Hello, friends of The War on Cars!
For our latest episode, we respond to listener voicemail. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions or comments. (If we didn't use yours this time, we'll hang on to it for another episode.)
In other news:
- With better weather on its way any day now, we're hoping to schedule another in-person meetup in Brooklyn on an open street. Our last one was a ton of fun and we can't wait to do it again. Stay tuned for an announcement about date and tim...
2022-04-12 10:31:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
Last call for submissions!
We're putting together a new mailbag episode tomorrow and are hoping to include your questions and comments. We've already got some great ones but could always use a few more!
We're especially interested in hearing about successes in The War on Cars, so if there's something great in your town or city that's happened because of incredible advocates, fearless elected officials or some combination of both, we'd love to learn about it and shar...
2022-04-06 21:48:06 +0000 UTC
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Hello, War on Cars supporters!
We're back with a brand new episode, produced by Sarah. Description is below, so we won't say much about it up here except to say that we think you're going to like it a lot. Let us know what you think and, if you do indeed like it, please share the episode via the normal channels. (And leave a review on Apple Podcast, if you don't mind!)
Also, it's been some time since we've done a mailbag episode and we want to do one just for our amazing Patreon s...
2022-03-29 10:30:00 +0000 UTC
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Hello, War on Cars listeners!
We're back with a new episo: Payments to Russia for fossil fuels by European Union nations since the start of Russsans felt pain at the pump. We were joined by Henry Grabar, a staff writer at Slate. Please share the episode and, if you feel like it, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. It helps people find us!
Thanks,
- Aaron Sarah and Doug
P.S. If you signed up to support us at the $3/month level in February...
2022-03-16 13:22:21 +0000 UTC
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Hey, Patreons:
We've got something a little different for you on the podcast feed today. A few weeks ago, Colorado Public Radio approached us to see if we'd be able to help them promote "Ghost Train," their four-part, podcast mini-series exploring Denver, Colorado's decades-long quest to build a high-quality transit system. We listened to the series and liked it so much we decided to go ahead and publish Episode 1 of "Ghost Train" in its entirety.
"Ghost Train" takes a deep di...
2022-03-09 16:05:41 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patreon supporters:
Journalist and producer Amy Westervelt joined us in Episode LXXXI for our annual shredding of the Super Bowl car ads. While we had Amy in the studio we were excited to talk with her about her outstanding podcast series and web site, 2022-02-28 11:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello War on Cars supporters!
We're back with our LXXIth episode, our annual look at the ads that ran during the Super Bowl. It's one of our favorites to do and this time we invited a special guest: Amy Westervelt. You may know Amy as the prodigious podcaster and journalist behind Rigged, Drilled, Hot Take and more. She joined us to offer her unique perspective on the history public relations and corporate propaganda. We were thrilled ...
2022-02-22 11:30:59 +0000 UTC
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Hello War on Cars supporters!
We hope you all had a chance to listen to Episode 80 with Jessie Singer, the author of There Are No Accidents. Doug had promised Jessie we'd talk about their mutual disdain for public service campaigns but we couldn't fit it into the main episode. It's here as a short bonus for all of you. Do you have any good examples of bad PSAs? Are there educational campaigns that you think have been smart and effective? Let us know what you think in the commen...
2022-02-18 11:30:00 +0000 UTC
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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 pre...
2022-02-15 16:17:51 +0000 UTC
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Hello War on Cars listeners!
For our latest episode, Aaron spoke with writer Cory Doctorow about Uber and why, as you'll hear, "geometry hates cars." We hope you enjoy it. The episode description is below.
In other news, if you aren't already a Patreon supporter of the podcast, now is a great time to sign up. We've just added new tiers with exclusive merch, including our first official water bottle. (You'll also notice that the "Cars Are Death Machines" st...
2022-01-26 16:35:13 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patreon supporters of The War on Cars!
