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A podcast by the creator of the popular YouTube channel Not Just Bikes, The Urbanist Agenda is an exploration of the latest topics in urban planning and urban mobility from your favourite urbanist YouTubers. Each month we'll put another important topic on the agenda and pull back the curtain to discover how online urbanists plot and scheme to make cities work better for everyone.
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Transit Unplugged

Paul Comfort, SVP Modaxo

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We share the stories, challenges, and successes of the top transit professionals from around the world. Learn how top transit leaders got to where they are with stories and insights from their careers. Get the inside story about public transit and transit trends from the people who run it. Transit Unplugged is hosted and produced by Paul Comfort and brought to you by Modaxo Learn more at https://transitunplugged.com/
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Valley Metro brings you stories about how the transit system connects communities and enhances lives. The riders are diverse yet their lives all intersect on public transit. Storylines, hosted by Juliana Vasquez-Keating and Ricardo Tejada, shares the stories about building and operating a transit system that brings people together and links them to their favorite destinations.
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Three friends (and occasional guests) discuss the various adaptations of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, as well as lots of other animes, and public transit in New York and New Jersey. We sometimes get explicit. https://www.patreon.com/jjbpod
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How can we live sustainably in an unsustainable world? Second Nature is a podcast by Commons exploring how our sustainable choices impact our lives and the planet. Every week hear how listeners are taking public transit, composting food waste, eating more plant-based meals and practicing deconsumption to create the kind of world they want to live in. We'll calculate the carbon impact of collective action and get expert answers to your burning climate questions. Everyone’s sustainable life is ...
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Transition Lab

Partnership for Public Service

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Transition Lab is a behind-the-scenes look at presidential transitions. Join Valerie Boyd, director of the Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition for candid discussions with transition experts, exploring the relationship between presidential transitions, effective government and a strong democracy. Transition Lab is a must-listen for anyone interested in developing a better understanding of what needs to happen before a president takes office or starts a second term.
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SARTA's Next Stop

Latrice Virola & Nina Phillips

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SARTA a regional transit authority in Ohio brings insight and information to help the local community navigate their local county and beyond while helping the broader community navigate the bigger discussion of quality public transit.
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Welcome to Taken with Transportation, the official podcast of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). Each episode will take you along for the ride as we profile the people and policies that make accessible, equitable transportation in San Francisco possible. These stories will cover everything from the city’s streets to the inner workings of the SFMTA and offer insight and perspectives you won’t get anywhere else. We’re passionate about the work we do and want to share th ...
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A podcast on all things transit, by Modeshift Inc. Your host will be Maxwell Mickey, our VP of Sales, who will deftly navigate diverse transit industry topics with guests from the whole spectrum of mobility services in the US.
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This podcast is an exploration of a bus rider’s experience in Providence, Rhode Island. It is separated into four segments and examines space and sound in relation to Kennedy Plaza operated by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA). Our podcast includes interviews from riders, observations and sounds of Kennedy Plaza, the history of RIPTA, and information on the Poetry in Motion program. Created as part of “Digital Storytelling” a course in Brown University’s Public Humanities pro ...
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Researching Transit

Public Transport Research Group

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Most humans now live in growing cities where increasing traffic congestion risks liveability, the environment and economic productivity. Public transport is now widely seen a solution for mega-city growth due to its social, economic and mass travel efficiency. However the industry faces significant challenges. Infrastructure, systems and even thinking in the industry is old and out of date. Policy and regulatory structures are ‘path dependent’ on historical approaches and lack progressive th ...
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Transportation needs a major overhaul. ‘ModeShift’ is a series that explores the past, present, and future of how we move. Many converging factors are forcing us to rethink mobility: Aging infrastructure, outdated planning, inequitable access, and rapid technology shifts. Co-hosts Andrei Greenawalt and Tiffany Chu bring together historical examples, personal stories, and timely case studies to explore the future of transportation in the U.S.
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The Connection

Government Market News and Strategic Partnerships, Inc.

