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 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 Shift to Bikes to the KBOO Bike Show.