The Power Motion Picnic Hour

Dave visits Milan and takes the listener on a journey through the city's rich history with a few modern-day running tips added along the way. A friendly neighbor shares her knowledge of mushrooms with Trevor who also discusses the year's successful sunchoke harvest. The hosts consider the question of who is the greatest freeskier of all time?

Composer, runner, and friend of the podcast Brendan Eder returns and provides an update on his running progress and recent experimentations with casual swearing. Trevor debuts a successful piano piece and Dave lands a top finish at a recent road race. The hosts make a last-minute attempt to hype up Brendan for his run and forget to ask about Dave Rawlings.

Dave brings a surprise out of the Gear Shed and possibly achieves a goal others, including Trevor, once thought impossible. Contemporary minimalist jazz musicians Wolfgang Muthspiel and Gia Margaret live the dream of a 4-song Song of the Week pairing.

Special Guest Abby Bennett, a runner and endurance athlete from Jackson, NH, turns the tables on Dave and Trevor, and then joins in a discussion about running terrain, local ski areas, and other classic topics on this week’s episode of the Power Motion Picnic Hour.

Eric Howk, guitarist for Portugal. The Man and prolific night runner, joins as Special Guest. The Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg does good in the end, even as the podcast loses a sponsorship opportunity with Indianapolis. Trevor takes a long walk and the hosts emerge from the Gear Shed adorned in lawn ornaments.

Musician and artist William Harries Graham joins as Special Guest and offers a lead in the ongoing search for David Rawlings. The Power Motion Picnic Hour community takes home some big victories at recent races and the Bird of the Week segment makes a soaring return.

The hosts run the proverbial winding road to topics such as death, love, mercy, and a Quebec Mega Trail Race Recap. Tone is identified as something that matters.

Popular Runner Jim Pergolizzi returns as Special Guest with a Tusk Song of the Week, a race recap, and a favorable Gear Shed shoe review in hand. The Season 5 Target Special Guest is revealed..

Dave and Trevor duck into the gear shed and pop out with new hats, fresh mispronunciations, and fond memories of old shoes. The spotlight turns perhaps unexpectedly to several Fleetwood Mac guitarists. Both Viking running and the USATF New England Youth Spring Invitational are covered.

Accomplished mountain athlete, author, and founder Keri Wallace joins as Special Guest and helps the hosts with various time, distance, and temperature conversions. Contemporary Scottish musicians bring new sensibilities to their country’s traditions. Brent Mydland receives positive recognition as part of a debut segment.

Special Guest Luke McCambley, also known as the Orange Runner, discusses his path from boxing to becoming a cartoonist interested in running, baseball, and trains. Dave shares about his Crescent City 10k experience and Trevor mounts yet another campaign to return to running consistency. The post office is generally praised by all despite its quirks.

The prolific filmmaker, musician, and long distance walker Matt Farley helps kick things off as the first Special Guest of Season 5. Regional cuisines and dialects are explored, and a friendly new societal norm is established. In an alleged lapse of podcasting ethical standards, Brian Wilson’s favorite movie is revealed again.

The hosts navigate a gloomy discussion about the weather and society, and arrive in sunny California for some classic runs and additional talk about the Grateful Dead. The Power Motion Picnic Hour shares a holiday gift idea, which turns out to be just the first four Meat Puppets albums on CD. They talk about several deaths again and a Song of the Week emerges almost as if by chance.

A successful week in running includes a better than expected performance at the Hexenfeuer and a Central Park 20k. The door to the Gear Shed swings open and a new Song of the Week runs for both the hosts. D Boon’s stage moves also run.

Special Guest Tim Ball returns to the Power Motion Picnic Hour after finishing the 2024 NYC Marathon several thousand places ahead of co-host Dave. Trevor makes some bold and likely incorrect statements about math. Uncle John’s Band emerges from a late 1969 Dark Star only to resurface in Saratoga Springs 37 years later.

Special Guest Suzie Clinchy is expanding access to running for people of all ages and abilities - from New York to other cities including LA, Boston, Detroit, and soon Miami. A spotlight on cross-country running reveals the actual distances of its races. The 2024 Power Motion Picnic Hour Community Mile is potentially reformatted to a 110m distance.

Kern Haug, runner and drummer from the band Agriculture, joins as Special Guest in the Season 4 premiere of The Power Motion Picnic Hour. Hosts Dave and Trevor ride along on a trip through undiscovered parts of LA as another local Special Guest sets a perceived PR in the 5k. Some running is celebrated in Mexico City.

As Season 3 comes to a close, Special Guest Hilary McCloy informs the co-hosts about a now defunct minor ski area of New England and shares some incredibly knowledgeable information about running. Some new segments are debuted including Children’s Skiing Book of the Week and Podcast Length Non-Podcast of the Week. Abundant accomplishments of the greater community are celebrated from Paris to the 5...

The hosts pop out of the Gear Shed with their finest podcasting shoes on to celebrate a Week in Running packed with major accomplishments by Special Guests. A dear listener hits the mailbag with a heartfelt tribute song and Dave logs a high number of perceived miles ahead of some upcoming races.

More dots are connected between various Special Guests and a minor ski area of New England. The Power Motion Picnic Hour deepens its ties to LA with mentions of several Warren Zevon songs. Both listener and host are left wondering whether the episode is the season finale.

Special Guest Will Sheff, founder and frontman of Okkervil River, discusses his upcoming benefit for Whaleback Mountain and other exciting topics including a famous New Hampshire gas station. The subject of running is broached along with early 2000s music piracy. The Power Motion Picnic Hour community prepares for the Paris Games.

Renowned podcaster and multi-day ultra specialist Will Peterson joins as Special Guest. A running podcast alliance of sorts forms around Zach Miller’s lack of a White Mountains Hut Traverse FKT attempt. A Fortissimo Runner of the Week makes headlines as some new segments are debuted.

Musician and explorer of unruly places Tim Hill joins as Special Guest and participates in the gradual devolution of a popular running podcast turned ambient music discussion. The hosts spend a majority of their time with him variously mispronouncing words and talking about Brian Eno. Important race recaps are also covered amidst a traditional opening of the mailbag and receipt of a correction.

In a lively conversation with ultrarunner and former saxophonist Chadd Cosse, few parallels are found between long distance running and playing basketball. During discussion about training for Cocodona while living in New York City, a new variation of the Manhattan Loop FKT is established.

The accomplished bassist and runner Bobby Daniel joins as Special Guest and talks music and running with hosts Dave and Trevor. Celebrations, a big Western States race preview, and self-referential comments are mixed with occasionally poignant moments. Listener Dan receives a special request.