Latest Re-invention Podcast Episodes

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Episode #11: Speedy Pete Laubmeier. Doing right by his family, helping others, and dirt bikes.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - December 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour
I am thrilled to welcome Speedy Pete Laubmeier as my co-host for episode #11.  Speedy Pete is one of the deepest and most caring humans I know. Pete always puts his family first, then helping others second, and third, his dirt bike motorcycle.  Speedy recognizes his #1 job in life as doing rig...

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Episode #11: Co-host Speedy Pete Laubmeier. Doing right by his family, helping others, and off-road motorcycle racing.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - December 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour
I am thrilled to welcome Speedy Pete Laubmeier as my co-host for episode #11.  Speedy Pete is one of the deepest and most caring humans I know. Pete always puts his family first, then helping others second, and third, his dirt bike motorcycle.  Speedy recognizes his #1 job in life as doing rig...

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Episode #10: John Stamstad: one of the most pioneering and accomplished ultra-athlete on the planet. Depression, addiction, re-inventing thyself, and trying to be mindful of it all.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - October 25, 2020 23:00 - 2 hours
There are people who run and/or cycle, and then there are runners and cyclists. There are runners and cyclists, and then there are racers of those two demanding sports. There are racers running and cycling who are competitive, and then there are those racers who win. There are racers who win,...

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Episode #10: Co-host John Stamstad. One of the most pioneering and accomplished ultra-athlete on the planet. Depression...addiction...alcoholism...re-inventing thyself, and trying to be mindful of it all.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - October 25, 2020 23:00 - 2 hours
There are people who run and/or cycle, and then there are runners and cyclists. There are runners and cyclists, and then there are racers of those two demanding sports. There are racers running and cycling who are competitive, and then there are those racers who win. There are racers who win,...

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird artwork

Episode #10: Co-host John Stamstad. One of the most pioneering and accomplished ultra-athlete on the planet. Depression...addiction...alcoholism...re-inventing thyself, and trying to be mindful of it all.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - October 25, 2020 23:00 - 2 hours
There are people who run and/or cycle, and then there are runners and cyclists. There are runners and cyclists, and then there are racers of those two demanding sports. There are racers running and cycling who are competitive, and then there are those racers who win. There are racers who win,...

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird artwork

Episode #9: Co-host Dennis Dodson. Part two conclusion after his 2,500- mile bike ride fundraiser.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - October 17, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour
There are those people who are thinkers, and then there are others who are doers. Dennis Dodson is both, but there have been many ups and downs along the way. With a master’s degree in Cultural Sociology and enough life adventures to fill a small library, Dennis continues to share his thoughts a...

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Episode #9: Dennis Dodson part two conclusion after his 2,500- mile bike ride fundraiser

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - October 17, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour
There are those people who are thinkers, and then there are others who are doers. Dennis Dodson is both, but there have been many ups and downs along the way. With a master’s degree in Cultural Sociology and enough life adventures to fill a small library, Dennis continues to share his thoughts a...

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird artwork

Episode #9: Co-host Dennis Dodson. Part two conclusion after his 2,500- mile bike ride fundraiser.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - October 17, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour
There are those people who are thinkers, and then there are others who are doers. Dennis Dodson is both, but there have been many ups and downs along the way. With a master’s degree in Cultural Sociology and enough life adventures to fill a small library, Dennis continues to share his thoughts a...

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Episode #8: Dennis Dodson after his 2,500 mile bike ride to the BLM march in DC and for Native causes

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - October 05, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour
Dennis and I reconnect after his 2,500-mile bike ride where he attended the BLM march in DC and raised money for Native causes. Dennis speaks of the multiple levels of adventure he had as well as a few ugly moments along the way. But he is home safe and sound almost three months later. Addition...

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Episode #8: Co-host Dennis Dodson. Part one after his 2,500 mile fundraiser bike ride to Washington DC benefitting for Native causes. Trauma...life hardship.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - October 05, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour
Dennis and I reconnect after his 2,500-mile bike ride where he attended the BLM march in DC and raised money for Native causes. Dennis speaks of the multiple levels of adventure he had as well as a few ugly moments along the way. But he is home safe and sound almost three months later. Addition...

