Honk If You Loved 2020
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 t...
17 Nov 202041min
Getting the Car Out of Carbon Emissions
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 Humme...
3 Nov 202034min
America's Love Affair With Cars
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, ...
14 Okt 202027min
Winning the War on Cars in Rural America
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 ...
29 Sep 202033min
Right of Way
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,...
11 Sep 202029min
Policing the Open Road [Rerelease]
[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 auto...
17 Aug 202035min
Vehicles as Weapons
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 pedestrians...
3 Aug 202029min
Crash Course with Woodrow Phoenix
"I wrote this book to make you mad." So declares British writer and artist Woodrow Phoenix in the afterward of his new graphic novel Crash Course. Subtitled, "If You Want To Get Away With Murder, Buy ...
20 Jul 202045min
