#12: Nicholas Bloom: The Great American Transit Disaster (Interview)

#12: Nicholas Bloom: The Great American Transit Disaster (Interview)

Welcome to the Blip Report's Interview Series! My guest today is Professor Nicholas Bloom, author of "The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight." If you are wondering why there aren’t more transit options in America besides a personal car that sits 90% of its life, requires insurance, gas, maintenance, and for 40% of Americans, have to make high monthly payments on, well, this interview might reveal just how we got here. CREDITS: Guest: Professor Nicholas Bloom Book: The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight [https://www.amazon.com/Great-American-Transit-Disaster-Auto-Centric/dp/0226836622/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=H2hYD&content-id=amzn1.sym.cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_p=cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_r=142-5548673-0696418&pd_rd_wg=hpq5X&pd_rd_r=f0e921ff-b8cb-43ba-9f45-6268576fdb02&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk] Produced by: ⁠John Money⁠ The Blip Report with John Money podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and other streaming platforms.

#11: Jeff Speck: Walkable City & Walkable City Rules (Interview)

Welcome to the Blip Report's Interview Series! My guest today is Jeff Speck, author of "Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time." If you've been wanting to know how to make your community more walkable, Jeff gives some practical next steps that could make your streets safer and your communities more livable. Enjoy! CREDITS: Produced and hosted by: ⁠John Money⁠ Theme music by: ⁠Josh Money⁠ [https://www.josh.money/] The Blip Report with John Money podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and other streaming platforms.

#10: DALI, DREAMS, & DEPRIVATION

Salvador Dali was a firm believer in the power of sleep and micro naps. He once said, “When we are asleep in this world, we are awake in another.” What about the 70% of high school and college students today that are sleep deprived Dali? They might very well be asleep in this world, but, I think they are probably napping in the other one. Let’s talk about it.  CREDITS: Produced and hosted by: John Money Theme music by: Josh Money [https://www.josh.money/] The Blip Report with John Money podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and other streaming platforms.

#9: DIRT, DIAMONDS, & DICAPRIO

In some parts of the world, this hard and shiny rock is still the cause of wars, rape, slave labor, and famine, but now, you can make it in a lab, let’s talk about it. CREDITS: Produced and hosted by: John Money Theme music by: Josh Money [https://www.josh.money/] The Blip Report with John Money podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and other streaming platforms.

#8: TEENS, TRANSPORTATION, & TRAGEDY

In a memo last week, two representatives from Pennsylvania, one republican and one democrat, created a proposal to lower the driving age to 15, under the pretense of age discrimination and extending job opportunities. America, hear me when I say, this has nothing to do with age and opportunities and has everything to do with an old system vs a new one, let’s talk about it.  CREDITS: Produced and hosted by: John Money Theme music by: Josh Money [https://www.josh.money/] The Blip Report with John Money podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and other streaming platforms.