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Murphology Podcast
by Murphology Podcast
The podcast about biking experiences from bicyclists who have pedaled to amazing places within the United States. Each week we will get to know new people and explore great destinations to ride your bike. As you listen to the great adventures cyclists share you may wonder, why haven’t I done that yet?
Episodes
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Episode 167: Behind the Scenes of the American Discovery 250 Relay with Sara Heitman
On this episode of the Murphology Podcast, we're heading cross-country, at least in spirit! I'm joined by Sara Heitman, Ground Coordinator for the American Discovery 250 Relay, a unique 6,800 mile event that showcases America's only coast-to-coast recreational trail. The ADT 250 Relay is part of...
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Episode 166: From California to Michigan by Bicycle
Meet Taylor Nichols from the Bike Talk Podcast. Taylor is currently over 2,800 miles into a cross country solo bike trip from his daughter’s home in San Francisco to his father’s home in Michigan. He has his Surly Midnight Special loaded up and has been utilizing some great bicycle trails like…
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Episode 165: The Pedals and Petals Women’s Ride Comes to Eastern Iowa
A new ride is coming to Eastern Iowa May 9, 2026, organized by yours truly and today I am joined by my co-host from The Just Go Bike Podcast to discuss everything you might want to know about the Pedals and Petals Women’s Ride. This 34 mile bicycle ride utilizes the Cedar Valley Nature Trail and...
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Episode 164: International Bike Tours and Travel with Ottsworld
Sherry Ott is back to talk to us about bike tours in other countries. You may remember her from a few years back when we did an episode highlighting her United States Capitol to Capitol by bicycle quest. That episode is listed in the show notes. Sherry is celebrating 20 years of Ottsworld, which…
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Episode 163: The Arkansas Graveler: The Delta Blues Edition
If you are a gravel cyclist, or maybe gravel curious, mark your calendars for October 6-10 of 2026. It is the Arkansas Graveler and Brannon Pack is on this episode to tell us more about this fully supported multi day gravel bicycle event that takes riders on a north to south route across the...
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Episode 162: A Deep Dive with Priority Bicycles Co-Founder Connor Swegle
Have you heard of a brand of bicycles called Priority? If not, today is the day! Co-Founder Connor Swegle is on this episode to talk all things Priority! Priority Bicycles is a small company with big dreams. They went from a Kickstarter 11 years ago to a company that has a full line up of…
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Episode 161: Eric Paton, Author of ‘Live the Dash, 70 Days I Didn’t Know I Could Do’, Pedals Solo Across Canada
Meet Eric Paton, someone who did not consider himself a cyclist, watched a few YouTube videos that sparked the urge to ride his bike across Canada!! Eric went out and bought his first bike as he neared retirement and the planning, and training began soon after. He shares some of the highlights…
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Episode 160: Exploring North Carolina's Mountains to Coast Ride with Chip Hofler
Who wants to ride in North Carolina with me?? Today meet Chip Hofler from North Carolina Amateur Sports and Cycle North Carolina. What started in the early 80’s as an organization bringing the Olympic festival to the area, it is now host to some pretty cool rides including a mountain ride and a...
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Episode 159: Colorado's Ride with Bill Plock
Registration is open for the 2025 Colorado’s Ride! Use code MURPH to get $100 off your registration fee. Occurring in mid August, Colorado’s Ride is an epic cycling adventure that immerses you into stunning landscapes of Colorado, and charming towns like Durango and Pagosa Springs. I completed…
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Episode 158: Cherokee Nation’s Amaiya Bearpaw: Remember the Removal Bike Ride
On this episode meet Amaiya Bearpaw. As a proud member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, she was chosen to pedal about 950 miles in 2023 as part of the Remember the Removal Bike Ride, also known as RTR. The ride spans from Georgia to Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and…
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Episode 157: Leave Your Bike Tour Logistics to Summit Cycle Solutions
There are many ways to enjoy a bicycle tour whether you join an event, pay someone to provide logistics, or you do all the planning yourself. On this episode meet Zach Ostrander from Summit Cycle Solutions. He started this all encompassing logistics company back in 2016 when he noticed a strong...
