First up - you may know I like to ride bikes.


Bikes are freedom machines. Freedom from your physical location, freedom from a sedentary life and for me, freedom from unhelpful thinking - I love to ride because it gets me from place to place, clears my head and helps my body and mind work well while I’m at it. 


I am not a competitive cyclist. 


However right now the biggest competition in world cycling is happening every night on the telly - the Tour De France is upon us.


And while every sport has dealt with it, it’s hard to find a sport where doping has been dealt with in a higher profile than Cycling. 


Bryan Fogel won an Oscar for his incredible Documentary Icarus - which you can watch on Netflix in between Stranger Things 3 episodes. 

He was also nominated for a BAFTA for the film - which is extraordinary. 


Bryan set out to make a film about what happens when an incredibly fast and fit amateur cyclist competes in the hardest non-professional race in the world clean, and then while doping - just like the pros were doing at the time. 


What happened next is something that ended up blowing the lid off of a systemic international doping system which had implications in no small part playing a role in the entire Russian national team being banned from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.


This is a conversation that’s about more than cycling, doping, and international espionage - this is also a conversation about holding fast to your truth, and what happens when you powerfully tell a story in an authentic way. 


And, if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like having to rent out your place on AirBNB to make the mortgage and then winning an Oscar a short time later - you’re about to find out. 


Bryan and I caught up over Skype from his place in LA, and I’m so grateful he took the time to do so.


I promise you this conversation will inspire you even you haven’t ridden a bike since you were a kid. 


I hope you get as much out of this as I did. 


Enjoy this conversation with Bryan Fogel.


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First up - you may know I like to ride bikes. Bikes are freedom machines. Freedom from your physical location, freedom from a sedentary life and for me, freedom from unhelpful thinking - I love to ride because it gets me from place to place, clears my head and helps my body and mind work well while I’m at it.&nbsp; I am not a competitive cyclist.&nbsp; However right now the biggest competition in world cycling is happening every night on the telly - the Tour De France is upon us. And while every sport has dealt with it, it’s hard to find a sport where doping has been dealt with in a higher profile than Cycling.&nbsp; Bryan Fogel won an Oscar for his incredible Documentary Icarus - which you can watch on Netflix in between Stranger Things 3 episodes.&nbsp;He was also nominated for a BAFTA for the film - which is extraordinary.&nbsp; Bryan set out to make a film about what happens when an incredibly fast and fit amateur cyclist competes in the hardest non-professional race in the world clean, and then while doping - just like the pros were doing at the time.&nbsp; What happened next is something that ended up blowing the lid off of a systemic international doping system which had implications in no small part playing a role in the entire Russian national team being banned from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. This is a conversation that’s about more than cycling, doping, and international espionage - this is also a conversation about holding fast&nbsp;to your truth, and what happens when you powerfully tell a story in an authentic way.&nbsp; And, if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like having to rent out your place on AirBNB to make the mortgage and then winning an Oscar a short time later - you’re about to find out.&nbsp; Bryan and I caught up over Skype from his place in LA, and I’m so grateful he took the time to do so. I promise you this conversation will inspire you even you haven’t ridden a bike since you were a kid.&nbsp; I hope you get as much out of this as I did.&nbsp; Enjoy this conversation with Bryan Fogel. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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With every new day comes the opportunity to grow. Hosted by Osher G&uuml;nsberg - a best-selling author, podcaster, TV host, husband, dad, stepdad, electric mobility enthusiast and part-time climate worrier. This podcast is here to help make today better than yesterday. Since 2013, the show has set out to improve life for you and the people you love. Sometimes it&rsquo;s authentic conversations. Sometimes we&rsquo;ll unpack the news or hear how Osher deals with life as a sober person with a different brain. But you&rsquo;ll always hear something you need to hear (and laugh while you do). Listen to feel less alone, build better habits and discover some solution-based approaches for when life gets tricky.

Helping you make today better than yesterday since 2013.