Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOn the Bus with Pat and Jamie
Episode 38
Pat Kiernan and Jamie Stelter are the dynamic duo of local TV news. As two of the hosts of "Mornings on 1" on Spectrum NY1, Pat and Jamie do more than just wake up early to deliver the latest updates…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Finnish Lessons
Episode 37
What can cold cities, where people nonetheless bike year-round through snow and seemingly endless hours of darkness, tell us about what it takes to make better streets? In this episode, Sarah reports…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Live in Denver!
Episode 36
For our first live episode, The War on Cars heads to Denver, Colorado to check in on the Mile High City's battle against automobile dominance. From the announcement that the Denver Department of Tran…
Published on 5 years, 10 months ago
Suburbans in the City
Episode 35
The Chevrolet Suburban is one of General Motors' most enduring triumphs — the longest-running nameplate in automotive history, to use the industry jargon, and the original SUV. In production since 19…
Published on 5 years, 10 months ago
Department of Bikeland Security
Episode 34
Making change happen in a big, complex, bureaucratic city is really hard. One guy who knows all about that is Shabazz Stuart, the Chief Executive Officer of Oonee, a Brooklyn-based startup company th…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago
WCAR Drive Time Radio
Episode 33
Is the Hyperloop for real or are easily duped elected officials the only people it will take for a ride? Do e-bikes have the power to transform the suburbs? Why should politicians and the press say "…
Published on 6 years ago
Kara Swisher Says Car Ownership is Finished
Episode 32
Last March, renowned tech journalist and prognosticator Kara Swisher wrote a New York Times opinion piece with the headline, "Owning a car will soon be as quaint as owning a horse." In it, she declar…
Published on 6 years ago
You Get a Car!
Episode 31
It's one of the most famous moments in daytime TV history, but what really happened when Oprah Winfrey gave a brand new Pontiac G6 to every member of her studio audience? Leave it to The War on Cars …
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
The Automotive Police State
Episode 30
For a century, the automobile has been sold to Americans as the ultimate freedom machine. In her groundbreaking new book, "Policing the Open Road," historian and legal scholar Sarah Seo explodes that…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
What Uber Hath Wrought
Episode 29
For a few years after Uber launched in 2009, it seemed like the on-demand ride-hailing service might be an advance in the war on cars — a way for more people to share fewer vehicles and to reduce ove…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago