Podcasts about bismark

Chronicles of War Ep 8: Bismark by KBVU 97.5 The Edge

Como el canciller Bismark, hay dos cosas de las que disfruto mucho y que no quiero saber como se hacen: las salchichas y las leyes. Tomar decisiones políticas implica tensiones, disensos, malentendidos y suspicacias entre los actores implicados, porque es un juego de poder donde lo que un partido gana, el otro lo pierde.

Sexual History and Marriage: Does Virginity Still Matter Today?

Consistent Records proudly presents: Consistent Radio! Each month we've got for you a mix of established techno DJs as well as talented local heroes from around the world, hosted by Arthur van Dyk. Broadcasted at: - In Progress Radio (www.inprogressradio.com/) every Saturday from 8pm - 10pm CET. Tune in every weekend and keep track of the movement here: - linktr.ee/CONSISTENTRADIO - www.facebook.com/ConsistentRadio - www.instagram.com/consistentradio/ - @consistent-radio IDs 00:00:00 Sebastiaan Hooft - Transmitter 00:04:25 Charles D - Control 00:08:53 Slim Black - Eternum (Sebastiaan Hooft Remix) 00:13:59 Silvius - Distopic (Slim Black Remix) 00:20:15 Sergio Marini, Luke - Whoopee (Sebastiaan Hooft Remix) 00:27:54 Player - Player Three (Original Remaster) 00:29:21 Hans J - Talking (Original mix) 00:34:08 Sebastiaan Hooft - Franky Wah - Sunrise To The Morning (Sebastiaan Hooft Private Edit) 00:39:01 Sebastiaan Hooft, Raden (UK) - Transcendence (Original Mix) 00:44:29 Slim Black - Move To The Rhythm 00:51:45 Bismark vs. Sygma - Chrome (Sebastiaan Hooft Extended Remix) 00:56:53 Fabio Salvati - Basiliscus (Original Mix)

Ángel Martín y Vinila Von Bismark, charlan sin ningún tipo de filtro acerca del atropello que sufrió el 24 de Diciembre de 2024. En este podcast, Ángel Martín charla con personas acerca de sus problemas con la salud mental y de cómo se enfrentan o enfrentaron a ellos para poder seguir adelante. Un podcast que nace a raíz de la publicación del libro "Por si las voces vuelven" donde Ángel Martín explica un proceso que le llevo a tener que ser ingresado durante dos semanas en el ala de psiquiatría de un hospital. https://www.planetadelibros.com/libro-por-si-las-voces-vuelven/338928

Ángel Martín y Vinila Von Bismark, charlan sin ningún tipo de filtro acerca del atropello que sufrió el 24 de Diciembre de 2024. En este podcast, Ángel Martín charla con personas acerca de sus problemas con la salud mental y de cómo se enfrentan o enfrentaron a ellos para poder seguir adelante. Un podcast que nace a raíz de la publicación del libro "Por si las voces vuelven" donde Ángel Martín explica un proceso que le llevo a tener que ser ingresado durante dos semanas en el ala de psiquiatría de un hospital. https://www.planetadelibros.com/libro-por-si-las-voces-vuelven/338928

Ángel Martín y Vinila Von Bismark, charlan sin ningún tipo de filtro acerca del atropello que sufrió el 24 de Diciembre de 2024.En este podcast, Ángel Martín charla con personas acerca de sus problemas con la salud mental y de cómo se enfrentan o enfrentaron a ellos para poder seguir adelante.Un podcast que nace a raíz de la publicación del libro "Por si las voces vuelven" donde Ángel Martín explica un proceso que le llevo a tener que ser ingresado durante dos semanas en el ala de psiquiatría de un hospital. https://www.planetadelibros.com/libro-por-si-las-voces-vuelven/338928

Hey Midnighters, Ibiza is locking in its residencies, and the summer energy is building fast. From Amnesia to DC-10, the lineups are rolling out, and the island is gearing up for another legendary season. But one club that's making waves is UNVRS. It's something else entirely—pushing the boundaries of what a superclub can be. We expect next-level production, immersive experiences, and a sound system built to shake the soul.This week, I've been deep in the studio, refining my sound and drawing inspiration from the artists in this episode. Adam Beyer's precision-driven techno always delivers, while Marco Faraone and Felix Kröcher bring their signature power to the mix. And of course, my remix of Bismark & Sygma's ‘Chrome'—a track I had a lot of fun reimagining.Where are you listening from? Drop a comment or leave a review—it helps more Midnighters find the music and keeps the energy flowing.Sebastiaan

Hey Midnighters, Episode #145 is all about one thing—Crome. This week, I'm beyond excited to unveil my extended remix of Bismark vs. Sygma's ‘Chrome'—a track that's been a staple in my sets and now has my personal touch. This remix was born out of pure passion, crafted between the energy of Italy's underground and the deep focus of my Ibiza sessions. It's driving, hypnotic, and built for the dancefloor. If you're ready to experience it, you can pre-order it now:

A weekly podcast of progressive and uplifting Pure Trance music, presented by Solarstone. 01. anamē & Biishop - Tennessee Bloom [Anjunabeats]02. Melih Aydogan featuring Rayne - Without You [Black Hole]03. Maty Owl - Sounds Like Yellow [Explorations]04. Simon Sinfield - Latitude (2024 Mix) [Krafted Records]05. Kiholm & Kris O'Neil - Never Let Me Go [Fluentia Music]06. Slusnik Luna - Let Me Breathe (Orkidea Remix) [Pure Trance]07. Slam Duck - Withering Space [Forescape Digital]It's Not The Kind Of Thing We Usually Play... But We Like It Anyway:08. JWave - I Think I Love Her [ROSSI.HOME-GRXWN]09. Highlandr - Lets Go for a Ride (Bloom) [Theatre of the Mind]10. Aeon Shift - Elysian [Pure Trance NEON]11. ReLocate & Simon Anthony - Stratosphere [Molekular Sounds]12. Matt Smith - Trance Nation 2025 [Pure Trance NEON]One from the Archive:13. Solarstone & Scott Bond - Red Line Highway [Made In England]14. Super8 & Tab - XX [Flashover]15. Grant Trowbridge - Hong Lim Park (Activa Rework) [Borderline]16. Cold Blue - Bon Voyage [Subculture]Big Tune:17. Solarstone & Scott Bond - 3rd Earth (Ehren Stowers Remix) [Armada Captivating]Oh Yeah:18. Bismark vs. Sygma - Chrome (Sebastiaan Hooft Extended Remix) [Zoomer Records]Chillout Moment:19. AURORA - Runaway (Orchestral) [Decca]

Kaltenborn Edits the News 41-05-27 xxx Bismark Sunk

The gang gets together in the taproom to discuss the latest iteration of Quadrahopic, the newest Low-Hanging Ciders canned offering: Semi-Dry Cider, and entertain a spirited debate about what donut is the best donut. -- Have a question for us? If we read your question on an episode, you get a free Land-Grant shirt. Submit your question now over on our website! --  Want to try the beers we cover on the pod? head over to our handy Beer Finder or join us at the taproom. 

I call this episode “Anchor's Aweigh” for two reasons.  First, there is a potential seismic shift in federal sentencing coming, which would go far to eliminate what we call the dreaded “anchoring effect” of the draconian and deeply dysfunctional sentencing guidelines. If this passes, it will likely be the biggest change in guideline sentencing since Booker was decided twenty years ago. The other reason for the title is because the achor's up on the new ship of state, and anyone paying attention should feel deeply unmoored.  The vessel is powering through dark and dangerous waters, with seemingly nothing other than doom on the horizon, particularly when it comes to our criminal system.  If you are not a guidelines nerd, and you'd like to hear our take on recent pardons and relevant executive orders from the new administration, then fast forward to 24:30.   Lastly, please excuse the bad quality of the recording.  I had the pleasure of being in the same physical space ("IRL" as the kids call it) with Mark Allenbaugh, which is a very rare occurrence.  So we hunkered down in a booth at Jack's Steakhouse and Seafood in Bismark, North Dakota (https://jackssteakhouse.net), and recorded this episode. The "live" element without my good sound stuff explains why the recording is a little wonky.   IN THIS EPISODE: Proposed guideline amendments eliminating departures and limiting supervised release; Thoughts on the sweeping pardons issued by both the Biden and Trump administration; Thoughts on some of the new executive orders that will significantly impact  federal criminal law.   LINKS:    Link to public comment on guideline page: https://comment.ussc.gov/apex/r/ussc_apex/publiccomment/home   Link to proposed amendments:   https://www.ussc.gov/policymaking/federal-register-notices/federal-register-notice-proposed-2024-2025-amendments-published-december-2024   Past Set For Sentencing Episode on Pardons – This episode  (105) dropped at the beginning of January, before Pres. Biden cleared federal death row and issued sweeping “pre-emptive” pardons for his family and others: https://youtu.be/cuQrGO8HNlw?si=uIBxTauumZAqg5TU    

I'm thrilled to launch a new trilogy of double episodes: a lecture series by Professor Sarah Paine of the Naval War College, each followed by a deep Q&A.In this first episode, Prof Paine talks about key decisions by Khrushchev, Mao, Nehru, Bhutto, & Lyndon Johnson that shaped the whole dynamic of South Asia today. This is followed by a Q&A.Come for the spy bases, shoestring nukes, and insight about how great power politics impacts every region.Huge thanks to Substack for hosting this!Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform.SponsorsToday's episode is brought to you by Scale AI. Scale partners with the U.S. government to fuel America's AI advantage through their data foundry. The Air Force, Army, Defense Innovation Unit, and Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office all trust Scale to equip their teams with AI-ready data and the technology to build powerful applications.Scale recently introduced Defense Llama, Scale's latest solution available for military personnel. With Defense Llama, military personnel can harness the power of AI to plan military or intelligence operations and understand adversary vulnerabilities.If you're interested in learning more on how Scale powers frontier AI capabilities, go to scale.com/dwarkesh.Timestamps(00:00) - Intro(02:11) - Mao at war, 1949-51(05:40) - Pactomania and Sino-Soviet conflicts(14:42) - The Sino-Indian War(20:00) - Soviet peace in India-Pakistan(22:00) - US Aid and Alliances(26:14) - The difference with WWII(30:09) - The geopolitical map in 1904(35:10) - The US alienates Indira Gandhi(42:58) - Instruments of US power(53:41) - Carrier battle groups(1:02:41) - Q&A begins(1:04:31) - The appeal of the USSR(1:09:36) - The last communist premier(1:15:42) - India and China's lost opportunity(1:58:04) - Bismark's cunning(2:03:05) - Training US officers(2:07:03) - Cruelty in Russian history Get full access to Dwarkesh Podcast at www.dwarkeshpatel.com/subscribe

The Covenant Nation WOFBEC 2025 By Bishop Tudor Bismark 9th January 2025

The Covenant Nation WOFBEC 2025 By Bishop Tudor Bismark 8th January 2025

Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Rick Perlstein, historian, writer at The American Prospect, and author of his most recent book Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980. But first, they run through updates on Joe Biden's pardoning of Hunter, Trump's developing cabinet, Israel's ethnic cleansing of Gaza and developing annexation, Pete Hegseth's history of abuse, US arms to Ukraine, German VW workers strike, and the DNC chair race, before watching Kash Patel preview what he'll bring to the Trump administration live with Steve Bannon. Rick Perlstein then joins, as he, Sam, and Emma dive right into making sense of the social welfare promises made by vitriolic far-right populist regimes, be it Bismark's invention of unemployment, a KKK that supports single-payer healthcare, or an RFK healthcare regime that could reign in Big Pharma, assessing the actual value of these promises and the limited impact they have as fascist carrots, and emphasizing why these administrations focus on destroying institutions and systems, not building them. After expanding on the particular threat of an RFK-led world of public “health”, Perlstein dives into the unfortunate necessity of relying on experts for a well-functioning democracy, before turning fully toward the future of a new Trump Administration, unpacking why the failure of their fear-mongering policies – particularly when it comes to their insane deportation scheme – won't undermine the administration or its support, and why we need to rebuild our society's trust in the government's ability to help. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma discuss Trump's administration of “deep-state disruptors,” unpack Biden's pardoning of Hunter, and parse through a former Israeli Defense Minister's statements on Israel's “ethnic cleansing” of Gaza. They also talk with Clover from Central Valley about moving away from fascism and with Tammy from Illinois about academic paths under fascism, also watching Michael Knowles take a dip back into his acting career. Ali from Wisconsin asks about the potential of denaturalization under a new Trump administration, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Rick on Twitter here: https://x.com/rickperlstein Check out Rick's writing at the Prospect here: https://prospect.org/topics/rick-perlstein/ Check out "Reaganland: here: https://www.ampersandbooks.org/book/9781476793061 Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code majority to get 20% off your purchase! Check out today's sponsors: Cozy Earth: Want your Cozy Earth pajamas by Christmas? Order by December 13 for free shipping!  Missed it?  You can still get expedited shipping until December 20 to ensure it arrives in time. Don't wait—head to https://cozyearth.com/MAJORITYREPORT now and use my exclusive code MAJORITYREPORT for up to 40% off. Liquid IV: Stay hydrated through the holidays with Liquid I.V.  Get 20% off your first order of Liquid I.V. when you go to https://LiquidIV.com and use code MAJORITYREP at checkout. Manukora Honey: Head to https://manukora.com/majority to get $25 off the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook! Sunset Lake CBD: The folks over at Sunset Lake have kicked off their Black Friday sale. Right now, you can save 30% sitewide when you head to https://SunsetLakeCBD.com and use code FRIDAY. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

Prosper Ogum's removal from Kotoko's Interim Management Committee (IMC) was deliberate. Kwesi Appiah and Nana Apinkra have met Otumfuo to have him sacked - Bismark Owusu Bempah (Ayala) alleges.

