THE HYPERFIX STATION – EPISODE 1: CYCLING

In this inaugural episode of The Hyperfix Station, I chat with Mel about her love of men’s professional road cycling – what it is, how it works, and why it’s captivated her for so long. You’ll also have a front-row seat as PHILL figures out how to do this podcasting thing for the very first time.

This is very much a work in progress. Please send any feedback, comments, complaints, praise, or offers of eternal servitude to: ⁠https://hyperfixstation.com/signal-the-station/⁠

✨ SHINY THING ALERT ✨

This episode’s Shiny Things are two creators who inspired me to stop thinking about the podcast… and start actually making it.

• Miss Chalice – “Loreplay” YouTuber with a passion for Elden Ring

Her heartfelt outro on Dark Souls 2 gave me the nerve to hit record. • Channel: ⁠youtube.com/@miss_chalice⁠ • ⁠I’m Bad at Video Games, So I Played Dark Souls 2⁠

• The Morbid Zoo – Video essayist with thoughtful takes on media

Her Final Destination rant lit a creative fire under me. • Channel: ⁠youtube.com/@themorbidzoo⁠ • ⁠The Philosophy of Final Destination⁠

Episode Links & Resources

Here are a few of the cycling-related links and articles mentioned:

• ⁠De Vroet, M. (2023) – How much benefit do we really get from drafting?⁠ – Velo / Outside
• ⁠Venutolo-Mantovani, M. (2024) – How $60 million is deciding who wins in cycling⁠ – Bicycling
• ⁠BBC News (2021) – Woman fined €1,200 for causing Tour de France pile-up⁠
• ⁠McMahon, D. (2016) – ‘Mechanical doping’ scandal in pro cycling⁠ – Business Insider

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Credits

The Hyperfix Station is written, recorded, produced, and screamed into the void by Phill Thompson.

Theme music adapted from Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 (Largo) by Oliver Scarlin – ⁠oliverscarlin.com⁠

Recorded using Ennuicastr by Wereweasel – ⁠ecastr.com⁠

Very special thanks to Melanie Fairhurst, Dani Werner, and Joanie Mitchell. Without you, this would still be a half-baked idea in one of my many, many unfinished notebooks.