 // Kofi Kyei 2

Kofi Kyei is back for round two! Kofi has come a long way since the last time that we spoke in the fall of 2020. The Ride 4 Unity community has grown tremendously in the last several months. Kofi continues to knock it out of the ballpark with his IG Live chats and a whole list of opportunities continue to arise for this incredible human being. We managed to sit down with Kofi at the perfect time to play catch up and see how he’s managing some of the new responsibilities in his life and how h...

Episode 95 // Mark Allen Alford (Rapha Community Marketer/Cyclist)

Mark is an elite road cyclist and track cyclist based in Los Angeles. Mark also is a Rapha Regional Marketer and co-host of the podcast From the Gun w/ Justin Williams. We discussed and recapped my recent visit down to LA and touched on some hot topics that we haven’t touched on as much in recent episodes. We finished this conversation with a bang. Enjoy.

Episode 95 // Mark Allen Alford

Mark is an elite road cyclist and track cyclist based in Los Angeles. Mark also is a Rapha Regional Marketer and co-host of the podcast From the Gun w/ Justin Williams. We discussed and recapped my recent visit down to LA and touched on some hot topics that we haven’t touched on as much in recent episodes. We finished this conversation with a bang. Enjoy.

Episode 94 // Chas Christiansen (Courier/MASH Cyclist)

Chas Christiansen is an absolute legend in the Bay Area and in general cycling counter culture. Chas has been a pioneer in the courier world by starting his own courier business (TCB) and then doubling down by creating his own tech platform to help support his business and other courier businesses around the world. Chas brings a very positive, driven attitude to everything that he does. It was a pleasure to finally talk to someone who has influenced myself along with so many other people in ...

Episode 94 // Chas Christiansen

Chas Christiansen is an absolute legend in the Bay Area and in general cycling counter culture. Chas has been a pioneer in the courier world by starting his own courier business (TCB) and then doubling down by creating his own tech platform to help support his business and other courier businesses around the world. Chas brings a very positive, driven attitude to everything that he does. It was a pleasure to finally talk to someone who has influenced myself along with so many other people in ...

Episode 93 // Fernwee

Martijn is a cyclist and a YouTuber hailing all the way from The Netherlands. Martijn has a very unique way of storytelling which he shares on his YouTube channel Fernwee. His episodes are organic, funny, adventurous and overall one of the most authentic portrayals of the cycling experience. Martijn and I discussed our shared background in fashion and fashion retail, cycling and storytelling. It was a huge pleasure to hangout with Martijn. Enjoy

Episode 93 // Fernwee (YouTuber/Cyclist)

Martijn is a cyclist and a YouTuber hailing all the way from The Netherlands. Martijn has a very unique way of storytelling which he shares on his YouTube channel Fernwee. His episodes are organic, funny, adventurous and overall one of the most authentic portrayals of the cycling experience. Martijn and I discussed our shared background in fashion and fashion retail, cycling and storytelling. It was a huge pleasure to hangout with Martijn. Enjoy

Episode 92 // Hattie Watson

Hattie Watson is a product of the modern era. She’s a seasoned photographer and a seasoned model. Creativity and modeling was the key for Hattie to leave her hometown and start a career on her own terms. Her experience and knowledge on how to leverage social media for her own interest is why Hattie is such an intriguing individual. We had a great conversation about her finding her own, using modeling as an escape and transitioning to the opposite end of the camera. Hattie can really do it al...

Episode 92 // Hattie Watson (Photographer/Model)

Hattie Watson is a product of the modern era. She’s a seasoned photographer and a seasoned model. Creativity and modeling was the key for Hattie to leave her hometown and start a career on her own terms. Her experience and knowledge on how to leverage social media for her own interest is why Hattie is such an intriguing individual. We had a great conversation about her finding her own, using modeling as an escape and transitioning to the opposite end of the camera. Hattie can really do it al...

Episode 91 // Avry Howes

Avry Howes is an elite cyclist on the fast track to success. Recently she had joined Legion of Los Angeles only to be released before the season began. Now, Avry is on one of the most prominent Women’s cycling teams in the country, LA SWEAT and she’s ready to rock and roll! Join us in this conversation with one of California’s rising cycling talents, Avry Howes. Enjoy.

Episode 91 // Avry Howes (Trainer/Cyclist)

Avry Howes is an elite cyclist on the fast track to success. Recently she had joined Legion of Los Angeles only to be released before the season began. Now, Avry is on one of the most prominent Women’s cycling teams in the country, LA SWEAT and she’s ready to rock and roll! Join us in this conversation with one of California’s rising cycling talents, Avry Howes. Enjoy.