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Factually! with Adam Conover

Cars, Debt, and Police Violence with Andrew Ross and Julie Livingston

Factually! with Adam Conover

Headgum

Comedy

4.42.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Our dependency on cars isn’t just bad for traffic and the environment; it also forces many Americans to take on debt, or interact with our dangerous and deadly criminal justice system. Today on the show, Andrew Ross and Julie Livingston join Adam to talk about why cars, famously a symbol of freedom, actually consign many to imprisonment and death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This is a head gum podcast.

0:30.0

Hello and welcome to Factually, I'm Adam Conover. Thank you so much for tuning in again.

0:35.0

It's a delight to have you here.

0:37.0

Now, I just want to remind you before we get going.

0:39.0

If you want to support the show, you can do so at patreon.com slash Adam Conover.

0:43.0

Just five bucks a month gets you every single one of these episodes.

0:47.0

Add free and it supports me directly.

0:50.0

And I thank you for doing so.

0:51.0

Now, let's get to this week's episode.

0:53.0

You know, I've talked on this show quite a bit about my dislike of cars.

0:57.0

I'm a little bit famous in that arena.

0:59.0

I hate them.

1:00.0

They're wildly inefficient.

1:01.0

They're awful for the environment.

1:03.0

They alienate me from the people around me, from my community.

1:06.0

They cut up my city.

1:08.0

And then, you know, when I'm stuck in traffic, they make me just plain angry.

1:12.0

I resent the cars or something that I need.

1:14.0

And that there's something that everyone needs.

1:16.0

They just plain suck.

1:18.0

Okay, that's part of why I personally have chosen not to drive.

1:21.0

I take public transportation.

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