Pedal Love/Women Talk Bikes

On California by Bike (1:44)- host Charlie Gandy interviews CalBike’s Executive Director Dave Snyder on who actually pays our our roads + the coalition’s statewide legislative agenda for 2015. On Why Media Matters (14:55) – host Melissa Balmer interviews writer, producer and avid bike commuter Tom Smuts on his bike ride to the Emmys this past September, that was carried in The Hollywood Reporter, LA Weekly and made the cover of the L.A. Times and more and what he has planned for next year’s ride.On #WomenTalkBikes (36:17) – host Daniella Alcedo interviews the racers of She Wolf Attack Team (SWAT) at the Union Cycliste Internationale Cyclocross Los Angeles Weekend at the Greek theater including team captain Katie Bennett, Carolina De La Victoria, Jen Robinson, Shamane Morejon and Siobhan Dolan (who coordinated an all women’s UCI Q & A at the SWAT lounge). Host Maria Sipin interviews the avid fans of the event on site.http://www.pedallove.org

Dana Siegelman Down

Dana Siegelman has been advocating for the release of her father, former Democratic Governor of Alabama Don Siegelman, since his political imprisonment by the Bush administration in 2007. She talks about how her activism has expanded to bike safety since her recent hit and run in Long Beach, Ca.

www.FREE-DON.org

see also: 

http://finishtheride.com, http://ghostbikefoundation.org

The Lane Control Debate

Marven Norman, Charlie Gandy, Kellie Morris, Lars Lehtonen, Mark Friis, and Gary Cziko take on the controversial subject of whether bike infrastructure subverts lane control, or vice versa.

NELA Politics Episode

Charles Miller and Josef Bray-Ali, Northeast Los Angelenos, prepare us for the March elections as they relate to transportation and, specifically, cycling.

Pedal Love Podcast

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 *On California by Bike – host Charlie Gandy shares highlights on attending the National Bicycle Tourism conference in San Diego and the big idea for the summer of 2017 – the Bicycle World’s Fair hosted by the California Bicycle Coalition and cities across the state.*On Mindfulness + the Bike – host Kim Alexander interviews Casey Fields on the creation of San Diego’s The Wolfpack biking gang and how easy it can be to set up your own riding gang.*On Why Media Matters – host Melissa Balmer interviews Deb Hubsmith the founder of the Safe Routes to School National partnership on her amazing year of surviving cancer, what’s next for her with Safe Routes and shares her own highlights of how the media has helped to exponentially raise awareness of the Safe Routes programs and what types of stories she’d like to see and be a part of next.

www.pedallove.org

WomenTalkBikes & Khatsini Simani

#WomenTalkBikes – hosts Daniella Alcedo and Maria Sipin interview Cascade Bicycle Club’s education program coordinator, Khatsini Simani, who discusses bike programs for youth and the opportunities and challenges associated with doing this work.

Throwback–February, 2009: Critical Mass co-founder & author Chris Carlsson

This is one of our early shows, when Jim Cadenhead was co-host. Chris Carlsson talks about Critical Mass and has lots to say about biking and society. Also with other early bike talk regulars Joe Linton, Steve Bowers, Larry Hoffman, and Alesa Bowers. Please excuse buzz and other technical issues which we found charming. Listen:

Bussted!

Scott Schultz, Nona Varnado, and Buck Ball share their stories from the monthly non-driving transportation storytelling event at Stories Cafe in Los Angeles.

Throwback–August 2010: Molly hosts bike lawyers Howard and Jeffrey

Filling holes in our schedule with oldies, here’s a near-random episode with biketivist Steven Box and others. A slice of bike community history from the good old days.

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Pedal Love/Womentalkbikes

The Pedal Love podcast focuses on leadership, trendsetters and opportunities for growing bike culture in California and beyond. Hosted by Melissa Balmer, Kimberly Alexander, Kellie Morris, Daniella Alcedo & Maria SipinOn Why Media Matters – host Melissa Balmer shares how CalBike successfully rolled out the media/public information campaign #IGive3Feet to for the Three Feet for Safety law going into effect this past September 16th (1:25), On Mindfulness + the Bike – host Kimberly Alexander interviews Cayla Mackey the head of Taco Bike of Nashville TN which serves organic, local, sustainable breakfast tacos from a bicycle. Our mission is to change the world, one taco at a time (7:31). On We Can All Ride Bikes – host Kellie Morris interviews the Rob Kaplan the VP of Marketing for Currie Tech Electronic Bikes from her adventures at the Interbike trade show (18:43).On #WomenTalkBikes – hosts Daniella Alcedo and Maria Sipin with guest Henny Alamillo, CicLAvia volunteer coordinator, share their personal stories and discuss the highs and lows of volunteerism along with solutions for improving volunteer participation (25:50).