Listen to the show (mp3, 26.4MB) Alon and April speak with Sara Dykman about her 10,000 mile bike trip following the migration of Monarch butterflies. In the second half, Max Glaskin discusses his book, Cycling Science: How Rider and Machine Work Together. He addresses the question: “exactly why does a bicycle stay upright?”
KBOO Bike Show: Bike Aid
Listen to the show (mp3, 23.2MB) Alon and Tori speak with Matt Pierce of World Bicycle Relief about their programs that combine philanthropic distributions with social enterprise sales. In the second half they talk with Daniil Abbruzzese, a Portland youth who with friends created Bikes Period to distribute bicycles in Nicaragua.
KBOO Bike Show: Autonomous Vehicles
Listen to the show (mp3, 27.0MB) April and Tori talk with Dr. Tyler Folsom about his work on autonomous bicycles and the Elcano Project. They also speak with Ken McLeod from the League of American Cyclists about the legal and safety impacts of autonomous vehicles. In the second half they interview Ann Hall, author of Muscle […]
KBOO Bike Show: SoCal Focus
Listen to the show (mp3, 26.0MB) Alon and Tori talk with Dr. Adonia Lugo about her book Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture, & Resistance and the topic of social equity in bicycle advocacy, with a focus on Southern California. In the second half they talk with photographer Carolin Kewer about her “Los Angeles Bike Rebels” exhibit of photography.
KBOO Bike Show: Neighbors North and South
Listen to the show (mp3, 27.4MB) Terry and Alon talk with cycling advocates from Vancouver, BC and Tijuana, Mexico.
KBOO Bike Show: Journeying
Listen to the show (mp3, 27.8MB) Alon and April talk with Irish adventurer and activist Dervla Murphy, best known for her book Full Tilt: Ireland to India With a Bicycle, and Ornithologist Donald Kroosma, author of Listening to a Continent Sing: Birdsong by Bicycle from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
KBOO Bike Show: After the Crash
Listen to the show (mp3, 15.9MB) Tori and Terry speak with Portland attorney Mark Ginsberg about steps to take after a crash. Guthrie Straw previews this year’s Filmed by Bike festival.
KBOO Bike Show: Policing by Bike
Listen to the show (mp3, 26.7MB) Tori and April interview Portland Officer Todd Engstrom and Houston Officer Steve Wick about the techniques and use cases for doing Community Policing by bicycle.
KBOO Bike Show: Green Riders
Listen to the show (mp3, 25.6MB) Alon and new host April talk with Rob Greenfield about his cross-country “Green Rider” trips doing good deeds on bikes. In the second half they interview Peter Gelman about his post-oil SF/mystery Dangerous Bicycle Mystery Quest.
KBOO Bike Show: Early Women Cyclists
Listen to the show (mp3, 27.2MB) Tori and Alon talk with Ilona Kamps about her book on Alfonsina Strada, a 19th-century female bicycle racer. Journalist April Streeter discusses the early involvement of women in cycling.
