Kim West Join Kim West, Sundays from 6-7pm, for the Kim West Radio Cycling Hour on Des Moines sports station, 1460 KXnO and streaming worldwide at kxno.com. Also available on iTunes. Sun, 11 May 2008 21:17:42 -14400 CC Podcast en-us yes About cycling, its experts and lifestyle Talk Radio http://www.kxno.com/cc-common/podcast.html Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:53:10 -14400 episode 17, in which kim begins by talking with promotions director brook watts about the upcoming tour of missouri [the kim west radio cycling show is going there, and we're giving away FREE tour stuff] and concludes by talking with 5-time olympian francie larrieu smith about her amazing, ground-breaking career at the top of her game for 20 years, and how she managed to set the stage for today's athletes. she represented the united states in the olympiads from munich in 1972 through barcelona in 1992. this is riveting stuff, and rather than talk about it here, just go listen to it! plus, we gave away three free tour of missouri t-shirts to lucky listeners. listen to this show to learn how YOU could win a trip to the tour of missouri, a bicycle, and more!! kim west & guests talk about bicycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrcs-08-17.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 50 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:46:41 -14400 episode 16, in which a reader poses the question "do rollers and TTTs make a REAL racer?" weighing in is dan hanson who, for one, is training and planning to ride 1000 miles in five days, from vermont to niagra falls and back. why? tune in. we are then joined by dave baxter, dave lippold, jane reissen, chad bishop, and jeff cozad, in what develops into a very nice discussion about how to train and race long races, without frightening away the newbies AND without the need for rollers. [hint: buy some winter cycling clothing] kim also warns about creeping insanity in madison county, and announces the name of an iowa cyclist who won the 2008 tour de france . . . contest. and more. of course. all inside of 50 minutes. kim west & guests talk about bicycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrcs%208.3.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 50 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:05:23 -14400 episode 15, in which a surprisingly exhausted kim west talks about the most beautiful ragbrai ever, plus he gives a quick wrap up of le tour, the sachsen tour international, talks about superweek winners, and sounds the first alarm of the next round in the ongoing war against county supervisor stupidity [now it's madison and potawattamie counties], and kim thanks little farm coffee and twowheelerwear for their help on the ragby. and more, of course. there's always more, doncha know. that's just how kim is. kim west & guests talk about bicycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrcs%207-27-1800.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 50 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:30:07 -14400 epsiode 14: live, from harlan, it's RAGBY 2008!! while sitting in the front yard of a house in harlan, sippin' a fat tire ale, we talk about the ragby with brian duffy, in front of a live audience that would make oprah jealous! oh, yeah--i make duffy squirm and sweat with the grilling i give him. listen as i prove it ain't easy being duffy. plus, how i would make the ragby BETTER [ie, tougher]. kim west & friends talk about bicycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/KXNO-07-20-1800.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 49 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:50:00 -14400 episode 13, in which jeff mertz and jeff goodman join kim as they discuss the dallas county silly cycling ordinance, and ask YOU to help keep this from happening where YOU live and ride your bicycles. we pack a LOT of info into this shortened episode, including a tease about next week's LIVE show from ragbrai, the scoop on yours truly's register ragbrai blog [has the paper actually sunk this low?], and the inside skinny on two of the hottest podium personnel around. why aren't you listening already? kim west & guests talk about cycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrsc7.13R.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 35 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:46:47 -14400 episode 12, a quickie, in which kim mistakenly refers to a late game with the isotopes as the reason tonight's show is only 40 minutes long. still, he covers a laundry list of topics: a preview of next week's clear lake blues, barbq and bikes races, his on-going test of the swell banjo brothers messenger bag, his power tap hub, annoying VERSUS ads, free food, stupid supervisors and engineers, good cop/bad cop, drive-thrus, drive-bys, the 80-35 music festival, and features music by euphorquestra. that's a lot of stuff. george carlin would be proud. kim west & guests talk about bicycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrcs.7.6.08.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 39 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:40:26 -14400 episode 11 -- "crackheads, alcoholics, and bicyclists" -- at least that's what the dallas county board of supervisors believes. yup, one of them lumped us in that illustrious group [i've got it on youtube, if you don't believe me]. why do you suppose THAT is? listen as kim and friends talk about the latest hare-brained efforts in dallas county to require groups of TEN cyclists to carry AT LEAST a MILLION dollar liability policy to use their precious roads. and all because the county doesn't want to have to do their job: build and maintain safe roads. wanna take a stab at how i feel about it? kim west & guests talk about bicycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrcs%206.29.