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Episode 156: First Woman to Cross the 2024 Tour Divide Finish Line: Meaghan Hackinen
On this episode meet Meaghan Hackinen. She is an ultra endurance cyclist who recently completed the Tour Divide which is over 2,700 miles of self supported bike racing that follows the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, from Banff Canada down to the US/Mexico border. Not only did Meaghan finish…
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Episode 155: Biking the Riviera Maya with BRAG International
Ever thought about riding your bike in Mexico? How about with a top notch bicycle tour company? BRAG is a non profit that provides quality bike tours including their signature tour called by the same name. BRAG stands for Bicycle Ride Across Georgia and that is a multi day bike tour across…
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Episode 154: Bikepacking for the Be Good Foundation
The Be Good Foundation was founded by Rebecca Rusch who among many things is an ultra endurance athlete, adventure cyclist, a world champion multiple times and the star in a film called Blood Road. At the Be Good Foundation, the bike is the center of their work as a catalyst for healing,...
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Episode 153: Experience Plus! Premium Bicycle Tour Company
Experience Plus! is a premium bicycle tour company with a great past. Back in the late 60’s a foreign exchange student from Italy met a high schooler in Oregon. They parted ways but reunited, fell in love and married. They chose to live in the US but wanted to travel. To make ends meet they put…
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Episode 152: Beth McBride Wins DFL at Mid South Gravel
What the heck is DFL? Well, keeping it PG, it stands for Dead Freaking Last and at Mid South Gravel there is a celebration for the last rider to finish the 100 mile gravel course, a high energy celebration that I have never experienced before. Hundreds of people line up at the finish line and…
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Episode 151: Winning the Florida 500 with Dan Swenson
Have you heard of the Florida 500? This is an ultra endurance bike race that starts in Jacksonville FL and Finishes in Key West, giving riders over 530 miles of some of the fastest and flattest stretches of roads in the world. You can race as a solo unsupported rider, a solo supported rider, or…
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Episode 150: The Iowa Gravel Series with Ian Breitlow
The Iowa Gravel Series started in 2020 after Chris McQueen put on the Glenwood Gravel Grinder and decided to expand. Seven races now make up the Iowa Gravel Series, and it is a full season of events all over Iowa that take place from May to September. Races include the Glenwood Superbloom which…
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Episode 149: The Tour des Trees Bicycle Tour
On this episode I chat with Jonathan Cain from TREE Fund. TREE Fund, which stands for Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, is a national nonprofit that among many tree related things, distributes scholarships to college students who are going into the tree care industry. Their biggest...
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Episode 148: The One Pedal At A Time Movement with Daniel Hurd
TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE DISCUSSION. On this episode Dan Hurd, AKA Lt. Dan joins me, and we talk a considerable amount about the sensitive topic of suicide so please be aware. Dan himself has attempted suicide several times and lucky for him, and all of us, he found the bicycle and it changed his...
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Episode 147: Frankie Holt Talks Cycling and Fierce Hazel, a Sustainable Bike Bag Company
Frankie Holt wasn’t really into cycling when she had a life changing experience while on a bike trip with her sister. She was in her 40’s and that bicycle trip gave her new energy, new confidence and the realization that freedom came with cycling. She also realized she couldn’t find a cycling bag...
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Episode 146: Riding the Rum Runner Tour to Key West
I recently spent a week riding my bike in Florida with the Rum Runner Tour and asked the tour hosts to join me on the podcast. Pat Mayben and Bill Plock both have a ton of experience as event organizers, and run this successful bicycle tour that leads riders through the Florida Everglades and…
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Episode 145: Para-Cyclist Jeremy Raeszler
Today meet an extremely inspiring person, Jeremy Raeszler. Jeremy had a motocross accident back in 2008 that left him with a spinal injury and paralyzed from the waist down. He was now a paraplegic and told he would never walk again and that was a pretty hard pill to swallow for Jeremy. Time…
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Episode 144: Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey From Alaska To Argentina
Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina written by Kristen Jokinen, is a new book available now! On the show today meet WORLD TRAVELERS, Ville and author Kristen, who are currently on a book tour zigzagging across the country promoting the book. They are on to talk about their 2 year,...
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Episode 143: Jamie From Canada!
Today meet Jamie from Canada! He is a self proclaimed bagger who got deep into bike touring a few years back and hasn’t looked back. Last year he loaded all his gear onto his Surly Long Haul Trucker and took about 6 weeks to bike across Canada. This year his big adventure plan was to bike across...
