Join us as Ashleigh Myles shares her incredible journey of riding the Pan-American Highway, overcoming fears, and breaking records as a woman cyclist. Discover insights on preparation, mental resilience, gear, and advice for women aspiring to undertake similar adventures.  

In this episode of That’s Her Problem! I had the immense honour of speaking with Melissa Bruntlett, as she shares her journey from urban planning to becoming a leading advocate for women in city design.

In this conversation, we speak with Anna Zivarts, an advocate for non-drivers and author of 'When Driving is Not an Option.' We discuss Anna's personal journey with visual impairment, the challenges faced by non-drivers, and the importance of creating inclusive transportation systems.

I've wanted to speak to Hazel since I first heard she got the job as the City of Winnipeg Director of Planning Property and Development. How often do we have women in these kinds of roles? In today’s episode Hazel talks about, yes, walkable cities, but more than just that. She talks about a city that’s good for women and good for everyone. When people have options to walk, bike, roll, ski, sled and even drive, the city becomes more lively and safer for everyone.

Happy New Year, everyone and welcome back to the podcast! It’s great to start the New Year talking to someone in a warmer climate. Welcome, Lisa Charlebois, to That’s Her Problem!

In this episode, Lisa and I explore a kind of cycling that I’m super curious about, randoneering. We go over what that means, how it creates community and how you can become a randonneur.

n this week’s episode, I speak with activist turned city councillor, Renata Falzoni. Our conversation was long overdue. I have been a huge fan of Renata’s for many years, pretty much since the start of my cycling journey, before advocacy was even on my radar. I admire her tenacity and drive, still going strong at the age of 72, entering what she calls her 10th childhood.

Today’s conversation with Tara shifts us away from bikes for a minute, but fear not, there’s still a lot of bike talk in here, because, as you know by now, I can’t shut up about bikes and bikes really are the answer to everything.

This conversation with Tissa Valverde, bicycle mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, is about women cycling. There’s no other way to say it. Cycling is a beautiful act of resistance and it’s simply a beautiful act that engages body and mind. Tissa and her husband Fernando, created a Social Enterprise, Bicicletaria Cultural (https://bicicletariacultural.wordpress.com/) where cyclists can park their bikes safely while at work or school, can have meetings, work and get their bikes worked on while they wait. They have won awards all over the world and continue to impact their community. 

I met Laura on the old Twitter when I was trying to understand what it would take to become a winter cyclist, and we have been online friends since. Laura has recently started a cargo bike lending library, inspired by the transformation that a cargo bike had on her own life.

In today's conversation, I speak with Vivian Ortiz, the bicycle mayor of Boston, about her biking journey, the importance of community, and empowering more Black and Latina women to ride. Vivian shares her experiences overcoming fear, building confidence, and advocating for safer biking spaces. The discussion highlights the role of education and representation in cycling, as well as the future of urban biking.

In today’s episode, I talk with Yasmina Ahl Maris, the bicycle mayor of Marrakech. I met Yasmina through BYCS, the Bicycle Mayor Network, and I became extremely interested in how she transitioned from riding her bike to school to bikepacking alone along the Atlas Mountains at the age of 22.

In today’s episode, we explore the politics of advocacy. Caro just wanted to ride her bike to work, but after being hit twice, she decided to get a GoPro and record her rides. Using her video editing skills, Caro turned her footage into the beginning of a movement.

Two years ago, Ian and I embarked on a new e-bike adventure with the purchase of a couple of Tuff Hill e-bikes, which led us to connect with Sean and Stephanie Tuff. This connection blossomed into a meaningful relationship that I knew had to be shared with the world.

Emma never set out to run for public office. All she wanted was to connect with her neighbours and save the trees. But in fighting for those trees, she discovered something profound: in real life, a cup of sugar and a tall ladder do more to build community than any Facebook group ever could.

Sarah McKenzie is 71 years old, and she's a force of nature! When she felt rejected by local cycling clubs, she decided to create her own cycling club for women over the age of 55, with the help of a local bike shop (Bikes and Beyond), and Liv Cycling Canada.

The future looks bright for all of us when communities like this exist and thrive. I hope you enjoy watching and listening.

Grecia is the hope we have for the future! She lives in Guadalajara, Mexico, where she serves as the Bicycle Mayor and hosts a radio show about cycling. She also created a driver education program to teach proper safety precautions for sharing the road with cyclists.

In this episode, I speak with Pattie Baker, author of Round America with a Duck. Pattie took a trip around America as part of her recovery from being hit by a driver, and found the goodness of strangers and the beautiful community that a bicycle creates. Though she lives in a city that doesn’t make it easy to get around on a bike, she is determined to keep riding hers and planting the seeds of change for future generations.

Interviewing Diane was such a joy. She’s a young mother of 3 children and lives in the suburbs, but dreams of connection in her neighbourhood. Diane wrote a book called "Love Letter to Suburbia" (link below), where she discusses how it’s not too late to transform our spaces and live in community with our neighbours, have walkable neighbourhoods, and less car dependency.