Episode 535 - 06-20-2025
Steppenwolf; Counting Crow; David Gray; Fotheringay; Emily Linge; Van Morrison
Jun 19, 2025
Dan's Bike Rides
The Bike Rides Radio Show is a weekly, one hour, locally produced variety program that airs on KMSU independent public radio in Mankato, Minnesota. Bike Rides is at times whimsical and other times sharp, featuring music and conversation that flows together nicely like a summer bicycle ride through the countryside.
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Episode 534 - 06-13-2025
It's the second official NO KINGS DAY in the good ol' US of A (the first originally called The Boston Tea Party) as the guys serve up a solid playlist for your protest ride. Included: Rock-A-Teens; Freddie McGregor; Elton John; Lucinda Williams; U2; Pat Benatar; Randy Newman; Beatles; ELO; Kings of Leon; Marillion; Tom Petty; Mary Gauthier
Jun 10, 2025
Episode 533 - 05-30-2025
Another hodgepodge of misfits and rebel thinkers, some you know, some you don't on this week's ride. Included: Ilker Taaskin (told you, you wouldn't know them all); Bruce Springsteen; Taylor Swift (told you, you'd know some); Jeffry Foucault; Oasis; Kasey Chambers (again, you won't know them all); Jeff Buckley; Billy Joel (AGAIN, you'll know some!)
May 29, 2025
Episode 532 - 05-23-2025
The ride finishes with a solemn Memorial Day set and begins with rather silly hosts being annoying, followed by another wide array of songs that finds Dan taking a step closer to playing country music. Included: Delyn Christian; Father John Misty (FJM); Valerie June; Peter Mulvey; Greg Brown; Kevin Morby; Sara Morris & Emily Haavik; Brett Horten; The Silver Jews; The United States Army Band; Brett Horton (NO! not THAT Brett Horton –– Hell no!)
May 20, 2025
Episode 531 - 05-09-2025
Dan's lying his arse off while Hank piles on to the sizzling protest heap of songs and the both call Putin out on this week's random ride - this may be the last broadcast before the entire Bike Rides operation gets moved to El Salvador. John Prine; Pussy Riot; NOFX; Steve Earle & The Dukes; Grace J'Will; Lumineti Suns; Luminati Suns (again) w/Walk of the Earth; Janice Joplin; Bill Amesbury; Bright Eyes; Karmen
May 08, 2025
Episode 530 - 04-25-2025
Hank and Dan play weird music and tell dumb bike riding stories, blah, blah B L A H, won't these two ever grow up?? Included: Bombedils; Roxy Music; Kevin Morby, Kevin Morby (again); Joe Purdy; Alabama Shakes; Felice Brothers
Apr 23, 2025
Episode 529 - 04-18-2025
Dan rides solo and leads us to depths of his parents basement in 1980 while we hiss, pop and crackle to the ALL vinyl sounds of Pink Floyd; Rush; Toto; John Cougar; Joe Jackson; Styx; Police and Pink Floyd (again).
Apr 16, 2025
Episode 528 - 04-04-2025
It's pledge drive 2025 and the guys are in perfect begging form, if not perfect radio form. Included: Boomtown Rats; Sparks; The Runaways; Joan Jett; a lot of discussion centered around Hank's colonoscopy just yesterday.
Apr 04, 2025
Episode 527 - 03-28-2025
The guys serve up a veritable plethora of songs to choose from for this week's after-lunch ride. Included: Come Ride With Me; Nick Cave; Tom Waits; Rosa Lee Cunningham; Tom Rosenthal & Edith Whiskers; Chip Taylor; Drew Peterson; Lars Lillo and Loudon Wainwright III; Chappell Roan; Sass Jordan; Lucinda Williams
Mar 24, 2025
Episode 526 - 03-14-2025
The boys are courting Canada to claim Minnesota as the 11th province, playing very ride-worthy deep Canadian tracks from names you've never heard. Included: Bif Naked; Tire Pump; Hemingway Corner; July Talk; Long John Baldry; Junkhouse; The Pursuit of Happiness; Spirit of the West; Bif Naked (again); Emma Albani; Amanda Marshall; Tom Green
Mar 12, 2025
Episode 525 - 03-07-2025
It's the Charlie Parr playlist show! Hear what Charlie's been listening to lately straight from his own collection. Included: Mike Gangloff; J.R. Bohannon: Ava Mendoza: Richard Dawson; Dead Pioneers; Rob Cantor; Nate Boots; Jeff Parker ft. Anna Butterss, Jay Bellerose & Josh Johnson; Kelby Clark; The Daily Norm
Mar 06, 2025
Episode 524 - 02-28-2025
Another week, another bike ride with music and the boy's silly musings. Included: Rosalie Cunningham; The Felice Brothers; Tail Light Rebellion; D.D. Lang; Dear Tic; Longhorn Slim; Van Morrison; Blitzen Trapper; Kevin Morby; Andy Kaufman; Tony Clifton
Feb 25, 2025
Episode 523 - 02-21-2025
After a series of speciality shows, the boys get back to their deep melodic roots with this enchanting musical journey, and also rehash Hank's worst bike crash ever. Featured: Loudon wainwright III; Skull Kid; Nathaniel Rateliff feat. Kevin Morby; Aretha Franklin; Courtney Barnett; Cary Morin; Will Sheff; Okkervile River feat. Brdget St. John and Tommy Mchugh; Vic Chestnutt; John Prine; Mason Jennings
Feb 18, 2025
Episode 522 - 02-14-2025
Hank again indulges Dan's spectrumy obsession with lions, as the boys volley big cat tracks back and for the whole ride. Included: Pedro The Yellow Lion; K'naan; Skip Marley; Kate Bush; Neko Case; Magnolia Electric Company; Kevin Morby; Camille Saint-Saëns; The Tallest Man on Earth; The Bee Gees; Charlie Parr
Feb 12, 2025
Episode 521 - 01-24-2025
THE CONFORMITY SHOW! Hank and Dan are disciplined by the FCC and have to make many programming concessions to stay on the air and out of jail. All songs on this ride have been filtered through the new FCC watchdog team and meet the new standards declared on day ONE. Sneaking one past the gate: Bright Eyes; Bruce Springsteen; Nick Cave; Mary Chapin Carpenter; Pink with the Indigo Girls; John Mellencamp; Louden Wainwright III; Little Steven; Crys Matthews; The XY People
Jan 22, 2025
Episode 520 - 01-03-2025
As the CD age of music media technology winds down, and the BR studio now only hosts a single player that works most of the time, and another that fails most of the time, Dan feels compelled to lay down some tracks from his personal disc collection before it's too late. Included: Faces (feat. Rod the Bod); Sheryl (Urlick) Crow; Eagles (yeah, I know, but trust us on this one); Allison (Dan's new crush) Russell; Nick (you've never heard of him) Robberson; Elton (Gershwin Prize winning) John; Joe (...
