The War on Cars
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Episodes (242)
Traffication with Paul Donald
In his groundbreaking book, Traffication: How Cars Destroy Nature and What We Can Do About It, scientist and researcher Paul Donald synthesizes dozens of studies to help us understand what cars and roads do to living things. Paul makes the case that cars ruin more than cities—they also ruin the countryside by fragmenting habitat and creating a neverending barrage of threats and stressors for animals of all kinds. The danger posed by the car to nature, he suggests, is existential. We talked with Paul Donald about his book, why he coined the term "traffication" and what he thinks we can do about it. ***Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive access to ad-free versions of all our episodes, exclusive bonus content and stickers.*** This episode is produced with support from Radpower Bikes and Cleverhood. Listen to the episode for the latest Cleverhood discount code. LINKS: Pick up a copy of Traffication: How Cars Destroy Nature and What We Can Do About It as well as books by other guests of The War on Cars at our official Bookshop.org page. Buy official War on Cars merch at our store. Have you seen the new "Make Love Not Cars" t-shirts? Find us on Mastodon, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Threads, and whatever godforsaken new social media platform pops up next. Follow and review us on Apple Podcasts. TheWarOnCars.org
SPECIAL: Freeway Exit
This is a special presentation of the first episode of Freeway Exit, a six-part series produced by award-winning reporter Andrew Bowen of KPBS Public Media in San Diego, California. Freeway Exit reveals the mostly forgotten history of how Southern California's urban freeway network was built. It tells the story of the citizens and public servants who fought these projects and how decades after that network was finished, some communities are still working to heal the wounds that freeways left behind. While Freeway Exit focuses specifically on the urban highways of Southern California, the story that Andrew tells is universal: Freeways aren't free. We pay for them in all kinds of ways — with our tax dollars, our time, our environment and our health. In the 20th century we planned, designed, and built highways through the middle of our cities. In the 21st century we can and must plan, design, and build something else better in their place. Find all six episodes of Freeway Exit right here or wherever you get your podcasts. Meet reporter Andrew Bowen of KPBS. You can also find him on Mastodon and Twitter. * * * * * Enlist in The War on Cars as a Patreon supporter! You'll get ad-free episodes, access to exclusive bonus content, and we'll send you free stickers. Buy some official War on Cars merch at our store. Have you seen the new "Make Love Not Cars" t-shirts? Subscribe to our newsletter, The Traffic Report, on Substack. Find us on Mastodon, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Threads, and whatever godforsaken new social media platform pops up next. Follow and review us on Apple Podcasts. TheWarOnCars.org
Is It Worth It To Confront Drivers?
Have you ever been walking across the street when a driver turned into your path and almost hit you? Or riding your bike when a hostile horn-honker laid into you for delaying them to the next red light by a few seconds? If you spend any amount of time on a city's streets outside of the protective shell of a two-ton automobile, you've probably had frustrating, frightening, and infuriating experiences like these. How did you respond? Did you lash out verbally, or give them the finger? Mutter under your breath and walk away? Did you dare lay hands on their precious vehicle? Or did you do the sensible thing and buy a ten-pack of War on Cars stickers to slap up around your neighborhood? In this episode, Doug, Sarah and Aaron share their own experiences of close calls they've had with cars, plus strategies for coping. And we hear tips and stories from listeners as well. This episode is produced with support from Rad Power Bikes. *** Support The War on Cars on Patreon and you'll be tipped off to listener participation episodes like this one, you'll receive access to ad-free versions of all our episodes, special bonus content, stickers, and more! *** * * * * * Pick up official podcast tees and other merch in our official store. This episode was edited by Ali Lemer. It was recorded by Josh Wilcox at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. TheWarOnCars.org
TEASER: Inside Automotive Journalism with Bob Sorokanich
Have you ever wondered what the reporters who cover the auto industry think about oversized SUVs and pickups and whether the fever for these gas-guzzling, space-hogging, planet-heating and people-killing monstrosities will ever break? Bob Sorokanich has some opinions. Bob Sorokanich was the Editor-In-Chief of Jalopnik, the news site about cars, the auto industry and transportation in general. He was also the Deputy Editor of Road & Track, one of the most historic and important auto magazines in the U.S., if not the world. In this expansive conversation, Bob talks about the changing face of automotive journalism and why most people — even the most died-in-the-wool car enthusiasts — hate the kind of driving they typically experience today. ***This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode. For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars.***
Nick Offerman
