There are people who travel long distances by bike, and there are people who are willing to open their homes to those traveling by bike. Together, they make up the Warmshowers community!

Episode summary

00:00 | Intro 01:08 | History of Warmshowers 04:55 | Stina and Ian's experiences 09:29 | Getting started on Warmshowers 13:44 | Tips for hosting 19:06 | Tips for guesting 25:24 | Twin Cities WS community 31:21 | The Parklet 32:36 | Convo with WS host Jim Young 54:34 | Outro

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Attributions

Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck’s Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website.

This episode was hosted by Christina Neel, edited by Parker Seamon AKA Strongnathy, and transcribed by Ian R Buck. We’re always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn.

Transcript

Find the full episode transcript on our website.