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Hear the story of another passionate eBiker who (with his wife) takes to the trails with his Pedego Electric Bike. And even put together an ebook about the hidden trails and trailheads they've found along the way As Larry Laidlaw talks about his passion for Pedegos. And how it's opened up a whole new world of adventure for he and his wife (as they build their trips around the trails they'll ride)....

In the first episode of our new season of the Pedego Podcast, hear how Tom Kennedy went from 25 years of service as a Senior District Sales Manager for Dole Food Company to opening up his first family business with his wife Grace (a freelance writer and former Dole employee herself) in a suburb of Charlotte (ie-Lake Norman, North Carolina). Peddling a new type of produce (Pedego Electric bikes) th...

What kind of services does the Orangewood Foundation provide to teens and young adults in Orange County, many of whom have spent time in the foster care system, are struggling with homelessness and/or are survivors of human trafficking? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Orangewood Foundation Chief Executive Officer Chris Simonsen. He talks...

What a ride!  Since starting this podcast six months ago,  we've heard some amazing stories about the ongoing eBike Revolution from the entrepreneurs driving this movement to the "love stories" of all those riding along. Join our producer Carly San Filippo as we look back at all people we've met along the way and the life changing stories they've shared with us about getting out and active again o...

How does Orange County’s Credit Union assist its members in giving back to the community? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Orange County’s Credit Union Chief Member Experience Officer Amber Cisneros. She oversees the credit union’s community give back efforts. She talks about the credit union’s philanthropic efforts to support the Children...

Sometimes the hardest person to convince is yourself.  Learn how professional negotiator Perry Hubert convinced himself it was time for a change as he entered semi-retirement.  And started riding his way to health and happiness, logging in nearly 30,000 miles in just 30 months on his new Pedego Electric Bike. And losing 90 pounds along the way.  Riding from his base in Colorado thru all sorts of w...

How does Vital Link of Orange County inspire students to explore and experience career pathways? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Vital Link of Orange County President Brian Dozer. He explains how the college and career exploration nonprofit is able to provide students with a pathway to postsecondary education and careers. Only on OC Talk...

This week we're happy to showcase another passionate Pedego owner.  An appeals attorney named Duane Daiker out of Tampa, Florida who found his ebike so appealing that he started his own podcast to chronicle his own journeys and experiences called ELECTRIC BIKE RADIO.  Taking us thru his own evolution from regular bike rider to ebike enthusiast, as he found a way to get his wife back on the road af...

How does the South Coast Air Quality Management District keep the air clean for more than 17 million people in large areas of Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, including the Coachella Valley? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with South Coast Air Quality Management District Executive Officer Wayne Nastri. He talk...

Hear again OC Entrepreneur Don DiCostanzo's amazing journey to starting this fast growing, OC based Electric Bicycle company. And how he built a dedicated dealer network of nearly 200 Pedego dealers (many of whom are on "2nd act careers" after retiring from banking, aviation sales, Wall Street and even pro golf). On this week's special Thanksgiving rerun of the PEDEGO PODCAST.

How does the Junior League of Orange County promote voluntarism and leadership skills to improve the community? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Junior League of Orange County Immediate Past President Sabrina Beg. She talks about how the non-profit organization has been training women for 65 years and tackling issues in Orange County. Only...

Who says you can't successfully run two businesses at once? Not today's guest, Jordan Clark.  A hard charging corporate executive who found himself out on the road (as always). But stranded in his hotel down by the beach with an afternoon to kill.  He spots a Pedego Electric Bike in his hotel lobby and on a whim decides to rent one and try riding a bit (not easy with his then 330 pound frame). And...

In honor of our Veteran's Day, listen to this great interview w/the one Vet's group founded by Vets called Nation's Finest about their 49-year history of helping veterans integrate back into civilian life after they leave the military. On attorney Teresa McQueen's program WORKPLACE PERSPECTIVE. Here on OC TALK RADIO.

How can a person live 19 years with pancreatic cancer? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with 19 year pancreatic cancer survivor Robert Luna. November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Roberta is the Host and Executive Producer of the OC Talk Radio podcast Living Hope Your Journey with Pancreatic Cancer, which live streams on Thursdays at 11...

Today we talk with former physician Erwin Bondareff who at 90 jumped on an eBike and kept going. Eventually convincing his son and daughter-in-law, David and Brenda Bondareff to ride along with him, after which they decided to leave their long careers in hospitality and find a new way to serve others by opening their own Pedego Electric Bike store in Bethesda, Maryland. Where dad serves as a livin...

What amenities are offered on the 13-hundred acre site of the Great Park in Irvine? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Irvine Mayor & Great Park Chair Farrah Khan. She also talks about the development of the Wild Rivers water park. Only on OC Talk Radio, Orange County’s Only Community Radio Station which streams live from the University of C...

Many years ago, our guest suffered a debilitating car injury, severing his sciatica leading to long lasting pain and loss of function in his left leg. Since then, he's refused to give up, logging long bike rides for both physical and mental well being. And when that became too physically hard, he found a whole new way to pursue his passions of "birding and biking" when he walked into a Pedego Elec...

How does the Laguna Art Museum maintain its status of being the premier museum of California art? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Laguna Art Museum Executive Director Julie Perlin Lee. She talks about how the Museum collects and exhibits works of art that were created by California artists or represent the life and history of the state. O...

Today we talk with pioneers James and Rachele Lorentzen about how (and why) they gave up their careers in aircraft sales and Olympic Swimming (respectively) to follow a different current and open a Pedego Electric Bike store in Tucson, Arizona.  Riding the range in their new eBikes and loving the Wild West experience of selling Electric Bikes to ranchers (and all the other suburban and city dwelle...

How does Community Legal Aid SoCal provide advocates for justice in Orange and Los Angeles Counties? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Community Legal Aid SoCal Executive Director Kate Marr. She talks about the organization’s mission to help people fight injustice by providing compassionate, high quality legal aid and advocates for stronger...

From Wall Street to Main Street. That's today's story on the PEDEGO PODCAST as we talk with entrepreneurs Lisa and Skip Badaloto  about their amazing journey from trading bonds on Wall Street to opening an EBike store in Fort Meyers, Florida.  As they say goodbye to the hustle and bustle of NY in their second act career and "hello fun". Courtesy of PEDEGO Electric Bikes (and the EBike Revolution)....

What are the answers to many breast cancer questions? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Orange County Breast Surgeon Dr. Jay K. Harness. He’s the co-founder of the website Breast Cancer Answers and the co-author of the Breast Cancer Answers Book. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. He talks about the many concerns people have about th...

Join us as we wander along with the Wanderpreneurs, Aaron and Lauren as they permanently travel the country in an RV with their two kids Casen and Calista...and a couple of Pedego Electric Bikes (to make their adventures go even further).  Including why they sold their home and took to the road.  Where they're heading.  And how it might take a lifetime of travel to get there.  All on this week's P...

Welcome to LET'S TALK REAL ESTATE: Your Weekly BS with Barry Saywitz as we explore both sides of today's COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE market.  Including the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead and the best solutions going forward.  With our "no bs", "no blue sky" discussion with the real buyers and sellers, landlords and tenants, lenders and borrowers and planners and developers really driving o...

We already know that this coronavirus (marked COVID-19 for the year it was discovered) is more like it's past cousins SARS and MERS and deadlier than the flu.  And because it's new and has crossed over from animals again, we have no natural immunity to it. But what else do we know about this pandemic (at this point in time).  And what are the real fears if we can't slow it down and "flatten the gr...