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Episode #7: Co-host Ray Petro. Self reinvention...living a new life from a wheelchair as a quadriplegic. Addiction...Cocaine...alcoholism...carpentry...Ray's Indoor Mountainbike Parks...making a difference...making friendships that last.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - August 27, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour
We all face our own trauma. There is no measurable comparison of pain. I started this podcast show to openly discuss the harsh realities of life rarely spoken of.  Ray lived a happy-go-lucky life in his younger years, but his alcohol and drug addictions were keeping a meaningful life out of rea...

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Episode #7: Ray Petro. Self reinvention. Painting the picture of a new life from a wheelchair. Addiction, making a difference, and making friendships that last.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - August 27, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour
We all face our own trauma. There is no measurable comparison of pain. I started this podcast show to openly discuss the harsh realities of life rarely spoken of.  Ray lived a happy-go-lucky life in his younger years, but his alcohol and drug addictions were keeping a meaningful life out of rea...

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Episode #6: Co-hosted with Sarah Young. Integrity, personal truths, lies, work, and happily ever after.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - August 14, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour
We discuss our collective ability to have conversations, engaging with others who hold different views, and the concept of divine discontent. Much of the talk focuses around integrity and truth as we push and strive to succeed, both for the benefit of our employers and optimizing our own success...

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Episode #5: Co-hosted with David Tambeaux. Mental health...kids...work crap...home crap...living our best damn life.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - July 31, 2020 04:00 - 2 hours
Episode #5 features my co-host and Baltimore buddy, David Tambeaux. We discuss taking a head-on approach to life, relationships, and work, as well as the critical nature of a solid foundation of truth and great communication. David shares his struggles of helping with the poor mental health of a...

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Episode #5: Co-hosted with David Tambeaux: Facing Life, Relationships, and Work Head-On.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - July 31, 2020 04:00 - 2 hours
Episode #5 features my co-host and Baltimore buddy, David Tambeaux. We discuss taking a head-on approach to life, relationships, and work, as well as the critical nature of a solid foundation of truth and great communication. David shares his struggles of helping with the poor mental health of a...

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird artwork

Episode #5: Co-hosted with David Tambeaux. Mental health...kids...work crap...home crap...living our best damn life.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - July 31, 2020 04:00 - 2 hours
Episode #5 features my co-host and Baltimore buddy, David Tambeaux. We discuss taking a head-on approach to life, relationships, and work, as well as the critical nature of a solid foundation of truth and great communication. David shares his struggles of helping with the poor mental health of a...

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Episode #4: Co-hosted with Laird Knight

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - July 23, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour
My co-host Laird Knight is a husband, father, works as a realtor in Morgantown, WV USA, he invented 24-hour mountain bike racing in 1992, and he is in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.  Laird grew up as an Army Brat to a father who was a Vietnam combat officer and an alcoholic.  Laird and his wi...

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Episode #4: Co-host Laird Knight: Pushing through pain and trauma to your best life

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - July 23, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour
My co-host Laird Knight is a husband, father, works as a realtor in Morgantown, WV USA, he invented 24-hour mountain bike racing in 1992, and he is in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.  Laird grew up as an Army Brat to a father who was a Vietnam combat officer and an alcoholic.  Laird and his wi...

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Episode #4: Co-host Laird Knight: Vietnam...Heroin...Alcoholism. Sharing our purpose to the world. TRUE LOVE: fact or fiction? Pushing through the pain and trauma to our best lives.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - July 23, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour
My co-host Laird Knight is a husband, father, works as a realtor in Morgantown, WV USA, he invented 24-hour mountain bike racing in 1992, and he is in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.  Laird grew up as an Army Brat to a father who was a Vietnam combat officer and an alcoholic.  Laird and his wi...

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird artwork

Episode #4: Co-host Laird Knight: Vietnam...Heroin...Alcoholism. Sharing our purpose to the world. TRUE LOVE: fact or fiction? Pushing through the pain and trauma to our best lives.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - July 23, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour
My co-host Laird Knight is a husband, father, works as a realtor in Morgantown, WV USA, he invented 24-hour mountain bike racing in 1992, and he is in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.  Laird grew up as an Army Brat to a father who was a Vietnam combat officer and an alcoholic.  Laird and his wi...

