Streets.mn Podcast

Presenting Talking Headways: Week Without Driving

In this episode from the Talking Headways Podcast [https://streetsblog.libsyn.com/episode-563-week-without-driving], Anna Zivarts leads a roundtable about the Week Without Driving event. tk embed Talking Headways Shownotes This week Talking Headways is being hosted by our friend Anna Zivarts who guides a panel of elected officials and advocates to talk about the impacts of the Week Without Driving [https://weekwithoutdriving.org/]. They look back at 2025's activities and look forward to this year's version. Featured guests include: Arizona State Senator Analise Ortiz (Referenced Videos on TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@senanaliseortiz/video/7557107107863072030] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPcm8rRjW8U/]) Rochester MN City Council Member Nick Miller Alice Hilton and Quinn Mulholland Living Streets Lexington Kai Hall of Greater Greater Washington Ruth Rosas of Nondrivers Alliance Listen to Anna speak previously on Episodes 366 [https://streetsblog.libsyn.com/episode-366-inherent-transportation-expertise] & 488 [https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/06/20/talking-headways-podcast-when-driving-is-not-an-option] +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon [https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041347732-How-to-use-your-audio-RSS]! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUeh-CLCMA&t=16s]! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire [https://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com] Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social [https://sfba.social/@theoverheadwire] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire [http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire] Buy books [https://bookshop.org/shop/TheOverheadWire] on our Bookshop.org [https://Bookshop.org] Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public [https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/34429251-cars-are-cholesterol?store_id=948514]! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com [http://theoverheadwire.com] Attributions This episode comes to us courtesy of the Talking Headways Podcast. Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, used by permission of its creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, on their website [http://urbanhillbillyquartet.com/]. This episode was transcribed by Ian R Buck. We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn [podcast@streets.mn]. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website [https://streets.mn/2026/05/15/presenting-talking-headways-week-without-driving/].

For Fun And For Profit: Oh The Urbanity!

In this new series, we will be chatting with urbanist content creators from across the globe about their craft. First, we have Patrick from the video channel Oh The Urbanity! Chapters 00:00 | Intro 01:00 | How did you get into this? 02:49 | Snow clearance 04:33 | How has your approach to the videos changed? 15:14 | Topics that don't work on video 17:05 | Time budget for filming 20:22 | Balancing topics that are personally interesting with channel growth 27:16 | Dealing with negative comments 30:10 | The Parklet 31:00 | Covering general topics vs specific projects 36:54 | Should we all move away from North America? 44:19 | Advice for new video creators 48:56 | Peertube 51:07 | Shoutouts to other video creators 51:53 | Outro Links * Oh The Urbanity! On YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@OhTheUrbanity] and PeerTube [https://video.canadiancivil.com/c/urbanism/videos] * Kyno [https://lesspain.software/kyno/] * Yet Another Urbanist [https://www.youtube.com/@YetAnotherUrbanist] * RMTransit [https://www.youtube.com/@RMTransit] * Paige Saunders on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@PaigeMTL] and PeerTube [https://video.canadiancivil.com/a/paige/video-channels] * Shifter on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@Shifter_Cycling] and PeerTube [https://video.canadiancivil.com/a/shifter/video-channels] * Alex Davis [https://www.youtube.com/@alexandercarrolldavis] * Nimesh in Los Angeles [https://www.youtube.com/@nimeshinlosangeles] Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, on their website [http://urbanhillbillyquartet.com/]. This episode was produced by Parker Seaman aka Strongthany, and was edited and transcribed by Ian R Buck. Many thanks to Patrick Murphy for coming on the show! We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn [podcast@streets.mn]. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website [https://streets.mn/2026/05/01/for-fun-and-for-profit-oh-the-urbanity/].

Birds of a Feather: Learning About Our Urban Raptors

Right here in the Twin Cities, we have one of the premiere rehabilitation clinics for birds of prey! Join us for a conversation with Gail Buhl from the Raptor Center to talk all about how these feathered friends interact with the human-built environment. Links * https://raptor.umn.edu/ [https://raptor.umn.edu/] * https://midwestperegrine.umn.edu/ [https://midwestperegrine.umn.edu/] * Other episodes about urban wildlife [https://streets.mn/tag/urban-wildlife/] Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, on their website [http://urbanhillbillyquartet.com/]. This episode was produced by Stina Neel, edited, by Jeremy Winter, and transcribed by Ian R Buck. We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn [podcast@streets.mn]. Sound effect sources: * https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/479610/ [https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/479610/] Transcript Find the full transcript on our website [https://streets.mn/2026/04/15/birds-of-a-feather-learning-about-our-urban-raptors/].

