Elly Blue is back for another chat after an all-too-long absence. She joins us to chat about the new edition of her fascinating book Bikenomics, a collection of short stories titled Pedal Zombies that she edited, and the Groundswell film project she worked on with her partner Joe Biel. We also discuss the nature of long-distance train service and customer service, and whether the twain shall meet.
Also: Aaron hauled some sound gear around thanks to Clever Cycles, went to The Beer Mongers, and hung out with his brother Dan, and Brock biked to a crawfish festival. We also mention vintage utopian novel Ecotopia and the new Joyride podcast.
Thanks to our generous sponsor The Beer Mongers and our Patreon donors that keep us going!
Calendar
August 11: Pam Nichols Art Show at Western Bike Works Tigard 6pm
August 14: Bike Scout Scavenger Hunt
September 17: Tour de Brew
Headlines
From KBOO Bike Show: Meg Keys Interviews The Bike Snob
From OregonLive.com via Logan Smith
BMW to challenge Car2Go with its own Portland car-sharing service
From CNNMoney via Tim Mooney
China’s ‘elevated bus’ that glides over traffic completes first road test
Mail
Aqua listened to all the episodes! Who else has?
Mary in PDX was amused by our Pie-A-Thon episode.
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