End of Season wrap-up
The Freewheeling Podcast has been live for six months, so let’s look back at some of the key episodes from the first season
Simon Munk on Cycling campaigns
13 years ago, Simon Munk decided to take local councillors on a bike ride to show just how dangerous roads were for cyclists.
Without knowing it, he'd started a revolution. He tells his fascinating story as this week’s guest.
Patrick Warner on Decarbonisation
As the Government publishes its decarbonisation plan, lets talk to Patrick Warner (Head of Innovation at Brighton & Hove and Bus Decarbonisation lead at Liverpool City Region) about the virtues of hydrogen
Ray Stenning on Design in Transport
Ray Stenning believes that design is of fundamental importance but is often misunderstood and undervalued in transport. He joins me to discuss what it is, and why it matters
Katy Taylor on customer focus
The bus strategy is great but the Williams-Shapps review is not. In her last few weeks at Go Ahead, Katy Taylor talks candidly
Horace Dediu on micromobility
Horace Dediu doesn’t just “get” micromobility, he invented the very word “Micromobility”!
Brianne Eby on congestion pricing
Brianne Eby is an expert in global transport policy at Enotrans in Washington DC and author of a major study in congestion pricing
Charles Read on History, crises and change
Charles Read specialises in history, economics, travel and crises. We explore the rebound from Covid, historic crises and past transitions
Dyan Crowther on Running Railways
With experience of running two types of franchise, a region of Network Rail and HS1, my guest Dyan Crowther is the ideal person to talk to about the post-Williams future.
Professor Alex Edmans on Purpose in Business
Professor Alex Edmans focuses on capitalism and social purpose. What can we learn about the world of transport?
Sir Michael Holden on the Williams Review
Now we finally know what the Williams Shapps Plan says, I get together with Sir MIchael Holden to discuss it
Professor Kate Jeffery on the Neuroscience of Navigation
Why do some of us navigate by creating a mental map, while others follow pre-set routes? How do we track distance? Why should tube stations have compass points underground? All answered by Kate Jeffery, Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience at UCL
Giles Fearnley on Entrepreneurship and Groups
Giles Fearnley on entrepreneurship in transport, what generates growth and the future role of the big bus groups.
Lilian Greenwood on politics and select committees
Lilian Greenwood is one of the few politicians to have made transport a speciality. We talk about her time both as Shadow Minister and Chair of the Select Committee
Roc Sandford on Extinction Rebellion
Should ER target public transport with their protests? Who are ER and what do they want? This episode gets under the skin of this fascinating organisation
Angela Hultberg on sustainable mobility at IKEA
Head of Sustainable Mobility at IKEA on how to eliminate carbon emissions within the next ten years
James Palmer on the autonomous metro
James Palmer on the Cambridge Autonomous Metro and funding it through farmland
Nina Lockwood on People in Transport
Nina Lockwood on what the rail industry’s thinking; and whether there’s a transport type
Rory Sutherland on Behavioural Science in transport
Rory Sutherland is a global leader in the science of thinking. He reminds the transport industry that people don’t think the way we think they do…
Professor Corinne Mulley on alternative financing
Professor Emerita at the University of Sydney on alternative uses of the tax system such as property uplift and road pricing
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