The Super Excellent Not Too Serious Bike That Goes Nowhere Podcast

After a week off in which Mere drove from Oklahoma to Canada with two dogs and a 15 year old, and Frank learned to put his sandals up out of Nellie's reach...we're back! We get caught up, talk pupdates, Echelon news, and Karate Kid: Legends! Frank has masterminded a brilliant Echelon Leaderboard Alignment Chart, so settle in and let us know where you find yourself most days.

In this episode Frank and Mere explore the possibilities of taking the podcast on the road. Would it be an epic adventure or an epic fail? Who would drive? Who controls the radio? Can Mere visit all the roadside attractions or is Frank a meanie? We (Mere) had many technical difficulties which Frank has handled masterfully to bring you this fun-filled episode. Mere also reviews the Bed & Breakfast where she has been residing for the past couple of weeks and of course there are pupdates and some Echelon news for you all as well! Enjoy!

Be prepared to smile until your cheeks hurt! Frank and Mere sit down for a chinwag with UK instructor Sarah Moheb-Ahanchi. We cover a wide range of topics from ballet, to singing, mass transit, candy, and of course, Pupdates! We get an exclusive scoop on Susanna Barrett and their friendship of many years. We laughed so hard, but also gained wisdom in the areas of what we can do to help ourselves and others heal. Sarah was incredibly generous with her time and insight and we are so thankful that she is part of the Echelon Team!

Frank and Mere get a new podcast co-host and Remy gets a new bestie. We catch up on the latest Echelon news the good, the bad, and the ugly. Mere is moving…still. There is much to discuss!

Frank and Mere hop across the pond for an interview with Echelon Instructor, Marilena Schnorrenberg, of the London Studio! Delightful banter and deep discussion of cakes ensues! We learn some ways to reframe our thinking to reach our goals and feel better while we sweat together. There is a lot of travel talk for a show about a Bike That Goes Nowhere, but seems to take us everywhere! Enjoy!

Bloopers, Barre, and Big Babies-Oh my! This episode has a little something for everyone. We catch up on moving news, discuss new class types and programs available on Echelon, provide Pupdates and review several of our favorite TV shows and podcasts. Enjoy!

Frank and Mere talk to the reigning queen of high energy dance fun, Lindsay Kaplan. She is not only a Miami Instructor, but Head of Talent for Echelon. We talk about all things Echelon, volunteering for dog rescues, photography, a possible new career as a DJ, and running in costumes. You won't want to miss this one!

Frank and Mere catch up on their latest adventures, favorite shows, and basketball. Frank can't believe Meredith has never seen A Few Good Men, but Mere finds it equally shameful that Frank has not watched a single Sharknado film. Pupdates and fun leaderboard names are shared as well.

Frank and Mere get the scoop from Audrey Johnson on how she stays sane, which piece of Echelon equipment is her favorite, what is was like visitng Chattanooga, and winning a Run Disney race entry as well as a stay at Animal Kingdom! How did she end up in the front at the starting line? How much does her family love her for winning that prize? We also figure out how we can all add more Echelon equipment to our homes and Mere has some great tips!

Join Frank and Mere as they catch up Echelon news, pupdates, past episodes, and what to watch. Get answers to age old questions like, "Would Mere move to Arizona just to get out of Daylight Savings Time?" and "Does Remy like potato chips?" Plus, learn a couple of interesting tidbits about the hosts as they go off script with reckless abandon. It's all in good fun!

Frank and Mere sit down for a gloriously long chat with the one and only Dani Dellarco! We appreciate her taking the time from her busy schedule as an Echelon Miami Instructor to give us some insight into her philosophy on life, liberty, and the pursuit of a personal best.

Frank and Mere talk with Echelon community member and human extraordinare, Justin Kees. Are his legs insured? How many baseball cards does he have? Why is he turning the tables and questioning the hosts? So much fun talking about baseball, spreading positivity through Jamming with Justin, riding to the moon, and working toward goals.

