The Sprocket Podcast

This week Brock speaks to Darren Alff, proprietor of the fine bicycle touring site bicycletouringpro.com, about his most recent bicycle touring venture: a year on a bicycle, circling Europe and heading towards Africa! We discuss: Iceland touring with his old … Continue reading →

Hop In The Saddle is the new book project from Ellee Thalheimer, Lucy Burningham and Laura Cary on bikes and beer in the Rose City!  Ellee and Lucy join us to tell all about Portland’s scene. Headlines The Oregonian: Aaron … Continue reading →

This week Brock sat down with Steph Routh from the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (now known as Oregon Walks) and the KBOO Bike Show (as well as many other projects & organizations) to discuss walking, bicycling, and relating to the “old guard” … Continue reading →

After we concluded the show, there was so much to discuss that we kept on talking while the tape kept running.  More conversation with Bill Lascher here!

Bill Lascher is a journalist preparing a book on Melville Jacoby, the first Time magazine reporter killed on duty, and producer of the fabulous Thinkingest Podcast which examines our over-examining tendencies.  Today he joins us to share some of his … Continue reading →

Brock & Brandon celebrate 100 episodes of the Sprocket Podcast by traversing the city for hours using every mode of transport they can get into, including TriMet, the Portland Streetcar, the Portland Aerial Tram, and of course Car2Go.  Here’s a … Continue reading →

Chris Sanderson is the proprietor of Builder By Bike, a full service construction business operated out of a bicycle trailer.  We discuss this gargantuan feat with him and bring former guest Joshua DeParrie of Plumbing By Bike in to comment … Continue reading →

Tammy Strobel, author of You Can Buy Happiness (And It’s Cheap) and editor of the blog RowdyKittens.com, and Logan Smith join us to speak about the book’s release, downsizing and simplicity, and living without a motor vehicle in rural northern … Continue reading →

An interview with BTA Alice Award winner, Bike Train superstar and bike shop entrepreneur Kiel Johnson! Also, The Sprocket Podcast continues its Indiegogo fundraising campaign to underwrite the next season of the show during a year with thin budgets.  We … Continue reading →

Michael & Lily from Portland Afoot‘s monthly podcast join us to create a powerful new fusion of transportation goodness! 0:00-42:00 Portand Afoot segment News 1) No auto parking at many new apartments 2) Portland Afoot’s sponsor this month: Streetcar Mobile … Continue reading →