CURB CUTS

​RICHARD MUNGALL

An audio project exploring freestyle bike riding and life, recorded in the place where the Mung does so much of his thinking: the streets.

Curb Cuts #0:
Introduction

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: April 28, 2019
Synopsis: Curb Cuts is a new audio project where I explore freestyle bike riding and life while I wander around the world. This is a introduction to what the project is about and a hint of what you can look forward to.

Curb Cuts #1:
Chicken Nugget

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: May 1, 2019
​Synopsis: What does the absurd McDonald’s creation called the chicken nugget have to do with bike riding and the process of creativity? Listen to episode one of Curb Cuts to find out.

Curb Cuts #2:
What IF?

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: May 8, 2019
​Synopsis: What if that setup was just a little bit different? What if your life was a little bit different? In this episode of Curb Cuts I explore the “what if” spot.

Curb Cuts #3:
Architecture

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: May 15, 2019
​Synopsis: What is architecture for? Who decides? In this episode of Curb Cuts I reflect on how things like power and value systems manifest in the built-world that we ride in every day, and once again how the freestyle mentality offers a different approach for human beings.

Curb Cuts #4:
Relationship Status

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: May 22, 2019
​Synopsis: The relationship we have with our bikes is always changing, even from one moment to the next. 

CURB CUTS #5:
Be Somebody

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: May 29, 2019
​Synopsis: What is our real motivation to “be somebody?” How may this get in the way of the social connections--and the connections with ourselves--that we truly want?

CURB CUTS #6:
STORIES

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: June 12th, 2019
​Synopsis: What stories are we telling in our videos and media? In this episode I explore the many influences of the standard BMX storyline and offer some ideas to liberate more of our creativity.

CURB CUTS #7:
Rough Spots

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: June 19th, 2019
​Synopsis: It's time to break a taboo in BMX. Let's talk about feelings.

CURB CUTS #8:
Freestyle Criticism

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: July 10th, 2019
​Synopsis: Criticism is essential to the progression and long-term health of our freestyle BMX culture.

CURB CUTS #9:
Gift Economy

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: July 28th, 2019
​Synopsis: What is the fuel that already exists in BMX that could keep freestyle culture thriving?

CURB CUTS #10:
Mental Frameworks

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: August 21st, 2019
​Synopsis: Freestyle bike riding trains us to have a mental flexibility that changes the very foundations of how we think about the world.

CURB CUTS #11:
Update

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: November 20th, 2019
​Synopsis: An update on what's happened so far, where The Mung is headed with this podcast, and a little bit about what he's learned. 

CURB CUTS #12:
​Five Senses

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: January 15th, 2020
​Synopsis: Whether we realize it or not, the BMX bike is a tool for us to explore the world through all five senses.

CURB CUTS #13:
Inner SENSES

Author: Richard Mungall
Date Published: February 12th, 2020
​Synopsis: From keeping our balance to exploring soul.