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Episode 19: Part 2 - Many Splendored Hong Kong

EPISODES #18 AND #19: Explore the history of Hong Kong and its public transportation as we delve into the movie Love Is a Many Splendored Thing and the bestseller book...

Episode 18: Part 1 - Many Splendored Hong Kong

EPISODES #18 AND #19: Explore the history of Hong Kong and its public transportation as we delve into the movie Love Is a Many Splendored Thing and the bestseller book...

Episode 17: The Gondolas of Medellin

The story of the gondolas of Medellin, Columbia, is the history of Medellin itself. We explore how Medellin went from Spanish colonial mining town to industrial city a...

Episode 16: Movie - You've Got Mail

In this episode, we cover You’ve Got Mail, a film from 1998 set in Manhattan, in New York City. The movie features Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan as the romantic leads, who, a...

Episode 15 - Part 3: First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lady Bird Johnson

We are exploring in a three-episode series two First Ladies, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lady Bird Johnson, who made their marks in the 1960s and 70s. Warning: We w...

Episode 14 - Part 2: First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lady Bird Johnson

We are exploring in a three-episode series two First Ladies, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lady Bird Johnson, who made their marks in the 1960s and 70s. Warning: We w...

Episode 13 - Part 1: First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lady Bird Johnson

We are exploring in a three-episode series two First Ladies, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lady Bird Johnson, who made their marks in the 1960s and 70s. Warning: We w...

Episode 12 Movie - West Side Story - 1961 and 2021 Versions

We explore both movie versions of West Side Story with discussion of the influence of American attitudes toward suburbia, the history of the neighborhood and of the pl...

Episode 11 Moynihan Train Hall Part 2

Episode 11 is the second of two episodes that explore the long history of Moynihan Train Hall, a relatively new addition to New York's intercity and regional transport...

Episode 10 Moynihan Train Hall Part 1

Episode 10 is the first of two episodes that explore the long history of Moynihan Train Hall, a relatively new addition to New York's intercity and regional transporta...

Episode 9 Two Chicago Movies: The Fugitive & Ferris Bueller's Day Off

The movies The Fugitive and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – both classics, albeit in very different genres - prominently feature the City of Chicago. Because we are looking...

Episode 8 American College Campus Part 2

In this episode, we explore the the American college and university campus as it developed in the 19th and 20th centuries. This episode is the second of two about camp...

Episode 7 American College Campus Part 1

The American college and university campus is an excellent example of a type of public space/prototypical town or small city on its own, always with a pedestrian netwo...

Episode 6 Roman Holiday

We explore how the city of Rome plays a leading role in this delightful movie that uses unique locations and spaces to inspire a romance between a European princess an...

Episode 3 Transportation, the Bible and Gilgamesh

Compare and Contrast: The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Bible, and What the Heck Does Any of This Have to Do with Transportation or Public Space? Open your mind as we expl...

Episode 5: Part 2-Blaise Pascal and the First Modern Omnibus Transit Network

Travel back to 17th century France for a biography of Blaise Pascal and the history of the first omnibus public transportation network of modern Europe. Yes, that Blai...

Episode 4: Part 1-Blaise Pascal and the First Modern Omnibus Transit Network

Travel back to 17th century France for a biography of Blaise Pascal and the history of the first omnibus public transportation network of modern Europe. Yes, that Blai...

Episode 2 Funiculars

This episode features a history of funiculars and stories of far flung places, marketing ploys, and a few odd individuals. Funiculars enable us to travel up and down v...

Episode 1 Poetry on Transit

A history of poetry on public transportation subways, buses, and bus stops. We go from the twinkle of an idea to a growing movement to a cultural evolution.

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First ladies, odd 17th century Frenchmen, and quirky old transportation modes still in use are just a few topics mentioned as we preview Altered Mobility, a podcast ab...

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