You may know the actor Nick Offerman as the gruff city parks director Ron Swanson on the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation or from his turn as the survivalist Bill on the HBO series The Last of Us, but he also has a lot to say about how people get around, share public space, and relate to nature. In his book Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside, Nick takes a wry and philosophical approach to our stewardship of Planet Earth, the value of working with one's hands, and the many problems with the massive agricultural systems on which we all depend. Nick Offerman joins The War on Cars to talk about his experience biking for transportation in New York City and Los Angeles, his views on masculinity and conspicuous consumption, and why the best way to explore an unfamiliar city is at the speed of a good walk. This episode is produced with support from Cleverhood. Listen to the episode for the latest 15% discount code. ***Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive access to ad-free versions of all our episodes, special bonus content and stickers!*** LINKS: Visit Nick Offerman's official site and follow him on Twitter. Read Nick Offerman's Call of the Candy-Ass in Outside Online. Support independent booksellers and buy Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside as well as books by other guests of The War on Cars at our official Bookshop.org page. Read Pastoral Song by James Rebanks. (Published in the UK as English Pastoral.) Watch the film Sacred Cow, narrated by Nick Offerman. And read the book! * * * * * Pick up official podcast tees and other merch in our official store. This episode was edited by Ali Lemer. It was recorded by Felix Levine. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. TheWarOnCars.org
TEASER: Hollywood and Bikes, Take 2
In episode 103, we looked at depictions of cyclists in movies such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin and TV shows such as Arrested Development and asked, "Why Does Hollywood Hate Bikes?" Our co-host Sarah Goodyear unfortunately missed that discussion, so in this exclusive bonus just for patrons of The War on Cars she brings some recent pop culture specimens to examine: the NBC sitcom American Auto and the BBC soap The Split. We also respond to listener comments about some of the movies and television shows we missed last time out — including Stranger Things, The Goonies, and Breaking Away — and follow up on some new bike-related developments on the feel-good show Ted Lasso. In this teaser, Sarah offers some thoughts on American Auto starring Ana Gasteyer. ***This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode. For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars.***
Paved Paradise with Henry Grabar
All car trips begin and end with a place to park, making a parking space "nothing less than the link between driving and life itself." In his new book, Paved Paradise, Henry Grabar, a staff writer at Slate, argues that the need to accommodate the short- and long-term storage of countless big metal boxes on wheels is a determinative force in the design of cities, the shape of buildings, the cost of housing and even the health of our planet. Deeply reported, highly entertaining and filled with colorful stories and characters from the worlds of affordable housing development, government and even organized crime, Paved Paradise is a refreshing look at a subject that explains the world. This episode is produced with support from Harvard University Graduate School of Design Executive Education and Radpower Bikes. ***Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive access to ad-free versions of all our episodes, special bonus content and stickers.*** LINKS: Buy Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar and other books by podcast guests at The War on Cars Bookshop.org page. Follow Henry Grabar on Twitter. Read more from Henry at Slate. Pick up official podcast tees, sticker packs and other merch in our official store. Attend Micromobility Europe in Amsterdam in June or Micromobility America in San Francisco in October and save 20% on tickets by using the links. This episode was edited by Doug Gordon. It was recorded at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio by Josh Wilcox. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. TheWarOnCars.org
TEASER: Discovering Oil with Amy Westervelt
Weird things happen when you're an investigative reporter trying to cover an international oil giant like ExxonMobil. Your plane tickets are mysteriously canceled, your hotel room gets broken into, and the local reporter that you've hired is offered a lucrative job to work on something else. In this special bonus episode for War on Cars Patreon subscribers, investigative journalist and podcaster Amy Westervelt tells us what it was like to report and produce the new season of her podcast, Drilled. It's called "Light Sweet Crude." In it, she takes us to the tiny South American nation Guyana where, in 2015, ExxonMobil discovered one of the world's largest off-shore oil reserves. Seemingly overnight, Guyana began transforming from an international environmental leader and model of sustainable development to one of the world's fastest growing petrostates. ***This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive, ad-free bonus episode. For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars.***
Arrested Mobility with Charles Brown