REAL MADRID'S UCL SHOCKER! What's behind their 2-0 loss to Liverpool? Is Mbappé the real problem? Join the explosive debate with Ayala, Fiifi Manfred, and Javier Clemente!

In-depth preview: Real Madrid vs. Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League - Who will win?

Kingdom Life World Conference 2024 | Day 3 | Evening Session | Bishop Tudor Bismark.mp3

PRESERVED BY PRAYER By: Pastor Bismark Torglo. ANCHOR SCRIPTURE: PSALM 3:4-5; 40:1-2 Psalms 3:4-5 [4]I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. [5]I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. Psalms 40:1-2 [1] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. [2]He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. MESSAGE TOPIC: PRESERVED BY PRAYER By: Pastor Bismark Torglo

Didn't get my haircut today…gonna wait till Thursday. Shoulder pain from trimming Bismark palm fronds and carrying them to the front yard is severe and intense today. Weird what can make a body part hurt as we get older! I still don't think I have fully recovered from the hilly up and down the wicked inclines at the antique market in Mt. Dora this last Sunday. My old broken S5 L1 back isn't used to those steep inclines! The Music Authority Podcast...listen, like, comment, download, share, repeat…heard daily on Podchaser, Deezer, Amazon Music, Audible, Listen Notes, Mixcloud, Player FM, Tune In, Podcast Addict, Cast Box, Radio Public, Pocket Cast, APPLE iTunes, and direct for the source distribution site:  *Podcast - https://themusicauthority.transistor.fm/  AND NOW there is a website! TheMusicAuthority.comThe Music Authority Podcast! Special Recorded Network Shows, too! Different than my daily show! Seeing that I'm gone from FB now…Follow me on “X” Jim Prell@TMusicAuthority*Radio Candy Radio Monday Wednesday, & Friday 7PM ET, 4PM PT*Rockin' The KOR Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7PM UK time, 2PM ET, 11AM PT  www.koradio.rocks*Pop Radio UK Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 6PM UK, 1PM ET, 10AM PT! *The Sole Of Indie https://soleofindie.rocks/ Monday Through Friday 6-7PM EST!*AltPhillie.Rocks Sunday, Thursday, & Saturday At 11:00AM ET!November 19, 2024, Tuesday, act one…@Orbis 2.0 - TMA SHOW OPEN THEME@SUPER8UK - I Need You [SUPER 8 Goes JPop]@Holden Miller - Cool [Holden Miller V The State Of California]@Bright Like Stars - The Less You Know [Reflections]@Extra Arms - Space and Time [Radar] (@Setterwind Records)@Bill Lloyd - Miracle Mile [Working The Long Game] (@Big Stir Records) (@SpyderPop Records)@Soft Cotton County - Coward Of The Country Fair [10 Years of Travel]@Spun Out - Pale Green Sky [Dream Noise]@Eva Carboni - Wrong Place, Wrong Time [Blues Siren]@DoublePlusPop - You Can't Be Serious [Too Loud - Too Fast - Too Much] (koolkatmusik.com)@No Museums - Park [Lowways]@The Quireboys - Jeeze Louise [Wardour Street]@Andrew Gabbard - Donna-Lou [Ramble & Rave On!]@Hawkins - Wal-Mart [Say "Uncle"]@Kris Rab - Faith [It's About Time]@Joshua David Thayer - The Timeline Is Slipping [It Will Still Keep Feeling Rough]@Diablogato - Fire And Powder [Snake Oil Salvation] (@Rum Bar Records)@Blake - Love X Forever [Louder Than Sound] (@Subjangle)

Otto Addo has ruined and collapsed Black Stars; the team can never return to its former glory. - Bismark Owusu Bempah (Ayala) explains

Kingdom Life World Conference 2024 | Day 2 | Evening Session | Bishop Tudor Bismark

The human brain is an incredibly complex organ. We are all wired to process emotions, thoughts, and behaviours differently due to a range of factors, including our genetics and the environment. Sometimes, individuals develop serious mental health disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, or are considered neurodivergent, with neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism or ADHD. Learning how to understand the way that these experiences shape us is crucial to our overall wellbeing, which is why we are joined by our expert guest, Marie Bismark, to unpack all the nuances behind diagnosing mental health disorders and the best ways to manage them. Marie's biography: Professor Marie Bismark is a psychiatrist, public health physician, and health lawyer. She divides her time between New Zealand and Australia. In addition to her clinical work, Marie leads a research team at the University of Melbourne, focusing on the interface between patient safety and clinician wellbeing. She serves as a Director of several health sector organisations including the Royal Women's Hospital and Summerset aged care. Marie completed a Harkness Fellowship at Harvard and her research has influenced regulatory policy in Australia and internationally. In this episode, we dive deep into answering the following thorny questions:0:00 - Intro 2:35 - What is the definition of a mental health disorder?3:40 - What is bipolar disorder?7:35 - What is schizophrenia?9:55 - What is the role of medication and therapy in mental health treatment?12:40 - What is the role of the social determinants of health in developing mental health illness?14:00 - What are the causes of mental health disorders?15:55 - Why is developing self-awareness is the first step towards treatment?19:40 - Are there tests that can be done to confirm a mental health diagnosis?22:10 - How to determine the severity of a mental illness?26:10 - The role of family in supporting mentally unwell individuals28:05 - How should we be supporting caregivers?29:45 - What are the challenges and strengths of being neurodiverse? (Autism and ADHD)33:25 - What can workplaces do to support neurodiverse individuals?35:00 - How to best manage your ADHD to optimise functioning37:25 - How to best manage your Autism to optimise functioning38:50 - What happens if you are misdiagnosed42:05 - Why neurodiverse individuals often also have mental illness45:35 - The over-medicalisation of normal emotional responses48:30 - Why Marie decided to become a psychiatrist50:45 - What are the consequences of untreated mental health illness54:35 - What workplaces can do to support employees' mental wellbeing and resilience 56:40 - What is Marie's one wellbeing practice?57:20 - What is the role of nutrition and lifestyle changes to maintain mental wellbeing?Learn more about Marie:https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-bismark-2397831b/Learn more about Clearhead: https://www.myclearhead.com/

An anniversary special celebrating ten years in podcasting. Featuring old favourites and new alike. This episode has a particular focus on Germany in the war, with much more as well. Episode artwork:In Britain, without setting foot on it. A wounded German sailor from Bismarck is carried up a gangway by a British sailor. Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fightingthrough Full show notes, photos and transcript at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/104-tenth-anniversary-of-ww2-veterans-and-family-stories Reviews on main website:https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/reviews/new/ Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/FightingThrough Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulCheall Follow me on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/FightingThroughPodcast YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnlqRO9MdFBUrKM6ExEOzVQ?view_as=subscriber   Links to features in the show: BOOKS D-Day Through German Eyes, by Jonathan Trigg https://amzn.to/3ZYUP9a Mines, Bombs, Bullets and Bridges: A Sapper's Second World War Diary by Michael Moss https://amzn.to/3NnKITW Save the Last Bullet - Willi Langbein / Heidi Langbein Allen https://amzn.to/3NEUyB0 EPISODES 5 Claude Reynolds 1 - Coffee with Claude - Lancaster rear gunner interview https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/5-claude-reynolds-ww2-lancaster-veteran-interview-1/ 12 Claude Reynolds 2 - WW2 Lancaster veteran interview https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/12-claude-reynolds-2-ww2-lancaster-veteran-interview/ 9 Dunkirk Diaries of Major Leslie Petch OBE WWII https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/9-dunkirk-diaries-of-major-leslie-petch-obe-wwii/ 26 The Zilken Letters. A veteran exposes the army's best kept WWII secrets! https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/26-the-zilken-letters-a-veteran-exposes-the-armys-best-kept-wwii-secrets/ 33 Women at War 2 - Wartime Recipes and WRENS https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/33-wartime-recipes-and-wrens-in-ww2/ 46 Through German Eyes in the Second World War https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/46-through-german-eyes-in-the-second-world-war/ 47 D-Day Through German Eyes Part Two https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/47-through-german-eyes-part-two/ 69 German Boy Soldier Willi Langbein WW2 https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/69-german-boy-soldier-willi-langbein-ww2/ Save the Last Bullet book and audio book https://amzn.to/4h0OAHW 73 Jack Stansfield POW in WW2 https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/73-Jack-Stansfield-POW-in-WW2/ National Archives at Kew, UK https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17150376 78 German Submariner Part 1: Atlantic, POW in Canada. https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/78-german-submariner-and-pow/ Helmut Keune story in Canadian magazine McLeans, from 1949. https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1949/7/15/what-happened-in-the-bismarck 91 Kisses on a Postcard - child evacuees - interview with Dominic Frisby https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/91-Kisses-on-a-Postcard-Evacuees-in- WW2 Stories of Chaos and Courage - HMS BULLDOG and Enigma codes https://www.facebook.com/groups/754427714964136/permalink/1682478342159064/?rdid=C4mzt6h6eLyTSER3&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fp%2F9j382bZ4cVizdp1Z Heinrich Severloh was 20 years old on d-day. ww2 stories of chaos and courage https://www.facebook.com/share/p/tBEVyKbwWUYQy1uB/?mibextid=K35XfP Coded letters https://www.reddit.com/r/ww2/s/3EoV8PUqzy Sound effects: Hurricane and Spitfire dog fighting - Sound courtesy of JimSim on Freesound https://freesound.org/people/jimsim/sounds/434671/#comments Sonar https://freesound.org/people/Peter_Gross/sounds/12677/ Morse https://freesound.org/people/christislord/sounds/553739/#comments Base wave - Sound Effect from https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=6356">Pixabay Lieutenant General Alan Brooke, GOC II Corps Commander on his evacuation from Dunkirk. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid09qoBWpNWAiuHuwYGrseHw4x18kaTpP1nWVoNyEeVeVp8UHXN9hQbmyYKFFw7LjSPl&id=100072081056641    

