845: Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon: The War on Cars and Life After Cars

About this episode

Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear discuss the detrimental effects of cars on society and the environment, advocating for a future without them.

Doug and Sarah's podcast The War on Cars is a podcast that delivers news and commentary on the latest developments in the worldwide fight to undo a century’s worth of damage wrought by the automobile, approaching the topic from all angles, from politics to pop culture. They release two regular episodes and one Patreon bonus episode per month. Doug and Sarah's Book Cars ruin everything. That’s why we need Life After Cars . When the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for everyone; yet a hundred years later, that dream is running on empty. Instead of unbounded freedom, the never-ending proliferation of automobiles has delivered a host of costs, among them the demolition of our neighborhoods, towns, and cities to make way for car infrastructure; an epidemic of violent death; countless hours lost in traffic; isolation from our fellow human beings; and the ongoing destruction of the natural world. That’s why we need Life After Cars . Through historical records, revealing interviews, and unflinching statistics, Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, hosts of the podcast The War on Cars , and former host Aaron…

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Spodek

Guests: Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon

Topics covered

• automobile impact
• urban planning
• transportation equity
• environmental issues
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• automobiles
• urban infrastructure
• transportation
• environment
• social justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The War on Cars

Books & works: Cars ruin everything. That’s why we need Life After Cars

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