In Huntsville, Alabama, it's illegal to play ball on any street, alley, or sidewalk. In Lewiston, Maine, pedestrians must keep to the right half of the crosswalk while crossing the street. And in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, bicyclists are strictly prohibited from any kind of "fancy riding." If these laws sound vague, arbitrary, and difficult to enforce, well, that might just be the point. In a groundbreaking new report, urban planner Charles Brown painstakingly identifies the vast array of transportation-related laws that are used almost exclusively to limit the mobility and freedom of Black Americans while providing no real benefit to public safety. Brown gives this repressive policy regime a name. He calls it: Arrested Mobility. This episode is produced with support from Harvard University Graduate School of Design Executive Education and Cleverhood. *** Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive access to ad-free versions of all our episodes, special bonus content and stickers! *** LINKS: Follow Charles Brown on Twitter. Read the report: Arrested Mobility: Barriers to Walking, Biking, and E-Scooter Use in Black Communities in the United States. Subscribe and listen to the Arrested Mobility podcast Equitable Cities is an urban planning, public policy, and research firm working at the intersection of transportation, health, and equity. How Bike/Walk Laws 'Arrest' the Mobility of Black Americans (Streetsblog) * * * * * Pick up official podcast tees and other merch in our official store. Buy books from podcast guests and find other great recommendations at our Bookshop.org page. Attend Micromobility Europe in Amsterdam in June or Micromobility America in San Francisco in October and save 20% on tickets by using the links. This episode was edited by Ali Lemer. It was recorded at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio by Josh Wilcox. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Patreon supporters who want to listen to this ad-free version of the episode on Apple Podcasts or another podcast app should check out these instructions on how to find and use your private RSS audio link from Patreon. You can also use the Patreon app or listen in your browser. TheWarOnCars.org
TEASER: Into the Fold with Brompton's Will Butler-Adams
On our last episode, we mentioned the brief cameo that a Brompton folding bicycle had on season 2 of Ted Lasso and why that bicycle model in particular was a very deliberate choice meant to convey something special about the character who rides it, Dr. Sharon Fieldstone. For this bonus episode just for Patreon supporters, we talk with Brompton's Managing Director, Will Butler-Adams, about the chance meeting that brought him to the iconic British bicycle company, where the bike industry fits into safe streets advocacy, his thoughts on building cities for people and why his company's iconic and quirky machine is the "Swiss Army knife of bikes." ***This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive, ad-free bonus episode. For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars.***
Why Does Hollywood Hate Bikes?
Chances are, if a character rides a bicycle in a movie or TV show that character is a huge loser. From The 40-Year-Old Virgin to Arrested Development, bicycles are frequently used to represent immaturity, otherness and misfortune. Thankfully, things are changing — at least a little. Witness the Citibike-riding women of Broad City or Dr. Sharon Fieldstone, the sports psychologist who counsels the cast of Ted Lasso after commuting to work on her Brompton folding bike. Journalist Nitish Pahwa of Slate joins us to discuss the ways in which Hollywood and other parts of our entertainment-industrial complex use bicycles and cars to signify power and status. This episode is produced with support from Rad Power Bikes and Cleverhood. ***Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive access to ad-free versions of all our regular episodes, special bonus content and stickers!*** LINKS: "Americans Are Ready to Embrace Bicycles, but There's One Thing Standing in Their Way" (Nitish Pahwa in Slate) Follow Nitish on Twitter and Mastodon. Pick up official podcast tees, stickers and other merch in our official store. Buy books from podcast guests and find other great recommendations at our Bookshop.org page. Attend Micromobility Europe in Amsterdam in June or Micromobility America in San Francisco in October and save 20% on tickets by using the links. This episode was edited by Ali Lemer. It was recorded at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio by Josh Wilcox. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. TheWarOnCars.org
TEASER: You Can't Afford to Live Here Because of Cars
What if we told you that some of the biggest, most exciting, and potentially transformative victories in The War on Cars are being fought and won these days by people working on affordable housing? In this special Patreon-only episode of the podcast we are talking to one of those people -- Matt Lewis, communications director of California YIMBY. In the last few years, California YIMBY has launched an impressive barrage of legislation aimed at making housing more affordable by challenging the mid-20th century "California Dream" of single-family, automobile-dependent, suburban sprawl. Housing, transportation, climate, equity and inclusivity... For YIMBYs it's all the same issue. ***This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive, ad-free bonus episode. For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars.***
CONSPIRACY!