Al principio de la 2GM, la estrategia alemana consistió en desplegar buques de superficie como cruceros y acorazados, que burlando la vigilancia de la Royan Navy podían colarse por las rutas marítimas. No solo fueron el Graff Spee, no solo el Bismark, aunque de ellos también hablemos. Otros cruceros se adentraron en el Atlántico destruyendo muchísimas toneladas de transportes, y dando cuenta de varios buques de la Marina Real. Los convoys fueron atacados sin descanso por los submarinos, por la aviación y por los cruceros y acorazados de la Kriegsmarine. Esto duraría hasta 1942, cuando la aviación se modernizó, y la sofisticación de las tácticas británicas permitió perseguir con garantías a unidades solitarias. Te lo cuentan Antonio Gómez y Dani CarAn. La 'Batalla' más larga de la 2GM, fue una extensa campaña de desgaste donde los alemanes atacarían al comercio de Reino Unido en el Atlántico Norte, y los Aliados sólo se podían defender. Los submarinos alemanes son los lobos, y los convoys los ratones. Esta es la Saga de la Batalla del Atlántico. 🔗 Enlaces para Listas de Episodios Exclusivos para 💥 FANS 👉 CB FANS 💥 https://bit.ly/CBPListCBFans 👉 Histórico 📂 FANS Antes de la 2GM https://bit.ly/CBPListHis1 👉 Histórico 📂 FANS 2ª Guerra Mundial https://bit.ly/CBPListHis2 👉 Histórico 📂 FANS Guerra Fría https://bit.ly/CBPListHis3 👉 Histórico 📂 FANS Después de la G Fría https://bit.ly/CBPListHis4 Casus Belli Podcast pertenece a 🏭 Factoría Casus Belli. Casus Belli Podcast forma parte de 📀 Ivoox Originals. 📚 Zeppelin Books (Digital) y 📚 DCA Editor (Físico) http://zeppelinbooks.com son sellos editoriales de la 🏭 Factoría Casus Belli. Estamos en: 🆕 WhatsApp https://bit.ly/CasusBelliWhatsApp 👉 X/Twitter https://twitter.com/CasusBelliPod 👉 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CasusBelliPodcast 👉 Instagram estamos https://www.instagram.com/casusbellipodcast 👉 Telegram Canal https://t.me/casusbellipodcast 👉 Telegram Grupo de Chat https://t.me/casusbellipod 📺 YouTube https://bit.ly/casusbelliyoutube 👉 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@casusbelli10 👉 https://podcastcasusbelli.com 👨‍💻Nuestro chat del canal es https://t.me/casusbellipod ⚛️ El logotipo de Casus Belli Podcasdt y el resto de la Factoría Casus Belli están diseñados por Publicidad Fabián publicidadfabian@yahoo.es 🎵 La música incluida en el programa es Ready for the war de Marc Corominas Pujadó bajo licencia CC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/ El resto de música es bajo licencia privada de Epidemic Music, Jamendo Music o SGAE SGAE RRDD/4/1074/1012 de Ivoox. 🎭Las opiniones expresadas en este programa de pódcast, son de exclusiva responsabilidad de quienes las trasmiten. Que cada palo aguante su vela. 📧¿Quieres contarnos algo? También puedes escribirnos a casus.belli.pod@gmail.com ¿Quieres anunciarte en este podcast, patrocinar un episodio o una serie? Hazlo a través de 👉 https://www.advoices.com/casus-belli-podcast-historia Si te ha gustado, y crees que nos lo merecemos, nos sirve mucho que nos des un like, ya que nos da mucha visibilidad. Muchas gracias por escucharnos, y hasta la próxima. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Anne and Ben Chambers are a husband/wife team of band directors who co-teach grades 7-12 at Light of Christ Catholic Schools in Bismark, ND. They join Kyle and Krystle (also a husband and wife team of band directors) for a conversation surrounding co-teaching, balancing teaching with being a parent, running a cohesive program that spans multiple schools, and so much more! To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of⁠ thegrowingbanddirector.com⁠ Our mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years. Connect with us with comments or ideas Follow the show: ⁠Podcast website : Thegrowingbanddirector.com⁠ ⁠On Youtube The Growing Band Director⁠  ⁠Facebook-The Growing Band Director Podcast Group⁠ ⁠Instagram @thegrowingbanddirector⁠ ⁠Tik Tok @thegrowingbanddirector⁠ If you like what you hear please: Leave a Five Star Review and  Share us with another band director! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kyle-smith95/support

On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, we learn about independent insurance agency alliances, a model that has grown in popularity in recent years, and one that the Big “I” has harnessed with the launch of the Big “I” Alliance. Jared Blackwood, owner and partner at BridgeMark Insurance Solutions in Bismark, North Dakota, chats with Tiffany Overlease, assistant vice president of Big “I” Alliance Gold, and Ty Bates, an agent at McKellar, Robertson, McCarty & Click Insurance Agency in Vandalia, Illinois, who was the first agent to sign up to Big “I” Alliance Gold. “The Alliance is a one-stop shop for any Big ‘I' member. It brings market access, vendor discounts and aggregation by direct appointments under one umbrella,” said Overlease. “There are 3 programs: Blue, Blue Plus, and Gold.” “The Big ‘I' has received an abundance of requests over the past several years to expand our current incubator program—Eagle Agency—into an alliance where agents can stay long-term and have similar opportunities that larger agencies have.” Agency Nation Radio is where insurance professionals turn on the mic and share unscripted stories about leadership, technology, marketing, success, and failure—stories that helped make them the professionals they are today. From Main Street USA to the pages of Independent Agent magazine—we've got the stories you want to hear. For more, catch Agency Nation Radio on your favorite streaming platform or visit iamagazine.com/podcasts. Learn More about Big “I” Alliance: https://www.bigimemberalliance.com/gold ---------------------------------- Guests: Ty J. Bates McKellar, Robertson, McCarty & Click Insurance Agency https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyjbates/ Tiffany Overlease, AFIS, CISR - Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-overlease-afis-cisr-33565112b/ Jared Blackwood, CLCS Owner/Partner BridgeMark Insurance https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-blackwood-clcs-2082a325/

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events between May 27th and June 2nd as they're shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for a movie that was released this week in history. Events from This Week in History Monday: Sink the Bismark or watch it on YouTube Saturday: Harriet | BOATS #187 Saturday: Watchmen Birthdays from This Week in History Walt Whitman in Beautiful Dreamers Brigham Young in Hell on Wheels | BOATS #202 Marilyn Monroe in Blonde A Historical Movie Released This Week in History Rocketman | Elton John's wedding footage | Elton John interview about his name Did you enjoy this episode? Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/322 Get the BOATS email newsletter: https://links.boatspodcast.com/newsletter Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Unlock ad-free episodes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/value Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dive into the dynamic world of Bismark Aryee, a multifaceted filmmaker and communication strategist with a rich background in digital media. With nearly a decade of experience in the industry, Aryee brings a unique blend of expertise in both film production and strategic communication. Armed with a master's degree in public relations and a bachelor's degree in film and television production, Aryee has honed his craft to perfection.

Ali H. gives a talk on Step 10 at the Rule 62 Conference in Bismark, ND in 2024. Find us at https://maddogspeakers.com/.

One of the biggest problems afflicting knowledge workers in the digital age is frantic busyness; days filled with emails, chats, and meetings, without much to show for all the effort. In today's episode, Cal dives into one of the most-discussed ideas from his new book, Slow Productivity, which offers a simple, tactical assault on this state of persistent busyness. He then answers listener questions about similar issues and lists the book he read in March.Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here's the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvoVideo from today's episode:  hyoutube.com/calnewportmediaDeep Dive: A Tactical Assault on Busyness [3:47]- How can I stop chasing the “perfect” productivity system? [34:51] - How do I avoid losing my day to distraction? [39:08]  - How do I help my partner escape meeting quickstand? [42:31]- How do we design the perfect client/task/scheduling system? [48:59]- Can Apple Vision Pro help deep work? [54:46]The 5 Books Cal Read in March 2024 [1:06:43] A Short History of England (Simon Jenkins)Into the Impossible (Brian Keating)The Amen Effect (Sharon Brous)Sink the Bismark! (CS Forester)Hidden Potential (Adam Grant)Links:Buy Cal's latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slow newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/can-an-ai-make-plansThanks to our Sponsors: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/deepquestionsexpressvpn.com/deepzocdoc.com/deepnotion.com/calThanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

Pedro Bismark é um talentoso ator brasileiro reconhecido por sua versatilidade e presença cômica. Ele ficou conhecido por interpretar o personagem Nerso da Capitinga na "Escolinha do Professor Raimundo", uma figura caracterizada por seu sotaque interiorano e suas histórias hilárias. Bismark é admirado por sua capacidade de trazer autenticidade e humor aos seus papéis, conquistando o público com seu carisma único.

We continue in North Dakota and Bismark while we visit with Danny Savage.Songs include:Lead These BonesMeet Me DownSooner Or Later

La Royal Navy dio batalla a la marina del Eje desde el primer día de guerra, principalmente en el Atlántico Norte y en el Mediterráneo, y el HMS Aurora, un crucero ligero de clase Arethusa, recorrió toda esa batalla, desde el asalto a Narvik, hasta el desembarco en el continente europeo desde el Mediterráneo. Buscó al Scharnhorst y al Gneisenau, también al Bismark, atacó convoys participó en la Operación Gauntlet, hundió al Bremse, se unió a la K Force en Malta, acosó a numerosos convoys italianos incluido al convoy Beta, participó en la Primera Batalla del Golfo de Sirte, se incorporó a la H Force, participó en Torch, se enfrentó a destructores franceses y destruyó al Tornade, capturó al Épervier, participó en la toma de Sicilia, bombardeó posiciones italianas en la península, fue bombardeado por la Luftwaffe, cubrió la Operación Dragoon, combatió en el Egeo y participó en la liberación de Atenas. Y esto solo es lo más destacado. Seguir la historia de un modesto crucero como el Aurora, nos permite no sólo estar en los principales campos de batalla navales, sino comprender el planteamiento doctrinal de la Royal Navy durante toda la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El invitado de hoy es 🎙 Josep Baqués, escritor del libro "HMS Aurora, el último corsario" de Ed. Salamina, y le acompaña 🎙 Juan Pastrana, 🎙 Esaú Rodríguez y 🎙 Dani CarAn. Puedes encontrar el libro referenciado todavía en stock en https://tienda.edicionesplatea.com/aurora Casus Belli Podcast pertenece a 🏭 Factoría Casus Belli. Casus Belli Podcast forma parte de 📀 Ivoox Originals. 📚 Zeppelin Books zeppelinbooks.com es un sello editorial de la 🏭 Factoría Casus Belli. 👉https://podcastcasusbelli.com 👉En Facebook, nuestra página es @casusbellipodcast https://www.facebook.com/CasusBelliPodcast 👉En Instagram estamos como @casusbellipodcast https://www.instagram.com/casusbellipodcast 👉En Twitter estamos como @casusbellipod @CasusBelliPod 👉Telegram, nuestro canal es @casusbellipodcast https://t.me/casusbellipodcast 👨‍💻Nuestro chat del canal es https://t.me/aviones10 ⚛️ El logotipo de Casus Belli Podcasdt y el resto de la Factoría Casus Belli están diseñados por Publicidad Fabián publicidadfabian@yahoo.es 🎵 La música incluida en el programa es Ready for the war de Marc Corominas Pujadó bajo licencia CC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/ El resto de música es bajo licencia privada de Epidemic Music, Jamendo Music o SGAE SGAE RRDD/4/1074/1012 de Ivoox. 🖼 El cover incluye un detalle de la obra "HMS Aurora" de Charles Edward Turner. 📧¿Queréis contarnos algo? También puedes escribirnos a casus.belli.pod@gmail.com ¿Quieres anunciarte en este podcast, patrocinar un episodio o una serie? Hazlo a través de 👉 https://www.advoices.com/casus-belli-podcast-historia Si te ha gustado, y crees que nos lo merecemos, nos sirve mucho que nos des un like, ya que nos da mucha visibilidad. Muchas gracias por escucharnos, y hasta la próxima. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

