KBOO Bike Show

In the first half our guest is Christopher Sweet, Professor and Information Literacy and Scholarly Communication Librarian at Illinois Wesleyan University and author of A History of Bicycling in Illinois: 160 Years of Booms and Busts. In the second half Nedra speaks with Lisa Watts, editor, avid runner, bicycle tourist, activist and author of Crossing Bridges: What Biking Up the East Coast Taught Me About Life After 60.

In the first half of the show our guest is Portland City Council member Tiffany Koyama Lane, a strong advocate for cycling. In the second half Nedra speaks with Ambar Wortham, transportation planner, media producer and oral historian.

In the first half our guest is professional adventure cyclist, route developer and community organizer Sarah Swallow who recently rode the new Golden Gravel Trail, a 3,700-mile route from the Oregon Coast to the Mississippi River. In the second half Nedra speaks with Sarah D. FioRito, Transportation and Mobility Coordinator for the City of Evanston, Illinois.

In the first half Nedra speaks with Ruben Alvarado, Executive Director of Portland's Community Cycling Center. In the second half Alon speaks with Marley Blonsky, co-founder and Executive Director of All Bodies on Bikes, a national organization which aims to create and foster a size inclusive bike community.

In the first half our guest is Geologist and cyclist Ian Madin who has been the ride-along geologist for Cycle Oregon, a ride that brings together thousands of cyclists and works closely with local communities. In the second half of the show our guest is Nichole Hollis, the Safe Routes to School Manager for the Atlanta Department of Transportation.

In the first half Nedra speaks with Pascal Picard who is cycling from Alaska to Patagonia and making a film about individuals and projects that use outdoor activities to create a more just and sustainable world. In the second half our guest is Portlander Robert Ping who has been a tireless bicycle advocate for over 25 years. Among the groups he has worked with are the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. Robert is also a home builder and a musician with the band Mellow Rebels.

In the first half our guest is Carol Kachadoorian, Executive Director of Double Tilde Core Collaborative which focuses on older adults' mobility and wellness. In the second half Nedra talks with Joshua Funches of the National Youth Bicycle Council, an organization encouraging young people to be leaders in the cycling community.

In the first half Nedra speaks with Becky Katz, a Manager in the City of Toronto's Transportation Services Operations and Maintenance section, overseeing a team of 70 staff responsible for the upkeep and winter maintenance of the city's sidewalks, bikeways and roads. In the second half our guest is Leon Nettles, Executive Director of Tacoma's Second Cycle, a bike shop and community cycling center whose vision is 'A world where the joy of bike riding is accessible to everybody.'

In the first half of the show Alon speaks with Scottish chef and cyclist Alan Murchison who has been described by Cycling magazine as "the world's fastest Michelin starred chef." In the second half Nedra speaks with Pacha Galaviz, Founder of Minneapolis' Bici Xicas which makes biking accessible through affordable bike repairs, bikes, and bike education.

In the first half of the show Nedra speaks with Dave Simmons, Executive Director of Ride Illinois, an organization which has been at the forefront of cycling advocacy, education and awareness in that state since 1992. In the second half Alon is joined by Cypriot teenagers Dora Tİ and Konstantinos Pavlou who talk about cycling in their Mediterranean island and about the group Creating Friendship for Peace which brings together youth in divided lands.

Our first guest is Portlander Farshad Barman, a former math professor who built several bike frames, has gone on long-distance cycling adventures and lectures about Black Holes and White Dwarfs. In the second half the guest is Damon Elmore, Executive Director of the State Bar of Georgia. From 2013- 2015 he cycled to all 150 counties in Georgia to raise money and awareness for a statewide nonprofit he started, Cycling for Good, which organizes a monthly ride in Atlanta that provides personal care and other essentials for unhoused people.

In the first half of the show our guest is Kevin O'Gara, one of the organizers of Two Wheel Tuesday, Atlanta's monthly cycling gathering. In the second half of the show our guests are Alden Roth and Erik Douds, filmmakers and Executive Directors of the Filmed by Bike Festival, who will talk about this showcase for films from across the world that center on all matters bicycles.

