Distracted to Death
Traffic fatalities in the U.S. are at a 16-year high. One reason? Driver distraction. Today's automobiles are loaded with an almost cinematic level of screens, featuring apps and infotainment systems ...
18 Jul 202235min
Tesla is a Fraud with Ed Niedermeyer
Journalist Edward Niedermeyer has been reporting on the automobile industry -- and its blind spots -- since 2008. He co-hosts the Autonocast podcast, focusing on the future of transportation. And he i...
28 Jun 202235min
How to Save a Planet with Kendra Pierre-Louis
Kendra Pierre-Louis, a climate reporter and co-host of the Gimlet Media podcast How to Save a Planet, joins us to discuss storytelling in an age of crisis. How can we effectively communicate that bett...
14 Jun 202241min
Two Wheels Good with Jody Rosen
According to Jody Rosen, a contributing writer for The New York Times, we live on a bicycle planet. Across the world, more people use bicycles — for transportation, recreation, and their livelihood — ...
31 Mai 202236min
Infiltrating the Auto Show II
The New York International Auto Show was back and bigger than ever... and so were the cars. Our intrepid correspondents Sarah and Doug braved the crowds and sensory overload to hear straight from auto...
26 Apr 202254min
They Paved r/place and Put Up a Parking Lot
From the joy of the "Just a Minute" campaign in San Francisco to the members of a colorfully named subreddit creating a digital parking lot, there's a lot of news in The War on Cars. We hear from list...
12 Apr 202239min
The Pedestrian
Back in 1952, the great American science fiction writer Ray Bradbury published a short story called "The Pedestrian" in a small antifascist publication. The story, which was based on Bradbury's own ex...
29 Mar 202229min
Pain at the Pump
Spurred by post-pandemic demand and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, gas prices surged past $4 per gallon last week and Americans are suddenly freaking out about "pain at the pump." What a big surprise, ...
16 Mar 202245min