The band's getting bigger; Microsoft closes Activision deal; sobriety & London boozers; misinformation everywhere, but X in particular; SBF/FTX trial recap; 23andMe data for sale after being scraped; Amazon launches Project Kuiper satellites; coin flips aren't 50/50; Weird Al is a national treasure; Gen V; Loki; 3 seashells; british TV; the Flash; Indiana Jones; Blackberry; Danny Elfman, Tim Burton & the Royal Albert Hall; the Night Agent; For All Mankind; Unity CEO steps down; generative AI in the search bar; John Scalzi; Terry Pratchett; Radio Shack; Apple Watch tips; Star Wars BD droids in the wild; Ahsoka; speed up radio; Peter Gunn; chemtrails in Bismark.Sponsors:Mood - For 20% off your first order and FREE gummies, go to hellomood.com and use promo code GOG.Dark Web Academy - Head over to darkwebacademy.com and use code "gogfree" for complimentary access to ANY course!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.Show notes at: https://gog.show/621/FOLLOW UPMicrosoft Closes $69 Billion Activision Deal, Overcoming Regulators' ObjectionsThe Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in DisinformationEU is formally investigating X over content about the Israel-Hamas warWhat was Elon Musk's strategy for Twitter?IN THE NEWSMolly White NewsletterCoffeezilla on TwitterNew Clues Suggest Stolen FTX Funds Went to Russia-Linked Money Launderers23andMe says private user data is up for sale after being scrapedAmazon launches first internet satellite prototypesCalifornia governor signs ban on social media ‘aiding or abetting' child abuseCoin flips don't appear to have 50/50 odds after allMEDIA CANDYGen VLoki Season 2Demolition Man's Writer Explains How the 3 Seashells Came To BeKrysten Ritter Wakes Up in a Nightmare in Orphan Black: Echoes Teaser: WatchGuardians of the Galaxy IIIThe FlashIndiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyBlackberryROYAL ALBERT HALL PRESENTS DANNY ELFMAN'S MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF TIM BURTONThe Night AgentFor All Mankind embarks on asteroid mining gold rush in season 4 official trailerPhotographer Makes All of His Stunning Photos Available for FreeAPPS & DOODADSUnity CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down After Pricing BlowupYou can now generate AI images directly in the Google Search barIs trying to watermark AI images a losing battle?AT THE LIBRARYStarter Villain by John ScalziA Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories by Terry PratchettSlayers: A Buffyverse StoryTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopRadioshack 1985 catalogApple Watch Tips:Access recently opened apps (switch between apps) by double click (press) the Digital Crown. Till WatchOS 9, this could be done using the side button. But since WatchOS 10, the side button takes you to the control centre.Use the mobile flash button (the one in the control centre - mobile with a couple of brackets around it) to ping your phone in case you need to find it. It send a loud ring to your phone. Quite useful when you don't know where in the house did you keep your phone.Force restart - long press the Digital Crown and the side button together.Jason mentioned about silencing the timer by placing his hand over the watch - this applies to incoming calls as well or in fact any sound.During workout - quick access to music (currently being played), swipe left on the workout screen. The Digital Crown acts as a volume controller.Turn off Wi-Fi -saves battery - you don't really need Wi-Fi unless you are updating the watch/apps. This was quite needed earlier for unlocking your phone while wearing a mask (Depends on your usage)Using low power mode is quite helpful to save power - the essential features still work - again depends on what you want tracked.Star Wars BD Droids Spotted Adorably Roaming Disneyland Galaxy's EdgePeter Gunn (Live in Tokyo, 1986)CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSRIP Keith Giffen, Legendary Comics Artist and WriterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As a second generation immigrant Dr Rashmi Bismark found herself growing up in a small conservative town, yet her soul always longed to connect with her heritage and her roots. Her ancestors were fully present and guiding her in her journey. All she had to do is listen to the voice within and let it lead the way. And so she did. Dr. Rashmi Bismark, MD, MPH is a mom, writer, and physician specialized in preventive medicine. Inspired by her explorations of lifestyle medicine, Ayurveda, energy healing, and mind-body therapies, she is a certified yoga educator and mindfulness meditation teacher whose clinical work is focused on facilitating mindfulness-based programs to support whole health. A dedicated student-practitioner of yoga, she has guided contemplative practices for over a decade and contributes to meditation curriculum for yoga teacher trainings online and across the globe. She is also an author- her book- Finding Om, is an award-winning picture book debut that shares practices of mantra, mindfulness, and meditation for kids and their grown-ups.

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This episode covers the entirety of Peoples and Fatherlands, chapter eight of Beyond Good and Evil. Nietzsche considers the character of the Germans, that of the French and the English, and the Jews. He attacks nationalism and anti-semitism, and reiterates his vision for a new European future in which all nationalities give way to a single Europe. Patriotism, or “fatherlandishness”, even though it is something Nietzsche finds understandable, is analyzed as a symptom of weakness and a thing to be overcome. Episode art is Portrait of Chancellor Otto von Bismark by Franz von Lenbach

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On Jan 2, 2020 a woman in Bismark, ND called to report her house was filled with smoke and her husband was inside. Firefighters found evidence of a fire and Chad Entzel was deceased on a bed with a shotgun at his side. What looked like a suicide at first was anything but and investigators soon focused on the grieving wife and found evidence of an affair, a murder, and attempts to collect on multiple insurance policies. Listen along as we discuss this ruthless killing in the quiet town of Bismark. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay,

Welcome to the Dressage Today Podcast. Aviva and Stephanie talk about dealing with horses in the heat and poor air quality. Aviva answers this "Ask the L" question. Does it matter what posting diagonal you are on during a test? And when trotting across the diagonal in the arena, where is the best place to change your posting diagonal?Then Stephanie talks with Mimi Stanley, a USDF Gold medalist based in Bismarck, North Dakota who has ridden many Arabians and Half-Arabians in dressage. Mimi, along with her mother Karla Stanley, own and operate Prairie Rose Training Center in Bismark, ND. Mimi has earned USDF bronze, silver and gold medals as well as Gold Freestyle bar on Arabians and Half-Arabians. Some of her accomplishments include being one of only four young riders from the US chosen to experience international-level dressage in Europe on the 2010 Olympic Dream Team; being selected to attend the 2014 USDF/USEF Young Rider Graduate Program, which helps promising young riders prepare for international competition; earning 28 National Championships and 15 Reserve National Championships at Arabian Sport Horse National competitions; and earning 17 USDF All Breeds Championships or Reserve Championships, including the USDF Young Rider Grand Prix.Listen in!

Welcome to the Dressage Today Podcast. Aviva and Stephanie talk about dealing with horses in the heat and poor air quality. Aviva answers this "Ask the L" question. Does it matter what posting diagonal you are on during a test? And when trotting across the diagonal in the arena, where is the best place to change your posting diagonal?Then Stephanie talks with Mimi Stanley, a USDF Gold medalist based in Bismarck, North Dakota who has ridden many Arabians and Half-Arabians in dressage. Mimi, along with her mother Karla Stanley, own and operate Prairie Rose Training Center in Bismark, ND. Mimi has earned USDF bronze, silver and gold medals as well as Gold Freestyle bar on Arabians and Half-Arabians. Some of her accomplishments include being one of only four young riders from the US chosen to experience international-level dressage in Europe on the 2010 Olympic Dream Team; being selected to attend the 2014 USDF/USEF Young Rider Graduate Program, which helps promising young riders prepare for international competition; earning 28 National Championships and 15 Reserve National Championships at Arabian Sport Horse National competitions; and earning 17 USDF All Breeds Championships or Reserve Championships, including the USDF Young Rider Grand Prix.Listen in!

Welcome to the Dressage Today Podcast. Aviva and Stephanie talk about dealing with horses in the heat and poor air quality. Aviva answers this "Ask the L" question. Does it matter what posting diagonal you are on during a test? And when trotting across the diagonal in the arena, where is the best place to change your posting diagonal?Then Stephanie talks with Mimi Stanley, a USDF Gold medalist based in Bismarck, North Dakota who has ridden many Arabians and Half-Arabians in dressage. Mimi, along with her mother Karla Stanley, own and operate Prairie Rose Training Center in Bismark, ND. Mimi has earned USDF bronze, silver and gold medals as well as Gold Freestyle bar on Arabians and Half-Arabians. Some of her accomplishments include being one of only four young riders from the US chosen to experience international-level dressage in Europe on the 2010 Olympic Dream Team; being selected to attend the 2014 USDF/USEF Young Rider Graduate Program, which helps promising young riders prepare for international competition; earning 28 National Championships and 15 Reserve National Championships at Arabian Sport Horse National competitions; and earning 17 USDF All Breeds Championships or Reserve Championships, including the USDF Young Rider Grand Prix.Listen in!

Bismark-based crop consultant Brett Peterson has been working at Centrol Ag Consulting for the past 15 years alongside farmers to provide the best agronomic advice possible. He doesn't sell products but is paid to make his clients farms the best they can be such as by building the health of the soil and the productivity of the system. Peterson discusses what's working on the farms he works with on the east and south sides of Bismark. We cover how he incorporates soil health principles into his agronomic advice, how irrigation changes his approach and the process of considering and adopting new ideas on-farm.  “We work with a lot of large clients and the thing is you need to make sure that you're not stopping the process and slowing up the farm…So I would say that's the biggest thing. First and foremost, you gotta just look at it. Is this even possible with a large amount of acres? Because at the end of the day, we have to get across the land and we have to make money doing this too.” - Brett Peterson Peterson shares that practices like intercropping are very difficult to incorporate in large operations. He's noticed that the use of rye has encouraged producers with large operations to start some cover crop initiatives. Education, conferences and communication between producers has also helped these advances. He goes on to share soil building practices in between potato rotations and how the occasional required tillage can actually benefit the soil. “No-till isn't the end all be all. You have to really find that perfect mix of really light tillage but preserving that top layer of organic matter and whatnot to keep that ground cover. It's kind of a teetering cycle that we're dealing with right now.” - Brett Peterson This Week on Soil Sense: Meet Bismark-based crop consultant Brett Peterson of Centrol Ag Consulting  Explore the soil health practices he is using in his part of the state on large acre productions Discover the benefits he has seen to light tillage and the potential pitfalls he has observed in going full no-till 