If you listened to episode 78, you heard our conversation with writer Alex Pareene about 311, parking and how government does (but mostly doesn't) enforce against dangerous driving and illegal parking.
In a bit we had to leave out for time, Alex also talked about 2022-01-18 12:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello War on Cars supporters!
For our first regular episode of 2022, we were pleased to talk with journalist Alex Pareene. Alex has been one of our favorite writers for a long time. You may know him from his work in The New Republic and The Atlantic, but he was also an editor of Gawker back in the day. He's worth reading on any subject, but lately he's been on a tear about cars and traffic safety, which presented the perfect opportunity to finally hav...
2022-01-11 14:12:18 +0000 UTC
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Hello War on Cars supporters!
Perhaps you've seen pictures of a person walking around in a large, wearable wooden frame meant to illustrate the space taken up by one person in a private automobile. That's the gehzeug — or "walkmobile" — and it was invented by the Austrian civil engineer and professor Hermann Knoflacher.
Hermann Knoflacher, 81, is the head of the Institute of Transportation at the Vienna University of Technology. Long before the current global pandemic...
2022-01-05 11:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hello, Patreon supporters!
As promised — and just before the ball drops in Times Square tonight — here's the full-length video of our live show, recorded at Caveat in Manhattan on Tuesday, November 2nd. Our guest for the evening was New York Magazine editor-at-large Choire Sicha. We hope you enjoy it!
To kick off 2022, we'll have a bonus episode just for Pat...
2021-12-31 18:47:37 +0000 UTC
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Hello loyal Patreoners!
Here's a new episode for your holiday-break enjoyment. It's Doug's interview with Melissa and Chris Bruntlett about their book, Curbing Traffic, and their life in the Dutch city of Delft. Read all about it below.
With this episode, that's a wrap on 2021. We'll be back right away with new episodes to kick off the new year. Thanks to all of you for your support and sticking with us as we grow the podcast. We couldn't have gotten to where we are witho...
2021-12-27 12:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hark, ye Patreon supporters! Pour some egg nog and gather 'round a crackling fire. It's time for a War on Cars holiday tale.
Honku is kind of a Christmas story. New York City drivers tend to be at their most stressed out and aggressive around the holidays. And the events described here took place almost exactly twenty years ago, right around Christmas 2001. Sleigh bells and honking are the sounds of the hol...
2021-12-24 21:59:34 +0000 UTC
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Hello War on Cars supporters!
It's another episode for you, this one about teenagers and climate change. Sarah went out and talked to a group of Brooklyn high school students who are organizing to create a network of bicycle highways. Needless to say, they had a lot of thoughts about their future.
We hope you enjoy this episode and thank you all for your ongoing support of the podcast. There's still more in store as we wrap up 2021.
Stay safe, stay healthy, and have a very h...
2021-12-21 14:04:53 +0000 UTC
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Hello War on Cars supporters!
Did you miss our live show? Couldn't make it 'cause, come on, you don't live anywhere near New York? Well, here it is, edited down for your listening pleasure. We'll be releasing a full-length video version just for Patreon supporters, so look for that soon.
As far as the rest of the month goes, we have more episodes on the way and are busy heading into the studio to prepare for the new year.
We love hearing from listeners and are happy to take ...
2021-12-14 11:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello War on Cars supporters!
Are you fans of Not Just Bikes like we are? Well, we hope you enjoy this interview Jason Slaughter, the man behind the successful YouTube channel.
We'll have more episodes — including more bonus content — in December, so thanks for sticking with us and supporting the podcast!
One request: if you haven't done so, would you mind rating ...
2021-11-30 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Everyone knows one of the best parts of Thanksgiving is the leftovers, right? In this quick bonus episode just for Patreon supporters, enjoy these two extra voice memos from listeners that didn’t make it into the final cut of our third anniversary episode. It’s our way of showing our gratitude to you, the people around the world fighting to make your communities better and safer.