"15-minute cities" are having a moment, and not exactly in a good way. How did a mundane urban planning concept turn into the latest grist for the culture-war mill? Why does the idea of making it easier to walk to school or the grocery store have some people afraid that they won't be able to leave their homes for more than 15 minutes? And why do some think this is all a plot by the World Economic Forum to force people to "own nothing and be happy"? We break down this conspiracy theory and ask if we can ever get back to reality. This episode is produced with support from Radpower Bikes and Cleverhood. ***Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive access to ad-free versions of all our episodes, special bonus content and stickers!*** Friends of The War on Cars receive 20% off tickets to Micromobility Europe, the world's largest conference for small electric vehicles, June 8 & 9th in Amsterdam. Pick up official podcast tees and other merch in our official store. Buy books by podcast guests and check out our book recommendations at our official Bookshop.org page. This episode was edited by Ali Lemer. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. TheWarOnCars.org
Feminist City with Leslie Kern
EPISODE 101: FEMINIST CITY WITH LESLIE KERN Cities have almost always been designed by men, prioritizing men's needs as defined by the traditional male-female binary. But as scholar and author Leslie Kern writes in her book, Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World, a truly feminist city could be, "an ongoing experiment in living differently, living better, and living more justly in an urban world." Sarah talks with Dr. Kern about how gender influences the way we move through our streets, and how adopting a feminist perspective could make our cities more humane and livable for everyone, regardless of gender identity. This episode is sponsored by Cleverhood. Receive 15% off anything in the Cleverhood store using the special coupon code in this episode. Good for a limited time only! ***Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive exclusive access to ad-free versions of all our episodes, special bonus content and free stickers!*** LINKS: Find out more about Dr. Leslie Kern's work. Buy Feminist City and other books by podcast guests at our official Bookshop.org page. Pick up official The War on Cars merch in our store. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Goodyear. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. TheWarOnCars.org
TEASER: Super Bowl Roundup
It's our annual Super Bowl roundup, where we analyze the car ads that ran during the Big Game and ask what they say about driving and, more importantly, U.S. culture. This year's ads included Will Ferrell cruising through a post-zombie-apocalyptic Las Vegas in a shiny GMC EV, a heroic "Binky Dad" who drives a KIA Telluride like no one would ever drive one in real life, and a parody ad that we thought won the night — and said a lot about how male fragility and big trucks are interconnected. ***This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive, ad-free bonus episode. For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars.***
The War on Cars Turns 100
This marks the 100th episode of The War on Cars, and we're feeling pretty good about it! In our centenary edition, we go all the way back to Episode 1 and ask what we got right, what we got wrong—and what the heck has been happening since we launched back in September of 2018. Then we hear from listeners around the world about what The War on Cars means to them. Here's to the next hundred! This episode is sponsored by Cleverhood. Receive 15% off anything in the Cleverhood store using the special coupon code in this episode. Good for a limited time only! ***Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive exclusive access to ad-free versions of all our regular episodes, exclusive bonus content and free stickers!*** LINKS: Take a stroll down memory lane with us and listen back to Episode 1: Why the World Needs a War on Cars. Here's listener Alex Dyer's project to break car culture. Buy The War on Cars merch in our store and books by podcast guests at our official Bookshop.org page. This episode was edited by Ali Lemer and recorded by Walter Nordquist of the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Our logo was designed by Dani Finkel of Crucial D Designs. TheWarOnCars.org
TEASER: Cars, Consumerism and Climate
What does the recent culture-war freakout over gas stoves have in common with efforts to maybe, possibly, just a little, pretty please, slightly reduce the many harms of automobiles, especially large SUVs? And of all the thing he could have chosen in his (pretty lame, if you ask us) attempt to bait climate activist Greta Thunberg on Twitter, why did Andrew Tate use his luxury car collection — and a picture of him filling one of them up — to signify his conspicuous fossil fuel consumption? ***This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive, ad-free bonus episode. Become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars for access to this and all of our bonus content.***
Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker
Is it acceptable to harm another person? To steal someone's private property? To bend health and safety rules just to save a few minutes or make more money? According to a new study, it might depend on whether or not a car is involved. Dr. Ian Walker, a professor of environmental psychology at Swansea University in Wales, joins us for a fascinating discussion about the unconscious biases we all share in favor of cars, how those assumptions shape our streets, and how they prevent the kind of change needed to make them safer. It's a phenomenon he and his co-authors call "motonormativity." This episode is sponsored by Cleverhood. Receive 15% off anything in the Cleverhood store using the special coupon code in this episode. Good for a limited time only! ***Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive exclusive access to ad-free versions of all our episodes, exclusive bonus content and free stickers!*** LINKS: Read the full study: Motonormativity: How Social Norms Hide a Major Public Health Hazard. Learn more about Dr. Ian Walker. How closely do drivers pass cyclists? According to Dr. Walker's research, it depends. What if people behaved in grocery stores the way they do behind the wheel of a car? (PSA via Norway's State Road Administration) Buy The War on Cars merch in our store and books by podcast guests at our official Bookshop.org page. This episode was edited by Ali Lemer and recorded by Josh Wilcox of the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Our logo was designed by Dani Finkel of Crucial D Designs. TheWarOnCars.org
The High Cost of Free Parking with Donald Shoup
Parking is at the heart of every fight about how we build our cities and towns, with effects that go far beyond transportation. Minimum parking requirements — laws that dictate how many parking spaces are required for various types of buildings and businesses — make housing more expensive, raise the price of goods and services and exacerbate sprawl, making congestion and the climate crisis much, much worse. Thankfully, a movement is afoot to end parking minimums, inspired by the work of Donald Shoup. Shoup, the Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA's Department of Urban Planning, is the author of the 2005 book The High Cost of Free Parking. It's an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to understand the problems with parking. Professor Shoup — aka the Shoup Dogg — joins us for a spirited conversation about how to win what he calls "the war on parking subsidies." This episode is sponsored by Cleverhood. Receive 15% off anything in the Cleverhood store using the special coupon code in this episode. Good for a limited time only! Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive exclusive access to ad-free versions of all new episodes, Patreon-only bonus content and free stickers! Buy The War on Cars merch in our store. LINKS: Learn all about Donald Shoup at ShoupDogg.com. Read The High Cost of Free Parking. Join The Parking Reform Network and end parking requirements where you live. Donald Shoup gets animated on Adam Ruins Everything. This episode was produced by Doug Gordon, edited by Ali Lemer, and recorded by Josh Wilcox of the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Our logo was designed by Dani Finkel of Crucial D Designs. TheWarOnCars.org
Deconstructing Muscle Car City
In Part 1, Welcome to Muscle Car City, we met Denys da Menace, a young New York City guy who does "donuts" and "burnouts" in a souped-up Dodge Charger as part of the Brooklyn Hemi Boyz car club. Then in Part 2, We Are in the Movie, we rode along in what was supposed to be the biggest, loudest, craziest car meet of the summer. Now Sarah, Doug, and Aaron are going to break it down and talk about it. Why did muscle-car culture become so big during the first two years of the pandemic? How do car club members afford to keep their expensive hobby going? And why are we allowing automakers to put these products on public streets while encouraging young men to use them as dangerously as possible? In Part 3, we're Deconstructing Muscle Car City. * * * * * * * * This episode is sponsored by Cleverhood. Receive 15% off anything in the Cleverhood store using the special coupon code in this episode. Good for a limited time only! Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive exclusive access to ad-free bonus content and we'll send you stickers too. LINKS: 'Menacing' Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye goes 203 mph, will start at $80K (Detroit Free Press) Dodge's idiotic Chief Donut Maker reality TV-style marketing campaign featuring professional wrestler, Bill Goldberg (Dodge) Welcome to the Royal Posh Auto Spa, where Aaron interviewed muscle car owner, Carlos. 2022 Hess Flatbed Truck with Hot Rods! (YouTube) This episode was produced by Aaron Naparstek, edited by Ali Lemer, and recorded by Josh Wilcox of the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Our logo was designed by Dani Finkel of Crucial D Designs. TheWarOnCars.org
RERELEASE: There Are No Accidents with Jessie Singer
***Happy holidays! This is a rerelease of our interview with Jessie Singer, the author of There Are No Accidents, which originally came out in February 2022 as Episode 80. It's one of our favorite episodes from 2022. We'll be back with new episodes in January.*** What do we mean when we say something is an "accident"? When a motorist kills a pedestrian or cyclist it is often described in the press and the criminal justice system as a "car accident" — even when there is a clear cause such as a driver who was drunk, distracted or speeding. According to a new book by journalist Jessie Singer, events that most people describe as accidents are anything but. Singer argues that who lives and dies by accident in America is not random but utterly predictable. Using the word, she says, protects the powerful and leads to "the prevention of prevention." You can find the full transcript of this episode here. Support The War on Cars on Patreon and get exclusive access to ad-free bonus episodes and other beneifts. Follow and review us on Apple Podcasts. It helps people find us!
