The Radavist Podcast is a show about bikes, but it's also about so much more. Hosted by Hailey Moore, in each episode we combine our radical approach to storytelling with our deep love for bicycles. We're interested in exploring all the ways that the bicycle helps us move forward, through conversations about the latest tech to travel and personal growth. We want to hear about the places that bikes take us and the people they make us. Bikes are just the starting point.
Radical + Atavism = Radavist
Find more of our stories at: https://theradavist.com/ (https://theradavist.com/)
EP 09: Co-Piloting The Radavist from Socks to Spreadsheets with Cari Carmean
Host John Watson interviews Cari Carmean, co-pilot of The Radavist, about managing business operations and designing merchandise, offering insights into behind-the-scenes success.
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP 08: Bike, Thru-Hike and Ski ?! Nicolette Jones and the Colorado Trail
Host [Host Name] interviews Nicolette Jones, a record-breaking athlete, about her multi-sport adventures on the Colorado Trail and her unique approach to life and competition.
6 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP 07: Post-Pandemic, Post (?) Tariffs? Checking the industry's pulse with Steve Frothingham
Host Hailey interviews Steve Frothingham, editor-in-chief at BRAIN, about the bike industry's post-pandemic pulse, evolving shop roles, and e-bike impacts.
31 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP 06: Catching up with Stephen Fitzgerald plus a new steed from Rodeo Labs!
Host Hailey interviews Stephen Fitzgerald, founder of Rodeo Labs, discussing new bike models and adventures.
29 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP 05: FAFO'ing with Spencer Harding
Host Hailey chats with photographer Spencer Harding about his passion for bike touring and shares wild stories from his adventures.
29 Apr 2026
EP 04: An Engineer's Take on Why Steel is Real
Daniel Yang will be the first to admit that steel is not the best material for making bikes. But as a bike designer and engineer at Neuhaus Metalworks and the founder of his own steel framebuilding label, Artefact, he’s devoted most of his professional life to working with the material.
In this episode, Daniel and Hailey talk about the liberties and limitations of steel as a framebuilding medium, the creative opportunities of 3D printing, why Neuhaus decided to move its production to Taiwan and the challenges of scaling independent framebuilding in the US. Plus, be sure to stay tuned until the very end, where Daniel gives a teaser about an alternative wheel size that he and Nick at Neuhaus are really excited about, though it’s probably not the one you think.
Follow Daniel on YouTube here. (https://www.youtube.com/@Daniel_Yang_ARTEFACT)
Watch: Daniel Yang's Coverage of the 2026 Sea Otter Classic (https://youtu.be/1NDRsWB3TKo?si=txA8V3ZbqFCyomHv)
Read: 藝術 (Art), 手工藝 (Craftsmanship), 製造 (Manufacture): Taichung Taiwan is a Bicycling Manufacturing Mecca (https://theradavist.com/taichung-taiwan-is-a-bicycling-manufacturing-mecca)
Read: I Visited Every Boutique Steel Factory at Tapei Cycle Show (https://theradavist.com/boutique-steel-bikes-taipei-cycle-show)
9 Apr 2026
EP 03: Wende Cragg and the Birth of Mountain Biking
Wende Cragg played an indelible role in the formation of the sport we now call mountain biking, but as a photographer, her presence in the sport's archives has been less visible. Over the past few years, The Radavist has collaborated with Wende on multiple storytelling projects, most notably on a film (https://youtu.be/jsbJojnbdYY?si=gXfuWTEIDVrR5DpD) that features archival footage and a book (https://wendecraggcameracornerbook.myshopify.com/) released last year dedicated to showcasing Wende's vast catalog of film photos documenting early klunkers and off-road adventures in Marin County.
In episode 03 of The Radavist Podcast, Hailey had a chance to chat with Wende about her rocky start riding klunker bikes, the crew of Marin riders testing the limits of proto-mountain bikes (i.e., old newsboys), the Repack racing days, and how Wende and the Marin contingency found their counterparts all the way out in Crested Butte, Colorado.
Buy: Camera Corner Book (https://wendecraggcameracornerbook.myshopify.com/)
Watch: Camera Corner Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsbJojnbdYY)
Read: "I Learned to Fly...On a Mountain Bike" (https://theradavist.com/wende-cragg-early-mountain-bike-photos)
Read: "Wende Cragg's 1978 Breezer Series I: Like Riding Jewelry" (https://theradavist.com/wende-cragg-1978-breezer-series-i)
Read: "Rolling Back the Years: The 2023 Annual Pearl Pass Tour" (https://theradavist.com/2023-pearl-pass-klunkers-tour-crested-butte-wende-cragg)
25 Feb 2026
EP 02: Matt Mason and the Evolution of the Monumental Loop
Is riding bikes inherently political? Matt Mason thinks so. And even though he never intended to become an activist, through his creation of the 250-mile Monumental Loop around Las Cruces, New Mexico, Matt has used cycling as a tool for public lands advocacy for the past decade. Listen to Hailey's conversation with Matt to learn more about the fortuitous federal land designation that led to the Monumental Loop's existence, and how the Loop has become a case study for the positive impact of cycling infrastructure.
Read The Dust-Up: Bikes Are Political - https://theradavist.com/bikes-are-political (https://theradavist.com/bikes-are-political)
2 Feb 2026
EP 01: When Prolly Was Prolly and the Origins of The Radavist
When John Watson started his blog in 2006 that would eventually become The Radavist, it was a personal site that he used to document and share photos from New York City's urban cycling scene. Over the last 20 years, that side project has grown in ways he could have never imagined—The Radavist is now an independent cycling media website with a heavy focus on covering the alternative side of the sport and serves as the full-time occupation for John and his wife (and Radavist co-owner) Cari. In episode one, Hailey talks with John about he took The Radavist from personal blog to full-time brand, and how he almost lost the company along the way.
Inside a recent episode
EP 09: Co-Piloting The Radavist from Socks to Spreadsheets with Cari Carmean
Published 25 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So I took a photojournalism class and that really changed everything for me because you weren't allowed to take photojournalism as an elective. So that definitely propelled me into the design school. So it was either Painting and or photography is what kind of led me there. Yeah. Yeah. And you said that this design program changed your life. And it changed the way that you see the world. You know, can you elaborate on that a little bit? Like, like, what did that shift feel like? You know, what were your kind of biggest takeaways? Yeah. Yeah. It was a really broad-based theoretical program. So you were exposed to all different types of design, not just graphic design. […]
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