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Aug. 15, 2023

Marcus Tillman – Recreation Trail Director for the City of Anniston, …

Marcus Tillman – Recreation Trail Director for the City of Anniston, AL – Mountain Biking # 141 Randy Spangler & Building at Coldwater Mountain Gnomes & Trail Fairies Marcus Tillman Intro – Recreation Trail Director for Annis...

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Aug. 8, 2023

Re-Air Joe Stone – Teton Adaptive Executive Director – Universal Trai…

Re-Air Joe Stone – Teton Adaptive Executive Director – Universal Trail Design Episode 140 The Joe Stone Journey Hitting and surpassing multiple goals The Joe Stone Foundation Wydahoe Rendezvous Teton Adaptive Living in Jackso...

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Aug. 1, 2023

R-Dog Ryan Howard Professional Mountain Biker / 805 Beer – The Build …

R-Dog Ryan Howard Professional Mountain Biker / 805 Beer – The Build and more #139 Ryan "R-Dog" Howard is by far and away the chillest man in mountain biking. We dare you, nay, we challenge you, to find someone who has more f...

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July 25, 2023

Ryan Thibault – Mountain Bike Vermont / Ranch Camp / Trails and Bike …

Ryan Thibault – Mountain Bike Vermont / Ranch Camp / Trails and Bike Parks #138 Taken from MTB Vermont on Ryan Position: Graphic artist, writer, photographer Fame: Owner of Independent Allied, a design firm specializing in bi...

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July 18, 2023

Story Time with Brian Hann - Appalachian Mountain Bike Club Knoxville…

Story Time with Brian Hann – Appalachian Mountain Bike Club - Re-Air #137 Topics Covered: About Brian Hann How the AMBC and Urban Wilderness Came to be Linking Properties Together in South Knoxville The Partnership of Public ...

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July 11, 2023

Philip Darden the Executive Director for the Southern Off-Road Bicycl…

Philip Darden the Executive Director for the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association - SORBA #136 Topics: How Philip got into mountain biking Recap of the most recent SORBA Summit (Spring of 2023) The new Strategic Plan along w...

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July 4, 2023

Kristian Jackson – G5 Trail Collective / Pisgah Grandfather District …

Kristian Jackson – G5 Trail Collective / Pisgah Grandfather District / Donuts & Bikes Podcast: Part Two #135 Senior Lecturer, Recreation Management, Appalachian State University; Senior Course Conductor and Level 4 Coach, Pro...

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June 27, 2023

Kristian Jackson – Trail Boss / Builder / Coach / Advocate / Husband …

Kristian Jackson – Trail Boss / Builder / Coach / Advocate / Husband / Father and Connector: Part One #134 Senior Lecturer, Recreation Management, Appalachian State University; Senior Course Conductor and Level 4 Coach, Profe...

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June 22, 2023

Dustin Schiltz – drtpdlrs Youth Gravity Mountain Bike Programming #133

Dustin Schiltz – drtpdlrs Youth Gravity Mountain Bike Programming #133 Topics: A look back at the 2022 drtpdlrs season Day Trips and longer multi-day trips Spirit Mtn, Duluth MN Going to Whistler Bike Park for a PMBIA Level 2...

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June 20, 2023

Tracy Paradise and the One Track Mind Foundation ”Life is Once” #132

Tracy Paradise and the One Track Mind Foundation "Life is Once" #132 Topics: Tracy’s backstory and how it relates to her getting into mountain biking Why Tracy moved to MN Life is Once Starting the One Track Mind Foundation ...

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June 13, 2023

Luther Propst – Trails, Community Development and Advocacy Key Note a…

Luther Propst – Trails, Community Development and Advocacy Key Note at International Trails Summit 2023 #131 Topics: Luther’s Backstory and how he got his start in Land Use Planning and Law Working with the World Wildlife Fun...

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June 6, 2023

Drew Pollak-Bruce (SE Group) – Value of a Professional Dirtbag Presen…

Drew Pollak-Bruce (SE Group) – Value of a Professional Dirtbag Presentation Part 2 - International Trails Summit 2023 #130 Anyone can plan, design, and build a trail, right? As we all know the answer is no, and it takes not o...

