Ride of Passage

Is the era of the "same old Lions" at an end? And we present the 10th episode of "Ride of Passage" as the journey hits the half way mark.

The second year of Matt's ride across America is marked by pain - emotional and physical. He considers quitting the journey altogether.

Matt returns for a second riding season on the American Discovery Trail. He knew it would be another challenging year, but he couldn't anticipate that the ride would begin with a major setback.

The shaping of Michigan's state budget process, the new state education department, Michigan State University's famous ice cream shop, and the seventh installment of Ride of Passage.

Matt and Smokey come to the end of the first riding season, with some tough decisions to make before tackling the rest of the trail. And they find new, crucial partners in their journey in central Utah.

What to make of the uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations across the country, the unique sound of Detroit hip hop, and the sixth installment of Ride of Passage.

For every peak there is a valley. Matt and Smokey lose the trail, and are held against their will at an outpost.

"Innervisions" by Stevie Wonder turns 50, what to do with you Michigan cherries, and the fifth installment of Ride of Passage

The land is everything in adventure stories. And everything in the American story. Matt learns in Central Nevada that how people feel about their land impacts how they feel about other people... especially strangers.

The Great Grand Rapids log jam of 1883, Great Lakes stone skipping, and the fourth chapter of Ride of Passage.