Cycling in Paris
EPISODE 66, SEASON 2: In this special mid-week episode, John connects long-distance with Mark Cramer, who is an American living in the Paris, France area. Mark is also the author of the book [...]
March 2021
January 2021
Restorative Natural Areas
EPISODE 56, SEASON 2: In this episode, we head back up to the province of British Columbia, Canada for a conversation about Restorative Natural Areas with Vancouver-based Katherine Howard and Jo Fitzgibbons Jo [...]
Electric Assist Cycles
EPISODE 54, SEASON 2: In this episode, we head up to Ontario, Canada for a virtual discussion about e-bikes with Jamie Stuckless and Darnel Harris In this episode, John, Jamie and Darnel dive [...]
December 2020
Season One Wrap Up
Season 1 Episode 53: THE YEAR-END WRAP-UP W/ HOST, JOHN SIMMERMAN Today is December 31, 2020 - no better time to bring Season One of the Active Towns Podcast to a close [...]
Taking Action
Season 1 Episode 52: CATCHING UP W/ JONATHAN FERTIG SAFE STREETS ACTIVIST When it comes to unsafe street conditions, Jonathan is no stranger to the world of tactical urbanism, he is compelled [...]
October 2020
Up For Anything
Season 1 Episode 46: CATCHING UP W/ PAM LEBLANC, AN AUSTIN, TX BASED WRITER ~ PHOTOGRAPHER ~ ADVENTURER In addition to chatting about some of her recent and upcoming explorations, John and [...]
September 2020
Bikepacking
Season 1 Episode 44: BIKEPACKING W/ RYAN VAN DUZER ~ A VIDEO PODCAST NOW TOO! Boom! Here it is folks, our first repeat podcast guest, and our first episode that also features [...]
The Joy of Riding Again
Season 1 Episode 42: THE JOY OF RIDING AGAIN W/ LENNARD ZINN OF BOULDER, COLORADO In this episode, John has a wide-ranging discussion about bikes, heart health, and the joy of getting [...]
August 2020
A Wish for Wheels
Season 1 Episode 41: LEARNING ABOUT THE WISH FOR WHEELS PROGRAM W/ FOUNDER BRAD APPEL For the past 16 years the Wish For Wheels non-profit based in Denver, CO has been connecting [...]
Lovable Places & People Habitats
Season 1 Episode 40: REFLECTIONS W/ KAID BENFIELD ABOUT WHY WE NEED LOVABLE PLACES & PEOPLE HABITATS For this milestone 40th episode we're delighted and honored to feature Kaid Benfield, a veteran [...]