Frank and Mere discuss all things under the sun including, running, Las Vegas buffets, pupdates, Echelon News, a little accidental wearing of women's clothing, and a return of fun leaderboard names!

Join Frank and Mere for a delightful conversation with Echelon Rider, Strider, Rower, and Fitpasser, Kami Young! Learn valuable tips for outdoor riding and bike commuting, hear how Kami and her family made history in the best way, and find out Buddy's origin story. We delve into a major health issue that Kami faced and her experiences with all that was involved including an Echelon comeback.After the interview, Frank and Mere discuss pupdates and TV, along with an enthralling tale about a Donut Run!Thanks for listening!

Frank Truong and Meredith Willis head up this new season of the podcast. We're bringing new segments including pupdates and have a list of Echelon community, instructors, and team members a mile long to interview.This episode reminds you a little bit about who we are (Frank & Mere) and why we're doing this (we're mad for all things Echelon). Many thanks to Sheldon Young for re-recording our amazing theme song that he wrote, played, and sang and to Abe Kelledjian for helping us get up and running and assisting us with publishing!This podcast is truly a team effort and YOU the community are part of that team! Thank you for joinging us on this amazing journey and we'll try to keep the workout words to a minimum!

Recorded June 20, 2024 ***NOTE: The s-bomb is dropped a couple of times during this episode*** Welcome to the last episode before our summer hiatus! The podcast will resume September 2nd, 2024. In this episode...... [0:45] Meredith's bidding doers [4:00] The 4th of July....in Canada, and, fireworks and sparklers [10:00] Sharkside of the Moon and other things we're watching/have watched [15:46] Echelon cruise and swimming with pigs [16:27] Hockey update...or not [17:10] Echelon news (upcoming rides) [17:56] Abe gets a package in the mail [27:38] Some sad news [29:44] Meredith found someone to do her bidding [35:19] Special correspondent Kelli Quinn (Pig Mom) reporting from the Spartan race [47:04] Did You Know

Record date - June 14, 2024 Meredith is back from Italy and we start this episode with a recap of her amazing trip to Firenze (Florence)! [9:19] - Abe recaps his year-end show [13:15] - Highlight of Meredith's trip [17:07] - Uncrustables; or as Abe called them, Unrustables [22:11] - Abe does the Foster Threshold Tal kTest [33:22] - Echelon News [41:09] - Fun LB names [47:10] - Shoutouts [53:45] - Did You Know preamble [55:23] - Actual Did You Know

Recorded May 30, 2024 Well, it's finally happened. The showdown you've all been waiting (maybe?) for! After weeks, nay months, of Abe calling his clock "institutional", Matthew Ogus joins the podcast to set the record straight. Will Abe get his comeuppance, or will there be "peace" between our conflicted Canadians? And what do cheese knives, horseradish, and Wapakoneta, Ohio, have to do with anything? Find out on this episode of the Bike That Goes Nowhere podcast!

In this week's episode, we chat with Rick Pialet - a retired USAF and United Airlines pilot . Shortly after trading in his wings for spin shoes, Rick came face to face with a life changing event - long COVID. Meredith and Abe chat with Rick about this long road to recovery, and his experiences as a pilot.

Happy Memorial Day to our American friends! In this episode, Meredith recaps her visit to The Flying Pig Bed 'n Breakfast*, and all the fun things she did while in Missouri. We have some cruise news, as well as our usual segments to round out this episode. 00:55 Meredith thinks she's a princess! 2:25 Meredith recaps her Missouri trip 7:59 Aquarium yoga 10:36 Watcha listenin' to? 14:40 Hillbilly Handfishin' (and yes - we googled it) 19:04 Color Guard, Harry Potter, and Meredith 22:23 Is Abe a robot? 24:06 Echelon news - Who's cruisin' who? 28:47 Meredith, the world traveller 34:33 More Echelon news 37:35 Do you chunk or chuck? 40:26 Fun LB names 46:24 Shoutouts 51:10 Did You Know? *Disclaimer - the Flying Pig Bed 'n Breakfast is not an actual Bed 'n Breakfast

