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Family Pedals

Sarah Kopper

Listen as Sarah Kopper chats with families questioning the status quo and living life a little bit differently. From the bakfiets to the bus, families are finding ways to get around without...

Episodes

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All-Season Adventures with Doug Dunlop

Doug Dunlop joins me for the final episode of the spring. Many of you may know him from his blog and social media presence where he shares h...

29:43May 15, 2018

Bike Month with Beth Rosenbarger

In celebration of Bike Month, I am releasing a bonus episode! Bloomington's bicycle and pedestrian coordinator, Beth Rosenbarger, joins me t...

19:40May 2, 2018

Advocacy in Arlington with Gillian Burgess

Gillian Burgess and I chat on Episode 19 all about family biking in Arlington, Virginia. She shares both how she became involved with her ci...

30:02May 1, 2018

Bunch Bikes with Aaron Powell

Aaron Powell is the owner of Bunch Bikes , formerly known as Urban Tribe Cargo Bicycles . We first chatted in late February, but I held off...

30:27Apr 17, 2018

Babes with Babes on Bikes with Leslie Lilly

Today I’m welcoming my friend Leslie Lilly to the show. She and I met through a group she created in Austin: Babes with Babes on Bikes. Ever...

26:46Apr 3, 2018

Cargo Bike Republic with Kerry Waldman

Kerry Waldman has been riding and working on bikes for most of his life, and now shares that passion with his daughter through their cargo b...

29:47Mar 20, 2018

Multi-Modal Transportation with Natanya Bittman

Natanya Bittman joins me for Episode 15. She and her husband are exploring the feasibility of selling their second car and being a one-car f...

37:15Mar 6, 2018

Newly Car-Free with Jessica Maceira

Last year the Maceira family went from two cars to one. After a positive experience with that change, they sold their second car and are now...

30:39Feb 20, 2018

Yellow Bike Project with Savanna Adams

My friend Savanna joins me to talk about biking with her two young boys, how electric assist has changed her biking life, and the work of th...

25:21Feb 6, 2018

Yuba Bikes with founder Ben Sarrazin

Yuba Bikes founder Ben Sarrazin joins me for Episode 12. He shares what inspired him to create the company, how the bikes have evolved over...

31:57Jan 23, 2018

The Bike Year with Bill Brodegard

Bill Brodegard joins me in Episode 11 to share how his family's "bike year" is going. Last spring they sold their car and committed to the a...

33:42Jan 9, 2018

Small Town Cycling with Rachel Jonat of the Minimalist Mom

Rachel Jonat, founder of the Minimalist Mom blog, joins me for Episode 10. We chat about her experience with active transportation in very d...

47:29Dec 12, 2017

Electric Bikes and Inclusivity with Dave Cohen of Vbike

Dave Cohen, the founder of Vbike , joins me for Episode 9. We have a wide ranging discussion that covers Vbike origins and role in the commu...

39:09Nov 28, 2017

Planning, Parking, and Pedaling with Lindsay Bayley

Lindsay Bayley is a planner for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. She joins me on the show to talk about how she became car-free...

38:56Nov 14, 2017

Talking (Bike) Shop with Elsbeth Cool

Elsbeth is back for another episode, this time talking about her business-- Four Star Family Cyclery . She shares what they do (cargo bike r...

47:16Oct 31, 2017

Switching to Cycling with Elsbeth Cool

Elsbeth Cool was car-free for years in Chicago before becoming a cargo bike enthusiast and now owner of Four Star Family Cyclery . In this e...

55:53Oct 17, 2017

Active Transportation Advocacy with Lisa Corriveau

Lisa Corriveau--aka Spokesmama --joins me for Episode 5 to talk about living car-free in Vancouver, British Columbia. She shares how she sta...

43:54Oct 3, 2017

Family Bike Camping with Mark Stosberg

Mark Stosberg joins me for Episode 4. He lives a car-lite life in Bloomington, Indiana with his wife and two kids. In addition to riding all...

42:23Sep 19, 2017

Creative Car-Sharing with Caitlin Macklin

My friend Caitlin Macklin joins me for Episode 3. She is a parent, teacher, and active transportation enthusiast living in Austin, Texas. We...

39:54Sep 5, 2017

Cycling in Suburbia with Chris Wharton

In episode two I interview Chris Wharton. Chris and his family live in Gilbert, Arizona--a suburb in the sprawling Phoenix metropolitan area...

51:49Aug 22, 2017