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May 30, 2023

Greg Mazu – Value of a Professional Dirtbag Presentation - Internatio…

Greg Mazu – Value of a Professional Dirtbag Presentation - International Trails Summit 2023 #129 Anyone can plan, design, and build a trail, right? As we all know the answer is no, and it takes not only technical skills but a...

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May 23, 2023

Martha Becton and the She Saws Presentation from the International Tr…

Martha Becton and the She Saws Presentation from the International Trails Summit 2023 #128 Topics: General comments / conversation about the 2023 International Trail Summit Martha being introduced to Mike Riter She Saws and t...

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May 16, 2023

Ethan Edman Trail Crew Manager for TrailBlazers – Bentonville AR, Lan…

Ethan Edman Trail Crew Manager for TrailBlazers – Bentonville AR, Land of OZ Trails #127 Ethan is a transplant from Southwest Missouri but an Arkansas native at heart, he moved to Fayetteville in 2012 and then later to Benton...

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May 9, 2023

Gary Gleason of WTB Components – Mountain Bike Trails and Advocacy t…

Gary Gleason of WTB Components – Mountain Bike Trails and Advocacy the WTB Way #126 Topics: How Gary got into cycling / mountain biking The early days of mountain biking including the Kamikaze Downhill The backstory of WTB “W...

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May 2, 2023

Glen Jacobs of World Trail – Building the future of Mountain Bike Tra…

Glen Jacobs – World Trail – Building the future of Mountain Bike Trail Towns #125 Topics: How Glen got into Mountain Biking And how he nearly quit and sold his mountain bike Doing what they were doing in Australia The Importa...

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April 25, 2023

Thomas Larsen Schmidt, President of IMBA Europe – Mountain Biking in …

Thomas Larsen Schmidt, President of IMBA Europe – Mountain Biking in Europe Topics: Changes that Thomas has seen over the years How Thomas got into Mountain Biking and Advocacy The Difference between IMBA (US) vs IMBA Europe ...

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April 18, 2023

Jed Talbot of OBP Trailworks - ”Off the Beaten Path” #123

Jed Talbot of OBP Trailworks #123 Topics: Growing up in Maine and How Jed got into Trail Building Landing in the Upper Midwest for College – Carlton College Getting involved with the Student Conservation Association (SCA) Bec...

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April 13, 2023

Throwback Thursday with Kyle Horvath of Ely, NV / White Pine County #…

Throwback Thursday with Kyle Horvath of Ely, NV / White Pine County #TBT This episode first aired on June 26th, 2021 - as Episode #31 Topics Covered in this show: Kyle Horvath Back Story Kyle’s start in Tourism in Carson City...

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April 11, 2023

Adam Buck of Pathfinder Trail Building #122

Adam Buck of Pathfinder Trail Building #122 Topics: Adam Buck Backstory on how he found trails and mountain biking Mountain Biking in the 90’s Building the Greenman Downhill Trail at Spirit Mtn in Duluth, MN The idea of urban...

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April 4, 2023

Nick Bennette – Executive Director for the Vermont Mountain Bike Asso…

Nick Bennette – Executive Director for the Vermont Mountain Bike Association #121 Nick is a dad, environmentalist, recovering consultant, and passionate mountain biker. He’s most happy out in the woods, popping off roots and ...

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March 30, 2023

Marty Scheel The Downieville Classic and Dirt Magic the Podcast #Bonus

Marty Scheel The Downieville Classic and Dirt Magic the Podcast #Bonus Partner & Adopt-A-Trail Coordinator Marty has been getting dirty in Downieville since hard-tails still ruled the trails. He was an early Lifetime Member o...

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March 28, 2023

Mariah Keagy – Sinuosity Flowing Trails – “You Get What You Plan For”…

Mariah Keagy – Sinuosity Flowing Trails – “You Get What You Plan For” #120 Topics: Mariah Keagy Intro and backstory Vermont Trails and Greenway Council The Green Mountain Club The backstory of Sinuosity Flowing Trails Lead Tr...

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