Welcome to this special 100th episode of the Bike That Goes Nowhere podcast! To help us celebrate this milestone, Alex Zelin (Hufflepuffle), and Kelli Quinn (Pig Mom) join us for some "pre-arranged by Meredith" shenanigans who is recording from the Flying Pig Bed and Breakfast in Missouri! [3:15] Meet Hoss [7:40] Who is going on the Margaritaville cruise? [11:00] "Relics" - Antiquing with Alex, Kelli, and Meredith [14:59] Putting our special guests to work [15:37] Abe flips the tables on Meredith on the Q&A which includes questions like "Who would win in a bar fight if Meredith and Abe fought each other", and "What is your Roman Empire" [37:55] Alex's OD adventures with her cat stroller [40:56] What is Kelli training for? [42:13] Spring into Action challenge [43:00] Watcha watchin'/readin'? [48:41] Fun LB names [53:45] Shoutouts [1:00:44] Did You Know *The show Abe was referencing at the end is "The Boy from Oz"

Recorded May 9, 2024 This week, Meredith and Abe chat with triathlete and former figure skater, Pam Rosenberg (aka PamChicago). To say the hour flew by is an understatement! Pam does so much for the Echelon community, that we just couldn't pass up an opportunity to get to know her better!

Recorded May 3, 2024 It's been almost a full year since Abe joined the podcast (May 15, 2023), so not only will we be celebrating Abe's "podiversary", but we are one episode away from our 100th podcast! So, we thought we'd open it up to your questions. Have anything to ask Meredith or Abe? Anything at all? Reach out through IG or FB, or email abebikepodcast@gmail.com and we'll answer your questions in our 100th episode! As always, we appreciate you listening to our podcast! 2:15 - The $15 surprise from the estate sale 8:35 - An apology to Abe....what???? And...grading 17:53 - What was Abe doing in Toronto? 18:43 - Watcha watchin'? 27:42 - Echelon News, a Correction Corner, and Meredith creating drama! 46:06 - Fun LB names 50:00 - Shoutouts 54:20 - Experts segment - HRZ 1:07:30 - Did You Know

(Recorded April 16, 2024) Where in the world is Janet Adams? She's on the Super Excellent, Not TOO Serious, Bike That Goes Nowhere podcast, of course! Join us this week as we catch up with Janet Adams. We talk about her upcoming (now past) surgery, hiking, Ollie, cooking, traveling, and her experience in fostering. If you're missing Janet on the bike, load up one of her classes OD, and tune in to this week's podcast!

The title of this episode should be "Jump Around", because that's what Meredith and Abe do quite a bit of in this episode! From flashbacks to her college days, to learning new words, we suggest you jump right in with both feet into this week's episode! [1:55] Meredith was IDd! [7:44] Correction Corner...from a future episode. What??? [11:09] Echelon News (part 1) [13:15] Gardening with Meredith, or, a lesson in organization [15:48] Just Like Mom [17:21] Pawning off pickle flavored jelly beans [19:08] Watcha Watchin'? [24:34] Other Echelon News (part 2) [25:12] Accountability Update [27:03] More Echelon News (part 3) [28:51] Words! Some new, some Canadian [31:33] Fun LB names [34:09] Shoutouts [37:48] Meredith is joining the carnival [39:09] Experts Segment with Jama Oliver [52:22] Did You Know

Recorded April 9, 2024 It's been nearly two years (August 2022) since Ryn has been on the podcast, so Meredith and Abe thought it would be a good idea to catch up with this beautiful person of Echelon and see what's new. We talk a bit about Eche-hubby, cheese straws and Big Parma (yes, you read that right), and instant Correction Corner for Abe, and we even talk about possible ways to redeem all your Ryn points! In addition to all the laughter throughout the episode, the lesson learned here is "Don't yuck someone's yum"!