Broadcasts From The Mutiverse

We got some strange interference this week, you may hear parallel universe versions of the Streets.mn Podcast! Episode chapters 00:00 | Intro 00:57 | Midtown Freeway Coalition 07:35 | Carless Whisper 08:08 | Skip Traffic 09:43 | Bike Maintenance ASMR 12:47 | Sponsored by Hondle 13:19 | Muni Squad 29:45 | Streets.nm 33:03 | Outro Links * Spanish transit mascot Bussi [https://knowyourmeme.com/news/sabadell-spains-transit-system-introduces-their-very-unfortunately-named-new-mascot-bussi] * BikeABQ opposition to gas station [https://www.bikeabq.org/news/bikeabq-submits-opposition-to-proposed-maverik-gas-station] Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, on their website [http://urbanhillbillyquartet.com/]. This episode was hosted, edited, and transcribed by Ian R Buck. Segments on the show were written by Jeremy Winter, Parker Seaman, and Stina Neel. Voice talents include Erik Brandt, Brian Mitchell, NJ Hanson, and Jason Nesler. We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn [podcast@streets.mn]. Sound effect sources: * https://freesound.org/people/giddster/sounds/805685/ [https://freesound.org/people/giddster/sounds/805685/] * https://freesound.org/people/9voltplasma/sounds/724699/ [https://freesound.org/people/9voltplasma/sounds/724699/] * https://freesound.org/people/eddy15/sounds/91998/ [https://freesound.org/people/eddy15/sounds/91998/] * https://freesound.org/people/kwahmah_02/sounds/316809/ [https://freesound.org/people/kwahmah_02/sounds/316809/] * https://freesound.org/people/lartti/sounds/510068/ [https://freesound.org/people/lartti/sounds/510068/] * https://freesound.org/people/AlienXXX/sounds/259966/ [https://freesound.org/people/AlienXXX/sounds/259966/] * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0RDptdOeTg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0RDptdOeTg] * https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-announcement-sound-effect-254037/ [https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-announcement-sound-effect-254037/] * https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-airbus-cabin-pa-beep-tone-passenger-announcement-chime-358248/ [https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-airbus-cabin-pa-beep-tone-passenger-announcement-chime-358248/] * https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-indian-railway-train-arriving-announcement-333043/ [https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-indian-railway-train-arriving-announcement-333043/] * https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-announcement-sound-104411/ [https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-announcement-sound-104411/] * https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-indian-bus-inside-public-talks-soundque-field-recording-443321/ [https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-indian-bus-inside-public-talks-soundque-field-recording-443321/] * https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/city-bus-ride-brooklyn-bus-annoucements-stops-passengers-52373/ [https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/city-bus-ride-brooklyn-bus-annoucements-stops-passengers-52373/] * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX6tFXq9gOU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX6tFXq9gOU] Transcript Find the full transcript on our website [https://streets.mn/2026/04/01/broadcasts-from-the-multiverse/].

Skiing Via Transit: Whitefish, Montana

Follow along with a group of friends taking a car-free from the Twin Cities to ski and snowboard in Whitefish, Montana! Links * Whitefish Ski Resort [https://skiwhitefish.com/] * S.N.O.W. Bus (Shuttle Network of Whitefish) [https://skiwhitefish.com/snowbus/] * Previous episodes referenced * Skiing in Winter Park, Colorado [https://streets.mn/2025/02/18/skiing-via-transit-now-easier-than-ever/] * Camping and skiing at Afton Alps [https://streets.mn/2022/11/01/camping-for-urbanists/] * Biking to ski at Afton [https://streets.mn/2020/02/12/car-free-leisure-downhill-skiing//] Alps [https://streets.mn/2020/02/12/car-free-leisure-downhill-skiing/] * Ian's parents vacationing at his home [https://streets.mn/2025/07/15/exploring-the-other-twin-city-with-the-bucks/] Episode chapters 00:00 | Intro 00:53 | Origins of the trip 08:15 | The train trip 21:49 | The S.N.O.W. Bus 29:47 | The town of Whitefish 34:42 | Ian's OpenStreetMap addiction 38:29 | The skiing 51:05 | Future trips 56:41 | When does a snowboarder take a nap? 58:03 | Outro Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, on their website [http://urbanhillbillyquartet.com/]. This episode was hosted by Ian R Buck, edited by Parker Seaman aka Strongthany, and transcribed by Stina Neel. Many thanks to Josh Benner for coming on the show. We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn [podcast@streets.mn]. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website [https://streets.mn/2026/03/16/skiing-via-transit-whitefish-montana/].