Special Guest Luke McCambley, also known as the Orange Runner, discusses his path from boxing to becoming a cartoonist interested in running, baseball, and trains. Dave shares about his Crescent City 10k experience and Trevor mounts yet another campaign to return to running consistency. The post office is generally praised by all despite its quirks.

The prolific filmmaker, musician, and long distance walker Matt Farley helps kick things off as the first Special Guest of Season 5. Regional cuisines and dialects are explored, and a friendly new societal norm is established. In an alleged lapse of podcasting ethical standards, Brian Wilson’s favorite movie is revealed again.

The hosts navigate a gloomy discussion about the weather and society, and arrive in sunny California for some classic runs and additional talk about the Grateful Dead. The Power Motion Picnic Hour shares a holiday gift idea, which turns out to be just the first four Meat Puppets albums on CD. They talk about several deaths again and a Song of the Week emerges almost as if by chance.

A successful week in running includes a better than expected performance at the Hexenfeuer and a Central Park 20k. The door to the Gear Shed swings open and a new Song of the Week runs for both the hosts. D Boon’s stage moves also run.

Special Guest Tim Ball returns to the Power Motion Picnic Hour after finishing the 2024 NYC Marathon several thousand places ahead of co-host Dave. Trevor makes some bold and likely incorrect statements about math. Uncle John’s Band emerges from a late 1969 Dark Star only to resurface in Saratoga Springs 37 years later.

Special Guest Suzie Clinchy is expanding access to running for people of all ages and abilities - from New York to other cities including LA, Boston, Detroit, and soon Miami. A spotlight on cross-country running reveals the actual distances of its races. The 2024 Power Motion Picnic Hour Community Mile is potentially reformatted to a 110m distance.

Kern Haug, runner and drummer from the band Agriculture, joins as Special Guest in the Season 4 premiere of The Power Motion Picnic Hour. Hosts Dave and Trevor ride along on a trip through undiscovered parts of LA as another local Special Guest sets a perceived PR in the 5k. Some running is celebrated in Mexico City.

As Season 3 comes to a close, Special Guest Hilary McCloy informs the co-hosts about a now defunct minor ski area of New England and shares some incredibly knowledgeable information about running. Some new segments are debuted including Children’s Skiing Book of the Week and Podcast Length Non-Podcast of the Week. Abundant accomplishments of the greater community are celebrated from Paris to the 5th Avenue Mile.