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Philip Byron has five Emmy Awards, a Broadway producing credit, and a background teaching spin classes at Flywheel. He is also the director behind the Spin Wars documentary, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2026. Crystal and Tom sat down with Philip to talk about how the Spin Wars documentary came together, what got cut, and what it was really like inside the boutique fitness world that gave rise to SoulCycle, Flywheel, and Peloton.
Philip breaks down how the project started as a series pitch, why it took years to get made, and what it felt like to finally land at Tribeca. He shares behind-the-scenes details about the instructor pay structure at Flywheel, his own experience auditioning and teaching, and why so much compelling material had to stay on the cutting room floor. Crystal and Tom also share their reaction to watching the Spin Wars documentary and why they think the story matters far beyond the world of indoor cycling.
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Peloton has acquired Skop — and Crystal and Tom break down what this deal actually means for the platform, your membership, and where Peloton's content strategy is heading next.
Also covered this week:
Club Peloton badge tiers — all the details on the new tiered structure and what you need to do to earn them
Peloton Spaces — the latest on Peloton's push into apartment amenity partnerships and what "Peloton Spaces" looks like in practice
Peloton's paid content strategy lands in People Magazine — what they're saying publicly and what it signals
Peloton COO speaks at Fortune's COO Summit; Peloton also headed to the Oppenheimer Consumer Conference
Sam Yo, Peloton instructor, has meditations now available on Breathwrk
Cliff Dwenger, Peloton instructor, has a new song dropping soon
Jess Sims and Chelsea Jackson Roberts, Peloton instructors, appeared at the Teach For America Summit
Could Zacharias be a guest at Taylor Swift's wedding? Crystal and Tom discuss.
Strava launches a Claude AI integration — what it does and why it matters for connected fitness
Apple rumor mill: could a Whoop/Fitbit competitor be coming?
Marcel Dinkins, Peloton instructor, launches her first solo running program
Mariana Fernandez, Peloton instructor, debuts a new training longevity program
Greta Dopp, Peloton instructor, launches Yoga Sculpt Flow with ankle weights
Hannah Corbin, Peloton instructor, returns to the Pilates mat
Matt Wilpers, Peloton instructor, hosts Country Happy Hour 2-For-1
Call Yourself A Runner is now available in Spanish
More PSL & PSNY Run Clubs announced
Pride Month Week 2, Juneteenth, Canada Day & Fourth of July classes on the schedule
Peloton birthdays: Joslyn Thompson Rule (6/15), Selena Samuela (6/22), Andy Speer (6/23), Denis Morton (6/23), Katie Wang (6/25)
TCO Top 5 and listener-recommended classes

The Clip Out is the longest-running independent Peloton podcast. New episodes every Friday.
Hosted by Crystal O'Keefe and Tom O'Keefe
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Badges now cover milestones up to 10000 classes per modality and weekly streaks up to 8 years.
Also covered this week:
Peloton Milestone Badges have a fresh new look and updated targets — here's what changed and what it means for your progress tracking
The Top 50 Music Countdown classes are back — a fan-favorite format returns
Apple Health sync is causing issues with Legend status for some members
Peloton CEO Peter Steren is set to appear at the Baird 2026 Global Consumer Technology & Services Conference
Peloton instructor Sam Yo hits the USA Today Bestsellers list — a huge milestone
Peloton instructor Callie Gullickson is back on the schedule
Peloton instructor Tunde Oyeneyin walks the runway at Miami Swim Week
Peloton instructor Alex Toussaint partners with Mercedes at Eastside Golf during U.S. Open week
Peloton instructors Logan Aldridge, Andy Speer, and Robin Arzon compete at HYROX
Peloton celebrates Pride Month, Global Running Day, and British Summer Fest
Scenic France classes are coming, plus Tim Robards 2-for-1 classes
Peloton instructor Joslyn Thompson Rule's June split program and Kirsten Ferguson's long-awaited 60-minute hike
Peloton birthdays: Cody Rigsby (6/8) and Assal Arian (6/9)
TCO Top 5 and listener-recommended classes
The Clip Out is the longest-running independent Peloton podcast. New episodes every Friday.
Hosted by Crystal O'Keefe and Tom O'Keefe
theclipout.com
Instagram: @clipoutcrystal
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Peloton has removed a Lil Jon class from the platform with no official explanation. We break down which class disappeared, what the community noticed, and what might be behind the removal.
Also covered in Episode 466:
AI-generated music was spotted in an Ally Love barre class — and the community has thoughts
Peloton stock added to the S&P SmallCap 600
Peloton is recruiting employees on Reddit
Peloton subtly rebrands the TS60
Peloton and Global Running Day
CTO Francis Shanahan on finishing the Cocodona 250
Becs Gentry pivots to Trail Training
Jess Sims leads a rare 60-minute Walk-Run class
Sam Yo making media rounds to promote his new book
Christin D'Ercole updates on her book
Zacharias rumored to appear in Antoni Porowski's new travel series
Rebecca Kennedy teams up with Dr. Jaime for a live event
Ash Pryor to speak at NAMICon 2026
Kristin McGee teaching at Bryant Park Yoga Festival
Latest Artists Series features The Prodigy
Peloton adds more HYROX content
Christian Vande Velde back with a new Real Route
Aditi Shah scenic meditation
Peloton's new posture program
Peloton gearing up for Pride Month
Peloton Birthdays: Jess King (5/29), Irene Scholz (6/3), Rad Lopez (6/4)
TCO Top 5 and listener-recommended classes
The Clip Out is the longest-running independent Peloton podcast. New episodes every Friday.
Hosted by Crystal O'Keefe and Tom O'Keefe
theclipout.com
Instagram: @clipoutcrystal
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Peloton streaks just got a major upgrade — third-party apps like Apple Watch and Garmin workouts now count toward keeping your streak alive. We break down exactly how it works, what qualifies, and why this is a bigger deal than it sounds for members who cross-train.
Also this week:
Early reviews are in on Peloton IQ, the platform's new AI-powered coaching suite — we share what members are actually saying about rep tracking, form feedback, and personalized plans
Peloton Run Club hits London and New York City on the same day — details on both events
Lululemon Members Weekend is coming back — here's what we know
Instructor Kirra Michel appears at the Love Shine Play Festival
Instructor Cody Rigsby made a joke about child leashes — parents of autistic children pushed back, and we talk about why it landed the way it did
Tunde Oyeneyin makes her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut
Johanna Ricouz becomes a Lululemon Ambassador
Jon Hosking is returning to PSNY
Katie Wang visits the Purina Cat Chow Therapod (yes, really)
TCO Peloton Superlatives are back — our annual community awards
TCO Top 5 and listener-recommended classes
Benny Adami and Camila Ramon adapt a Tread playlist
British Summer Fest returns
Peloton celebrates Father's Day in Germany
Robin Arzon's Yellow Challenge is live
Peloton Strength class featuring Sofi Tukker
Christian Vande Velde's next Real Route class confirmed
Jess King's ride celebrates 30 years of Electric Daisy Carnival
Birthdays: Christian Vande Velde (5/22) and Benny Adami (5/27)
The Clip Out is the longest-running independent Peloton podcast. New episodes every Friday.
Hosted by Crystal O'Keefe and Tom O'Keefe
theclipout.com
Instagram: @clipoutcrystal
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.