Black Holes and Georgia Activism

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 Turk 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,  who from 2013- 2015 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, 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.