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SORBA Stories Podcast

SORBA Stories Podcast

Written by: Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association
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Hello and welcome to the SORBA Stories podcast, the only podcast powered by y’all. Thanks to our members we can share the people and the places that make mountain biking in the southeast an incredible experience. In each episode, we feature individuals from across the region to tell their stories centered around the trails they love. We hope you enjoy the ride!Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association Social Sciences
Episodes
  • #14 Adventures in Photography with Leslie Kehmeier
    Nov 18 2025

    In this interview, we chat with Leslie Kehmeier, photographer and adventurer, about her experiences with mountain biking, Advocacy, recent projects, and her current work featuring trails in Tennessee. Leslie is an accomplished photographer, former IMBA employee, and adventure storyteller who calls Knoxville, TN, home.


    Thank you to our sponsors for this episode, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Finish Line Products⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cognative MTB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Become a SORBA sponsor.


    Donate to our end-of-year campaign!


    LINKS:

    • Leslie's Website
    • Freehub Article
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • #13 Being an Inclusive New Executive Director with Sunshine Loveless
    Aug 19 2025

    In this interview, we chat with Sunshine Loveless, recently hired Executive Director of SORBA Chattanooga, about their experience as the executive director, lessons learned, and what it is like to be a leader in our space. We also chat about how SORBA Chattanooga is making strides to create an inclusive organization, LGBTQ challenges and the importance of feeling welcomed. And in case you forgot, SORBA’s mission is that we believe everyone should have access to the mental, physical, and social benefits mountain biking provides. Because trails and the community that surrounds them aren’t just for a select few.


    Thank you to our sponsors for this episode, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Finish Line Products⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cognative MTB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!


    ⁠Donate to SORBA and become a sponsor at our website.⁠


    LINKS:

    • SORBA Chattanooga
    • Five Points 50
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • #12 Helene Recovery with SORBA CSRA.
    Jul 15 2025

    In this interview, we chat with Jacob Verato, president of CSRA-SORBA, about what brought Jacob to mountain biking and how his chapter is making huge progress to their local trails after Helene. Jacob and his team are in it for the long haul, and as you will hear, he has a great mindset on how to achieve what some might think is impossible.


    Thank you to our sponsors for this episode, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Finish Line Products⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Cognative MTB⁠⁠⁠⁠!


    Donate to SORBA and become a sponsor at our website.


    LINKS:

    SORBA CSRA Website

    FATS Flow Master

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    1 hr and 35 mins
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