In the first half of the show we speak with Portlander Sarah Gilbert, founder of Around Portland Tours, walking and cycling tours centered on themes and locals. In the second half our guest is Monica Garrison, founder and Executive Director of Black Girls Do Bike, a national group "dedicated to fostering and nurturing a vibrant community of women of color who share a passion for cycling."

In the first half of the show Nedra speaks with Dave Simmons, Executive Director of Ride Illinois an organization which has been at the forefront of cycling advocacy, education and awareness in that state since 1992 In the second half Alon's guest is British writer, musician and psychiatrist Jet McDonald whose book Mind is the Ride is a wonderful record of a ride from Bristol to Mumbai and of thoughts about philosophy, bike anatomy and much more.

In the first half of the show our guest is Lewis and Clark Professor Daniel Rohlf, co-founder of the Earthrise Law Center  and an avid cyclist for over 45 years. In the second half Nedra speaks with Marcus Robinson (aka Sir Big Ring), co-founder and Executive Director of Ride for Racial Justice.

In the first half of the hour Nedra speaks with French born and Santa Monica based filmmaker Caro Vilain about her playful cycling videos and activism. In the second half our guest is Russian born and Canadian aerospace engineer and IT professional Dmitry Zavalin who will speak about his book The Physics of Flying Bicycles.

Our first interview is with Powerpaola, a Colombian Ecuadorian cartoonist and visual artist based in Buenos Aires. She is a member of the member of the international collective Chicks on Comics and authored the graphic book All My Bicycles. In the second half our guest is Michelle Dunbar, co-owner of Aztec Cycles, a community-oriented bike shop in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

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 Shift2Bikes to the KBOO Bike Show.

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 Atlanta's SOPO Bicycle cooperative, which, as its website states is "a non-profit, do-it-yourself bicycle repair shop that runs on volunteer power and generous donations."

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.

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 women's 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, "is designed to empower anyone curious about places and spaces… giving listeners the tools they need to overcome institutional barriers."

Alon chats with Portlander Max Woodbury, a GIS Specialist with Portland Metro's Research Center, a handcycle rider and a member of Portland's Bicycle Advisory Committee. In the second half of the show Nedra speaks with Clément Rames and Mireia Lozano Carbassé, co-founders of Barcelona's workers' cooperative aquí which aims to "cultivate collective agency and weave solidarity networks to build more resilient communities."

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 (https://danshryock.com). In the second half Nedra's guest is Jim Gregory of Iowa's Bikes At Work (bikesatwork.com), a company "devoted to providing bicycle-powered products and services to help people accomplish useful work."

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.

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.

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 Atlanta's non-profit Village Skatepark ATL.

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.

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.

In today's show we focus on Seattle, Washington, with guests Tom Fucoloro, author of Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from Behind the Handlebars (University of Washington Press) and Yasir Alfarag, activist and urban planning graduate student.

Alon interviews Portland "Citizen Activist" Chris Smith and Nedra talks with Bike Walk KC Policy Director Michael Kelley. Both have a long history of transportation advocacy and both have attempted runs at political office as part of their advocacy.

In the first half of the show our guest is Karen Frost, long-time Portland bicycle activist and the first Executive Director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. In the second half of the show Nedra speaks with Atlanta urban geographer Neill Davis whose work is at the intersection of education, transportation, planning, and sustainability.

In the first half of the show our guest was Dr. Monica Dunford, physicist involved with the discovery of the Higgs boson particle and an ardent cyclist. In the second half Amelia Neptune of The League of American Bicyclists spoke of the Bicycle Friendly America program she heads.

In the first half Alon speaks with Jeff Mapes, a retired Oregonian and OPB reporter and author of Pedaling Revolution, How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities. The guest in the second half is blues musician and historian (author of Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues) Steve Cheseborough who also plays some blues for us. Steve also delivers for Meals on Wheels, by bike of course!

In today's show Nedra Deadwyler speaks with Elizabeth Ragan. Currently a White House Fellow, Ms. Ragan was chosen for her contributions to the COVID-19 pandemic response and expanding vaccine accessibility in Massachusetts. She is also an avid cyclist, and strong advocate for health equity and adaptive cycling.

Alon speaks with Jamshed Patel, formerly of Portland, now back in his hometown of Leicester, England. They discuss the state of bike infrastructure in Leicester, including an adaptive cycling program. In the second half Nedra speaks with "Bicycle Nomad" Erick Cedeno about his experiences, including "Adventure Cycling" and tracing the history of the Buffalo Soldiers who traveled by bicycle.

