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Great Expectations
Podcast

Great Expectations

On The Media, 2023


Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Eye Opening
  • Eloquent
  • Inspiring

Recommendation

By repeating the mistakes of the past by simply replacing dirty technologies with less polluting alternatives, we miss out on the real promise of evolving into a carbon-neutral society. Electric vehicles are touted as a guilt-free choice to reach a zero-emission future, but the types of vehicles and how we incorporate them into our daily lives – or live without them – will play a big role in how much of an improvement they will be. On the Media podcast host Brooke Gladstone and tech expert Paris Marx explore how the current rise in the production of electric SUVs might not be the panacea for the challenges of climate change.

Take-Aways

  • Electric cars are not the sole solution to the climate crisis.
  • The flaky promises of bogus technologies have undermined public transportation projects.
  • We must buck the trend towards ever more massive and deadly cars.

About the Podcast

Brooke Gladstone hosts the WNYC radio show and podcast On the Media. Guest Paris Marx is host of the podcast Tech Won’t Save Us and author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About the Future of Transportation.