Episodes
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KBOO Bike Show 2026-11-04 - Equity and Photography
In the first half of the show our guest is Naomi Doerner of Oakland, California, a transportation equity strategist, urban planner, and nationally recognized leader advancing racial and social equity in transportation. In the second half our guest is Portland photographer Geoffrey Hiller, whose...
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KBOO Bike Show 2026-10-07 - The Bike Show at 25
Today we celebrate our first 25 years with Ayleen Crotty who with Sara Stout created this show in October 2001. In the second half, we hear that very first episode. Happy birthday and onward to the next 25 years.
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KBOO Bike Show 2026-09-02 - Mumbai and DeKalb County
In the first half of the show our guest is Firoza Dadan, the bicycle mayor of Mumbai and founder of The Smart Commute Foundation. In the second half we speak with community activist Maurice Raeford, co-founder of the Invest in South DeKalb, Georgia, an organization centered on community-led...
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KBOO Bike Show 2026-08-05 - Theater and Cycling
Alon and Nedra chat with https://milagro.org/meet-the-team/#danel">Dañel Malán-González, Executive Director of the Milagro theater company in Portland about her bicycle history and how the company builds community via bike rides co-hosted with The Street Trust.
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KBOO Bike Show 2026-07-01 - Paris and Foreign Correspondent
In the first half our guest is Corentin Roudaut of the Parisian cycling group Paris en Selle ('Paris in the Saddle') who will speak about his city's cycling transformation. In the second half we speak with foreign correspondent and author Terrence Petty about writing Nazis at the Watercooler…
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KBOO Bike Show 2026-06-03 - Bicycle Advisory Committee and campaign strategy
In the first half our guest is Jim Middaugh, Chair of Portland's Bicycle Advisory Committee. In the second half Nedra speaks with Richa Poudyal, climate and campaign strategist and founder of The Sovereign Futures Project, a solutions-based magazine.
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KBOO Bike Show 2026-05-06 - The Western US and Bikeshare
In the first half our guest is Dutch filmmaker and writer Peter Depeut whose latest work is the book The Long Landscape: A Filmmaker Cycles the American West. In the second half Nedra will speak with Joey Juhasz-Lukomski, Director of Bikeshare Operations at the Latino Equity Advocacy and Policy...
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KBOO Bike Show 2026-04-01 - Illinois and Life Lessons
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2026-03-04 - Portland City Council and Oral History
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.
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KBOO Bike Show 2026-02-04 - Adventure cycling and Evanston
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,...
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KBOO Bike Show 2026-01-07 - Building Cycling Communities
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…
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KBOO Bike Show 2025-12-03 - Geology and Safe Routes
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2025-11-05 - A journey and Activism
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…
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KBOO Bike Show 2025-10-01 - Older adults and youth
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2025-09-03 - Toronto and Tacoma
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…
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KBOO Bike Show 2025-08-06 - Nutrition and Minneapolis
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2025-07-02 - Illinois and Cyprus
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2025-06-04 - Long distances
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…
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KBOO Bike Show 2025-05-07 - Festivals
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2025-04-02 - Tours and Black Girls do Bike
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2025-03-05 - Illinois, Philosophy and Bike Anatomy
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2025-02-05 - Law and Justice
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.
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KBOO Bike Show 2025-01-01 - Cycling videos and flying bicycles
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2024-12-04 - All My 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…
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KBOO Bike Show 2024-11-06 - Bike Cult Author and Founder Sara Stout
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…
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KBOO Bike Show 2024-10-02 - Malta cycling and Atlanta co-op
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2024-09-04 - Porto and LA mobility justice
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.
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KBOO Bike Show 2024-08-07 - Women's cycling experiences in Portland and London and the Four degrees to the Street podcast
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…
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KBOO Bike Show 2024-07-03 - Handcycling and Cooperatives
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'...
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KBOO Bike Show 2024-06-05 - Oregon's Scenic Bikeways and Cargo Bikes
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2024-05-01 - Some Cycling History
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…
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KBOO Bike Show 2024-04-03 - Belgium to D.C.
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2024-03-06 - Scooters and Skateboards
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.
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KBOO Bike Show 2024-02-07 - Activism and Community in Toronto and Portland
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.
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KBOO Bike Show 2024-01-03 - Birds, Recovery, and Olympia, Washington
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.
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KBOO Bike Show 2023-12-06 - Seattle
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.
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KBOO Bike Show 2023-11-01 - Advocates
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.
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KBOO Bike Show 2023-10-04 - Leadership and urban geography
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…
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KBOO Bike Show 2023-09-06 - Subatomic particles and bicycle friendly communities
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.
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KBOO Bike Show 2023-08-02 - Journalism and Blues Music
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2023-07-05 - Public health advocacy and hand-cycling
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2023-06-07 - Living car free and The Bicycle Nomad
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…
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KBOO Bike Show 2023-05-03 - Touring, Resilience, and Healing
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2023-04-05 - Cycling in Alaska and Atlanta
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...
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BKS-2023-03-01 — Journalism and community building
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2023-02-01 - Ukraine and NW Arkansas
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2022-11-02 - Neurology, activism, and gravel
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2022-10-05 - Bicycle Cooperatives
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…
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KBOO Bike Show 2022-09-07 - Vancouver BC Cycling
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...
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KBOO Bike Show 2022-07-06 - Pedalpalooza
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:...