Our Urban Experience
EPISODE 85, SEASON 2: In this episode, John connects with Dr. Robin Mazumder, Ph.D., Cognitive Neuroscientist They talk about how we as humans respond to our built environments, what role access to nature plays [...]
July 2021
June 2021
MOTHERLOAD: Kid tested. Planet approved.
EPISODE 80, SEASON 2: In this episode, John connects with award-winning documentary filmmaker Liz Canning They discuss the origins of the MOTHERLOAD story, how it has evolved into a movement, and what she’s up to [...]
May 2021
Ride Every Street
EPISODE 73, SEASON 2: In this episode, John chats with Huntsville-based Cartographer and Artist, David Nuttall They discuss his recently completed quest to ride every single street in the city, the things he [...]
March 2021
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 [...]
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 [...]