Best Abigail Mickey Podcasts (2025)

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Special ep: There’s a new Canadian in town 23:51

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9h ago23:51

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Fresh off an impressive performance at the Giro d’Italia Women and days before the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Abby sat down with Sarah Van Dam, Ceratizit’s breakout star of 2024. In her first season in the WorldTour Van Dam has already finished on the podium of a WWT stage race – the Itzulia Women – but she doesn’t want to be considered just…

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Will this be the hardest Tour de France Femmes yet? 1:11:16

2d ago1:11:16

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Today on the Wheel Talk podcast we briefly look back at a wicked fast Giro d'Italia Women and look ahead to the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift with a full route breakdown featuring the one and only Sarah Gigante.By Escape Collective

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Daniel Kahneman: Algorithms Make Better Decisions Than You 1:13:52

3d ago1:13:52

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Daniel Kahneman won the Nobel Prize for proving we're not as rational as we think. In this timeless conversation we discuss how to think clearly in a world full of noise, the invisible forces that cloud our judgement, and why more information doesn't equal better thinking. Kahneman also reveals the mental model he discovered at 22 that still guides…

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Les Schwab: Why Real Ownership Outperforms Experience, Capital, and Credentials (Outliers) 1:00:42

9d ago1:00:42

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They weren’t employees. They were partners. Les Schwab didn’t build a company. He built a culture. This episode reveals how one small-town tire dealer scaled to $3 billion by turning customers into evangelists and employees into owners. Somewhere between changing his first flat tire and opening his 410th Les Schwab Tire Center, Les discovered somet…

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Giro stage 8, this one's for the team 24:13

11d ago24:13

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Abby and Georgie talk about the Giro d'Italia overall, the final stage, and more. With audio diaries from Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ), Amanda "Spratty" Spratt (Lidl-Trek), Ana Vitória Magalhães (Movistar), and Lea Curinier (FDJ-Suez).By Escape Collective

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Giro stage 7, a new Queen is crowned atop Monte Nerone 27:02

12d ago27:02

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Abby and Loren are joined again by Esra Tromp to talk about the Queen stage of the Giro d'Italia, and what a stage it was! Heroic tactics, incredible teamwork, and new woman in pink. With audio diaries from Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal), Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ), Josie Talbot (Liv AlUla Jayco), and Becky Storrie (PicNic PostNL).…

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Giro stage 6, no dull day at the Giro 28:19

13d ago28:19

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Abby and Loren are joined by EF Education-Oatly Team Manager Esra Tromp to talk about a wild sixth day at the Giro d'Italia Women. With audio diaries from Mirre Knaven (EF Education-Oatly), Lea Curinier (FDJ-Suez), Rebecca Koerner (Uno-X Mobility), and Liv-AlUla-Jayco DS Shawn Clarke.By Escape Collective

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Giro stage 5, crosswinds? We'll take it 25:07

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Abby is joined by Cosmo Catalano of the How The Race Was Won podcast and Loren to talk about the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia Women. What was slated to be a sprint stage was upended by one sector of crosswinds where some of the GC favourites got to jump on some of the climbers and the favourite from the stage still managed to take it. With audi…

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Giro stage 4, a Giant win 26:28

15d ago26:28

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What. A. Stage! Abby and Georgie chat that climb that finished off the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia. The pink jersey is on the back of a GC favourite but the race is far from won. With audio diaries from Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal), Lea Curinier (FDJ-Suez), Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek), and Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ).…

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Giro stage 3, crash, crash, boom 19:38

16d ago19:38

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In today's episode, Cosmo Catalano of the How The Race Was Won podcast joins Abby to talk about stage 3. A late-stage crash drastically impacted the outcome of the race ... but did it really? With audio diaries from Mirre Knaven (EF Education-Oatly), Alice Towers (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto), Becky Storrie (PicNic PostNL), Josie Talbot (Liv AlUla Jayc…

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Harley Finkelstein: You Must Requalify for Your Role, Every Year 1:49:56

17d ago1:49:56

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Shopify President Harley Finkelstein talks with Shane Parrish about treating every role in your life like a job you have to earn again each year. Harley shares why stepping down as COO was his hardest choice, the family motto that guides his daughters, and what makes someone good at storytelling. They discuss AI's real advantage, the calendar syste…

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Giro stage 2, never count your chickens 28:15

17d ago28:15

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After the second stage of the Giro d'Italia Women, Loren and Abby talk through the surprising win, the changes in the GC, and what the heck happened to a few GC contenders who lost time. With audio diaries from Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ), Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal), Rebecca Koerner (Uno-X Mobility), Lea Curinier (FDJ-Suez), and a specia…

