BONUS: Origin Stories
Added 2023-11-28 11:01:01 +0000 UTCHello, all you beautiful Patreon supporters!
Have you ever found yourself wondering, how did Aaron, Doug and Sarah get mobilized into the war on cars? What made them this way?
If so, you’re in luck. In this bonus episode, exclusively for Patreon supporters, we dive deep into our own pasts and reveal how our personal experiences with cars drove us to activism, research, writing…and ultimately, The War on Cars podcast as you know it today.
You’ll learn how Doug dealt with a soul-crushing commute in Atlanta and how Sarah drove recklessly on the California coast. You’ll also hear the words of wisdom Aaron’s father imparted during their first driving lesson.
With cameo appearances from the Chevy Nova (pictured above in malaise beige) and the Chrysler LeBaron.
We hope you enjoy it!
—Sarah, Doug, and Aaron
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Thanks, Elise! If you feel like sending it in as a voice memo, please do!
The War on Cars
2023-12-04 13:13:08 +0000 UTCOrigin stories are wonderful! I was born in NYC but my parents moved to (at the time) exurban northern NJ when I was very small. After college in Boston and living for a bit in Boston's South End (no driving, transit only), I moved west to suburban Newton MA (bus and MBTA green line, with some driving; rental apartment), then northwest to exurban Bolton MA (car-dependent; bought a house); then northwest again to rural small town Peterborough, NH (car-dependent, but at least the town was walkable and I lived in an "edge of village" location; bought a house). I should note that gas prices were extremely low during the Newton, Bolton, and Peterborough moves ... I remember something like a dollar a gallon at points(?) After that, I finally interrupted my the trend away from the urban; my husband and I moved to downtown Nashua, NH (some transit and walkability, but only a bus to Boston, or a drive to Lowell MA to the end of the MBTA commuter rail; bought a tiny in-town house and drive sometimes). Next year, we're moving to Pittsburgh after a decade of visiting; we're already members of the Pittsburghers for Public Transit org and are very tied in with transit and ped/bike issues there. I'm not proud of it, but I didn't have any single particular epiphany. I've just seen nearly every type of community that's available (in New England, anyway) along the urban/rural continuum. I eventually had the presence of mind to step back from the brink and get some sense.
Elise Mae
2023-12-04 02:23:09 +0000 UTCReally interesting idea!
The War on Cars
2023-12-03 22:14:11 +0000 UTCHere's something I think about: the way cars & driving have colonized language and thinking to such a degree that when we need to make an analogy/use a metaphor to explain something or make a point, we automatically turn to cars, driving, and traffic comparisons. Would be great to have a linguist on to talk about this.
bettybarcode
2023-12-03 16:52:18 +0000 UTC
