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Guests: Jennifer Boyd: Dave Wages
Sometimes I wonder how I ever became so lucky as to be able to have conversations with the people I do, and this episode of the show highlights two of those people.
First up is Jennifer Boyd.
Jennifer is the founder of Boyd Productions,LLC, a documentary production company that prides itself on creating films that spark curiosity, connectivity, and societal change. Her multilingual, female-led team has more than 20 years of experience in filmmaking, music, television, and journalism.
Jennifer has produced and directed more than 25 documentaries on topics ranging from climate change to gun control. Good Morning America has called her work “groundbreaking.”
The doc – as she calls it –is called The Street Project. The production is 
fascinating, the content relevant, and several of the people who are included in this film have been on the TOC podcast in the past.
The Street Project is a story about a massive movement across the world to reclaim our largest public spaces – namely, our streets. The film starts in NYC and looks at the issues of safety and the usage of space across the globe. With more than 40,000 cyclists or pedestrians killed across the world last year, Jennifer Boyd gives us a thorough examination of how the way we’ve used our public spaces and what has changed through the last ten decades.
Then, I speak with custom frame builder Dave Wages from Ellis Cycles.
The bicycle business has its biggies – the Treks and Specialized and Canyons – and then it has the custom builders such as Richard Sachs, Peter Wiegel, and my guest today, Dave Wages.
Between those two bookends, there were companies such as Waterford Precision Bicycles and Serotta Custom Cycles. These were shops that could produce a frame-to-order within a few weeks and might have a small staff that could turn out upwards of several hundred to perhaps a thousand frames per year.
Now, those mid-sized custom shops are mostly gone. You may remember that Dave cut his frame building teeth with Serotta and 
Waterford and now, both of those companies are gone.
So I wanted to know what Dave, has since gone out on his own to produce his exquisite one-of-a-kind framesets, thinks about the situation as well as what he sees going forward.
Dave’s insights are spot-on and I think you’ll appreciate what he has to say.
I caught up with Matt just before Stage 1 of the Tour to chat about his article, 
conversation today is about the 
Having given well over 1,200 lectures in 21 states and Canadian provinces, Craig is one of the country’s most sought after motivational speakers on the economic development, tourism, and community development aspect of rail-trails, and their leveraging small amounts of public dollars to redevelop forgotten or derelict lands into treasured places.
In my last podcast, I mentioned my guest – 
I thought you’d like to see the photo of her handlebars!
Beginning Tomorrow, June 17th,
Not too long ago, we spoke with Paul Tolme, the communications manager of the Cascade Bicycle Club headquartered in Seattle.
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As promised the last time we spoke with him, Wayne Stetina, SRAM’s senior field guide, is back to school us on the new 
this new system, the easier it shifts.
In the second half of the show, we welcome back 
Cleveland’s 
James is a philosopher – both in education as his major in college, and in the way he views life, sport, and especially how we behave and think. 
His new book, 
My first guest is no stranger to TOC. A couple of times a year, at least, I ask journalist and NYU professor, John Surico to join me and catch us up on what is happening in NYC.
In addition to the famous rides the club offers – the 44 year old iconic
With that kind of support, it is no wonder that Cascade is able to influence local and state legislators and planners to improve cycling and walking in Washington, develop great educational programs, like the one that is being implemented in schools, and organize one of the most iconic and enduring events in the country – The famous STP – Seattle to Portland ride – that will be held July 15th and 16th this year.
When we spoke, Joe Lindsey, who has been on the show in the past and who does some amazing reporting as you will hear in a moment, alluded to what was coming next for him and, sho’ ‘nuf – he’s the new Senior Editor at Escape Collective and I think it’s a match made in cycling heaven.
director of the 
With a new initiative,