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 50 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:45:09 -14400 epsiode 10, in which the devil spends the morning on south jordan creek parkway with a couple thousand friends, and the afternoon with some of the best women in the world: the hy-vee triathlon is in town, and kim talks with tim yont, an expert on the topic. also, kim gives an abbreviated update on topics about which he wants YOU to comment [drive-thrus, stupid boards of supervisors, and more]. this short episode is filled to the brim with quality, so get at it. kim west & guests talk about bicycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrcs%206.22.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 38 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:59:23 -14400 episode 9, in which kim and in-studio guest donny quixote and phone guest jj bailey talk about the weather, and how a little bit of rain can change the lives of triathletes. plus, listen as kim learns live how to push a woman's buttons and make her talk on the radio: sydney brown talks about the just-completed nature valley grand prix, and how she finished sixth in the category 2 women's division after winning the leader's jersey eariler in this five-day event. PLUS, fixed-gear rides resume in des moines!! and finally, kim talks about the glen wicks bike collection and its impact upon the des moines bike kollective. all this in just 46 mintues? right! kim west & guests talk about bicycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrcs%206.15.08.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 46 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:21:41 -14400 episode 8, in which ally brandt tells of her journey from iowa to the upper echelon of professional bike racing, beginning at the women's giro d'italia, winning the nrc's "most laps led" competition as an unattached rider, and wound up on one of the strongest teams in the country. plus, kim entertains in-studio guest dan kruzic, as they discuss the largest bike club in the capitol city, and how they plan to make it even larger. plus, kim reads listener emails and tells of his secret desires: to have regular cruiser night rides, celebrating old balloon-tire bikes. kim west and guests talk about bicycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrcs%206.7.08.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 51 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:59:49 -14400 episode 7, in which joe papp makes a last-minute non-appearance to not discuss his role in the world of doping in the sport of competitive bicycling, leaving kim to wish that he had taken his brother's advice and brought along his sarcastic cigar-smoking sock-puppet sidekick, lyle smith, to play the role of joe. kim also talks about the winners of the most aggressive rider awards from memorial day's quad cities criteriums. episode 7: joe, not joe http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/episode%207.mp3 talk radio sport recreation No 48 Sun, 25 May 2008 20:17:50 -14400 episode 6, in which jeffrey bock and bill rumme talk with kim about the fine art of making bicycle art that is frame building. kim west & guests talk about bicycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrcs%20episode%206.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 56 Sun, 18 May 2008 21:12:00 -14400 episode 5: in which we get the dirt on dirt. it's everywhere, so why we can't have it, and how do we get more? plus b2ww summary, a preview of this week in bicycling; kim bitches about stupid urban trails; and he entertains guests [andrea chase and ryan hanser] kim west and guests talk about cycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrcs%205-18-08.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 49 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:07:18 -14400 episode 4, in which we talk about bike to work week, the bike kollective, bike polo, bike racing [with a call from sydney brown], bike bags, and we try like heck to give away a tee-shirt. kim west talks about cycling http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrcs%205-11-08.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 48 Sun, 04 May 2008 22:07:01 -14400 in which we talk about one of kim's favorite topics: the clavicle. does it pay to plate it? how much weight can one REALLY expect to lose? kim talks with a listener from the quad cities about commuting, and gives an update about snowdog and the des moines bike kollective. broken bones, broken careers, bike to work week, and the bike kollective http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kim%20west-05-04-1800.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 48 kim west cycling Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:33:51 -14400 episode 2, in which kim discusses today's old capitol criterium results, the history of the race, and with bob mionske, begins an in-depth look at attempts to restrict the rights of bicyclists to use and enjoy our nation's roads today's races and tomorrow's roads? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kwrcs.02-04-27-1800.mp3 talk radio sports recreation No 57 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:54:26 -14400 episode 1, in which listeners eavesdrop as kim loses his radio virginity to mistress julie, and introduces radio show gossip reporter around town sydney brown, and chats with 2-time olympian and legal whiz bob mionske. additionally, kim talks with cyclingnews.com's resident medical expert and now kim west readio show medical expert kelby bethards, and with iowa transplant garrett davis, who talks about the harrowing exploits of racing south of the border, and more. episode 1: getting started http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/KXNO-AM/kimwest-2008-04-20.mp3 Talk Radio Talk Radio No 52:00