135 episodes
Revolting The Cycling Independent
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Revolting is a cycling podcast that isn't about bikes, or even cycling really. Hosts Robot and Stevil sift through topics vaguely related to cycling, looking for what's good, what's better, and dwelling sometimes on what's confusing. The guys are looking, and almost never finding, answers. But the fun is in the looking. This a cycling podcast for those not defined by racing, high-performance, or any performance at all really. It's a podcast for people who just like to ride bikes, and do other stuff, because it's fun. Revolting is another fine production by The Cycling Independent.
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#133: For Our Next Trick, We’ll Need a Volunteer
We always say we’re doing the only things we know how to do, but that’s a cop out. We could be carpet salesmen or tree surgeons. We could be the Sigfried and Roy of a casino in a minor media market. We could be satanic priests or cabana boys. Today, we’re talking about alternate careers.
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#132: The Best Defense Is to Be Extremely Offensive
We’re living in the age of outrage, and to be fair, there’s plenty of outrageous stuff happening. At the same time, it’s worth asking what the value of being offended really is. Is it a way to drive change, or just a way to drive people more deeply into their already pretty challenging belief systems?
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#131: Lightning in a Bottle, Thunder in a Can
We’re taking a break from the deep, philosophical explorations this show is known for to reengage with our monkey brains. It’s another lightning round of questions that don’t really deserve answers, though those are exactly the questions this podcast was designed for.
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#130: Stapling Bananas to the Wall
This one is partially inspired by a question from listener Oliver Beckers and partially by the deaths of Rick Froberg, Gary Flloyd and Steve Albini, and partially by the #MeToo movement and partially by the complicated business of consuming art in the information age. This week we’re talking about what makes great art and what to do when the artist proves to be much less than perfect.
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#129: Emerging Patterns from the Swirling Chaos
Ain’t it just the case that you reach these points in your life where you think you have some things figured out, you can see the way forward, and you feel hopeful and optimistic, but as sure as the sign rises in the East, chaos comes to scatter your sanity to the wind. We’ve both been having a bit of a time lately, and here’s how we're dealing with it.
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#128: When the Wedding Band Stretches Out
This is a show about Steve Albini, who is probably really dead, despite both of us hoping the news of his passing was some elaborate prank he was pulling. When people think about the pure ideals of punk rock, they usually think of Ian MacKaye first, but they should probably be thinking about Steve Albini. Not only did he record a lot of records you love, but he did it in the most honest, straightforward and honest way possible, and the world, not to mention the music world, will be poorer for his absence.