A...
2021-11-26 11:30:59 +0000 UTC
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Hey, folks: We've gotten a few requests from supporters to post regular podcast episodes on Patreon. So, here you go. You can listen to Episode 73 right here or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. As always, thanks for all of your support. And see you back here soon with some exclusive bonus content.
-- Aaron, Sarah & Doug.
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To celebrate the podcast’s third anniversary (how did that happen?) we open up the listener mailbag and field your q...
2021-11-22 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hello, War on Cars supporters!
In this quick ad-free bonus episode just for Patreon supporters, we present a part of our conversation with Michael Hobbes that was left on the cutting room. It's a quickie, but in just 10 minutes or so we cover everything from how newspaper headlines absolve drivers who hit vulnerable road users and why people spend way too much time worrying about hashtags and slogans like #BanCars. It didn't quite fit in the original episode and we thou...
2021-11-12 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hello War on Cars supporters,
Happy November! We're really excited about this episode and hope you enjoy it. We had to leave a few things on the cutting room floor, so look for a short Patreon bonus episode with that extra content later in the week. We're also stepping up production through the end of 2021, so episodes will come a little more frequently through then. There's a lot happening in The War on Cars!
Also, thanks to everyone who attended our live show. We'll release that...
2021-11-08 13:50:54 +0000 UTC
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Alicia Kennedy is a food writer whose weekly newsletter covers the way food culture intersects with politics, media, labor rights and climate change. On the surface it might not seem like it has much to do with the war on cars. But it does. Because what Alicia is doing in her work is really similar to what we do: she tries to make the invisible visible. She shines a light on how huge political and commercial forces are constantly manipulating our emotions about food for their own profit, with...
2021-10-26 13:21:27 +0000 UTC
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Big news! Our guest for our upcoming live show on Tuesday November 2nd is Choire Sicha, editor at large at New York Magazine. It's sure to be a fun evening as we talk about the state of cycling and transportation in the city and Choire's self-proclaimed "bike fascism." Oh, and ...
2021-10-18 17:36:57 +0000 UTC
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Hey, Patreons: One last taste of summer 2021 in our new episode, "Return of the Vermonter." Hope you enjoy.
https://thewaroncars.org/2021/10/05/return-of-the-vermonter/
-- Sarah, Doug & Aaron
On July 19, 2021, Amtrak restarted passenger rail service on its Vermonter line after a 16-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You wouldn’t necessarily think that this wou...
2021-10-05 12:29:19 +0000 UTC
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Hello Amsterdammers!
Doug is in Amsterdam this week, a place where The War on Cars has mostly been won. Or has it? Come hang out, have a beer, and share your stories at Pacific Amsterdam in Westerpark this Wednesday, the 6th of October from 6:30 PM to whenever. Doug will have stickers!
See you there!
2021-10-03 19:00:39 +0000 UTC
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Hallo, Berliners!
Doug is in Berlin this week. If you're a listener who lives in or near the German capital, join him for a meetup with War on Cars fans on Wednesday, September 29th at 6 PM at Südblock, Admiralstrasse 1-2, 10999 Berlin.
Come share your stories of biking, walking and taking transit in Berlin. Plus, get a free sticker!
See you there.
2021-09-28 07:32:48 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! We're back with a new episode recorded in the studio with a special guest, Jessica Valenti. We hope you find it informative and fun. Another episode is on its way, along with a bonus ep just for you all.
Oh, and did we mention we're doing our first live show in New York on Tuesday, November 2nd at Caveat? Code PATREON gets you $3 off tickets. 2021-09-21 11:49:00 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patreon supporters!
We are excited to announce our first live show in New York! Shhhh... we're not making a big announcement on social media just yet because we wanted to share the news with all of you first and give you first crack at tickets at a discount. (If you're not in New York, you're in luck! There will be a special livestream of the sh...
2021-09-13 22:17:03 +0000 UTC
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