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Giro stage 1, who saw that coming? 23:08

18d ago23:08

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Abby and Georgie talk about the opening time trial at the Giro d'Italia Women, where the top four riders are exactly who you'd expect and the GC battle might already be wrapped, much to the surprise of the winner. The good news is the Giro is only getting started. With audio diaries from Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ), Amanda Spratty (Lidl-Trek), Re…

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It's Giro time! 49:28

20d ago49:28

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Today on the podcast, Abby and Georgie talk you through each of the stages in the upcoming Giro d'Italia Women, plus the biggest names to watch and more. Stay tuned for daily episodes with audio diaries from some of our favourite riders and find a full written preview on EscapeCollective.com.By Escape Collective

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Why are so many pro cyclists getting iliac artery surgery? With Matt de Neef 25:18

23d ago25:18

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With no WorldTour racing this past weekend and a Giro preview podcast coming later this week, I wanted to use this as an opportunity to highlight a fantastic story by Matt de Neef about a topic that has been on the rise in recent years: iliac artery endofibrosis. The written piece can be found here, but for those who prefer to read with their ears,…

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Jimmy Pattison: Building a $16B Empire Without Connections, Capital, or Credentials (Outliers) 1:13:12

24d ago1:13:12

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At 96 years old, Jimmy Pattison still runs his $16 billion empire personally. He’s built it over 63 years without outside capital or a college degree. He owns 100% of car dealerships, billboards, radio stations—even Ripley’s Believe It or Not—with a philosophy of: "No partners, no shareholders, no relatives." This episode reveals the principles beh…

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The UCI needs to do better 56:19

1M ago56:19

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After the Great Handlebar Fiasco last week, riders (and the hosts of this podcast, Abby, Georgie, Loren, and Gracie) were not pleased about the lack of safety at the new Copenhagen Sprint WWT event.By Escape Collective

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Indra Nooyi: Lessons from the Top of PepsiCo—and the Cost of Getting There 1:36:38

1M ago1:36:38

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On her first day as CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi fired her general counsel. Then rehired him before dinner. It wasn’t a stunt. It was a signal. She ran a $200 billion empire the same way she ran her life: with surgical precision, uncompromising standards, and an allergy to corporate theater. But here's what separates this conversation from every oth…

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Handlebars, Tour de Suisse, and a new date for the Giro 1:16:57

1M ago1:16:57

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It's a full house this week as Abby, Loren, Georgie and Gracie discuss everything that went down at Tour de Suisse: Marlen Reusser's meteoric rise, Demi Vollering's biggest weakness, the second-best climbing team in the peloton, and what it all means for the coming weeks. They also talk about the new handlebar rule, with some input from FDJ-Suez's …

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Anna Wintour: Vogue (Outliers) 1:12:06

1M ago1:12:06

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The job was editor-in-chief. The goal was to become the platform. And she did. Once she made it to the top, she didn’t just edit Vogue. She reinvented the power structures beneath it. This episode unpacks how a British girl who couldn’t type built the most bulletproof career in media, survived five decades of disruption, and made herself indispensa…

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The Tour of Britain was a true battle for the North 1:06:10

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Forget the battle of Winterfell, the Tour of Britain was the true battle for the North. This week, the team dive into what was an EPIC edition of the Tour of Britain. The roads were punishing, and the weather was unforgiving. Two forces eventually fought it out for victory on the streets of Glasgow. Gracie, Matt, and Georgie also look to Spain as F…

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Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment 1:12:25

1M ago1:12:25

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How do you build a high-performance culture without turning your company into the Hunger Games? Reed Hastings, co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, shares lessons from a career spent rewriting the rules—from severance as a management tool to “big-hearted champions who pick up the trash.” In this episode, he reveals how Netflix scaled trust, made b…

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Introducing Howe Good’s minute of madness 1:04:27

2M ago1:04:27

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With a lull in WWT racing last weekend, Georgie, Abby, and Gracie try to answer a few listener questions, including one about fueling in the women's peloton. We also break down the new Tour of Norway and chat Unbound, featuring audio diaries from Cassondra Spring of Liv and Melisa Rollins.By Escape Collective

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Harvey Firestone: Men and Rubber (Outliers) 1:24:47

2M ago1:24:47

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Harvey Firestone built one of America’s great industrial empires from scratch, transforming from a farm boy to Henry Ford’s key partner. This episode reveals timeless principles about building businesses through booms, busts, and technological disruptions. This episode is based on the biography Men and Rubber: The Story of Business. Check out The F…

