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Bike Party

July 02, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 17

0:00 | 29:49

Find out how and why hundreds of people are cycling around Toronto on mystery routes with big, booming beats.

Matt attends Bike Party Toronto and interviews one of the co-founders and they discuss the difference between attending an event and being the event, something we have nearly forgotten how to do in our culture of consumption.

Bike Party Toronto Links: https://linktr.ee/bikepartytoronto

Drum and Bass on the Bike: https://www.youtube.com/@DomWhiting

Toronto Cruisers: https://linktr.ee/torontocruisers

Bike Pirates: https://bikepirates.com/

Hamilton Glow Riders: https://www.instagram.com/hamiltonglowriders/

Denver Cruisers: https://denvercruiserride.com/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

'Everyday' by Ripple. Released under a creative commons license.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

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