Episodes
New episode every other week.
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Belonging, Empathy, and the Surprising Ease of Building Community with Marley Blonsky
Amber speaks with co-founder of All Bodies On Bikes, Marley Blonsky–a fat adventure cyclist, consultant, and advocate working to make the bike industry more inclusive. In this conversation, they discuss the importance of advocating for size inclusion, building bike infrastructure and community, and ...
Camaraderie, Resilience, and Taking the Path Less Traveled with Stephen Hyde
Amber speaks with three-time National Cyclocross Champion, Stephen Hyde, a cycling maverick who defied conventional paths to find his place as a champion in the sport. From BMX and mountain biking to professional road cycling and cyclocross, Hyde's story is one of resilience, mentorship, and communi...
Cultivating Fun, Thriving through Community, and Living with Loss with Katerina Nash
Amber speaks with cyclocross icon, mountain bike champion, and five-time Olympian Katerina Nash. In this conversation, they discuss how sport helped her navigate life-altering loss, what has kept her inspired and humble over a nearly 30-year career in professional sport, and her historic role with c...
Mastery, Identity, and Turning Off to Turn On with Eliot Jackson
Amber speaks with Downhill Mountain Biking legend, entrepreneur, and Red Bull TV analyst, Eliot Jackson. In this conversation, they discuss how a risk-averse person can transform into a world-class downhill mountain biking pro, why chasing podiums isn't always the ultimate goal, the surprising paral...
Motivation, pressure, and the weight of Olympic medals with Summer Sanders Schlopy
Amber speaks with NCAA, US, World, Olympic Champion, television host, and mother of two, Summer Sanders Schlopy. In this conversation, they discuss Summer’s Olympic experience, her formula for performing under pressure, why she felt relief when she won Gold, the key to parenting kids in sport (accor...
How We Got Here
Welcome to Be a Good Wheel! We're glad you're here. In our inaugural episode, we’ll provide an introduction to the ideas and motivation behind the show. Meet your host, Amber Pierce, who shares how her non-traditional background led her from research on the open ocean to racing bicycles, and ultimat...
Welcome to Be a Good Wheel
Welcome to Be a Good Wheel, the show that explores what it means to Be A Good Wheel through the lens of performance, potential, and the wholeness of human experience. Every other week, host Amber Pierce digs into scientific research, personal stories, and catalytic conversations to offer meaningful ...