Nobody Drives in LA

Eric Brightwell and Kyle Rebar
  • 4.8 (13)
  • PLACES & TRAVEL

The ONLY podcast about the pressures, perils, and yes, PLEASURES of car-free (and car-lite) living in pathologically car-brained Los Angeles. Co-hosts Kyle Rebar and Eric Brightwell chat with guests about their transit journeys and how they got to where they are now... literally and figuratively.

  1. U + Me + Bus: Car-Free Dating Stories

    FEB 15

    U + Me + Bus: Car-Free Dating Stories

    @katheagberglar, @_longbranch, @pfcandleco, @labikeboy, & @iykwyk, @kylerebarf, & @ericbrightwell_official share their car-free dating stories. Happy Valentine's day, y'all! NDLA Conversation Hearts

    13 min
  2. Keep Calm & Car-Free On

    FEB 2

    Keep Calm & Car-Free On

    The crew gather at the Koreatown Media Lab where Eric shares his thoughts and impressions of London transit after his most recent visit — and offers some thoughts about what the Big Orange can learn from the Big Smoke Valentine's Day Survey Transit Equity Day

    40 min
  3. Leaving LA with MaryAnne LoVerme

    JAN 14

    Leaving LA with MaryAnne LoVerme

    MaryAnne LoVerme is a teacher and native New Yorker who moved to Los Angeles where she lived, car-free, for twelve years. In Los Angeles, she hit the ground running; immersing herself in improv, transit activism, and opening the beloved and much-missed Los Angeles County Store. In 2025, she packed it all up and relocated to a suburb of Paris (France). We caught up before she left us in the proverbial dust. @MaryAnneOfLA @NobodyDrivesInLApod NDLA's RedBubble NDLA's Discord

    1h 23m
  4. Friend of the Month (re-share) with Julia Beach, Greg Ruben, & Eric Brightwell

    12/30/2025

    Friend of the Month (re-share) with Julia Beach, Greg Ruben, & Eric Brightwell

    Back in July, Eric appeared as a guest on episode number two of Julia Beach’s podcast/online radio show, “Friend of the Month.” Friend of the Month is broadcast on Frank Radio, an online broadcaster and eventspace located in Los Angeles’s Fairfax District. “Friend Of The Month” is a radio show about knowing your neighbors. In each episode, they feature an Angeleno with a good story, and ask them what it means to feel like a local. The program begins with the audio from a piece by Greg Ruben about indigenous roads of Los Angeles. Ruben makes meditative videos about Los Angeles’s culture and history that can be seen on Instagram. He recently founded “Walking School of Los Angeles: a series of guided walks through LA’s past, present and future.” After Ruben’s piece, Julia and Eric discuss — what else? — mass transit – albeit with a focus on the Silver Lake neighborhood, where Julia and Eric both live. www.frank.radio Julia Beach’s Instagram: @zuuuumaaa Greg Ruben’s Instagram: @gregruben

    42 min
  5. LA Transit in Pop Culture (Live from LA Comic Con 2025)

    10/27/2025

    LA Transit in Pop Culture (Live from LA Comic Con 2025)

    Nobody Drives in LA's co-hosts and hall-of-famers—Eric Brightwell, Ivy Kwok, Kyle Rebar, and Rogelio Pardo—upzoned LA Comic-Con with our panel LA Transit in Pop Culture. Their discussion touches upon the song "Walking in LA" and the (tired) trope that no one (and only nobodies) walk; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; L.A. Noire; reframing the discussion in Hollywood and pop culture around public transit; and how transit in film reflects our collective hopes  and fears about the future.  Special thanks to our videographer and favorite Atomic Polar Bear ⁠Alex Denney⁠.

    53 min
  6. Kyle's Multi-Modal Commuting Adventures

    08/07/2025

    Kyle's Multi-Modal Commuting Adventures

    Kyle's been getting around: K-Town, Atwater, Anaheim. Not just via the beloved E-Line, mind you. We're talking bike, bus, Metrolink, and motorscooter. Links to many of our topics below! LA Stuff Westside Repair Cafe Park Tool HCRW5 Ciclavia WeHo Pick Up Metro 460 Disneyland Bus Metrolink Contracts Metrolink Schedules OCTA Bus Schedules CA Motorcycle Safety Course National Stuff SEPTA Funding Crisis Fun Stuff Bridging the Expanse: There Are No Small Roles (WonderCon)Diwata KomiksEric on Marketplace: “Is a Car-Free Guy a Care-Free Guy?” Kyle’s Jeff the Mantis Cartoon

    1h 21m
  7. Be a Socialist, Share a Bike, STOP LYFT

    07/16/2025

    Be a Socialist, Share a Bike, STOP LYFT

    Listen as we get our socialism on with transit advocates Anne Marie & Shelby—Lyft is trying to muscle its way in to Metro's bikeshare program and our guests tell us why that's a terrible idea. We touch on Zohran Mamdani's primary victory, bike maintenance, and how to get involved with leftist causes in LA. @StopLyft @DSA_LA DSA-LA's Event Calendar Metro Board's July 24th Meeting Metro's Event Calendar

    1h 34m
  8. EVERYBODY PROTEST (safely)

    07/04/2025

    EVERYBODY PROTEST (safely)

    In this special mini-episode, we sit down with labor activist Anne Marie, and transit activist Shelby, for a discussion about the dos and don’ts of protesting during the current regime’s war on public space and the public itself. How to Stay Safe at a Protest - DSA

    15 min
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4.8
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About

The ONLY podcast about the pressures, perils, and yes, PLEASURES of car-free (and car-lite) living in pathologically car-brained Los Angeles. Co-hosts Kyle Rebar and Eric Brightwell chat with guests about their transit journeys and how they got to where they are now... literally and figuratively.

Information

  • Creator
    Eric Brightwell and Kyle Rebar
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Eric Brightwell and Kyle Rebar
  • Show Website
    Nobody Drives in LA

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