{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"Final Dispatches from Book Tour","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/final-dispatches-from-book-tour","audioUrl":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/waroncars/TWOC_TourREcap3_072126_v2.mp3?dest-id=807818","description":"Our final Life After Cars book tour roundup episode is here, with our reports from Atlanta, Memphis, Chicago, Montréal, Orlando, Portland, Maine, and many, many more great North American cities! We get into the good, the bad, and the ugly of everything we saw out there on the road. Plus a discussion of…Reverse Copenhagen Syndrome? Become a Patreon supporter for access to ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content. Order our book,  Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, out now from Thesis, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Save 20% on everything in our official merch store with code HOTBIKESUMMER. Buy a certified, pre-owned e-bike  from Upway or sell your own bike! Visit  Upway.co to get rolling. Thanks also to Cleverhood. Listen to this episode for the latest discount code and get 15% off the best rain gear for walking and cycling. TheWarOnCars.org  "},"annotations":[{"id":509608,"startTime":3.5200000000000005,"endTime":83.0,"type":"brand","title":"Upway","url":"/glossary/upway","quote":"The War on Cars is supported by Upway... Upway is the world's biggest and best place to get new and certified refurbished e-bikes...","canonicalId":"brand:upway","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Upway is a retailer focused on e-bikes, selling both new and certified refurbished units. The episode describes its inspection/tuning process and delivery/showroom options as part of how it sells e-bikes to customers.","simplifiedExplanation":"Upway is a company that sells e-bikes. 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