Recorded April 4, 2024 We're back with another episode of tomfoolery and shenanigannery. In this episode, we talk about Meredith's bloomers (take a breath...we mean her blooming flowers), fun with Peeps, Echelon news, an Experts segment, and we round out the episode with a dad joke! [00:40] - Intro, flowers, Mother Nature, and Cilantro [3:57] Ponca City - the little town with a big town attitude [5:16] Catch up with Abe - spoiler alert - little did Abe know that at the time of this recording, he was incubating a flu bug and had to miss the show he talked about [8:25] Fun with Peeps [16:15] Most likely the best segue on the face of the planet! Okay...in all honesty, it was a bit of a stretch, but Abe tried! [20:43] Meredith's training update [24:09] Echelon news [28:54] Fun LB names [31:45] Shoutouts [37:51] Experts segment [43:57] "Height" matters! [46:15] Did You Know [49:04] We close out the show with a fabulous dad joke!

This is no April Fool's joke, but the laughs are aplenty! We finally nabbed the elusive Sparkyroo, and may have held him against his will to be a guest on the podcast. Truth be told, Meredith had to do some unconscionable things just to secure him as our guest! In this episode, we talk about Lionel's Echelon journey, cats, and....clogging (?) - not what you may think it is...or at least not what Lionel thought it was! Grab your side because it's sure to ache from all the laughing from this episode!

Oh boy...are we ever in a bit of a pickle with this episode (hehehehe). The shenanigans continue with talk of pickles, bubble tea, sleep meditation and Echelon news. We also have the usual shoutouts and fun LB names, a bit of a different take on an experts segment with Reed, and a proper Did You Know! Buckle up for another fun episode! [00:00] Quick catch-up, and Meredith's anxiety [04:37] Abe's "trip" [05:29] Watcha watchin'? [09:20] Spring has sprung, and why Meredith hates summer [12:32] Meredith's birthday - and Abe's gift to her (and you) [23:30] Stop the presses! Abe tried something new! [25:51] Don't ask Meredith to store anything in a safe place! [29:05] Echelon News [46:08] Abe tries sleep meditation with Ryn [53:36] Fun LB names [55:51] Shout outs [1:01:54] Ask the Experts [1:11:30] Did you Know?

Recorded March 2, 2024 May we interest you in some pancake? As in Mr. Pancake? This week, Meredith and Abe sit down with the one and only Mr. Pancake, Rob Mount, and chat about all things fitness, food, video games, Harry Potter, and Australia. Meredith even tries to solicit some free legal advice for Abe, should he find himself in a little trouble with the law! What a fun episode this was to record! We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed our time with Mr. Pancake!

Recorded March 7, 2024 It looks like our highly scientific study has concluded, and Abe did not catch Meredith's COVID through the interwebs. He lives to podcast another day! Join us this week as we talk about shows we're watching, cola wars, odd food combos, and an Experts segment! 1:35 - Watcha watchin'? **Spoiler Alert** we talk a little about Traitors Season 2 and forget to mention "spoiler alert" beforehand. Let the record reflect that at 6:50 into the podcast, Meredith admitted that "Abe was right" - Meredith Turner Willis, March 7, 2024. 13:41 - Meredith's paradigm shift 14:43 - Pepsi or Coke? 15:56 - You heard it here first! What is Meredith up to now, and what does it have to do with Peeps? 19:35 - Abe's traumatizing DM to Meredith 22:50 - MCDistance Challenge wrap up ride 26:04 - Clockgate! The saga continues! 29:58 Echelon News 32:40 Fun LB names 34:53 Shoutouts 44:50 Ask the Experts - featuring Reed 53:21 Did You Know?

It's been a hot minute since we've had a chance to catch up with some of our instructors, so, Meredith and Abe decided it was time to have a catch up with Reed. Join us as we talk about the wedding, travel, food and DOTA 2!

