Mann on the Inside - RVA-Tour de France 3

Reclaiming the good parts of our Mobility past

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2382959/fan_mail/new] Peter Norton is a UVA Professor and author who's forte is the history of the how the automobile came to dominate our culture. On Thursday, July 9th 2026, he gave a slide show presentation about Richmond's mobility history (RVA had some of the first streetcars it the country) and spoke about what we can learn from it.  This is just the audio portion--if you want to see the slides that he's talking about go to IanStewartCycles on YouTube. -------------------- Be sure to like and subscribe and share the show–and tip your server if you can, on Venmo I’m at Ian-Stewart-82. Or buy me a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/ian_stewart]. And if you’re a sponsor who’d like to sponsor this show, then let us know. Thanks. Be sure to check out my other podcast, called History Reinvented [https://historyreinvented.buzzsprout.com/], which covers the history and future of places in the city, including the Mayo Bridge and Island and the area known as Pine Camp in Richmond ,VA.  And, if you like music, check out Ian’s World O’ Music [https://www.mixcloud.com/istewart/] show on Mixcloud. For 17 years, I had a world music show on a local public radio station. Plus my other podcast just launched too–called The World Music Show — interviews from the archives which features all my archival interviews with musicians, including Angelique Kidjo, Jack Johnson and Los Lobos. Look for it wherever you are listening to this podcast.  Plus, you can always look for my freelance work on outlets like Virginia Mercury, The Richmonder, Richmond Magazine and on the podcast Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad. The Mechanics of Transportation and RVA Bike Scene is a Big Soap Production. Music for this podcast was downloaded with permission at Upbeat Music.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2382959/support] Follow my bike adventures and transportation stories on Instagram or Threads @just_ianstewart or Twitter @IanCycles or YouTube @IanStewartCycles

Mann on the Inside - RVA-Tour de France 3

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2382959/fan_mail/new] Andrew's back with another update--about the Tour de France. Be sure to go to IanStewartCycles on YouTube to see what he's posting. I mean, audio is cool, but you're missing out. Mann is part of the Richmond Area Bicycle Association and has been a guest on this podcast before.  Be sure to like and subscribe and share the show–and tip your server if you can, on Venmo I’m at Ian-Stewart-82. Or buy me a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/ian_stewart]. And if you’re a sponsor who’d like to sponsor this show, then let us know. Thanks. Be sure to check out my other podcast, called History Reinvented [https://historyreinvented.buzzsprout.com/], which covers the history and future of places in the city, including the Mayo Bridge and Island and the area known as Pine Camp in Richmond ,VA.  And, if you like music, check out Ian’s World O’ Music [https://www.mixcloud.com/istewart/] show on Mixcloud. For 17 years, I had a world music show on a local public radio station. Plus my other podcast just launched too–called The World Music Show — interviews from the archives which features all my archival interviews with musicians, including Angelique Kidjo, Jack Johnson and Los Lobos. Look for it wherever you are listening to this podcast.  Plus, you can always look for my freelance work on outlets like Virginia Mercury, The Richmonder, Richmond Magazine and on the podcast Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad. The Mechanics of Transportation and RVA Bike Scene is a Big Soap Production. Music is copyrighted by UpBeat Music and downloaded with permission.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2382959/support] Follow my bike adventures and transportation stories on Instagram or Threads @just_ianstewart or Twitter @IanCycles or YouTube @IanStewartCycles

Mann on the inside. RVA + TDF stage 2

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2382959/fan_mail/new] Here’s the second dispatch, so stage 2 (and some extras) from our man on the inside, Andrew Mann, who is in Barcelona watching the Tour de France. Mann is part of the Richmond Area Bicycle Association and has been a guest on this podcast before.  He’s sending us some audio postcards–things you won’t hear on other podcasts. Plus, he’s also sending pictures, which I’ll be putting into a slide show on my YouTube channel, IanStewartCycles---which you should go see. Be sure to like and subscribe and share the show–and tip your server if you can, on Venmo I’m at Ian-Stewart-82. Or buy me a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/ian_stewart]. And if you’re a sponsor who’d like to sponsor this show, then let us know. Thanks. Check out my other podcast, called History Reinvented [https://historyreinvented.buzzsprout.com/], which covers the history and future of places in the city, including the Mayo Bridge and Island and the area known as Pine Camp in Richmond ,VA.  And, if you like music, check out Ian’s World O’ Music [https://www.mixcloud.com/istewart/] show on Mixcloud. For 17 years, I had a world music show on a local public radio station. Plus my other podcast just launched too–called The World Music Show — interviews from the archives which features all my archival interviews with musicians, including Angelique Kidjo, Jack Johnson and Los Lobos. Look for it wherever you are listening to this podcast.  Plus, you can always look for my freelance work on outlets like Virginia Mercury, The Richmonder, Richmond Magazine and on the podcast Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad. The Mechanics of Transportation and RVA Bike Scene is a Big Soap Production. Music for this podcast was downloaded with permission at Upbeat Music.  Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/vroom-vroom-vespa License code: RY09JPRA7PB3YCBC Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2382959/support] Follow my bike adventures and transportation stories on Instagram or Threads @just_ianstewart or Twitter @IanCycles or YouTube @IanStewartCycles

RVA + Tour de France- Ep 1

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2382959/fan_mail/new] Here’s the first dispatch from our man on the inside, Andrew Mann, who is in Barcelona watching the Tour de France. Mann is part of the Richmond Area Bicycle Association and has been a guest on this podcast before.  He’s sending us some audio postcards–things you won’t hear on other podcasts. Plus, he’s also sending pictures, which I’ll be putting into a slide show on my YouTube channel, IanStewartCycles.  Be sure to share this episode with all your friends and on social media too, subscribe and tip your server if you can, on Venmo I’m at Ian-Stewart-82. Or buy me a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/ian_stewart]. And if you’re a sponsor who’d like to sponsor this show, then let us know.  Check out my other podcast, called History Reinvented [https://historyreinvented.buzzsprout.com/], which covers the history and future of places in the city, including the Mayo Bridge and Island and the area known as Pine Camp in Richmond ,VA.  And, if you like music, check out Ian’s World O’ Music [https://www.mixcloud.com/istewart/] show on Mixcloud. For 17 years, I had a world music show on a local public radio station. Plus my other podcast just launched too–called The World Music Show — interviews from the archives which features all my archival interviews with musicians, including Angelique Kidjo, Jack Johnson and Los Lobos. Look for it wherever you are listening to this podcast.  Plus, you can always look for my freelance work on outlets like Virginia Mercury, The Richmonder, Richmond Magazine and on the podcast Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad. The Mechanics of Transportation and RVA Bike Scene is a Big Soap Production. Music for this podcast was downloaded with permission at Upbeat Music. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/vroom-vroom-vespa License code: RY09JPRA7PB3YCBC Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2382959/support] Follow my bike adventures and transportation stories on Instagram or Threads @just_ianstewart or Twitter @IanCycles or YouTube @IanStewartCycles

RVA - Tour de France Connection

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2382959/fan_mail/new] Cool news to share for the RVA Bike Scene. We’ll have some special updates from the Tour de France by Richmond’s own Andrew Mann, who is part of the Richmond Area Bicycle Association and is also puts on the holiday Christmas bike program in which hundreds of bikes are donated to kids on the holidays. .  He’s in Barcelona and will be sending us regular audio updates of what he’s seeing as he watches the Tour — so not stats, winners, etc but just what he’s seeing.  So, look for his stories coming soon. The Tour de France starts Saturday, July 4. Be sure to like and subscribe and share the show–and tip your server if you can, on Venmo I’m at Ian-Stewart-82. Or buy me a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/ian_stewart]. And if you’re a sponsor who’d like to sponsor this show, then let us know. Thanks. Be sure to check out my other podcast, called History Reinvented [https://historyreinvented.buzzsprout.com/], which covers the history and future of places in the city, including the Mayo Bridge and Island and the area known as Pine Camp in Richmond ,VA.  And, if you like music, check out Ian’s World O’ Music [https://www.mixcloud.com/istewart/] show on Mixcloud. For 17 years, I had a world music show on a local public radio station. Plus my other podcast just launched too–called The World Music Show — interviews from the archives which features all my archival interviews with musicians, including Angelique Kidjo, Jack Johnson and Los Lobos. Look for it wherever you are listening to this podcast.  Plus, you can always look for my freelance work on outlets like Virginia Mercury, The Richmonder, Richmond Magazine and on the podcast Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad. The Mechanics of Transportation and RVA Bike Scene is a Big Soap Production. Music by: bombay-bass-ashish-zachariah-main-version-40688-02-01 and was downloaded with permission at Upbeat Mus [https://uppbeat.io/music]ic Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2382959/support] Follow my bike adventures and transportation stories on Instagram or Threads @just_ianstewart or Twitter @IanCycles or YouTube @IanStewartCycles