On this week's episode, Stephen Frothingham, Editor in Chief of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News at Outside, Inc, joins Randall to share his unique perspective on bicycle industry dynamics in general and the bike shop and OEM ecosystem in particular. Steve is an industry veteran who approaches his work with a warmth and curiosity we've long appreciated, and his reporting continues to serve as an influential resource for all of us who work in the space. Episdoe sponsor: Dynamic Cyclist (Promo code THEGRAVELRIDE for 15% off) Support the Podcast Join The Ridership  Automated Transcription, please excuse the typos: [00:00:00] Craig Dalton: Hello, and welcome to the gravel ride podcast, where we go deep on the sport of gravel cycling through in-depth interviews with product designers, event organizers and athletes. Who are pioneering the sport I'm your host, Craig Dalton, a lifelong cyclist who discovered gravel cycling back in 2016 and made all the mistakes you don't need to make. I approach each episode as a beginner down, unlock all the knowledge you need to become a great gravel cyclist. This week on the podcast, I'm going to hand the microphone over to my co-host Randall Jacobs. Who's got Steven Frothingham editor and chief of bicycle retailer and industry news on the show to discuss his unique perspective on bicycle industry dynamics. The general bike shop and OEM ecosystem in particular, Steve is an industry veteran who approaches his work with warmth and curiosity that is so appreciated. His reporting continues to serve as an influential resource to everyone who works in the bicycle retail space. I think you'll get a lot out of this episode, learning a little bit more of the ins and outs of the industry as it all trickles down and has an effect. On us as riders. Before we jump in, I do need to thank this week. Sponsor, dynamic cyclist. The team over at dynamic cyclist has created a video library of stretching and strengthening techniques. Specifically designed around cyclists. The founders, cyclists themselves found a niche in developing this content as it didn't exist before their efforts. They've created hundreds and hundreds of different stretching routines to focus on different parts of the body that affect your performance as a cyclist. It's something for me that has become super important. I've been following the routine since around November last year, really specifically to work on lower back strengthening, but it found that I'm much more disciplined knowing that I've got these 15 to 20 minute episodes always available to me, both streaming from their website or also available from the app. I encourage you to give it a try. They've got a free one week trial, and if it works for you, They're offering gravel ride podcast listeners, a 15% discount off monthly or annual plans. It's quite affordable. I think it's less than a hundred dollars for an entire year's worth of programming. I expect like me I'll dip in and out of it with a heavier focus in the winter, but trying to stay on it, as I realized that stretching needs to be part of my routine. If I'm going to maintain my love and active cycling lifestyle, particularly on the gravel bike, where we all tend to get roughed up a bit. Use the code, the gravel ride to get that 15% off, just put it in the coupon code box@dynamiccyclists.com. When you check out, If that sounds like it's up your alley, I hope you give it a try again. They've got that free one week trial. So why the hell not. With that said, I'm going to hand the microphone off to my co-host Randall Jacobs. And jump right into this conversation with Steven Frothingham. [00:03:11] Randall: You're an old hand in the bike industry in the journalism space. Give us a little bit of background about that. [00:03:17] steve: , know, I started at Brain, I think I was the first editor hired back in think 92. And then I left and worked for the Associated Press twice and then came back into the bike industry to work for, be News for a few years. Uh, left them, went back to Brain, and then the company that owned Be News bought Brain. I ended up back in that same company again, which became outside. So it, yeah, it kind of feels like, uh, even though I don't work for ERs again, I feel like I'm back with the same crew. Uh, I literally was in the same, same desk, same office for a little while. So, uh, that, that seems to be, seems to be the pattern in my career here. [00:03:55] Randall: Just to clarify for our listeners, brain is bicycle retailer where you are currently, uh, editor-in-chief. Correct. [00:04:01] steve: Mm-hmm. [00:04:03] Randall: Tell us a little bit about the nature of that publication. So what role does it serve in the industry? [00:04:09] steve: well, when we started it in 92, you know, the full name is Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. And, uh, the, and was important back then because the, um, the other trade magazines, and believe it or not, there were three others back then were all print magazines. We were the fourth. Um, but they had this real focus on. Kind of this old school dealer thing, like, you know, we're gonna profile this retailer this month. We're gonna do a story on, know, uh, how to hire kids for the summer. We're gonna do a story about how to display your tires. Um, and we're not really gonna write about the industry, the supplier side. So we came along and we were bicycle retailer and industry news. And we used to kinda joke that what we're doing is reporting. We're telling the retailers what the, uh, suppliers are doing to them this month. Um, which is maybe a little bit too cynical, but we, we reported on what the industry was doing. We reported the news of what the supplier side was doing for the most part, which is what the retailers want to read. Um, most retailers, they might say that they'd like to read a story about how to merchandise their tires, but that's kind of broccoli. You know what they were, what really wanna, wanna have is the, uh, the steak and potatoes of, uh, finding out what one of their suppliers, uh, just bought another company or just went bankrupt or just switched factories in Taiwan or, or something like that. And that's the kinda stuff that the, uh, the other titles we're not doing back in the nineties, which is why, uh, this is gonna bring out the competitive bike racer jerk in me. But we, we put the other three out of business in three or four years, I think. Um, it wasn't very long before Brain was the only, uh, industry title in the US and, um, to some extent we're still doing the same thing. Obviously we've had to adapt to social media and the internet, which didn't exist when, when we started the magazine. But, um, we're still doing the same thing. We, we focus on news and, um, You know, we like to do some, we like to profile important retailers once in a while, but for the most part, uh, we still report on what the supplier side is doing with the knowledge that most of our readers are, uh, are retailers independent? [00:06:37] Randall: I actually hadn't appreciated that you were on the founding team for bicycle retailer. So can you share a little bit more about that and who else was involved and how that came to be? [00:06:47] steve: Well, I didn't have an investment unfortunately. Uh, I was, I think I was 22 years old or something, so I was just the first hired gun there. Uh, mark, who still writes for us, was the founding editor, uh, and a partner early on. There was another partner named Bill Sandler, who, uh, passed away quite a few years ago now. Uh, so Mark and Bill were, were really the founders um, Uh, I think they hired a, uh, an office lady named Kathy, and then they hired me. And, uh, that was kind of the start of the fun and, um, you know, and then the company went through various different ownerships, uh, some of which happened when, after I left, when I was, uh, outside the bike world for while. Uh, sometimes I forget it went through three or four different ownerships. Uh, when I came back it was owned by Nielsen of the famous Nielsen Ratings Nielsen, which, uh, owned, uh, trade shows including interbike. And, uh, we were actually operated by the National Bicycle Dealers Association, the nonprofit dealer trade group. Um, so we were owned by Nielsen, which was kind of renamed as Emerald Expositions. Uh, so I think my paycheck came from, now my paycheck came from the Mbda a you know, we went through quite a few years of being run by a very small nonprofit trade association. And then, and then it changed hands. Uh, M BDA a had some financial problems and, uh, we were not exactly helping things. So, uh, we got handed off to, uh, what was then called Pocket Outdoor Media, the company that owned Velo News. They owned Velo Press Draft, fleet Magazine. At that point, uh, Robin Thurston was a minority investor, I believe, in pocket outdoor media. And then, uh, you know, about a year or so after, uh, brain became part of that group, became the ceo, um, started raising money to buy a whole bunch of titles, which you've probably heard about, including Pink Bike Cycling Tips, um, some, uh, some bike events in Colorado. And then eventually the big purchase was raising the money to buy outside Magazine. And, um, company Pocket Outdoor Media was, I think, I think Robin had actually hired a marketing company to come up with a new name for Pocket Outdoor Media, because people thought Pocket Outdoor Media was a billboard company. Uh, and the sales reps didn't like that. Uh, so they were, you know, doing the marketing thing of, of bouncing all these ideas off the wall, coming, trying to come up with a new idea and a new name. And then after they bought Outside magazine, they're like, well, why don't we just, you know, renamed the company outside? we became outside, which things have been moving very quickly. It's, you know, it's a big change for me moving from for a very tiny, little underfunded non-profit trade association from bicycle shops N bda, to working for this multi billion dollar startup basically a tech company. Um, change. And that's why the, the time, you know, I mean, I think back it seems like, you know, a decade ago, but it's only been like two and half years. [00:10:23] Randall: So Robin Thurston is the current c e o of outside the group. And he previously founded is it, uh, map my. [00:10:31] steve: Map my ride, map my run my companies, sold to Under Armor. [00:10:35] Randall: I think that was like 160 million acquisition or something. I remember having this number offhand because it was part of my pitch deck for another company that I was trying to raise money for. It's like, oh here's a comparison point of this company that was acquired in the space. [00:10:50] steve: Yeah, I mean map where I was kind of ahead of the curve with doing some of the stuff that Strava's doing now, and uh, now and outside. We have Gaia, which is a, mapping app that's primarily used by hikers and skiers. And then trail Forks, which was developed by Pink Bike as a mapping app mostly for mountain bikers. [00:11:12] Randall: It's quite well regarded of, of seen in some of the forums. People are very keen on that particular application in the quality of the routes there [00:11:19] steve: are really good. They do have their niches. I use Gaia for backcountry skiing and it, it works really well. And it's, uh, uh, you know, we could go way down a rabbit hole, but you know, why I choose to use Gaia when I'm skiing and why I use trail forks when I'm mountain biking and why I use, don't know what else when I'm road biking. I don't know. But, you know, each has its own, uh, its own advantages in different spaces. So, yeah. Robin, made his fortune, I think, fair to say, selling that company to, uh, under Armour. And then he worked for Under Armour for a while. I think he was the Chief Technology Officer at Under Armor, uh, left and did some other stuff, and then eventually came back to this group. [00:12:02] Randall: So you started when you were 22, essentially first hire for bicycle retailer, this fledgling industry magazine with a particular point of view that resonated with dealers. What drew you to this particular space? You studied journalism in college. Were you an avid cyclist? [00:12:18] steve: Yeah. All that. Yeah. Uh, I was a cyclist. From day one, I started in B BMX when I was a little turd. Uh, I'm definitely, I'm totally of that age now where, you know, I'm 55 now and I go to the shows and I see these retro BMX bikes that some of the companies are doing. My light up, oh, there's that red that I wanted when I was, now I buy it. I've resisted so far, but yeah, I started in bmx. I did mountain bike races back in the eighties and road racing and, and, uh, and yeah, then I, I got a journalism degree and I did work completely outside the bike world for about 10 years, the Associated Press, covering presidential politics in New Hampshire where the presidential primary is a big deal. So that was really fun. I think I covered three or four primaries in New Hampshire. Plus the usual AP stuff of plane crashes and lost hikers and syrup and lost mooses and stuff like that. [00:13:18] Track 1: Standard, Northeast Fair. [00:13:19] steve: Yeah. Typical New Hampshire stuff. [00:13:21] Track 1: And remind me where you grew up. [00:13:24] steve: in New England. Uh, I was born just a little north of where you are in Salisbury, Massachusetts. And, uh, my family moved up into New Hampshire when I was a teenager. And then when I came back, when I worked for the Associated Press, I lived in Wolfborough, New Hampshire for about 10 years. [00:13:38] Track 1: So you and I when we chat tend to go off in various tangents so, where would you like to go? Or, or we can start with the email that you sent me yesterday about shaman cues. [00:13:49] steve: yeah. I could interview you on that. What do you know? [00:13:52] Track 1: Well, you're the one, the inside line. Yeah. You saw the press release. [00:13:56] steve: the inside line yet. You know, I'm just starting my research and I'm, I'm going to Taiwan next week, so hopefully I'll learn a lot more over there. But, it looks like a fairly significant development, this cues thing. I was sitting through a, I think it was an hour long video recording from Shaman about it yesterday. And, I got antsy halfway through and started calling people and emailing people, and, uh, video was moving too slowly. So like, I need some more need. I need to check in with some people around the industry here to see what they think. [00:14:27] Track 1: For those listening, shaman released a new, not just group set, but family of group sets on their kind of entry to entry, mid-level. And, it's significant for reasons that go beyond simply, here's some new parts. They have a reputation for using constantly varying standards and interfaces and pull ratios, which is the ratio of cable pull to, gear shifting. so how much cable pulls results in how much movement of the derailer constantly varying that, not just year to year, but from group to group in order to avoid cross compatibility with third party components and even within their own groups so that brands don't mix and match. Say you want a higher end quote unquote, set of levers connected to a lower injury derail because you don't see the value in the higher end derailer. Well, they preclude that by adjusting the pull ratios from group to group. And so what they've done with cues is make it such. The pull ratio is the same across all the groups, even with different speeds. And the thing that the major differentiator between the different levels is the number of years. the cog spacing in the back is the same. , and I think that that's quite significant. and it signals something too. I think it's very much in favor of riders. And it helps shops as well. I think it helps the industry more generally, but it's also indicative of a shift in the power dynamic in the bike industry. , in many ways is the new shaman, they're in the ascendant. They have, , a number of standards that they have put out there that have gotten adoption, that they have defended through patents and, in some cases, litigation and so I, I view it in the context of, innovation and competitiveness in the bike industry. [00:16:09] steve: Yeah, that makes sense. I think even Shaman used the word realistic, meaning that the new groups, they