Best Roch Matthews Podcasts (2024)

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Woods, Gee, Leonard and more—Interviews from the biggest road cycling events in Canada 1:28:37

12d ago1:28:37

1:28:37

How long will Michael Woods continue to race? What was it like for Michael Leonard in the breakaway in Montreal? Is Derek Gee giving up birding? Each year, the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal bring the world’s best riders to Canada. In 2024, mixing it up with Tadej Pogačar, Biniam Girmay and Julian Alaphilippe, were most of the top C…

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274 Steve Hopia, Bite My Flyz 51:21

13d ago51:21

51:21

Today on the podcast we head to Pitt Meadows BC to chat with Steve Hopia. We talk day jobs and custom tied flies. Steve has Bite My Flyz. We talk about his passion for fly fishing and tying, his favorite chironomid hooks, 363BL, sports, music, dream days on the water and much more. Thanks Steve for sharing your fly fishing story with us.…

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273 Fly-Fishing with Leonardo da Vinci, David Ladensohn 1:04:58

23d ago1:04:58

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Today we have a sit down with author David Ladensohn. David spends his time between New Mexico and San Antonio Texas. He has spent the last five years researching his new book Fly-Fishing with Leonardo da Vinci. Combining his admiration for da Vinci's water dynamics expertise, demonstrating that he would have made an ideal fly-fishing guide. The bo…

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Becoming legendary: The evolving influence of Micayla Gatto in mountain biking 1:04:23

26d ago1:04:23

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This past August, the day after Micayla Gatto’s 36th birthday, the freerider, filmmaker and artist was at a boatyard in Squamish. She was there to fix up the family’s sailboat. Her goal is not only to get the craft seaworthy, but to use it to travel to new riding destinations—another chapter in the varied career of the rider-Renaissance woman. In t…

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AI and training insights from a Toronto cyclist working to make riders stronger 58:25

2M ago58:25

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Years ago, Armando Mastracci got a recumbent bike that could provide him with heart rate, cadence and power data. As Mastracci trained on the bike indoors throughout one winter, the graduate of engineering science at the University of Toronto recorded his training data on spreadsheets. He also started performing his own experiments. What happened i…

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The cloak-and-dagger story of how mountain biking became an Olympic sport 1:01:11

2M ago1:01:11

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In March 1993, four men met in secret on a beach in Cuba. The topic of discussion was mountain biking. Could they take the still-young cycling discipline to the Olympic Games in Atlanta within three years? One of the men, the one who’d been helping to build the sport for years, figured it could be done, but they’d have to continue to operate withou…

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Podcast: How a Toronto rider became a U.S. national champion 45:19

3M ago45:19

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This past spring, Ashlin Barry won two junior national championship titles: one in the time trial and one in road race. The Toronto rider snagged the victories south of the 49th parallel, so he pulled on the stars and stripes each time he stood on the podium. Since the beginning of the year, Barry—son of Michael and Dede Barry—has been racing with …

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272 Matthew Auger, Fly Fishing Journey @redbeardflyfishing 56:30

3M ago56:30

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Today we sit down with Matt Auger, of Kamloops BC. Matt is an avid fly fisher and fly tyer who works at Casting Loops Fly and Tackle. We talk about his fly fishing journey, from East Coast to West Coast. Brookies, Bulls and Bows, dream days, job history and lessons learned on and off the water, thanks Matt for sharing your passion for the water wit…

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271 Glen Heward, Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Still Water 51:02

3M ago51:02

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This week we head to Salmon Arm to chat with Glen Heward of Salmon Arm. Glen is an avid fly fisher and fly tyer who spends a lot of time on the still and at the bench. We had a refreshing conversation about where his passion comes from and what fly fishing brings to his life. Thanks Glen for sharing your story with us.…

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Riding in the heat: What you need to know 55:18

3M ago55:18

55:18

Recently, Environment and Climate Change Canada delivered its summer seasonal forecast. It looks like things will be hot, or at least most of the country will experience above average temperatures. These temperatures will mostly be seen in the North, across most of Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces. While we don’t know things like how many…

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How a pair of mountain biking siblings became front-runners for the Olympics in one weekend 53:13

