Jan 29, 2026
This week on the Talking Headways podcast I’m joined by Danny Pearlstein of the Riders Alliance to Talk About the One Year Anniversary of Congestion Pricing in New York City. We chat about the history of the idea, the mobilization of activists to turn the cameras on, and sour grapes from New Jersey and...
Jan 27, 2026
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Kate Gasparro, host of the Building Better Cities podcast! We talk about the first transit system invented by mathematician Blaise Pascal, whether design is making the housing shortage worse, LA Metro's new Care Based Services Division, and whether Chicago should...
Jan 22, 2026
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. They look back at 2025’s activities and look forward to this year’s version.
Featured guests include:
Arizona State Senator Analise...
Jan 15, 2026
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Jake Berman to talk about his book, The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been. We discuss transit histories through the lens of racial dynamics, monopolies, ballot measures, and overlooked...
Jan 13, 2026
We're back for a new year of Mondays at The Overhead Wire! This week we're chatting about faster transit, cable cars in the Paris region, congestion pricing and more!
Below you'll find links to the items we discuss during the show...
Closing labor force gap - Los Angeles Times
Congestion pricing air pollution -