Streets.mn Podcast

Streets.mn Podcast Committee
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Streets.mn is dedicated to expanding the conversation about transportation, urban design, and public space issues in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota.

  1. 6d ago

    Book Club: Life After Cars

    Fans of The War On Cars podcast won't want to miss this episode! We're covering their book Life After Cars, and one of the authors Doug Gordon joins us on the episode. Links Life After Cars Book Club: The Lost Cause with Cory Doctorow 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. This episode was produced by Parker Seaman aka Strongthany, hosted by Ian R Buck, and was edited and transcribed by Stina Neel. Many thanks to Doug Gordon 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. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website.

    56 min

  2. May 15

    Presenting Talking Headways: Week Without Driving

    In this episode from the Talking Headways Podcast, 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. 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 and Instagram) 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 & 488 +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at 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. 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. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website.

    47 min

  3. May 1

    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 and PeerTube Kyno Yet Another Urbanist RMTransit Paige Saunders on YouTube and PeerTube Shifter on YouTube and PeerTube Alex Davis Nimesh in Los Angeles 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. 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. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website.

    54 min

  4. Apr 15

    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://midwestperegrine.umn.edu/ Other episodes about 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. 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. Sound effect sources: https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/479610/ Transcript Find the full transcript on our website.

    58 min

  5. Apr 1

    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 BikeABQ opposition to 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. 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. Sound effect sources: https://freesound.org/people/giddster/sounds/805685/ https://freesound.org/people/9voltplasma/sounds/724699/ https://freesound.org/people/eddy15/sounds/91998/ https://freesound.org/people/kwahmah_02/sounds/316809/ https://freesound.org/people/lartti/sounds/510068/ https://freesound.org/people/AlienXXX/sounds/259966/ 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-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-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/city-bus-ride-brooklyn-bus-annoucements-stops-passengers-52373/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX6tFXq9gOU Transcript Find the full transcript on our website.

    35 min

  6. Mar 16

    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 S.N.O.W. Bus (Shuttle Network of Whitefish) Previous episodes referenced Skiing in Winter Park, Colorado Camping and skiing at Afton Alps Biking to ski at Afton Alps Ian's parents vacationing at his home 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. 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. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website.

    59 min

  7. Mar 2

    Book Club: The Lost Cause

    New York Times best selling author Cory Doctorow joins us to discuss his 2023 solarpunk novel The Lost Cause! Links The Lost Cause Books mentioned in the episode: The Age of Extraction The Neddiad The Yggyssey 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. This episode was produced and transcribed by Parker Seaman, and was hosted and edited by Ian R Buck. Many thanks to Cory Doctorow 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. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website.

    1 hr

  8. Feb 16

    The 2026 Urbanist Legislative Agenda

    Let's check in with some of our favorite urbanist advocacy organizations about their goals for this year's legislative session! Links Land Value Tax Episode All Aboard Minnesota Our Streets Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota Sustain Saint Paul Neighbors for More Neighbors, Yes to Homes 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. This episode was hosted, edited, and transcribed by Ian R Buck. Many thanks to Brian Nelson, Joe Harrington, CJ Lindor, Cody Fischer, and Jacob Hooper 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. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website.

    58 min
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Streets.mn is dedicated to expanding the conversation about transportation, urban design, and public space issues in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota.

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  • Creator
    Streets.mn Podcast Committee
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    96
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    © 2025
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