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Episode 142: Grassroots Gravel with Adam Davidson
Grassroots Gravel is a new entity and new event coming to Pueblo, Colorado this fall and Adam Davidson is back to talk about it. You can be part of this first year event and get 15% off! 15% off Grassroots Gravel entry for Murphology Listeners Registration Link:...
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Episode 141: Father and Son Bike Across the United States
On this episode meet Sam Westby. Recently Sam and his dad loaded up their bikes and rode across the country. Sam started bike touring with the family at the age of 9 and riding across the country with his dad was a bucket list vision for many years. This year the stars aligned with both of their...
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Episode 140: The Moonlight Classic Bike Event
Have you heard of the nonprofit called Orchard Place? They provide mental health treatment and expertise to kids in Iowa. Today meet Brandie Broadhead, the director of volunteers and special events with Orchard Place. Orchard Place is the oldest locally based charity in Des Moines, they have been...
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Episode 139: Derechos, Bikes and Tour des Trees
Today you are going to hear what it was like to live through a Derecho, and what it has to do with bikes and trees. A derecho is kind of like a hurricane that occurs on land, and lasts much longer than a normal thunderstorm. It was August of 2020 when I learned what a derecho was, because it came...
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Episode 138: Pedaling 625 miles in 28 hours, on a Peloton!
On this episode meet Johnathan Olson. He got a Peloton as a gift a few years ago and like most people he started out doing a couple of workouts a week. If you haven’t heard of Peloton, it is a brand of stationary bike that has built in features that allow you to join live cycling events so you…
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Episode 137: Amy Boelter on How to ‘Fail Forward’ Through Cycling
Amy Boelter is on this week’s episode to tell us her journey to reclaim her health via the bicycle. Several years back Amy experienced a tough journey to have a baby. Once her daughter was born, she fought some unexplained health issues that doctors couldn’t give her answers for a quick fix. Add…
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Episode 136: Biking Up and Over Emory Pass
On this episode I am going to tell you all about Emory Pass. Emory Pass is a high mountain pass located in the southern part of New Mexico, USA, in the Black Range Mountains. It is in the Gila National Forest and Emory Pass rises to an elevation of 8,228 feet above sea level. Bicycling Magazine...
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Episode 135: Bikepacking the HuRaCaN 300
On this episode Cathy Niebauer is on to tell us about her experience bikepacking in a multi day event called the Huracan300. The Huracan 300 Challenge is the ultimate off-road endurance experience in the state of Florida. The route features over 100 miles of singletrack, many remote miles of...
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Episode 134: All About Gravel Locos with Founder Fabian Serralta
Meet Fabian Serralta, who founded a popular gravel event called Gravel Locos after he discovered his love of gravel biking and the spirit associated with it. He wanted to share with others his experiences riding gravel roads, while raising money for the local volunteer fire station in Hico…
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Episode 133: Favorite Bicycle Routes You Should Ride
I recently caught up with a few of my cycling friends and asked them about their favorite ride, or maybe a bucket list ride they want to make. So in this episode I will cover 4 great places worth checking out. From the Paul Bunyan Trail in Northern Minnesota, to Missouri and the Katy Trail, down…
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Episode 132: Michael O'Brien's Cycling Crash Becomes His Last Bad Day
Back in July of 2001, Michael experienced what he calls his ‘last bad day’, when he was hit head on by a motorist while riding his bike. This day changed his life, his outlook, and his identity. The road to recovery was a long one and there was a point when Michael realized he had to heal his…
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Episode 131: Girls in Gear with Gabrielle Rossi
This week meet the founder of Girls in Gear. Gabrielle Rossi is the executive director of Girls in Gear which is a nonprofit organization that teaches young girls life skills through bike skills. Starting as young as 5 years old, Gabrielle and her team of coaches offer both one day clinics to…
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Episode 130: Ally Johnson, Executive Director for Bikepacking Roots
Today meet Ally Johnson, executive director for Bikepacking Roots. Bikepacking has continued to become a very popular type of bicycle activity and Bikepacking Roots was started in 2017 by Kurt Refsnider and Kaitlyn Boyle, both professional bikepacker/bikepack racers, who are still an important…
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*Rebroadcast: Jason Carolan Provides a Recap of Ride the Rockies (Episode 110)
Ride the Rockies has opened registration for the 2023 tour, and next week the route will be announced! Last year I was in Colorado as part of the Ride the Rockies crew. Ride the Rockies is a 6 day Colorado bicycle tour that started way back in the mid eighties. Last year riders tackled 8 mountain...
