PREVIEW: Urban Planning Pop with Pondless
About this episode
The episode features a conversation with musical artist Pondless, discussing his unique approach to urban planning through pop music.
***This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode . For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, plus ad-free versions of regular episodes, merch discounts, presale tickets to live shows, and more, become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars .*** The musical artist known as Pondless , who as a civilian goes by the name of Aaron Oliver, writes and performs pop songs about urban planning. If that sounds kind of out there, well, so is he, in the best way possible. We talked with him about why this country is divided into Houstons and New York Cities, why Boston does not exist, and how he came to write a love song to Robert Moses. Pondless is @itspondless on Instagram and TikTok . Our bestselling new book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile , published by Thesis, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is available wherever books are sold. www.thewaroncars.org
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