http://odeo.com/channel/264963/view Peter Gelman no <p>Hi, how are you? Allow me to introduce this podcast. You, podcast. Podcast, you. These are bicycle themed stories and essays by Peter Gelman. Do you like bikes? More importantly, do bikes like you? Well, these are odd stories. Humorous, satiric, silly, snidely, melancholic, absurd, and odd, these stories have had a wide success, picked up by bicycle anthologies and now available for your listening pleasure. Bikes, so often misunderstood and considered incomprehensible, Peter Gelman uncovers mysteries you never thought of about the two wheeled tribe, and explains them. Mysteries are so mysterious! As a bonus, podcast side-kicks include his office assistants, two pet guinea pigs named Ludwig and Schubert. Please listen often, until you memorize them. This will be reflected on your final grade. Some of these short works comment on deep, deep profundities, too deep, really, and too profound, celestial, thrumming and meaningful, for me to comment further here. (Too deep for tears. Okay, I consider my case made.) Others wallow in shallow depths, splashing about madly and making nonsense for the benefit of humanity. The rest is up to you.</p> en-us 40 tag:odeo.com,2007-11-11:17311893 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:27:29 GMT <p>Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained #8. “This Machine Cures Melancholia” by Peter Gelman. Concerns a winter bike ride in Portland. Bad moods, names for mountains, the pleasures of learning Spanish. A Kapow! The virtues of Mexican cactus thorns and tire slime. A lesson about fixing tire gashes, and about superpower money. Ms. Bolt of Speed! Faster and Faster. This story was published in a U.S. bike magazine, and also in Traffic Life, a Canadian anthology still available via its website trafficlife.com. My website is dangerquestmysteries.com. I wrote this story in the late 1990s. This is a recording from last spring and I hope you will forgive the sound imperfections. I’m working on figuring out better equipment. Thanks for listening!</p> http://odeo.com/show/17311893/view Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained comedy,spanish,washington,bikes,portland,oregon,mexico,bike,happy,winter,cheer,melancoly comedy spanish washington bikes portland oregon mexico bike happy winter cheer melancoly tag:odeo.com,2007-04-13:11153583 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:16:30 GMT <p>Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained number 7 by Peter Gelman… Concerns the metaphysics of a cycling with a Bicycle Dynamo Hub in a time of war. A dynamo hub generates electricity for a handlebar lamp. The narrator discovers that a sprite lives inside the dynamo. He sees the light! He is a witness to local violence as war begins. He visits a wedding on top of a volcano. Portlanders are defiant of terror. He cycles so fast that his dynamo light uncovers a hyper-reality. He turns off the light to see the stars. He, too, is a galaxy. He turns on the light and finds a man lying on the road. The narrator considers himself tainted by evil as he fights evil. Finally, he considers how the dynamo hub could possibly influence the end of history. (www.DangerQuestMysteries.com)m)</p> http://odeo.com/show/11153583/view Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained radio,war,history,gelman,physics,bicycle,portland,oregon,vietnam,terror,drunk,dark,satire,wedding,bike,progress,peter,douglas,light,advance,hero,electric,homeless,cab,meta,francis,cosmic,buzz,baghdad,flicker,metaphysics,fix,vet,bunker,volcano,hub,coop,cyclist,generator,electrcity,sprite,tabor,chirp,fukuyama,bulb,handlebar,dyna,pedicab,bagdad,deraileur,clank,firs radio war history gelman physics bicycle portland oregon vietnam terror drunk dark satire wedding bike progress peter douglas light advance hero electric homeless cab meta francis cosmic buzz baghdad flicker metaphysics fix vet bunker volcano hub coop cyclist generator electrcity sprite tabor chirp fukuyama bulb handlebar dyna pedicab bagdad deraileur clank firs tag:odeo.com,2007-04-11:11133803 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:04:12 