This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by Bridget Marquis, Director of Reimagining the Civic Commons. Bridget chats with us about connecting public assets, the importance of creating metrics that matter, and better ways to think about community engagement.

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Introducing "Soulful Strides: Marc Broussard's Musical Journey" from takin' a walk.

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Join @thebuzzknight with "Bayou Soul" maestro Marc Broussard. Marc shares the rhythms of his life and career, from his roots in Carencro, Louisiana, to his rise as a celebrated singer-songwriter.  Marc opens up about his unique blend of funk, R & B, rock, and pop, which has captivated audiences worldwide. Marc reflects on the immense impact his father; Louisiana Hall of Fame guitarist Ted Broussard has had on his life and how that influences him to this day.

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We're Han Solo this week but have a lot to share from the end of December and the start of 2025.  As we get back into the new year we cover new ways to think about housing construction, transit expansion from Yonah Freemark, and worries about the brightness of headlights.

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Transit Openings 2025 - Transport Politic

Radical construction rethink - Common Edge 

Property tax rethink - Slate

Intergenerational living arrangement - Maclean's Canada

Forever chemicals in drinking water - New York Times

Why it's hard to stop driving - Slate

Headlights getting brighter - The Ringer

The great abandonment - The Guardian

Hidden cause of Food Deserts - The Atlantic

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Virtual power purchase agreements - Smart Cities Dive

Car dependence and life satisfaction - Travel Behavior and Society

Illegal to stop in Philly bike lanes - Philadelphia Inquirer

Location key to walking more - Men's Health

DC tackled a child care crunch - NPR

Universal Pre-K - New York Magazine

Miami condos sinking - Miami Herald

AT&T to end landline service - Urban Milwaukee

MNDOT won't remove I-94 - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Corn isn't a good solar panel - Need to Know

NACTO Launches urban bikeway guide - NACTO

Raleigh can't find BRT contractor - News and Observer

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This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Ben Ross and Joe Cortright to discuss their article in Dissent Magazine discussing how modeling is being used to expand highways around the country. We chat about their critiques of highway modeling, politics, and some potential solutions to the problem.

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Introducing Case #23: Mik from Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast.

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Mik’s health challenges began at an early age, with unusual symptoms like recurring staph infections from small cuts—signs that both doctors and her family brushed aside. Later, she experienced rapid early-onset puberty, facing changes far earlier than most kids. But as these symptoms intensified, her parents soon realized this was something far more serious.

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This week we’re joined by Professor Sara Bronin to talk about her book Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World. We chat about all the ways that land is regulated. And why zoning is an opportunity for people to reshape their communities. We also chat about food policy, connecting the street to property, and the relationship between land and natural systems.

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Introducing Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. from T-Minus Space Daily.

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Incoming US President Donald Trump has selected Jared Isaacman to lead NASA under the new administration. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €30 million loan with Sateliot to co-finance the rollout of its constellation of over 100 LEO satellites, providing internet of things connectivity across the world.  Orbex is moving its launch operations from Sutherland to SaxaVord, and more.

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Our guest today is Nicolina Elrick, the first Scottish woman in space.

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Trump picks Jared Isaacman to head NASA- Reuters

EIB finances with €30 million Sateliot’s satellite network

Orbex moves launch operations to Shetland – SaxaVord

ESA - Watch eclipse-making Proba-3 launch

Sierra Space Signs Agreements to Advance Manufacturing in Microgravity- Business Wire

Rivada Tapped for Virtual Network Operator Contract with U.S. Navy

Umbra Selected for NRO's Strategic Commercial Enhancements Stage III, Strengthening U.S. SAR Capabilities

Parsons and Globalstar Announce Partnership, Demonstrate First Software Defined Satellite Communication Solutions in Low Earth Orbit- Business Wire

Altair and Auburn University to Collaborate on $1.25 Million AFWERX Contract to Advance Vortex Rocket Engines

Varda Space Wins $48M Contract For Reentry Payload Testing- Aviation Week Network

U.S. Navy Selects X-Bow Systems to Modernize and Automate Energetics Industrial Base

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This week for our holiday break we’re going back in time to episode 108 which we recorded in Cambridge England with Daniele Quercia and Luca Aiello of Bell Labs. We chatted about using social media to map sensory experiences in cities including smells and soundscapes.

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Introducing In Sam Altman We Trust? from Uncanny Valley | WIRED.

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Sam Altman is the king of generative artificial intelligence. But is he the person we should trust to guide our explorations into AI? This week, we do a deep dive on Sam Altman. From his Midwest roots, to his early startup days, to his time at Venture Capital, and his rise and fall and rise again at OpenAI. 

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This week we’re joined by Austin Gibble, currently of Stantec but formerly of the City of Indianapolis and IndyGo. We chat about the history of planning for BRT in Indy, the Cultural Trail bike network, transit and infrastructure costs, and the interpersonal relationships that can make or break projects.

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