The Ride

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A look at new ideas in transportation, new technologies and our relationship with how we get around, from Southern California Public Radio.

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United States

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Automotive

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American Public Media

Description:

A look at new ideas in transportation, new technologies and our relationship with how we get around, from Southern California Public Radio.

Language:

English

Contact:

"KPCC, Southern California Public Radio 474 South Raymond Avenue Pasadena, CA 91106" (626) 583-5101

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http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/

Email:

mail@kpcc.org

Episodes

The Ride: tackling the last mile of car-lessness

10/27/2016

The Ride's Sue Carpenter finds out about one major impediment to public transportation - getting to and from public transportation.

Duration:00:05:32

The Ride: Tesla goes self driving and continuing the adventures of decarification

10/20/2016

The Ride's Sue Carpenter continues her adventures with carlessness

Duration:00:11:53

Interbike, flying cars (and motorcycles), riding Critical Mass

9/29/2016

Alonzo is just back from the trade show Interbike, we talk to a guy who built a flying car, and riding in a ginormous pack with Critical Mass.

Duration:00:20:03

Drone delivery, what's in that new car smell, Fisker Karma rises from the ashes

9/7/2016

Mercedes is developing a drone-equipped van for package delivery. We delve into the chemistry of the new car smell, and ponder the relaunch of Karma Automotive.

Duration:00:18:28

Labor Day Special: Amtrak as an office, Siri, crazy car colors, biking in bad air

9/2/2016

Is riding your bike in polluted air worse than not riding at all? A writer rides Amtrak rather than renting an office. And the woman behind the voice of Siri.

Duration:00:50:50

Rear seat reminder, the voice of Siri, a new car buyer buys our advice

8/25/2016

GM has a new feature that warns you if you've left a child in the back seat. We chat with the original Siri, and follow up with a new car buyer who took our advice.

Duration:00:19:26

Licenses for cyclists? Harley and the Davidsons, replacing an 18-year-old Toyota

8/18/2016

A Bay area politician suggests licenses and insurance for cyclists, furor ensues. A look at the men who founded Harley-Davidson, and new car buying advice.

Duration:00:18:46

Dealer satisfaction surveys, cool bicycle togs, replacing a VW diesel

8/11/2016

Buy a new car, get slammed with surveys, and pressure to give good marks. Bike clothes move past spandex. And what to buy after selling your bad diesel back to VW

Duration:00:34:20

'Graduated' parking tickets, new car buying advice, the metaphysics of junk in the trunk

8/3/2016

Parking fines that start out low and 'graduate' up for repeat offenders. Advice on buying a new, small car. And comic Taylor Orci the junk in her trunk.

Duration:00:26:42

Telsa & life beyond lithium ion; why auto companies (and the rest of us) lie and cheat

7/28/2016

Tesla holds a grand opening for their gigafactory. We look at the future of batteries. Deception expert Dan Ariely on why carmakers (and all of us) tell lies

Duration:00:15:41

Elon Musk's Master Plan, Is urban biking killing your lungs?

7/22/2016

Sue breaks down Tesla founder Elon Musk's just announced plan for the future, and we look into the health risks of riding bikes in polluted air.

Duration:00:14:24

Car makers get in on a hot trend: Bicycles

7/12/2016

The Fiat Abarth and Alfa Romeo Giulia are among several cars also available as two-wheelers

Duration:00:05:17

The Ride: The day smog first visited LA (and never left)

7/7/2016

Smog first invaded L.A. on July 8, 1943 -- and it's never left

Duration:00:05:03

Keanu Reeves motorcycle, Bill Ford as a disruptor, cars talking to cars

7/4/2016

Sue rides with Keanu Reeves on his Arch motorcycle, Bill Ford on the future of auto companies, a car full of mom's rates the Chrysler Pacifica minivan.

Duration:00:48:01

Drugged driving suit simulates the effects of marijuana, other drugs

6/2/2016

Drugged driving suit uses ankle and wrist weights, bandages, goggles and headphones to give drivers the feeling of what it's like to drive high

Duration:00:04:25

Keanu Reeves talks motos, taking back our streets from cars, and the 2016 Cadillac CT6

5/29/2016

Keanu Reeves shows us around his bike shop, Arch Motorcycle Co. Transforming streets for more people - not cars. Our boss Bill Davis critiques the 2016 Cadillac CT6.

Duration:00:48:12

Virtual reality driving, bus makeovers, and the 2016 Ducati XDiavel

5/22/2016

Test drive a car from your couch. We consult LA tastemakers on redesigning the bus, and ride the 2016 Ducati XDiavel, a new take on a cruiser.

Duration:00:48:13

Drugged-driving suits, 2017 Bentley Bentayga and 'Manspreading' on public transportation

5/15/2016

Test driving suits that stimulates marijuana's effects, the 2017 Bentley Bentayga combines luxury and power, and the annoying act of "manspreading"

Duration:00:47:12

Art students design the car of the future, the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, and 'You don't need two legs to ride a bike'

5/8/2016

Go inside the world's most celebrated automotive design school. The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica reinvents the "mom van," and how one amputee would rather bike than drive.

Duration:00:47:07

Self-driving cars and the law

4/28/2016

A consortium of tech and automotive firms are pressing the federal government to develop standards for self-driving cars.

Duration:00:08:08