like to say that the technology that makes them special is in the cogs. Not in the chain. not so much in the crank set or the derailer. which allows mix and match so if somebody wants to spec a cassette, whether it's, Nine, 10 or 11 speed with a different crank, with a different chain, it'll still work okay, because there's nothing, it doesn't require any kind of special chain and the, the magic isn't in the chain. It's in the cassettes. So yeah, I think it's more realistic. I mean, obviously the development of this began before the pandemic and the part shortage that was through the pandemic. But, what happened in the pandemic with all these, new third party, fourth party parts coming up, getting a second look, people taking a second look at, whether it's micro shift or, uh, tetra breaks or whatever. Anything they can get. this really kind of seals the deal. This kind of tells you that, , For the next few years, we're probably gonna see more and more of these mixed groups, at least at the lower price. this is all below 1 0 5 on the road, below Dior, 12 speed or 11 speed on the mountain bike side. So everything that was cheaper than Dior and down on the mountain bike, everything that was cheaper than 1 0 5 is now queues [00:17:39] Randall: Which is to say en entry level to, uh, lower mid-level stuff, which is also good stuff. They have, clutch derails 11 speed. It does look to be quality components. [00:17:49] steve: Yep. [00:17:50] Track 1: Yeah. [00:17:50] steve: it's not the electric shifting, it's not the 12 speed. [00:17:52] Track 1: Oh, of course not. No. That, that stuff's still locked down. So, um, in fact, uh, [00:17:58] steve: is a di two group as part of this, as the, um, more, more for the mountain bike, E mountain bike group, there's a DI two. [00:18:06] Track 1: presumably sharing a battery, I haven't dived into that yet. Um, [00:18:11] steve: the one that has the uh, uh, the front freewheeling system and the antilock brakes that they launched at Eurobike last year. [00:18:18] Track 1: got it. [00:18:19] steve: Yeah. [00:18:20] Track 1: Yeah, it's, it's interesting. You, you'll, you may recall that in the past I was looking to, uh, create an open platform for bicycle electronics, and. And was trying to corral the support of that. Um, all those third parties that, that Taiwan vendor base that was shut out of the theam shaman duopoly. Um, I think, uh, probably a little bit before its time. Uh, certainly the, the appetite wasn't there for investments. Um, there was, there was interest, but not in, not any investment dollars coming in from the Taiwan side at that time. Uh, but since then we've seen, I mean, electronic is, well now you have a protocol that you can lock down and so you don't have to vary. It used to be that you vary pull ratios or some sort of mechanical, mechanical interface between components. Now you lock down the communication protocol and the power grid, and in that way you, you constrain interoperability between components from third parties. . Uh, and then you have a lot of patents around the grifter, which is, um, I would argue the, the center, the nexus of power in the bicycle industry, um, is arguably the road grifter, the road brake shift lever. And with it now, the, you know, the, the cas and, uh, you know, with electronic, the electronic protocol, power grid, things like that. Because if you control, you know, even if you just control all, you've patented every single way that you can make a lever swing, [00:19:47] steve: Right. [00:19:48] Track 1: and you know, and that, and then now you control this lever, well, that lever dictates that the caliper has to be from the same. Producer as well, because of safety reasons. You can't mix and match a caliper with a different hydraulic brake system. And then for the electronic, same deal, you know, it controls like you, you just have a closed protocol and nobody else can connect with that. And now you control the interfaces between the levers, the cas, the derails, um, and the bike itself. And now you can dictate, you know, we, we want this particular break interface. And so we see, you know, uh, flat mounts and so on. We see the new universal derail your hangar, uh, that STR introduced, which I haven't, I haven't gone deep on the patent yet, but I, I wonder, do you know if that precludes other companies from attaching a derailer in the same way if they, if they forego that universal hangar? [00:20:45] steve: No, I think Sharon's being pretty open with, with giving licenses to it, but I dunno about other third party. I mean, and at what point are we gonna have another, you know, swam shaman lawsuit, like from back in the eighties or nineties, whenever that was, that the bundling, you know? So at what point did the electronic, um, protocols become open source because of an antitrust law? The antitrust lawsuit? I think it's unlikely. Cause I don't know who would challenge 'em at this point. [00:21:18] Track 1: it's, uh, the bike co. [00:21:20] steve: you got something planned. [00:21:21] Track 1: Um, you know, we're, we're a tiny little blip on, on the grander, um, bike industry and, uh, you know, [00:21:29] steve: 1991. [00:21:30] Track 1: yeah. Well, so is it, is it true or, or answer this however you like? Um, I have, I wasn't around, um, for. At the time that that was happening. And so I get, I have second in hand information from people who were there or were adjacent to it. And then I have what I've read, but my understanding is, um, so was originally grip shift. Grip shift had a different way, uh, twisting the grip on a flat bar lever to shift a rear dera and Shao would try to preclude compatibility by again, changing the pull ratios so that Sam's grip shift wouldn't work with their deras. But then also by having these bundling deals where they go to a bike company, an o e m, uh, original equipment manufacturer. So in this case, like thesis is a, my company is an o e em specializes an no e em truck as no em, and would say, okay, you can buy these components individually, but if you buy the complete group set I e you don't buy's thing, then you get a 20% discount. I think is, is what it was. [00:22:35] steve: Could be. [00:22:36] Track 1: yeah, and there was an antitrust suit that STR filed against Shaman, um, and STR one. And as I understand it, that essentially funded Sam's early rise. That's the reason why we have STR in many ways. [00:22:51] steve: all. I mean, I think there's some other money behind [00:22:53] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:22:54] steve: uh, yeah, that's always been sort of the, uh, the, uh, the urban myth. I don't know the, the STR used that money to go out and, you know, buy all, all the things that they've bought. Rock shocks, true native, um, zip [00:23:11] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:23:12] steve: whatever. And, uh, sax, which nobody really remembers now, but that was a pretty significant purchase. Uhs, not Richard Sax the, uh, frame builder from Connecticut, but, uh, sax of Germany, which, uh, made all the internal hubs and also made derailers and stuff, [00:23:29] Track 1: And chains too. Right? Because I think. [00:23:31] steve: chains, um, became s chains, which became Ram chains. Um, [00:23:37] Track 1: are still made in Portugal, I believe. [00:23:39] steve: I think so, [00:23:40] Track 1: Yeah. [00:23:41] steve: so yeah, they, they acquired that factory. Haven't, you know, chain factory is no small thing. And, um, anyway, that's always been the, you know, um, the rumor Yeah. Is that they used that cash settlement or, or judgment from Shaman to fund those. Uh, I don't know how true that is. Like I said, I know that there is some other money behind Swam and there still is. Um, some of those companies that they bought were, uh, pretty distressed [00:24:12] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:24:13] steve: You know, rock Jocks had had an IPO that, uh, were living at the top of the world there for a couple years [00:24:19] Track 1: The mountain bike. The mountain bike. Boom. [00:24:22] steve: Yeah. And then that kind of crashed and that's about when, when into the Suspension Fork business. [00:24:28] Track 1: Yeah. [00:24:30] steve: So they've been pretty savvy about the, uh, the acquisitions they made Mo most of which were back, back in the nineties. Although, what have they bought recently? They bought, [00:24:40] Track 1: Hammerhead. [00:24:42] steve: hammerhead. [00:24:43] Track 1: Yeah. [00:24:44] steve: one. [00:24:44] Track 1: Yeah. [00:24:45] steve: Yeah. And, uh, and the Power Meter company. I don't, the power tab, which they kinda put [00:24:51] Track 1: cork. [00:24:52] steve: then, [00:24:52] Track 1: Cork, um, was power meters. Um, [00:24:55] steve: power Tap, which they bought from cs, [00:24:58] Track 1: oh, that's right. [00:24:59] steve: what was [00:25:00] Track 1: Uh, shocks. [00:25:02] steve: Jacquez [00:25:03] Track 1: Yeah. [00:25:04] steve: and uh, what was the other one I was gonna say they bought something else. Oh, time pedals. [00:25:14] Track 1: Hmm. So that really gives them, you know, a lot of different, um, components and IP that they can then, uh, interconnect through that. The access, uh, protocol, which is a closed, I believe, ZigBee based, um, protocol. Um, and so, you know, getting back to, you know, open versus closed standards and ecosystems and things like that, um, it seems to be the trend in the industry as, as always to, um, to have walled gardens. [00:25:41] steve: Yeah. And that's been fun. You know, it was fun to see when, when Hammerhead, was, had had some di I two integration that Shaman shut him down [00:25:53] Track 1: Yep. [00:25:54] steve: on after Bottom, which was, um, some pretty good industry gossip right there. Um, but yeah, I mean, everybody, it's been really fun speculating about what's gonna happen, you know, with RAM owning, uh, you know, the power meter company owning a pedal company, owning a, you know, power tap, which made, which used to make power meter pedals. Um, and then owning a, a head unit GPS company on top of that. And then, like you said, the whole integration with access and, uh, it's pretty fun. [00:26:26] Track 1: Yeah, it's the full stack in a way. I mean, [00:26:28] steve: them battling, you know, setting up this not only with Shaman, but with, with, uh, with Fox Factory also. [00:26:38] Track 1: I'm waiting to, for, it seems very natural that a next step for them would to be, would be to buy, say a, a company that makes home trainers or even a company that does training software that, um, they might not want to go direct head-to-head with Swift, cuz Wif has such a dominant position in that space and they don't want to alienate them or get shut off of that platform. But, um, it seems like a natural next step to get into this burgeoning home cycling, uh, space, which granted has. Tapered off a little bit since, you know, post pandemic, but I think is still, you're, you know, there's a whole, there's a whole range of cyclists who primarily ride at home and are doing competitions in virtual worlds, and I don't think that that's going to change as the technology gets better. [00:27:22] steve: Yeah. [00:27:24] Track 1: Yeah. [00:27:24] steve: Yeah, that would make sense. I'm sure there's been all sorts of conversations and there's been a couple brands that have come and gone, um, that, uh, you know, maybe, uh, ceramic has kind of hit its lip and said, no, we're, we're not gonna bid on that one. Or we're not gonna, we're not gonna overpay for that one. I don't know. But, you know, you can look at the, the number of indoor brands that have, uh, had financial problems in the last, uh, year and a half, and, uh, even once before that, that just disappeared. Um, have you seen a kinetic trainer on the market in a couple years? I. [00:28:02] Track 1: Yeah. So what else do you see happening in the bike industry? Um, so obviously parts shortages were the big story during the pandemic. Now we have, uh, parts being, you know, liquidated through various channels and presumably is that's going to accelerate, uh, post Taipei show coming up in, uh, in Taiwan in, uh, the end of March [00:28:25] steve: Yeah, I think so. I think there's still some, some shortages I hear on the road bike component side. I guess you'd know more about that than, than I would. Um, [00:28:34] Track 1: saying group sets or. [00:28:37] steve: yeah, and, and the bikes that those group sets. Hang on. You know, I think, um, know, if you talk to dealers, it's, uh, yeah, they have all the $900 mountain bikes. They can, they can eat, uh, or even I think the 1500, $1,900 bikes, but the, um, the mid to high price mountain bikes are, are a little bit harder to get. And I think also the, um, mid to high price road bikes are hard to get. And, um, and there's kind of a shortage of, there's kind of a dearth of, of. Of really affordable road bikes. [00:29:13] Track 1: Hmm. [00:29:14] steve: I think, uh, there's not a lot of groups there, you know, I mean, tram's got and then, you know, shaman hasn't been, had a real good road group, uh, below 1 0 5 for years. So, you know, it'd be interesting and see how cues affects, affects that. [00:29:34] Track 1: Well, and their, their transition to 12 speed too. Um, and they had a, a factory catch on fire just before the pandemic, right. [00:29:43] steve: Yeah. What was that? It was a, was it like an ANOT factory or something? I know they were making some real high end stuff. Like they were making like the xtr crank, you know, when, when Xtr went to 12 speed, I think they couldn't get a crank for it for like two years. Right. [00:29:59] Track 1: Hmm. [00:29:59] steve: they were like, relabeling, theor, xt cranks. people were pissed about and Uh, yeah, I don't know. It it's, yeah. Fires in the bike in factory fires in the bike industry. That's, that's been, uh, yeah, that's been a gossipy thing going back, you know, 50 years. I think you can get some old timers telling you about famous fires and how they couldn't get such and such for, for five years after that fire. And sometimes I wonder much of it's urban myth, you know, and people just blaming things on their inability to produce stuff. They blame it on a factory fire. Didn't you hear about that? Come on. Giant factory burned out last year. And uh, I think especially before the internet, who would check, you know, it's like, ah, I don't know. I heard that like the van sneaker factory burned down last year. Didn't you hear about that? That's why I can't get those van sneakers I've been looking for. before the internet it was pretty hard to look that up. Now it's a little bit easier, you know? [00:30:55] Randall: Now you've been, so I think probably both of us have been talking to a lot of dealers lately for different reasons. Um, with, with me, we've been building out our, our dealer network for our logo spiel program. Um, and I'm curious to hear, I'll share a little bit about what I've been hearing and I'm curious how that, um, relates to, you know, some of the things that you've been hearing from dealers. So some of the things I've heard is, um, well one, you have, uh, essentially you weren't able to get product for a long time. A lot of dealers over ordered or ordered the same thing from multiple sources, hoping to get it from somewhere, um, sooner rather than later. And then all of it got dumped on the, on dealers in the fall and over the winter at exactly the time when. you know, nothing is selling generally, it's, it's the, the doldrums of the, the bike, uh, selling season and cycling season in North America anyways. But then also, you know, people, uh, with, with the country opening up post covid, um, you know, the bike boom was, was coming to an end and it wasn't clear. You know, where things will, you know, how that will level off and how much lag there will be, where everyone who got a b wanted a bike, got a bike and you know, the, you know, at at what point and, and you know, the secondhand market will start coming down in price and that'll become more compelling. So how long will it take for this lag of, of certain types of components to work its way through the space? Um, and it's been interesting too, you see, um, an ex, am I right that there's an acceleration of the big brands buying shops? [00:32:27] steve: Uh, depends on what time scale you're looking