Urbanist Dad Comic
EPISODE 248, SEASON 7: In this episode, I reconnect with Nate Hood, Urbanist, Dad, Planning Commissioner, and Stand-Up Comic We discuss his hilarious suburban engagement photos, his stand-up comedy routine, and some very [...]
May 2024
April 2024
Ethics in Transportation Engineering
EPISODE 238, SEASON 7: In this episode, I connect with Jeanie Ward-Waller, who made national news last fall when she was fired from Caltrans for speaking out We discuss our urgent need [...]
March 2024
A Dutch Bike Quest
EPISODE 236, SEASON 7: In this episode, I connect with Mike West, a city planner with Lehi, UT We discuss his quest to import proven Dutch sustainable safety mobility design concepts into his [...]
Active Mobility Stoicism
EPISODE 234, SEASON 7: In this episode, I connect with Prue Oswin, founder of Sidelines Traffic in Queensland, Australia We discuss designing environments appropriate for all ages and abilities, such as protected bike [...]
February 2024
New Levels for Strong Towns on YouTube
EPISODE 232, SEASON 7: In this episode, I reconnect with Michael Pasternock, the creative genius behind the Strong Towns YouTube Channel We discuss his fascinating career and life journey to now running [...]
January 2024
Financial Productivity of Our Cities
EPISODE 225, SEASON 7: In this episode, I reconnect with Joe Minicozzi, Founder of Urban3 in Asheville, NC We discuss why our traditional development patterns were and are more productive financially and [...]
December 2023
Propagandart
EPISODE 222, SEASON 6: In this episode, I reconnect with Transportation Engineer Activist, Andy Boenau We discuss his recent documentary Healthy Havoc, the deadly challenge and legacy of status quo transportation engineering [...]
November 2023
Moving Past Blame
EPISODE 212, SEASON 6: In this episode, I reconnect with Chuck Marohn, Founder of Strong Towns We discuss why we must move past blaming and shaming when it comes to creating safer [...]
Transforming the Burbs
EPISODES 210 & 211, SEASON 6: In these episodes, I connect with Dr. Tristan Cleveland, PhD with the Happy Cities organization We discuss how the suburbs can be transformed into more desirable [...]
October 2023
Turning Pro On Urbanism
EPISODE 207, SEASON 6: In this episode, I reconnect with Tesho Akindele, former MLS pro soccer player turned walkable communities developer We discuss his unlikely and unexpected journey from pro sports to [...]