Recorded February 24, 2024 Meredith has COVID! We didn't want to spread the 'rona to our guest digitally, so we thought we'd put Abe in the line of fire and do another Meredith and Abe episode for this week and test the theory whether or not it can spread through the interwebs! [00:00] Introduction and what Meredith has been doing this week, other than suffering. Who's kidding who - it's mostly about Meredith suffering

Record date: February 13, 2024 Meredith tried to shirk her podcast duties by running away to Canada, but fortunately, Abe tracked her down to bring you this latest episode! OK...we all know Meredith wasn't really avoiding recording. This is what happens when Abe has control over the episode description! Also, no Experts segment this episode - we didn't get a chance to connect with Jama, so the Experts segment will return on our next episode. [00:00] No snow for you! [2:36] Superbowl - what does Abe ACTUALLY know about sportsball [4:24] Bringing back vibes - clocks [8:21] More Superbowl talk and Meredith's favourite (favorite for the U.S.) commercial [9:49] Las Vegas & art [12:30] Stalking awareness [15:39] Meredith's delusions of grandeur - this podcast isn't winning ANY awards

Record Date: February 6, 2024 Meet Adrienne Kern. Unlike most people, she prefers skiing in the cold rather than long walks on a beach! She's a Guinea Pig mom, a "hooman" mom, a vegetarian (wait until you hear her answer to 3 questions), and a bit of an overthinker who doesn't always follow directions, but will almost always be there by your side to celebrate your milestones. We had so much fun chatting with Adrienne - we hope you enjoy this episode!

Record date: February 1, 2024 If laughter is the best medicine, then neither Meredith nor Abe should ever be sick! Another laughter-filled episode is here! 00:00 - Meredith and Abe catch up on the week(s) they've had, and "moo" points? 08:36 - Travis and Taylor, dynamite, and Adrienne K? 11:02 - Bunny goes to the vet 15:43 - Abe learns a new word 20:58 - Meredith's new Netflix recommenation 26:45 - Echelon news 44:58 - Fun LB names 47:14 - Shoutouts 56:31 - Ask the Experts - Jama joins Abe to chat about fueling your body 1:04:35 - Did You Know! 1:15:00 - Meat sweats

Record date: January 27, 2024 Today, Meredith and Abe get a little saucy with their guest Christine Carscadden. She has terrific ideas for newbies and oldies alike on Echelon community involvement and how to give as good as you get. Tune in for all her tips & tricks!

Record Date: January 18, 2024 In this week's episode, Meredith creates a new verb! Meredith and Abe talk...surprise, surprise...about Harry Potter, trash, and toilets. Plus, Jama Oliver joins us to talk about routines for beginners. Enjoy! 5:27 - Brussel sprouts, cabbage, and cabbage salad (different than coleslaw) 7:38 - Out of the mouths of babes! 10;25 - Dress shopping - it's not what you think 11:18 - What's Meredith watching? 12:08 - The things we (Meredith) do to secure a guest on the podcast, Jama's 90 minute New Year ride, and rowing with Amber 16:12 - Will Abe ever do a marathon? 18;26 - Correction Corner...is the correctee correcting the corrector? 22:33 - Is Abe turning into an EMR? 24:16 - Meredith's potatoes 26:01 - Meredith's new house 28:58 - Recycling and green bins 30:50 - Neighbor trash talk 32:45 - Echelon News 39:15 - Fun LB names 47:45 - Ask the Experts! 56:49 - Did You Know?

Our first guest of 2024 is a proud member of Canada's EhTeam! He not only survived a life-altering event, but grew strength and inspiration from it to become a healthier version of himself! Enjoy our chat with Ryan Friesen!

