Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

Author: The Overhead Wire Language: English Episodes: 50
Each week, Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast digs into the conversations shaping our cities and streets. Host Jeff Wood, from The Overhead Wire, guides these discussions, which sit at a unique crossroads where the practical realities of urban planning meet the urgent goals of sustainable transportation and thoughtful economic development. Rather than offering abstract theory, the episodes connect policy to the pavement, exploring how decisions made in government offices and community meetings directly affect how people live, move, and work. You’ll hear from a range of voices-planners, advocates, officials, and journalists-who are actively working on these fronts. The dialogue in this podcast is grounded in current events and news, providing context and depth to the week’s most pressing topics in urbanism. It’s for anyone curious about why their city looks and functions the way it does, and for those invested in building more equitable and accessible communities. The tone is engaged and informative, turning complex, interconnected subjects into clear, compelling conversation. Tune in for a regular dose of insight on the forces designing our public realm.
Episodes
Episode 583: Framing Urban Disorder [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:07
This week we're joined by Ryan Puzycki, who writes at The City of Yes. We have a discussion on urban disorder, how it manifests, and how to address the upstream impacts instead of when it's too late. We also talk about e…
Episode 582: A Latent Hazard Activated by Conflict [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:08
This week we're joined by Professor Eric Dumbaugh of Florida Atlantic University to share his new paper on Land Use and Road Safety: Understanding the Persistence of Vulnerable Road User Deaths and Injuries in the United…
Episode 581: In Good Faith [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:53
This week we're joined by Ryan Avent to discuss his new book In Good Faith: How the Nature of Belief Shapes the Fate of Societies. We discuss human evolution and the impact of collective knowledge and culture and the nee…
Episode 580: Community Severance by Road [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:33
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Jaime Benavides and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou of Brown University to discuss their new paper showing how community severance by road infrastructure and traff…
Episode 579: Greensboro's Downtown Greenway [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:01
This week we're joined by Dabney Sanders, Project Manager of the Greensboro Downtown Greenway. We chat about opening the final section of the Greenway after 25 years of work, the amazing art projects on the route, and le…
Episode 578: Sidewalk Nation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:39
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Cardozo Law professor Michael Pollack to talk about his new book Sidewalk Nation: The Life and Law of America's Most Overlooked Resource. Michael discusses who ma…
Episode 191: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Moving New Orleans [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:43
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined once again by Tracy McMillan to discuss a number of super interesting news items. We discuss the future of New Orleans in a time of Sea Level rise, getting amphibian…
Episode 577: Find the Bus Art [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:38
This week we're joined by Stephanie Dockery to discuss the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge. Stephanie discusses how a bus art can get a cult following, how artists are creating attention in their cities wit…