Podcast Episodes

Episode 438: The Urban Jungle

This week we're joined by Ben Wilson to talk about his most recent book Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City. We chat about how plants took root in the rubble of wars and blank …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 437: Washington State Legislative Roundup

This week we're chatting with Alex Brennan, Executive Director of Futurewise in Washington State. We chat about this most recent legislative session and bills on missing middle housing, climate chang…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 133: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Grocery Wagons Ho!

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo but that doesn't stop us from talking about how to get groceries home without a car, how insurance could save us from climate catastrophe, and…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 436: Fabulous Ferndale Michigan

This week we chat with Melanie Piana, the Mayor of Ferndale Michigan.  We chat about her city's Woodward Avenue road diet, the city's bike plans, and how parking is part of too many urban issues.

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Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 435: The First City on Mars

This week we're joined by Tufts professor Justin Hollander to talk about his new book The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner's Guide to Settling the Red Planet. We talk about the importance of urba…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Episode 434: Competing with Car Ownership

This week we're joined by the Head of Zipcar, Angelo Adams. We talk about how Zipcar gets parking spaces, how they find customers, the benefits of car sharing and how the company's biggest competitor…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Episode 132: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Laser Beam Parking Meters

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to cover a whole host of topics including urban migration patterns, New York congestion pricing, the impacts of e-com…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Episode 433: Women Who Ride Transit

This week we're chatting with Meghna Khanna of LA Metro and Scarlett DeLeon of the Alliance for Community Transit LA about women who ride transit. We talk about LA Metro's first of its kind Gender A…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Episode 432: Why Public Space Matters

This week we're joined by Setha Low to talk about her book Why Public Space Matters. We chat about using ethnography to understand space, emotional connections, and transforming the world through pu…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Episode 131: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Texas Two Step

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by James Llamas of TEI Inc to discuss a whole raft of issues including tiny Japanese Trucks, the goings on of the Texas Transportation Commissio…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago