Showing results for "Bicycle" in Politics & Social Sciences

Ron Moffatt was 14 years old in 1956 when he was accused of murdering a child on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto. During a tough police interrogation, Ron falsely confessed and was convicted at trial.

It wasn’t surprising when the first abandoned bicycles were found along the dirt roads and farmland just across the border from Tijuana, but before long they were arriving in droves. The bikes went from curiosity, to nuisance, to phenomenon. But until they caught the eye of journalist Kimball Taylor, only a small cadre of human smugglers - coyotes - and migrants could say how or why they’d gotten there. This is the story of 7,000 bikes that made an incredible journey and one young man from Oaxaca who arrived at the border with nothing, built a small empire, and then vanished.

The Death of Rodolfo–The Bicycle Boat. A raw, unscripted investigation into my father’s life—from Haiti to the legacy I could never escape.

Two blokes from Yorkshire ,England 1995 . Cycle into a 40degree New Delhi day ,east toward Kathmandu,Nepal and South East Asia ,Illegal border crossings, near death by :thugs ,knife bandits ,car ,cyclones and crocodile. After bicycles stolen , hitching ,walking and sailing . Busting guts on a sheep station .No BS , No hype ,just how things really happened.And hopefully inspiring to potential travellers stuck in a rut doing the same same and turning to drink and worse at the weekends to compensate. Although dark and dangerous in places ,it’s told with Comedic ,philosophical undertones.

A panoramic revisionist portrait of the nineteenth-century invention that is transforming the twenty-first-century world “Excellent . . . calls to mind Bill Bryson, John McPhee, Rebecca Solnit.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New...

Bicycle/Race paints an unforgettable picture of Los Angeles—and the United States—from the perspective of two wheels. This is a book of borderlands and intersections, a cautionary tale about the dangers of putting infrastructure before culture, and a coming-of-age story about power and identity.

How To Move The Stars is the day by day retelling of a bicycle ride twice around the world. Start from the beginning to get the whole story. My adventure was an unparalleled modern day epic, a solo, self-supported bicycle ride spanning 38,000 miles across six continents. There were moments I barely survived, and times I cried tears of joy, but mostly, this is a story about the thousands of people I met along the way. See the art inspired by Jacob's bicycle ride at www.AntLife.space, including beautiful ant farms, or join him on a bicycle tour here, www.MountainHighBicycleTours.com

Join Thomas Stevens on his extraordinary adventure as the first person to circumnavigate the globe by bicycle in the late 19th century. Starting his remarkable journey in April 1884 from San Francisco, Stevens cycled across the United States to Boston, where he boarded a steamer to England. His travels took him through the landscapes of England, France, Central Europe, and Asia Minor, before being halted at the borders of Afghanistan. Undeterred, he made his way to Karachi and crossed the vast expanse of India. After a journey by ship from Calcutta to Hong Kong, Stevens ventured onward to ...

Join Thomas Stevens on his extraordinary journey as he becomes the first person to circumnavigate the globe by bicycle, riding a large-wheeled Ordinary. Starting in April 1884 from San Francisco, Stevens pedals his way to Boston, hops on a steamer to England, and traverses through England, France, Central Europe, and Asia Minor, only to be halted at the borders of Afghanistan. He makes his way back to Karachi, crossing India before another steamship takes him from Calcutta to Hong Kong. From Shanghai, he sets out for Japan, ultimately concluding his remarkable odyssey after cycling an ...

Hayden Kessinger & Evelyn Wallace reveal the fun and freedom... and STRUGGLES... of life "on the other side" of living more and more sustainably. While they strive to live 1% better every day, they are also VERY normal people. Segments include: Yeah, But (about personal experiences of Resistance), Heroes of History (about someone or a group of someones who took ACTION), and Truth or Dare (don't worry... it's wholesome!)

"This is not a bike shop, this is a culture bomb" Plain Bicycle is a 6 part mini-series that asks the question; can bicycle culture be imported? The podcast follows a group of Canadians who travel to the Netherlands to fill a shipping container with second hand Dutch bicycles to bring home to Canada. Host Erin Riediger speaks to the Plain Bicycle Project team and Dutch cycling experts Herbert Tiemens and Modacity’s Melissa Bruntlett and Chris Bruntlett. Plain Bicycle investigates why cycling is so prevalent in the Netherlands, what Dutch bicycle culture is and how it may have the power to ...

Host Gabriel Aldaz sits down with other bicycle touring and bikepacking enthusiasts to have unexpected, revealing, and often humorous conversations about their most memorable bike touring adventures. You’ll hear individuals, friends, partners, and families from all walks of life share the joys (and sometimes challenges) of bicycle touring. A willingness to explore the unknown, overcoming self-doubt, resilience, and experiencing acts of kindness from complete strangers are recurring themes. Gabriel hopes that the episodes, dropping every other week, will inspire you to get out and see where ...

【重要】こちらは2025年までの実験放送アーカイブです。 最新の公式放送・レポートは、新番組『BICYCLE FRONTLINE』にて配信しています。 こちらになります▶https://x.gd/y1YeU

A memoir of homecoming—Heidi Across America is a gritty story of how opening our hearts to others enables us to open our hearts to ourselves and love what we find there.

Your Premier Bicycle Rental Service in Pune

"Don't scream if you meet a cow. If she sees you first, she will run/Don't undertake a long ride if you are not confident of performing it easily/Don't contest the right of way with cable cars/Don't emulate your brother's attitude if he rides parallel with the ground"—those four "don'ts" are from the now-defunct New York World newspaper.

When he regained consciousness, Chris found himself bloodied and bruised, being loaded into an ambulance. He had no idea that his life had permanently changed. Because, a few days later, an elderly man he had hit with his bicycle would die of injuries sustained in the accident. News would go viral internationally, including articles in the New York Times and Forbes Magazine. The District Attorney of San Francisco would see Chris' case as an opportunity to send a message to the city’s cyclists. But this isn’t a story about cycling. It’s about criminal justice.

This is a podcast about the leading role of the arts in this age of converging crises. It features remarkable stories of individuals navigating the climate crisis and leading transformative creative projects in music, performing arts, galleries, film, and independent organisations across the world. As demands and solutions evolve, what kind of leadership is needed? Who does that involve? And what is leadership in the creative sector context anyway? Over six episodes, Emmanuella Blake Morsi hosts a diverse array of alumni from the Creative Climate Leadership programme (CCL) – artists, ...

Stories for EVERYONE about bicycles, cycling, and people. Curated, produced, and lovingly edited. All kinds of bicycle stories, interviews, observations, and sketch comedy. (Start with NEWER episodes first, before diving back to the first season of learning the ropes.)