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The latest Tour de France contender 1:10:59

2M ago1:10:59

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This week, Anna Shackley, former professional for SD Worx-Protime and current director for Cynisca, joined Loren and Abby to break down the final Spanish stage race - Vuelta a Burgos. The three discuss what they learned from the Spanish block of racing, who came out on top and who will be looking for more in the coming months.…

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Bill Belichick: 8x Super Bowl Champion on Winning, Leadership, and Discipline 1:15:23

2M ago1:15:23

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Eight Super Bowl rings. Six with the Patriots. And a mindset that goes far deeper than football. In this rare, wide-ranging conversation, Bill Belichick breaks down the invisible factors behind sustained excellence: discipline, preparation, and the mental edge that separates contenders from champions. He shares the surprising reason he kept Tom Bra…

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Matt White and Ceratizit departures + Itzulia 1:08:13

2M ago1:08:13

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Abby, Gracie and Georgie chatted this week about Matt White's dismissal from the GreenEdge team, Ceratizit ending their sponsorship of a WorldTour team, Itzulia Women and Vuelta a Burgos (aka the first WWT ITT of the year).By Escape Collective

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Andy Grove: Only The Paranoid Survive (Outliers) 1:23:18

2M ago1:23:18

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Most people protect their identity. Andy Grove would rewrite his, again and again. He started as a refugee, became a chemist, turned himself into an engineer, then a manager, and finally the CEO who built Intel into a global powerhouse. He didn’t cling to credentials or titles. When a challenge came up, he didn’t delegate, he learned. This episode …

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No Spanish holiday 1:12:59

2M ago1:12:59

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It’s time for the Grand Tours and the team kicks off its analysis with the Vuelta Feminina and special guest Julie Leth. What used to be a lovely, sunny race in Spain was anything but with the women showcasing some enthralling racing. Who impressed? Were there any controversial tactics? What riders have the most work before the Tour de France Femme…

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Elad Gil: How to Spot a Billion-Dollar Startup Before the Rest of the World 1:38:34

2M ago1:38:34

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What if the world’s most connected tech investor handed you his mental playbook? Elad Gil, an investor behind Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase and Anduril, flips conventional wisdom on its head and prioritizes market opportunities over founders. Elad decodes why innovation has clustered geographically throughout history, from Renaissance Florence to Silico…

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The Knowledge Project Podcast: Trailer 2:47

3M ago2:47

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Trusted by Fortune 500 CEOs and elite performers, this is where you go to think better, live better, and get ahead. Each week, Shane Parrish goes deep with the world’s sharpest minds—founders, economists, bestselling authors—to uncover the mental models, habits, and strategies behind extraordinary results. The Knowledge Project isn't just a podcast…

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Well, that's one way to start a Grand Tour 1:13:29

3M ago1:13:29

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Gracie, Loren and Abby discuss all things La Vuelta Femenina on this week's Wheel Talk podcast. They also reflect on Lotte Kopecky's comments regarding her winter training and the media's role in critiquing athletic performances.By Escape Collective

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Rose Blumkin: Women of Berkshire Hathaway (Outliers) 45:58

3M ago45:58

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Rose Blumkin didn’t just build a business. She revolutionized retail. After fleeing Russia with $66 in her purse, she opened a basement furniture store in Omaha at 43 years old—with no English, no education, and no connections. Her formula? Sell cheap, tell the truth, don't cheat the customer. Nebraska Furniture Mart would survive depressions, fire…

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Two worthy winners to close out the Spring 54:52

3M ago54:52

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It's all hands on deck this week to discuss La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Gracie, Loren, Georgie, and Abby gather to break down the final two races of the Spring, who came out on top and who has some catching up to do before the upcoming stage races.By Escape Collective

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Garry Tan: How Y Combinator Turns Ambitious Misfits Into Billion-Dollar Founders 2:23:14

3M ago2:23:14

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Most accelerators fund ideas. Y Combinator funds founders—and transforms them. With a 1% acceptance rate and alumni behind 60% of the past decade’s unicorns, YC knows what separates the founders who break through from those who burn out. It's not the flashiest résumé or the boldest pitch but something President Garry Tan says is far rarer: earnestn…

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The podium ceremony at the Amstel Gold Race was the real winner 1:18:18

3M ago1:18:18

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This week on the Wheel Talk Podcast, Abby, Gracie, and Georgie break down the Brabantse Pijl and the Amstel Gold Race (including that podium ceremony) and look ahead to the final two one-day events of the spring: La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.By Escape Collective