4M ago53:13

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At the recent cross country World Cup in Nové Město, Isabella Holmgren had her one shot to qualify for the Olympics. Her brother Gunnar also had to do well if he wanted to get the single spot Canada has for the men’s XC race in Paris. Isabella won the under-23 women’s XCO event, finishing 2:05 ahead of the second-place rider. Almost 24 hours later,…

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New Shimano GRX Di2: A deep drive into the electronic, 12-speed gravel groupset 59:59

4M ago59:59

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Bike component maker Shimano has launched its new GRX Di2 groupset, which features 12-speed cassettes and semi-wireless shifting. On this episode of the Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast, Dave Lawrence and Nick Legan of Shimano talk about how the latest version of their gravel group came to be, its features and what still might lie ahead for GRX. L…

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Behind the scenes at the Giro d’Italia 1:14:07

5M ago1:14:07

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This episode was just getting polished up as both Michael Woods and Riley Pickrell were involved in crashes in Stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia. Before the start of Stage 6, Woods presented symptoms of a mild concussion. The team made the decision that he should leave the race, head home and recover fully. Even though Pickrell was feeling well, he, too…

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270 Zack Tyson, Pro Staff Togens Fly Shop 49:26

5M ago49:26

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Today with visit with Zack Tyson. He is a young up and coming fly tyer with Togens Fly Shop. We talk about his fly tying journey and his passion for chasing bows on a fly. Zack is out of Kelowna BC. We chatted methods, materials and still water tactics. Thanks for sharing your story with us.By Mark Hopley

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269 Graham O'Rourke, Fly Fishing, Farming and Tightrope Winery 1:01:47

5M ago1:01:47

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Today we head to Naramata, BC to chat with Graham O'Rourke of Tightrope Winery. When he is not working the farm, you will find Graham working fly patterns on interior still waters and rivers with his son. We chatted all things fly fishing, guiding, farming, wine, family and much more. Thanks Graham for sharing your fly fishing journey with us and s…

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Stephen Roche discusses Tadej Pogačar's chances of winning the Giro, Tour and worlds 1:10:26

5M ago1:10:26

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Stephen Roche has accomplished what only one other rider has done: won the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and the road world championships in one year. (The other is Eddy Merckx.) This season, it seems Tadej Pogačar could match the Irish rider’s feat from 1987. In this episode, Roche looks back at the challenges he faced during that historic season:…

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268 Brandon Molzahn, Tying is my Vise, Interior Fly Fishing Co. 57:51

6M ago57:51

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Today we sit down with Brandon Molzahn aka Tying is my Vise. Brandon is prostaff with Dr Slick, Fly tying Instructor/Guide at Interior Fly fishing Co., prostaff Semperfli, prostaff Togens and pro ambassador Sage, Rio, Redington and Broken Tippet. He is also spending a lot of time at the vise and on the water. We chatted about fishing with kids, wha…

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267 Chad Ivan, AKA Scooby Kona, Roche Lake and fly patterns 32:06

6M ago32:06

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Following a brief hiatus, we sit down with Chad Ivan of Kelowna BC. We chat all things Roche Lake, his fly patterns and cabin rental. Chad aka "Scooby Kona" runs a masonry business in the Okanagan Valley, ties a lot of beauty fly patterns and has spent a lot of time chasing fins on the interior lakes of BC. Thanks chad for sharing your story with u…

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Chaos on the European roads and splinters on the track: Olympic hopeful Sarah Van Dam faces them all 38:42

6M ago38:42

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With the final Nations Cup of the season nearing, Sarah Van Dam was in Milton, Ont., with the Canadian squad getting ready for the event. Since the Olympics are only a few months away, the Nations Cup is a key part of the qualification process for Paris. Van Dam and the other riders on the team pursuit squad are after a top-eight place at minimum. …

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Mel Webb’s ultra-endurance cycling adventures 1:14:50

6M ago1:14:50

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Mel Webb, who has taken on such challenges as the Atlas Mountain Race and the Alberta Rockies 700, can weave the zany and the serious tougher almost effortlessly. Take her snooze in an outhouse this past summer. It’s kind of gross and funny, but in this episode of the Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast, it also leads her to discuss ideas of safety a…