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Welcome to "The Connection: Partnering Public and Private Entities," the definitive audio resource for professionals navigating the intricacies of government procurement, public-private partnerships, and policy innovation. This enlightening podcast series serves as an essential companion to Government Market News, the premier destination for incisive coverage of the U.S. government marketplace — the world's largest and most dynamic economic sector. Each episode of "The Connection" offers a d ...
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Hear insights, forecasts and prognostication from North America’s foremost Transit Evangelist, Paul Comfort. With Covid-19/Coronavirus affecting public transit dramatically, Paul brings you the daily headlines from the transit industry on how it is adapting to this virus that has made ridership drop and systems reevaluate how they are delivering their services. Plus we bring you a live interview each day with a Newsmaker who is affecting change for good in public transportation along with a ...
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Why are Black Americans and other people of color disproportionately victims of overly aggressive police enforcement and brutality while walking, running, riding bicycles, taking public transit, or while driving? This podcast explores the ways in which people of color have had their mobility arrested. Hosted by Charles T. Brown, the founder and CEO of Equitable Cities LLC—an urban planning, policy, and research firm working at the intersection of transportation, health, and equity. Charles w ...
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In American cities, good transit is scarce — but it shouldn't be. We can dramatically expand access to fast, frequent, reliable transit, making cities greener, safer, and more just. In each episode of High Frequency, an interview series hosted by TransitCenter’s Kapish Singla, you’ll hear from the advocates, experts, and public officials working to improve American transit.
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Alaska Powerline

Alaska Power Association

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Alaska Powerline features conversations with utility leaders and others who are shaping the future of electric energy in Alaska. The podcast discusses electric power policy and educates listeners on the unique issues facing Alaska’s electric utilities.
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This is the podcast of Portland Transit Lane, The Untold Stories of Transit in Portland. Instead of having to read my blog, listen to my podcast. I'll keep you up to date while you're becoming a sardine on the MAX!
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Welcome to the Mpact Podcast (Formerly Rail~Volution). Mpact is a network and an annual conference focused on ways that communities leverage major transit investments (including rail, bus rapid transit, bus, as well as bicycling walking, sharing and emerging options) to connect people with employers and neighborhoods. With the Mpact Podcast, we're delving deeper into aspects of building livable communities, with special focus on equity and community participation.
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An uncensored, no nonsense podcast on all things Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT). Join your hosts, Ray and Sam, as they discuss the hilarious (and sometimes horrifying) ups and downs of navigating Detroit Public Transit daily. Tune in every Friday!
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Words in Transit

NEPR-New England Public Radio

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Western New England is home to immigrants and refugees from around the globe, and their presence revitalizes the region and redefines its culture. Their journeys have involved fear, uprootedness, and isolation as well as perseverance, creativity, and hope. New England Public Radio (NEPR), in collaboration with Copeland Colloquium at Amherst College produced Words in Transit, an oral history project collected the personal stories of nearly thirty people who have made this area their new home.
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This podcast features stories of the Strong Towns movement in action. Hosted by Tiffany Owens Reed, it’s all about how regular people have stepped up to make their communities more economically resilient, and how others can implement these ideas in their own places. We’ll talk about taking concrete action steps, connecting with fellow advocates to build power, and surviving the bumps along the way—all in the pursuit of creating stronger towns.
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The United States is in the midst of a dramatic political realignment with shifting views on national security, economics, technology, and the role of government in our lives. Saagar Enjeti and Marshall Kosloff explore this with thinkers, policymakers, and more.
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A podcast series from the Transitional Justice Institute (TJI) at Ulster University in Northern Ireland, sharing our public lectures and events from key scholars and practitioners. The TJI is a world-leading research institute investigating themes of conflict, transitional justice, human rights, gender and international law. Learn more about our research, public events, taught postgraduate programmes (LLM Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice; LLM Gender, Conflict and Human Rights) and o ...
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The Breakfast Wrap is everything you need to start your day in an easy to consume podcast. It's a commuter podcast for people jumping on public transit or for those out walking the dog. By John Moore host of Moore in the Morning on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto.
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A podcast about the people and technology that are transforming one Ontario town. Innisfil is a town that is constantly pushing the boundaries. From using Uber as public transit to partnering with the world's top start-up accelerator. Hear the stories of the innovators building the future. The entrepreneurs working with the DMZ Innisfil program. These are the disrupters looking to change the gig economy, local food production, AI and self-driving cars.
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Wheel Talk

San Mateo County Transit District

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Wheel Talk is a show about the inner workings of Caltrain, SamTrans and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority, hosted by your friendly neighborhood public servants Alex Eisenhart and Dan Lieberman. Join us for a wonky ride through the world of public transportation and the work we do to keep you moving.
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UCL Uncovering Politics

