The War on Cars
The War on Cars, LLC
4.9from 1,648 ratings
- 276
- Episodes
- 92
- Transcribed
- 1,648
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 124K
- YouTube views
About The War on Cars
The War on Cars brings you news, commentary and stories about the worldwide battle to undo a century's worth of damage wrought by the automobile.
- Publisher
- The War on Cars, LLC
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Sept 2018
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
92 of 276 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Running the Chicago Transit Authority with Nora Leerhsen
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
PREVIEW: Ashik Jain, the Bicycle Mayor of One of India's Fastest Growing Cities
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Fighting for Federal Transportation Dollars with Mike McGinn
Inside a recent episode
Running the Chicago Transit Authority with Nora Leerhsen
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And so when I interned here as a legal intern, I just immediately became kind of addicted to the influence that transit has on our city and our world. One of the first things I worked on was our background check policy for hiring to adjust to new federal guidelines in how to consider people's criminal backgrounds more equitably and fairly. And so I immediately saw just at every turn the influence that that public transit has on cities and on people's lives. And then I worked, when I first started here in the safety department, and I know safety gets discussed with regards to transit a lot in terms of crime and security, but transit safety operationally is really our primary focus every day. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The War on Cars
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Nora Leerhsen
- Ashik Jain
- Janette Sadik-Khan
- Mike McGinn
- Eric McClure
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 124,008
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 939 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 709 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100
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- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 98
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