Episode 29.5 - In our latest mini-episode, Erik Slader highlights some of the biggest (positive) historically-relevant stories of the past year, and reminisces about the 10th anniversary of "Epik Fails of History"! Epik *Wins* of 2022: The launch of Artermis-1: NASA's first mission to the moon since Apollo (click here for Read More
Episode 29 - Erik Slader goes solo for a deep dive into the tragic and complicated true story behind the Thanksgiving holiday, starting in 1621 with the Mayflower Pilgrims and Squanto to the Green Corn Massacre of 1637, King Phillip's War, and beyond... Also on this episode: The Bracket of Fails: Read More
This episode comes from one of the most majestic locations in the city, in the Cummer Gardens, under the shade of the Cummer Oak. Patrick MacRae is the Doolittle Family Director of Gardens and Horticulture for the Cummer so he literally gets his hands dirty in garden.Listen now to learn Read More
Episode 28 - Something wicked this way comes... Erik and Justin are joined by their wives, Meghan Slader and Meghan Ache (aka "The Meghans"), for this Epik Halloween Special to talk about The Salem Witch Trials (of 1692 and 1693), as well as the long and dark history of the European Read More
From Erik Slader, the creator of Epik Fails of History, comes a bold new vision of the future, in his latest book: "2299"! “2299” is a sci-fi noir about a detective on the edge of the abyss. While investigating a cold case on Vanaheim – a space station orbiting Neptune, Read More
One of the many reasons we love Riverside is because this neighborhood loves books and we love to read. That's why there are now 26 Free Little Libraries scattered throughout the neighborhood. Each little library is unique. Roxy and the Friends of the Willow Branch Library have created a clever Read More
The Historic Florida Theatre is one of our favorite places to share with people on their Art Bikes tours. The theater is breath-taking and the history associated with it is remarkable. We sit down with Numa Saisselin, Executive Director of The Theatre and we talk about what it was like Read More
Episode 27 - Erik teams up once again with the legendary Kory Torjussen (The World Is My Burrito) to talk about some Samurai lore! After conquering most of China and the Korean peninsula, Kublai Khan (the grandson of Genghis), set his sights on a small group of islands off the coast, Read More
Episode 26 and 3/4?! - Epik Fails of History is finally back after a long absence! (see previous mini-episode: "Murphy's Law and Dis-Order") Erik Slader and Justin Ache team up once again as Season 3 continues, picking up where we left off with the Bracket of Fails! Also on this mini-episode Read More
This Art Bikes Street talk takes you to the sweetest place downtown--Sweet Pete's! You can hear the construction happening on the federal reserve building next door and you can also hear some giddy kids rushing in to join a princess birthday party. Listen right now to learn more about Build Read More
This is a fun Street Talk because we wandered into one of our favorite downtown establishments, The Volstead, a unique downtown Jacksonville watering hole. Jake Gordon is the CEO of Downtown Vision, an organization dedicated to helping downtown Jacksonville grow and thrive. We talk about the downtown events that are Read More
Street Talk wanders into the center of the city and Jacksonville's oldest park, James Weldon Johnson Park to talk to Executive Director Liz McCoy.JWJ Park is a gem, filled with art, flowers, events and activations. We talk about the namesake of the park; James Weldon Johnson, we gaze upon the Read More
If you haven't noticed yet, we love our community! This edition of Street Talk comes from RAP's First Friday social event...yes, community means we gather together to party and sit down with dear friends like Missy Cady-Kampmeyer from Cady Realty and board member for the Shoppes of Avondale. Missy talks Read More
Art Bikes Jax rolled into the Visit Jacksonville downtown Visitor's Center to get some street talk from Visit Jacksonville CEO Michael Corrigan.We talk about the resources Visit Jacksonville has to offer for local residents and our new friends who are visiting from all over the world. We talk about the Read More
Kay Ehas joined Groundwork Jacksonville as CEO in September 2017. Since then, she has been relentless in her pursuit of achieving Jacksonville’s 100-year old vision of an “Emerald Necklace” of trails, linear parks and restored creeks that encircle the urban core. In this edition of Art Bikes Street Talk, we Read More
Join us from the streets of downtown Jacksonville as we visit with Bill Delaney from The Jackson and the author of the book "Secret Jacksonville." This conversation takes us to two different locations, we begin with an historic building in peril, 618 Adams Street which is one of the few Read More
Art Bikes Jax is back on the streets, this time we caught up with Shannon Blankenship, the Executive Director of RAP (Riverside Avondale Preservation). This conversation comes from the Shoppes of Avondale, in front of Tucker Cycles (formerly Open Road) where we talk about the importance of thriving local business Read More
Noted local historian Dr Wayne Wood talks about his favorite neighborhood in the universe: Riverside! Wayne talks about the history of this eclectic area, the diversity of the architecture, our parks, shops and local, creative vibe. Wayne talks about a passion project, the long and winding road that lead to Read More
Welcome to Springfield! Jacksonville's original neighborhood and our most bike-able community! Springfield is filled with treasures to explore so we sat down with Kelly Rich, the Executive Director of SPAR (Springfield Preservation And Revitalization) to talk about this magnificent community and more. We recorded this segment in Klutho Park which Read More
The Jessie Ball DuPont Center is lovingly called "The Jessie", listen to The Jessie's Executive Director, Mark Walker and Ron from Art Bikes Jax as they talk about this incredible building, her history and the intentional art installations that adorn every corner of the building. From the masterpiece murals in Read More