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New Shimano GRX Di2: A deep drive into the electronic, 12-speed gravel groupset

Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast - May 23, 2024 16:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Bike component maker Shimano has launched its new GRX Di2 groupset, which features 12-speed cassettes and semi-wireless shifting. On this episode of the Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast, Dave Lawrence and Nick Legan of Shimano talk about how the latest version of their gravel group came to be, ...

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Episode 152: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Ancient Ways of Water Infrastructure

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - May 14, 2024 05:26 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week we're Han Solo but have a lot of news to cover including items on skateboarding, new types of segregation, third places, and some ancient ways to cool cities and streets.  Check out the show notes below for more information.  Notes: Skateboarding - Reasons to be Cheerful Cityh...

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Behind the scenes at the Giro d’Italia

Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast - May 09, 2024 10:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This episode was just getting polished up as both Michael Woods and Riley Pickrell were involved in crashes in Stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia. Before the start of Stage 6, Woods presented symptoms of a mild concussion. The team made the decision that he should leave the race, head home and recover...

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Episode 482: Highway Fighting in Texas

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - May 09, 2024 05:29 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week we’re joined by Megan Kimble to talk about her book City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways. We chat about the folks fighting back against highways, the history behind building big roads, and what the future looks like for advocacy. *** Follow...

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Outspoken Cyclist 5/5/2024

Outspoken Cyclist - May 04, 2024 20:56 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
We have two great conversations today. My first guest is Christian Sander, the producer and writer of Hard Miles, a full-length feature film starring Matthew Modine as Greg Townsend, a ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist 5/5/2024

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Episode 481: Money is a Lot of Different Things

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - May 02, 2024 05:03 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week were sharing part 2 of our discussion with Jim Kumon. We chat about the challenges of development, how to crowdfund a building, coming to the end of an 80 year economic cycle, how the built environment is an outcome of how we structure capital, and how more information can make it hard...

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Social Cycling Norfolk Wednesday Night Ride

Tell Me About Your Bike - May 01, 2024 19:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Take a ride with Social Cycling Norfolk! Social Cycling Norfolk is all about getting butts on bikes in the city of Norfolk, Virginia. They believe that using bicycles for urban transportation will build a healthier and more vibrant community. Commission a custom podcast to celebrate a birthday ...

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Episode 151: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - It's Been a Minute

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - April 30, 2024 06:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Tracy McMillan to talk about aging in place, Nashville's big transit plan, potential Alzheimer's causes in car exhaust, Milan's famous weeks, and the Colorado legislature's search for more housing and TOD.  Articles Aging in place - N...

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Stephen Roche discusses Tadej Pogačar's chances of winning the Giro, Tour and worlds

Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast - April 25, 2024 10:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Stephen Roche has accomplished what only one other rider has done: won the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and the road world championships in one year. (The other is Eddy Merckx.) This season, it seems Tadej Pogačar could match the Irish rider’s feat from 1987. In this episode, Roche looks back ...

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Episode 480: Details of Development Reform in Minnesota Part 1

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - April 25, 2024 06:20 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week we’re joined by Jim Kumon, Principal at Electric Housing, to discuss his work as a developer and urban policy educator in the Twin Cities. We chat about his sustainable development project, what St. Paul learned from Minneapolis 2040 and how zoning reform and transportation intersect. ...

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Outspoken Cyclist – 4/23/2024

Outspoken Cyclist - April 23, 2024 15:24 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
The world of bike racing, from the high school through pro levels, has been predominantly male and predominantly white, so when I saw Ian Dille’s article in Outside Online about ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 4/23/2024

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Tell Me About Your Bike, Dad

Tell Me About Your Bike - April 21, 2024 20:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
In an episode originally published in the first weeks of the Covid Lockdown, Wesley sits down with his dad to discuss growing up on a bike that was too big and racing downhill at fifty miles per hour on a 3-speed Schwinn. Hire Wesley to produce a custom birthday podcast! https://www.fiverr.com/...

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Episode 479: Charging Up Transportation

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - April 18, 2024 04:12 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week we’re joined by Gabe Klein, Executive Director of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. We chat about the Joint Office’s white paper focused on best practices and solutions for electric vehicle charging entitled: Community Charging: Emerging Multifamily, Curbside, and Multimod...

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Episode 150: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Housekeeping After Drought

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - April 16, 2024 05:36 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
Happy Mondays!  This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo again but we have a lot to catch up on.  We're going over some of the news we didn't get to when we were away in China for a month.  We cover LA's spongy infrastructure, an idea to connect zoning reform to transportation fu...

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Chaos on the European roads and splinters on the track: Olympic hopeful Sarah Van Dam faces them all

Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast - April 11, 2024 18:20 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
With the final Nations Cup of the season nearing, Sarah Van Dam was in Milton, Ont., with the Canadian squad getting ready for the event. Since the Olympics are only a few months away, the Nations Cup is a key part of the qualification process for Paris. Van Dam and the other riders on the team ...

