Podcast Episodes

Mayor Pete at the Drive-Thru

Episode 55

The best thing you can say about 2020 is that it was the year that, well, was. In this year-end roundup, Aaron, Sarah and Doug take some listener voice memos and respond to the stories that flew acro…

Published on 5 years ago

The French Connection

Episode 54

Under the leadership of Mayor Anne Hidalgo, the city of Paris has transformed itself, turning streets that were once clogged with cars into places for people on bikes and on foot. In response to the …

Published on 5 years ago

Cars and the Law with Greg Shill

Episode 53

On Friday, October 30th, just days before the U.S. presidential election, a Biden-Harris campaign bus on I-35 in Texas was followed and surrounded by a "Trump Train," a caravan of SUVs and large pick…

Published on 5 years ago

Honk If You Loved 2020

Episode 52

Automobiles played an oversized role in the news this year, from the country's response to the pandemic to the strange twists and turns of the presidential election. In fact, some might say 2020 was …

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Getting the Car Out of Carbon Emissions

Episode 51

It appears that the long-awaited electric car revolution is finally upon us. Are you ready? Are you excited? Last week, General Motors officially launched the electric version of the Hummer. The Humm…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

America's Love Affair With Cars

Episode 50

It's often said that Americans have a "love affair" with cars and driving. Where did this oddly specific expression come from? Most people probably assume it was something that developed organically,…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Winning the War on Cars in Rural America

Episode 49

Reducing automobile dependence in America's suburbs, small towns, and rural places is a daunting task. But a tiny non-profit organization in Brattleboro, Vermont is offering a glimpse of how it might…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Right of Way

Episode 48

Angie Schmitt has long been one of the clearest and most passionate voices out there talking about the real price of automobile dependence in the United States. As the national editor for Streetsblog…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Policing the Open Road [Rerelease]

Episode 48

[This episode was originally released on October 31st, 2019. We're re-releasing it as an end-of-summer extra for new listeners and will be back with new episodes in September.]

For a century, the aut…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Vehicles as Weapons

Episode 47

Using a vehicle as an instrument of terror is nothing new. Over the last decade, extremists proclaiming affiliation with ISIS and other terrorist groups have used trucks and cars to murder pedestrian…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago