Hello, War on Cars supporters!
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 you, our Patreon supporters from around the world, about wha...
2023-02-21 11:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Our latest bonus episode is here. It's a casual conversation between the three of us on some things that have been in the news lately and that we've been dying to talk about.
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 SU...
2023-02-07 10:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Thanks to everyone who has sent in a message so far for our 100th episode spectacular.
We'd love to round out the episode with more, so please follow this link to submit yours.
We know we said keep it to 30 seconds, but if you want to do about a minute that's fine. We'd love to give yo...
2023-02-06 15:31:36 +0000 UTC View PostHello, friends!
You might have noticed that our last episode, "Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker," was our 99th. We're not great at math, but we think that means that our next one is a big one. (💯)
To celebrate this milestone we want to feature the best guests we can imagine: you. After all, you are what has made this possible, not just by listening and supporting th...
2023-02-03 16:05:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon supporters!
Our latest episode is here and, I have to admit, it's already one of my favorites. Aaron, Sarah and I spoke with Dr. Ian Walker — a professor of environmental psychology at Swansea University in Wales — about a new study, "Motonormativity: How Social Norms Hide a Major Pub...
2023-01-31 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello War on Cars supporters!
First, some news...
As a benefit to Patreon subscribers, we will now be posting ad-free versions of all new releases, starting with this episode.
This means that if you support the podcast with a monthly contribution — and if you are reading this post, you already do — you will be able to access all new regular ...
2023-01-17 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello War on Cars supporters:
Part 3 of our "Muscle Car City" series dropped this morning.
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 Br...
Hello Patreoners!
It's been hard to escape the ongoing disaster that is Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter. While a lot of people have been surprised that it could all go as spectacularly wrong as it's been going, anyone who has been paying attention to Musk's (mis)understanding of transportation-related issues like induced demand as well as his 2022-12-20 11:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello War on Cars supporters!
The second part in Aaron's "Muscle Car City" series is here. It's called "We Are in the Movie" and follows Aaron as he drives from location to location, bringing The War on Cars to New York City's "biggest, craziest car meet" of the year.
If you haven't listened to part one, 2022-12-06 14:05:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, War on Cars supporters!
We had to leave a couple of conversations we had with Dan Savage out of episode 95. We present them here, exclusively for you all, in this short ad-free bonus episode. Enjoy!
We'll be back with a new general-release episode next week.
Thanks!
- Aaron, Sarah and Doug
You can listen to this exclusive Patreon-only, ad-free bonus epis...
2022-11-29 11:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon supporters!
This month's ad-free bonus episode is a great one that's bound to make you smile. It's my interview with Tesho Akindele, the Major League Soccer player who was, up until recently, the star forward for the Orlando City Soccer Club. (This episode was recorded and edited shortly before the news broke that he would not be returning to the Orlando Cit...
2022-11-22 11:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreoners!
Our good friend Clarence Eckerson, Jr. of Streetfilms fame came to our live show on November 1st and put this video together featuring some of the greatest hits from that fun night. We're very grateful to Clarence, of course, but also to the folks who talked to him on camera and the audience members who came to the show with such insightful comments and questions. Honest...
2022-11-18 11:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello War on Cars listeners!
As many of you know, anytime someone notable tweets something even mildly anti-car, we often quote tweet them with the greeting, "Welcome to the War on Cars." Well, after we did that to one particular media figure, he reached out to us via DM, saying quite plainly, "I don't know how to drive. I HATE CARS. I should be a guest!"
Without hesitation, we were...
2022-11-15 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, Patreon supporters! This week you'll hear my talk with Jonathon Stalls, the author of a new book called Walk: Slow Down, Wake Up, and Connect...
2022-11-01 11:02:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patreon supporters,
Kinda last-minute but we need your help!
We are interviewing a popular advice columnist tomorrow. I can't say who, but this person specializes in sex and relationships. (We're assuming a bunch of you will be able to figure it out. No spoilers in the comments, please! And, no, it's not Abigail Van Buren.)
2022-10-24 15:36:13 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends of the War on Cars!
For this episode we decided to take a step back from the three of us ranting and opining and instead let a great set of advocates in Milwaukee have the mic. It's what makes the war on cars (lowercase intended) so special: all the people in cities around the country and the world volunteering their time and energy to make cities safer for future generation...
2022-10-18 10:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, Dear Patreons: Episode 92 is here. It's the first part of a multipart miniseries we've been working on for a while now. Hope you enjoy it or, at least, don't hate-listen to it so hard that you burst a blood vessel!
--Aaron, Sarah & Doug
You see a lot of muscle cars on New York City streets these days. And with their modified mufflers and overpowered engines, you hear...
Hello War on Cars supporters:
Our September episode is finally here. Thanks for your patience. You'll hear why this one took a little longer than normal in the episode itself.
We have some big episodes planned for this fall and have really enjoyed our run of special guests this summer, but it was great to celebrate our fourth (!) anniversary with a back-to-basics episode about...
2022-09-20 10:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostHello War on Cars supporters!
Last year we did a sold-out live show, our first in New York, at Caveat in Manhattan with special guest Choire Sicha of The New York Times. Caveat is an awesome venue with great seating, drinks and snacks and the whole experience was a lot ...
2022-09-15 11:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon supporters! We've got a really special exclusive episode for you to round out the summer.
Last spring, we released "The Pedestrian," inspired by the classic Ray Bradbury story of the same name. If you haven’t listened already, check it out. It’s episode 83.
In my research fo...
2022-08-30 10:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings, War on Cars Supporters!
If you're reading this, you have a body...and you're probably aware that having a body can be a complicated thing in our appearance-obsessed society. That's why the work that Marley Blonsky does is so important. Marley is a self-identified "fat cyclist" and tenacious advocate for size inclusion in the cycling world. As co-founder of the organization All ...
2022-08-16 13:06:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patreon supporters!
To close out July, enjoy this ad-free bonus episode. It's an interview with author Paris Marx about their new book, Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation. We think it's right up our listeners' alley and hope you read the book and share it with your friends. It's a well r...
2022-07-28 10:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey War on Cars supporters,
Years ago, I consulted on a TV series about the brain. As part of that project, I spoke to experts with the U.S. Navy about experiments with "head-up displays," technology which projects vital information on a cockpit's windshield so pilots don't have to take their eyes off the skies. In theory, not having to look at an instrument panel even for a second seems ...
2022-07-18 10:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, Patreons:
I really enjoyed this conversation with journalist Ed Niedermeyer and hope you do too. Ed has been covering Tesla Motors for about as long as anyone. And his book, "Ludicrous" is deeply reported and a good read. Let us know what you think in the comments!
--Aaron
NOTE: This is a general-release episode so it's available wherever you get your podcasts. You can als...
Hello, friends of The War on Cars!
It was a real thrill to get to talk with journalist Kendra Pierre-Louis for this new episode. It's a breezy, fun, wide-ranging interview about communicating urgency in a time of great crisis, whether that's traffic violence of climate change. We hope you enjoy it.
We'll have another regular-release episode for you this June as well as an ad-free bo...
2022-06-14 10:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, War on Cars supporters!
We're closing out Bike Month in the best way possible, with an interview that's all about the bike. Jody Rosen, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, joins us to talk about his brand new book, Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle 2022-05-31 10:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, Patreon supporters!
Happy Bike Month to all who celebrate. In this ad-free bonus episode of the podcast, Doug talks with man about town George Hahn. As the kids say, IYKYK. The conversation is a love letter to cities, the people who make them great and the beautiful machine that is the bicycle.
We will be back in the studio next week to record some new general release episode...
2022-05-17 10:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostTYRE EXTINGUISHERS
Hello, War on Cars supporters!
Please enjoy this exclusive post, just for Patreon subscribers.
Usually our bonus content comes in the form of a stand-alone episode or extra material from something we released in the general podcast feed. Not this time. It’s something we were hoping to release as a bonus episode ...
2022-05-10 10:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, War on Cars supporters!
Last fall, when we were putting together Episode 76, Smells Like Teen Climate Anxiety, Sarah had the chance to talk with climate scientist and activist Peter Kalmus. That interview didn't make it into the final episode, so we are sharing it wi...
2022-05-03 12:46:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, War on Cars supporters!
We'll keep this one short since we think you're really gonna enjoy this episode. Take a listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.
We have a bonus episode coming right up (sorry for the delay this month) and another big one that's also just for Patreon supporters coming right on its heels. So stay tuned...
Thanks as always for your support! 2022-04-26 10:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post