Watopian Weekly

Watopian Weekly

Podcast about Zwift, life, and beyond!

Episodes

December 21, 2025 52 mins

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 12! This week Josh, James, and Dustin discuss many topics. Everything from what to do when you buy a new bike and need to hide it from your family to FRR events, to ZRL, and most importantly DRS IS BACK!!!! Not until March but DRS IS BACK! Also our Annual Holiday ride is set for Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 2:00PM UTC (9:00AM EST). Please join us for some fun and cardio!

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Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 11 with Special Guest Gareth the bike Fitter! This week, James, Josh, and Dustin recap ZRL, PRL, FRR, and more acronyms! We also get to interview Gareth, a professional bike fitter in the UK. This is a bit of a longer episode but it is FULL of useful information. Everything from maximizing your indoor setup versus your outdoor setup (it’s easier than you may think), and how knee pain is s...

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December 7, 2025 53 mins

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5, Episode 10! This week we have the full crew! Gina, Paul, Josh, James, and Dustin all weigh in ZRL, Ladder, FRR, who’s got the cleanest driveway and so much more! Gina gives us her top tips for winning ZRL this week which is different from James’ top tips for winning ZRL this week! Should be fun no matter what! Thank you all for listening!

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00:03:12 Weekly Catch Up

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November 23, 2025 54 mins

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 9! This week, Gina, Paul, Josh, and Dustin cover a wide variety of topics - everything from ZRL, FRR, new basses, new Kickr bike, what we are all Thankful for and so much more! We are definitely THANKFUL for all of you listening and viewing the podcast! Thank you! We are getting close to our annual Holiday Bingo Ride too! More details to come!

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Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 8 with Special Guest Tim Hanson from Zwiftracing.app! This week Gina, Paul, James, and Dustin talk with Tim about Zwiftracing.app, it’s origins, current workings, future goals, and even some other stuff! Other topics include ZRL, riding bikes, and James getting to hear the Head Honcho from Zwift at Rouleur Live!

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00:01:14 Weekly Catch Up

00:14:00 ZRL

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November 9, 2025 69 mins

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5, Episode 7! Watopian Weekly is the podcast for Zwifters, cyclists, and everyone else! This week, Josh, James, and Dustin cover many topics. Everything from ZRL, to Ladder Race Resistance, to FRR, and so much more!

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00:03:00 Weekly Catch Up

00:16:45 Main Talking Points

00:01:06:00 Closing the Episode

01:07:00 ZRL Wheel Selection Closing of Episode

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October 26, 2025 49 mins

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 6! This week Josh and Dustin cover many topics - ranging from New New York Routes, climbing Ventop, racing in the Ladder League, our goals over the winter, the upcoming Zwift Racing League, and even Candy Corn. If you have to eat corn, candy corn is the way to go! Join the crew as they record at night and see what Dustin is like hopped up on Halloween Kit-Kats! 

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Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 5 - our Golden Episode! Watopian Weekly is the podcast for Zwifters, Cyclists, and everyone else! We had a few audio issues so hopefully it comes across ok! This week, Josh, James, and Dustin talk cover lots of topics, everything from ZRL, to dog bells, to Ladder, to Unicorns, to Super 6ix, FRR, and so much more!

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00:04:00 Weekly Catch up

00:16:00 Box Hill

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Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 5 - our Golden Episode! Watopian Weekly is the podcast for Zwifters, Cyclists, and everyone else! We had a few audio issues so hopefully it comes across ok! This week, Josh, James, and Dustin talk cover lots of topics, everything from ZRL, to dog bells, to Ladder, to Unicorns, to Super 6ix, FRR, and so much more!

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00:04:00 Weekly Catch up

00:16:00 Box Hill

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October 5, 2025 59 mins

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 4! This week, James, Josh, and Dustin cover all things Zwift, LIfe, and Beyond! Everything from ZRL Tactics gone wrong, to FRR, to Ladder, ZRL for next week, to FRR again, and so much more! Thank you for listening/watching this week and every week!

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00:00:00 Intro

00:03:00 Weekly Catchup

00:22:00 ZRL

00:40:00 FRR 

00:44:00 Ladder

00:52:00 Matt Ladd Challenge

00:54:00 Strava vs G...