Record date: Thursday, January 4, 2024 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! WE'RE BAAAAACK! Before hitting record, Meredith and Abe were thinking: "we don't have a lot to talk about". Uh-hmmmm...1 hour and 41 minutes later... Granted, there is a 20 minute segment with Jama who has some important news to share about the upcoming schedule change. So, let's get right to it! P.S. How many times does Meredith admit to being unhinged in this episode? Recap of the past month and an update on Meredith's move Meredith's recent travels - Canada, then Las Vegas - big news from Meredith! Abe's Christmas recap How Starbucks thwarted Meredith's drink stealing A deeper dive into Meredith's culinary adventure in Las Vegas Get back into the swing of things, and missing the bike Harry Potter chat, and why is Abe surprised that Meredith has potion bottles? Echelon News - okay, who's kidding who. It's all about Echelon Worlds! Fun Leader Board names Shoutouts Soapgate continues! Jama Oliver joins us for an update on the upcoming schedule change Did You Know Meredith's irrational fear of "Did You Know"

How do you follow an episode featuring the Three Amigos of Echelon (episode 79)? Simple! You hit up the last remaining uninterviewed (is that a word?) Echelon instructor, Marc Penna! Join Meredith and Abe as they chat with Marc about roller coasters, joining Echelon, Member Appreciation Week in Chattanooga, but most importantly, Marc's Harry Potter house! Reminder: Meredith and Abe are taking a couple of weeks off. New episodes will resume on January 8th, 2024! Whatever holiday you celebrate, may it be filled with lots of love, peace, and happiness! Best wishes to you and yours, from all of us that Super Excellent, Not Too Serious, Bike that Goes Nowhere Podcast!

A bit of a twist today. Normally, this episode would be one where Meredith and Abe chat a bit, cover Echelon news, do some fun names, shoutouts, an experts segment, and the ever-so-popular feature - Did You Know! Well...did you know....that today's episode is actually an interview...kind of. When Lou Lentine offers to come on the podcast to talk about concerns members are having, and brings John Santo (Chief Product Officer, and Chief Technology Officer), along with Mike Rabinovitz (Chief Marketing Officer) with him, we reschedule the regular episode! We start this episode with a bit of pre-interview banter, and then get right into it! [5:16] Interview [1:23:25] Meredith talks sportsball and surprisingly, Abe knew it was basketball! Hey Abe...who was that third guy again? [1:27:00] Pelvis talk - yep - you read that correctly. It's a natural progression into our experts segment about pelvic floor workouts [1:28:45] Ask the Experts segment - and guys - you can benefit from pelvic floor workouts as well! Also, coming January 1 - 90 minute New Year ride with Jama! For the record - Abe did not forget the name of the podcast. As he gets older, he forgets sometimes to do the extro to the show.

As we enter what some have dubbed as "the most wonderful time of the year", Christmas came early for Abe, as the podcast features a potentially new recurring segment called Correction Corner! Our guest today is Abe's newest bestie as she corrects Meredith in what "stanning" REALLY means...and confirms that "the Med" is a thing! Enjoy this episodes featuring one of the Leaderboard's greatest cheerleaders, Marcie Fincher!

Meredith and Abe are at it again! This time, Abe is making Meredith work on Thanksgiving - probably because he didn't get an invite to Thanksgiving dinner! Let the shennanigannery begin! [1:21] Who the heck is Penopoly?| [4:34] WKRP in Cincinnati [5:28] Thanksgiving trivia [10:00] Abe's new tattoos - yes! He got two! [14:16] Harry Potter (are you surprised, though?) [15:25] Turkey Talk [20:22] The Twin Flame Cult [22:25] No Christmas decorations at Meredith's house this year & Vegas for New Year's [26:03] Echelon News [40:40] Fun LeaderBoard names [49:54] Shoutouts [57:09] Meredith's 3200 workout shoutout [1:00:56] Ask the Experts [1:11:54] Did you Know

Meet Alexis Contreras! Meredith and Abe had a great time chatting with her and learning all about her assistant Ricky, errrr Richy, errr Ricardo, and about The United States of Miami!