Alon speaks with retired climate scientist David Goodrich about his book On Freedom Road: Bicycle Explorations and Reckonings on the Underground Railroad and his touring experiences. In the second half Nedra talks with activist Lindsay Caron Epstein about the traumatic brain injury she suffered when struck by a car, her extraordinary recovery and her advocacy since then.

Alon talks with Jessica Cherry, an Anchorage, Alaska Geoscientist, writer, commercial airline pilot and co-editor of a wonderful new anthology called Wheels on Ice, stories and accounts of Cycling in Alaska since the 1890s.  In the second half of the show co-host Nedra Deadwyler will speak with cyclist and activist Devin Cowens, founder of the Atlanta chapter of Radical Adventure Riders. The national organization was founded in 2017 and is at the forefront of creating more inclusive spaces in the cycling community.

In the first half Alon interviews writer and bikeportland.org reporter Taylor Griggs who will discuss her writings about cycling and sustainable living in Portland and beyond, including her recent bicycle journey in several western European lands. In the second half of the show Nedra will speak with Kristen E. Jeffers who is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Black Urbanist multimedia platform, as well as an author, textile artist, urban planner and activist.

Alon talks with Dr. Olha Martynuk, a Ukranian historian who has looked at the history of cycling in the Ukraine and Soviet Union. Here is some of her work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voUcSiiMl8I In the second half Nedra talks with Bea Apple and Lauren Hildreth of Trailblazers in NW Arkansas about their BikePOC initiative to increase bicycle accessibility and justice.

Alon talks with Hami Ramani, a Portland activist, about the situation in his birth country of Iran and conditions on the streets in Portland, including the recent death of Sarah Pliner. Hami is active with both the Bike Loud and Street Trust advocacy groups. In the second half Nedra talks with gravel pioneer Chris Skogen, founder of the Almanzo 100 event.

Nedra talks to Ruthy Woodring of Pedal People, a worker-owned human-powered delivery and hauling service for the Northampton, Massachusetts area. In the second half Alon speaks with Roger Noehren, founder of Citybikes and Sara Stout, a long-time former worker at the worker-owned shop. Some current Citybikes members want to sell the buildings and close the store.

Alon talks with Colin Stein, former director of the BC Cycling Coalition and author of the recently published "Vanbikes A history of cycling advocacy". In the second half Nedra speaks to Navdeep Chhina of HUB Cycling a not-for-profit organization that has spent over 20 years removing barriers to cycling in Metro Vancouver.

Guests are William Hsu, one of the event's coordinators and member of the city of Portland's Bicycle Advisory Committee and Ashley Hollingshead of The Working Theatre Collective, producers of Bike Play, an annual Pedalpalooza event.     For more information about Pedalpalooza: https://www.pedalpalooza.org or https://www.shift2bikes.org

Alon and Nedra talk with folks involved with the Tour de Lunsar, a bicycle race and celebration in Sierra Leone, including journalist Tom Owen and al Hagi Marouf Safi, Secretary General of the tour.

Alon speaks with André Lightsey-Walker, Policy Transformation Manager of The Street Trust and temporary legislative aid during the recent short session. In the second half, Alon talks to Catie Gould of the Sightline Institute. Catie is also a member of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee and a leader of Bike Loud PDX.

Nedra interviews Kiel Johnson, chair of Bike Loud PDX, an organization working to hold the City of Portland accountable to their adopted goal of 25% bicycle mode share by 2030. In the second half, Alon talks with William Frances, programs director of the Community Cycling Center. Their mission revolves around "...helping build a vibrant community where people of all backgrounds use bicycles to stay healthy and connected."

With their missionary zeal and promises of a better, fuller life, some of Portland's bicyclists can begin to resemble evangelical Christians with their fervor and their conversion tactics.  This month, Tori Bortman and Carl Larson discuss 'bicycle evangelism' with Bengt Halvorsen, Gregg Lavender, and Reverend Phil Sano.  Callers and guests debate the merit of bicycle evangelism until Reverend Phil draws the show to a close with a recitation of the "Bicycle Lords Prayer.

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