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Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 4! This week, James, Josh, and Dustin cover all things Zwift, LIfe, and Beyond! Everything from ZRL Tactics gone wrong, to FRR, to Ladder, ZRL for next week, to FRR again, and so much more! Thank you for listening/watching this week and every week!

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00:00:00 Intro

00:03:00 Weekly Catchup

00:22:00 ZRL

00:40:00 FRR 

00:44:00 Ladder

00:52:00 Matt Ladd Challenge

00:54:00 Strava vs G...

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September 28, 2025 53 mins

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 3! Today Josh and Dustin cover a range of topics. Everything from gravel bikes to picking a good ladder course, to surviving a good ladder course to ZRL, and so much more! Thank you all for listening and for viewing on YouTube and Spotify!

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00:00:00 Intro

00:02:10 Weekly Catch Up

00:14:00 Gravel Bike Discussion

00:20:00 Gravel Nationals ReCap

00:25:00 Ladder Discussion

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September 28, 2025 53 mins

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 3! Today Josh and Dustin cover a range of topics. Everything from gravel bikes to picking a good ladder course, to surviving a good ladder course to ZRL, and so much more! Thank you all for listening and for viewing on YouTube and Spotify!

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00:00:00 Intro

00:02:10 Weekly Catch Up

00:14:00 Gravel Bike Discussion

00:20:00 Gravel Nationals ReCap

00:25:00 Ladder Discussion

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Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 2! This week Gina and Dustin cover a wide range of topics. Everything from surviving outside gravel races, to training, to the new Wahoo sensor bridge, to why Dustin “sounds sweaty”, ZRL and so much more! Thank you for listening this week and every week!

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00:00:00 Intro

00:01:52 Weekly Catch Up

00:24:00 Feedback on Video Version

00:26:00 Wahoo Sensor Bridge

00:35:00 ZRL Ro...

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Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 5 Episode 2! This week Gina and Dustin cover a wide range of topics. Everything from surviving outside gravel races, to training, to the new Wahoo sensor bridge, to why Dustin “sounds sweaty”, ZRL and so much more! Thank you for listening this week and every week!

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00:00:00 Intro

00:01:52 Weekly Catch Up

00:24:00 Feedback on Video Version

00:26:00 Wahoo Sensor Bridge

00:35:00 ZRL Round ...

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Welcome to Watopian Weekly! The podcast for Zwifters, Cyclists, and everyone else! This week James and Dustin celebrate the first episode of season 5! This is an audio podcast but is also in video form too!! If you’d like to watch it in video please see the feed on Spotify and Youtube. This week JAmes and Dustin cover many topics from how amazing Matt Ladd is, to FRR, FRR Super 6ix, what they are looking forward to on Zwift this se...

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Welcome to Watopian Weekly! The podcast for Zwifters, Cyclists, and everyone else! This week James and Dustin celebrate the first episode of season 5! This is an audio podcast but is also in video form too!! If you’d like to watch it in video please see the feed on Spotify and Youtube. This week JAmes and Dustin cover many topics from how amazing Matt Ladd is, to FRR, FRR Super 6ix, what they are looking forward to on Zwift this se...

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Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 20 Season Finale!

Welcome to Watopian Weekly! The podcast for Zwifters, Cyclists and everyone else! Season Finale of Season 4. This week Josh and Dustin cover many topics from riding outside, to remembering why we enjoy Zwift so much, to ZRL, to new Pack Dynamics, and so much more! Thank you all for listening!

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:25 Weekly Catch up

00:28:00 Wattage Cottage Upgrades

00:31:00 ZRL Preview

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July 27, 2025 46 mins

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 19! This week Josh and Dustin cover many topics from riding outside to missing ladder races to prepping for the upcoming ZRL season to the Tour De France to the Tour De France Femmes Avec Zwift and so much more! Thank you all for listening this week and every other week when we’ve been able to record in the Summer. We will be back on a regular schedule in the Fall. Please check out our Di...

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WARNING: Josh's Brakes open the show - you'll hear it.

Welcome to Watopian Weekly! This week Josh and Dustin recorded side by side from a very noisy campsite in Ludington, Michigan! Josh and Dustin cover many topics from what it's like riding in person with someone that you've known for years but never met, doing a century (100 miles!), the essence of community, how to fall over gracefully and so much more!

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