Two Wheels Good with Jody Rosen
The War on Cars
The War on Cars, LLC
4.9 • 937 Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
According to Jody Rosen, a contributing writer for The New York Times, we live on a bicycle planet. Across the world, more people use bicycles — for transportation, recreation, and their livelihood — than any other vehicle. In his new book, Two Wheel Goods: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle, Rosen attempts to "de-quaintify" the bike, from its invention in 1817 to its current status as a virtuous machine that can save cities and the environment. Spanning centuries and hopping continents, Two Wheels Good weaves connections between various bike booms and asks readers to consider an expansive and inclusive definition of "bicycle culture." Plus, was there really a War on Horses? This episode is sponsored by Radpower Bikes and Cleverhood. Receive 20% off in the Cleverhood store using the coupon code mentioned in the episode.
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This episode was recorded by Walter Nordquist at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio. It was edited by Doug Gordon. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Our logo was designed by Dani Finkel of Crucial D Designs.
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| 0:00.0 | Did you know there's a new Cleverhood Anorak? |
| 0:05.0 | Yep, we have teamed up with our friends at Cleverhood |
| 0:08.0 | to offer a brand new bright yellow official war on Cars Anorac. |
| 0:13.4 | It's got our logo printed on it in a reflective material |
| 0:17.1 | so you can look good and be seen |
| 0:19.2 | when you're out and about in all kinds of weather. |
| 0:21.8 | You can save 20% on the new Anirac and anything in the |
| 0:25.7 | Cleverhood store by going to cleverhood.com slash war on cars. Just enter code |
| 0:31.5 | walk this way at checkout. |
| 0:34.0 | Again that's cleverhood.com slash war on cars coupon code walk this way. |
| 0:40.0 | Yeah, I think it's cool that what's old is new and what's new is old. |
| 0:44.4 | That's the really interesting thing about the bike's history is that the bike kind of always comes back. |
| 0:57.0 | This is the War on Cars. I'm Doug Gordon, and with me is my co-host, Sarah Goodyear. |
| 1:01.0 | Hello. |
| 1:02.0 | So we are Aaronless this week. |
| 1:04.0 | We are Napa Stacked Free, unfortunately. |
| 1:07.0 | It is sad, but we have someone here to make up for it. |
| 1:11.0 | Yes, we are joined in the studio by Jody Rosen, who is a contributing writer for the |
| 1:16.0 | New York Times magazine, and Jody has just published a fantastic new book. |
| 1:20.5 | It's called Two Wheels Good, The History and Mystery of the Bicycle. |
| 1:25.0 | Jody Rosen, welcome to the War on Cars. |
| 1:27.0 | Thank you, Doug. |
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