Podcast Episodes

TEASER: Tech Won't Save Transportation with Paris Marx

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Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Distracted to Death

Episode 89

Traffic fatalities in the U.S. are at a 16-year high. One reason? Driver distraction. Today's automobiles are loaded with an almost cinematic level of screens, featuring apps and infotainment systems…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Tesla is a Fraud with Ed Niedermeyer

Episode 88

Journalist Edward Niedermeyer has been reporting on the automobile industry -- and its blind spots -- since 2008. He co-hosts the Autonocast podcast, focusing on the future of transportation. And he …

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

How to Save a Planet with Kendra Pierre-Louis

Episode 87

Kendra Pierre-Louis, a climate reporter and co-host of the Gimlet Media podcast How to Save a Planet, joins us to discuss storytelling in an age of crisis. How can we effectively communicate that bet…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Two Wheels Good with Jody Rosen

Episode 86

According to Jody Rosen, a contributing writer for The New York Times, we live on a bicycle planet. Across the world, more people use bicycles — for transportation, recreation, and their livelihood —…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Infiltrating the Auto Show II

Episode 85

The New York International Auto Show was back and bigger than ever... and so were the cars. Our intrepid correspondents Sarah and Doug braved the crowds and sensory overload to hear straight from aut…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

They Paved r/place and Put Up a Parking Lot

Episode 84

From the joy of the "Just a Minute" campaign in San Francisco to the members of a colorfully named subreddit creating a digital parking lot, there's a lot of news in The War on Cars. We hear from lis…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

The Pedestrian

Episode 83

Back in 1952, the great American science fiction writer Ray Bradbury published a short story called "The Pedestrian" in a small antifascist publication. The story, which was based on Bradbury's own e…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Pain at the Pump

Episode 82

Spurred by post-pandemic demand and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, gas prices surged past $4 per gallon last week and Americans are suddenly freaking out about "pain at the pump." What a big surprise,…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

SPECIAL: Ghost Train

Back in 2004, Denver-area voters supported one of the most ambitious transit projects anywhere in the United States. The plan called for a network of new rail lines that would let commuters glide pas…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago