Rufus griscom talks to author of two wheels good, jodie rosen. Rufus: Can you describe your current bike? Jody: It's just a regular, old fashioned looking cruiser bicycle. If you like this episode, there are many others i think you'll enjoy. You can listen to them now on apple pod casts, bodify, the next big idea, ap or wherever you get your pods.
Jody Rosen is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and a bike nut who has just published a rousing (and sometimes arousing) book called “Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle.” Today, he takes us on a rollicking ride through the two-wheeled revolution, revealing the surprising ways bicycles have shaped the world in which we live.
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