UCL Political Science

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The podcast of the School of Public Policy and the Department of Political Science at University College London. Through this podcast we plan to explore key themes of contemporary politics and spotlight some of the fantastic research that takes place within our department.
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So many things impact our health. The physical things around you, the social interactions, the policies you may never notice, are all quietly there, influencing our health and wellbeing in subtle ways everyday. Some are there on purpose to prevent bad outcomes, some are issues that we still need to address, but most go unnoticed by many of us. This is the world of public health; a science of understanding the countless forces and designing solutions to help prevent or mitigate harm and impro ...
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July 17, 2024 - New Yorkers with disabilities have a limited ability to access specialized public transit upstate, so there is an effort to expand the geographic area of these services, explains Denise DiNoto, the executive director of the New York State Independent Living Council and Todd Vaarwerk, chief policy officer of Western New York Independ…
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In this episode of Transit Unplugged, host Paul Comfort interviews Dwight Ferrell, General Manager of SMART (Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation) in Southeastern Michigan. Dwight shares lessons from his lengthy career in public transportation, from a bus operator in Dallas to leading multiple transit agencies across the U.S. The…
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Most climate communicators emphasize the risk of climate change, in the belief that if only people understood how dangerous it is, they would do something about it. But what if terrifying messages about rising sea levels and life-threatening weather events have the opposite effect? What if they only serve to turn people off, rather than motivate th…
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WNYC has been celebrating its annual Public Song Project for the second year in a row. The project invites musicians to contribute song covers, as well as musical adaptations of books, poetry and films. All Of It producer Simon Close joins WNYC Morning Edition host Michael Hill to announce this year's winners and share their winning creations. The …
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“We’ve been presented with problems today that we’ve never dealt with before as an agriculture industry–like climate change. And I don’t think that the approach we’ve taken, historically, is going to work here…As long as I’ve heard the words ‘climate change,’ I have heard that Indigenous practice is the solution.” This week on the show, a conversat…
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Flash floods and extreme temperatures — both heat and cold — are having a negative impact on infrastructure across the Midwest. These extreme weather swings take a toll on roads, bridges and railroads, leading to headaches for travel and daily commutes. Kiley Price wrote about the threat for Inside Climate News and joined MPR News meteorologist Pau…
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It’s been a whirlwind week for US Politics. Between Donald Trump narrowly avoiding an assassination attempt. To Joe Piden testing positive for COVID-19. The news panel reacts to it all. Former public safety minister Marco Mendicino is calling for the creation of "protective zones" around political constituency offices. What exactly does he mean by …
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Jeezum crow, is it tough to find the origin of the phrase ‘jeezum crow’! Join us for our exploration into this quintessential Vermont saying, as we journey from folklore to linguistics to… crows. Thanks to Sandra Bettis of Middlesex for the great question: “Where did ‘jeezum crow’ come from and is it just a Vermont saying?” Find the web version of …
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Today on NOW with Dave Brown:Danny Ramadan was one of the first Syrian refugees to land in Canada in 2014. The settlement process was confusing, prolonged and alienating. Dawn Dickinson explores this article in her preview of Maclean’s Magazine. The Paralympic Foundation of Canada has a unique fundraiser to help support athletes. Executive Director…
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July 17, 2024 - Paramedics have the tools to revive someone from an opioid overdose, but they are limited in what additional treatments they're able to provide. Dr. Michael Dailey, chief of pre-hospital medicine at Albany Medical Center, explains why emergency medical responders should also be authorized to administer buprenorphine.…
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July 17, 2024 - Paramedics have the tools to revive someone from an opioid overdose, but they are limited in what additional treatments they're able to provide. Dr. Michael Dailey, chief of pre-hospital medicine at Albany Medical Center, explains why emergency medical responders should also be authorized to administer buprenorphine.…
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Erin Joyce is the mayor of Braintree, Massachusetts. She’s also a professional civil engineer, former chair of her local planning board, former PTO president, youth soccer coach, and mom to three boys. She’s joining host Tiffany Owens Reed today on The Bottom-Up Revolution to discuss what it’s like to build strong towns as an elected official, the …
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Back in the almost-present (this show is 9 years old), we watch three episodes of MMO isekai Overlord. We also talk about our (non) experiences with MMOs, MUDs, future videogame isekai shows, and childhood crushes. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord…
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Today on NOW with Dave Brown:The Canadian media landscape continues to face challenges such as layoffs and cutbacks. John Loeppky has thoughts on this tumultuous time in the industry. How often do you find yourself turning down invitations? What are some factors stopping you from agreeing to outings or events? Shane Baker explains his theory about …
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