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Episode 478: Women’s Transportation Seminar

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - April 11, 2024 04:25 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week we’re joined by Sara Stickler, President and CEO of WTS International. We discuss how WTS highlights women’s expertise in transportation and how they create opportunities from mentorship to leadership and education. We also chat about some of their legislative priorities on workplace p...

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Episode 477: Culture Change in Cleveland

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - April 04, 2024 04:11 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week we’re featuring a one to one conversation between Billy Terry, Executive Director of the National Transit Institute at Rutgers University, and India Birdsong Terry, General Manager and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. They discuss leadership, hiring, and cultur...

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Episode 149: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Dispatch from China

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - April 02, 2024 05:35 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire Jeff talks about his month long trip to China. Subways, multi-use paths, urbanism and more! We chat about Chinese mall culture, great food, and a really cool station design in Shenzhen. To see some pictures from the trip visit our Instagram @theoverhea...

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Outspoken Cyclist – 3/27/2024

Outspoken Cyclist - March 28, 2024 14:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
This episode features two incredibly thoughtful and knowledgeable guests. First is someone I would term a renaissance man – at least he’s a modern renaissance man. Adam Rogers is curious ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 3/27/2024

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Mel Webb’s ultra-endurance cycling adventures

Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast - March 28, 2024 10:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Mel Webb, who has taken on such challenges as the Atlas Mountain Race and the Alberta Rockies 700, can weave the zany and the serious tougher almost effortlessly. Take her snooze in an outhouse this past summer. It’s kind of gross and funny, but in this episode of the Canadian Cycling Magazine P...

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Episode 476: Saving California Transit from the Fiscal Cliff

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - March 28, 2024 04:55 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week we’re sharing a San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) forum on how a statewide coalition of transit advocates were able to organize a funding bridge to avert a fiscal cliff for transit operators in the state. The discussion led by SPUR’s Laura Tolkoff, shares how they did it...

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Episode 475: Lessons from Quickbuild Street Projects

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - March 21, 2024 08:10 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week we’re joined by Heidi Simon, Director of Thriving Communities at Smart Growth America. Heidi talks about lessons learned from Complete Streets Leadership Academies as state and local officials and advocates work to create safer streets through quick build projects. Find the report ...

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Outspoken Cyclist – 3/15/2024

Outspoken Cyclist - March 15, 2024 13:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
Today’s episode features two very accomplished guests. First up is Mike Lydon – and where to begin! Well, let’s see.. Mike is an internationally recognized planner, writer, speaker, and advocate ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 3/15/2024

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Road cycling myth-busting with Kevin Field

Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast - March 14, 2024 10:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Kevin Field is back on the pod. Longtime listeners will remember Field as Mr. Moneyball of Canadian Cycling. For years he’s been analyzing data to help riders perform at their best at the top levels of the sport. Today, he’s the chair of the board of directors at Bridge the Gap, an organization ...

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Episode 474: Thinking Differently About Vehicle Design

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - March 14, 2024 04:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week we’re joined by vehicle designer Dan Sturges to talk about his book Near to Far: A Design for a new and Equitable Transportation System. We talk about new ways of thinking about vehicle design, mobility for low density areas, as well as pop culture perceptions of small vehicles. Fin...

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The Future Of Women's Cycling With Kate Veronneau

Femme Cyclist Podcast - March 12, 2024 12:00 - 34 minutes
Did you watch the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift last summer? If so, you have Kate Veronneau to thank. Kate is the Director of Women's Strategy at Zwift (the popular indoor cycling platform you probably already use). She has done an amazing job not only of elevating the company, but also the ...

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Tell Me About Your Bike Abby, Part 2

Tell Me About Your Bike - March 10, 2024 17:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Host Wesley Cheney and his daughter Abby conclude their conversation about growing up on the back of a tandem bike, being part of a biking family and why girls can ride faster than boys.  Listen to The Minimalists Podcast!  https://www.theminimalists.com/  Hire Wesley to produce a custom birt...

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Episode 473: Public Sentiment and Public Transit

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - March 07, 2024 06:05 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week we’re featuring a 1 to 1 conversation between Adelee Le Grand of Intellectual Concepts and Scott Wilkinson of AlphaVu. They chat about how transit agencies can get a better handle on how riders and non-riders alike feel about their service. This episode was produced in partnership wi...

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Episode 472: Streets for Skateboards

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast - February 29, 2024 05:34 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 154 ratings
This week we’re joined by skateboard advocate Aaron Breetwor, brand manager for Comet Skateboards. Aaron chats about using skateboards for transportation, designing streets for safer skateboarding, and this last years incident at the Dolores Street hill bomb. OOO Follow us on twitter @theove...

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Adventure Cycling & Community Organizing With Sarah Swallow

Femme Cyclist Podcast - February 27, 2024 13:00 - 45 minutes
What sounds like more fun that getting paid to go on bike adventures, to create new routes, and to organize events for other cyclists? Sounds too good to be true, right? Yet, that's exactly what Sarah Swallow is doing. Sarah manages to blend adventure cycling, community organizing, and advocacy...