The Ride

By KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio

Susan Carpenter and Alonzo Bodden host KPCC's weekly series on modern mobility. Cars, bicycles, trains, buses, motorbikes. If you can ride in it, or on it, we're talking about it.... more

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How many episodes does The Ride have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.

The Ride episodes:

August 18, 2016 Licenses for cyclists? Harley and the Davidsons, replacing an 18-year-old Toyota
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.
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19min
August 11, 2016 Dealer satisfaction surveys, cool bicycle togs, replacing a VW diesel
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
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35min
August 03, 2016 'Graduated' parking tickets, new car buying advice, the metaphysics of junk in the trunk
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.
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27min
July 28, 2016 Telsa & life beyond lithium ion; why auto companies (and the rest of us) lie and cheat
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
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16min
July 21, 2016 Elon Musk's Master Plan, Is urban biking killing your lungs?
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.
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14min
July 12, 2016 Car makers get in on a hot trend: Bicycles
The Fiat Abarth and Alfa Romeo Giulia are among several cars also available as two-wheelers
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6min
July 07, 2016 The Ride: The day smog first visited LA (and never left)
Smog first invaded L.A. on July 8, 1943 -- and it's never left
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6min
July 04, 2016 Keanu Reeves motorcycle, Bill Ford as a disruptor, cars talking to cars
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.
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49min
June 16, 2016 Car color is a lot more than meets than eye
White, black and gray dominate exterior car colors, but auto makers spend years developing new shades
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5min
June 09, 2016 Motorcylin', crossbow totin' badass Norman Reedus
He's Daryl Dixon on The Walking Dead, and now he has a new show, about traveling, and motorcycles and living in the USA.
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7min

FAQs about The Ride:

How many episodes does The Ride have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.