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266 Jason Doucette, Alberta Competitive Fly Fishing 1:11:35

7M ago1:11:35

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Today we catch up with Jason Doucette from Parkland County Alberta. Jason has Alberta Competitive Fly Fishing, each year they hold monthly competitions on lakes and rivers across Alberta. He has been chasing fins his whole life and represented Canada at the 2023 Commonwealth Championship. We talk fly fishing, comps, hunting, ducks, tunes, influence…

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Road cycling myth-busting with Kevin Field 1:14:04

7M ago1:14:04

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Kevin Field is back on the pod. Longtime listeners will remember Field as Mr. Moneyball of Canadian Cycling. For years he’s been analyzing data to help riders perform at their best at the top levels of the sport. Today, he’s the chair of the board of directors at Bridge the Gap, an organization that works with riders as they progress toward their p…

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265 Milwaukee River Fly Fishing, Pete Nicoloff & Joseph Davies 1:15:41

8M ago1:15:41

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This week we visit South East Wisconsin and chat with the team at Milwaukee Fly Fishing. Pete Nicoloff and Joseph Davies offer full service guided trips based near Milwaukee. These guys are chasing Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Trout and more on the Milwaukee River system, tribs and nearby fly fishing opportunities. These two are livin their best lives "s…

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264 Jayce Pidskalney, A Fly Fishing Journey, Broken Tippet Prostaff 42:12

8M ago42:12

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This week we sit down with Jayce Pidskalney and talk about his fly fishing/ fly tying journey. Jayce is working with the team at Broken Tippet, tying some beauty patterns and chasing some still water hogs in the interior of BC. we talk tunes, thread, tying, dirt bikes and much more on the show. Thanks Jayce for sharing your journey with us both on …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Roch Matthews Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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FriendZoned

Roch Matthews

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Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast

Matthew Pioro, Adam Killick, Terry McKall, Matt Hansen

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The Caregivers Corner

Matthew Gallardo

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Fly Fishing 97 Podcast

Mark Hopley

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Woods, Gee, Leonard and more—Interviews from the biggest road cycling events in Canada 1:28:37

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274 Steve Hopia, Bite My Flyz 51:21

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273 Fly-Fishing with Leonardo da Vinci, David Ladensohn 1:04:58

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Becoming legendary: The evolving influence of Micayla Gatto in mountain biking 1:04:23

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AI and training insights from a Toronto cyclist working to make riders stronger 58:25

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The cloak-and-dagger story of how mountain biking became an Olympic sport 1:01:11

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Podcast: How a Toronto rider became a U.S. national champion 45:19

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272 Matthew Auger, Fly Fishing Journey @redbeardflyfishing 56:30

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271 Glen Heward, Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Still Water 51:02

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Riding in the heat: What you need to know 55:18

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How a pair of mountain biking siblings became front-runners for the Olympics in one weekend 53:13

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New Shimano GRX Di2: A deep drive into the electronic, 12-speed gravel groupset 59:59

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Behind the scenes at the Giro d’Italia 1:14:07

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270 Zack Tyson, Pro Staff Togens Fly Shop 49:26

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269 Graham O'Rourke, Fly Fishing, Farming and Tightrope Winery 1:01:47

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Stephen Roche discusses Tadej Pogačar's chances of winning the Giro, Tour and worlds 1:10:26

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268 Brandon Molzahn, Tying is my Vise, Interior Fly Fishing Co. 57:51

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267 Chad Ivan, AKA Scooby Kona, Roche Lake and fly patterns 32:06

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Chaos on the European roads and splinters on the track: Olympic hopeful Sarah Van Dam faces them all 38:42

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Mel Webb’s ultra-endurance cycling adventures 1:14:50

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266 Jason Doucette, Alberta Competitive Fly Fishing 1:11:35

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Road cycling myth-busting with Kevin Field 1:14:04

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265 Milwaukee River Fly Fishing, Pete Nicoloff & Joseph Davies 1:15:41

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264 Jayce Pidskalney, A Fly Fishing Journey, Broken Tippet Prostaff 42:12

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