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Episode #3: Co-host Dennis Dodson. Mental health...racism...depression...suicide...ground-level on 9/11...addiction...solidarity...systemic injustice...Baltimore.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - July 06, 2020 10:00 - 2 hours
My big-hearted and white-skinned cycling friend Dennis Dodson is an artist, has a Master’s Degree in Sociology from the New School for Social Research with a focus on culture and ethnography. His journey has been interesting, as he grew up in a racist working-class neighborhood of North Baltimor...

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird artwork

Episode #3: Co-host Dennis Dodson. Mental health...racism...depression...suicide...ground-level on 9/11...addiction...solidarity...systemic injustice...Baltimore.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - July 06, 2020 10:00 - 2 hours
My big-hearted and white-skinned cycling friend Dennis Dodson is an artist, has a Master’s Degree in Sociology from the New School for Social Research with a focus on culture and ethnography. His journey has been interesting, as he grew up in a racist working-class neighborhood of North Baltimor...

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Episode #3: Dennis Dodson. Mental Health, Racism, Depression, Native Voices, Addiction, Suicide, Solidarity, Female Voices, Systemic Injustice, Baltimore, Gender, and Drug Addiction

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - July 06, 2020 10:00 - 2 hours
My big-hearted and white-skinned cycling friend Dennis Dodson is an artist, has a Master’s Degree in Sociology from the New School for Social Research with a focus on culture and ethnography. His journey has been interesting, as he grew up in a racist working-class neighborhood of North Baltimor...

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Episode #2: Co-hosted with Jim Ahearn. Grief, losing a spouse, cancer, single fatherhood, and more...

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - June 29, 2020 05:00 - 2 hours
In March 2020, our Cottage Grove, WI neighbor and friend Jim Ahearn lost his dear wife Ann to aggressive cancer. Ann was a gorgeous and vibrant 42 years young when she passed. Ann left her two darling children, both under 12 years old and both who are adopted kids of color, to live with their wh...

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Episode #2: Co-hosted with Jim Ahearn. Grief...losing a spouse...racism...f*cking cancer...single fatherhood...long bike rides.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - June 29, 2020 05:00 - 2 hours
In March 2020, our Cottage Grove, WI neighbor and friend Jim Ahearn lost his dear wife Ann to aggressive cancer. Ann was a gorgeous and vibrant 42 years young when she passed. Ann left her two darling children, both under 12 years old and both who are adopted kids of color, to live with their wh...

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Episode #2: Co-hosted with Mr. Jim Ahearn

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - June 29, 2020 05:00 - 2 hours
In March 2020, our Cottage Grove, WI neighbor and friend Jim Ahearn lost his dear wife Ann to aggressive cancer. Ann was a gorgeous and vibrant 42 years young when she passed. Ann left her two darling children, both under 12 years old and both who are adopted kids of color, to live with their wh...

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird artwork

Episode #2: Co-hosted with Jim Ahearn. Grief...losing a spouse...racism...f*cking cancer...single fatherhood...long bike rides.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - June 29, 2020 05:00 - 2 hours
In March 2020, our Cottage Grove, WI neighbor and friend Jim Ahearn lost his dear wife Ann to aggressive cancer. Ann was a gorgeous and vibrant 42 years young when she passed. Ann left her two darling children, both under 12 years old and both who are adopted kids of color, to live with their wh...

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird artwork

Tools For Living - Cool$hit ToolKit - Roger Ray Bird

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - June 15, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour
A rebroadcast of an interview between me and my business coach Sarah Young. We discuss my crazy life story and share a few of my life tools that I fabricated out of necessity to help me save my own life from myself.    At five years old, my three sisters and I lost our mother to mental illness....

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Episode #1: With SuperStarSarah Young, aka Coach Sarah. The Cool$hit ToolKit...tools for living despite the trauma and challenges brought upon us.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - June 15, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour
A rebroadcast of an interview between me and my business coach Sarah Young. We discuss my crazy life story and share a few of my life tools that I fabricated out of necessity to help me save my own life from myself.    At five years old, my three sisters and I lost our mother to mental illness....

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird artwork

Episode #1: The Cool$hit ToolKit, tools for living despite the trauma and challenges brought upon us.

Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird - June 15, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour
A rebroadcast of an interview between me and my business coach Sarah Young. We discuss my crazy life story and share a few of my life tools that I fabricated out of necessity to help me save my own life from myself.    At five years old, my three sisters and I lost our mother to mental illness....

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