Podcast Episodes

"Cars are Done" with Adam McKay

Episode 137

Adam McKay is the Academy Award–winning screenwriter, director, and producer behind such movies as Don't Look Up, The Big Short, Vice, Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and more. He is also the founder of…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

EXTRA: Cars as a Virus with Hermann Knoflacher

***This is a bonus episode that was previously only available to Patreon supporters of The War on Cars. If you want to hear more bonus episodes like this, please sign up today! We'll taking a very sh…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

TEASER: Winnipeg Bike Mayor Patty Wiens

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Patty Wiens is the Bike Mayor of Winni…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Key to the City with Sara Bronin

Episode 136

Zoning is an invisible force that dictates how and where we can build housing, offices, factories, parks and more. It dictates how we access such places and can reinforce car dependency, often in way…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

TEASER: When Athletes Ditch the Car

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During the recent US Open Tennis Champ…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Project 2025 and the Stakes for Transportation

Episode 135

There's been a lot of talk this election season about Project 2025, the initiative from the Heritage Foundation to prepare for a potential second Trump administration. Understandably, much of the con…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

What We Did on Our Summer Vacation, featuring Rick Steves

Episode 134

Why do Americans spend lots of money to visit walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly European cities, only to come back to the U.S. and oppose all those things where they live? Rick Steves has some tho…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

TEASER: Voices of Velo-city

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In June, Doug attended Velo-city, an …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Listener Origin Stories (Patreon Bonus Re-Release)

Episode 133

Episode 133: Listener Origin Stories (Patreon bonus re-release)

We're taking a short break to work on our forthcoming book and some of our upcoming fall shows. We'll be back with new free episodes in…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

TEASER: Walking 4,000 Miles with Holden Ringer

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This month's exclusive Patreon bonus e…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago