{"id":2770,"date":"2017-08-22T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2025-04-06T01:02:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T14:02:04","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-454-monday-21st-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2017\/08\/22\/yarrabug-radio-show-454-monday-21st-august-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #454 Monday 21st August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3cr.org.au\/yarrabug\/episode-201708211000\/winters-dying-days-o-bikes-and-more\">Winter&#8217;s dying days &#8211; Obikes and more<\/a><\/strong>: it&#8217;s a cold and drizzly morning as Faith and Val take to the airwaves for this episode of the Yarra BUG Radio Show. We share our bike moments, including memories of the late<a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycause.com.au\/page\/157327\/in-memory-of-our-dear-friend-matt-mccullough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt\u00a0McCullough,<\/a>\u00a0before moving on to local news.<\/p>\n<p>The<a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.o.bike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0OBike system<\/a>\u00a0presents several different topics for discussion, the system makes bike sharing easier for some, but gets a mixed reception on Melbourne streets and from different groups, cycling and otherwise, in Melbourne. Discussion also turns to an interesting recent article on the inequality of laws and expectations mediating interactions between cyclists and motorists.<\/p>\n<p>We remember those from our bike community lost recently including,<a class=\"ext\" href=\"http:\/\/tributes.heraldsun.com.au\/notice\/430912012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Paul Semmens<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.com.au\/article\/news\/olympian-stephen-woolridge-dies-at-age-39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Woolridge<\/a> and\u00a0<a class=\"ext\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2017-08-20\/anna-meares-coach-gary-west-after-mnd-diagnosis\/8825020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gary West<\/a>\u00a0and remind ourselves to look after one another and seek help when we need it. Losing so many from a community can be overwhelming at times and if you don&#8217;t have friends or family you feel able to talk to you can call\u00a0<a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeline.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lifeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We finish up with events to get you out on your bike including\u00a0<a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingfreedom.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bicycle Maintenance classes<\/a>, The fabulous\u00a0<a class=\"ext\" href=\"http:\/\/www.melgp.cx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melbourne CX Grand Prix<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1924178527856338\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drag Drains Drag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6320\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2770-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2017\/08\/21\/1000\/201708211000_yarrabug_64.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2017\/08\/21\/1000\/201708211000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">http:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2017\/08\/21\/1000\/201708211000_yarrabug_64.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2017\/08\/21\/1000\/201708211000_yarrabug_64.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"201708211000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 30:21 &#8212; 13.9MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('2770-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_2770-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_2770-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?powerpress_embed=2770-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter&#8217;s dying days &#8211; Obikes and more: it&#8217;s a cold and drizzly morning as Faith and Val take to the airwaves for this episode of the Yarra BUG Radio Show. We share our bike moments, including memories of the lateMatt\u00a0McCullough,\u00a0before&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2017\/08\/22\/yarrabug-radio-show-454-monday-21st-august-2017\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast","category-show-summary"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ksuk-IG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2833,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2017\/11\/01\/yarrabug-radio-show-464-monday-30th-october-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":2770,"position":0},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show #464 Monday 30th October 2017","author":"admin","date":"1 November 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Misogyny in the bike lane, building for all riders and share bikes: Val and Faith are joined by Nik Dow, of\u00a0Melbourne BUG\u00a0and\u00a0Freestyle Cyclists, this morning in the studio. 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