Well, the cat is out of the proverbial bag. Abe has a medical procedure and Meredith is here for it; but, who is Stan??? Lots of Echelon news to share this week, as well as the usual gang of suspects - fun LB names, shoutouts, and, Did You Know! Due to the busy nature of MAW in Chattanooga, there is no experts segment for this episode, but we hope to have Jama and Eden back in two weeks. Also, Marcellus Gilmore Edson was a Canadian chemist and pharmacist in 1884. This will make sense when you get to Did You Know! [1:26] Abe's medical procedure [2:27] Who the heck is Stan [5:32] Meredith's new show pick [10:00] Rain or snow? [12:30] Abe's new ice cream adventure [14:10] More Harry Potter stuff [16:25] Echelon news - The music controversy and app issues [26:24] Echelon news - Member Appreciation Week ...if you're in the US or the UK at least [35:26] Why Abe does not like Cadence rides [38:00] Meredith's secret hobby [41:02] More Echelon news - wedding bells are ringing [42:08] More Echelon news - a new feature for OD [43:33] Echelon UK is hiring [47:24] Shoutout to Marsha Goldberg and her daughter, Reese [49:57] Fun LB names - and confirmation on Venice and whether or not it stinks [57:20] Shoutouts [1:03:37] Did you know

It looks like Abe has found himself an ally in his fight to not turn this into a Harry Potter podcast! Join Meredith and Abe this week as they chat with LaceyLu about all things Echelon, fitness, Harry Potter, and Florida!

Happy Hallowe'en everyone! Meredith and Abe are back with another (mostly) laughter filled episode as they recap their weeks! [2:44] Matthew Perry [7:13] Canada's ultra-super-secret weapon [9:46] Abe's Toronto getaway and train experience [14:41] Six the Musical in Toronto [22:56] Meredith finishes A Court of Thorns and roses by Sarah J. Maas [26:27] Killers of the Flower Moon [31:05] Um (or uhm) vs Erm, and Canadian/British vs American spelling [34:26] Echelon News [39:52] Shoutout to the Femmes Folles [42:06] Trickery in loving math [43:27] Fun LB names [49:52] Shoutouts [57:07] Ask the Experts - thanks for the question Sarah Smile [1:11:31] Did You Know

In this week's episode, Meredith and Abe speak with Echelon instructor, Nikita, about yoga, sound baths, and meditation. Meredith, as always, asks the hard-hitting, heavy journalistic question - which is better? Thai food, or Dutch food! Join us as we get to know Nikita and learn more about how she came to Echelon, fitness, and her experience getting a Sak Yant tattoo!

If laughter is the best medicine, then Meredith and Abe should be the healthiest specimens to ever exist! We start this episode with, yep, you guessed it, more laughter, and more Velveeta talk. Poor Velveeta! [3:34] Abe recaps his week and talks about his favourite Starbucks (non-sponsor) order [6:05] Meredith shares her own "fun" Starbucks (non-sponsor) story and how she traumatized a poor 18 year old barista! [12:17] Saying farewell to Marsha Goldberg [16:17] Update on Shana Saka (former Echelon instructor currently in Israel) [18:43] Presents for Meredith & achieving her long term goal of teaching (YAY Meredith)! [25:08] What do Beauty and the Beast, Twilight, and 50 Shades of Grey have in common? [30:17] Meredith makes a huge admission! You're welcome, Matthew! [31:07} Meredith and Abe (kind of) discuss beer, and Abe's lack of adventure when it comes to food [34:27] Echelon news [40:03] Fun LB names [44:15] Shoutouts [57:35] WWJED - only this week, Jama is solo and talks about how to keep your little ones busy while you set aside time for working out, or preparing meals, or just need some "you" time! [1:06:04] Did You Know! [1:09:16] Open invitation to be on the podcast! [1:13:05] Clumpies vs Ice Cream Show update

In this episode, Meredith and Abe chat with Sheri Chesness about all things Echelon, hot dishes, zombie apocalypses, Harry Potter, and dogs! For the record, this episode was recorded before E69 where Abe shared with Meredith that he is in fact a Hufflepuff and his patronus is an Irish Wolfhound.