GMT <p>Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained number 6, by Peter Gelman. This is the first Cyclo-Pimpernel adventure. He is a very handsome bicycle superhero. In this adventure, he seeks some free French munchies that some suburban grocery stores are throwing out in protest. Joan of Arc may figure in this silly story that expresses the spirit of American politics in 2003. (www.dangerquestmysteries.com)</p> http://odeo.com/show/11133803/view Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained politics,protest,music,comedy,Funny,love,french,humor,fun,gelman,comic,bicycle,fiction,portland,oregon,cycling,weird,city,jean,american,story,justice,cheese,mystery,france,silly,kiss,suburb,satire,bike,peter,superhero,hero,explain,mysteries,comicbook,joan,cycle,arc,slimming,mock,hip,2003,munch,handsome,pigs,satiric,guinea,guineapigs,statue,d'arc,oregonian,tabor,surburbs,suburban,mirror,munchie politics protest music comedy Funny love french humor fun gelman comic bicycle fiction portland oregon cycling weird city jean american story justice cheese mystery france silly kiss suburb satire bike peter superhero hero explain mysteries comicbook joan cycle arc slimming mock hip 2003 munch handsome pigs satiric guinea guineapigs statue d'arc oregonian tabor surburbs suburban mirror munchie tag:odeo.com,2007-04-10:11126433 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 03:54:41 GMT <p>Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained number 4… Coffeebike… by Peter Gelman. A wide-awake bicycle tale of our times. The narrator loves his coffeebike, and asks, can I stop drinking too much coffee in our nervous times?</p> http://odeo.com/show/11126433/view Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained war,gelman,bicycle,portland,oregon,java,commute,insomnia,joe,coffee,bridge,bike,clerk,times,caffeine,terrorism,zeitgeist,shift,ectoplasm,cycl,hawthorne,portlandia,statue war gelman bicycle portland oregon java commute insomnia joe coffee bridge bike clerk times caffeine terrorism zeitgeist shift ectoplasm cycl hawthorne portlandia statue tag:odeo.com,2007-04-07:11111583 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:20:51 GMT <p>Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained #5, Pedaling Through the Paleolithic, by Peter Gelman. Includes fun Neanderthalish grunting. This is an alternative <span class="caps">MP3</span> link that may be more responsive than the previous <span class="caps">MOBE 5</span> post.</p> http://odeo.com/show/11111583/view Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained politics,comedy,Funny,Friends,war,fun,green,bicycle,garden,portland,oregon,mass,american,mystery,silly,terror,drunk,drink,satire,seed,bike,sleep,tree,fear,survivor,channel,explain,mysteries,spear,ice,trailer,tribal,tribe,snow,hunting,nervous,pig,critical,avalanche,cold,cycle,beard,age,2002,2003,pedal,satiric,guineapig,cyclist,paleo,paleolithic,iceage,neanderthal,devolution,evoltion,grunt,groan,criticalmass,hunt,rifle,tribalism,fearfactor,mastadon,sabertooth,burley,brow,mobe,explained politics comedy Funny Friends war fun green bicycle garden portland oregon mass american mystery silly terror drunk drink satire seed bike sleep tree fear survivor channel explain mysteries spear ice trailer tribal tribe snow hunting nervous pig critical avalanche cold cycle beard age 2002 2003 pedal satiric guineapig cyclist paleo paleolithic iceage neanderthal devolution evoltion grunt groan criticalmass hunt rifle tribalism fearfactor mastadon sabertooth burley brow mobe explained tag:odeo.com,2007-04-06:11105283 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:34:13 GMT <p>Pedaling Through the Paleolithic. This is a satire of our times. Includes fun sounds of Neanderthal-ish grunting and growling.</p> http://odeo.com/show/11105283/view Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained tag:odeo.com,2007-03-29:11034323 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:36:11 GMT <p>Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained #4. “Coffeebike”... A wide-awake bicycle story of our times by Peter Gelman. With a bonus contribution by guinea pigs.</p> <p>www.DangerQuestMysteries.com</p> http://odeo.com/show/11034323/view Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained radio,protest,comedy,club,pets,bbc,iraq,war,humor,fun,northwest,gelman,bicycle,work,portland,oregon,america,java,cycling,mod,american,insomnia,coffee,extreme,satire,bike,anxiety,peter,moderate,caffeine,pacific,torture,tea,shift,boss,staring,pigs,tire,abu,pedal,satiric,guinea,cycl,hawthorne,guineapigs,moderation,tyre,awake radio protest comedy club pets bbc iraq war humor fun northwest gelman bicycle work portland oregon america java cycling mod american insomnia coffee extreme satire bike anxiety peter moderate caffeine pacific torture tea shift boss staring pigs tire abu pedal satiric guinea cycl hawthorne guineapigs moderation tyre awake tag:odeo.com,2007-01-30:7350283 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:40:11 GMT <p>From Peter Gelman’s series, “Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained”, the writer examines the thesis that Recumbent Riders Have Big, Big, Big-big, Big big big big, big, not small, <span class="caps">BIG</span>, Butts.</p> http://odeo.com/show/7350283/view Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained culture,comedy,Funny,Magazine,fun,gelman,urban,power,bicycle,fiction,portland,oregon,cycling,biking,exercise,silly,satire,road,bike,essay,body,athlete,butt,ride,street,rider,socrates,recumbent,mockery,muscles,hpv culture comedy Funny Magazine fun gelman urban power bicycle fiction portland oregon cycling biking exercise silly satire road bike essay body athlete butt ride street rider socrates recumbent mockery muscles hpv tag:odeo.com,2007-01-30:7350163 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:35:50 GMT <p>From Peter Gelman’s series, “Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained”, this humorous essay describes the benefits, moral qualities, and terrible dangers of using a bungee cord to hold packages to the rear rack of a bicycle.</p> http://odeo.com/show/7350163/view Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained comedy,Funny,humor,fun,gelman,bicycle,portland,oregon,cycling,dance,mystery,coffee,satire,bike,happy,mad,peter,essay,explain,transportation,treatment,hooks,examination,carry,cycl,bungee,cord,cyclist,mobe,explained,tangle comedy Funny humor fun gelman bicycle portland oregon cycling dance mystery coffee satire bike happy mad peter essay explain transportation treatment hooks examination carry cycl bungee cord cyclist mobe explained tangle tag:odeo.com,2007-01-28:7200313 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:23:44 GMT <p>“A Brief Encounter with the Surly Shakespearean Insult-Quoting Bicycle”...(45 min).</p> <p>“Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained” is Peter Gelman’s magazine-published series of bicycle themed humor.</p> <p>You can find this series and other podcasts at www.Dangerquestmysteries.com</p> http://odeo.com/show/7200313/view Mysteries of the Bicycle Explained comedy,Funny,poetry,Magazine,Writer,show,humor,fun,gelman,antique,literature,book,public,comic,television,bicycle,fiction,portland,audiobook,story,night,dream,shakespeare,mystery,silly,athens,columbus,quote,satire,bike,magic,lisa,write,poet,santa,peter,insult,pbs,explain,king,mysteries,ridiculous,antiques,pottery,table,venus,napoleon,lit,ariel,sword,shortstory,appraisal,mock,quest,audio,danger,caesar,century,bard,mona,midsummer,curse,roadshow,tabby,y2k,mockery,lear,mobe,goon,thug,rsc,midsummer's,mondrotti,pasteur,pistol,bakelite,folio,timon,21st,monalisa comedy Funny poetry Magazine Writer show humor fun gelman antique literature book public comic television bicycle fiction portland audiobook story night dream shakespeare mystery silly athens columbus quote satire bike magic lisa write poet santa peter insult pbs explain king mysteries ridiculous antiques pottery table venus napoleon lit ariel sword shortstory appraisal mock quest audio danger caesar century bard mona midsummer curse roadshow tabby y2k mockery lear mobe goon thug rsc midsummer's mondrotti pasteur pistol bakelite folio timon 21st monalisa