A weekly podcast about the intersection between sustainable transportation, urban planning, and economic development. Hosted by Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire.
Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast
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A weekly podcast about the intersection between sustainable transportation, urban planning, and economic development. Hosted by Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire.
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July 30, 2026
Flashback: Megan Kimble Talks Highway Expansion in Texas
<p>We're on vacation this week but we're flashing back to Episode 482 from two years ago featuring Megan Kimble discussing her book City Limits. Soon we'll have Patrick Kennedy on the show and some of this work goes very well with his so I thought it would be a good one to bring back. Hope folks enjoy it!</p> <p>This week we're joined by Megan Kimble to talk about her book <a href= "https://bookshop.org/p/books/city-limits-infrastructure-inequality-and-the-future-of-america-s-highways-megan-kimble/20230885?aid=82228&ean=9780593443781&listref=talking-headways-book-club-the-overhead-wire&"> City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways</a>. We chat about the folks fighting back against highways, the history behind building big roads, and what the future looks like for advocacy.</p> <p> </p> <p>+++</p> <p>Get the show ad free <a href= "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041347732-How-to-use-your-audio-RSS" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">on Patreon</a>!</p> <p>Find out about our newsletter and archive on <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUeh-CLCMA&t=16s" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">YouTube</a>!</p> <p>Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">@theoverheadwire</a></p> <p>Follow us on Mastadon <a href= "mailto:theoverheadwire@sfba.social" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">theoverheadwire@sfba.social</a></p> <p>Support the show on Patreon</p> <p><a href="http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-link-auto= "">http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire</a></p> <p><a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/TheOverheadWire" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Buy books</a> on our <a href="https://Bookshop.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-link-auto="">Bookshop.org</a> Affiliate site! </p> <p>And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at <a href= "https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/34429251-cars-are-cholesterol?store_id=948514" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Tee-Public</a>!</p> <p>And everything else at <a href="http://theoverheadwire.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-link-auto= "">http://theoverheadwire.com</a></p>
July 28, 2026
Mondays Flashback: The Messiness of Family Travel
<p>We're on vacation this week but we're flashing back to episode 422 of Talking Headways from a couple of years ago featuring one of our favorites, Jennifer Kent. We'll be back in a few weeks but I hope folks enjoy this one.</p> <p>This week we're joined by <a href= "https://www.sydney.edu.au/architecture/about/our-people/academic-staff/jennifer-kent.html"> Dr. Jennifer Kent</a>, Senior Research Fellow in Urbanism at the University of Sydney, to talk about her work on family transportation, the messiness of travel for parents, and <a href= "https://theconversation.com/why-loneliness-is-both-an-individual-thing-and-a-shared-result-of-the-cities-we-create-198069">loneliness and the built environment</a>.</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">+++</p> <p>Many thanks to Bob Nanna for our intro/outro music.</p> <p>Get the show ad free <a href= "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041347732-How-to-use-your-audio-RSS" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">on Patreon</a>!</p> <p>Find out about our newsletter and archive on <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUeh-CLCMA&t=16s" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">YouTube</a>!</p> <p>Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">@theoverheadwire</a></p> <p>Follow us on Mastadon <a href= "mailto:theoverheadwire@sfba.social" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">theoverheadwire@sfba.social</a></p> <p>Support the show on Patreon</p> <p><a href="http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-link-auto= "">http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire</a></p> <p><a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/TheOverheadWire" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Buy books</a> on our <a href="https://Bookshop.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-link-auto="">Bookshop.org</a> Affiliate site! </p> <p>And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at <a href= "https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/34429251-cars-are-cholesterol?store_id=948514" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Tee-Public</a>!</p> <p>And everything else at <a href="http://theoverheadwire.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-link-auto= "">http://theoverheadwire.com</a></p>
July 23, 2026
Episode 587: Dangerous by Design
Host Jeff Wood interviews Steve Davis of Smart Growth America about the "Dangerous by Design" report, revealing US pedestrian fatality trends and advocating for safety accountability.
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