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Padraig

When playing drums in a rock and roll band didn't turn at to be as lucrative as he'd hoped, Padraig left his hometown of Memphis to pursue an MFA in poetry at UMASS Amherst. Writing about his other love, bicycles, seemed a natural progression; certainly it paid better than either poetry or rock music. His work has appeared everywhere from Bicycling Magazine to the LA Times. His feature, "My Day With Ilya," won a Lowell Thomas Award for travel writing. These days he lives in Sonoma County, California, where he attempts to inspire his two demitasse ninja with the wonder of bikes. Favorites: flavor: maple; wine: Boheme Pinot Noir; beer: Russian River Pliny the Elder; neurochemical: dopamine; poetry: Andrew Hudgins; fiction: Thomas Pynchon; music: David Sylvian; comedy: Firesign Theater; event: 8-Hours of Wente.

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Paceline Podcast 272

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Beyond being a vehicle for fun and games, the bicycle can be a force for change, right? John looks at how cycling infrastructure could solve at least a few different societal…
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At the Bench: Pranking

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Whether it goes without saying or not, I'm going to say it: The bike industry does not always attract the most professional of individuals. During my time I heard any number…
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Outspoken Cyclist 590

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Guests: Ash Lovell; Craig Calfee We begin today with Ash Lovell from People for Bikes. Her official title is Electric Bicycle Policy and Campaign Director and our…
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Enter the Deuce 4

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This week’s show looks at why when friends offered to help, I simply froze. As a kid, I tended to not ask for help until it was too late, if I asked at all. My gut tells me…
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Paceline Podcast 270

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This week John talks winter riding. Actual winter, not the imitation stuff some folks have had this year. He looks at some of the considerations necessary to keep riding when…
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Paceline Podcast 269

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John has come down with Covid and he did so just in time for his 50th birthday. Birthday celebration plans take a back seat to a communicable disease, as it turns out. …
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Enter the Deuce 3

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In this episode the doctors tell us just what they think is wrong with Matthew. They also give us some sense of how things might go and because they want us hopeful, they…
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Enter the Deuce 2

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If you're a parent, you have some idea of how the birth of a child is supposed to go. After the most intense experience of the mother's life (and sometimes the dad's, too),…
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Enter the Deuce 1

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Back in 2013 when my youngest son was born he almost died less than three minutes after his birth. He had a condition that would have been terminal when I was born. He was…

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