TEASER: What We Knew About Elon
It's been hard to escape the ongoing disaster that is Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter. But anyone who has been paying attention to Musk's understanding of transportation (or lack thereof) as well as his dig-tunnels-quick scheme saw all of this coming a long time ago. ***This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive, ad-free bonus episode. Become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars for access to this and all of our bonus content.***
Three is the Magic Number with Mike Radenbaugh
We headed over to our sponsor Rad Power Bikes' new Brooklyn showroom last week to meet with founder and CEO Mike Radenbaugh and test drive his newly launched three-wheeler, the Rad Trike. The trike is very cool, beautifully designed, and tons of fun to ride. Manufacturing an e-trike is a big gamble for the young company. But Radenbaugh believes the Trike is his most accessible and transformational product yet, with huge potential to get lots more Americans out of their gas-guzzling SUVs and into lighter, cleaner, smarter, and more affordable electric vehicles. Can The War on Cars be won on tricycles? LINKS: "The RadTrike is the latest weapon in Rad Power Bikes' ongoing war on cars." (By Andrew J. Hawkins of The Verge)The Teenage Tinkerer Behind an E-Bike Revolution (New York Times)Rad Power Bikes: Mike Radenbaugh (How I Built This with Guy Raz) * * * * * *Support The War on Cars on Patreon and you'll get exclusive access to ad-free bonus content and more. Pick up some official War on Cars merch at our store. Follow and review us on Apple Podcasts. It helps people find us! This episode was recorded by Aaron Naparstek and Doug Gordon. It was produced and edited by Ali Lemer. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Our logo was designed by Dani Finkel of Crucial D Designs. TheWarOnCars.org
Muscle Car City: We Are in the Movie
In the spring of 2021, War on Cars co-host Aaron Naparstek started noticing lots of big loud muscle cars rumbling around New York City emblazoned with Instagram accounts. He began following cars on social media, immersing himself in a world of burnouts, donuts, street races, and takeovers. What happens when car culture meets social media and a city's street network becomes the infrastructure for thousands of clout-seeking muscle car enthusiasts' social network? To find out, Aaron brought The War on Cars to New York City's "biggest, craziest car meet" of the year. This is the second of a three-part series. You might want to listen to Part 1, "Welcome to Muscle Car City," before you listen to this. * * * * * * * * This episode is sponsored by Cleverhood. Receive 15% off anything in the Cleverhood store using the special coupon code in this episode. Good for a limited time only! Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive exclusive access to ad-free bonus content. LINKS: Instagram Accounts: Denys da Menace Whiteline Certified Team Macksauce Team No Hesitation Pick up some official War on Cars merch at our store. Follow and review us on Apple Podcasts. It helps people find us! This episode was produced and edited by Aaron Naparstek. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Our logo was designed by Dani Finkel of Crucial D Designs. TheWarOnCars.org
TEASER: Deleted Scenes with Dan Savage
***This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive, ad-free bonus episode. Become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars for access to this and all of our bonus content. As thanks, we'll send you stickers!*** Advice columnist and activist Dan Savage was our guest for episode 95, "Make Love Not Cars with Dan Savage." We had some fun side conversations that didn't make their way into the final edit so we're presenting them here for our Patreon supporters. Hear Dan's thoughts on driving in Los Angeles and how he feels about the rise of e-bikes. Subscribe for access! TheWarOnCars.org