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Episode 129: Listener Mail
Time for some more listener mail!! Topics include biking in Minnesota, group riding, and my take on tubeless vs tube tires. Enjoy! Episode 81: Exploring the Paul Bunyan Trail: https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-81-exploring-the-paul-bunyan-trail www.murphologypodcast.com...
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Episode 128: The World Spins By, One Pedal Stroke at a Time, With Jerry Kopack
On this episode meet Jerry Kopack. Author. Speaker. Recovering Cubicle Dweller. He just released his new book titled The World Spins By, which is about both harrowing and comical adventures of touring on the bike. Jerry is on to talk about the book along with how he got out of the corporate world...
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Episode 127: Sam Bennett is the New Bicycle Touring Pro
On this episode meet Sam Bennett. He is the new face behind the popular website BicycleTouringPro.com. This website is truly a one stop shop for anyone into bicycle touring or dreaming of bicycle touring. It is a great how-to resource, with blog articles, YouTube videos, books, you name it, for...
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Episode 126: The Ready Riders Complete the Great American Rail-Trail
This week meet the guys from ReadyRiders.bike. Mike and Steve recently packed up their bikes and rode the entire Great American Rail Trail. It took them 90 days to pedal over 4,000 miles of mixed terrain surfaces, passing through 14 states as they made their way from Washington DC to Washington...
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Episode 125: An 18,000 Mile Bike Tour Fundraising for National Parks
This week meet Scott who is a lifelong bike tourist. He named his bike Mustang Sally and they just completed an 18,000 mile self contained journey with a mission to raise money for national parks. He called it Parks Pilgrimage and he was able to visit 33 national parks in one continuous bicycle...
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Episode 124: Empowering Women through World Ride and Old Town Outfitters
This week meet Julie and Matt. Julie is the founder of a nonprofit organization called World Ride that works with women who are interested in learning how to mountain bike but might not have the resources to do so. World Ride works with local partners in various locations across the world. These...
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Episode 123: Eria Sabiiti and the Iowa Gravel Gang
This week meet Eria Sabiiti. He stumbled upon gravel by chance when he and his wife-to-be saw a poster for a bike race in their community. That race turned into quite the adventure, and both of them were hooked! He started a local club called the Iowa Gravel Gang and rides weekly on Iowa gravel...
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Episode 122: The History of Pedal the Cause with Former Executive Director Jay Indovino
This week meet Jay Indovino. Back in 2009 Jay started a bicycle event called Pedal the Cause in St. Louis. His goal was to raise money for cancer research, and to date, Pedal the Cause has raised millions and millions of dollars. Jay was executive director until 2020 and is on to tell us what it...
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Episode 121: Listener Mail!
Time for some listener mail!! Thanks to all the listeners who take the time to reach out. I love it! Topics on this episode include cold weather bikepacking, biking with strangers, and Murph’s drink of choice. Enjoy! My Alzheimer's Ride donation page: http://act.alz.org/goto/Murphology Episode 87...
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Episode 120: Murph's Katy Trail Recap
On the show today it is just me and I am going to give you a recap of my recent trip to Missouri where I rode the entire Katy Trail, west to east. I would highly recommend checking out this trail if you haven’t yet. The Katy Trail is in the Rail Trail Hall of Fame and you can learn more about it…
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Episode 119: Adventure Stories from Scott Sumpter of BikeIowa.com
On the show this week is Scott Sumpter. Scott is an avid cyclist who takes adventure to a whole new level. He has raced in all kinds of crazy long distance events where the roads turn to mud and the weather is anything but pleasant. He rides year round on a variety of types of bikes and when he…
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The podcast about biking experiences from bicyclists who have pedaled to amazing places within the United States. Each week we will get to know new people and explore great destinations to ride your bike. As you listen to the great adventures cyclists share you may wonder, why haven’t I done that yet?
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