Jan 03, 2025
Episode 519 - 12-27-2024
Happy BLUE Year! It's all songs that contain a reference to the color blue as the guys think perhaps the new administration might not live up to their supporters expectations. Inbluedes.. I mean INCLUDES tracks from Thelma Plum; Lucinda Williams; Joni Mitchell; First Aid Kit; Van Morrison; Ideal; Charlie Parr; Ella Fitz Gerald & Louis Armstrong; David Bromberg; The Rolling Stones; Magnolia Electric Company and David Gilmore.
Dec 24, 2024
Episode 518 - 12-20-2024
It's the BikeRides annual Christmas Show with vague or direct references to the Taylor Swift of holidays sprinkled throughout the ride like tiny little red and green candies on a Christmas cookie. Included: Christine Kane; Felice Bros; There Will be Fireworks; Joan Baez; Dawes; Ricki Lee Jones; Ian Anderson; Nick Cave; Silver Jews (Hanks idea); Paul Simon; Kevin Bloody Wilson
Dec 17, 2024
Episode 517 - 12-06-2024
Happy 4th of July in December! It's BikeRides annual twisted take on their favorite holiday. Obscure mentions of the summer holiday explode in beautiful songs throughout the ride like a fountain of colorful, brilliant fire in your ears. Included: Mae Simpson; Steve Earle; Laura Jane Grace; Fallout Boy; Roger Daltrey; Fire/Works; John Mellencamp; Gary Cleghorn; Michael Stanely; Cold Play; John Prine
Dec 05, 2024
Episode 516 - 11-29-2024
Execute your warm-up stretches and pack a turkey sandwich, it's the annual Black Friday Longest Ride of the Year. Hank and Dan warm things up with a slew of deep tracks, then they review the entire classic Pink Floyd's Wall, the demo cuts; Under Construction. Later, Mark Conway and Jay Kiser join in studio to review their old band Homespun's basement tape recorded live at Austin's Loading Dock Lounge around 1982.
Dec 02, 2024
Episode 515 - 11-08-2024
It's a therapeutic, Facebook Friend generated playlist this week on the ride after that thingy that happened on Tuesday. Included: George Harrison; Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood and Jeff Lyne together in one super band; Small Faces; Yusuf; Sam Cooke; Nick Drake; Pink Moon; Willie Dunn; The Shackletons; Frank Ocean; The Head & The Heart; The Beach Boys
Nov 08, 2024
Episode 514 - 11-01-2024
It's the last day of Pledge Drive at KMSU so Hank and Dan go easy on the pressure to make a pledge and focus heavily on just playing the stupid music. Included: England Swings; Delany and Bonnie; John Batdorf; Loudon Wainwright III; Fleetwood Mac; Bob Dylan; Little Feat; Van Morrison; Amanda Shires
Oct 30, 2024
Episode 513 - 10-25-2024
It's Fall Pledge Drive and you know what that means, Hank and Dan are begging, threatening, and promising anything to get some pledges for KMSU, the greatest little radio station in the area. PLUS, Halloweeny songs from Pancake Manor; 40 Watt Bulb; Nick Cave; Robbie See Hag Mangano; The Specials; and finally someone you've heard of, Jimmy Buffet.
Oct 30, 2024
Episode 512 - 10-18-2024
Anyone who suggests this week's ride has an underlying message is simply reading their own agenda into it. Included: Taylor Swift (yeah, you heard me right); The Killers (just in time for halloween); Dan (the) Mangan, Eric (heavy) Burdon and the (heavier) Animals; Gossip (shhhhh...quiet karen!); Pete Seger (and the silver bullet band...jk!); Kyle (arts and) Craft; (susan b) Anthony D'amto; (don't you dare call them dixie...) Chicks
Oct 15, 2024
Episode 511 - 10-04-2024
Hold on to the handlebars there's lot's of sharp turns in this week's random bike ride. Kimay Dawson; Kit Kildahl; City Mouse; Watermelon Slush; Silver Jews; Buffy Sainte Marie; Jesse Welles; Steppenwolf; Femina; Charlie Roth
Oct 01, 2024
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