at. I, you know, I don't, I think, um, I think that's slowed down in the last six months or, or nine months. There was a big acceleration, you know, in, in 21, especially, uh, I think it was 21 when, you know, track had been buying shops left and right. Uh, specialized had not. [00:32:50] Track 1: Yep. [00:32:51] steve: um, when Mike's bikes sold to, uh, to pawn in, I think, I wanna say that was 2021. [00:32:59] Track 1: Pawn being the owner of, uh, Cervelo Santa Cruz and a handful of other brands. And Mike Spikes being a big multi-store chain, mostly in, in the NorCal, um, you know, bay Area. Yeah, [00:33:12] steve: Yeah. And they were the, I think the single biggest specialized dealer in the country and one of the, or maybe the most important markets in the country, the [00:33:19] Track 1: I think, I think Eric's was their biggest, I think Mike's bikes was number two. [00:33:24] steve: could [00:33:24] Track 1: but certainly the Bay Area is huge and a lot of, um, you see a lot of. S works, you know, $15,000 bikes rolling around the Bay Area. [00:33:35] steve: Yeah. Yeah. There's a lot more of the high end stuff than, than Eric's sell, I'm sure. [00:33:40] Track 1: Yeah. [00:33:41] steve: Um, and it did, and it did kind of seem like Specialized had all their eggs in that basket. Um, they didn't have a lot of other dealers. It was just Eric. I mean, uh, Mike's just ruled the rot anyway, so Yeah. Specialized really woke up. Uh, that was, that was the wake up call for Mike Ard was, oh my God, we're, we're losing our distribution. Um, and it came on, they lost some other big dis uh, big retail distributions like, uh, um, ables in, in, uh, hill Abel down in Austin, Texas, which was a huge specialized dealer that Trek walked in and bought, um, all of a sudden specialized, lost its biggest dealer in Austin, Texas, which is another, you know, another one of the handful of very biggest markets in the country. [00:34:27] Track 1: And growing, growing rapidly with a lot of deep pocketed folks as well who tend to buy their, their high-end stuff. Yeah. [00:34:34] steve: So all of a sudden specialized, uh, said we've gotta get into buying shops. And, uh, they were running around buying a lot of shops. Um, I think they did not have the system set up that Trekk did for, uh, processing these shops once they had acquired 'em. Uh, so it was a little bit more chaotic, whereas I think Trekk had built up to it slowly and they had, you know, from what the stories I've heard of, you know, TREKK has these SWAT teams that come in when they buy a shop. You know, there's just woo uh, you know, 20, 20 people come down from Waterloo and, and fill up the hotel rooms and whatever town that they just bought the dealership in and just handle that transition. You know, they usually shut down for a week or so, pop up some new signs, change over the website, uh, make some people some offers, and, uh, and they're, you know, kick out all the other brands and, uh, they're up and running again in a couple weeks. And, um, They've got it down to a science now and uh, I don't think specialized ever quite got to that. It was more like, uh, yeah, okay, we bought you, um, keep running. We'll talk to you in a few months when we need something from you. Uh, that was some of the impression I got anyway. I think specialized also was overpaying for some of the shops from some of the stories I heard, but, um, but I think it all slowed down a lot last, last year, I think with the, um, you know, with the economy and I think, um, the cashflow for companies like Specialized Amtrak I think became harder. And there's been a handful of acquisitions in the last nine months, but it, it really slowed down a lot um, I haven't heard it very many recently. We don't hear about 'em all cuz both, both track and specialize. Uh, tend to be really quiet when they buy a, a shop or a chain of shops. Uh, but I haven't heard many rumors in the last three or four months. [00:36:26] Track 1: I've heard, granted, I don't know the, uh, the dates on these, but as I've been talking to dealers, I've heard about offers being made, but those offers may have been made, you know, six, nine months ago, a year ago or something like that. Um, but there's definitely been a lot of, um, a lot of conversations being had along those lines over the past year, year and a half or so. Um, and it's interesting, you know, there's this long standing conversation in the bike industry about, um, you know, the dynamic between, or the balance between, uh, direct to consumer sales over the internet, which is growing for obvious reasons. And the pivotal role that the bicycle shop, particularly independent shops play, um, as a hub for the cycling community. And how do you. You know, how do you maintain this critical bit of community infrastructure, um, in a, in a world where, you know, increasingly people can buy things very conveniently over the internet and have it delivered, um, you know, directly to them. Now there's, you know, service has for a long time, um, been the bread and butter of shops. And a lot of shops pre pandemic were at least telling me, um, that they, as much as they spent a lot of their money on having bikes on the floor, most of their income, most of their net profit was coming from, um, service and parts and accessories. Uh, which is in some ways, you know, supplemental to service. Cuz when you go in for maintenance, you're getting chains and, and other service parts. Um, but how do you, how do you see that evolving over time from your vantage point? [00:38:07] steve: It's been hard. I mean, uh, when you hear that, you think, well, why don't you do a service only place? And, [00:38:15] Track 1: of folks are [00:38:17] steve: a few folks are, I'm not finding a whole lot of great examples of people that have been raging successes doing that. Um, Uh, you know, the whole, the whole mobile service thing has been at best for the last two or three years. Um, you know, I know that, um, a few people that have gone that way in, um, in the Boulder area haven't been hugely successful. I think there might be a couple that are still running, but, um, the problem is that you just lose that volume. You know, whether you make a lot of money on a bike sale or not, it's still, you know, thousand, 2000, 3000, $5,000 bike sale. You know, for some shops in Boulders, I know you were and visited some of them, you know, they pretty regularly are selling 10,000 and [00:39:08] Track 1: sure. [00:39:09] steve: uh, bikes. And, you know, the profit margin on that not be huge. And you might say, well, why does that guy even, you know, still sell mo bikes? Um, he can make more money building a wheel or, you know, just charging someone a few hundred dollars to install a new campy group on a moot spring. Um, but he nee he needs that, that dollar volume, uh, from the bike sale to pay the rent. Um, so there, there haven't been as many examples of that as you would think. you know, going back five years, going back 20, 30 years, people have been talking about, well, hey, we make all our money in service. Why don't we just do service hasn't worked for many people. Um, I think people expect bike shops to have bikes and, uh, I think the bike shops need that, that volume to make it work. Um, you know, some shops have been, have found some supplemental income doing more different types of service, whether it's, you know, whether it's bike fits, whether it's click and collect fulfillment. Or, uh, doing warranty service. You know, I know I, I talked to a guy at Caba who does warranty service for one of the better known to consumer e-bike brands. And, uh, he makes a pretty significant, high margin chunk of money, uh, just from dealing with warranty service from people that buy these bikes online and then have, have whatever troubles and the, uh, the brand reimburses him, uh, pretty generously. [00:40:46] Track 1: Yeah. [00:40:47] steve: so there's all sorts of, uh, kind of ancillary things around the edges that people fill in, but that guy, he still sound a lot of bicycles. [00:40:55] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:40:56] steve: Uh, he still has a warehouse full of 'em, and, uh, um, [00:41:01] Track 1: as do a lot of people right now, especially as we, we were saying on the, on the more entry level, um, in particular, [00:41:09] steve: Yeah. So I don't know. I haven't seen, there's, there's examples here and there. Yeah. Of, of the people who are, who are focusing on the service or are looking into, you know, more of the showrooming, uh, fulfillment click and collect kind of models. And there, you know, there's a million different models as you know, [00:41:27] Track 1: Mm-hmm. Well and, and click and collect and, [00:41:31] steve: not, I'm not finding, but like wholesale, you know, all the bike shops going outta business and all of a sudden we have a whole bunch of just little fulfillment showrooms around. Um, is happening, but not on a huge scale, you know, I mean, what specializes do, I don't know how many of these fulfillment centers they have. Uh, that's one of the things they did up in Northern California where, um, after they lost Mikes was opening up these little fulfillment centers. They would just rent a warehouse space in the, you know, in the business park somewhere and hire a couple people to assemble bikes and give 'em a truck, and they would run around and deliver 'em. [00:42:10] Track 1: Oh, that wa that was basically, um, velo, fix's pitch to the OEMs in the day. Yeah. Uh, Veli fix, uh, being a van based service operator, [00:42:21] steve: Yeah. [00:42:21] Track 1: I know you know this [00:42:22] steve: to be doing a better job of that than, than maybe be, was, um, [00:42:29] Track 1: velo fix. I, [00:42:30] steve: model. [00:42:30] Track 1: yeah. I had spoken with Velix a couple of times, and not only could I not understand the value to us as an o e em as a brand, but I couldn't understand a, you know, they, they required a huge upfront and, uh, investment from their franchisees to not just buy a van but outfitted a particular way and have it beli, fixed, branded. Um, and then, you know, you're paying a, uh, I think an, um, it might have been an upfront fee and then a recurring fee, and then a percentage of your income. To this company and this company, uh, is supposed to drive business to your franchise, but really in a way, they're kind of intermediating you. And at the end of the day, you know, and the co I, I'm curious, what do you think about this? Um, I, I had always talked, uh, spoken to the van based folks that I knew and said like, you know, at the end of the day, your, your brand is yourself and the quality of service and your engagement with your local community. And, you know, there's no big, um, company, uh, I think can substitute for that. And I think the bike space is, is that might be more so the case than in other spaces. Like you have this particular mechanic, uh, because the difference between a good mechanic, a skilled mechanic, a mechanic who cares, uh, and, and does a good job, um, and is engaged in, in their community. The difference between that and. Somebody who doesn't, somebody who doesn't have the skills. Somebody who, you know, it could be the difference between a safe bike and an unsafe bike amongst other things. Yeah. Um, well, so another topic that you and I have touched on in the past is, uh, you. The supply chain and risks to the supply chain. Uh, I've seen a couple of articles, I believe in your publication, uh, talking about, um, the increasing concerns about exposure to, uh, growing hostilities between, uh, the US and China over, uh, Taiwan. And I'm curious, what have you been hearing, seeing, uh, with regards to, um, any sort of changes being made on the, uh, upstream for a lot of companies, um, both, um, OEMs who are sourcing in Asia, but then also say Taiwanese companies and so on, uh, who are producing, um, you know, what, what changes are you seeing? Are people, is that accelerating at all with the, uh, increasingly hostile rhetoric? [00:45:07] steve: Uh, yeah, but you know, slower than maybe I would've expected. Um, and that, you know, that might not be due to reluctance, but just the fact that it's, it's a hard task, um, [00:45:19] Track 1: Yeah. [00:45:20] steve: setting up a, a bike factory or, uh, in a new country and building the infrastructure around it, uh, to make that work, particularly during a pandemic. [00:45:30] Track 1: Yeah, yeah. [00:45:31] steve: so, you know, going back to stories I was writing two years ago, you know, I, I think I saw just recently that Velo Saddle opened their factory in Vietnam, I think it was, [00:45:44] Track 1: Makes sense. [00:45:45] steve: that they had been working on for like three years. Um, and then they just, they were ready to turn it on when the pandemic started, and then they just, um, sat on those plans for a couple years. But yeah, Velo moving outta Taiwan supplementing their Taiwan factory with uh, a Vietnam factory is a big deal. And, um, You know, and at Eurobike last year, I had a lot of talks with people about, them setting up different factories in Eastern Europe to serve the European market. Um, but, uh, you know, we just saw investing in a new factory in Taiwan, so, uh, there's not a, there's not a mess exodus yet, and I think people are, are finding it's, um, fairly hard to operate in some of these other countries. Cambodia, I think, turned out to be more of a challenge than some people thought. [00:46:44] Track 1: Sure [00:46:45] steve: Um, you know, there's stuff moving towards Malaysia and Singapore, I think. Um, [00:46:52] Track 1: in the. [00:46:53] steve: Vietnam has been up and down. They had more covid problems than, than some areas, I think. yeah, it's a very slow movement. I think, you know, um, you know, Trek hasn't broken ground on a giant new factory in, in Waterloo, as far as I know. Or, or, or in Mexico or in, uh, Bulgaria. You know, [00:47:16] Track 1: Well, that, that's a whole, I mean, it's a related conversation, um, and a whole other can of worms that we can crack open. Um, so one, you know, we, we have looked, um, at various times over the years at what it would take, um, both for us to do more production domestically, um, but then also, um, for more production to be done domestically in a general sense. And, uh, I'll give an example. Um, recently I was looking at, uh, you know, developing and sourcing a metal frame, either steel or titanium. Um, we'll, we'll stick with steel. It's an easier example. So, um, called, uh, a few different outfits and, uh, well one, there isn't really anyone who's mass producing steel frames in the US When I say mass producing, like doing, you know, thousand of units at a go. Um, with the exception of maybe Kent. [00:48:09] steve: Detroit. [00:48:11] Track 1: Uh, Detroit bikes [00:48:13] steve: Mm-hmm. [00:48:14] Track 1: they, and they're serving as a contract manufacturer? [00:48:17] steve: Mm-hmm. [00:48:20] Track 1: Might ask for an intro at some point. Um, [00:48:22] steve: That's Tony Kirklands, [00:48:24] Track 1: oh, okay. [00:48:25] steve: who bought, um, he and his partner bought time, [00:48:30] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:48:30] steve: is making carbon frames in Europe somewhere. Slovenia, [00:48:36] Track 1: Okay. [00:48:36] steve: of those European companies, [00:48:37] Track 1: Yeah, [00:48:38] steve: Um, and then that company car, it's called Cardinal Bicycle Works, I think, uh, also bought Detroit. Uh, they're, they claim to be the biggest steel frame maker in the US and uh, they're making stuff under their own. Name and they're doing a couple other contract [00:48:58] Track 1: that. [00:48:58] steve: some, they made some Schwinn Varsities a couple years ago. I mean, I think that was only a few hundred units or a or so. But they actually, they brought Backy made, made Detroit? [00:49:11] Track 1: Well, one of the, the things that's great to hear, and I'm gonna follow up on that, um, one of the things that kept coming up as I was having conversations here was there are essentially two primary, um, sources, uh, brands that are selling, uh, tube sets. Unless you're sourcing factory direct outta somewhere in Asia, uh, I think you have colo. You have, uh, what Columbus some in some Reynolds. And one of, one of them has been struggling with supply and both