The Holy Spirit prepares to head to the most ACTIVATED city in the world--Emporia, Kansas. There's activations, there's GU wrappers, and there's apparently a gravel Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The PD SQD (pod squad) previews the UNBOUND 200 with no information or data. More importantly, will normies be taking selfies with privateers at shakeout rides? The event will be livestreamed, but will we get more vibes than people shouting "let's go Keegan." The only true narrative about UNBOUND is the Mud vs. No Mud binary.

EMERGENCY POD to discuss Dylan Johnson's accident--he was hit by a truck and details are scarce. All we know is that he won't be at UNBOUND--not even an activation. His absence will be felt, but will it lead to a revolution of DJ content? Is it time to break up the Bonk Bros? Alexey Vermuelen was on Payson's "With Pace" episode where they talk about gravel mortality. Unbound is going to have a livestream! Gravel is being 'perceived' by the masses? Well, at least we like livestreams. Also Holy Spirit does a FOMO Gravel Locos preview because Pas Racing is going and she won't be there.

The Holy Spirit's Unbound Block Party is going hard and she balances training load with activations. What is the future of Emporia, Kansas? Will it be filled with youtube CREATOR HOUSES in 2025?

Elsewhere, the gravel calendar never sleeps as Giro Stage 9 featured 29.9 km of CERTIFIED GRAVEL, The Gralloch was a CERTIFIED UCI gravel race (they're real?) where the livestream didn't work and Pete Stetina's Paydirt ACTIVATED the Nevada grassroots gravel scene. Most importantly, our Vibes Based Coaching Protocol begins to define what makes a block and how to be as annoying as possible when you are deep in your block.

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riffs include:

• training Block culture
• the Block is hot
• what is a training Block?
• window shopping during an Unbound Block
• off the bike vs on the bike fashion
• Oakleys x Pas collab on sale
• the coding breakdown of Unbound attendees
• the cult of Pearl Izumi hi-vis gravel dads
• activations, activations, activations

• special edition HSOG cap?!
• Holy Spirit's Unbound Block so far
• heat exhaustion and wasps
• its hot where we live
• forcing your family to learn what musette bags are

• Emporia Activation culture
• Isaac del Toro Giro second place (first in GC) is a win for the culture
• "the mexican" - a british commentators favorite phrase
• gravel stages just hit
• "mountain biking background" anytime anyone has ever ridden straight bars
• "colonial-coded" british commentary
• Pete Stetina the early adopter privateer
• Stetina's Paydrit seems cool
• privateer travel life is insane
• UCI gravel vibes seem OFF to us
• The Gralloch seemed fun for attendees but
• the "livestream" was very mid
• Bjork copyright
• Taylor Phinney too cool to DJ at a UCI gravel race
• PAS racing UCI points
• PAS racing should have snuck into Giro stage 9
• Brandon McNulty should do Valley of Tears
• Rule of Three poly vibes - how to appeal to Gen Z
• Rule of Three ruining friendships
• Alexey Vermeulen: the next backpack kid?
• Shaking "the Chequamegon Specialist" label
• Deeper dive into vc.letsgetit: the European influencer template
• The Dan Bilzerian of Gravel Cycling
• Muesli vs Oatmeal: The Divide of Eurocentrism
• Creating the Ultimate CREATOR HOUSE in Emporia, Kansas
• SRAM Donuts and Coffee Pop Ups killing SMALL BIZ
• TUDOR gravel video was NOT up to par: too much muesli
• The Traka content barage is finally over?
• The Walmart gravel bike to Rapha bibs pipeline
• Predicting the UNBOUND underbiking gimmick of 2025
• Unbound weather forecasting: thinner tires? (NARROWER!)
• Riding Around Emporia looking for the Trek Driftless House
• Fantasy Gravel app: Who is it for?
• Allison Tetrick is back in the zeitgeist?
• Establishing the theory of pre- and post-COVID gravel
• Keegan Never Second sponcon on the Lifetime Grand Prix youtube channel
• "figuring out how to drink carbs" aka "nutrition"
• the Keegan protocol: Listening to blink182 while slurping Never Second
• SKRATCH guy was motorpacing for privateers?
• Vibes Based Coaching Tips
• Can you have an Unbound Block without going to Unbound?
• Pas Racing team stopping at BUCCEES in America?
• Gravel Locos preview--falling off the privateer/influencer gravel schedule
• Running into your mechanic when you have 2 mechanics
• Did Payson McElveen sell his privateer tour bus?
• Red Bull helmet gravel policy
• Hitters should duck Unbound to win regional gravel races
• Turning into an old heads podcast who hates young people in 10 years
• Workshopping the pre-show and post-show production