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World championship wins in two disciplines, a repeat rainbow jersey on the track, World Cup wins in downhill and cross country, a Tour de France stage win and more—there were a lot of big performances by Canadian riders this past year. In this episode, Canadian Cycling Magazine‘s editors—Matthew Pioro, Matt Hansen and Terry McKall—present their top-five lists. You won’t believe what some of the editors cut, just to whittle their lists down to five top stories from 2023.

You can also listen back to interviews with the year’s biggest newsmakers:

• A deep dive into Michael Woods’s Tour de France stage win
• In-depth interview with Derek Gee on the Giro d’Italia and the seconds that count

On the eve of Geoff Kabush’s birthday, the mountain biker, gravel racer and underbiker covers a range of topics: the evolution of bike tech, the right amount of flare for handlebars, sarcasm, his relationship with cheaters from back in the day and even a plan for editor Matthew Pioro involving pushups. A word that pops up frequently during the wide-ranging discussion with the 15-time national champion from Courtenay, B.C., is balance, which seems to be a key to Kabush’s longevity. That, and fun.

Editors Matt and Matt discuss Paris-Roubaix and Alison Jackson’s historic win at the Hell of the North.

 An exclusive interview with Scott Fortner from The Marilyn Monroe Collection who first broke the story about Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn’s dress. The Marilyn Monroe collection is a collection of authentic personal and professional clothing and artefacts from Marilyn Monroe’s life. This is the  first in person interview Scott Fortner  has given to express his views on Kim Kardashian wearing the historical Marilyn Monroe Happy Birthday dress.  We also talk about how he protects  his archive of Marilyn Monroe's personal clothing. I ask him if he would  allow a celebrity to wear any part of his collection? A fun moment was when I asked a  personal question about one of the  items he owns , Marilyn Monroes’ address book from 1962 and I get a shock with his answer . I felt like @piersmorgan with a scoop ! What a star Scott Fortner is. A fun, kind caring person and a professional . His collection is exhibited internationally with care and respect. He is also a leading expert in authenticating Marilyn Monroe owned items and is called upon by Julien's Auction House to authenticate Marilyn items that come up for sale.  Keep up to date by following @marilynmonroecollection on instagram.  

Listen to the full interview at Suzie Kennedy: Living with marilyn , the podcast. Available on Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. 

In this episode I talk to Scott Fortner from the Marilyn Monroe Collection and Kelly from the  instagram account Silver/Technicolour about how Marilyn Monroes image has been altered in the digital age of filters and photoshop. We also discuss the confusion with lookalike images or deep fake images that are available at the push of a button