of them are, are quite expensive in the US vis-a-vis what you can get comparable tube sets for in Asia. And so when you combine those two factors of both more expensive raw stock and the fact that you can't, you don't know it's going to be available and you only have two supply, two primary suppliers versus if I want to make, uh, a frame somewhere in Asia, I have. Countless tube suppliers now don't necessarily want to use just any of them, but even the, the higher end ones, of which there may be a handful, they still have the, all these other factories kind of nipping at their heels. And that, you know, drives innovation. That drives, uh, you know, them to build this sort of, um, you know, production facilities that can handle scale, that are responsive. Uh, they know if they can't deliver on a tight timeframe for a reasonable price, that someone else is gonna develop that capacity to do so. Um, and that goes across every single thing that you could want to source for a bicycle, whether it's something like a carbon component you want to develop. You have any number of facilities where you could co-develop that, that component. And they'll even provide the engineering, in some cases, they'll latize the tooling over the, over the units, which is to say, like, spread the cost of the tooling over the units, the, the tooling costs. You know, my tooling costs for a frame is on the order of like 8,000 bucks a size. . Um, and I could have that built into the price if I do enough volume. That's, you know, you combine all of these factors and, you know, going back to the issue of, of Taiwan, yeah, it doesn't surprise me that you're not seeing moves and mass just because you have such deep and interconnected supply chains there. And even like when you get your goods quoted, they quote it, um, not out of the factory. They deliver it to your door. And that's just expected. And when they say they're gonna deliver it, generally they're pretty on time. Um, particularly, you know, the, the, the better vendors out there, the more professional ones, the velo, uh, you know, velo makes not just saddles, but bar tape and they do most of the high-end stuff in the industry. Uh, still there are a couple competitors, but, um, and it's because they just do such a great job. Um, and that efficiency. And, uh, another example, I was sourcing stems years ago. and I was like, oh, I'm, yeah. I lived in a, I lived in China for a number of years. Uh, I bet you I can find a better deal somewhere in China. I couldn't, Taiwan had better pricing on a superior product. Um, and it's because Taiwan had, um, invested in, you know, factories like, uh, jd, um, their trade name is Trans X. [00:52:15] steve: mm-hmm. [00:52:15] Track 1: they manufacture for any number of brands. They did all of our, uh, cockpit stuff, uh, for thesis, and they just have a very well run production facility in these huge forging machines and really high quality tooling. And they can just crank out high quality 3D forg stems all day with that high quality and without a, a huge, with a less and less human intervention in that process. Um, and, you know, do it at a price that makes it such that, you know, there's no point in going somewhere else. Um, because most of the cost is not associated with the labor. [00:52:52] steve: Yeah. [00:52:53] Track 1: Um, so yeah, that, that makes sense. It'll be interesting. Uh, you know, I'm, as you know, I did my, my graduate studies in US-China relations, and so it's a situation I've been following quite closely. Um, I guess, uh, if something does happen there, uh, the availability of bike parks, it will be the, the least of everybody's issues, [00:53:13] steve: Yeah. Yeah, that's a thing. I mean, there, there won't be many parts of the economy that won't be affected, um, if something happens there. But, um, bike industry will not be an exception, [00:53:24] Track 1: now, [00:53:25] steve: um, except for maybe on the service part. Right. Still, uh, we can still maybe [00:53:31] Track 1: secondhand stuff will be, um, the secondary market will be booming, [00:53:35] steve: Yeah. [00:53:35] Track 1: so, [00:53:36] steve: up now by your, uh, by your HP cassettes now. Yeah. [00:53:43] Track 1: well, so to, you know, to wrap up here, um, what do you see going forward, um, from, and, and very open-ended question, uh, what are you excited about from a technology standpoint? What are you seeing, um, in terms of, uh, you know, innovative business models or distribution models or, uh, just trends in the, in industry more generally. [00:54:10] steve: Well, there's one word that we haven't used so far in this call. You like, [00:54:16] Track 1: Sure. [00:54:17] steve: you know, there's still, there's still some growth there, I think. Um, [00:54:21] Track 1: What do those stats look like right now? [00:54:23] steve: it's not good stats. There aren't any, I don't know. You know, you can just read the T leaves and see that, you know, there's been some discounting and there. Um, even some of the low price brands that were scaring the hell out of everybody a year ago, um, are now blowing out prices, which is not good news, but still, um, kind of suggests that the, uh, the, uh, demand has, has slowed a little bit. [00:54:51] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:54:52] steve: but you know, it's exciting to see, uh, the growth and the cargo bikes, you know, um, you know, I know Specialized finally did their public launch of their globe. The Globe this week. [00:55:02] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:55:03] steve: launched the Ecar bike a month or two ago. I think. there's some others coming around. Turn seems to be kicking ass. Um, And, uh, not to mention rad power. Um, so, you know, that's, that's still exciting. There's still growth potential there. Uh, you know, I don't think you're gonna get to European numbers where, you know, like in the Netherlands where, I don't know, or 70% of the bikes sold, there are e-bikes. Now, you know, we're in the US it's probably 12% or something. I don't know. not gonna get there. I've been saying that for years, but, you know, even if we go from 12% to 18%, that's, uh, a lot of growth. And it's also, um, you know, a high average selling price of these things. You know, [00:55:53] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:55:53] steve: to talk about Kent selling $89, 20, 20 inch wheel bikes to Walmart. But when you're talking about somebody, you know, when you know the low price leader is selling bikes for 1400 bucks, uh, e-bikes. [00:56:07] Track 1: Yeah. [00:56:08] steve: You know, and then, you know, and, and specialized just brought out their, you know, their discounted, affordable e cargo bike, which I think starts at 2,500 bucks or something. It's a big, it's a big difference there. [00:56:20] Track 1: Well, [00:56:22] steve: so, you know, Turin is selling these, you know, these little electric mini band bikes, uh, you know, for three, four or $5,000 regularly then, then another thousand dollars in accessories on top of it. Um, so, uh, not to be too focused on the dollars and cents here, but I am, I am from a business magazine, [00:56:43] Track 1: Sure. Yeah. [00:56:44] steve: um, so yeah, there's exciting and, uh, you know, yeah, there's, there's, it's, it's fun to see the growth in the gravel bikes. and uh, and the activity around that, uh, the way the events are going and the competition is, is really interesting. Um, [00:57:05] Track 1: And the, and the community dynamics in the gravel space too, it seems to have remained a lot more accessible even as you have more elite level events and so on, showing, showing up. You still have, you know, lots of local events and it's a, it's a version of cycling that is, well, it's a very versatile machine and it gets you off the road. Which addresses, uh, the, the thing that comes up in survey after survey as the biggest limiter, uh, for people getting on bikes, which is fear of cars, you know, the safety concerns. [00:57:39] steve: yeah, yeah. And I'm not sure what I think about that. I think it is more accessible than, you know, old school, you know, USA cycling, road racing, um, I guess, uh, but you know, last night, I mean, for me, I don't have a whole lot of interest personally in doing a lot of the events. Maybe a couple a year, but, you know, mostly I, what I like about gravel writing is just being able to go out and explore and. Um, ride by myself or with a, a couple friends, but not necessarily pin a number on. Even if I do pin a number on, it's not really to raise, it's just, uh, you know, an excuse to ride with some people and have some rest areas where I can get free food along the way, [00:58:21] Track 1: Yeah. [00:58:22] steve: of having to fill up my water bottles in a creek somewhere. So, um, but I don't know. I went to a, I went to a big gravel race, um, last spring and. It, it didn't look very accessible to me. You know, I saw a lot of people pulling up in Sprinter vans with a couple, you know, $8,000 bikes on the back bumper and, you know, the carbon wheels and, you know, there was a nice dinner out and it was during Covid, so everybody was eating outside and they had the streets blocked off. We're all sitting out on the tables on the street. And, uh, it was, it was kind of fun. It reminded me of, you know, no racing from back in the day. But, uh, but then, but then, yeah, I'm looking around and I'm seeing a lot of pretty well-healed middle class [00:59:06] Track 1: Yep. [00:59:07] steve: people with nice cars and carbon bikes, with carbon wheels and a whole lot of money invested. And I'm like, I, [00:59:15] Track 1: Well, and [00:59:16] steve: accessibility of this. [00:59:17] Track 1: well, and, and yes, that absolutely exists. And that's a, that's a perfectly fine thing. Um, you know, there's, there's a place for everybody. I, I think what I'm referring to more is, well, one, what you're describing as like going out solo or with some friends and, you know, going out on the road, leaving from your back door and then going out on adventure and like experiencing your area from a different vantage point. Um, there's also kind of along those lines, uh, the bike packing phenomenon, which to some degree is a little bit like the s u V phenomenon, that people are buying bikes that they could go bike packing with, um, but not necessarily doing it, but you, but you see more and more of that people doing an overnight or a couple days or something. [00:59:57] steve: Mm. [00:59:58] Track 1: but then lots of just, uh, at least here in New England, I've been to a few very kind of small, intimate types of events. Maybe you have a, a couple hundred people show up and there's a, a, you know, a, a wood fired, um, uh, pizza oven going and, you know, local, uh, brewery supporting, and it's to support, uh, some local cause and maybe they have a podium. Um, but, but not really. It's like, that's not the point [01:00:26] steve: Yeah. Yeah, it's interesting. I think, uh, the whole, the way the competition goes, um, you know, I don't know how many people are interested in the, and even, uh, from a spectator point of view in the racers, I, I, a few people are, I mean, we [01:00:44] Track 1: It's, it's not, it's not super interesting [01:00:47] steve: right? I mean, I, I'm a nerd. I mean, I'll, I'll, man, I, last week was, I, I was watching Melan, I mean, not Melan. Perry Neese and Toreno Rko, you know, back to back every morning. I mean, I'm a total bike race nerd. I love it. You know, I did used to be the editor of T com, uh, and I couldn't even tell you who the top gravel racers are, you know, in the US and I don't know how many people care. I know, you know, we at outside@beonnews.com and cycling tips.com. We write a bit about that. Betsy Welch is doing a great job, but, I, I don't know how many, you know, I'm, I'm interested in doing gravel events. I'm interested in the gravel equipment. when I hear about an event, I think, oh, that might be nice to go to some year. I'd like to do that and see what it's like to ride in that part of the country on those kind of roads. Uh, but do I want to read, uh, a 2000 word interview with the guy that won the pro race? Uh, maybe not. I dunno. [01:01:55] Track 1: I'm, I'm with you. I think that the, um, the more interesting story is the, the story of your own experience of the events. You know, you go and you do something that is long and maybe has some technical sections, and you are, um, linking up with different groups along the way, unlike, say, a, a cross-country race. Um, so cross-country race, you tend to be, you know, it's a, it's a time trial in which you have some people in the way sometimes, um, and road, [01:02:20] steve: in the way. [01:02:21] Track 1: yeah. and then Ro [01:02:23] steve: usually the one that's in the way of some other people, but yeah. [01:02:26] Track 1: Yeah. Um, that, that was my discipline back in the day. Uh, but with gravel, you have, I mean, uh, I know quite a few people, myself included. At this point. I'm no longer. I no longer do these events to compete, I do it as a way of connecting with folks, like being out on a ride and you end up just, uh, linking up with different groups and having this kind of shared ordeal of slogging up that hill with a group or riding into the wind with another group and, you know, making friends along the way. And those are the types of dynamics that, you know, I have, I haven't done a ton of the, um, you know, the, the big, the big banner events for, you know, gravel series and so on. Uh, but those are the dynamics that I'm seeing at the, again, these more intimate, local types of events that I think when I talk about accessibility, that's, that's where, um, my heart is, you know, things that are much more about bringing people together and, and providing a shared experience, a platform for a shared experience that people, uh, find, um, meaningful and not just a competition. [01:03:28] steve: Yeah. And just from a, you know, from an event point of view, just the practicality of it now. I mean, we're, we're, we're losing paved roads where we can have a race. I mean, even just watching, watching the two races in Europe last week, how, how many of 'em they have to go through these damn traffic circles? I mean, the, the last 10 kilometers are scary now cause there's a, there's a traffic circle every five blocks. [01:03:51] Track 1: Yeah, [01:03:52] steve: uh, all these, you know, the road furniture is just getting worse and worse. And that's been happening in the for years. You know, there's all sorts that had to be canceled just because of all the development and the traffic and road designs make it impossible. The road there anymore. [01:04:08] Track 1: yeah, [01:04:09] steve: mogul Bismark circuit outside of Boulder is just unable now. Because of all the traffic circles [01:04:16] Track 1: yeah. Um, Boulder's a very, boulder's a very particular place. Um, you've been there for how many years now? [01:04:25] steve: Uh, about 15. [01:04:27] Track 1: Yeah, uh, I haven't been going there quite that long, but, um, I did do the whole kind of dirt bag, private tier pro thing at one point. Um, so got to ride at a bunch of different places and obviously for my work, I'm traveling a fair amount and the, um, the number of strong riders you have where you are is pretty outstanding. It's kind of hard to go out on a ride and not cross paths with some past or current national champion or Olympian. Um, and you also have, um, unique in the US is some of the best bike infrastructure anywhere. And that actually to maybe we close up the conversation with, um, you know, you had talked about how. you know, we could say modal share, uh, the share of, uh, trips taken by bike or the number of bikes being sold, um, not just for recreation, but for utility. You know, e-bikes primarily fall into a utility, uh, space with the exception of, you know, some performance mountain bikes and so on. But the, uh, you were saying how Europe has seen far more adoption. Uh, what do you see as the differences between the European and US markets and, you know, the, the things that would have to happen here, uh, to see greater adoption of bicycles as a modality for, you know, not just, uh, enthusiast riders, but recreation and, and, you know, more importantly as a, I

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